You should have arrived at my blog from Deepa and once you're done here you'll head to see what Tracey made! Both ladies are constantly inspiring me, so I know they'll do the same for you! The whole hop starts over at the Scrap 'N Stamp Blog, so if you want to start at the beginning head over there!
I had an idea of what I wanted to make for this hop, then the stamp set I wanted to use was on backorder so I started brainstorming with my plan B- these fun fish die cuts by Aall & Create! My idea came together when we finally settled on the hop name "Manly Masterpieces" and I decided to use an Art Museum as my inspiration and make some mini masterpieces with these funky fish!
I used the little ornate frame from the new Vault Boutique Dies. At a glance this whole set definitely feels feminine, but these frames are definitely museum worthy- especially after I cut them in black and brushed some Foundry Wax on them!
I went a bit abstract with the 'water' portion of my little art pieces, stamping one of the new Crochet Trims and adding washes of blue with a variety of Watercolor Distress Pencils. I used some 3D foam squares to some items on my card for a bit of extra dimension & finished everything off with some Glossy Accents on the eyes for a bit more fun.
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