Just Keep Swimming Card

Hi everyone :-D  

A second card I´m sharing today with you is this Just Keep Swimming Card.

For my card layout I used wonderful sketch from Your Next Stamp, designed by Julie Elak.

Card dimensions are 105 mm x 149 mm (4 1/8" x 5 7/8").

Using a compass tool, I drew circulars on scraps of 4 different blue cardstock papers, cut them out and glued circles to a dark blue card panel according to the sketch. I used office paper puncher to make the smallest circles. 
 
I used a super cute 'Keep Swimming' digital stamp (freebie) and 'Keep Swimming' digital sentiment (freebie) from The Alley Way Stamps (TAWS). 

I printed a fish and sentiment on a scrap of white cardstock paper. I colored fish in watercoloring technique using only one color (Tim Holtz´s Distressed Ink Mustard Seed), water and brush, fussy cut it, glued some foam behind fish and placed it on the panel.

List of supplies:

• The Alley Way Stamps 'Keep Swimming' digital stamp (June 2012 freebie)
• The Alley Way Stamps 'Keep Swimming' digital sentiment (June 2012 freebie)
• white cardstock paper 
• colored cardstock papers (5 shades of blue) 
• Tim Holtz´s Distressed Ink (Mustard Seed)
• Pritt universal glue
• white water based glue
• foam
• printer
• scoring board
• trimmer 
• scissors  
• compass tool 
• office paper puncher 
• Marabu fine paint brush no.1
• water

I am entering my card to following challenges:
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1) The Alley Way Stamps, March TAWS projects link up party

2) Your Next Stamp, Sketch Challenge #8

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :-D

Crafty Milka