Under the Sea!!

Good Thursday Evening to you all!  YAY-the weekend is almost here and a early Happy Mother's Day to you all that are mom's, grandma's and great-grandmas!  I told hubby I only wanted my side garden finished and my fridge's icemaker fixed--THAT WILL MAKE me super HAPPY!  I don't need anything else, I just like the house to-do list to be shortened a bit :o)

Tonight I have some special projects to share with you all using the fabulous Gina K set "Quite a Catch"--the DT's are having a fun BLOG HOP for you this evening, so make sure to hop around.  I did quite a few projects so this post will be a little long, hee hee--but I had lots to include!

If you are looking for the new QuikBitz Copic Video--you can see it on the post below or click on my Tutorials/Templates tab at the top of my blog!

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Under the Sea Baby Gifts

For my gift set I created a tent-card, a baby bib and a baby onesie using the "Quite a Catch" stamp set from Gina K.   I LOVE stamping & coloring on fabric--it's such a fun way to personalize you gifts and another great way to use your Copics.  If you take Class 4 in my Color Me Creative Classroom you will learn to create/color this entire set--it's really fun to do!  Remember Copics are permanent markers so you can color on fabric and wash them :0)  I also have 2 quick tutorials on coloring on fabric with copics on my Tutorials/Template page (tab at top of blog) if you are interested in getting started with this--it's really FUN!

I love making these tent cards--you can find a tutorial on them HERE--they are super easy to make!  I colored the crab, fish and starfish along with some of the seagrasses and then cut them each out after coloring with copics.  That sand stuff is so fun--it's by Mudd Puddles and it dries hard and you can apply it to any paper surface! It makes the perfect addition to this under the sea card.  I embossed the background with a fun wave-like CB embossing folder called D'vine Swirls.  The starfish hangs down from the top on a piece of Scrappers Floss which is a little sturdier than floss.

I did my tent card a little differently--from the side you can see the accordion fold on the bottom, for my card I flipped it so it makes an "M".  On the tutorials you will see they tell you to do it the other way to make a "W" fold.  I like it better this way because it will still fold flat but it gives more depth between the front & back of the card which I like.  I also created a top tent for the card (a pc of cs folded in half) then embellished with some more embossed cs, a scroll punch and a bow made with my Bow Easy.

Aren't they a cute cast of characters?  Love them!  They all got some stickles for sparkle on them and then all of their eyes got diamond glaze (Crystal Accents does the same thing--see here at Gina's) on them for shine.  I also added some bubbles above the fish and crab with my Viva Decor Gloss pen in transparent--you know they're talking underwater to each other, LOL!

I love to buy blank fabric items--I'm always searching them out in my craft and fabric stores and online--these cotton bibs I bought online in bulk (I like to have lots of extra on hand at all times, yes it is a sickness I have with all craft supplies, lol)!  I stamped the images with Versacraft Ink in black, green & yellow (these inks are made for fabric and are washable & non-toxic, great colors and copics will not make them bleed). You can use Memento but it fades quickly when washed--DON'T USE STAZ-ON!!

Then I colored the starfish just like I did on the card (YR23,YR21,YR20,Y11,Y00,R20)--the concept is the same as on paper as far as your shading and coloring but the technique is different (it's more of a quick dabbing when you use copics on fabric).  Then I used my Viva Decor Glitter Liner in holographic to color in the grasses and the circle that is around the sentiment--the glitter liner can be used on any surface, non-toxic and can be washed!  What baby wouldn't like to look at this cute bib and mess it up, hee hee?!

Then I had to create a little matching baby onesie--again I buy these all cotton onesies in bulk by Gerber to stamp on.  I had to use the cute crab again cuz' he's just my favorite from the set. I colored him with the same colors as the card (E08,R02,R00,C1) and then lightly stamped the seaweed/grass in the Versacraft Ink in spring green.  Again I used the Viva Decor Glitter Liner pen to highlight those grasses and stamped a cute sentiment. 

Isn't he a cutie?  Remember these tips when coloring on fabric--heat set your fabric first (I iron them real quick or you can toss them in a hot dryer for 5 mins).  This gets any moisture out of the fabric, then stamp and color and embellish.  Then you want to heat set them again to set the colors--I put a light towel on top and then iron over it a few times and then it's ready to go.  Also remember that your copic colors will be darker on fabric then on paper so keep that in mind when you get ready to do this.

Hope you liked these projects--I sure do and I had so much FUN creating them--that's the best part!

Now you need to hop around all the fabulous designer's blogs below for more great inspiration!

Visit these designer's blogs tonight for even more samples with the Quite a Catch stamp set

• Jessica Fick
• Bev Gerard
• Colleen Schaan
• Suzanne Dean
• Valerie Stangle
• Cathy Tidwell
• Lee Murphy
• Theresa Momber
• Geri Utterback
• Tina Gilliland
• Sharri Seffens
• Vicki Dutcher
• Jennie Harper
• Melissa Shultz
• Brenda Turner
• Joy Hadden
• Linda Payne
• Jen Charboneau
• Cheri Weston 

To see the adorable samples in the StampTV gallery, check out this link: quiteacatch