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Hey guys! I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day Weekend! I love this holiday where we are able to take a moment and remember those who have fought and died for our country.
And to also remember other loved ones who we have lost. This week was the one year anniversary of my best friend's passing.
May has turned into a whole month of remembering for me. Her birthday, her passing and Memorial Day all right together. Yesterday was a good day for me to reflect and spend time with my little family.
I do hope each of you enjoyed your weekend and time to remember your own loved ones!
First off, I want to announce this week's blog winners! Thank you to everyone who posted blog comments last week. I really do read them all! If you are one of our winners, email me your address {erinmadsen@diecutsinc.com} and I will get your prize right out to you!
Congrats to:
Today I have a fun tutorial to share with you. Do you remember seeing this display at our CHA booth?
The clown fish was a big hit with you! I love how the scales of the fish are punched out of paper and layered. It really does show off how great paper can look on things other than scrapbooks!
Here are your instructions!
Clown Fish
Supplies & Tools
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DCWV 12”X12” SHIMMER STACK
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DCWV 12”X12” GLITTER STACK
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DCWV 12”X12” CAFÉ MEDITERRANEAN PRINTED CARDSTOCK STACK
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12”X12” PIECE OF BLACK CARDSTOCK
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BLUE MOON BEADS—BLACK STRING BEADS
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BLUE MOON BEADS—RED STRING BEADS
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2 MEDIUM BLACK BUTTONS
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1”,1 1/4”, AND 2 1/2” CIRCLE PUNCH
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BEADING WIRE (OPTIONAL)
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SCISSORS
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MASKING TAPE
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TISSUE PAPER OR PACKING PAPER
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PAPER CRAFTING ADHESIVE (INCLUDING HOT GLUE)
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MARKER
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PENCIL
Directions
1.
CREATE FISH BASE USING PACKING PAPER AS THE SUBSTANCE, FORMING AND TAPING
IT TOGETHER WITH MASKING TAPE. *NOTE: BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE TOP AND BOTTOM
FINS AND TAIL IN YOUR BASE STRUCTURE.
2.
TAKE YOUR MARKER AND DRAW OUT THE FISH DESIGN (SECTIONS
WHERE YOU WILL ADD CONTRASTING COLORS AND/OR PRINTS) ON THE FISH BASE. THIS WILL HELP GUIDE THE PLACEMENT OF
THE CIRCLES. SET ASIDE.
3.
PUNCH OUT NUMEROUS CIRCLES USING THE 1” CIRCLE
PUNCH FROM COORDINATING SHEETS IN THE SHIMMER, GLITTER, AND CAFÉ MEDITERRANEAN
STACKS. *NOTE: YOU WILL NEED 14 TO
20 CIRCLES TO COMPLETE EACH COLOR SECTION FOR AN APPROXIMATE TOTAL OF 250
CIRCLES.
4.
BEFORE ADHERING YOUR CIRCLES IN PLACE, COVER
THE TOP AND BOTTOM FINS AS WELL AS THE TAIL WITH 1 SOLID COLOR ON EACH
SIDE. ONCE THESE ARE COVERED,
BEGIN ADHERING YOUR CIRCLES (“SCALES”) IN PLACE USING YOUR LINES DRAWN IN STEP
2.
5.
PUNCH A 2 1/2” CIRCLE FROM DESIRED GLITTER
SHEET. CUT THIS IN HALF AND ADHERE
1 ON EACH SIDE OF THE FISH, WITH THE STRAIGHT EDGE UNDERNEATH THE SCALES IN
FRONT OF WHERE YOU WILL ADHERE YOUR SIDE FINS.
6.
CUT OUT 2 SIDE FINS AND ADHERE THEM IN PLACE,
1 ON EACH SIDE, JUST UNDERNEATH THE 1/2 CIRCLES.
7.
ADD DETAILS TO THE FISH, BEGINNING WITH THE
FINS. TAKE THE RED SEED BEADS AND,
USING THE IMAGE AS A REFERENCE, ADHERE THEM IN DESIRED PATTERN TO EACH SIDE OF THE
TOP AND BOTTOM FINS AND TAIL.
ADHERE TO THE FRONT OF THE SIDE FINS AS WELL. ADHERE THE BLACK SEED BEADS AROUND THE CONTOUR OF EACH FIN
ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE FISH.
*NOTE: BEADS WILL BE MORE SECURE WHEN RESTRUNG ONTO A WIRE AND THEN
ADDED TO THE FISH.
8.
WHEN THESE ARE FINISHED, PUNCH OUT CIRCLES FOR
THE EYES. YOU WILL NEED A 1”
CIRCLE AND 1 1/4” CIRCLE FOR EACH ONE, WITH EACH SIZE IN A DIFFERENT
COLOR. ADHERE THESE IN PLACE,
ADDING A BLACK BUTTON IN THE CENTER OF EACH GROUPING.
9.
FINISH BY ADDING LIPS TO THE FRONT OF THE
FISH. INSERT BLACK PAPER IN THE
CENTER OF THE LIPS.
10.
ENJOY!
Oh look at that cute little face :) Don't you want to make one of your own now!
Have a wonderful day! I'll be back on Thursday :)
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