Fishing Trip

Hi there, welcome to our monthly Artistic Outpost blog hop.  This month we are focusing on masculine projects.  Before I get into all the details, here is the hop line up.  We have such a talented design team this year and you are sure to be inspired by their work.  Please do stop by their blogs and leave them some love!

*Gerrie * Lisa * Suzanne * Tracy * Alison * Terry * Kate*

Now for the deets...the Keeper plate is one of my all-time Artistic Outpost favorites and I've always love this vintage stamp of the young man showing off his catch.  The rest of the stamps used here are from the Route 66 plate.

I had the tag already stained left over from another project.  I used it to absorb left over stains in colors Peacock Feathers, Squeezed Lemonade and a bit of Mustard Seed.  I added some sponging to the edges , first with Vintage Photo and then with Jet Black archival.  Then, using black archival, I stamped the images from Route 66.  I used the Baroque die to cut the corrugated cardboard and sponged the edges with Vintage Photo and then with black archival.  Then it was coated with Clear Rock Candy distress crackle paint.

I copied the style of Tim Holtz's Enameled Tags and made my own for the Route 66 tag.  The tag was cut from white CS with the Tiny Tabs and Tags die.  I stamped the Route 66 in Jet Black archival and using a toothpick, I applied small dots and dashes and edged it with black paint dabber and when dry, I gave it two coats of UTEE.

The fish are a stamp from the Keeper plate.  I wanted them to be multi-colored the way fish really are so I took a piece of acrylic packaging and applied alcohol ink, colors Stream, Meadow and Ginger.  When dry, I flipped it over and stamped fish using Jet Black archival.  When the ink dried, I fussy cut them out, poked a tiny hole in the mouth area of each one and put them on my "stringer" which I attached with one of the tiny screw eyes from Idea-ology.

I think the rest of the details are self explanatory, but if you have questions, please leave them in the comments and I'll update the post with the explanation.  All the products used are available in The Funkie Junkie Boutique (see thumbnails below).

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you enjoy the hop!

50 Jumbo Manila Shipping Tags 8x4" #12	25 Jumbo Manila Shipping Tags 8x4" #12	Corrugated Cardboard (6 sheets)	Corrugated Cardboard (15 sheets)	Corrugated Cardboard - Mixed White and Kraft - 6 Sheets
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Peacock Feathers	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Squeezed Lemonade	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Mustard Seed	Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black	Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black Reinker
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo	Ranger Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (UTEE)	Ranger Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (UTEE) 8 oz. Clear	Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Tiny Tabs & Tags BIGz Die	Ranger Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber - Pitch Black
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Screw Eyes	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Stream	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Meadow	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Ginger	Sizzix Alternations Tim Holtz Movers and Shapers Baroque Die
SizzixAlterations Movers & Shapers Base Die By Tim Holtz-Styled Labels	Jute Mesh (Burlap) Ribbon	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Ball Chain	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Compass Coins	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Findings Game Spinner