by: Bob Lieby, Artistic Guide

Finished Card Size: 4.25"X5.50"

SUPPLIES:
Stamps:
Fishing Bear (Sweet Impressions Stamps)
Paper:
White Cardstock (Cryogen)
Water Pool patterned paper (Paper Pizzaz)
Medium Blue Card Base (Coordinations)
Light Blue Card Mat (Coordinations)
Inks and Supplies:
Tuxcedo Black Memento ink pad (Tsukineko) 
Markers (Copic)
Nestability Small Label (Spellbinder)
Shell Collage Embossing Folder (Cuttebug)
Glass Cutting Mat
Exacto knife
Sheetrock Mesh Joint Tape
ABS1 Airbrush (Copic)
Copper Leafing Pen (Krylon)

Directions:

1. Cut a piece of Drywall Joint Mesh Self Adhesive Tape to 4.0"
2. Airbrush, or use an ink pad in Medium Tan, to color the piece of mesh tape. (NOTE: I use the Copic Airbrush)
3. Stamp the image of the "Fishing Bear" onto a piece of Cryogen White Cardstock.
4. Color the image using Copic Markers or your preferred coloring medium.
5. Cut the image out using the Spellbinder-Small Label die set.
6. Using a Glass Mat and an Exacto knife do adjustment cuts to the image so that the head and feet are sticking out of the label.
7. Cut the back mat out of "Pool Water" paper using the next larger size of the Small Label die.
8. Emboss the 4.0"X5.25" piece of Light Blue Coordinations paper throught the Cuttlebug using the "Shell Collage" Embossing Folder.
9. Lightly sand the embossed paper until the design stands out.
10. Attach the colored joint mesh tape diagonally across the top left corner and the bottom right corners of the embossed mat. Trim off over hang with a pair of scissors.
11. Attach the embossed mat to the card base.
12. Attach the matted image to the background mat.
13. Attach the matted saying to the background mat.
14. Attach the "Star Fish" buttons to the background mat. (Note: I did not have enough of these buttons in the same color, so I painted them with the Copper Leafing Pen)

Your card is finished, ENJOY

Note:
I found the Self Adhesive Joint Tape when I was helping a friend do some sheetrocking in his sunroom. We had finished the job and was cleaning up. He was about to throw out the remaining mesh tape and I asked for it. I have found it to be very useful for adding dimension to projects. It can be easily colored with stamp pad ink to match your projects. The tape can be bought at Home Depot or Lowes, or any other home improvement/hardware store.