F is for Fish

Today for the A to Z challenge, we are posting for the letter F.  When I think of the letter F, as a teacher and a nature lover, I think of fish!

I love fish.  I could sit and stare at an aquarium just like this all day long and be so relaxed. 
Funny story, I went to Rainforest Cafe for my birthday one year with my family and they sat us next to a fish tank.  This fish take was more of a cylinder standing up.  I have always loved the movie "Finding Nemo" and the fish in the take looked a lot like the fish in the movie and in the picture above.  We were seated there for about 2 hours and the whole time, there was a "Dory" fish that same around and around and around......   We just thought it was funny and became a running joke at the table.
Let me share my own "aquarium" card with you.  I think that today's card is so cute and I can't wait to send it to a "cutie" for their birthday.

The base of the card is made from Beach Ball Cardstock.  I then placed a piece of Pool Play Cardstock slightly smaller on the base of the card.  I then took another piece of Pool Play and die cut with the Journey Circle with the piercing element on the outside.  Before attaching to the card, I used Pool Play ink to give the "water" texture.  I just went direct to paper with the ink pad to create a background.
I then stamped on Whip Cream Cardstock the little fish from the Sea Friends set with Orange Creamcicle Ink.  I fussy cut them out and put a drop of Journey Glaze on the eye.  I set them aside to dry while I constructed the shaker card part.
To create the shaker card, I placed a piece of transparency paper or acetate to the back of the die cut piece.  I then placed foam tape around the circle, making sure there are no gaps in the tape.  I then exposed the top of the tape and poured the Journey Sequins- Blue Skies onto the acetate piece.  I placed the fish inside and spread them out.  When I was satisfied, I then placed the card over the whole thing to create the shaker.
I then took a piece of Oatmeal Cookie cardstock and ripped it, and did direct to paper with Oatmeal Cookie ink to make it look like sand.
I also stamped the seaweed from the Sea Friends set on Limeade Splash paper with Limeade Splash ink.  I fussy cut these pieces out and attached them to the card.
To finish the card, I stamped the sentiments from Little Big Greetings (set on sale this month for 30% off) in Beech Breeze ink on Whip Cream Cardstock and adhered it to the card with foam squares and wrapped the Beach Breeze Thread around the whole card and tied it into a bow.  Enjoy!