OWH Stamper’s Best Animal Pun Blog Skip!
March 9th, 2013
Hi Y’all! This is the last stop on the blog skip (aka a small blog hop) featuring the really cute new stamps that Stamper’s Best is launching for an Operation Write Home fundraiser. Isn’t that great of them? We love you, Stamper’s Best! If you just got here, go back to OWH Stars & Stamps to start at the beginning of the skip – so many cute cards to see!
I made two cards to share for this skip. In this first card, I colored the minnow with Copics in a dot pattern to mimic spots or scales on fish. I cut him out and mounted him on dimensional tape. The other stamps in the set provided the sentiment, the bubbles, and the waves stamped on the cardstock in the background. The layout is from an OWH sketch – #105.
For my second card, I used my favorite of the three new sets… Turtley Awesome! (Seriously, I’ve been going around saying that for a week now, it cracks me up!) For my awesome turtle I decided to use the paper piecing technique with some fun, brightly colored papers. I also added a little clear laquer on his eyes. This layout is another OWH sketch – #157.
If you want to pick up your own sets of these adorable stamps and help out OWH a little bit at the same time, click here to shop at Stamper’s Best! And don’t forget, these sets are buy two get the third one free! I know y’all love a good deal 
Thanks so much for joining us today! I hope you enjoyed the cards!
Tags: baker's twine, bashful blue, copics, stamper's best, versafine
March 9th, 2013
such fun cards! love the paper pieced turtle.
March 9th, 2013
Adorable cards! I love how you used your Copics to make the scales and the subtle stamped waves really give the feel of the fish underwater. Your polka dot turtle is very cute. Love the sketch you used with the addition of the yellow twine.
March 9th, 2013
I love the idea of doing dots like scales on the fish. I can’t wait to try that when my little minnow arrives. Thank you for sharing.
Melissa T.
March 9th, 2013
I love love love how you put the turtle sentiment to look like a thought bubble – so creative! It is so much fun to see how other people did the same subject! Great job!
March 9th, 2013
The pattern you created in the fish is amazing! Great job and great use of the papers!
March 9th, 2013
I “toadilly” love both your cards. The way you colored up your fish is just so cute and the frog card is so bright and friendly. thanks for sharing!!!
March 9th, 2013
Love the polka dots on both images. Cute!
March 9th, 2013
Julie, thanks for organizing the skip! I love the speckled fish technique you shared- he’s adorable! Thanks for sharing your work with us.
March 9th, 2013
Your minnow is completely cool – it really looks like scales! Awesome job, Julie!
March 9th, 2013
Love how you used the big bubble for the sentiment! Way cool! The polka dots on the turtle are darling! Thanks for a great blog skip!
March 9th, 2013
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March 9th, 2013
Very cute cards–love how you colored the minnow.
March 9th, 2013
Julie, these are adorable! I love the extra large bubble for the sentiment on the minnow card, and all the fun, cheery paper on the turtle!
March 9th, 2013
Oh fun, I love your cards Julie. The paper pieced turtle is cute but I love your Minnow the most. Great idea with dotting on the colors!
March 9th, 2013
Julie, what cute cards. I love how you colored the minnow on the first card and the colors on the turtle made me smile. Thanks for sharing.
March 9th, 2013
I LOVE how you did the minnow!! such a great effect!! thanks for sharing!
March 9th, 2013
Wow – two very sweet cards, The speckled minnow is super cute and the thought bubbles are a great way to incorporate the sentiment. The colorful turtle is going to be a hit for some kiddo (or kid at heart!).
March 9th, 2013
Oh my! The bubbles as a thought bubble – BRILLIANT! Love your cards, definitely turtley awesome, Julie!!!!
March 9th, 2013
Hi Julie! These are so cute; love the cool blues and paper piecing on your first card. Awesome!
March 9th, 2013
I love how you colored the fish and the bubble with the sentiment in it! Great paper piecing on the turtle, love the paper used.
March 9th, 2013
Terrific cards! Love your paper choices.
March 9th, 2013
These cards are terrific! I love the scales on the first card, very clever! And the paper piecing of the turtle makes him adorable! The first thing I thought of was it was a get well card, like the turtle had caught a bug or something. Very cute!
March 9th, 2013
fun fun fun! Love the color affect on minnow. Both cards are wonderful fun!
March 9th, 2013
such cute cards, I love the sentiment in a BIG bubble! Very creative, Thanks for sharing your talents!
March 9th, 2013
Super paper piecing! Love these stamps and you’ve made some wonderful cards with them! Making the eyes shiny is a perfect touch! Thanks for sharing your cards during the skip! It has been very fun!
March 9th, 2013
your papers for the Minnow are PERFECT! I love them all
March 9th, 2013
Very fun cards. The turtle cracks me up with his multi colored arms and feet.
March 9th, 2013
I love love love the fish card, that sketch works so well and your colors are great. And the spotted turtle…what can I say it’s cutedorable (new word)
March 9th, 2013
Julie,
Both cards are so darn cute! Love how the minnow’s sentiment is inside a bubble — very creative.
Thanks for all you do for OWH and our troops.
March 9th, 2013
Hi Julie! Both of your cards are adorable! I’m definitely going to have to try paper piecing more often! Great layouts on both cards – the big sentiment bubble for the minnow card looks awesome. Thanks for all of your hard work setting up the hop (and getting me back on track after I blew my posting!).
March 9th, 2013
Your cards are wonderful. Love how you colored the fish – makes it look like the sunlight is reflecting off of it and the water and adds an element of movement. And how you made his bubbles into a big thought bubble is so creative and the papers you chose for the flags just tie it all together. And your paper-pieced turtle is just too cute – great color and paper choices on this. Thank you for sharing these & for all you do for OWH!
March 9th, 2013
The minnow is the best of the whole blog skip. great job
March 9th, 2013
Both your cards are so cute! I actually have some old paper from Creative Memories that *very* closely resembles your fish! LOL!
March 9th, 2013
Super cute cards…love the coloring on the minnow…did you almost give up? tfs!!!
March 9th, 2013
Cute, cute cards. I love the way you colored the fish. Looks like pointillism. And what fun designs in the paper piecing. Thanks for the fun hop!
March 9th, 2013
Oh my goodness…I am so in love with this paper piecing technique. I am going to HAVE to try it soon! Love your cards…they’re turtley awesome! lol
March 9th, 2013
I really like how you used the wave and bubble stamps on your minnow card and made the biggest “bubble” hold your sentiment. The wave stamp was stumping me, but you’ve provided the inspiration! That’s what I love about blog skips/hops and all the fun things we do with OWH. Thanks for organizing the skip – it was tons of fun!
March 9th, 2013
So cute!
I am totally hearing Yoda on the Turtley Awesome sentiment!
March 9th, 2013
Love your cards. They are so fun and colorful!! Thanks for sharing them with us!!
March 9th, 2013
I really, really adore these cute stamps. They bring a smile to my face with every card!