Do you know someone (other than me!) that could use some major LUCK? Here’s a great card you can whip up in no time at all!
Ingredients:
Cricut Machine & mat
Pagoda Cricut cartridge
Double sided Patterned Paper – weight of cardstock
6” x 12” sheet orange cardstock
6” x 6” scrap of red cardstock
6” x 1`2” black shimmer cardstock (Bazzil)
Brown cardstock scraps
Small yellow or gold paper scrap
3 medium size brads
2 mini gold leaves from floral arrangement OR cut two leaves using Cricut cartridge and gold paper
Scrabble tiles spelling the word “LUCK” (found at Joann’s and Hobby Lobby)
Pop dots
Preferred adhesive
Preferred scoring tool
Copic Spica Glitter Markers
Instructions:
- Cricut Cuts using Pagoda:
a. Using the double-sided patterned paper, cut out the Koi Fish silhouette card at 4 ½”
Koi fish:
a. Using the red paper, cut the koi fish with SHADOW selected at 4”
b. Using the black shimmer paper, cut the koi fish at 4” using the base key on the keypad overlay.
c. Using the orange cardstock cut the base koi fish – select the shift key and the koi fish selected at size 4”
2. Kanji Tag (select the “Kanji” feature key):
a. Using a scrap of the black shimmer cardstock cut the tag base at: 1 ¼”
b. Using a scrap of brown cardstock cut the symbol (top layer) at: 1 ¼”
c. Ink all fish pieces using red ink and then distressing with a light touch of brown ink. Assemble the three fish layers. Red fish on bottom, black in center and then the orange koi fish on the top. Attach all layers using your preferred adhesive.
3. Using the Copic Spica Glitter Markers, add detail to the top layer (orange) fish. I used the orange, gold and black markers. Draw a wide border around the entire fish using the orange marker and then add dots/dashes with the black glitter marker. If you don’t have the Copic Glitter Markers this step can be skipped or you can use glitter glue for detail.
4. Assemble the tag by placing the black tag on the bottom. Slip a small piece of yellow or gold paper underneath the symbol opening. Color in with gold glitter glue or a yellow Copic Spica Marker. Attach the two layers by using pop dots. Insert a medium size gold brad to the top of the brad. Slip two gold leaves under the brad. Attach the tag to the card front by using pop dots. (See photo for placement).
5. Attach the fish to the center of the card opening to line up exactly with the fish cut out. Move around until the card is able to open and close without getting caught on the fish. Glue down with favorite adhesive.
6. Cut a small piece of brown cardstock large enough to place underneath the scrabble tiles spelling out “LUCK”. Round the corners and attach a gold brad to the top and bottom of the brown paper. Glue the tiles in place and set aside to dry. Once dry, attach to the card front on the right side of the fish cut out.
7. Ink the card edges using brown ink.
***Anyone have any idea what the Kanji tag says?! Knowing my luck it says “Eat Tuna Fish…” or something along that line. *wink*
Hope you like it!
Olive crafts, don’t you?
x Kim
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Great job! I love that background paper!!