Father's Day Card - Jeannie Phillips Inspired

I felt like I hit the jackpot while checking out BBTB2 the other day. I've been trying to put together a father's day card for dad. I had an awful crafting week a few weeks back and tried to make a nice fish card. My absolute favorite memory is of my father and I fishing. We used to go out the night before and catch night crawlers, large worms, and put them in a coffee can filled with dirt. This was really fun, really!!!! The worms would lie across the ground and you had to sneak up on them...lol. The next day we'd go fishing at a local pond. Anyhow, I really wanted to make him a card with a fishing scene. I made this card:

and I hated it. I had glued on something sideways and had to rip it back off and start over - but it left a gluey smear behind...the colors just didn't seem to go well...ah, live and learn - and it went in my stash. Then I saw that Jeannie Phillips, A Place for My Cards, had posted a fish card on her blog. I then checked out BBTB2 and had all the inspiration I needed. Those ladies put together a wonderful segment using the fish cut from Camp Out. I have that same fish on Potpourri Basket and had used it on the first fish card, but decided I wanted a string of fish and to actually use a fishing clamp that my hubby had. All my inspiration for the card came from Jeannie and the gang over at BBTB2. Make sure you check out their sites.

This is an A2 (5.5 inch x 4.25 inch) card. I used my new Tim Holtz Ideology paper and shabby paper too. I used the Potpourri Basket cartridge for the trees. I welded the trees together on my Gypsy. I also used the DAD from Beyond Birthdays. I used Stampin' Up spots - close to cocoa and inked everything in true Jeannie fashion. Once I had the fish inked and on their shadow I poked a small hole in the mouth of each fish and strung them on the clamp. Anyhow, I liked how this turned out MUCH better - so thank you Jeannie and the rest of the ladies at BBTB2.
Enjoy!