I’ve always had a penchant for unique pets.
Aside from the typical dog and cat, I also had pets that weren’t the norm. I had a pregnant scorpion, mouse, tarantula, various frogs, horned lizards, and iguanas.
My husband and I even went on road trips just so we could feed ostriches and alligators (California to Louisiana in 3 days).
But, the weirdest of them all…was my pet piranhas. Yes, that’s plural, I had three of them. In high school, I stopped off at the local fish/aquarium store. I asked the guy what was the oddest fish he had in the store and he showed me an aquarium with about 20 medium sized piranhas. He also said he could get me a baby alligator if I wanted one. Although intrigued, that was just out of the question.
But I did want those piranhas. So, I bought a few, and added them to my weird pet collection. When it was time for feeding, I gave them goldfish. Those piranhas devoured them.
Eventually the piranhas died, one by one. But my love for odd pets still remain. Currently, I have a pet scorpion named Matilda.
This brings me to my layout for the week. It’s an aquarium with goldfish (obviously). Check it out.
Supplies
- Notebook
- Goldfish Stamps
- Goldfish Die Cuts
- Die Cut Machine
- Acrylic Block
- Inks (1, 3, 4, 13, 15)
- Foam Applicator and Tool
- Adhesive
- Marker
- Brush Marker (373)
- White Pen
Step One
I started this layout by stamping various goldfish/aquarium stamps in my notebook using several colors of ink. I used this acrylic block to hold the unmounted stamps. For more stamping tips and tricks, visit my tutorial on Skillshare and receive two months for free!
Step Two
Using my die cut machine and dies, I cut out two large and two small goldfish. These die cuts serve no function other than to cover the fish and refrain them from getting any color on them. Then I placed some removable adhesive to the back of the fish so they wouldn’t move, and with the blue ink and the foam applicator tool – I covered the entire layout in blue.
Step Three
Next, I used a circle die cut (as a stencil) and a blue marker (fine tip) to create seven circles, one for each day of the week.
Step Four
Last, I lettered the month with a blue brush pen (373), added some details with a white gel pen, and labeled each circle with the first initial for the day of the week.
