Another progressive challenge card, this time using a sweet image from Gerda Steiner. I love friendship cards or those done and sent for no particular reason at all. This is one which won't stay in my stash very long.
Not only does this card have lots of distressing, it's put together completely from left over scraps. Even the image was printed onto a half sheet of white CS which was left behind from printing a single image onto a full 8 1/2 X 11 sheet.
I colored the image with chalk markers and pale tan ProMarkers for the turtle's actual body. The embossed leaves were from an earlier project. I matted the printed sentiment and then tore the edges. The little butterflies were die cuts (the negative bits from a Spellbinders die which are usually tossed into the trash can) and I added a green bow (dyed with ProMarkers.) I did keep adding various distressed layers but overall I tried to keep it simple and flat. Who knows, it may end up going to a guy friend instead of a gal friend. :-D
Challenges:
Art Impressions
Butterfly Challenge
Chalk and Stock
Colour Crazy
Creative Fingers
Jo's Scrap Shack
Pixie's Snippets
Sweet Stampin'
Take It, Make It
How can it be Tuesday already? I'm still operating on weekend time. :-D Oh, well, fortunately I only have one truly busy day this week so I can still be lazy this morning. Happy Stamping. NanaConnie
Not only does this card have lots of distressing, it's put together completely from left over scraps. Even the image was printed onto a half sheet of white CS which was left behind from printing a single image onto a full 8 1/2 X 11 sheet.
I colored the image with chalk markers and pale tan ProMarkers for the turtle's actual body. The embossed leaves were from an earlier project. I matted the printed sentiment and then tore the edges. The little butterflies were die cuts (the negative bits from a Spellbinders die which are usually tossed into the trash can) and I added a green bow (dyed with ProMarkers.) I did keep adding various distressed layers but overall I tried to keep it simple and flat. Who knows, it may end up going to a guy friend instead of a gal friend. :-D
Challenges:
Art Impressions
Butterfly Challenge
Chalk and Stock
Colour Crazy
Creative Fingers
Jo's Scrap Shack
Pixie's Snippets
Sweet Stampin'
Take It, Make It
How can it be Tuesday already? I'm still operating on weekend time. :-D Oh, well, fortunately I only have one truly busy day this week so I can still be lazy this morning. Happy Stamping. NanaConnie
9 comments:
Super cute. love the embossing. hugs, Teresa
Such a sweet card! Thanks for playing along in the Friday Funday Challenge!
Have a great day,
Laura
Now this is indeed a cutie. I love his colouring and that you have used so many snippets up . Thank you for fluttering into the butterfly garden for this challenge. Hugs Mrs A.
Turtally adorable!! Super sweet card. Love the green. Perfect card for our monochrome challenge at Sweet Stampin' too! Thanks for sharing your gorgeous creation with us this week, I'm so glad you did! Hugs, Wends xoxo Sweet Stampin' DT
AW! soooooo cute, love the image and your embossed background.
Faith
x
Great card used from your left over bit of papers and projects! Darling turtle. This would be a great card for a guy : )
What a fun card Connie - and I do love the sweet turtle/tortoise!
Your upside down cat on a header never fails to make me smile here BTW!
Lovely to see you playing along in the Snippets Playground.
Hugs
Di xx
He is such a cutie! Thanks for joining in the fun with us at Colour Crazy Challenge, good luck! Yvonne (DT)
Super cute image on this gorgeous card.
Sue xx
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