Happy Turtle

Helloooooo everybody!! Sorry I've been MIA...we've been at the pool a lot this week. Get this, remember I said my 3-year-old was learning how to do cannonballs earlier in the week? Well, on Wednesday, she wanted to jump off the diving board into the deep end. I thought for sure she'd get up there and chicken out...nope, 45 minutes of non-stop jumping in the pool! It was awesome!!...totally wore her out too (that's a GOOOOD thing!). Don't worry...I was right there next to the board reminding her to jump out from the board and making sure her arm floaties were good and tight each time. What a fish, LOL!!

Okay, so today I wanted to do the Limited Supplies Challenge on SCS, which was to make a "happy card"....just something that would make someone smile. I thought this smiling turtle would be a good stamp for today's card. He makes me smile! I followed Wednesday's Sketch Challenge for the layout. Love this sketch!

I pierced holes around all the panels with my piercing tool and mat pack template, and then faux stitched with a Chocolate Chip SU marker. The turtle was stamped twice in Versafine Black Onyx, both images were watercolored with reinkers, and then I cut out the second turtle and popped it up on dimensionals over the first one. My mom asked for a bunch of sentiment-free note cards...so this is another one for her. I lightly (and I mean really lightly...it may not show up in the pic) sponged some grass and a blue sky around the turtle.

Recipe ~
Stamps: Great Impressions E526 Turtle
Paper: Chocolate Chip, White, Afternoon Tea DP
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi, River Rock, Soft Sky
Accessories: Piercing Tool & Mat Pack, Dimensionals, Pomegranate Double-Stitched Ribbon, Hodgepodge Hardware
Technique: Watercoloring with Reinkers, Faux Stitching


...and I just HAVE to share this card with you. My friend Lori (LMcAree) sent me this little cutie.

Back in May, Lori, Janice (catcrazy), and I went to a stamp show in Ocean City, Maryland. Wanna know what Lori wrote on the inside of the card? She said that when she saw this image, she had to get it because it reminded her of our great time in OC. She's right, that's us sitting in our hotel room gabbing! hehe!

Thanks, Lori! You made me smile!

That's it for today! Hope your Friday is a good one!
Denise