Cracker of a Charmed Turtle Seeing Stars

front of card

 close-up of image panel showing glitterred embossed

stars on background

 

close-up of left side showing glittered edge

of embossed number panel & charm

  

close-up of right side showing glittered edge

of embossed number panel & star brad

 

inside of card

(click on the images to see them in more detail, the card shape & shininess of various surfaces made this quite difficult to photograph)

If you  start off with a turtle, stars, some embossing & a shaped card, what is the result? I am still surprised myself by the dynamic in operation as I work for somewhere along the creative journey the metal brads & charm added themselves. I used ProMarkers throughout (colouring the image, the charm & large star brad) since I wanted to submit this for the Passion For ProMarkers Challenge.

Recipe

Stamps High Hopes Turtle's Friend (image), Stampendous Firework Trio SSC674 (starbust background), Stampendous Cupcake Numbers SSC178 (numbers)

Inks etc.... Memento Tuxedo Black (image); VersaMark watermark stamp pad & Stampendous Detail Gold Embossing Powder (starburst background & numbers); Aged Mahogany Distress Ink & Brilliance Galaxy Gold for inking cardstock edges.

Colouring ProMarkers, Letraset Black Fine Line Drawing Pen, Inkssentials White Opaque Pen, Stickles Glitter Glue (Ice Stickles Gold Ice).

Cardstock White, burgundy & gold satin from "stash".

Punches/Templates Woodware (circles & scalloped circles). WS Tempting Templates Christmas Cracker.

The charm & large star brad & both sizes of star sequins were from "stash" whilst the small red brad is Dovecraft.

Challenges Entered

High Hopes #82 - Super Star

Stamp & Create #2 - Charms (Stamp & Create stocks High Hopes Turtle's Friend)

Allsorts Wk 58 - Embossing (heat embossed numbers & background of image panel)

Beary Sweet #5 - Emboss It! (heat embossed numbers & background of image panel)

Charisma Cardz #26 - Metal Mickey (metal charm & brads, both the sequins & the gold satin cardstock also contribute to the sense of metal)

Craftalicious Challenges #3 - Cute (turtle)

Fussy & Fancy #14 - Christmas in July

Paperplay Wk 26 - Card for a child/teenager (in this case a teenager because of the small pieces of metal being a hazard for a young child)

Passion for ProMarkers Wk 58 - Theme: Think of a number (25 for 25th December)

Pile It On #25 - Fold It, Bake It, Do Something With It (I folded & cut it, punched & pierced it, coloured & glittered it, embossed & glued it)

The Craft Barn - Shaped Cards