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

One of THOSE Days with Favourite Things

front of card

close-up of image panel

close-up of flower showing paper pierced petals

inside of card

Turtles, Ladybirds/Ladybugs & Daisies are amongst my favourite images. So, this card should have been very easy - but it was one of THOSE days when it just would not come together. The brad on my butterfly charm snapped & it didn't look right hanging on the ribbon but I'd already very securely (!!) attached that beneath the paper so,  I replaced it with a flower & abandoned the charm. The butterfly on the stamped image which should sit on the turtle's head disappeared in a smudge of gooey card when I tried to watercolour with the Sakura Stardust Pens, trying to rectify that all that resulted was a hole - it seems that the card suitable for Copics does not like water!! So, I have turtle without friend but plenty of butterflies on the backing paper. I have used Aud's sketch from Friday Sketchers rotated 90 degrees clockwise.

Recipe

Stamp High Hopes Turtle's Friend.

Inks etc.... Memento Tuxedo Black (image). Distress Inks (Worn Lipstick, Tattered Rose & Pine Needles) for inking all cardstock & paper edges excepting the punched green leaves.

Colouring Copic Ciaos, Inkssentials White Opaque Pen, Stickles Glitter Glue (Green).

Cardstock Dark green, dark & light pink from "stash".

Papers Patterned - Nancy Watt Collection from Making Cards May 2008, pink linen effect from "stash".

Punches Woodware (circle, scalloped oval & flowers), Nellie Snellen (leaves), Fiskars (ornate corner).

Organza ribbon & gems from "stash".

Challenges Entered

High Hopes #81 - Anything Goes!!

ABC Challenge - X is for Xtra Dimension (the image panel is adhered with 2mm foam pads & my flowers with their shaped & paper pierced petals are dimensional) 

Aly's ASC20 - Flower Power

Creative Craft Challenges - Stamp It Up

Everybody Art #96 - Green & Pink

Friday Sketchers #108 - Sketch

Fun With Shapes & More #59 - Distressing (all paper & cardstock edges - excepting punched green leaves - inked with Distress Inks)