Friday, July 9, 2021

Oddball Turtle


 Today I have a birthday card made for an old slow-poke like myself 😊. At my age, everything slows down, so I thought this would be a fun twist on a birthday card. I used a brand new Stamping Bella "Oddball Turtle" stamp, coloring it with Copics and adding it to 2 different water-colored panels. The largest panel was embossed with a Clockworks ef after coloring, plus I found a smaller green colored panel in my snippets box that looked compatible to the larger one. The card base is SU! Granny Apple green and I added liquid applique to the turtle's eyes. The sentiment inside says "Forward is forward" so I thought it would make a fun birthday card for someone of my age. I used a Lil Inker stitched rectangle die to cut the main image panel.

I'm sharing this with the following challenges:




the NBUS #28 challenge - use something new (stamp set)


Thanks for stopping by and make it a fantastic day! Move at your own pace, but remember - forward is forward 😏

Carol


17 comments:

Brenda in IN said...

That's a great turtle and your coloring is so pretty and authentic. I've slowed down too, it sneaks up on you!

Aquarius said...

A fun card

crafty-stamper said...

Love the fabulous oddball turtle and fun sentiments-great watercoloured backgrounds
Carol x

Verna Angerhofer said...

I love it. Wonderful turtle and great sentiments.

Brenda said...

OMGosh Carol, I love this card and it surely speaks to me! lol That turtle is adorable and I love the cute sentiment. Your embossed background is great and I love the watercolored colors. Love both watercolored panels! I am so slow with this walker as to not put any weight on my right leg that I am slower than this cute turtle. But forward is forward and I needed hear that. lol Cute, cute, cute card and it will make a great, fun birthday card! Hugs, Brenda

Claire said...

Haha, your turtle is awesome and beautifully coloured. What a super card full of humour :) x

Laurie Unger said...

Oh, he is so cute and the sentiment is spot on!

Sarn said...

Absolutely brilliant. LOVE this card!
Hugs, Sarn x

R's Rue said...

I love the turtle. It is so cute.
www.rsrue.blogspot.com

cotnob said...

A super card Carol, a great embossed background and I love the cute turtle.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

Such a clever card, love the turtle and background Carol, I had a real giggle with this, the sentiment is hilarious, but so true..
Faith x

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

:D Adorable! Great humour and a super-sweet feel!!! It's really brilliant! LOVE that cute turtle and the embossed panel, it looks fabulous with the pink and green water colouring! The green watercoloured mat is just perfect, as well the sage split sentiment! This card is just a masterpiece!
Sending big hugs! I think you often and hope all is well for you and Butch!

Donna said...

Great card the turtle is adorable and lovely watercolor background!

My Paper Epiphany said...

Very cute and pretty water-coloured background! Thanks so much for joining us at HLS Watercolour Challenge:)

Wendy said...

OMGosh, this is super cute, Carol!! That turtle image is so cute and your coloring is amazing! Turtles must be the in thing right now! Love your embossed background!!

Swapna B Patil said...

Just one word CUTE...
Thank you so much for joining us at Happy little stampers water colour challenge.. Hope to see you again, stay safe and stay crafty
DT Swapna

Cazro said...

Can I join your other commentators and say CUTE. Loving the colouring too. Thanks for joining in the fun at Happy Little Stampers - Watercolour Challenge - Anything Goes. Caz. DT.