Jun 22 2007
Turtle’s Making a Wish!
Most of the girls I’ve ever known liked to ‘color’, at least when they were younger. Last night I decided that I wanted to ‘color’… so I found my Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, and this cute Inky Antics set from my recent visit to the Great American Scrapbook Convention, in Arlington, TX. I do enjoy fun with circles on occasion, so I indulged in myself for this card, taking the initial inspiration from the Basic Grey paper.
In order to get the bubbled Cuttlebug background on the front of the card base, I simply placed the front portion of the card base inside the Cuttlebug folder. Although the embossing folder is just a wee bit smaller than the entire card front, layering the printed paper on top seems to capture the eye’s attention away from those edges. I bought my Cuttlebug folder from Joy & Daisy at eclectic Paperie!
Once I had added glitter to the dots on the birthday hat, I decided to add a few dots of glitter to random embossed ‘bubbles’. The inner sentiment layer was also done in this fashion, with the sentiment layered on a circle of ‘cuttlebugged’ cardstock.
The ribbons are merely short individual loops, secured behind the image layers. I hope you enjoy it!
Card Recipe: Stamps: Inky Antics “Happy Birthday Turtle”; Paper: Basic Grey’s ‘Oh Baby Girl’, SU Apricot Appeal, SU Marigold Morning; Ink: SU Basic Brown, Apricot Appeal, Regal Rose; Plus: Cuttlebug embossing folder, PrismaPencils, Gamsol, Scalloped Punch, Dazzling Diamonds glitter.
5 responses so far
Ah, this is so cute! Love the ribbon loops and the sparkling dots! You’re right, I always loved to color…I even took over a 2 year old’s coloring book at Christmas and started coloring. (I did ask her permission first!). I don’t know why I’m too lazy to color in stamping though, it’s sad! I’m so jealous you made it to the Scrapbook Convention! Somehow my friends and I got the weekend wrong, then wondered why we were the only croppers at Scrapbook Warehouse in Lewisville on a Saturday night. arrrrrggghhhhh!
Bev, This is a wonderful birthday card! I love the colors ,the sparkles and the paper you used. The sponging around the edge of the scallops looks great!
This card is adorable, love the embossed background and all the wonderful glitter
What a FUN card!!! Love the colors, the cuttlebug use, and the sparkles!! Terrific coloring too! 🙂
Fabulous card, I just love that stamp!!