Fun in the Sun with Timmy Turtle!

 Hello, everyone!  I don't know about you, but I can't believe that September is nearly here!  I am taking one last shot at summer today, because as much as I am looking forward to sweater weather, I am not quite ready for our rainy season!  

I had the absolute pleasure of working with some more digital images from Last Minute Manda and I chose the adorable Timmy Turtle Loves the Beach digi set and made this super cute trio of summer cards. 

I colored all of the images using the same color palette with Copic markers (listed below), cut them out, and set them aside to figure out my layouts.  I found some the amazing Gone Surfing digital paper collection from Scrapbook Gems on Etsy that I used on all three cards. 

How cute is this darling turtle driving the car?  I wanted to add something to the license plate, so I used the Honey Bee Stamps Big Pickup Tailgate stamp set to add the license plate text.   It was perfect! 

I die-cut two circles using the Card Basics Dies from Kindred Stamps and I inked the edges using Stampin' Up Pacific Point ink.  I inked the edges of all of the other card stock panels using Stampin' Up Pumpkin Pie ink.  For the sentiment, I did some two-toned stamping using the same colors with the Celebrate & Enjoy stamp set from The Greeting Farm.

To complete my card, I popped the sentiment panel up on foam squares, the turtle and car on doubled up foam squares and then added some Dew Drops. 

For my second card, I paired this cute image from more digital papers from the collection I mentioned above.  I used the Elizabeth Craft Stitched Indented Squares to create a backdrop for the turtle.

This time, I inked up the edges using Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink and Pacific Point from Stampin' Up.  I stamped the sentiment from the Mini-Remix Sunshine stamp set from the Greeting Farm and I popped that panel up on foam squares. 

I then popped the turtle up using doubled up foam squares to give him some extra height.  Lastly, I added some Dew Drops. 

For my last card, I found a sentiment that I really loved, and I printed it out.  I used the Card Basics Dies from Kindred Stamps to die-cut my circles again, and I inked all of the panels up using Pacific Point ink.  (This time I inked the entire circle using a sponge dauber). 

As in the previous cards, I used a single layer of foam squares for the sentiment panel and I doubled them up for the main image.  Lastly, I added some dew drops. 

Colors Used: 

Turtle Body - G07, YG25, YG11, YG00, R21, R20

Turtle Shell - YG67, YG25, YG23, E13, YG21

Yellow - Y17, Y15, Y11

Red - R59, R29, R27, R24

Blue - B18, B16, B14

Brown - E18, E15, E13

Orange - YR09, YR07, YR04

Glasses Lenses/Headlights - BG10, B00, B000, 0

Gray - N6, N4, N2, N0 and C10, C8, C6

I hope you love these cards as much as I do!  If you haven't checked out Last Minute Manda's shop on Etsy, please do!  Her images are just so much fun to work with! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Xoxo, Kim

I Will Always Be With You

 Hi friends!  I am so excited to share this fun card starring a few of my absolute favorite characters!  I had the honor of designing with the beautiful Polynesian Princess digital stamps from Paper Nest Dolls. 

I colored all of the images with Copic markers (colors listed below) and cut them out.  I paired the image with a beachy background that I had created previously.  

I die-cut an oval from a piece of white cardstock and dry embossed it using my absolute favorite Pinewood Planks embossing folder (retired) from Stampin' Up.  I printed up my favorite quote from the movie to create my sentiment banner and I applied ink directly to the edges of the banner.  I finished by adding some paper flowers. 

Colors Used: 

Skin - E11, E32, E25, RV32

Hair - E44, E49, C09

Skirt - E53, E51, E50

Top - R29, R08, R06, E95

Flower - RV13, RV11, R10, Y17

Rooster - R59, R29, R35, YR27, YR68, YR15, E13, E17, Y15, Y11

BG49, BG57, BG53

Pig - RV13, RV11, RV10, N07, N05, N03, C2, C0, 0

I hope that you love this card as much as I loved creating it!  Please head over to Paper Nest Dolls and check out all of her hand drawn images!  They are absolutely amazing! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Xoxo, KIm

Club La-La Land Crafts - June 2022 Kit - Coastal Marci

 Hello friends!  I haven't posted in a quick minute, but I promise I have been crazy busy creating all kinds of fun stuff!  Today, I am so excited to share what might be my all-time favorite card! 

My friend Charlene (@scrappygma) recommended the Club La-La Land Craft Kit, and the June kit was so adorable that I had to jump on it!   The kit is chockers full of crafty goodness!  It included the adorable Coastal Marci stamp set, Silly Seagulls stamp set, the Seashore Circle Die, Pilings Die, and Pilings Border Die.  Let me tell you the creative possibilities are ENDLESS with this kit! 

How adorable is this card?  When I look at it, I honestly can't believe that I created it.  LOL!  I wanted to attempt to color a background using my Copic markers (all of the colors listed below).  This was a first for me and I am just stunned with how amazing it turned out!  Huge shout out to Charlene for talking me off the ledge and preventing me from scrapping it! 

I colored Marci and the seagull with Copics, cut them out and set them aside.  I used a terry cloth towel and alcohol to add some subtle texture to her straw hat.  I die-cut the piling using kraft card stock and added some depth with my markers.  I stamped my sentiment and layered it on a kraft panel, that I also inked the edges up to add dimension.   Once I had all of my elements ready, I adhered my beach panel to a card base and added the wood frame die-cut (Hero Arts Wood Frames Dies).  I then arranged the elements and when I was happy with it, I added a few dew drops. 

Colors Used:

Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00, E000, R20

Hair - E13, E55, E53, Y32, Y13, E00

Pants - R59, R29, R27, R24

Shirt/Shoes - B69, B66, B63, B60

Skirt/Gull - C3, C1, C00, 0

Hat - Y21, E34, Y23, YR23

Sand - W5, W3, W1

Water - B91, B00, B000 BG000

Sky - B00, B000, BG0000

White Gel Pen

I am so unbelievably proud of this card!  I just love it!  I am so glad that I stretched myself to try coloring a background!  It wasn't nearly as awful as I thought it would be!  I hope that you are inspired to step outside of your comfort zone and create something fun today! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Xoxo, Kim