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

PPC&F - Last Minute Manda - Will You Bee My Honey?

 Hello, lovelies!  I am so excited that Last Minute Manda is our sponsor at Passionate Paper Creations & Friends this week!  I absolutely love her selection of digital stamps and papers.  I had so much fun creating with Will You Bee My Honey that I created not one, but two cards to share!

I colored up all of the images in the set with Copic markers (colors listed below) and I cut them out and set them aside. 

Card 1:

For my first card, I die-cut my top panel (white) using the Honeycomb Die from Rubbernecker Stamps.  I picked this die up at the Stamp & Scrapbook Expo a month or two ago specifically for this project.  

Funny story... I had actually created my own sentiment that said You Bee You, but when I trimmed it down, I cut part of the Bee off, so I decided to just use the cute little bee as part of my sentiment. 

I layered a panel of Stampin' Up Balmy Blue and a panel of Bumblebee, followed with the die-cut white panel.  I adhered the beehive and then added some gold metallic thread before attaching the bee and sentiment.  Lastly, I added a bow from this adorable honeycomb ribbon that my best friend picked up for me.  

Card 2:

For my second card, I used the same Honeycomb Die on the upper half of my white panel.  I layered it over a panel of Stampin' Up Bumblebee Card Stock, and wrapped with the honeycomb ribbon.  

Using a Stampin' Up punch, I created several banners from different patterned papers and adhered them together in pairs, and then added them to the card front, under the ribbon and adhered the little bees.  I also created the sentiment for this card, and trimmed it down and backed it on the beautiful Pretty Peacock card stock from Stampin' Up.  I layered them on a sheet of patterned paper over a black card base. Lastly, I added a bow to the front. 

Colors Used:  

Hive - YR24, YR23, YR21, N7, N5, E53, E51, E50

Bees - N7, N5, N3, E13, Y17, Y15, Y11

Honey Pot - E53, E51, E50

Honey - YR24, YR23, YR21

Flowers - Y15, Y11, B00, B000, B0000, G07, YG25, YG11, YG00

Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00, E000

Hair - E09, E99, E97 and E18, E15, E13

Headbands - N7, N5, E13, Y17, Y15, Y11

I hope that you love these cards as much as I do.  I really had fun creating with this darling stamp set!  Make sure to head over to Passionate Paper Creations & Friends and grab the surprise that Last Minute Manda has provided for our members!  If you aren't a member, it's not too late to join us and take advantage of the discount! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  
Xoxo, Kim