Turtle Friends Belated Birthday Card: #TGIFC320 Sketch Challenge

It’s dance recital week for my daughter, so things have been a bit crazy with rehearsals added onto our already busy schedule. Unfortunately, I also missed one of my stamping buddies birthdays this week so I knew I needed a clever card for her. This Turtle Friends belated birthday card using the TGIF challenges sketch should be perfect! If you ever get stuck in the creative process, sketches are a great way to get the juices flowing again. We’d love to have you join us this week at TGIF Challenges!

Turtle Friends Belated Birthday Card

For the turtle image, I began by stamping the full turtle in Black memento ink onto Basic White cardstock. I used the light and dark Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends to color the body and shell. Next, I stamped the shell accent in Granny Apple Green ink. The Stamparatus makes lining this up a breeze! And finally, I punched out the image with the Turtle punch. The party hat was stamped on a scrap of Basic White, colored with blends, and fussy cut.

Isn’t the greeting perfect? If you’d like a quick tutorial on heat embossing a greeting, check out this post. The background pattern papers are from the Pattern Party Designer Series Paper pack. I am so in love with this paper! It is only available as a host reward, so if you want some, contact me and I’ll be glad to help you get some!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Turtle Friends Bundle (English) [155819] $30.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Pad [147095] $7.50	Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154902] $9.00	Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154894] $9.00
Misty Moonlight Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [153108] $9.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $18.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $30.00	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159276] $9.75
Misty Moonlight 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [153081] $8.75	Crushed Curry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [131199] $8.75	Granny Apple Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146990] $8.75	Pattern Party 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper [155426] $18.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00