Thursday, August 21, 2025

Turtle Power

Mornin' y'all!  I'm currently brewing my second XL cuppa tea this morning so it's shaping up to be a good day : )  And I have a triple challenge card to share:


Actually this card base started out to be used for my Tranquil Tiger card, but I decided that the DSP strip was too wide after I had already glued it down so I made a whole 'nother card base.  It was still too wide for this card too, so I chopped an inch off the bottom of the card base and then glued on a scrap of Crumb Cake et voilà:  a narrower strip of DSP, and I still have that other piece for some other card on down the line.

So let's talk challenges!  Starting with the Paper Players:


Next up is the Inspire. Create. challenge:


And then the AAA Cards Challenge:


This one solidified my choice to make a turtle card, which I already had on the brain after seeing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the theater last weekend.  When I got up this morning, my husband asked if I slept well and I told him that I had a dream that we hatched eggs which turned out to be like armored turtles (like a cross between a turtle and an ankylosaur) and they were carnivorous and FAST so I was worried that they were going to eat Daphne.  He said I have weird dreams (true), and then I told him that there were four ankylosaurus turtle babies in my dream, so clearly that was related to TMNT.  But yeah, that dream was extra weird even by my standards.  The hubs once had a dream that I turned into a dragon and he had to fight me with a sword, so he's one to talk.  Hope I won that dream fight.

Anyway, that's it for now, peeps.  Have a great day!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Turtle Friends
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Shy Shamrock, Stampin' Blends in Shy Shamrock & Crumb Cake
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Thick Basic White, Shy Shamrock DSP
Accessories:  Turtle punch, Dimensionals

6 comments:

cm said...

Your card is turtle-y delightful; so cute! Thank you for joining us at AAA Cards Challenge.
~carol

ElizStewart said...

Christy... just adorable. I am so excited about what comes next for you. Talk soon. Oh, and thanks for joining The Paper Players this week.

Cardsbymaaike said...

Such a cute little Turtle and card. love the green banner. Thank you for playing at the AAA Card Challenge

Joanne James - The Crafty Owl said...

I love that little turtle Christy - he is in my 'keeper' pile too - and looks great in this shade of green. You dream was quirky for sure; I often have odd dreams and I'm never sure what they mean; my hubs says he never dreams at all! Thanks for sharing with us over at The Paper Players this week!

Tammy said...

That turtle is so cute!! And, I love the colors you chose! Great job with our CAS Challenge at Inspire.Create!

Francesca said...

So cute! Thank you for playing at AAA Cards Challenge!