Watch Out for Crabs!

Humor, Seasons, Summer, Whimsy Stamps

Hello friends!  I hope that you’ve had a wonderful 4th of July celebration yesterday!

It’s been a while since I’ve posted!  I have had MANY crafty things going on “behind the scenes” and I will be sharing all with you at another time, so please excuse the gaps in my postings until then.  Hopefully in a few weeks it will calm down a bit and I can post about what I’ve been working on! 🙂

It is already time for another CUTE CARD THURSDAY challenge again!  Where in the world did that week go?!  Really easy peasy “ANYTHING GOES” challenge for you this week, so I hope you will consider adding whatever you’re working on this week to the gallery over there.  The team has plenty of inspiration and there is a wonderful prize from our sponsor, Whimsy Stamps!  I have used one of their images on my card for today…check it out!

Vicki-CCT537-WhimsyCrab

Tee hee!  This crab is just too funny and cute!  I have used the Whimsy Stamps digital image called Crabby Cranston.  I colored him with Copic markers and fussy cut him out and attached him to my beach background with foam tape.

To create the background, I have masked off the top portion, blended some distress ink and then spritzed it with water to give it some texture for the beach sand look.  I’ve also taken a few markers and gel pens to add even more texture to it.  I then masked off the bottom portion and blended some more distress inks for the sky.  I had an old beach sign image (given to me by a friend) that I stamped over top of the sand before I attached the crab.

I cut out the beach scene with a MFT Wonky Stitch rectangle die and printed out my own sentiment that was cut with a MFT banner die to attach at the top of the scene panel.  I then mounted this to an A2 sized top folding white card base.  I then added some Pretty Pink Posh sparkling clear sequins and added some clear Stickles to the centers of each.

Hope you’ve enjoyed my “Life Lesson” for today! 🙂  Thanks so much for dropping in and I will be back again tomorrow with another week of ICAD and another fun creation I’ve been working on!

challenges I would like to enter:

  1.  Creative Fingers – Anything Goes
  2. Just Us Girls (JUGS447) – Wild Card Week Anything Goes
  3. 613 Avenue Create – Anything Goes w/optional twist:  create your own background
  4. Paper Craft Crew (PCC297) – By the Sea

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I'm so happy you found me! I love to share smiles with my handmade cards! I also enjoy papercrafts through art journaling, scrapooking and mixed media projects too! Thanks for stopping by!

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19 thoughts on “Watch Out for Crabs!”

  1. Love your Life lesson! Gorgeous background and a cute crabby, also colored beautifully!
    Have a great day!
    xxx Margreet

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  4. Now that’s one scary cute crab!! I’d run the other direction if I saw that on the beach. LOVE your cute card and all that blending. Lynn

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  5. That has to be the funniest crab I’ve ever seen, Vicki! Love your sentiment, my friend. Great coloring, too.

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  7. This just made my day! Love the grumpy crab, the sign, and especially that colorful and fun background! Love the whole idea 🙂

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  8. I love this card! Your background is amazing, it is so perfect, you have crazy skills when it comes to creating backgrounds, I need some lessons from you! Love how you coloured the crab too! So fun! Debxx

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  10. FUNeeeee card here Vicky. Love that he is so bold big and yes beautiful. Your background is amazing and what a fabulous layout. Very clever.

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  11. LOL! I hate to say it but sometimes that is me at the beach! I get soooo hot, I get a bit crabby! I love your bright background! That crab is downright adorable!!!

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  17. Congratulations you are one of this week’s Top Rockers at 613 Avenue Create – don’t forget to pick up your badge from the Top Rocker page.

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