Turtley Awesome
Combining a few products from the Honey Bee Stamps Pet-Tastic release into a fun card for my nephew. Can you make cats and dogs all in greens to create a monochromatic card? Why not…
Approach:
A fun birthday card for my nephew who just turned 9. I thought he’d enjoy all the critters in the stencil, and would enjoy the pun of the greeting.
Techniques:
I think this stencil is really cute, and have seen a number of cards using it. They’ve all been with a spectrum of colors though, as you might choose for the animals. Since I knew I wanted to use the Turtle sentiment, I wanted to try a more monochromatic take on the stencil, playing off that turtle/green theme.
I chose a range of green inks that would give me light and dark variations, but for the most part kept them toward the more yellow side of the greens.
I did take some time to think carefully about how I’d represent the colors in the stenciling guide all in greens, specifically which parts needed to be lighter vs. darker.
Choosing coordinating cardstock for the die cut turtle meant that he would work with the stenciled card panel, even though the illustration styles are different.
Stamping the sentiment on white gives it a nice contrast against the pattern and all the green so it stands out.
Colors:
cardstock: Concord & 9th Sprout, Clover, Artichoke, Evergreen, and Rainforest.
inks: Concord & 9th Grasshopper, Avocado, Artichoke, Sprout, Parsley, Evergreen
Thank you for visiting! I hope you get some time to create something soon.
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