Frog and Turtle Wedding Card
The Frog and Turtle Wedding Card was so fun to create. I was commissioned to create this card as the theme would be frogs and turtle.
Wedding Card Recipe:
SUPPLIES
Stamps: Playing in the Rain, So Hoppy Together,
Ink:Boho Blue, Wild Wheat, Memento Tuxedo Black, Basic Gray, Stampin’ Blends: Old Olive Duo, Lemon Lolly Duo, Daffodil Delight, Color Lifter.
Paper (with measurements):
Boho Blue 8-1/2″ x 5: Score at 4-1/4″ and burnish with Bone Folder, scraps for sentiment,
Basic White 2 pieces at 3 x 3/4″5″
Crumb Cake: scraps for Bridge,
Mossy Meadow: Scraps for foliage
Gray Granite: Scraps for Top Hat,
In Color 6″x 6″Designer Series Paper – 5-1/4″ x 4″ and scrap for envelope.
Accessories: Loose Daisy Embellishments, Basic Stampin’ Emboss Powders (White), Boho Blue 3/8″ Textured Ribbon, Lace Trim.
Tools: Blending Brushes, Stampin:Cut & Emboss, Playing in the Rain Dies, Nested Essential Dies, Heat Gun, Snowman Punch , Embossing Essentials.
Basic Supplies: Paper Trimmer,Bone folder, Paper Snips, Take Your Tool Pick, Stampin’ SEAL+, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots.
Instructions:
- Fold the Boho Blue cs at4 -1/4″ score line. This is your card base.
- On the Basic White panel, using your Blending Brush or Dauber to add Boho Blue ink on the top half. Leave portions with no ink to form clouds.
- On the bottom half of this panel, add Wild Wheat ink with Blending Brush to make the ground.
- Stamp the turtle and frog on the Basic White scraps with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
- Use the Stampin’ Blends to colour the turtle and the frog.. Fussy cut the frog with your Paper Snips and the turtle with the coordinating dies.
- Die cut the fence from Crumb Cake cs and adhere to the panel.
- The greenery is cut from Mossy Meadow cs scraps. Edge the greenery with Mossy Meadow ink. Attach to ends of the fence./
- Punch the frog’s top hat from Gray Granite cs, use a dauber to texturize with Basic Gray ink. Attach to the frog’s head.
- Attach the the frog and turtle to the front of the bridge with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Adhere the Loose Daisy Embellishments to the top of the turtle’s head. Add some to the ground below the frog’s feet.
- Attach the image panel to the DSP and adhere the DSP to the card base.
- Adhere each end of Lace ribbon to underside of DSP. Lap the Boho ribbon over the lace trim and attach to the back. With Multipurpose Liquid Glue, attach the panel to the card base.
- Use the Embossing Buddy and rub across the Boho Blue cs scrap. Stamp the sentiment with VersaMark Ink, and heat with Heat Tool. Cool the embossed panel before die cutting with the smallest die from the Nested Essential Dies
- Adhere sentiment to the ribbon with Stampin’ Dimensional.
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Attach a piece of the DSP to the envelope flap and trim with Paper Snips.Important Information
- The So Hoppy Along is not currently available. However if you save your stamps, it was a Sale-a-Bration item and is found in the January 2019 SAB Brochure.
If you wish to recreate this card, please shop my ONLINE STORE. Any questions? I will answer them. karen@simplysaidwithkaren.com