Another Day in Paradise

Mother Nature is still acting bi-polar in most of the country, so maybe Simon Says Stamp’s Wednesday Challenge “Sparkle and Shine” can help lift all of our spirits.  I went with more shine than the sparkle on my card:

The background was done with Pthalo Green, Turquoise and Ultramarine Blue Color Bursts.   The honu is from the Crafters Workshop’s “Mini Sea Turtles” stencil.  I first inked the body parts with Mowed Lawn Distress ink mixed with a little bit of Pearl Mica Spray.  For the shell I used Cosmic Brown Nuvo Embellishment Mousse.  I fussy cut it, and used dimensional tape just under the shell.  

Other supplies I used are:

**Paper from Gina K Designs and Club Scrap.

**The sentiment stamp is from Rubbernecker Stamps, stamped with VersaMark ink and embossed with Midnight Teal powder from Lindy’s Stamp Gang.

**The sentiment tag was cut out with a Spellbinder die (no longer available).  I used the Mousse along the edges to add some interest.

**The ribbon is from the “Random Doorways” kit from Club Scrap, altered with Color Burst Liquid Metal Copper to add some shimmer.

**The nailheads are Mark Richards, altered with YG17 Copic Marker.

This was my first time using the Nuvo Mousse…but it won’t be my last!

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