A Turtle-Tastic Birthday Card

My nephew just had his 4th birthday and I wanted to make him a cute little card.  He is definitely all boy and he loves his animals, so I went with a Turtle Tastic card.

I had a fun time making it.  The turtle is a svg cut file that I had found awhile back on the internet.  (I am sorry I don't remember the web site) I sized it and cut it out using my Sure Cuts A Lot (SCAL) software.  

I had fun added some little details to it like the googly eyes, the mouth, hair and toes.  I have found that those little details can add a lot of pizazz to a project.  I cut out the hat by hand (a simple triangle) and the banner and added some glitter.

 For the card itself, I wanted to keep it simple but full of color since it is for a bright 4 yr old.  I took some yellow card stock and ink edged it with Megan Elizabeth Limelight and some purple paper embossed it using Cuttlebug Divine Swirls and ink edged it with Megan Elizabeth Sweetness.

 You can find Megan Elizabeth products at www.aboverubiesstudio.com  She has some really neat products available.

 Then you just attach it all togther.  I used my favorite all around tape..Scotch's ATG acid free tape.

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Tucker was so excited when he got it in the mail.  His mom said he kept yelling, it's a turtle, it'sa turtle.  To me that is the most important part of crafting....making someone's day!!!

I am not the best crafter out there or maybe the most trendy, but I love what I do and I love putting a smile on someone's face and that is why I love it so much.