FEELING CRABBY....

 Ahoy, Mateys! I sure hope you aren't feeling crabby, or crusty for that matter, haha. Today I am sharing an A2-sized "Get Well" card I made for a longtime friend to give her 8-year-old twin grandsons. Although I have been asked a lot to sell cards, I have not been able to because I cannot have any kind of business anymore due to stress. But when my friend asked, I made this and gifted it to her. Her grandsons, daughter and son-in-law, who live a few hours away down the coast, have all come down with COVID. My friend and her younger daughter, who is a nurse, are driving down there this weekend so that the daughter can thoroughly examine everyone and help out. I actually tried to talk my friend out of it but she will not be deterred so making this is the least I can do for her. The nurse daughter asked for one as well and I will share that one on Saturday.

I used the Scribbles Designs images "Bubbles" and "Fish" on the card front, and "Life Preserver" on the card back. The card base is Recollections card stock and all of the patterned papers are from Carta Bella's Deep Blue Sea collection.

I used multiple dies on this card. The base paper mat was cut with MFT's Pierced Rectangle Stax #1. The flags were cut with Avery Elle's Dotted Elle-ments dies and the computer-generated and printed sentiment was cut with a Lawn Fawn Everyday Banners die. The anchor die cut is in a new Art Impressions Mini-Dies set called "Sail". I bought 9 sets the day they came out and am not disappointed. They are very cute and so easy to create instant die cut shapes. The fish circle and striped mat was punched. Deets further down below.

I used TSOT Sketch #478.

I asked lots of questions about the grandsons prior to creating. I learned their dad is a marine biologist who works for the State of Texas, and the boys want to be Oceanographers when they grow up. Their dad has called them his little tadpoles and his little guppies all their lives. They have a huge love for fish as a result. I used the "green around the gills" phrase in the sentiment because whenever they are sick, that's how they describe it (again, likely from their Papa asking them with the phrase). 

On the card's inside is a sentiment I created in PSE and printed out. My friend didn't want any patterned paper here.

For the back of my card, I fussy-cut the Scribbles Designs "Life Preserver" digi after coloring it. I used a leftover strip to stamp my EK Success siggie. 

The usual close-ups, lol. Gotta show the loveliest bits! I coated the fish in yellow Wink of Stella, after colouring it. I cut him out with a circle punch and I also punched the striped circle. The dotted circle parts are leftovers from another recent card. 

And a final look. I hope this card gave you a chuckle and a little pleasure. I thank you for visiting and invite you back often! Honey's sister and her husband came down with COVID last week but are already back at work. Hopefully that means the strains have mutated and made it less invasive and damaging. And I mention this to say that I mean beeswax when I say: Stay Safe, Warm & Well! XOXO

MY CHALLENGE PLAYLIST:

1.  TSOT Sketch #478 -- sketch shown above, did not play the option this time

2.  Scribbles Designs Challenge #92: Card Suitable for a Child Under 10 - please read post for details

3.  Use Your Stuff #407: Nautical  

4.  Classic Design Challenge #10: AAG  

5.  Crafty Animals #43: AAG with Animal -- I have used a crab and a fish.

6.  2 Crafty Crazy Crazies #43: AAG with a Critter -- I have used a crab and a fish.

7.  Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week 40: AG with Colouring -- I've used Promarkers and Wink of Stella to colour the crab and the fish on front, and the life preserver on back.

8. Outlawz Twisted Thursday: AG -- did not play the option this time

9. MAWT #123: Animals / Birds -- I have a crab and a fish (and whales on the paper)