Crabby Birthday - Stampin' Up! Ocean Friends

   I had pulled these colors out the other day after seeing them on a challenge and then a few days went by where I was working on some other things and finally yesterday I got around to using them on a card.  Well, went I went back just now to make sure I give the right challenge the credit for the color inspiration and I realized that it's a clean and simple challenge and this card doesn't fit that at all!  Oh well! But the colors are from the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge; Poppy Parade, Melon Mambo & Summer Splash.  I'll have to try again and keep to a clean and simple card next time!

  Here is my crabby birthday card!  I started with a piece of the Friends of the Ocean DSP in a wavy Melon Mambo pattern (definitely not CAS!).  I cut out 2 Around It All dies circles out of Summer Splash then embossed them with the Soft Waves embossing folder.  

  The sentiment is stamped in Summer Splash onto a Deckled Rectangle die.  I tied a piece of White baker's twine around it before adhering it on dimensionals over the 2 embossed circles.

  The crabs from Ocean Friends are stamped in Poppy Parade and die cut and added to the card front.  Finally I added a few enamel dots in a color which I think is retired Magenta Madness but looks like Melon Mambo.  The embellishment bin is a bit of mess to say the least lol!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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Stamps: Ocean Friends, Simply Said

Ink: Summer Splash, Poppy Parade

Paper: Friends of the Ocean DSP, Basic White, Summer Splash

Accessories: Soft Waves embossing folder, Ocean Friends dies, Around It All dies, dimensionals, bakers twine, Magenta Madness enamel dots (retired)