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Monday, May 12, 2025

Crabby Birthday

 

 

Greetings friends. I participated in other sketch challenge. It is the Freshly Made Sketches challenge 685. The sketch itself looked like this:

I had my brother's upcoming birthday in mind when I made this card. He is all about fish/ocean/nautical themed designs. He also is a big fan of hats on animals, so I might have to figure out how to add a birthday hat to the crab. Any ideas? Behind the eyeballs? On top of the eyeballs?

To make the card, I die cut an Impression Obsession crab and some netting and then sponged them both with Distress Inks. The background paper and sentiment are also by IO. I thought my blue notecard was a bit boring, so I used a polka dot one instead for a bit of texture.

Thanks so much for visiting today!

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4 comments:

  1. I Card EveryoneMay 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM

    Laura, I think you could add a sailor's cap on this guy really easily - but I think he's crab-u-lous just the way you've used him! Using the net is such a clever way to add that supporting item in Linda's Sketch! Your polka dots add the perfect amount of fun texture for a 'guy' card!
    Thanks so much for playing cards with us at FMS this week!
    =] Michele

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  2. Linda CallahanMay 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM

    Well this just made me smile! Such a delightful card! Love the bright primary colors! Great idea to use the netting as part of the sketch! Glad you joined us at FMS!

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  3. Kim SMay 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM

    I love your use of the net with the sketch. It's such a sweet scene for a "crab-u-lous" birthday! Thank you for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.

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  4. Cécile RIBONMay 13, 2025 at 7:19 AM

    Fabulous take on our sketch! This card is so fun and so happy. Thanks for joining us at FMS this week.

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