Today is Joy Kennedy's birthday! You know Joy...over at Eclectic Paperie. Well, a bunch of us are surprising Joy today with our birthday wishes using a brand new stamp set by OUR CRAFT LOUNGE featuring Kona the turtle made especially for ECLECTIC PAPERIE. (Available June 1st.) I think he's got to be one of the darn cutest images that I've seen in a while. (Doesn't he remind you of Franklin? Don't know Franklin? Well if you had little kids you would!)
I'm not exactly sure what all is in the set but what I've seen is Kona on the beach, Kona surfing, Kona with his shades and his towel. Love him! My card to Joy uses this week's color challenge at Splitcoast - Bashful Blue, So Saffron, and Pumpkin Pie...those colors matched perfectly some paper in my stash from a DCWV glitter pad. Very summery, indeed!
Since I was getting this image digitally, I was limited in what I could do to mask him and airbrush the sky around him. I used the Copic airbrush and lightly spritzed around the edge of the oval...it's hard to see here but it really gives a great subtle look that makes Kona stand out even more. Gotta love those markers!
Hope you have a SUPER, DUPER, EXCELLENT, MAGNIFICENT, TERRIFIC, STUPENDOUS, and TURTLE-Y BIRTHDAY, JOY!
