The super talented Gerda Steiner threw down an IG challenge offering a super adorable surfing duck that I just could not resist! I decided to really highlight his adorableness, I would try to make a one-layer CAS card and just focus on coloring him up as cute as I could.
I doodled some squiggly flowers/splotches? on his surfboard with a 0.1 pt Copic Multiliner pen (because he deserves a unique board, right?), and then I used the following Copic colors to color him up:
Ducky: C0 and C2
Green Parts of Surfboard and Sunglasses: YT 01, 03 and 25
Purple Parts of Surboard and Sunglasses: BV 01, 02 and 04
Reflective Sunglasses: BG11 and 32 with a smooth coat of Glossy Accents for shine
Beak and feet: Y11 and 15 with a coat of clear Wink of Stella for shimmer
Sand: E51, 53 and 55
Ok, then I thought the card was too CAS so I added a strip of a similarly colored (but lighter) floral patterned paper that I had in my scrap box to one side of the card. To finish off the transition edge, I also added a tiny strip of cardstock that I colored up with BV04 to match.
Still, the card seemed to be missing something so I dug around in my stamp stash and found a little trio of speech and thought bubble stamps. I found one that I could add a little color to on the edge (to match the colors on the ducky), and stamped it out with my foolproof MFT Black Licorice hybrid ink. Â Then I hand wrote in “Hang Loose.” Â I’m not a fan of my handwriting and I was worried that I might ruin the card, but once I stamped out the speech bubble I knew there was no turning back. I practiced a couple of font styles and then finally just went for it. I actually like how it turned out, and I definitely think the sentiment was a good finishing touch.
For the inside of the card, I found a quote online that I thought would be perfect for my hubby’s cousin who is going through some tough times right now:Â “Life is like a wave. You can’t change the way it breaks, but you can change the way you ride it.”
The following is a card share video:
This card is being entered into the following challenges:
Fab ‘n’ Funky Boys Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Add Some Shimmer Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes Challenge with Sight Option
Craft Your Passion Anything Goes Challenge
Not Just Cards Anything Goes Challenge
MFT Color Challenge #48
Adorable surfer card! Very cute! Thanks for sharing with us at Word Art Wednesday!
Thanks so much Natalie! It was a fun card to make and I hope it brings a smile to my hubby’s cousin’s face. 🙂
Oh my goodness, that lil’ surfer duck is the cutest! I utterly LOVE your fabulous card, from the inked sand to the CAS design with the fab paper strip edges. Very cool. Awesome card, fab image and wonderful colouring! Thanks for joining in the fun this week with the Fab ‘n’ Funky challenge. I’m so glad you did. Join us again soon. Hugs, Wends x Fab ‘n’ Funky DT
Thank you so much Wendy! I really had fun making this and I so appreciate your super sweet and encouraging comment. Thanks bunches!
Thanks for joining our Challenge at Craft Your Passion Challenges.
Thanks so much Angela! tfstopping by! hugs, Kristina
Wonderful card and love the quote and the pattern you added to the surfboard.
Thanks so much Aileen! It was fun to customize the surfboard with a little doodling and I love that quote too. I hope it brightens my hubby’s cousin’s day. 🙂
What a cute card! I love it! Thank you so much for entering the Anything Goes challenge at Through The Craft Room Door this week. Looking forward to see you again next challenge.
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Thanks so much Angela! This was a fun card to make. I love clean and simple, especially when it includes a cute critter. 🙂
An absolute joy of a card. I love this amazing design!
Thanks for joining in at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
Hugs,
Caryn xxx
Awww thanks Caryn! This image was definitely telling me to go CAS. 🙂 TFStopping by and taking the time to leave such a kind comment! Big hugs, Kristina