Turtle & Chill

Teal, Tropics And Texture

Hi scrappers! It’s still chilly and windy here but this week I bring you a fresh and summer-inspired page that’s sure to make you feel a little warmer. This photo was taken in Hawaii where sea turtles abound. Turtles were once endangered but thanks to strict conservation laws enacted by the local government, they have made an astounding comeback. However, there are still strict laws in place including not being allowed to even touch the turtles. This little guy swam right up to me since a rock I was near was covered in the vegetation but I made sure to keep my distance. Even though they are gentle, their fins can pack a punch and I was not in the mood to get turtle slapped, accidentally or otherwise!

I started with some yellow-green ombre paper from The Paper Studio’s Be-Hue-Tiful stack. I layered over some various paper scraps including some swirly magenta paper that matched the swimsuit I was wearing. A large, square text sticker by Recollections and a sparkly turtle die cut by K & Company were the perfect colors to go with both my background paper and my photo. A dimensional sticker of the Hawaiian islands and some flip flops and towel by Jolee’s Boutique were the perfect tropical accents. They also add a lot of texture. The towel is actual embroidered fabric and there is real sand around the flip flops! The title is made up of Thickers and Stick-A-Bilities alpha stickers and a sticker from the American Crafts Amy Tangerine sticker book. I finished with enamel dots (of course!) and mini tags by K & Company.

This page was created for the Becky Fleck 261 challenge at Cherry on Top. I used a larger single portrait oriented photo rather than two smaller landscape ones. Apart from moving the title down a little bit and adding lots of extra embellishments, I stayed pretty true to the original sketch.

That’s all for this time. For more Scrap Attack content, you can find me on YouTube and Instagram at thescrapattack. See you all soon!