I've been working on getting her room ready all weekend, that is, when I wasn't working working. And I thought it would be nice to leave her a little card of welcome on the table with a few trial sized shampoos and lotions. I got inspired by this adorable little digi stamp freebie from Pollycraft. He just makes me smile. :o)
I colored him in with Copics G20, G21, G24, and YG03, blending as usual, then went back over with the very tip of my markers to give him that spotted reptilian look. ;o) His shirt I colored with B04 and B02, and YR04 and Y38. The flower pot was a mixture of E00, E31, E33, and E50, and the flowers were colored with R20, R22, and R24, with Y15 for the centers. I used the same greens for the grass and leaves as I did for the frog, minus the G20.
I matted him with bright blue Georgia Pacific cardstock, and then green polkadot paper from My Mind's Eye. I chose sky blue cardstock from Bazzill as my base, and a gorgeous stripey pattern from Basic Grey. I LOVE that paper. It's from their Marrakesh line, and I have got to pick up some more of that. It'd be great for all kinds of masculine cards.
For my last step, I wrapped some Pure Color grosgrain ribbon around the card, securing it to the front with red tacky tape. I did it just a tiny bit loose because I knew I wanted to tie the buttons on and it would need a little wiggle room to make the gathers. I mounted Mr. Froggie over top of the ribbon seams with dimentional adhesive, then tied on two brown buttons with embroidery thread. I looped them down through two of the button holes, wrapped the thread around the back of the ribbon, then brought the ends back up through the remaining two button holes and tied them off. For the one on the right, I also strung on the sentiment, which was part of a free stamp set that came with Cardmaking & Papercrafting magazine a few issues back. I just stamped it out and paper pieced a hole and threaded it through before I tied the knot.
And that's it! I hope you enjoyed my little card today! Check out the Pollycraft blog when you get a chance. She does a freebie every Friday!
simple but so sweet..love your ribbon and the coloring Images is sooo adorable....lovely card Christiana...I just post my card on Pollycraft too and my card is number 100, would you like to see my blog? Many thanks before, hugs, Monika
ReplyDeleteCute frog, he's perfect for extending a warm welcome. I like what you did with the ribbon and buttons, and the striped background paper is just right!
ReplyDeleteGosh, this is so cute and you added so many little touches that makes him perfect, the little tag, the eyelets and the dots. Have a great time with SIL!
ReplyDeleteWow, what awesome coloring and design! Adorable creation.
ReplyDeleteI saw this card on my feedreader and had to stop and stare. He's adorable!
ReplyDeleteI love frogs. You did a great job coloring the image.
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Aw, thanks everyone! You all just made my day. He's actually much more vibrant in person. The day was overcast and the photos came out dim.
ReplyDeleteI need to learn how to fix photos on the computer!
This one is 2yo daughter approved, I nearly lost my coffee from her excitement!
ReplyDeleteI also think it's adorable, thank you for sharing!
Lol! Sorry about that! It's a good thing for me, but perhaps for you, not so much! ;o)
ReplyDeleteHow adorable is this!!!? This card made me smile. And your coloring is fantastic as always!
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