I don't really have many favorites. Ask me my favorite color and I'll name at least three...blue, red...and black (black is slimming you know)....I might even throw in green on some days! Ask me my favorite thing to do and I'll name paper crafting, tennis and reading. Ask me my favorite food and I'll say "It depends...". I don't have a favorite animal (like 'em all)...don't have a favorite cartoon character although I do seem to be watching a lot of Thomas and Friends these days and if you ask my grandson what my favorite train is he will say "Skarlooey". I always tell him Skarlooey is Omie's favorite.
In case you are not up on your Thomas...here is Omie's favorite Skarlooey:
I certainly don't have a favorite bug. Mostly I don't like bugs. Bugs give me the heebie jeebies. I'd rather touch a snake than a bug any day! I do like butterflies, though...and I can put up with a dragonfly. Dragonflies are pretty neat to watch....I just don't think they need to land on me.
Anyway, I am participating in my first challenge at the very cool site The Outlaws. This is the Creative Freebie Challenge CFC Challenge0422 where you are given 2 digital images to use in a project...and if you complete the project you get two more. The image I selected to use was Sandi Huggett's dragonfly. And it did not give me the heebie jeebies, thankfully.
Here is the card I made:
I colored with Copics (yay)...and just had a fun time making a sort of op art dragonfly....I made a card base with some Spellbinder dies and used a Hero Arts sentiment stamped with some SU ink. I also versamarked the entire dragonfly and embossed it with some SU sparkly embossing powder. Added a little pearl gem to the flower, some pearl cotton around the mat and that was it!
And a closeup:
Not bad for a bug, huh?
And by the way, the cookies I made yesterday that I named the "Have It All" cookie were a big hit. Scrumptious, wonderful, delicious...and perhaps a FAVORITE!
Happy Crafting!
This is just sooooo pretty! I love your sparkly dragonfly card! I'm not really up on Thomas and friends- so unsure of skarlooey!! :)Amy
ReplyDeleteOh Susan,Thanks for the tip on purchasing pads and stacks. That works for me because the papers all have similar colors that go together.I'll have less trouble finding what works. Your dragon fly card is beautiful, I love the flower and pearl and all the tiny leaves (so cute). I can't believe I missed your cookie post, Yumm! I'm going to give them a try. I love your post on Thomas and friends, my little guy used to watch when he was about three but now he turned nine and is all grown up and watches like Spongebob LOL, or the new Philbus and Herb (don't know if that's the correct name)cartoons. Hugs!
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