For my husband, who likes green, and frogs.
Also for today's challenge: pink and purple (the water) and a heart.
The frog is from this stamp set: Animal Hearts.
I laboriously cut away at the stamp; I separated the crown, and then the lily pad, and then the words inside the heart. This was so I could stamp the solid frog image in green. Also, I wrote my own words in the heart. And since it is a clear stamp, I easily stamped the crown and lily pad back on. After colouring, I outlined the frog in black, so it would match the line image look of the crown and the lily pad. I also blackened in his pupils (they were green) and drew in a dividing line between his eyes. I suppose later I will cut away his pupils so I can have him looking anywhere I want.
I know this was a heck of a lot of bother, but I actually only bought this set for the cute bunny and figured I just wouldn't bother with the rest of the images, but then I decided to salvage this frog.
Date: Friday, January 7, 2011 GMT Views: 558
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Fri, Jan 07, 2011 @ 7:53 AM
Your card is fantastic!! LOVE what you did with that little frog! Glad you salvaged it!! Love what you did with the challenge!~
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Fri, Jan 07, 2011 @ 8:24 AM
I'm a frog lover too, Sophie! What a fun image! your coloring is fab! Great job!! Your DH will love it!
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Fri, Jan 07, 2011 @ 10:28 AM
I remember you saying something about that set in a post somewhere. It sounds like a lot of trouble - but if your DH likes frogs, then it was worth it for him. Worth it anyway for a lovely card .