OK- here are the details! My son David, 29 years old next week and a first year medical school student, has still never lost his childhood passion for frogs. He's going through a bit of a rough time right now, so I thought he would enjoy a cheerful, even goofy card.
This is for Sketch Challenge 166. The Happy Birthday panel is done in Gold EP, with the balloons and the cake highlighted with Stickles. The panel underneath it is green Heated Pearls- doesn't it look like the pond the frog is peeking out of? He's got his eye on the gold dragonfly resting on on the lily pad under David's name.
The frog on the bottom is done in Polyshrink- check out his long wire tongue shooting out to capture the tiny Polyshrink dragonfly just about ready to land on the waterlily flower! He has Swarovski crystals lighting up his eyes, too! The waterlily, dragonfly, and the lily pad are also done in Polyshrink- tiny and a little hard to see in the photo.
Everything is very sparkly with Crystal Effects, Stickles, and Dazzling Diamonds glitter, and popped up on popped dots. What fun I had with this!
Hope you like it- thanks for looking!
Maddy
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2008 GMT Views: 1914
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Registered: November 7, 2006 Location: Willamette Valley Oregon Posts: 34503
Wed, Mar 05, 2008 @ 5:42 PM
I can't wait to comment, Maddy....this is way to cute!!! I love how each element adds to your theme...the green textured panel looks just like slushy pond scumb!!! and the lily pad paper and David's letters. Simply wonderful and I haven't even mentioned the HB panel....awesome card,really!!!
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This is just so neat, Maddy! I love the name with the BG of lily pads, and the polyshrink are absolutely wonderful! The heated pearls BG is really nice--I need to try that! Great card!
Registered: February 19, 2006 Location: Texas (Killeen, Fort Hood area) Posts: 6985
Wed, Mar 19, 2008 @ 10:59 PM
This is awesome!! Every bit of it. Love the heated pearls, the gold embossing with the stickles. The cute lil frog peekin outta the pond. David will love it. My son had an opposite childhood reaction to frogs, his dad gave him a rubber one that he'd apparently already put in the tub. When my son opened it, some of the water came out of the squeaky part and he was convinced the frog piddled on him. He was 3, and wouldn't have anything to do with frogs from that moment on!! lol
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