Hi! This card was made for today's Sketch Challenge.
I wanted to use this frog/toad again. Why? Because I was asked, "Why is there a Frog and a Bird in the Speedy the Cat's Friends stamp set?" I laughed and said, "If I put a cockroach and a June bug in there you would have FREAKED!" You see, Speedy the Cat LOVES frogs! One got in the house one time, and he protected it from the other cats! SERIOUSLY, he shoo'd it out the door! No, he wasn't saving it for "later!" LOL He just doesn't KILL. He's a "NO KILL Animal!" Gotta love that in a child/pet...Besides, I've got my "hunters" living here, too...5 of them is plenty!
The friend of Speedy the Cat was stamped in Adirondack Espresso and sponged in with Palette Water Lily Green, Chartreuse and Landscape. It was cut out. Next, I stamped the top of the tree from Our Family tree to create the "sticks" in the marsh. I added in the flowered branch from Thoughts of Joy and colored them in with a Memento Marker. And, I reverted back to putting dots on this one...I thought it would be a good touch since I used polka dot ribbon today!
Finished card size: 5" square
Total time to create: 27 minutes
Registered: January 5, 2008 Location: my happy place Posts: 7171
Wed, Feb 17, 2010 @ 6:03 AM
Love this! That frog is fabulous . I have loved everything you've made with him and I don't even care much for frogs ;)! I love how you used the tree stamps with flowers, too!
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Wed, Feb 17, 2010 @ 6:29 AM
This is rich and exquisite! Frogs are the essence of spring around our place...we hear them croaking and we know its spring! I love the images and beautiful coloring on your card.
Registered: February 15, 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 6201
Wed, Feb 17, 2010 @ 7:01 AM
This is absolutely gorgeous! I love all the layers of the scene. I can't believe you made this in 27 minutes. It would have taken me hours! Love the added touch of the charm too!
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Wed, Feb 17, 2010 @ 7:10 AM
WOW! This is such a beautiful card!!! I just don't have the words to express how much I love your card!! You did such a fantastic job! 27 minutes?!...I can't even fathum what you could do in an hour!! Thanks so much for sharing!! I've marked this as a favorite!
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Wed, Feb 17, 2010 @ 7:11 AM
Gotta love that frog. My sister has a very hilly type garden that she calls "frog hill" and puts various frog sculptures there. This reminded me of one cute frog there.....seriously this is such an adorable frog and card!