Summer Pond

This card took a few different turns. I decided to go with a pond theme for the The House That Stamps Built Theme Challenge J2321 ~ Scenery and for the 'I love....' Stamping Sensations June challenge. I love lily pads and froggies, so I thought I’d make a pond scene using Altenew Paint-A-Flower Lotus stamp and a die cut frog. 

Unfortunately, the triple layer mandala frog pattern I had just would not cut on my Cricut from cardstock. I tried a new blade, making the image bigger, but nothing seemed to work; so I thought maybe I’d try a dragonfly. I do love those colorful dragonflies that zip around the water. 

Every dragonfly file I found would have ended up with the same problem, though, so I decided to find a zentangle dragonfly to color with Copics.


The stamped lotus flower image is smaller than an A2 card, & I was making an A6 (all I pretty much do anymore), so I found some pretty patterned paper to use for a mat. 

I colored both the lotus stamp and dragonfly image with Copics and fussy cut the dragonfly. I went around the dragonfly edges with a black marker and stamped the sentiment in black on the lotus scene.

After attaching the mat and lotus Image to the seafoam card base, I attached the dragonfly only by the body using foam tape for dimension, and slightly bent up the wings. Then I added some sparkly enamel dots.


Thanks for stopping by!

Sandy

Comments

  1. LinbyJune 28, 2021 at 7:14 AM

    A gorgeous dragonfly! Your card is so lovely. I spent ages looking for the frog before re reading lol! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Stamping Sensations June challenge.

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  2. brendaJune 28, 2021 at 10:49 AM

    Just gorgeous and so very summery, many thanks for sharing a crafty 'I love....' with us at Stamping Sensations challenge.

    B x

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  3. pinkyJune 29, 2021 at 2:12 PM

    What a gorgeous Dragonfly and he looks perfectly happy among the beautiful flowers! Thanks for sharing what you love with us at Stamping Sensations.
    Pinky

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  4. HeatherJuly 9, 2021 at 8:56 PM

    Beautiful!! Sorry it didn't turn out how you had intended, but I think the end result is fabulous!! The dragonfly really is the star of the show! Thanks for playing with The House That Stamps Built.

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