Awesomely Artistic Friend

Full Definition of friend

1. 1a :  one attached to another by affection or esteemb :  acquaintance
2. 2a :  one that is not hostileb :  one that is of the same nation, party, or group
3. 3:  one that favors or promotes something (as a charity)
4. 4:  a favored companion

I have a lot of awesomely artistic friends!

I'm very thankful for each and every one of them too.

That includes you.

For this card I used 2 great Stampin' Up! sets, 

Awesomely Artistic and Butterfly Basics.

The fern from the Butterfly Basics set was stamped off first 

to give some depth to the design.

The dragonfly was stamped on vellum and heat embossed

and also stamped on the design piece.

I ussy cut his wings out of the vellum and adhered them in the center

so they would lift up.

I confess that I pulled out some retired colors for this.

It was like playing with old friends.

I'm going to enter this at

Simon Says Monday Challenge

Best Friends

Thanks for the visit.

Enjoy!

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  Awesomely Artistic, Butterfly Basics, Gorgeous Grunge (SU)

Ink:  Certainly Celery, Garden Green, So Saffron, Whisper White (SU), Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Cardstock Vellum, Handsome Hunter (SU)

Other:  White EP (SU)

More Home Decor

I bought some little canvases at one of the craft stores.

They were on sale.

Very cheap.

Unfortunately  they were coated with something that water wouldn't penetrate.

Solution....

I cut watercolor paper to fit,

did a watercolor wash on the background,

stamped and painted the images.

I hope the paper sticks for a long time.

Since little things on the table end up getting knocked off,

I hung them in the dining room

opposite this art.

What do you think?

They actually hang straight.

I'm going to take them over to 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge

ANYTHING GOES

and

Simon Says Monday Challenge

NO ORDINARY PAPER

I used watercolor paper on the canvas.

I'm so glad you could stop by.

I appreciate all your comments.

I'll catch up to you very soon.

I hope....

Enjoy!

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  Butterflies (?no name on these stamps), Awesomely Artistic, Butterfly Basics (SU)

Ink:  Jet Black StazOn

Paper:  140 lb. cold press watercolor (Arches)

Other:  Canvas (ACMoore), Koi Watercolor, Aqua Painter, Burlap Ribbon (SU), Vintage Brad (?)