Happy Birthday Diane!

Happy Birthday Sweet friend!
 I smile when I remember how lucky I am to have you as my friend...
And then I laugh, because there is nothing you can do about it!

PROCESS INVENTORY

IMAGES: 

• For the focal image I used Paper Tole Technique to 3D her head, sign and hands. Printed 2 copies, colored them with Copics, fussy cut and 'paper sculpted' the image. Each layer is alternately glued & elevated with foam tape to achieve dimension.
• Sentiment is Country Impressions [1997]

PAPER: 

• Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the base card 
• DP used for the scalloped frame & for the dragonflies is from My Minds Eye.

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

• McGill punch used for the dragonflies
• Die Cut used to shape the oval and frame is by Sizzix.
• Ivy is die cut by Cottage Cutz
• The teal bow was meant for another project and was lost on my desk for a couple of weeks... but I ran across it when I was making this card and it matched the little girls hair bow perfectly - yea!

INKS:

• images were printed on an Epson WF-3520 printer 
• colored with Copics:

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:
Art by MiRan Challenge #29 – ATG
Pile it On #64 – Frames or Borders
Crafting from the Heart #55 – ATG
Crafty Sentiments –ATG
Papertake Weekly – Focus on Words
Shopping our Stash L:13 – SOS #197 – Lost & Found [The teal bow]
Through the Craft Room Door – ATG
Open-Minded Crafting  #34 – Recycle Something [The green base card was left over paper from another card... I made it into a card even thought it folds too short and then expanded the height by adding the ovals.]
Top Tip Tues – 3 of something [3 dragonflies]
Sugar and Betty's Challenge Blog – ATG or Layers
Party Time Tuesday #197 – ATG

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny