Just Good Friends

Time for another Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge!! Our hostess today is the lovely Jacqui, who has titled her challenge "Just Good Friends".

I've used "Picnic With a Friend". I just adore this sweet image of two friends enjoying a picnic together. I love cards that celebrate friendship...especially those little moments that build the foundation of a beautiful friendship. Friends are so precious and are to be treasured. How sweet are those moments when you can just kick back, relax and enjoy each other's company? In our busy lives, these moments can sadly be few and far between. Perhaps we could all learn a lesson from little Danni and Bella. Look at them...so content to share a picnic and an afternoon of quality time.

I stamped "Picnic With a Friend" on Neenah and coloured with Copic markers. I've been trying to experiment with different shades for hair. Boy, do I struggle with blonde hair! I think I'm pretty happy with how this combo turned out. For Danni's hair, I used E50, Y11, Y21, Y17, E 33, E35, E37, E97 and E99. It's a long list of colours...I'm always a bit embarrassed by how many I use! (lol...could almost be a post of it's own.) I only used a few strokes of some of the colours though. LOL...her hair actually turned out almost the same colour as her little feline friend! For Bella, I used E50, Y17, Y21, Y23 and a few browns (probably E33 and E35...maybe a bit of E97) for added depth. The blanket and dress are paper-pieced. This is a technique I don't often use, but I really love it! I finished it off with a bow (tied of course with my Bow-Easy). This gorgeous silk ribbon is from Lacey's store Stamp and Create....I am completely in love with this ribbon. It's a dream to work with! The sentiment is from JustRite stamps. (Believe it or not, I was lucky enough to find two sets of JustRite stamps at my local Winners!! You better believe I snatched those puppies right up! lol) Oh, and I attempted to make my own flower...hmmm, might need to work on those a bit! Everybody seems to be making these wonderful swirly flowers...I decided to cut out some extra petals as a base. Perhaps I should have searched for a tutorial, but I didn't feel like getting up from my table to look on the computer. For the centre, I added one of my favourite dollar store pearls.

Hop on over to the Wags 'n Whiskers blog for some inspiration from the beautiful samples by the rest of the DT. To enter our challenge this week, just follow the challenge topic and make sure to use a Wags 'n Whiskers image. You can find them here. Then link up your creation, and you could be the lucky winner of a new Wags 'n Whiskers stamp!

Have a blessed Friday,

Melanie

PS...Don't forget to head on over the The Town Scrapper today for another new challenge!! There is always a great prize up for grabs!

Stamps: Wags 'n Whiskers "Picnic With a Friend", JustRite Stamps(sentiment)

Paper: Neenah, Bazzill, K&Company, Doodlebug, My Mind's Eye

Ink: Memento, Copic markers, Ancient Page

Embellishments: Hand-made flower, dollar store pearls, Silk ribbon

Tools: Various Spellbinders, machine stitching, Bow-Easy, MS border punch