Leaping Frog Hanging
Leaping Frog Hanging
Other products: Paper: Solar White (Neenah), White (Recollections); Inks: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Peeled Paint Distress, Baja Blue (Quick Quotes); Accessories: Moss Jute String, Bow-Easy Tool, Scotch Mounting Tape, glue dots, Aleene's Fast Grab Glue, mineral spirits, paper stumps, Prismacolor Pencils: Moss Green, Green Ochre, Light Aqua, Olive Green, Black, Pale Sage, Deco Pink, Hot Pink
Watch this video https://youtu.be/MdCjrtRUcFU to learn how to create and shape the flowers.
Instructions: Card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". Make white card base by cutting 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", score at 4 1/4" and fold. Cut a mat from medium green designer paper 4 1/16" x 5 5/16", ink edges with Peeled Paint and glue to base. To create frame, cut card front (pictured) from designer paper, die cut center image with Cut Mat Create 1A Medium Rounded Rectangle, ink edges with Baja Blue Ink and set aside.
Stamp frog image on Solar White with Onyx Black and color with pencils and mineral spirits using paper stumps. Cut a piece of Solar White paper 3 1/2" x 4 3/4" and stamp sentiment and frog image as pictured so that it appears through frame created with card front. Color raindrops on image with pencils. Add frame over frog image using Scotch Mounting Tape and glue to card base. Add colored frog image to uncolored image using Scotch Mounting Tape.
Make 3-loop bow using string and Bow-Easy Tool. Add as pictured using glue dots. For flower, stamp small flowers from Water Lily Cling Set on Solar White with Onyx Black. Color two different flowers with pencils and mineral spirits using paper stumps. Shape with Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit, glue together and add to bow center using Aleene's Fast Grab Glue. Add Heart of Gold Prills to flower center using Art Institute Glue.