Just Ducky!

Hello friends! I'm excited to show you another adorable 2RedBananas set today! I just love this cute little fella from Abbey Westemeyer's new set, Just Ducky...he makes me smile because puddles are like a boy magnet no matter how old my Matthew is! Gotta love it!

To me, this little guy just screams Spring! I wanted to stamp him in bright fun colors, so I grabbed for my baby oil and prismas in rainbow colors after stamping him in Memento tuxedo black. I went over the umbrella, raindrops and puddle with a Copic At You Spica glitter pen. (I got a new packet of markers this weekend at the Copic certification class, and learned that At You Spica translated from Japanese into English means something like, *WOW, stars!* In the close-up shot you can see why!)

The designer paper I used is the flip side of Imaginisce's Hot Chicks...the yellow of the print matches the duck almost perfectly. I popped a couple of bright orange buttons on top of some spring green flowers and gave them little knots of yellow crinkle ribbon. I love the contrast of the pale and bright against the real red card base. I hope you like it too! Be sure to check out the preview that Jeanette made on the 2RedBananas blog, and Wendy's too! It's kinda funny...this set has several images but we all chose the same one!

I'd like to say thanks to all of you who were praying for me and my Spellbinders' submission! I am sad that I didn't make the final cut, but as I said before, I am thrilled to have made the top 24 and my prayer was that what was best for me would be what would happen. So I'm taking a deep breath and believing that this year will still be filled with good things and lots of fun opportunities! Hugs to my friend Kelly who also waited and didn't get a call, and congrats to Karen! We're so proud of you!