Part 2 of Dolphins, Giraffes and Serenity, hmmmmm

Hi again!

Okay, on to the next part of Dolphins, Giraffes and Serenity.  Having taken care of the dolphin part (please see below), what do giraffes and serenity have in common?  Well, Tami at Gingerloft created several new fantastic stamps to give away for a live event last Sunday at CDAC , Crafter's Digital Art Community (I think that is what the initials stand for...I'm close!).  She needed a card showing her new release of Giraffe and Serenity.  It just happened to be my folks 61st anniversary, so as you shall see, I decided to combine the images.  Here you go:

Ta Da...Giraffe and Serenity!  Of course there has to be a story behind this card also.  Clearly Gingerloft's new Serenity image, used as a background, is very, well, serene.  Oh, the word is right up there in the left corner!  Silly me.  A very pretty image.  I had the idea to add the new Giraffe digi in front as if he is saying the word "Serenity" because when you open the card the sentiment shouts in large bold font, "YA RIGHT!!! (Below in smaller font it says Happy 61st Anniversary, Daddy & Momma.")  Not that they have had an un-serene marriage, after all they have been together for soooo long, but, well, you would have to know my Mom and Dad!  They will crack up when they receive this card.  It's late.  Oh, back to the card. I used the mask technique, adding a few clouds to the Serenity background image.  What is so cool about this image is that it can be used as a lake/ocean-type image or as dry ground.  Check out Serenity at Gingerloft and you will see what I mean.  I put Giraffe in front on sponge dots to lift him out.   I next crafted a fence out of some wood that peeled off an old box, gluing the whole fence together before gluing it to the card.  Then I just added some bright blue flowers that I colored with Copics and cut out, also using a few pop-out dots here and there, and cut a few pine trees for along the mountain.  I found those larger purplish paper flowers in my stash.  I think I got them in the mail.  I usually make my own flowers so it was a treat to be able to grab a few that were already made-almost!  All I had to do was add some purple ink to the edges, put a few together with a white brad and place!  Fast!  I could get use to this pre-made flower stuff real easy.  Although I enjoy making my own, too.  

I think that's it!  I hope you get a little chuckle out of the "Serenity-Ya Right" part of this card!  I can't wait for my folks to open it!  Okay, enough damage done for this evening.  I'm starting to wear down.  Can you tell?  I hope you have a real nice night/day.  I have one more card to post and will do so tomorrow.  Bet ya can't wait.  YA RIGHT!!!

Manderly

xxxooo

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FairyTale Challenges- #85 Spring
Crafty Ribbons- #13 Paws for Thought
Craft Your Days Away- #39 Paper Piecing
One Stop Craft Challenge- #70 Create your own Background
The Corrosive Challenge- #143 Another Dimension
Allsorts Challenge- #142 Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant- TPE 136 Print It
Simply Create Too- #7 Add Sunshine (entry #1)
PaperCrafting Journey- #3 Make it Cute!
Craft Us Crazy- #21 Fav Color/Fav Embellishment - fav embellie-fences (this one handmade-loooove fences!!) and flowers