You'd think I'd be entering a card in every one of Seize the Birthday's challenges, and I should since in addition to The Topper, you can submit any birthday card. It's getting it on the list that seems to be the problem. This time I'm submitting a birthday card that was specifically created for The Topper: Winged Things.
I keep a box of purchased, but unused, products, and one of them was the Jumbo Curiosity Dragonfly by The Greetery. I knew at once that this was my opportunity, and I'm quite sure I won't have any difficulty finding a recipient for the card.
Luckily I found some alcohol ink panels I created a long time ago and thought that this pink, blue, and aqua one would be perfect for the dragonfly. You can barely see the background on the focal point panel in the above photo, but it's more clearer at the bottom of the panel in the next photo. I initially tried embossing it in clear, but it wasn't very nice, so instead I stamped the Simon Says Bold Leaves background stamp in black on black. I wasn't sure that would work, but it's lovely IRL.
I added some foam behind the dragonfly panel and behind its wings for some dimension. The sentiment and the die cut banner are from The Greetery as well. The final touch was to add some gems which luckily matched the dragonfly's wings perfectly.
I'll also be adding this at NBUS since this is the dragonfly's inaugural appearance!
We've had one day of sunshine in the last week, but the forecast for now shows no more sun until February 1st. I certainly hope the meteorologists are wrong!
Edited: I received a lovely invitation in the comments to submit this card to another challenge: Color Options where the prompt is BLACK! It's a new challenge for me, but I'm happy to oblige. They have a fabulous mood board:
