ATC World Ladybirds

I love ladybirds - that is proper ones .... red ones with black spots, the fewer the better.  The yellow ones I do not like - they kill my pretty ones.
After spending some time looking through my stash I decided I would colour some pictures for this one.  Did I tell you I love colouring!!!


This ladybird  just asked to be coloured so I used my watercolour pencils and set to work.  After colouring I used my waterbrush to paint over the leaves, adding Crystal Lacquer drops for eyes to the Ladybird.

I used my watercolour pencils to colour the rest of the cards.  I added punch waste to two of the corners.

I kept this card to monochrome, well, would have been but I added some red to the Ladybird to cheer up the card.

I coloured the background lightly, placing over the flower sticker under my sheet to give it some texture.  After colouring the rest of the picture, I wanted to add something to make this one special so that it would go to be a 'hostie' gift.  I added some punch waste along the bottom, using leaves and three sizes of flowers.  A flower in the top left added balance .... although if one is righthanded it might not!!!

These were the cards I received in return: -


A little blue felt ladybird.
Thank you Jennifer J.

This litlle die cut  on a raffia branch.

Thank you Lori. 

This ladybird is called Victoria and she has a secret ..... the artist has a brilliant sense of humour too.

Thank you Kathy.