F is for Falanouc

The Craft Barn alpha/dictionary challenge is asking for f. I don't really have any craft time right now, but I had to put this together, since the challenge runs all year, I wouldn't want to miss a single one :) I am also posting for the Country View challenge (make your own background), the Craft Barn weekly challenge (heart, not red), the Our Creative Corner challenge (sewing/stitches) and the Paperartsy challenge (wax, I used gelatos). Quite a tour for this little mammal from Madagaskar! Here's the front:

And the description on the back of the card. Want to know more about this, but can't read Finnish? Check here :) I seriously suspect my wildlife encyclopedia to be outdated. The name in English is falanouc, and the name in Finnish is actually "falanukki" which is practically the same. Perhaps the book has a typo here, because the consonants have been swapped around? I (once again) wrote the real name on the side of the card. The heart has been placed next to a part of the text that says falanoucs form lifelong partnerships with their mates. Cute!

I made the background with Fresco Finish paints on canvas paper. Paints, a stencil, some Gelatos (heat set) and stamping with a small leaf using Stazon. (The falanouc rummages around in foilage searching for worms, insects, frogs and other treats :) On the other side I used a background stamp to add the same green shades. It looks lovely, but is mostly covered by the text. all the used stamps (letter f, leaf and background are from Rubber Dance).

To add more texture and some "ground" to the front, I made my own "chunky" embossing: I spread embossing ink on an acrylic block, added embossing powder and rubbed it of with a brush. sorry about the colours in the photos, it's the same white paper in all of them! The embossing was heated from underneath, should have done it before adhering everything in place! 

Here's the card once more, since there were so many pictures in between, and below are the links to the previous alpha cards. 

b (bananaquit)
f (falanouc)
q (quelea)