sunnuntai 4. syyskuuta 2016

H and O

The Craft Barn alpha/dictionary challenge is going forward every fortnight... and I'm making two cards at once: H for the challenge that ends tonight and O for the challenge that just started. I'm piecing a wildlife encyclopedia for this challenge, and today we have two mammals: the hoolock and the oribi.


The hoolock gibbon spends all of it's life in trees, hence the green background. They are light grey when they are born and turn black at a few months age. The females turn grey/tan after puberty. I picked him not only because of the never-before-heard-of name, but also because of this gorgeous video. Those eyebrows are adorable!!! (and the mom looks a bit fierce compared to the cute baby) Here is the back of the card with the info text.


The oribi looks (to my eyes) like any other small gaselle or antilope, but is actually the only member of it's genus. It has a peculiar bald black spot on both cheeks, almot like having two eyes! I layered some gelli prints for the background.








8 kommenttia:

  1. Lovely backgrounds on both pieces. Thanks for the video link - my eyebrows these days look very much like the gibbons!!

    VastaaPoista
  2. These are great. The stitching looks very effective. These are two animals I have never heard of and don't you think hoolock is a great sounding word. I watched the vid, the hoolock baby gibbon is so cute!

    VastaaPoista
  3. 2 great additions to your set. Love the background on the Oribi

    VastaaPoista
  4. Thank you for entering the Craft Barn Alpha/Dictionary Challenge. Good Luck Mickie x

    VastaaPoista
  5. I really look forward to seeing your entries they are always beautiful and informative and you haven't disappointed this time. I especially like the background for the oribi, it feels hot and dry!

    VastaaPoista
  6. Both of these are incredible. I always learn something when I visit you. I've never heard of either of these mammals before, but love how you treated both. The stitching is one of the things I liked, too.

    VastaaPoista
  7. Great atcs yet again. I'm so looking seeing to seeing them all together at the end!

    VastaaPoista
  8. Two wonderful cards, I love them both.
    xxx Hazel.

    VastaaPoista