maanantai 26. joulukuuta 2016

M and P

The Craft Barn alpha/dictionary challenge 2016 has come to an end: one letter every other week all year through adds up to the whole alphabet (missing the å,ä,ö we use here Finland :) ) I have animals from a wildlife dictionary, both underwater predators this time: the Matamata turtle for the M challenge and the illuminated netdevil (pensaskrotti in Finnish) for the P challenge. Here are the cards. I used some underpapers with embossing as backgrounds.



The matamata turtle looks rather weird. It lurks underwater and swallows small fish, check this little video here. The illuminated netdevil is an angler fish, one of those deep sea ones, but besides the lure, this has a bush-like thing dangling under it's chin (the Finnish name means bush-crott). Both the lure on the head and the bush are luminous, obviously to attract food... And this is the female, males are tiny and attach themselves as parasites to the females abdomen! Here are the backs of the cards with the definition texts.




And so all the cards are done! Here are links to the previous posts, I guess I'll have to make a post with all the cards. Let's hope we get a sunny day, so I can take some new photo's.







8 kommenttia:

  1. Loved all of your entries! you managed to find animals that aren't common and thus I learned so much! What a wonderful book you have now.

    VastaaPoista
  2. I have really looked forward to seeing your entries over the year and learning about the animals. You have ended on two fabulous beasts! Xx

    VastaaPoista
  3. Thee are lovely - I have so enjoyed your entries throughout the year and thank you for joining the Craft Barn Alpha/Dictionary challenge xx

    VastaaPoista
  4. Great artwork for your final two pieces and an education for us to learn about all these creatures. Happy New Year!

    VastaaPoista
  5. I've always been impressed when I visit. Not only did you keep to your theme, you taught us about your native tongue and very unique wildlife. At first, I thought the fish was a cartoon till I read about the parts that grow from its chin and forehead. This has been a very enjoyable and artistic education, while you created your CB challenges.

    VastaaPoista
  6. Fabulous, I have really enjoyed looking at all your lovely nature cards, and learning about all your animals.

    VastaaPoista
  7. Well done on completing the challenge and your final entries are great. My wildlife knowledge has grown immensely through the year with the fascinating information you have given us. Wishing you a very happy 2017.

    VastaaPoista
  8. These are great. I have enjoyed seeing all your wildlife themed cards.
    Wishing you a very Happy 2017.

    VastaaPoista