sunnuntai 3. huhtikuuta 2016

D is for Dugong

The Craft Barn alpha/dictionary challenge is asking for the letter D with a twist of pink. I am using a wildlife encyclopedia, and trying to find creatures I never heard of before... so let me introduce you to the dugong that lives a quiet and secluded life eating seagrass on the seafloor. It is the only totally herbifore sea mammal on this planet! The dugongs live on coastal areas all the way from western Africa to Australia. Their closest relatives, manatees, live on the other side of the African continent and the northern part of South America.


I used a Tattered Angels spray for the blue background. It shimmers nicely, though the photo doesn't show it. I forgot that the cardstock I'm using for these doesn't really take sprays very well, but the blown surface acts like bubbles... I added some old book paper for the bottom of the sea and stamped pink seagrass (using a stamp that depicts sewing stitches!). I'm sure she doesn't mind a pink meal today :) Here's the back of the card with the description in Finnish. Want to learn more, but still don't read Finnish? No worry, check out the ever reliable wikipedia!


All the stamps I used are from Rubber Dance Art Stamps. 

The alpha cards that have been done so far can be found under the following links:

a
b (bananaquit)
c
d (dugong)
e
f (falanouc)
g (gundi)
h
i
j
k
l (flying dragon)
m
n
o
p
q (quelea)
r (rathbuni's salamander)
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z


15 kommenttia:

  1. Another wondrous animal to add to your collection!

    VastaaPoista
  2. The page is wonderful and a great interesting animal. I thought at first he was a manatee.

    VastaaPoista
  3. Wow what an interesting page - not seen this animal before - I'm guessing you printed the dugong out from something - even I (with my vast stamp collection) haven't got a dugong stamp - do I need one? Maybe not. Must find time to check out your other animals - such a great idea. Annie xxx

    VastaaPoista
    Vastaukset
    1. The picture and definition have both been fussy cut from the encyclopedia I'm using for these cards. Don't have a dugong stamp either :)

      Poista
  4. I love the style of your postcards and the stiching adds lovely detail x

    VastaaPoista
  5. What a fabulous creature and a lovely page.
    xxx Hazel.

    VastaaPoista
  6. Great page and very educational too - thanks for that!

    VastaaPoista
  7. Wouldn't he be quite a good character in a Disney movie. I can imagine his deep voice pouring out his wisdom. Fantastic illustration. Love the stitching you added.

    VastaaPoista
  8. Another wonderful creature! At the end of this challenge you are going to have a very diverse zoo!

    VastaaPoista
  9. What I love about this challenge is I learn SO much when I visit you. Words I've never heard before and animals I've never seen. What a fantastic choice, unique, and unusual. I'm fairly certain no one else will come up with a dugong as their choice of D words!

    VastaaPoista
  10. Thank you for introducing me to your dugong, I have never met one before! Love those pink sea grasses too. This was a great idea for the "D" challenge.

    VastaaPoista
  11. What a fabulous card with a unique choice of word. Love Dugongs and Manatees both are quite ancient creatures. x

    VastaaPoista
  12. A great use of the sewing stitch stamp.

    VastaaPoista
  13. Another fabulous project!! Love it! Thank you for joining in The Craft Barn Challenge.
    Jane x

    VastaaPoista