Gator Greetings

This is more of a "Grateful Gator" instead of a "Gator Greetings"........the reason being: Ever since this little digi came out from Chicken Girl Design I've wanted it. I finally got the rest of my order organized and shipped it off (by the click of a mouse) to i {heart} papers! Yipee. Now keep in mind I had never ordered a digi image before. I have gotten the freebies from various sites but never ordered one. To make a very long story short - I downloaded the digi FOUR TIMES - and all four times, I kept getting this black blob! OK, the only thing I knew to do was to wait until one of my "computer age children" showed up and saved me. Well, lo and behold, after sitting there for a few minutes I received an e-mail from Kate, the owner of i {heart} papers, wanting to know if I needed some help!!! Did I ever. She was so gracious, patient, and helpful and went out of her way to get this old computer dummy on the right track. What a wonderful lady and a wonderful company.................So, thanks again, Kate, and TA DA...the gator...........

I used Old Olive, Ballet Blue, Pumpkin Pie, White, and Pawisitively DP (SU). I colored Mr. Gator with Copics (yes, I'm STILL working on this) and SU markers. The bow was made with my trusty Bow Easy (also from i {heart} papers)! This little image will get alot of use with all the grand children's birthdays!

Oh, yes, the sketch is from Sweet Stop Sketches 59! I kept trying to put something in the empty space over on the right - above the bow - and just couldn't get anything to look right....So, I decided to leave it empty......I'll have to work on that one and see how I can re-do this when I use this wonderful sketch again. Maybe I'll leave the sentiment off from under the gator and put one in that spot.

Thanks for stopping by......................

Lynn