Birthday Card for Max

Here is the other card I was able to get done this week with the couple of hours here and there that I got breaks. This is for my grandson, Max, who loves all things Seasame Street.

I got this image from a fellow blogger, Ida Melby, when I saw a card done with it on her blog(http://ipb.blogspot.com/2009/03/monster-card.html). She directed me to a site that had pictures to print and color and this was one of the images. I used my prismacolor pencils and gamsol to color in the image and had a few problems with the printer ink bleeding but I solved that by first putting down a light layer and then a darker layer. The darker layer hid the bleeding when I blended it over the first one. I cut out the image and popped it on dimensionals and then stamped and colored another arm and the cookies so I could cut them and pop them over the originals to give even more depth to the card. I also added a party hat to Cookie Monster and the number 4 on the bottom, both from clear stamp sets I have. I used the number CB folder on my yellow background. I know he's going to love it.

I apologize for the scanned picture, but what's a gal to do when she's out of her element?