ribbet, ribbet

Recipient: (username at EMS) Froggy
Design: "Hoppy Birthday" freebie by Brookesbooks
Stitch Size: 40 stitches high x 34 stitches wide (quarter for scale)
Fabric: 28ct white Monaco, stitched over one
tweekings due to stash on hand and to make it suit the Christmas theme to go with the exchange-
>I used green instead of brown for the shading along the arm (stash on hand=didn't have that color) and backstitching (instead of the same brown and black)
>the present I had to change completely to make it look Christmas-like. I went with all red -cotton and Light effect. When I started to stripe with green & red thought it competed with the green of the frog.
>The hat I omitted completely, I felt it would have made it more of New Year's style, and with lack of time to fully change it to a more Christmas style -leaving it off just made sense.
This was finished with double slided tape and mounted on a card I made from cardmaking things I had on hand. I used the same LE red to tie the bow at the bottom.

What was also in the package:
~ package of stitchbow holders
~ plastic canvas
~ skein of DMC LE green
~ package of froggy stickers with cute googly eyes
~ ornament kit
~ pillow-type Christmas ornament with a blank stitchable front
~ tiny stuffed froggie
And I think that's it! I didn't take a picture of the whole package (DUH!)