Here is my entry for the zen colouring contest.
I am frustrated by the inadequacies of my cell phone for taking photos, therefore I will add more photos with different angles, and I will tell you exactly how I made this.
I decoupaged handmade paper randomly on a wooden board.
I printed two of the stencils, both on watercolour paper. The first one I did, I only coloured in one colour: an irredescent pink. That was meant to be the shadow, because I intended a three-dimensional effect.
I coloured the second dragonfly with watercolour pencils, and outlined every segment with glitter gel pens to create an irredescent effect.
I covered everything with cling plastic to prevent the colours from smudging when I use glue. (This is why everything seems so terribly shiny - the photos really do not show the actual effect well enough.)
First I glued the "shadow" to the board, and then I pasted the coloured dragonfly on top, using some acrylic texture paint to make the wings stand up a tiny bit.
I added a purple watercolour wash around the dragonfly to make it stand out against the rather busy, but monotone background.
I added the text with a purple Sharpie.
Here I have to give credit:
I hope you enjoy - I had great fun doing this!