This is the first card I’ve made in several weeks, as we’ve been in the south soaking up the sun.  We came back early as there was to be a lot of rain and very strong winds – not what you want when packing up a caravan..!!  (ours stays in a Gardienage all winter)  Here it’s dry and sunny – so perfect for getting all my holiday washing dried.

I’ve used an All Dressed Up image – Butterfly Wings – on this card, which is for the birthday of one of my granddaughters.  I coloured the image with Promarkers and Copics, and added Stickles Star Dust dots for the butterfly trails. The sentiment and leaves are die cut, coloured with Promarkers, and sprayed with Spray and Sparkle.  The flower and sequins are from my stash.

I would like to enter my card into these challenges –

All Dressed Up Facebook Challenge – Add a Flower

All Dressed Up Challenge – Anything Goes                                                                          https://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.com/2019/08/august-challenge-96.html

Passion for Promarkers – Sequins, Pearls or Gems                                                https://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/09/week-510sequins-pearls-or-gems.html

Cutie Pie Challenge – Celebrations                                                                                               https://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2019/09/challenge-no-139-theme-celebrations.html

Digi Choosday – Anything Goes                                                                                             https://digichoosday.blogspot.com/2019/09/wk-37-anything-goes-crafting-challenge.html

Polkadoodles Challenge – Anything Goes                                                                                             https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/2019/09/wk-37-anything-goes-card-making.html

Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge – Anything Goes                                                                  https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/09/welcome-to-challenge-447.html

I never thought I’d be glad to have a thunderstorm.  It rained all day yesterday and again today, and now Its cooler and so much more pleasant, and I’m hoping we might get some strawberries and raspberries in the next day or two.

I have used this image – Christmouse Pudding, from LOTV – so many times I’ve had to call it something different this time..!!  It’s such a fun image and looks good in many colours.  I coloured it with Promarkers and cut around it with a Pearl Rectangle die.  The snowflake and sentiment are die cut, coloured with a Promarker and sprayed with Spray and Sparkle.

I would like to enter my card into these challenges –

Christmas with the Cuties – Going Green                                                                  https://christmaswiththecuties.blogspot.com/2019/07/challenge-no-29-theme-going-greenwith.html

Passion for Promarkers – Food and Drink                                                                   https://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/07/week-503food-drink.html

I Love Promarkers – Anything Goes – with the option of Christmas in July          https://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/2019/07/challenge-389.html

As You Like It Challenge – Favourite Bird or Beast and Why   (My favourite has to be beasts -as in small furry creatures.  Mice are probably my most favourite as they’re so cute.)                https://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/07/favourite-bird-or-beast-and-why.html 

Polkadoodles Challenge – Anything Goes                                                                                 https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/2019/07/wk-30-anything-goes-craft-challenge-at.html

Digi Choosday – Anything Goes                                                                                               https://digichoosday.blogspot.com/2019/07/week-30-anything-goes-crafting.html

I love the sun – but at the moment it’s just too hot to go outside.  Our house – like most French houses – is built to stay cool in the summer, but that’s not happening, which isn’t surprising when the temps are in the 40’s.  Even the fan in my craft room is just blowing hot air – I wish we had a swimming pool…!!

I made a birthday card for my daughter using this image from All Dressed Up. I thought she would like it as she is very keen on keeping fit.  I coloured the image with Promarkers and cut around it with an Xcut die.  I enlarged the image to make some extra weights, coloured them with a silver Promarker and curved them.  The paper is from Polkadoodles, the gems are from my stash and the sentiment is die cut and embossed.

I would like to enter my card into these challenges –

All Dressed Up Facebook Challenge – Pearls and/or Gems

All Dressed Up Challenge – Anything Goes                                                                   https://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.com/2019/07/challenge-95-july-2019.html

Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge – Anything Goes                                                    https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/07/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-440-and-dt.html

Cutie Pie Challenge – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun                                                    http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2019/07/challenge-no-137-theme-girls-just-wanna.html

Digi Chooseday – Anything Goes                                                                                   https://digichoosday.blogspot.com/2019/07/week-30-anything-goes-crafting.html

Polkadoodles Challenge – Anything Goes                                                                         https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/2019/07/wk-29-anything-goes-crafting-challenge.html

We have a new challenge starting today at Di’s Digi Designs and the theme is – Christmas in July.  I used the cute image – Frosty Tweets – available here – on my card.

 I coloured the image with Promarkers, added Liquid Pearls for the snow spots and Cosmic Shimmer Jewels for the snow.  The stamped sentiment is embossed.

We hope you will join in this challenge at Di’s Digi Designs where you could win some of Di’s gorgeous images – as well as adding to – or starting- your Christmas cards for this year.

I would like to enter my card into these challenges –

Christmas with the Cuties – Spots and Dots                                                                                   https://christmaswiththecuties.blogspot.com/2019/06/challenge-no-28-theme-spots-and-dots.html

Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge – Anything Goes                                                                                  https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/07/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-438.html 

Polkadoodles Challenge – Anything Goes                                                                                                       https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/2019/07/wk-28-anything-goes-crafting-challenge.html

We have a new challenge starting today at Di’s Digi Designs and the theme is – Sweet Summertime.  I used this adorable image – Strawberry Feast – available here – on my card.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and die cut it with a stitched circle die.  I placed it on a scalloped circle from Polkadoodles Fanciful circles, with the edge coloured with a red Promarker, and placed it all on a pink checked circle cut from the largest Polkadoodles Fanciful Circles set.  The small sentiment tag is from LOTV and the ribbon and strawberry charm are from my stash.  I don’t think these little mice will need much rocking to sleep if they eat all these strawberries.

We hope you will join in this challenge at Di’s Digi Designs where you could win some of Di’s gorgeous images.

I would like to enter my card into these challenges –

Polkadoodles Challenge – Anything Goes                                                                               https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/2019/06/wk26-anything-goes-crafting-challenge.html 

Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge – Anything Goes                                                                           https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/06/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-436.html

Cutie Pie Challenge – Ribbons and Bows                                                                                          https://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2019/06/challenge-no-136-theme-ribbons-bows.html 

Passion for Promarkers – Four Legged Friends                                                                                                https://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/06/week-499four-legged-friends.html