It’s been so wet and miserable this past week, so I’ve managed to make another Christmas card, and this time I’ve used one of Di’s Digi stamps – Pass the Parcel Mice.  I coloured it with Promarkers and Copics and cut around the image with a Holly Ring die from Yvonne Creations, the edge of which I sprayed with Spray and Sparkle.  The edges of the papers are distressed and the die cuts are glittered with Imagination Crafts Detail Sparkle.  The ribbon is from my stash and the sentiment tags are from LOTV.

I would like to enter my card into these challenges –

Di’s Digi Designs Challenge – Christmas in July                                                                                   http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.fr/2017/07/christmas-in-july-challenge.html

Winter Wonderland Challenge – Use a Digi Image                                                                                     http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.fr/2017/07/use-digi-image.html

ABC Christmas Challenge -N is for New – O is for Old     (all old items)                                                   http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.fr/2017/07/n-is-for-new-o-is-for-old.html

Christmas with the Cuties – Favourite Festive Digi                                                                                     http://christmaswiththecuties.blogspot.fr/2017/07/challenge-8-favourite-festive-digi.html

A Gem of a Challenge – Christmas in July                                                                                                      http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.fr/2017/07/challenge-199-christmas-in-july.html

Ribbon Girl Challenge – Use Any Image                                                                                                            http://ribbongirls.blogspot.fr/2017/07/july-use-any-image-challenge.html

In January I decided I would make 3 Christmas cards each month, to avoid a last minute rush this Christmas.  Well you know what they say about the “best laid plans…”  and until now I only had 8 cards in my Christmas pile – this one makes 9…. so I’ve a long way to go.

I used a digi image – Gifts on the Tree – from LOTV, coloured it with Promarkers and Copics, and added liquid pearls and Glamour Dust.  I sprayed Spray and Sparkle onto the blue paper and distressed the edges of the DPs and the image square.  The die cut snowflakes are from Toga (I think) and the Snowflake Corner is from Memory Box – all glittered with Glamour Dust.

I would like to enter my card into these challenges –

LOTV Facebook Challenge – Feature a Creature     (2 bunnies – please delete if they don’t count)                                                                                              http://ideastoinspire.blogspot.fr/2017/07/july-challenge-feature-creature.html

Di’s Digi Designs Challenge – Christmas in July                                                                      http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.fr/2017/07/christmas-in-july-challenge.html

Ribbon Girl Challenge – Any Image                                                                                             http://ribbongirls.blogspot.fr/2017/07/july-use-any-image-challenge.html

Catch the Bug Challenge – Make it Sparkle                                                                                           http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.fr/2017/07/christmas-in-july-day-1-saturday-theme.html

The Paper Shelter Challenge – Die cuts and Punches                                                               http://thepapershelter.blogspot.fr/2017/07/challenge-302-punches-andor-dies.html

ABC Christmas Challenge – N for New..O for Old  ( New image and snowflake die cuts – Old DPs and Snowflake Corner die cut )                                                                                                 http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.fr/2017/07/n-is-for-new-o-is-for-old.html     

I haven’t made a card for about 5 weeks now, as we’ve been on holiday in our caravan in the south of France.  We went for 3 weeks initially – but the weather was so good and we met up with several of our old friends – so we stayed a bit longer.  We first went to that camp site 28 years ago so it’s like our second home.  I’m now wading thru the washing – not helped by the iffy weather we’re having here in the centre of France.

This is one of several cards I now need to make in a hurry.  I used Grown with Love, from Di’s Digi stamps, coloured it with Promarkers and Copics, and cut around the image with a stitched square die.  I distressed the edges of the papers, from Polkadoodles, and cut a stitched square frame.  The butterflies are First Edition dies, distressed with inks, and the trails are Liquid Pearls.  The sentiment is from LOTV, the flowers are from the Ribbon Girl and the lace and pearls are from my stash.

I would like to enter my card into these challenges –

Di’s Digi Designs Challenge – Layer It Up                                                                               http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.fr/2017/06/layer-it-up-challenge.html

Ribbon Girl Challenge – Any Card                                                                                                 http://ribbongirls.blogspot.fr/2017/07/july-card-challenge.html

In the Pink Challenge – Special Occasion                                                                              http://inthepinkchallenge.blogspot.fr/2017/06/challenge-122-special-occasion.html

A Gem of a Challenge – Animals                                                                                                          http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.fr/2017/07/challenge-198-animals.html

Passion for Promarkers  – Add Pearls                                                                                          http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.fr/2017/07/week-403add-pearls.html

Little Miss Muffet Challenge – Anything Goes                                                                               http://littlemissmuffetchallenges.blogspot.fr/2017/06/challenge-166-anything-goes.html

Polkadoodles Challenge – Anything Goes                                                                                                      https://polkadoodle.blogspot.fr/2017/07/week-27-anything-goes-polkadoodles.html

Digi Choosday – Anything Goes                                                                                                              https://digichoosday.blogspot.fr/2017/07/wk-28-anything-goes-digi-choosday-craft.html

The Paper Shelter Challenge – Going Digital                                                                                       http://thepapershelter.blogspot.fr/2017/07/challenge-301-going-digital.html             

 I hope my post for this has scheduled – as we will be driving to the south of France when the Fab’n Funky challenge goes live.  Our lovely leader, Judith, has chosen the theme – Marvellous Men !! for this week’s challenge.

Our fabulous sponsor for this challenge is Dr Digi with a prize of 2 digis for the lucky winner.

Dr Digi gave the Design Team their choice of images to play with but I chose to use Spells for Beginners – available here – which I won a little while ago.

I coloured the image with Copics and Promarkers and die cut it with a Spellbinders Curved Rectangular Frame.  The papers are from Whimsy’s Teen Boys Papers, the sentiment is from LOTV and the stars are die cut.

I would like to enter my card into these challenges –

Ribbon Girl Challenge – Any Card                                                                                        http://ribbongirls.blogspot.fr/2017/06/the-ribbon-girl-june-card-challenge.html

A Gem of a Challenge – For the Boys/Men                                                                              http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.fr/2017/05/challenge-195-for-boysmen-any-male-image.html

Love to Scrap Challenge – Boyz Rule                                                                                    https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.fr/2017/06/ltscb-98-boyz-rule.html

I hope everyone enjoys lovely weather over the Bank Holiday weekend.  It’s been very hot here in France,  but next week it’s supposed to rain – hope the forecast is wrong as our son and his little daughter arrive tomorrow.

I made this card for my son in law’s birthday, using Toot Toot from LOTV, which I coloured with Promarkers.  The papers are from Whimsy and the sentiment is a stamp which I embossed.  I embossed the cloud images, fussy cut around them and distressed the edges with blue and grey ink.  The cogs were die cut with an All Occasions die.

I would like to enter my card into these challenges –

Passion for Promarkers – Make It Manly                                                                  http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.fr/2017/05/week-396make-it-manly.html

Ribbon Girl Challenge – Any Image                                                                                       http://ribbongirls.blogspot.fr/2017/05/ribbon-girl-may-use-any-image-challenge.html

A Gem of a Challenge – For the Boys/Men                                                                                  http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.fr/2017/05/challenge-195-for-boysmen-any-male-image.html

CRAFT Challenge – Father’s Day/Male                                                                                   http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.fr/2017/05/challenge-417-25th-of-may-fathers.html