Take a break from winter...

Greetings everyone.  Does anyone still like winter?  We have another storm coming in...right now it's just the winds, but more snow is on it's way....oh joy!  Needless to say, global warming doesn't include warmer winters!  So how can we kick-start spring?  I thought I would give it a go with a summer themed card.... 

This is another image from Just Inklined, titled Seaside Connor Crabbing.  Once again, I've used the 'out of the box technique' to cut the image, after colouring with copics.  On the card itself, I've expanded on the theme with some stenciled waves and stamped fish.  Then some washi tape for added interest and clear circle stickers and a bit of doodling for some water droplets or bubbles.

Other stamps I have used:
Inkadinkado - Butterfly
Daisy & Dandelion - Gone fishing

Now doesn't this make you feel warmer.....well, perhaps if you jack the heat up some!  lol.  One thing's for certain...we definitely have something to look forward to!  Warmer weather!!!

Thanks for stopping by, and stay safe and warm!

Some challenges for my card:

Cute Card Thursday - #302 Banish the Blues

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #240 Anything Goes

Card Makin' Mamas - #78 Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Lets Celebrate

Allsorts Challenge - #240 Free & Easy

Sister Act Card Challenge - #38 Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin - Sports and fitness

Rhedd & Rosie's - #23 Going Dotty

Crafty Hands - #5 Anything Goes

Creative Craft Challenges2 - #26 Anything Goes Stamp and Create - Anything Goes

Gone Fishing

Now that summer is basically over, I bet a lot of people are longing for these lazy days again...even if fishing isn't their thing.

Today I have used product from Daisy & Dandelion, which I won from Brenda, in a blog hop at Moving Along With the Times. I was very lucky to receive a decoupage kit along with matching rub-ons and stamps to complete a number of lovely cards.


Here I have made an aperature card, whereby I cut an opening in the card front. The decoupage layers are on the inside of the card, as shown here, and protrude through the opening when the card is closed. This all went together quite well, except for the aperature opening, I definitely need more practice at this...

As this is a first for me, with no stamping other than the sentiments, I am not sure which challenges I can enter, but I am going to try with the following:

Donna's Den of Crafts - Lots of Layers
Cooking It Up With Katie - Check out that Boy In Brown (recipe)
Charisma Cardz - Hot, Hot, Hot
Allsorts - Park Inspiration
Cards For Men - Long Summer Days
Meljen's Designs - Happy Birthday
3D Cards Challenge Blog - Sports (I believe fishing counts as a sport)