It's summer!

We had a real heatwave here,

just as I was making this card...

At Patties Creations this month, we are challenging you to use a

"beach / under the sea" theme.

I used the image called "beach time" which was wonderful to colour. 

I really played with my alcohol pens and tried to get some texture in the sand,

using a pointilism technique. 

I diecut the sentiment, after colouring various grades of blues.

I haven'y used this die before and I have had it for years!

The baking paper came from a papercraft pack that I've had for yonks, too. 

I tried to make the image resemble an old polaroid picture. 

The butterflies are from one of my favourite punches from

Martha Stewart.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Love to craft - atg - 2 Sept
Scribbles - summer - 15 Aug
Sweet stampers - atg - 10 Aug
Cards galore encore - atg - 1 Sept
Crafty Hazelnuts - patterned paper - 1 Sept
Cardz 4 galz - summer fun - 15 Aug
Crafting with an attitude - atg - 31 Aug
Imagine that - atg - 5 Sept
Lil patch of crafty friends - atg - 5 Aug
Creative moments - atg - 7 Aug
Die cuttin divas - atg - 6 Aug

I like how this one came out.