In Trouble Again!

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend - and I hope your weather is like ours, which has been so warm and sunny! It actually feels like summer is here! We've been making the most of it with barbecues and having meals outside - so I hope you've been able to enjoy it too. Only thing is that it's a bit warm for Tilly the Dog - so we have to go walkies later in the evening! She's just come back now from our evening ramble round the field at the back of us - so she's quite happy now.
Today's card is something of a departure for me! I've used a little stamp from Paintbox Poppets called 'In Trouble Again' and I just think his expression is wonderful. I've seen that face many times before on my youngest! I thought I'd try something a bit different so went for a monochrome effect with minimal embellishment, but I think it works ok.

The card is a 5" square one and the backing papers in shades of grey & black are from American Crafts - great quality heavyweight papers. 

I've coloured him with promarkers and prisma pencils, and I must admit that it's more of a challenge doing a black & white image than a colour one! But I was quite pleased with how he turned out.

The gingham ribbon is from Joanna Sheen and the sentiment stamp is from LOTV. The black gems are from my stash. 

I found it quite hard to stop myself adding any other embellishments - my fingers always twitch towards flowers, buttons, fabrics, etc.! 

Anyway, hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend and I'll be back soon

Kim x 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges :-

The Poodles Parlour - monochrome

CharismaCardz - no flowers

Joyful Stamper - Anything Goes