Is it hot enough for you....?

Hello all!  Is it hot enough for you? Because it's pretty warm here lol! But I'm not complaining because we didn't seem to have any summer last year. Tilly the Dog is flopped semi-conscious for most of the day and the cat sprawls out in the garden under the nearest shade!  But it's lovely to get up in the morning and sit outside with my morning cup of tea - much nicer than rain (I don't sit outside in that!).  We've got our usual comings and goings all weekend, teenagers doing the hokey cokey (in, out, in, then out again...!).

And so what have I got to share with you on one of the warmest days of the year?  Yes, you've guessed it - a Christmas card lol! The crafting world is something of a strange one with it's calendar, as I've realised that companies start releasing their Christmas collections and inspirations during the summer - and Nikky Hall at Polkadoodles is releasing a fabulous mini-cd for Christmas called Angelberry Christmas

and it's full of fabulous angels (coloured and b&w digis), papers, embellishments, etc. So do pop over to the Polkadoodles website and have a look. 

I've made a card using one of the digis

I've coloured her with copics and added lots of glamour dust to her wings! 

I added some pearls to her headdress. I've added some faux stitching to the papers and distressed the edges, some ribbon and a snowflake charm from stash. The die cut is using the Elyse Tree from Memory Box and I've added some clear dew drops. 

Hope the cool colours have cooled you down lol! 

I'll be back tomorrow - it'll be time for a new challenge over at Joanna Sheen and my first DT card (yippee!)

Kim x 

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

CraftyhazelnutsChristmas - trees

CraftyCalendar - colour inspiration

BrownSugar - shades of blue

Cut it up challenge - Christmas in July

PaperCraftingJourney - Christmas in July