CRAFTY CALENDAR CHALLENGE - MAY - 'THINGS WITH WINGS'

Good afternoon again peeps - this is the final card on this run and is a DT card for Crafty Calendar - the theme being 'Things with Wings'.  I think I went a tad overboard 'cos I chose various critters with wings, not only did the image have butterflies and ladybirds on it, the paper had bees and dragonflies on it and then I attacked my dies and found ... ladybirds, butterflies and bumblebees!!!

Bumblebees really are my favourite insect - the latin word is 'Bombus' - it just rolls off the tongue!  We've had several of them 'nesting' in the garden over the past few years and they are amazing!  Sorry - I'm orf on a waffle again aren't I.  Will get back to my card before I send you all to sleep!  I used a die I've had for a while (please note Sue J) although I've not used it before.  This is a Spellbinder die called 'Dahlia' and I used it to make the card blank.

Ingredients

White Pearlescent card - Crafters Companion

Day Dream Believing - Sassy Cheryl 

Best of 'Susan Wingett' 12 x 12 paper pad - K and Co

Blue/Yellow card - Core'dinations cardstock

Grand Big Scallop Circle die - Spellbinders Dies

Grand Dahlia die - Spellbinders Dies

Small Butterfly die - Elizabeth Dies

Ladybug die - Elizabeth Dies

Pippi Butterfly die - Memory Box Dies

Mini Bumblebee die - Cottage Cuts Dies

Graph'it Markers

Stardust Stickles

It's a bit bright, it's a bit busy but I like this one!  I think it would be great for a little girl's birthday.  You don't have to use insect type images or dies - there are fairies and angels - all with wings - so you can make a card using whatever you prefer!  I would love to see your creations in our challenge this month.

Whilst I'm here on a waffle - has anyone found plants missing from their garden ponds???  Seriously though, we bought a few plants last week for our newly 'refurbished' pond and these included two floating water hyacinths and two floating 'cabbage leaf' type plants, apparently they oxygenate the water.  Yesterday the maestro came charging up to my craftroom to tell me that one of the water hyacinths had disappeared (absolutely no trace at all) and this morning he's just informed me that one of the 'cabbage leaf' types has also disappeared.  We've had to put fishing line around them and attached them to stones in the middle of the pond to stop them floating to the side!!!  My guess is that the squirrels fancy a bit of salad and, when the wind blows the plants to the edge, they are just right for little squirrel paws.  I wouldn't mind, but we pay good money for bloomin' monkey nuts and they've left these ..... for the moment!!!

Water Hyacinth on the left 

Oh well - if anyone has had this happen to them and can confirm that it is squirrels the maestro would love to know!!

Big hugs to you all and thank you for your comments on my earlier cards - you are all stars and I really don't deserve such good blog friends.

Sue xxx

I would like to enter my card into the following 10 challenges -

Aud Sentiments Challenge No 130 -  http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/challenge-130-week-two.html

Craft for the Craic Challenge (May) - http://www.craftforthecraic.blogspot.ie/2015/05/new-challenge-for-may.html

Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge No 224 - http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/r224-inspired-by-nature.html

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge (May) - http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/anything-goes-for-may.html

Crafty Boots Challenge - http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/things-with-wings.html

Hiding in my Craftroom Challenge No 5 - http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2015/05/himcr05nsd-die-cuts.html

One Crazy Stamper Challenge (May) - http://www.onecrazystampercom.blogspot.ca/2015/05/may-challenge-anything-goes.html

Simply Papercraft Challenge No 3 - http://simplypapercraftsforalloccassions.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/challenge-3.html

Sister Act Challenge No 104 - http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/challenge-104.html

Stempelsonnen Challenge No 140 - http://stempelsonne.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/140-vom-0105-bis-140515.html