Peace Love & Joy - FFFC #217 'Christmas in July'

Hello.  Happy Friday!

A new challenge starts today at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.  The subject for the next fortnight is the ever popular 'Christmas in July' theme.  I hope you'll play along with us.  Visit the challenge blog to get complete details and also to check out what my teammates have created to inspire you to join us.     

Here's the card that I came up with.

I've created this tri-fold card and if you're interested in the template, you can find it HERE.

A closer look at the image being featured.

This adorable image is named 'Peaceful Tilda' from the 'Winter Wonderland Collection 2013' from Magnolia Stamps.  And as usual, coloured with alcohol-ink base markers and coloured pencils. 

Challenges for this card:
Aud Sentiments Challenge #208 - Christmas in July
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #477 - Christmas
Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #170 - Christmas in July
Creative Craft Cottage Challenge #109 - The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #404 - Christmas
Papercraft Challenges #16 - Christmas in July
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

That's all for now.  Thanks for dropping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your Friday and have a fabulous weekend.  Stay in the shades and keep cool!

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Recollections Believe paper pad

Dies:  Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Circles; Memory Box 98316 Cherry Blossom (for flower centres);  Poppystamps 902 Small Blooming Poinsettia and 977 Berry Sprig; Cheery Lynn Designs B148 Holly Flourish and B119 Tropical Leaves

Punches:  Punch Bunch Medium Impatient; Carla Crafts Small Cosmos 

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Walnut Stain; pearls from my stash

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias, Shin-Han Touch markers; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair, basket:  burnt sienna, Touch BR100, caramel, sandstone
- yellow shades:  raw sienna, mustard, pastel yellow, buttercup
- green shades:  marsh green, apple cider  
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T

- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T