I'm back again!...

...Hello, dear Blogger friends!  Well, how's this for a turn up for the books?!  Yesterday, I received the news that work on our house has been delayed (not really surprised!), so despite the fact that I have packed up all my crafty stash and a lot of other stuff in the house, what was the first thing I did?  Only, get crafty!  I am so grateful that I only stashed my craft things in the shed as I was able to go out and bring in the stuff that I needed!  I discovered that I had won the challenge over at The Paper Shelter last week and my prize was a choice of 3 digis from their store...OMW how do you choose just 3 images from a whole store of deliciousness?!  In the end, I chose Spring Swing, Snow Angel (thinking ahead to the dreaded 'C' word!) and Cute Dressmaker. 

The challenge this week at The Paper Shelter is Buttons and/or Brads, so it was a perfect opportunity for me to colour up my Cute Dressmaker...

...isn't she a doll?!  I thoroughly enjoyed colouring her up and was inspired by the lovely Eileen's hair colouring on this card, to go with the white blonde...

...I coloured this little sweetie with my Pro/Flexmarkers and here's the colours I used :

Skin : Blush, Dusky, Sunkissed Pink

Hair : Sandstone, Champagne, Light Fawn, Buttercup

T-Shirt : Blue Grey 1, Dove Grey, Cerise, Vermillion (my all time fave colour at the moment!)

Shorts : Glacier Blue, Denim, Cadet Blue

Tights : Meadow, Apple, Bright Green, Antique White

Shoes : Cool Grey 1, 3, 4 & 5

Dress : Soft Aqua, Cool Aqua, Surf Blue, Muted Pink, Tea Rose, Watermelon, Dove Grey

Stans : Sandstone, Caramel, Cocoa

I had cut out the image using my Go Kreate Frilly frame die, but the image slipped when I tried to emboss it and I ended up having to cut her out and 3D foam pad her on top!

...The papers I used are First Edition Boho Chic orange paisley (still my favourite paper and my last piece :( ) Spring Feast dots and Boho Chic aqua flower.  I added some bright turquoise grosgrain ribbon and bow and some buttons to embellish and tie in with the theme.  The sentiment was created in PS and cut using the largest Go Kreate Frilly frame die, then matted onto a faux die cut...

...I added my usual printed insert with the black and white dress form on and the sentiment 'Have a wonderful day!'

Thanks for dropping by to see me today and I hope you like my little creation!  Good luck to all those who are entering challenges this week and many thanks to Veronica and all the girls at The Paper Shelter for their fab challenges, DT inspiration and prizes!  Fingers crossed, I may just win again!

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges :

The Paper Shelter

Buttons and/or Brads

Simon Says Stamp

Anything Goes

Crafts and Me

Anything Goes

Stampin' for the Weekend

Anything Goes

Inky Chicks

Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations

Anything Goes with option of Ribbon

Party Time Tuesdays

#126 Anything Goes

Crafting for All Seasons

Make it Girly