Dragonfly Dreams challenge - Guest Designer card

Good morning and happy Sunday lovely friends.  I hope you are all doing ok and finding lots of time to get crafty.  

I am delighted to be a guest designer over at Dragonfly Dreams challenge this month and they have a lovely theme of 'dragonflies'.  I used a stamp set that I think I won in a competition years ago.  I've had it in my stash but never used it, so this was the perfect time to dig it out!   Aren't the dragonflies just adorable?  I love their big googly eyes lol! 

Here is my card:

a closer look at the cute dragonflies:

plus I decorated the inside too:

I began by stamping my dragonflies and coloured them with a combination of Promarkers and Spectrum Noir tri-blend markers.  I don't have the matching dies so fussy cut them out.  I decided to white heat emboss the background onto a grey coloured card using a brick pattern stamp; I also stencilled some grass and clouds onto this once it had cooled down.  I used dies to cut out my panel and also a black matting panel.  I white heat embossed the sentiment onto black card and also fussy cut that out.  I finished my card by adding some smooth disc sequins around the dragonflies.  I had a small piece of the embossed background left over from when I die cut it so used a strip on the inside of my card.  I always try to decorate the inside of my cards, even if it's just a stamped sentiment.  Do you do anything on the side of your cards?  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Krafty Chicks challenge - stamp act (focus on stamping)

Inkspirational challenge - use stencils (I used 2 in the background)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - summer

Stencil Fun challenge - use stencils option butterflies

Double D Challenge - ATG option use stencils (I used 2 in the background)

Moving Along With The Times challenge - emboss wet/dry (I heat embossed my wall stamp)

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG but feature a critter

Tic Tac Toe challenge - use a stencil/birthday sentiment/blues & greens (in my background)

I hope you can join in with this fun challenge.  Please pop over to the blog to find out all the details and to check out the Design Teams gorgeous creations too.  

I hope you enjoy the last bit of your weekend and thanks so much for stopping by.  

Love and hugs, 

Card ingredients:

Your Next Stamp - dancing dragonflies (they are closing so grab a bargain as everything is reduced)

MFT - english brick wall stamp

MFT - mini cloud edges stencil

MFT - grassy edges stencil

Simon Says Stamp - fog card

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm smooth white card 

Gina K Designs* - jelly bean green and sea glass ink pads

Gina K Designs* - detail white embossing powder and white pigment ink cube

Gina K Designs* - master layouts 2

Spellbinders - black smooth disc sequins

Promarkers

Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Markers

Memento tuxedo black ink

*I link directly to the Gina K Designs store as that is where I bought my items but they are also available in the UK at Bumbleberry Crafts and Dies to Die For