Summer Soiree IG Card Hop - Week 3

Hello friends; we've made it to the middle of the week *yay*. The weather has been quite showery here this morning in South Wales but it's still quite warm and muggy!  Wesley the puppy isn't impressed with the rain so we are back to the puppy pads inside!  Let's hope it dries up for the rest of the day/week.  We're never happy are we lol!

It's week 3 of our Summer Soiree IG card hop, which has been organised by my lovely friend Kelly.  This week is all about 'The 4th of July', although there is an option for fireworks, colours of your flag or red, white & blue if you don't celebrate.  

Obviously not being the USA I don't really need to make 4th of July cards so I went with a red, white and blue colour scheme instead.  Me and hubby are also celebrating our 31st Wedding Anniversary today so decided to combine the two.  Here is my card:

A close look at the cute image:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by stamping my images onto alcohol marker friendly card before colouring them with Promarkers.  I used the matching dies to cut them out.  My card base is 5" x 7" so wanted my panel to be 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" so cut my 3 sections of red. white and blue card approximately 4 1/2" x 2.2" each and attached them to some copy paper with double sided tape.  I also added a panel of white card behind for extra stability.  I die cut the happy anniversary and husband words from white card, stacking them each three times to give them some extra dimension.  I added the cute images with foam squares and the words and hearts with liquid glue.  For the inside I cut 3 strips of red, white and blue card 4 1/2" x 3/4" and adhered them to the bottom of a white panel with double sided tape.  I stamped the image over the strips with black ink and added a white heart with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre of the panel with black ink.  This panel was added to the card base with double sided tape.  A really fun card and I hope you like it. 

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

AAA Colourful challenge - colour board #5

Addicted to Stamps and More challenge - make your mark

Alphabet challenge - G is for gentlemen

Cardz for Guyz challenge - ATG masculine

Colourful Options challenge - flags (UK flag/USA flag)

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG include an animal

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Cut It Up challenge - critters (real or fantasy)

Everybody Art challenge - we love stamping

Get Creative challenge - red, white and blue

I Love Promarkers challenge - ATG option pink, blue & yellow

Moving Along With The Times challenge - CAS

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - add some red, white and/or blue

The Male Room challenge - animals

The Paper Funday challenge - ATG optional twist critter crazy

Unicorn challenge - not square (my card is 5 x 7)

If you would like to follow the hop over on Instagram please use the hashtag #summersoireecardmakinghop2024 to find us or alternatively visit my profile and you will find the list of participants on my post.  We would love it if you would give the summer soiree challenges a try and again use the hashtag and we will find your projects.  

I'll be back tomorrow with my card for the Krafty Chicks challenge but until then enjoy the rest of your day and thank you for stopping by. 

Love and hugs,

card ingredients:

MFT - I'm so in love with you, still stamp & die

Crafts-Too - happy anniversary die

Heffy Doodle - husband die (store now closed sadly)

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card 

MFT - baby rattle (for the tiny hearts) - retired

Promarkers

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card

red and blue card from scraps bin

Versafine - onyx black ink pad