Gardening mice

   My father was keen on his gardening and was for ever potting up plants, so this stamped image, 'The potting shed', from Lili of the Valley brings back many fond memories, although I don't know what he would have made of the mice! I coloured it using Promarkers and having cut it out used two strands of embroidery thread to buttonhole stitch around the edge. This brought back memories of my father's sister because it was she who gave me all her threads when she was nolonger able to carry on with her embroidery work.
   Originally I was going to then use denim from an old pair of jeans to use as a backing, but I could not find a piece sufficiently large enough and usable because then I thought that it would look like a patch. Instead I found some papers that were given away with a magazine sometime ago. These I matted and layered onto core'dination cardstock and white card. I then finished the card off with card candi and a sentiment.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Lili of the Valley - male or sporty
   Ooh La La Creations - father's day/male
   Crafty Little Fairies - spots and stripes
   Passion For Promarkers - one for the boys/men
   Whoopsi Daisy - anything goes
   Digi Sketch - for the men
   Papertake Weekly - for the boys
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - father's day/for a male
   Catch the Bug - anything goes
   The Cutie Pie - a cute one for dad
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Oldie But A Goodie - father's day/masculine (old thread and papers)
   Hobby Cutz - father's day/masculine
   Crafting From the Heart - anything goes
   Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes
   Animal Friends - hobby
  Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Fantasy Stampers - for the boys
   Delicious Doodles - stitch it!
   Tuesday Throwdown - special man
   The Pink Elephant - father's day/masculine
   Crafting at the Weekend - anything goes