Hot summer days in my garden and my giveaway

Happy August everyone and I am thrilled to be hosting the challenge over at Country View today. It's a first for me and I decided to chose the theme, " Hot summer days". I love the summer and I think that this theme is pretty open and can be interpreted in so many ways. Think gardens, bees, ice cream, holidays...you get the idea! You can find the link for your projects here
To me "hot summer days" screams my garden to me. I love the long hot days and evenings we can spend out there. My pots and my hanging baskets are looking their best and showing off their bold colours.

I decided for my 2 inspiration pieces this month to show 2 ways of using the same stamp...both with a hot summer theme.
Both cards are made with these 4 distress inks, even their names scream summer don't they?

 and the same gorgeous Wendy Vecchi stamp, spring bouquet.
I stamped and embossed the image in white embossing powder.

This is my first version I am sharing today. I added the inks to my craft sheet added some water and then got dipping and drying.

Once I was happy I added a little more of the same inks with a blending foam and distressed the edges.

  I stamped my Visible Image butterfly onto a piece of mop up card and cut it out.
Here is my finished card, complete with a few finishing touches...ribbon and a stamped and embossed sentiment.

I would like to enter it into the following challenges;

Simon Says stamp 2/5 Wednesday anything goes
anything but cute summertime fun

                                                           Crafty cardmakers 2/3 summer

Fancy and fussy 2/3  a walk in the garden 

Crafty friends 2/3  favourite embellishment mine is ribbon
C.R.A.F.T summer
We love to create 1/2 anything goes mixed media#16
The artistic stamper 1/3  anything goes

I am back with my 2nd inspirational DT piece on Wednesday. I have used the same stamp but made a very CAS card...do pop back then if you would like to see it.
I really hope you will join in with the challenge this month and I look forward to visiting all your blogs as I get to choose the Top 3 and the DT special mention!!

Remember that my 6th bloggerversary candy is running at the moment. The prize is 3 pieces of my handmade jewellery.

It is open worldwide to everyone. I never have any rules with my giveaways...it's my way of thanking everyone who stops by and reads Jane's journal. However by being a follower and sharing my photo you can get 2 extra entries into the draw. Just click on the link here or the photo on my side bar to leave a comment and good luck.

Thanks for visiting and for the kind comments you take the time to leave.

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x