A Chilly Oasis?

Hells bells - I'm running late, yet again! Sorry teamies!

I can't believe it's another week and that this time next week will be half term ... phew! Hope you all had a good weekend - I managed a session on the "trotmill" and notched up 5km, and then had a very successful shopping trip with eldest bambino to get sparkly sandals to go with her Prom dress.

It's new challenge time at Incy Wincy Designs and this week we'd like to see Exotic Animals. We're being sponsored by Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet who are supplying the prize package this week. They have also very kindly allowed the DT their choice of image to use for this challenge and here is my card featuring a very exotic meerkat:

My card recipe is as follows:

• Card base - pre-made 5" square card from cream cardstock
• Papers - are the brown patterned paper and the yellow ombre paper from the Chilling Meerkat Digital Stamp and Paper Pack by Coosty Creations at Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet. I've cut the yellow paper into a pennant shape before fixing it to the base paper.
  
• Image - is the Chilling Meerkat Digital Stamp by Coosty Creations. How darn cute is this little guy just chillin' out at a desert oasis? Although, on reflection, when I've been observing the meerkats at our local family theme park I don't recall any of them having a pint of beer in their paws!!!! I've brought this chillaxing furry friend to life using my Spectrum Noir Pencils in the following shades:
• Meerkat - 89, 91, 95, 119, 120
• Beer & Glass - 99, 61
• Plants - 56, 58, 47
• Rocks - 84, 107, 87
• Sky - 65
• Sentiment - is also from the Chilling Meerkat Digital Stamp and Paper Pack by Coosty Creations.

I think I might put this card by for next month, and then I can send it to my Dad for Father's Day ... as long as I remember where that "safe place" is!

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

• Challenge #259 - Funny and/or Cute Sentiments at Sentimental Sundays
• Animals at Top Tip Tuesday
• Challenge #38 Animals at Paper Creator's Crafts

Whatever you're doing for the rest of the day, have a good one. I think I might get stuck into next week's DT card, so there's a fighting chance it might be on my blog at the right time on the right day! ;o)

Catch you soon!

Hugs, Helen x