Throughout last year, I took part in a monthly hop that encouraged us to go out of our comfort zone a little, and actually use some of the items we keep in our ever growing stash. I really enjoyed taking part in the hop and I was so excited when the squirrels who created it, asked me if I’d like to join a smaller, much more manageable hop in 2021.

You may be querying the whole Squirrel thing, (trust me it’s a thing) and it comes from a shared affinity for the adorably scatter brained cutie pies!!! So Karen, V, Anna & Marie started calling themselves The Squirrel Sisters! ??

Now, myself, Boryana & Lounon have been asked to become honorary squirrels; a title for which I shall afford the deference it requires. ?

I searched through everything but I was struggling to find that spark of inspiration and I was also beginning to realise that I don’t really have anything to fit the theme. I was just about to pack it all away again and grab one of the many other projects that I have forming a not so orderly queue at the side of my desk, when I suddenly saw this sentiment! It’s one I printed onto acetate and then foiled with Silver Fab Foil from WOW!

It may be stretching the theme sliiiightly, but I have a plan because a) it says new lots of times to be fair and b) I’m including a picture of a squirrel here in the hopes of distracting you long enough to get you to forget! ???

Once I had coloured all of the petals in Copic markers, I added some additional colour with my Arteza coloured pencils. I love doing this over the top of markers; it’s crazy how much additional depth it gives your colouring!!!

I used two pieces of washi tape from Altenew to run along either edge of the peachy/pink cardstock background piece; I really love the little extra detail it gives to the background.

I added the coloured image, sentiment and background strip onto a slimline card base, finishing the design off with some of the Satin White sequins from Altenew.

I absolutely LOVE the finished card! I’m so happy that I continued the colouring on that beautiful floral image, so glad that I didn’t just throw it away all those months ago! Through this hop, I was able to breathe new inspiration into old pieces which is just so satisfying!