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I created a clean and simple card with an adorable penguin designed by Stacey Yacula who is one of my favorite critter illustrators of all time! To find out more about her, please visit her site at http://www.staceyyacula.com/. This penguin, the sentiment and star cluster stamps all come from a My Favorite Things set from 2018, called Sweet Holiday Penguins. I used a card sketch from the latest My Favorite Things challenge: Wednesday Sketch Challenge #510. Here’s the sketch:
I used patterned paper from the Bella Blvd Merry Christmas collection. It seemed to be a perfect choice to me because the small white polka dots are not perfectly round and look like snowballs. I colored the penguin with Copic markers, keeping it simple and added a little bit of bling off his flipper to represent him sending the holiday cheer (or snow. or pixie dust).
Another holiday card completed! Hurray! I think this makes two, maybe three! Thanks for visiting today.
Challenge: My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge #510.
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- Stamps – Memory Box “Snow Much Fun” set
- Dies –
- Memory Box “Snow Much Fun” set
- Lawn Fawn – “Stitched Snowflakes” set
- Patterned paper – Echo Park Celebrate Winter Collection
- Glitter cardstock – Paper Accents
- Chipboard Quote Chip (Happy Holidays) – Tim Holtz Idea-ology – Christmas Words and Phrases
- Red “pearls” – Mark Richards Ltd.
- Cardstock – Bazzill
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!
This was a fun card using the cute stamp and die sets from Memory Box. I like the color combination of red, white and blue with snowflakes–it is really eye-catching. Have a wonderful day with your family and friends and thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamps – The Cat’s Pajamas “Friendship”
- Die – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Fifteen”
- Patterned paper – BoBunny “Black Tie Affair Diamonds”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- American Crafts Glitter Buttons
- Twine – Doodlebug
I created this card for an exchange called “All About Me,” for which we all made a card that reflected us in some way. So I figured I had to have a penguin or two, and when I saw this sentiment I knew it was appropriate. Laughing is a good way to pass the time! Once I stamped the penguins, I colored the beaks, feet and phone with Sakura sparkle gel pens. I put together the elements a little off-kilter, which also seemed to kind of represent me! Thanks for visiting.
Challenge: Cute Card Thursday – Challenge 540 – Too Cute!
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- Stamps –
- The Cat’s Pajamas “Under the Stars,” “Hare Today,” and “Happy Camper”
- Copic markers
- Cardstock – Bazzill and Paper Accents
I made a scene using stamps from several different sets from The Cat’s Pajamas, in response to their latest challenge to create a scene. I made a single layer card and colored the entire thing with Copic markers. Obviously, that’s a challenge for me! I enjoy combining stamps from a variety of sets–that makes it lots of fun. You can tell I live in Oregon. It looks like they are staying inside the tent because there is a rainstorm! Thanks for stopping by.
Challenge: The Cat’s Pajamas TCP Tuesday “Make a Scene” Challenge
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- Stamps – The Cat’s Pajamas “Penguin Christmas” and “Polar Holiday” (sentiment)
- Dies – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Fifteen”
- Patterned papers – Basic Grey “Jovial” collection and American Crafts “North Pole” collection
- Embossing Powder – Ranger Ink Wendy Vecchi “Red Geranium”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Copic markers
- Sakura Glaze pens
Some of my cardmaking friends alerted me to a request that had been made by a 9-year old boy from Maine with cancer who wants to celebrate Christmas early this year. What he really wants are Christmas cards from all over the United States. The detail that really caught my attention is that he loves penguins! I was anxious to grant him his wish and mail him a handmade card from the other side of the country. Hopefully all of the holiday mail he is receiving is bringing him many smiles.
I went back into my stash to create this card! I’ve had these stamp sets for years! The patterned papers are not new either. I stamped the penguins and colored the image with Copic markers. I added some sparkle and shine with a couple different Glaze pens, but that effect is hard to detect in my photo unfortunately. The sentiment is heat-embossed with the bright red powder and adds some more shine.
Thanks for stopping by.
Challenges:
House of Cards November Challenge: Holiday
Flickr Love Handmade Cards Group: Anything Goes
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- Stamps – The Cat’s Pajamas K-3795 CL “Peace, Joy and Penguins”
- Die – The Cat’s Pajamas “Holiday Toppers 041”
- Sequins – Doodlebug Designs
- Stickers – Silver metal 3mm Mark Richards Enterprises
- Copic markers
- Cardstock – Bazzill Bling and Paper Accents Mirror Silver
Most of my holiday cards feature penguins–that’s just the way I am. And my very favorite penguins are from The Cat’s Pajamas. They are the cutest and they seem to have a little attitude that sets them apart! For this card I stamped the penguins and colored them with Copics. Then I used the Holiday Toppers snowflake die to set a cool mood and added the sentiment below the stack o’ penguins. Thanks for visiting.
Challenge – TCP Tuesday Challenge #340 – Sparkle. I started out with sparkly cardstock and then added the silver mirror snowflakes and silver metal stickers for some shine.
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- Stamps – My Favorite Things “Toasty Greetings”
- Die – Little B “Circles”
- Cardstock – BoBunny and Bazzill
- Copic markers
- Stickers – Metal Nailheads
This is a clean and simple card that I made during World Card Making weekend. I used a card sketch from Freshly Made Sketches for inspiration, stamping the image and coloring it with Copic markers. Thanks for visiting.
Challenge: Freshly Made Sketches – Sketch #307
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- Stamps –
- Hero Arts CL988 “Origami Happy Holidays”
- Impression Obsession “Christmas Magic”
- Ranger Distress Oxide Inks: Peacock Feathers, Picked Rasberry, Black Soot, Faded Jeans
- Sakura Gel Pens
- Black Sharpie, Extra Fine
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I created this card for a 90-minute challenge on the Hero Arts Flickr group. The challenge was to create a postcard, and I did it in about 45 minutes which is pretty much a record for me. I made a background with Distress Oxide inks, stamped the penguins and star, and then added color to the stamped images with the gel pens. After rushing and completing it, I went back into it and played with it a little bit more, pulling some of the color from the penguin bodies so they looked whiter, and adding more color and sparkle to the star and penguins. Then I mounted the postcard onto a card base, since it was unlikely I would use it as a postcard. Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamps – The Cat’s Pajamas “Big Cups”
- Dies – The Cat’s Pajamas “Scalloped Duo Dies”
- Stencil – Stencil Girl Products S319 – “Scribble Blooms”
- Inks – Ranger Distress Oxide inks: Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade, and Worn Lipstick. Ranger Distress Inks: Mustard Seed and Dried Marigold
- Patterned paper – My Mind’s Eye
- Cardstock – BoBunny and Bazzill
- Copic markers
I created the handmade background using Distress Oxide inks through a stencil and repeated the Summer colors with papers and Distress inks. The penguin was colored with Copic markers and popped up to add dimension. The sentiment stamp and the penguin are from the same set from The Cat’s Pajamas–I always like the sentiments! I am pleased to participate in the 2017 Summer Coffee Lover’s Blog Hop. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamps – Poppy Stamps “Penguin Be Mine”
- Dies –
- Poppy Stamps “Penguin Be Mine”
- WPlus9 -“Stackers: Hearts”
- Patterned paper – Authentique “Beloved” Collection – “Beloved Three” (both sides)
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Baker’s twine
- Red metallic paper – Paper Accents
I know! Valentine’s Day is long past! I made this Valentine for my Mom, but just didn’t get it posted right away. This is a fabulous stamp and die set from Poppy (and I have a discerning eye when it comes to penguins!). I colored the penguin and accessories with Copic markers and used the coordinating die set to easily cut them out. The greeting was also from the Poppy set. The patterned papers are actually both side of the same sheet by Authentique. I have a bit of the red metallic paper I used for the heart peaking out from behind the patterned layer to tie things together. This card perfectly fits the theme for the current challenge at Poppy: Hearts Aflutter. Thanks for stopping by.
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