Penguin Joy

Oh, hi!  Whew, I went straight from Halloween cards to a Christmas card.  Which is unusual, because I do make Thanksgiving cards every year. But when these little penguins showed up at my door, I just had to whip up a quick card because, well . . . they are just too cute!

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So, I love the look of inlay die-cuts, but I don't have any alphabet dies, so for this card I used my Cricut to get that look.  I even show you how I did it in the video:


So, after I cut out the letters, I used my stamp positioner to get that little guy in just the right place.  He's from the Sweet Holiday Penguins set by My Favorite Things.  Then I colored him up with the following Copics:

Penguin - BV29. BV25, BV23
Beak and Feet - YR15, YR18
Shading on his face and belly - BG0000
Wreath - G09, R29
Scarf - YG01, BG13
Ground - BG0000, C1

After I was done coloring, I decided it needed a background.  So, I cut out a mask for the penguin and stamped the Christmas Background stamp in Sno-Cone Hybrid ink.  It added just enough.

I adhered the stamped panel to a red panel and then adhered that to a white A2 notecard.  I couldn't decide on whether or not to use the polka dot letters at first, but in the end, I'm glad I decided to use them.

Final step was to add a few sequins and Viola!  All done!

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