Penguin Take Two

Good morning folks.

It's another blustery day here. I was only saying to my husband the other day that I can't remember a November early December when the weather has been as windy as this. The grass is continuing to grow in the mild weather but as it keeps raining I can't get on to cut it!

Anyway enough of that, over at Fantasy Stampers we are heading for our final challenge of the year and appropriately our theme is -

CAS Christmas

Hopefully I have all my Christmas cards made but if you need some a short notice I think CAS, Clean and Simple is the way to go.

For my card I used another of the little penguins from the LOTV trio set.

I used another of my linen effect card bases plus the half I had left over from here and I've used the same technique as well, which happens to be a favourite of mine, the die cut aperture with a panel of DP.

This time I referenced the sketch at HLS, placing it centally and popping up the cental panel up on pads. The wide frame and central panel add interest in what is basically a very simple card. The little penguin was stamped, coloured with Copics then fussy cut and also popped up in the aperture above a panel of DP.

OK, that's about it from me for the moment.

Please bob over to the main Fantasy Stampers site for more inspiration from the DT and why not join in.

PLEASE REMEMBER the focus of you project must be STAMPED.

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Clean and Simple

      

                     

STAMPlorations Challenge #26

Good afternoon peeps.
Welcome to a post to say that there it's time for a new monthly challenge over at STAMPlorations.
This month you can use the theme or the sketch or combine the two as I did here with my DT card.

Here is the sketch I used

and this is the theme

I've used another of my soft inky backgrounds here, this time in blue. I used three DI's for this, Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch and Faded Jeans. I'm afraid the photo doesn't show the subtleties of the inking, it was a compromise between the holographic and mirror card dazzling the camera or a better colour rendition!

To start with I stamped the snowflakes from the Christmas Block stamp in clear EF on a white card panel, next I added the inky goodness and finally three die cut snowflakes with Stickles glitter in the centre. I added the sentiment from Christmas Candles in silver embossing and a strip of silver holographic card down the left hand side to complete.

OK, that's about from me. Please check out the rest of the fab  DT and our GD the wonderful Darnell.

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I took inspiration from the Christmas theme and silver and the turquoise blue (think the photo doesn't really show the different blues in the inking!)

     
I went across the diagonal snowflake/sparkle/die cut

Only a little glitter in the middle of the snowflakes

Cardz4Galz

Good morning everyone and welcome to a post to announce the new challenge over at Cardz4Galz.

This week as Christmas approaches apace, we have chosen the theme of -

VINTAGE CHRISTMAS

Well I must say that this one did tax the little grey cells as it's not my sort of thing, I'm more of a cute and clean girl!

Anyway that is what being on a DT is all about, stretching yourself and getting out of your comfort zone. So after a bit of head scratching and web surfing here is my contribution to the DT.

I remembered that I'd made a wedding card last year (here) and based it on that.

The DP is from a set from LOTV that my friend Di gave me so I'm not sure what the name is but is sort of vintagey in feel, beige with pink, ruby red and green festive foliage. I distressed it by painting some white gesso along the edges then distressed them with a distressing tool and some Vintage Photo DI. Some lace and ribbon from the stash were added across the bottom of the DP then a die cut doily inked with Vintage Photo followed by the sentiment verse on a panel edged in more DI. 

The pine foliage was die cut along with the poinsettia flower but the Christmas Roses are from the stash and the cones are some from our alder trees that were collected for the seed, to grow on. A string of pearl trim was wound through the spray to finish off. The whole panel was then mounted on a burgundy base card.

Not exactly postman friendly but I am going to make a box for it to go in before giving it to friends for Christmas.

OK, now it's your turn, we'd love to see what you come up with. For more inspiration please check out the rest of the DT.

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Anything Goes option of a sketch (no sketch for me)

ATSM #173

Good evening folks and welcome to a post to announce a new challenge over at ATSM.

This week as that Christmas deadline approaches, our theme is -

HOLIDAY

You don't need to make a Christmas card but it's as good a reason as any!

Here is my DT project.

I had this background panel left over from an earlier project (here) but this time I stamped some large snowflakes and used white EP to emboss, then stamped some smaller ones and repeated the embossing. To add even more depth I also stamped the small snowflakes in one of the blues I used for the the panel. The panel was coloured using  some DIs, blending with a soft brush to create this gorgeous effect. 

A greeting was stamped on a strip of vellum and embossed with white EP and mounted on a scalloped strip of lilac card. To finish I mounted it onto the same lilac card mount before attaching to the base card.

This week we are sponsored by the lovely Kylie at Happy Little Stampers.

She's offering a Prize of a $15 gift certificate to the winner chosen by the DT.
Please check out the rest of the team and their fab creations for more inspiration and join in!

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Snowflakes are Winter's Butterflies                                                                               

Cardz4Guyz

Good morning all.

How's your Christmas prep going? Most of my pressies are bought, but number 1 Son is still a bit of head scratcher!

Anyway if you still need a few more Christmas cards then this weeks challenge at Cardz4Guyz is for you.

CAS Christmas

CAS cards are just the thing for a quick card for someone you forgot and can't bear to buy one!

Here is my card for the DT.

I found some old linen effect card bases whilst tidying last week, so used one and a half for this cheeky card.

I used one of the 'Penguin Trio' stamps from LOTV, colouring him with Copics then fussy cutting him out. The half a card was used to make the front panel from which I cut a circle then popped it up on pads but not before I'd added a scrap of paper from LOTV's Frosty Christmas DP pad left from another project to the base card. I don't like to see anything go to waste. The penguin was then added, popping him up on pads also. To complete the LOTV tribute I stamped the greeting from a set of their sentiments.

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Christmas with a twist of CAS

CHALLENGE #93
SIMPLY CUTE AND CHRISTMASSY - Clean & Simple

Mainly White