Today's card combines two challenges: The Cat's Pajamas' challenge to use one of their images showcasing some kind of food on it and Verve's November sketch #2, found on Splitcoast Stamper. I looked at my Christmas TCP stamp sets and found this cute penguin holding a candy cane that hadn't seen ink yet. Then, I pulled out some paper scraps from my stash to match and created this card based on the Verve sketch.
What makes the image so pretty in real life is the shimmer from the Pearl Ex I added to all of my coloring. I bought all of the Pearl Ex kits SU! was carrying before they retired and unfortunately, I'm barely ever using them now that I cannot demo them anymore. I used a blending pen to color the image with the Pearl Ex (over markers).
You'll notice I used one of our felt embellishments (the snowflake), Cherry Cobbler baker's twine, the Top Note die for the background piece and our Baja Breeze seam binding. I used two pieces of ribbon to make the bow so that it would look fuller. The sentiment comes from the retired Voeu des Fêtes set.
We had our first snow today! It stayed on the ground for a couple of hours before turning into puddles, but it put me into the Holiday mood! Which is great because I have a ton of cards to make and get ready to send out, so I need the inspiration.
Supplies
Stamps: Penguin Christmas (The Cat's Pajamas), Voeu des Fêtes (SU!)
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Early Espresso, Whisper White
Designer papers: Imaginisce, Chatterbox
Inks: Black, Wild Wasabi, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Felt accents (SU!), snowflake punch, button, Cherry Cobbler baker's twine (SU!),
blending pen, Pearl Ex, Nestabilities die, snowflake border punch, Baja Breeze seam binding (SU!),
snowflake embossing folder, Top Note die (SU!), Stampin' Dimensionals (SU!), markers
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