I've had this penguin stamp for a long time but it had not seen ink yet. I finally found the inspiration I needed to use him when I pulled out my Holidays papers and found the Christmas Lane Simply Scrappin' kit in the bunch. A few challenges were paired to make this card: Merry Monday #207 (Santa sack or bag), Mojo Monday #462 and Cat's Pajamas #321 (paper piecing).
I paper pieces the sack and the penguin. I used the Pinking Edge Square Die-namics to cut out my image and the size I liked best was a little too narrow to fit the whole image. That's where doing the paper piecing came in handy, because the sack was the part of the image hanging out and since I was paper piecing it. I simple stamped the whole bag, cut it out and added it to my already die-cut image. Having it come off the side of the image adds a nice little touch to it.
The stamp set includes some fun sentiments (including "The diet starts tomorrow") but I wanted something in French, so I looked at my stamps and in Greetings from Santa (coming in the new 2016 Holidays catalogue), I found "Naughty or Nice" which was perfect for my Santa penguin. I embossed the sentiment in Early Espresso powder on Old Olive cardstock.
Supplies
Stamps: Believe (The Cat's Pajamas), Voeux du père Noël (Greetings from Santa)
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Whisper White
Simply Scrappin' Kit: Christmas Lane
Ink: VersaMark, Tuxedo Black Memento, Soft Sky, Old Olive
Accessories: Cherry Cobbler scallop polka dot ribbon, Pinking Edge Square Die-namics,
Early Espresso Stampin' Emboss Powder, Circle Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Markers, Envelope Punch Board, Ticket Corner Punch
Oh, this is just adorable! Love that sweet little penguin with all his gifts. Thanks for playing along with Mojo Monday!
Posted by: Julee | August 28, 2016 at 18:24
I love all the patterned paper you've used. The pieces stocking and scarf are brilliant. Thanks so much for joining us at The Cat's Pajamas TCP Tuesday!
Posted by: Brenda | August 29, 2016 at 01:21
How cute!!! I love this card!!!
Posted by: Linsey | August 29, 2016 at 14:19
I love the colors and the mix of patterns. Beautiful! Thank you for joining TCP Tuesday at The Cat's Pajamas.
Posted by: Nancy Thomas | August 29, 2016 at 22:08
Love the colors on this one and the paper piecing! Awesome card!
Posted by: Lori Turner | August 31, 2016 at 09:18