Pages

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Merry penguin

 

There is a new sketch challenge site in the blogosphere called Freshly Made Sketches.  Their first sketch is a great one and I just had to play along.

 

I had seen some examples of the cute little penguin you can make from the owl punch and I had wanted to give it a try.  I thought he would be perfect on a Christmas card. 

 

IMG_2414

 

 

I  used some things I wasn’t meant to on this card.  My sister bought me Tiny Tags for my birthday (which is not for a few days) but I knew it would work so perfectly on the penguin’s present that I just had to use it.  Hopefully she won’t mind :)  The designer printed brads are from my eldest daughter and she said I was very naughty to have used them early. But when I showed her the card she totally understood why and was happy that I did because she thought it was so cute :)

 

Ingredients :

Stamps : confetti, tiny tags

Card : pool party, island indigo, crumb cake, white, black, peach parfait, brights dsp stack

Ink : white, stazon

Other : designer printed brad, ribbon (ret.), tag punch, owl punch, white brads, big shot, polka dot ef.

 

I stamped the confetti snowflakes in white and also rubbed the white pad over the top of the polka dot embossed piece.

I cut the fish shape free-hand, everyone was amazed that it wasn’t a punch or a die. ha ha :)  There was some debate about the fish in my house though!  My idea was that the penguin got a present from Santa and it was a fish wrapped up in xmas paper and you could tell what it was because obviously a fish would be hard to wrap!!!!!  But some in my family just saw it as a cute red striped fish! Oh well!

I printed up a little letter to Santa on whisper white using the chiller font in Word. 

You might be surprised to know that owls and penguins have the same handwriting! :)

 

Kathy

6 comments:

  1. Love it Kathy! I could totally see that fish all wrapped up so pretty! Your use of the panel as a letter addressed to the North Pole is such a fun idea. I need to make a penguin like that! We are celebrating black and white day on Monday in my classroom...maybe I could make these! Happy birthday by the way! Hope it is wonderful! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches.
    Hugs,
    Lesley

    ReplyDelete
  2. Kathy this is ADORABLE to the max! I love penguins so much and this little guy is so cute! You always have such creative ideas and the fish present is another great one. Love it! I had to go look at the Confetti set after seeing your pretty snow; I think I need it now. :) Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches! (hugs)

    ReplyDelete
  3. I have not seen a penguin made with the owl punch before your card. So cute. I love how you've created a letter to Santa. So cute! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!

    ReplyDelete
  4. I have never seen this penguin made from the owl punch - it is adorable! And you did a great job with the fish! The letter tucked behind the image is a great touch - very cute card!

    ReplyDelete
  5. I love that little guy sitting on a fish!!! What a cute card.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Oh my, Kathy your card is a creative beauty ... love the background stamping, the letter to Santa and of course the cute little penguin and his catch of the day!!!
    Thank you for joining us in our debut challenge at Freshly Made Sketches!!!

    ReplyDelete

I love comments!