Jolly Penguin

With this card I went with happy blue colors on the panel to anchor the skating penguin.  I sponged on some iridescent ink afterwards for shimmer.  I love the LF snow stamp, don't you?  I used pigment ink and stamped some outside of the panel.  Hopefully the recipient will notice that fun detail.  Next stamped the sentiment and the penguin I colored with markers.  Remarkable the depth that splash of yellow on its belly creates.  Of course, also makes me think of pee.

I wasn't satisifed with my early attempt at the panel so ended up making myself a rectangular sponging stencil out of chipboard.  It's a really good size for a focal panel so expect to see it regularly in the future.  I tend to press too hard at first when I sponge and thus leave spong marks.  Ugh.  The chipboard stencil helps because I start sponging on top of it and then move over the cardstock.  It's the perfect thickness to allow my heavy hand to transition without blobs of color.  Love!


The Details:  Mama Elephant Arctic Penguins and Jolly & Merry stamps, Lawn Fawn Deck the Halls (snow stamp), Spectrum Noir markers, Distress Ink Peacock Feathers, Tumbled Glass & Broken China, VersaFine Onyx Black, Brilliance Planet Platinum, Papertrey Ink Fresh Snow, Scotch foam tape

I'm entering this in Addicted to Stamps & More #122 Make Your Mark, Naughty or Nice Festive Furballs, Sweet Stampin' To Die For, Just Us Girls #267 Red, Turquoise, Gold/Yellow, Christmas Cards All Year 'Round No Patterned Paper