Penguin Pair Card (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Hi everyone :o)

Today it's my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles.

I made CAS (clean and simple), Penguin Pair Card, using super cute Jane's Doodles 'Winter Wishes' stamp set.

I'm very satisfied how I stretched this stamp set. I made non Christmas Card, i.e. Wedding Card, with Christmas/Winter Stamp Set. :o)

I removed scarf from original penguin image on both penguins and added snowman's cylinder hat to one penguin. I did this in masking technique.

My intention was to make this pair all in one piece, but after several failures, I decided to stamp each penguin on it's own.

I stamped images on white watercoloring paper and colored them in watercoloring technique, using Stabilo Markers, water and fine brushes. I learned that from a great video tutorial by Julia Altermann, how to watercolor using inexpensive Stabilo pens.

After drying, I fussy cut images and colored edges with black Stabilo marker.

Because I use very thin watercoloring paper and I needed images to be thicker, I glued them on scraps of white cardstock paper, fussy cut them again and colored edges with black Stabilo marker.

Then I glued enamel stickers onto penguins and created bow for her and tie bow for him. Love this! :o)

When I finished my penguin pair, I stuck. What about card layout? Sentiment? Oh, I was trying this and that, and didn't like any. So I left my penguins waiting couple of days.

After couple of days, I decided not to use any sentiment and to make this card clean and simple.

I scored lines directly onto a card base, using my scoring board and created very simple texture on my card.

I wanted penguins to pop up on the card, so I glued 3-D foam behind penguins and placed them on the card.

At the end I embellished the card with arrow enamel stickers matching colors as penguins's bows.

Card dimensions are 101 mm x 126 mm (4" x 5").

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Winter Wishes' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• white watercoloring paper
• Create a Smile 'Sending Sunshine' Enamel Stickers
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Stabilo Pens (markers) 68
•  Orange 68/54
• Pink 68/26
• Light Blue 68/13
• Black 68/46
• Sakura Quickie Glue Pinpoint roller
• 3-D foam self adhesive pads (5 mm x 5 mm x 1 mm) 
• gloss resin super clear
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• MS scoring board
• trimmer
• scissors
• tweezers
• crafting needle
• Marabu fine paint brush no. #0
• Marabu fine paint brush no, #1
• water
• paper towels
• hairdryer
• Washi tape (for masking)
• post-it paper (for masking)

I am entering my card to following challenges:

Note: bold text and challenge badge (if any) are direct links to the current challenge and blog badge is direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #166 - Anything Goes

2) Beccy's Place, October Challenge
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

3) Craft Your Passion Challenges, Challenge #284 - Always Anything Goes

4) Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge, Challenge #20 - Anything Goes

5) Simon Says Stamp, Work it Wednesday September 2015: Use a STAMP
This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

6) Through The Craft Room Door, TTCRD Challenge from October 13th to October 19th, Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

Thank you for visiting and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :o)


Crafty Milka