Friday, August 17, 2018

Penguin Hugs

Happy Friday!  Have you had a chance to look at the new Christmas Dies Part 1?  Aren't they wonderful?  And for a limited time they are 25% off!

It's Jeanne today and my card features the adorable Hugging Penguins from that release.
I started by cutting the penguins from black, white, Cherry Cobbler and Mossy Meadow cardstock.
I used Copic markers to color the beaks and feet, and add dimension and shading to the white of the penguins and the fur trim on their hats.
I assembled the penguins.  In order to get them close enough to "hug" I had to cut off the arm of the guy on the left.  A great thing about this die is that these also stand alone - they don't have to hug or wear winter gear making them very versatile.
When they were close enough I added the scarf.
I cut the word "hugs" from Mossy Meadow and used an adhesive backing sheet.  I really like to do this with word dies.  It makes adhering them so much easier.
I used an A2 card base in Mossy Meadow, cut a white panel 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 inches and embossed that using a cable knit embossing folder.
The plaid and solid panels are cut using the second and third largest dies from the Double Stitched Rectangle Set.
After adhering the phrase I added the penguins using foam tape.  I just love these little guys - they give me the warm fuzzies!

 Dies:
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzhuggingpenguins.aspx

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzdouble-stitchedrectanglesetbasics.aspx

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzexpressionsplushugsphrase.aspx

 Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you have a relaxing and creative weekend!

6 comments:

Pam MacKay said...

Adorable and that embossed background is so perfect with the little penguins!!

Mary Marsh said...

This is so cute Jeanne- such a festive and fun card with this new die

Lois said...

So cute, Jeanne! I love the plaid background and the cable-knit embossing folder. Your penguins look so adorable all wrapped up in that scarf!

Linda S. said...

You mentioned which die you used to cut that gorgeous plaid paper, but didn't give us a source for it. Would you share? Please. Thank you.

Sukie said...

Adorable card! The background is so fabulous! I love the hugging penguins, they are the cutest!

Janja said...

What a lovely card!