Party at Penguin's Igloo

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with us today. It's Mary Marsh here bringing you the Saturday day edition of the Blog. 

Today, I am featuring the Artic Penguins & Igloo die. It's from our latest Artic Animals release. There are 13 new designs in this release and each one is so versatile for a variety of card making and giving occasions.

I needed a birthday card for my adult niece who celebrates at the end of the month. I had some great winter themed designer paper and I thought it would go well with the penguins and igloo. She loves penguins so this card is perfect for her. Let's get started on some details of how I created my card. 

Design Steps:

I started off by cutting the penguins and igloo images. Cut the penguins in a light gray cardstock and then sponged the edges for more definition. I added scarves to the penguins just for a bit more flair. The idea came from DT member Janja on this card. I cut the scarves in shades of blue that match the designer paper.

My card is a bit larger than what I normally make. This one is a 5 3/4" square. I didn't want to cut too much off the designer paper because its so beautiful. I didn't have any 12 x 12 cardstock to create the card base so I used the hinged technique to get the size I needed. Check out this blog post for a tutorial on the technique.

In order to get the placement for my sentiment I attached the igloo using double sided tape. I stamped in navy ink.

Next, I attached the penguins using dimensional adhesive. Then I added the image panel to the blueberry card base with double sided tape.

I wanted to add something else to my card so I decided to finish it off with a few snowflakes using the Peppermint Latte die. I added wink of stella to give it a bit of sparkle. It just doesn't photgraph well but irl I got the sparkle I was looking for.

Well, that's it for me for this week. See you next Saturday. I have a Valentine card planned using Gnomes from this year's Christmas collection. Have a great weekend!

dies I used to create card:

Artic Animal Black Friday Release 2019 Day 3

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Happy Saturday to you! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit today.

We are sampling DT cards using dies from the new Artic Animals Black Friday release. There are 13 new designs in this release and they are currently on sale. You can get this entire release at an amazing price of under $70.00.

These new dies are so versatile, as you will see with the DT samples. They can be used for a variety of occasions. The baby Artic animals  would make cute baby shower invitations, a welcome new baby card, a child's birthday card or cards for our animal loving friends. The other dies are great for a winter birthday, thinking of you, thanks and let's not forget our Christmas cards. 

So let's get started on the samples for today. The DT has created some beautiful cards with the Artic Animals.

Card 1: Our first sample today is from Janja Albreht. She used the Artic Penguins & Igloo die to create this amazing icy scene. Her background is sponged with shades of blue for the sky and water. She put the igloo and penguins on an ice float that was hand cut and colored.  I love how it reflects in the water. She gave her penguins some Christmas pizzazz and added scarves using the Penguins w/candy canes die.

Card 2:  Our next sample is from Anja Zurga. She used the super cute Artic Birds die and placed them in a snowy outdoor scene. The background pine trees are from the Artic Snowy Tree die. The snow owl is snugly perched in a tree from the Hollow Tree & Forest Friends die and the Bald Eagle and Puffin are enjoying the snow covered hilly slopes.  This would be a great "thinking of you" or birthday card for the avid bird watcher.

Card 3:  Our last sample for today is from Sukie Dhillon. She is featuring the new Seal & Walrus Pals to create this beautiful Christmas card. The seal & walrus are dressed in their festive attire and perched up on their ice blocks.  The snow themed patterned paper is the perfect backdrop for the winter scene.  The Merry Christmas sentiment is from the Holiday Greetings Tree die.  A few stars were sprinkled in as a finishing accent.

Well, that's our samples for today. Stop by again tomorrow to get more inspiration with cards using these new dies. If you missed our other group posts featuring these new dies, you can check it out here and here. I hope the team has given you some fresh ideas on ways to use these new dies.

dies used to create cards: