Party Penguins

Nothing like a Penguin Party for a great Holiday Season!  These little guys were colored with Copics and are having a blast in all that glittery snow!  The icicles are a Cottage Cutz Die embossed with Sparkle N Sprinkle's Shimmer embossing powder.  Then the layer of snow is Aleene's True Snow that I found at Marco's Papers.  The snow is covered with Stampin Up's Dazzling Diamonds glitter before it dries.   The snowflakes are also covered in Shimmer EP and punched with a Fiskar's punch.  The letters are cut with my Silhouette.

 This is my second attempt at a Vertical Stair Step card.  Some of you may remember my Valentine one where I used the Noortje-design template which was in centimeters.  I needed a wider stair step to accomodate the fat little penguins, so I revised the template for a 3/4" wide step instead of the 3/8" step in the original AND I made all the dimensions in inches so that it's a breeze to lay the template on the cardstock and score it through the template on the scoreboard.  The cuts can also be made right thru the template - all you need do is attach it to your cardstock with removable tape. The template is below if you would like it.  You should be able to just click on it and print, but if that doesn't work you can copy and paste it into Word but make sure you set it at no margins and make the image fit the paper.  Then the drawing should be the 4 3/8" x 7 1/2".    If you have any questions, feel free to email me.

Here are a few more views of the card:

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Christmas Inspirations - Use Punches or Dies
Paper Creator - Punches or Dies
CAOTY - Funkelzauber (Glitter & Glimmer)
Crafting Muskateers - Christmas in October
Delightful Challenges - Holiday Spirit
Little Miss Muffet - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Crafts-Too Challenge You - Christmas Festivities with a Twist - Create a Christmas Scene

Thanks for visiting!

Gerlinde

Valentine Vertical Stair Card

I just had to make one more Valentine card before I put the Valentine stamps away!  Especially after I saw this pattern for a vertical stair card on Noortje's blog!  The little bear is a Penny Black stamp I've had for a while and the rest of the supplies are just misc from my stash, that I've probably had for a few years too.  The card folds in at the stairs to make an A2 size card and the LOVE stickers fit perfectly on the stairs!  Here are a few more views:

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:
Fashionista Challenge - #12 Valentine
Craft Your Passion - My Valentine
Celebrate the Occasion - #99 Valentine Anything Goes
Divas by Design - Love and Romance
Papertake Weekly - Hearts and Flowers
LEJ Desings - For Someone Special

Thanks!
Gerlinde