This is for Toni's fun and very timely challenge - use scraps. My desk got out of control this week, this challenge has been a great way to tidy up.
The dry embossed background was a failed attempt at doing Sabrina's great box fold challenge on Monday, the penguins stamp, modling paste and glitter were from Tuesdays challenge.
The tree trunk started out as white cardstock, after dry embossing I smacked several different distress inks onto a sheet of aluminium foil, squirted on lots of water and used foam blending tools to scrub on the inky water.
Water is the real hero when using distress inks, I get much more depth of colour by scrubbing and swishing layers of diluted distress inks as opposed to picking up ink on the foam blender straight for the ink pad. You will use quarter the amount of ink using the smack & squirt method - this is probably why you do not see this technique demonstrated by Timmy and his gang LOL.
MISTI stamping tool is fabulous for these little penguins, I gave them 4 inkings.
We don't celebrate Thanks Giving here in Australia, but I am thankful for all the wonderful Splitcoasties I have 'met' here.
Thank you for looking.
Date: Thursday, November 26, 2015 GMT Views: 1404
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Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28836
Fri, Nov 27, 2015 @ 6:10 AM
Oh this is so cute!! Susie you make the most adorable cards - or the most elegant.. either way this is adorable!!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131485
Fri, Nov 27, 2015 @ 8:30 AM
Oh, I'm glad you were able to put the failed box card to such a wonderful use, Susie. I believe you can conquer it - you conquered the pop-up diorama and made a fab sample for my DTGD challenge. Your modelling paste snow looks amazing - makes me think of frosting a cake, it looks so beautifully swirled.
Registered: February 3, 2005 Location: Delray Beach, FL Posts: 34769
Fri, Nov 27, 2015 @ 3:36 PM
Oh, sis, this is beautiful and adorable! You are amazing, and my table is not tidy myself. I do love all the penguins I've been seeing, and I just wish I had more of the new ones for this Christmas. Too late this year, and they won't be "in" next year. But I get such joy seeing yours! Hugs!
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Registered: October 12, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 70158
Sat, Nov 28, 2015 @ 8:46 AM
Super cute. Penguins are special to us, so this caught my eye. How adorable are these lost penguins. Love, love the hats. Great color. Nicely done! TFS
Registered: September 21, 2006 Location: In the beautiful Sequatchie Valley, Home of the Paper Clip Project - The National Cornbread Festival Posts: 26563
Registered: September 21, 2006 Location: In the beautiful Sequatchie Valley, Home of the Paper Clip Project - The National Cornbread Festival Posts: 26563