Hello, crafty friends, it's Lori from Coast2CoastCards. Happy New Year! Today, on Blank Page Muse's Blog I have a card with this sweet little ice fishing penguin. It may be 70 degrees here in South Carolina, but this little critter is in the snow and ice having fun. Follow along for step-by-step instructions.
I began with a larger piece of Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb cardstock. My Curious Penguin With Small Fish stamp from Penguins On Ice Winter Holiday set, is unmounted, so I laid it flat on the table, inked it up, then rubbed the cardstock over it. I knew I wouldn't be able to get it exactly straight, so I used a large piece of cardstock. I also inked up some of the snowflakes from the same set in blue. I inked both at the same time.
There are two ways you can turn your stamped image into a panel: trim with a timmer or use a die. I chose the former, as I wanted a stitched edge. The panel measures 3 3/4 x 5".
Here is the panel after I colored it with Copics. I used cool greys for the penguin, pinks and teals for his hat and scarf, blues for the water and ice, and greens and blues for the fish. I like using unexpected combinations of colors for winter and Christmas scenes, like the pink and teal.
I free-range stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set with a black pigment ink for a crisp image. I had already colored everything, so I held my breath!
Final card. I matted the panel with a teal panel to tie in the color in the penguin's hat and scarf. I then added them to a top folding A2 white notecard. I hope you are enjoying your winter as much as this cute little penguin.
