Birthday Card | MFT Stamps - BB Penguins in Paradise | Color Throwdown CTD547 | Freshly Made Sketches FMS392

Happy Monday!

I was able to finish up this card, which combined the Color Throwdown Palette ctd547 (yellow, orange, hot pink, and green) and the Freshly Made Sketch FMS392 for this week! Yippee!

I stamped, colored and die cut the images from 110 lb. Neenah Solar White. I water colored and stippled the sand texture on the same card stock and set it aside to dry. I stenciled the sun rays with Distress Inks (Mustard Seed & Carved Pumpkin), spritzed the paper with water and flecked it with gold metallic watercolors. I cut both the stenciled background and sandy beach with the same stitched rectangle die and then die cut the beach again with a hillside die. 

I determined the placement of my palm tree, glued it to the sun ray panel and adhered the beach on top. I popped the beach ball into place with foam tape and glued the penguin to the panel. I watercolored several large swatches of the hot pink color onto white card stock and after it was dry, I stamped the sentiment components on each one using the MISTI and VersaFine Onyx Black Ink. After the ink dried for a couple of minutes, I die cut each one individually with the same sentiment strip die. I glued the beach scene onto the front of an A-2 top-folding card front and attached the three sentiments strips into place to finish the card.

I just love this little chubby penguin enjoying the summer sun with his inflatable!

I have also entered this little guy into the following challenges:

Cut It Up: #176 Welcome Summer!

Aud Sentiments - #229 AG

Craft Rocket Challenges - #60 Summer is Coming

Thanks for stopping by!

Rachelle ♥