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Saturday 15 December 2018

Wintery Penguin Love (Blog Hop)

In just a few weeks the holidays, with all their sparkle and colour and activities, will be over, and the reality of a cold long winter ahead will sink in.  As much as I love Christmas, I love when my house returns to a more minimalist and serene look after the decorations come down!  And I have always found winter to be a nice time of year....curled up reading one of the many books my hubby bought me for Christmas (hint, hint!) and waiting for those first blooms of Spring.  But each year winter seems to get just a little bit longer, and a little bit colder, and I miss the sun a little bit more.  So for our team blog hop this month, I decided to make a card to help combat those winter blues!


I created a soft watercolour background with four colours that can be pretty intense normally--Costal Cabana, Call Me Clover, Blueberry Bushel and Highland Heather.  The watercolour wash really tones down the colours and make for an icy pastel palette. 


After watercolouring I spritzed some water droplets on top to give it some more dimension.  I think those colours really look wintery and almost like the northern lights!

I stamped my penguins in black Memento ink and punched them out with the coordinating punch, just trimming the bottom flat.  I added a coloured heart in each colour, and popped my penguins up on dimensionals.


The sentiment "With Warmth and Caring From Me" is from the Flourishing Phrases set, and suited my needs perfectly.  I left the inside of my card free of sentiment, so that this card be used for any purpose that comes up (get well, thinking of you, etc.).


I mounted my stamped piece on some shimmery cardstock to represent the sparkle of snow in the sunshine, and placed the whole thing on a Highland Heather card base.

I think this card would be a real pick-me-up to receive on a cold and gloomy February day.  This set and the punch are retiring on January 2, so get yours before they are gone!  

Hop along to see the winter or new year creations my teammates made this month:



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