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Tuesday 11 December 2018

Two Penguins in a Magenta Dream

Hello.  Welcome.  Sometimes it doesn't have to make sense it just has to be.  A little unconventional Christmas with the colours from this months Rubber Dance challenge, pink, tealish and grey and/or embossing.  


Two Norwegian penguins swimming amongst magenta stars wishing you a Merry Christmas.  OK, there are no penguins in Norway, except in the zoo.  But we can all dream can't we....


I started by sprinkling grey Brusho powder on grey cardstock and spritzing with water.  I love the unexpected flecks of colour that pop up.  Except that gold one!  That might have been me being a bit previous......


Then I went looking for a star stamp.  I found this one from Retro Beach set.  It's actually starfish in a net but the Penguins were fine with that!!   I stamped them and embossed with Ranger Magenta embossing powder.  Then I smudged the edges of the card with versamark ink and embossed with the same magenta powder.  


Ah, here's the gold splashes again!!  I used my gold pilot marker.  A few artistic flicks and it's a gold and magenta delight. 


Then I added my Rubber Dance Playful Penguins, stamped, embossed, coloured with Colourcraft Blue Aztec paint and fussy cut.  The sentiment (Happy Christmas) was stamped on a scrap of the brusho background, embossed magenta and edged with Picked Raspberry DOx.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Kat Scrappiness Coffee Oasis Charity Blog Hop - Winter
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Warm Winter Wishes
Country View Challenges - Christmas
We Love 2 Create Challenge 15 - AG Mixed Media
Paperbabe Stamps Challenge 88 - Anything Goes


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23 comments:

  1. Annette Allen11 December 2018 at 02:23

    aww cute card..

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  2. Laura S.11 December 2018 at 03:03

    Adorably whimsical card!

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  3. Linnea S11 December 2018 at 03:11

    haha! I wondered about the Norwegian penguins! brushos are so fun! the black is especially magical

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  4. Verna Angerhofer11 December 2018 at 03:14

    Cute design and I love how the do appear to be swimming through the stars.

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  5. Nadine Carlier11 December 2018 at 03:43

    Fabulous card!
    Nadine - My Scrap n' Stuff

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  6. creative lady11 December 2018 at 03:48

    Nice card.

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  7. mindy141411 December 2018 at 04:12

    Your card is stunning! I love Penguins so I don't care where in the world they're at they are beautiful lol. I've never used Brusho powder but I love the look you got with it and well pink is festive anytime. Thanks for sharing this beauty and for the inspiration, it's a definitely try to re-create it for me :) (mardy14@bellsouth.net) #KatScrappinessCharityBlogHop #CoffeeOasis #KatScrappiness

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  8. Gayle Bartholomew11 December 2018 at 04:25

    Great colorful card. Love those swimming penguins. Thanks for sharing.

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  9. Lady Joyful11 December 2018 at 09:31

    Lovely card! Great attention to detail.

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  10. Janis11 December 2018 at 09:37

    I love pink at Christmastime....or any other time!! Love the penguins gliding through the magical sea!! Well done, Gail!!
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

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  11. Blue Marine Crafts11 December 2018 at 09:40

    So pretty! Love that pink background!

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  12. Arianna Barbara11 December 2018 at 13:08

    Beautiful card!!!

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  13. Ink Stained Roni11 December 2018 at 13:23

    What a pretty card - those penguins are awesome! Love your gold flicks...they are prefect.

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  14. Lori Kobular11 December 2018 at 15:30

    Awesome card! Those penguins are so pretty, love all the details!!

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  15. Dawn S.12 December 2018 at 15:42

    Cute card. Thanks for showing how you made it.

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  16. Jane12 December 2018 at 17:29

    Ha ha, such a fun card Gail using cool colours. It's perfect for our Christmas challenge over at Country View. Thanks so much for joining us xx

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  17. Jennifer_GlitterInMyHair12 December 2018 at 19:07

    So cute, appreciate the tutorial on the BG

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  18. MadeByMeghanK12 December 2018 at 22:43

    Fun colors! Great job!

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  19. Lucy E.13 December 2018 at 03:35

    Such a bright and
    imaginative card!

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  20. Erin Reed14 December 2018 at 06:20

    thanks for sharing your amazing inspiration, I just love your card - so cool!

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  21. Tracey@Hotchpotchcreations14 December 2018 at 08:43

    Love those penguins, there's always a little room at Christmas for a pop of bright colour. Super card creation, thanks for sharing over at Paperbabe Stamps.
    Have a super weekend Tracey x

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  22. Jane Savage16 December 2018 at 15:11

    What fabulous colours!
    Thank you for joining us this month at We Love 2 Create! Jane (DT) xxx

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  23. Corrie Herriman16 December 2018 at 15:42

    Cute non-traditional card ! Thank you so much for taking part in the Country View Christmas Challenge ! Merry Christmas !
    Corrie xx

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