Penguin Holiday Card with Freshly Made Sketch #466

 One of my sisters has always loved Penguins so I made her this fun card.  This large image seemed to fit the Freshly Made Sketch #466 very well so I used it to complete my card.  

Here is another view taken from a different angle so you can see how sparkly the ice and dark water is.

This cute stamp has been in my stash since the late 1990's.  I had actually purchased it "rubber only" and then fixed it with a cushion to a wood block.  The sentiment stamp is from last year's Reindeer Crossing set from Close to my Heart and the paper colors are Sapphire and Linen.  I used a q-tip to color in the sun and sky with Canary and Sky ink colors (retired CTMH).  Moondust Stickles Glitter Gel was applied to the ice and Brutus Monroe Raven Black embossing powder was used.

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch that inspired my card layout:

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

     Patti's Creations #177--Winter Fun

     Color Dare Challenge #424--Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

     Simon Says Wednesday Challenge--Christmas Critters

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

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