Mitten Die Penquins - Paper Craft Crew card sketch #270

These Penguins, made using the Merry Mittens Framelit/dies are so cute - and they're all over Pinterest so there's not even one person I can give credit to.  However, I have made some adaptations that are uniquely mine.

I made these Penguins for the sketch challenge with Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge

For the Large Penguin:

Die cut the following

• 2 Basic Black mittens (framelits) body and wings)
• 1 Whisper White mitten (belly)
• 2 Pumpkin Pie flowers (Feet)
• 1 Real Red pattern mitten (top half becomes hat)
• 1 Dazzling Diamond glimmer paper mitten framelit (backing behind hat)
• 1 Dazzling Diamond glimmer flower (pom pom)
• 1 small strip of Dazzling diamond glimmer paper scalloped free hand for hat rim

In addition, punch the following:

• 2 small Basic Black circles using the Cookie Cutter punch - eyes
• 1 Pumpkin Pie leaf using Leaf Punch - one leaf becomes nose

Assembling the Penguin:

1. Overlap and adhere the 2 Basic Black mittens with the thumbs facing down
2. Cut the thumb off the Whisper White mitten and adhere over the overlapped Basic Black mittens.
3. Cut off the top of the patterned Real Red Ribbon and place the Dazzling Diamond mitten behind it.  Trim to fit top of Penguin's head.  Adhere the Dazzling Diamond scallop trim and the Dazzling Diamond pom pom to the top of the hat.  Adhere the hat to the Penguin's head.

1. 4. Add the eyes with a tiny bit of tombo glue.  When dry mark pupil of eye with a white gel pen.
2. Snip one leaf off the Pumpkin Pie leaf punch.  Shape as desired.  Add to the face below the eyes.
3. For the feet, cut 3 petals of the Pumpkin Pie flower and add to the bottom of the Penguin with glue dots.

For the small Penguins follow the same steps using the smaller mitten framelits.  For the hat I cut off the top of a Real Red mitten and punched a Pom Pom using the smallest circle punch I could find.  The eyes and nose were added using a Basic Black and Pumpkin Pie marker.  For the feet I used only one petal of the Pumpkin Pie flower.

The Penguins were added to the embossed Whisper White front with dimensionals. The card base is Basic Black card stock.

The sentiment is from the retired "Oh What Fun" stamp set.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Oh What Fun

Inks:  Black Memento, Markers (Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie)

Papers:  Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red, Dazzling Diamond Glimmer Paper, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories:  Merry Mittens framelits/dies, Cookie Builder Punch, Leaf Punch,               Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, White gel pen.

Have Some Spooky Fun - Fab Friday #97

Most of the construction in my home is finished now and I find myself having time to play and make some cards.  I made this card for the sketch challenge with Fab Friday #97

 

This top fold card has a base of Pumpkin Pie, layered with Basic Gray and then Halloween Night Specialty DSP.  The later two layers were adhered at a slight angle.
In the middle, I placed a Crushed Curry circle for some whimsical reason became a yellow cat.  In the middle was adhered a skeleton, a Cookie Cutter Halloween critter, who is out trick or treating, I made him a little spookier by giving him googly eyes (retired) He is holding a bag full of loot in his hand.  Two black ravens, hoping for a treat, are following him around.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Cookie Cutter Halloween, Spooky Fun
Inks: Black Memento, Basic Gray, Crushed Curry, Markers (Pumpkin Pie. Smoky Slate, Crushed Curry), fine black pen.
Papers; Pumpkin Pie, Basic Gray, Halloween Night Specialist DSP, Whisper White, Crushed Curry,
Accessories: Layering Circles Framelits, Cookie Cutter Punch, Classic Label Punch, Googly Eyes (retired), Dimensionals,

Merry

 Gingerbread men and Christmas are thought together simultaneously- and this is a most adorable one.

He was stamped with Tip Top Taupe ink and then sponged with Early Espresso ink.  Little red hearts were adhered to her tummy, and a red glitter bow tie under the chin.  Tiny pearls became the eyes.  A santa's hat, from the stamp set "Snow Place" was stamped, coloured, cut out and adhered to his head.
Liquid Applique was applied to the icing marks on the arms, legs and the fur of the hat.  This substance when heated puffs up and looks like fur, snow, or icing.

Using dimensionals, the dressed up gingerbread man was adhered to a Whisper White oval, which was matted with a slightly larger scalloped red glimmer oval.  This unit was adhered to a Whisper White panel matted with Real Red card stock.  Candy Cane Lane Baker's Twine was wrapped around the bottom and tied into a bow.

The base card is Real Red card stock. layered with Whisper White, and then Candy Cane Lane DSP.

The sentiment "Merry" is from the "Hello You" thinlets.  The red glimmer word was adhered sideways across the card.  A couple of snow flakes added some extra bling.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Cookie Cutter Christmas, Snow Place
Inks: Tip Top Taupe, Early Espresso, Real Red marker
Papers; Real Red, Whisper White, Red Glimmer, Candy Cane Lane DSP
Accessories: Hello You Thinlets, Pearls, Cookie Cutter Punch, Candy Cane Lane Baker's Twine, Layering Ovals Die, Dimensionals, Pearls

Cookie Cutter Christmas - Eskimo girl card

This Cookie Cutter Christmas card features the little Eskimo girl.  I also made a bookmark featuring this character.

The Eskimo girl was stamped, punched with the Cookie Cutter punch, and coloured with a blender pen and ink pads.
She was placed on two concentric circles - one Whisper White and the larger one Real Red.  Both of these were centered on a silver Doillie.

The basic card is Real Red, layered with Crumb Cake and then Candy Lane DSP.

Supplies Used:
Stamp: Cookie Cutter Christmas
Inks: Black Memento, Tip Top Taupe, Real Red, Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette, Black marker
Papers: Real Red, Crumb Cake, Candy Lane DSP, Whisper White, Silver Foil Doillie, Silver glimmer stars
Accessories: Word Window Punch, Modern Work Label punch, Layering circle framelits, Cookie Cutter punch.

I used the same image to make another book mark

Cookie Cutter Book Marks

I'm not finished making these book marks yet, but I thought I would share them with you now.  Because the images are made o u t ofpaper they would be fragile and would not last very long as book marks. So, my plan is to apply Crystal Effects to both sides of the images (Each bookmark has an image on the front and back).
They are attached to the metal paper clips using tombo glue.

I found these giant book marks in a jar in Home Sense, 20 in the jar, for $5.00.  I was as pleased as punch to have found these.

Each image was stamped with Black Memento except for the Gingerbread man who was stamped with Tip Top Taupe.  The Moose and Santa were coloured with ink pads and a blender pen. 

Santa was punched using the coordinating punch; the moose was hand cut .

Next is the the Eskimo little person.