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Friday, February 1, 2019

It's All about the Penguins at the 12 Months of Christmas


Midway through the challenge at the 12 Months of Christmas and I'm ready to head south for the rest of the winter. Last month saw Chicago temps dip way below zero, with wind chill temps around -55 F. Cold enough for these penguins to feel comfortable but not me! LOL

Speaking of penguins, the optional twist for February's challenge has been Penguins, and Bugaboo Stamps is the guest sponsor. I got to play with a digi image from Bugaboo called Three Penguins. They are the cutest, goofiest penguins I've ever seen - I love them! They all look snug and warm in their winter hats and scarves, ready for some holiday fun. 
While the Penguin twist is optional, if you want the chance to win this month's featured paper pack, ONE OR MORE PENGUINS should feature prominently on your card. 


You don't need to follow the twist to link up at least 2 cards and earn a free paper each month or for a chance to win a $12 gift certificate to the Bugaboo Stamps store. 
As you can see above, I made 2 cards using almost the same design, papers and image, but my first card has been hand-colored with my image and papers printed out, and the second is completely digital. I like to show the difference between the two, as the colors of the digital papers kind of fade with different printers (like mine). Now I can snail mail my paper-crafted card, and email my digital card - the best of both worlds! 

My card features the following:
Bugaboo Digital image: Three Penguins

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles' Papers: Green Foil from 12 Days of Christmas 2018, Semi-Circles and Stripes patterned papers from Penguin Pals Paper Kit, Blueberry pp from Bokeh Solid Color Se 1 Paper Kit and Burgundy from A Grungy Christmas Paper Kit.


Challenges I am Entering:
Catch the Bug -  Anything Goes
Colour Crazy - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - AG w/optional Lots of Layers
Winter Wonderland - Anything Christmas Goes
Cute n Crafty Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes



5 comments:

Jac’s Playground said...

These are fab cards, love that you've done it twice to show the difference, thanks for joining us at Crafty Catz this week x

Janice said...

The penguin image is so cute, love your card. Thank you for sharing with us at the Winter Wonderland Christmas challenge, hope you can join us again soon - Janice DT

Shelly Schmidt said...

Wonderful card- love the sweet way you have shown off this image- and love the bright and fun colors too! Thanks for joining us at the Catch the Bug challenge!

Helen said...

Great card, Pat - those penguins are so cute and Lisa's papers go really well with them!

Thanks for joining us at the Cute'n'Crafty Christmas Challenge.

Helen x
DT

Granmargaret said...

Lovely work. Thank you for joining the Colour Crazy challenge. Hope to see you again next time.