Greetings from Minnesota...the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" and very HOT & HUMID weather!! It sure has been sultry this week (three days of 90-95 degree scorchers) but its better than rain or snow I guess!! I would be much happier if I was at the lake in Vermont or at the ocean (Cape Cod). A girl can dream right? I'm thinking stay COOL!!
On to stamping business!! I got a couple new Memory Box treats in my recent travels this month so I had to design a card with one of the ten new clear stamp sets. I hope you enjoy my card this week but I must admit it was quite putsy but doable!! LOL :) It did keep my mind off the heat. The card was made from my favorite new clear set Summer Penguin (CL135). I plan to mail it off to my middle sister Samantha as she too is a Memory Box *penguin lover* just like her big sis me!! This adorable penguin makes me smile even when the heat is unbearable due to the high humidity. As always thanks for stopping by and reading my blog. I hope you enjoy the weekend. I will be teaching a Copic summer card class on Saturday and then enjoying the rest of the weekend with friends. Happy summer!! Enjoy a nice glass of pink lemonade or iced tea. Tami :)
Memory Box Card Supplies:
Notecards - Key Lime, Ocean
Pearl Stickers - Hotpink
Jewel Stickers - Canary, Juicy, Pistachio, Skyblue
Stamps - Summer Penguin (CL135), Sun (A885), Fun in the Sun (B1077), Happy Summer (B888), Missing You (A852)
Other Card Supplies:
Ribbon - American Crafts
Cuttlebug Machine - Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Punch - Stampin' Up
Inks - Versafine Onyx Black and Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics - 0 Colorless Blender, B04, BG05, E51, R35, RV14, Y38, YG06
Prismacolor - Pink
Bic Mark-it - Stone Grey (I used it to darken any white edges and to color the umbrella pole)
Spica Glitter Pens - Clear, Lemon
Sakura - Yellow Glaze Pen
Other Paper - Neenah Solar White Classic Crest Cover 80#
Card Directions:
Stamp penguin and her arms (one at a time), sunhat, sundress with shoes, and sunbrella on white paper using Memento black ink. Color sundress/shoes, sunbrella, sunhat with Copics and Prismacolor Makers. Cut out all images. Layer a piece of Key Lime paper to an Ocean Notecard as shown. Cuttlebug white paper using the Swiss Dots folder and adhere to Key Lime panel as shown. Adhere ribbon to the right side of card as shown. Using an Exacto knife, slit sunhat under hat brim so a small portion of the penguin's head can slip through the sunhat. Adhere hat to head area (I used Double-Sided tape). Adhere *nude penguin* to white paper and then dress her by putting on her colored sundress/shoes as shown. Glue down sunbrella to white paper and apply a Hotpink Pearl Sticker to top of umbrella. Stamp the two sentiments on a Key Lime scrap using Versafine black ink and punch out using Stampin' Up window punch. I added four different colors of Memory Box Jewel Stickers (listed above) to sentiments as shown. Add a Hotpink Jewel to the belt as shown. Lastly, apply some sparkle to her, the edges of the sentiments, sunhat, and sunbrella using Spica Clear and Lemon Glitter Pens.
Inside: Stamp the Sun (A885) in black ink and color in the circle using a Yellow Glaze Pen. Be sure to let the sun dry good and then use the Spica Lemon Glitter Pen on the sun's rays. I also stamped Missing You (A852). I plan to stamp a few flowers (two sizes) from the Summer Penguin Set (CL135) using coordinating Memento bright inks on the inside of the card and probably on the envelope. Isn't she a cutey pie?? Thanks again and I hope to see you next week. Ciao!!
A cool card for a warm day!. So cute. Sandy
Posted by: Sandra Andersen | June 26, 2009 at 06:04 AM
Whatta fun & summery card!!!
Posted by: ~amy~ | June 26, 2009 at 07:50 AM
Hi Tami! This made me smile this morning! I think I may need to order this set. :) I really like how you coordinated your colors with the ribbon. So cute!
Posted by: Nancy P. (the other blog girl) :) | June 26, 2009 at 08:43 AM
I wish I had a dress on right now! I love this bright and cheery card Tami!! Laurel
Posted by: Laurel Ford, Create-A-Card Studio | June 26, 2009 at 04:59 PM
This is adorable! Love how the dress coordinates with the ribbon. Also love the swiss dots background and all of the sparkle and bling. You did a fantstic job playing "paper-crafter paper dolls"! TFS and look forward to next Friday:)
Posted by: Tinla | June 26, 2009 at 06:03 PM
Tami, your card really made me smile. :) This little penguin is adorable so I can see why you bought the set. I *love* the colors that you used, they are very happy colors. Your design is awesome! Try and saty cool.
Mary
Posted by: Mary C. Anderson | June 26, 2009 at 07:39 PM
Love the card. More penguins. Very cool. I love the adorable umbrella that has the great beach colors. I look forward to your card creations every week.
Posted by: Janice Holman | June 26, 2009 at 08:54 PM
WOW that card can make anyone smile!!! Colors are wonderful and so "happy". as usual the details make it YOURS Cindy
Posted by: cindy coleman | June 27, 2009 at 11:24 AM