Hello and welcome! It's time for a new challenge at Allsorts and Lorraine's turn to host. It's the last one of the year so it will run for two weeks over the holidays. This is also my last new card post of the year but I do have the Year in Review hop post scheduled for December 29th, hope you will stop by for that as I will have a small prize on offer and remember, even if you didn't sign up as a co-host, you can still create your own "favorites of 2023" post and link up too. I would love to see your favorites :)
So for this challenge, Lorraine selected the optional theme of "Cold as Ice". Our wonderful prizes come from AALL and Create and Craft Stash, these are for challenges 760, 761 and 762.
I needed a masculine birthday card and thought these penguins would work well for the occasion along with a star stamp, all 3 from Aall and Create and they are marked 50% off.
I created an inky background using some blues and a bit of purple, then
stamped the star image from the Aall and Create set
Blackbird. Then I stamped the penguins from sets
Penguin
and
Frosty on paper scraps and fussy cut. I added some die cut stars (retired die
set from Whimsy Stamps) which I inked with the same inks and added some
stickles glitter to make them sparkle like snow on an ice cold winter
morning.
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On the bottom portion I used part of a birthday background stamp from My
Favorite Things and the "happy birthday to you" on the top is part of this
same background stamp.
I plan to link up with these challenges:
- Alphabet Challenge - S is for Stars
- Cut It Up - Celebrate
- As You Like It Challenge - AG
- Creative Inspirations Challenge - AG
- The Paper Funday - Opt. Birds
- Critter Crazy Challenges - Critters
- Triple B Challenge - Birds, Bees or Butterflies
I would like to sign off today by wishing all of my blog readers a
Cute and gorgeous card, so cool!
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Just perfect for our theme this time round Ellie.Wishing you and yours a wonderful Christmas. Not wishing to put temptation your way but think you will love Januarys new goodies from A&C!!
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A gorgeous icy creation for my theme this time Ellie. Love those Penguins with their stamped and splattered background, so cute.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a wonderful Christmas.
Lorraine
LOVE this penguin card. I COULD have bought these penguins in the A&C sale . . . and decided against buying them . . . but NOW I wish I had! LOL!
ReplyDeleteHappy Christmas to you xxx
Such a creative take for this challenge! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining in our challenge this month with your wonderful project!
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I love the blues and light purple in your background, and those penguins are wonderful! Merry Christmas, Ellie!
ReplyDeleteThis card definitely feels very chilly. Love all the stars too. Merry Christmas to you too xx
ReplyDeleteSuper card Ellie, I love the penguins.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas and wishing you a happy, healthy and creative 2024.
Liz xx
This is gorgeous Ellie - love your penguins and the background you created.
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Maxine
A brilliant male card. I love the penguins. Thanks for joining AYLI challenge. Elaine
ReplyDeleteThat is such a pretty card! I love the penguins.
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun background, and I love how you did those penguins-so creative! Thanks for joining us at The Paper Funday Challenge! Rachel DT
ReplyDeleteFun Birthday card Ellie! Love the effect!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!!
Fabulous male birthday card Ellie .. love all the detail you have incorporated. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
ReplyDeletePauline xx
What an awesome take on our board/theme! Beautifully crafted! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Triple B challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
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Beautiful blog
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ReplyDeleteI'm so envious of your talent. This is so unique and I can never get the hang of this style of card. Yours is wonderful. Thanks for joining my theme at the Alphabet Challenge. Love Dawn x
ReplyDeleteNow I have the Foreigner Song stuck in my head LOL.....great card, please remember to enter it into our special birthday challenge this month. Thanks for playing along at The Paper Funday Challenge and we look forward to seeing more of your designs soon!
ReplyDeleteHappy 2024!
Donna xx
Paper Funday Challenge
Beautiful Blossoms Challenge
Inspiration Station Challenge
Great card - love all the elements you've combined.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at the Alphabet Challenge.
Helen x
DT
Sweet card!!! Thanks so much for participating in our CUT IT UP challenge!!! I appreciate that you play along and I enjoy visiting your blog!! Have a happy crafty day!! Deanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper
ReplyDeleteSo unique. Thank you for joining our Cut it Up challenge. We hope you'll continue to play along in 2024.
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Larelyn (CIU owner)
Eine wundervolle Karte mit den Pinguinen, genial gemacht, liebe Ellie.
ReplyDeleteLiebe Neujahrsgrüße
von Anke