Dapper penguin

Hello lovely people,

I have a Dies to Die For DT card for you today and I'm still on a roll with Christmas cards because I really have quite a bit of new stash to use - lol!

Did you ever see such a dapper little pingu?!

You know that new stash I mentioned?  Well, that's the stamp set including the penguin and sentiment for one thing, and also that gorgeous little star frame.

If I've tempted you with any of the lovely supplies I've used then you can go straight to the individual products via the thumbnails at the end of my post or just pop over to Dies to Die For and have a little browse around!

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Copic colours;
Penguin body: T6, T7, T9
Penguin tummy: T0, T1, T2
Penguin feet / beak: YR14, YR16
Hat / scarf: BG53, BG45, BG57

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;
Polar Pals stamp set by Mama Elephant
Polar Pals die set by Mama Elephant
Perfectly Plaid Winter Petite 6x6 paper pad by Lawn Fawn
Snowfall embossing folder by Taylored Expressions
Star Frame die by Avery Elle
Stitched basic edges by My Favorite Things
Circle STAX 1 by My Favorite Things
Circle STAX 2 by My Favorite Things
Blueprints 29 by My Favorite Things (for the long sentiment strip)
Blueprints 13 by My Favorite Things (for the short sentiment panel)

Other ingredients;

Hole in one?!

Hello lovely people,

I am such a lucky lady to have all you wonderful followers and I see I have gained quite a few more over the last couple of weeks so welcome to all my new followers and I'm delighted to have you along for the ride :-)

I'm sure you're all eager to know who has won my 100 followers candy but you'll have to wait a little longer as I'm currently running around getting ready to head off to Bath for my next 2 prescribing course study days.

Before I go, I just had to share a little sneak peek with you because LOTV have a new release coming up very soon and it's full of cute characters and animals; there will be something for everyone I think.

I have used one of the sporty girls in what can only be described as a very flat card!

Sometimes I get the urge to leave lots of white space around the image and just a few layers of DP...it's a nice way to focus on the image, especially when it's as cute as this!

Card recipe;

Image: Sporty girls - LOTV...COMING SOON!

DP: Pastel dreams - LOTV

Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Tag: Sentiment tags - LOTV

Dies: Old Swedish lace - Magnolia Doohickeys

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E53/57/59
Sun shade / shorts: R81/83/85 (& R39 on shorts)
Top / shoes: BG10/11/53
Golf club: W00/1/3
Grass: G40/YG61/G43/G46

OK, I should probably go and practice my presentation for tomorrow!

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Challenges I am entering;
to be added

Little golfer

Hello lovely people,

Monday again...and no work for me...ha ha, the novelty still hasn't worn off yet!  Sorry for rubbing it in :-P

I also had a really lovely weekend with my brother and his girlfriend; several long walks (even catching the sunshine for them!), awesome food cooked by my little bro and lots of fun and games :-)

I hope you all had good weekends too.

On to my card for today and I'm showcasing some LOTV products as part of the Design Collective with one of those rare male designs!

This little chap is utterly adorable and as always with LOTV images, this was a delight to colour.

I knew I wanted a very CAS design to leave lots of white space around the image, and to show lots of the fab DP; isn't this plaid design perfect for the golf theme?

Threading the buttons on the twine was a challenge...those holes are really small!

Card recipe;

Image: Playing golf - LOTV

DP: Winter wishes - LOTV

Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Tags: Sentiment tags - LOTV and Family sentiment tags - LOTV
Buttons: from stash

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E25/27
Hat / trousers: E43/44/47
Golf club bag: B91/93/97/99 & YG61/63/67
Jumper: B91/93/95 & YG61/63
Shirt / socks: W00/1
Shoes: YG61/63/67 & W4/6
Clubs: W3/4/6
Grass: YG61/G94/99

I am off for a little more playtime in my craft room since I did all my cleaning this morning :-)

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Challenges I am entering;

Without Words (for the boys)
A Gem of a Challenge (boys boys boys)