Saturday, January 9, 2010

Birthday Penguins...

Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time. -John Paul Richter

A little late for my Blogger's Challenge post this week...and my Cupcake Inspiration Challenge. I made a goal of making 5 cards a week this year and so far I have made 3 in the last 8 days, so I think I need to step on it! :)

I chse the colors, the birthday scene and the present to pull from this week's Cupcakes. This week's Blogger's Challenge is a sketch...







I switched out the sentiment for a few Gems and put the sentiment on the image panel. The sewing on the small strip was supposed to be zig zig, but I think my tension is set wrong b/c the zig zag part is on the other side!?!?!? Anyone know which direction I need to adjust the tension? The sewing qualifies this for this week's JUGS Challenge and the birthday theme fits the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge. I also think this works for the Three Clover's Challenge as my *Resolution* is to make and send more birthday cards and the challenge this week is to represent our resolution.

Supplies:
Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas Smells Like Cake
Paper: DCWV Textured Card, Regal Rose CS, My Mind's Eye Be Merry
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Misc: Bling, Stardust Stickles, Sewing Machine

Thanks for stopping by! Come back tomorrow for the new Cupcake Inspiration Challenge! And don't forget we are having a Design Team Call!!!

24 comments:

  1. What a sweet card - those little penguins are too cute for words.

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  2. Super cute! Awesome colors... Did you know that the pantone color company released it's color of 2010? It's going to be turquoise! This is very nicely done and colored.

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  3. Great card, love the coloring of it! My sewing machine has been giving me fits lately so I am of no help, sorry :-(

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  4. Awww, this is darling! Love those penqguins and these colors, so fun!

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  5. Are those ever cute stamps...I like how you used the jewels really set the whole card in place...wonderful job on this challenge..nice to see you made it..
    connie paxman

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  6. Aww...what a cute little card! Love those little penguin guys!

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  7. Very cute and charming card. It goes great for all the challenges.

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  8. What a cute card! I love those little penguins :) Great job with the stitching! You did a super job combining all these challenges - thanks for playing along with Just Us Girls - I hope you area available to play along in next week's color challnge!

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  9. Too cute! Love all the sparkle on the image.

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  10. tee-hee! Love those penguins! What a fun, bright, and happy card! Thanks so much for taking the time to play along with Just Us Girls this week!

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  11. What a darling image and such a cute card! Thanks for joining us at 3 Clovers!

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  12. hee! this is adorable!!

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  13. I'm loving this image and the bling! It was worth the wait!

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  14. Such a cute image! Great coloring too! {SMILES}

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  15. Oh what happy and fun penguins! You've done a lovely job with the sketch and with combining all of those challenges!

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  16. I love those penguins and the colors you used, CUTE!

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  17. Adorable card- I love your image and love the colors. I sew a bit, and would first rethread- make sure the thread weight is the same on the top and bottom and do not sew through adhesive. i am going to guess you need to lower the tension a tad- but....I take a sample piece of paper and make a sample first..... You can do this and mark down length and width and have a chart to follow any time you want to zig zag on any card.......

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  18. Great job combining all those challenges, love your color choices and the little bit of sparkle!

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  19. So fun! A cute winter birthday card.

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  20. *giggle* those little penguins and cupcakes are just calling my name! They are SO cute. Your stitching accent is just right! Thanks so much for playing along with Just Us Girls - it's great to have you with us as we kick off the new year. :-)

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  21. Ohhhh, what a fun image! I love the way the penguins "pop" off the page. The colors (and cupcakes) are yummy too! Such a great card! Have a great week!

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  22. Such a sweet card. I love those colors. And the imagine is so sweet.

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  23. Delightful card Rachel! Terrific mix of colors and I love the added sparkle! :D

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