Penguin Birthday Card

It's Tuesday so it's my day to share a card created for Topflight Stamps. This week my teammates and I are creating projects using Jane's Doodles Clear Stamps. As a penguin lover, I had to have the Sweater Weather Clear Stamp Set. I decided to use the Sweater Weather Clear Stamp Set and the Snowflakes Background Stamp by Darkroom Door to create a birthday shaker card.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Sweater Weather Clear Stamp Set by Jane's Doodles Clear Stamps

Snowflakes Background Stamp by Darkroom Door

Paradise VersaFine Clair™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Periwinkle Prism Ink by Hunkydory Crafts

3D Adhesive Foam Roll by Hunkydory Crafts

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Blue Cardstock

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers:

   Penguin Bodies: C00, C0, C6 C8, B000, B60

   Penguin Beaks: Y00, Y35, Y38

   Penguin Sweaters, Cap, and Skates: B02, B04, B06, B16; G02, G14, BG45, BG49; Y11, Y13, Y23, Y26

   PomPom: B60, C0, C00, <B21, RV000, BV000

 VersaMark™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Dome Jar Shaker WindowRama Die Set by Stampendous!®

White Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous!®

Winter Wonderland Sparkly Embossing Powder by Stampendous!®

Shaved Ice Glitter by Stampendous!®

Frost Sheer Shimmer™ Stix Dauber Top by Imagine®

Banner Die: Source Unknown

Elongated Oval Nestabilities® Die Set by Spellbinders®

Clear Stardust® Glitter Gel Pen by Sakura® of America

Shaker Contents by Doodles Paper Playground, Kat Scrappiness, and Gina Marie Designs

Acetate

Dimensional Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives® by 3L

Repositionable Label Paper by Avery®

STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

I wanted to create a scene with the penguins holding hands while skating at a skating rink.

1. Use magnets to secure white cardstock to the base of a stamping platform.
2. Position the tall penguin facedown on the image panel centered horizontally.
3. Press the back of the platform onto the stamp and lift.
4. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and stamp onto the image panel and onto a piece of Repositionable Label Paper.
5. Fussy-cut the Label Paper penguin and adhere over its counterpart on the image panel.
6. Remove and clean the stamp.
7. Place two other penguins facedown on the right and left of the masked penguin on the image panel so that their hands are overlapped.
8. Press the back of the platform onto the stamps and lift.
9. Ink the stamps with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and stamp onto the image panel and onto a piece of Repositionable Label Paper.
10. Fussy-cut the Label Paper penguins and adhere over their counterpart on the image panel.
11. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform. 
12. Cut a wavy border onto copy paper.
13. Use magnets to secure the image panel to the STAY-tion.
14. Position the wavy border towards the top part of the image panel and secure with magnets.
15. Brush Periwinkle Prism Ink overtop to create a sky.
16. Use a C3 Copic marker o trace the outside of an elongated oval die to create the skating rink.
17. Lift the masks and retaine for later use.
18. Color the images were colored with Copic markers. 
19. Use Cool Grey Copic markers to add detail and dimension to the snow and ice
20. Dab Frost Shimmer dauber onto a craft mat or a piece of acetate. 
21. Use a paint brush to apply the Frost Shimmer tot he ice rink.
22. Use a Clear Stardust Glitter pen to add highlights to the snow and the ice rink.
23. Set aside the image panel.
24. Cut a piece of blue cardstock to 4.25" x 6.25" wide and pat with an embossing buddy.
25. Use magnets to secure the blue cardstock to the base of a stamping platform.
26. Position the Snowflakes Background Cling Rubber Stamp facedown on the blue cardstock.
27. Press the back of the platform onto the stamp and lift.
28. Ink the stamp with VersaMark ink and stamp. Repeat if necessary to get a good impression.
29. Apply White Detail Embossing Powder, then remove the excess.
30. Apply Winter Wonderland Sparkly Embossing powder, then remove the excess.
31. Heat set the embossing powder.
32. Trim the background panel to 5.75" x 3.75".
33. Center the large rounded rectangle die from the Dome Jar WindowRama Die Set on the background panel, then use to cut the background to create the window/aperture for the shaker.
34. Use the VersaMark pad or a VersaMarker to edge the die-cut's window aperture.
35. Apply White Detail Embossing Powder, remove the excess, and heat set.
36. Use the VersaMark pad or a VersaMarker to edge the die-cut.
37. Apply White Detail Embossing Powder, remove the excess, and heat set.
38. Apply Frost Shimmer Dauber to a piece of white cardstock banner and heat set. 
39. Use a banner die to cut the white cardstock.
40. Use magnets to secure the banner die-cut to the base of the stamping platform.
41. Place the sentiment face down on the banner die-cut.
42. Press the back of the platform onto the stamp and lift.
43. Ink the stamp with Paradise VersaFine Clair Ink and heat set. 
44. Fold the banner. 
45. Add dimensional foam squares to the center of the banner die-cut's back and adhere to the image panel.
46. Use glue to adhere each end of the banner to the image panel.
47. Acetate was adhered to the back of the background panel to cover the aperture. 
48. Apply 3D Adhesive Foam Roll around the perimeter of the window to create a well for the shaker contents.
49. Add the shaker contents.
50. Adhered the image panel to the background panel to seal the aperture.
51. Adhere the shaker card front to an A4 blue card.

Notes: 

• One day in the future, I will figure out how to prevent my shaker contents from getting stuck on the edges. So far I've tried the Embossing Buddy and a powder brush, which at least smelled nice. Neither worked. 
• Also one day in the future, I will figure out how much to add to the shaker well so that I don't overfill and obliterate the image. That day was not today.