Where's My Hat? Challenge 196 - A Snarky Anniversary Card!

Here's my last project created for April's Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's  "Where's My Hat?" Challenge 196. 

It's a snarky anniversary card created with two of the penguins from the Penguin Anthropomorphs Rubber Stamp Set by Lost Coast Designs. 

Products Used:

Penguin Anthropomorphs Rubber Stamp Set by Lost Coast Designs

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Raven Textured Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Metallic Gold Cardstock by Neenah Papers

McIntosh Hearts and Ombre Patterned Paper by Bella Blvd.

Obsidian Black Amalgam Ink by Gina K Designs

Lost Shadow Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Desert Sand Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Copic Markers: B45, B43*, B41, R39, R37, R27, R24, R22, E84, E81, E77, E74, E71, E70, E27, E25, E23, E21, Y28, Y26, Y23, Y21, 06, BV23, W3, W1, W0, N5, N4, N3, N1

Black Multiliner by Copic

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Red and Gold Stardust Glitter Gel Pens by Sakura

Feather Leaf 8x8 Stencil by Lavinia Stamps (available at Topflight Stamps)

Sentimental Sticker Stack by Funky Fossil Designs

Corner Die Cut: Source Unknown

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

Repositionable Scotch Tape by 3M

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studio

Stamping Platform

* B43 = Equal Parts B41 and B45

Instructions:

1. Make a 7" x 5" card from Raven Black Textured Cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Obsidian Black Amalgam Ink to stamp two of the penguins from the Penguin Anthropomorphs Rubber Stamp Set onto white cardstock and onto repositionable sticker paper. Heat set.
3. Color both penguins with Copic markers. 
4. Use White gel pen  to emphacize the penguins' eyes, then use a black fine point multilinerto add pupils. 
5. Use Gold and red Stardust Glitter pens to add some glitter to his crown, his sceptre, and her hat dangles. 
6. Fussy-cut the sticker paper versions of both images and place them over their counterparts on the image panel. 
7. Place Repositionable Scotch Tape horizontally across the bottom part of the image panel. 
8. Sponge or brush Lost Shadow Distress Ink over the tape and the masked images to add color to the background.
9. Use magnets and/or low-tack tape to secure the Feather Leaf 8x8 Stencil over the image panel.
10. Sponge or brush Lost Shadow Distress Ink over the stencil to add pattern and visual interest to the background.
11. Move the repositionable Scotch Tape so that it sits on the horizon linecovering the bottom of the top of the image panel. 
12. Sponge or brush Desert Sand Memento Ink over the tape and the masked images to add a floor.
13. Remove the tape and masks.
14. Trim the image panel and edge with a black marker.
15. Cut a piece of Raven Black Textrued cardstock so that it's .25" larger than the image panel and use to mat the image panel. 
16. Trim red heart-patterned paper to 6.75" x 4.75" and edge with a black marker to become the background panel.
17. Adhere the patterned paper background panel to the reserved black 7" x 5" card.
18. Select a snarky sticker from the Sentimental Sticker Stack and edge it with a black marker.
19. Cut a strip of gold metallic cardstock slightly larger than the sticker and use it to mat the sticker.
20. Use a corner die to cut gold metallic cardstock four times.
21. Adhere the image panel, matted sticker, and corners to the background patterned paper to finish the card.

You still have time to enter the April's Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's Challenge 196 "Where's My Hat?"  I hope to see you there!