Cool Penguin

I've been in a little bit of a creative slump lately. I created so many cards so quickly that I burnt myself out and now it's an uphill battle to get my mojo working again. I decided to try out MFT Stamps weekly sketch for a little bit of inspiration today.

I replaced the scalloped border with a flag, but pretty much stayed true to the rest of the sketch. I have a problem with taking things pretty literally when it comes to a sketch, but I like how it turned out. The background behind the penguin was created with a little masking paper and some distress inks blended on with a blending tool. I masked off the sky and sponged the sand and the reversed it to sponge the sky. I stamped the card base with the Pineapple background stamp to add a little bit more interest instead of using a blank card. Everything else is pretty straight forward. I stamped the penguin and the tree and then cut them out with my Brother Scan N Cut 2 and then colored them with copics. The sentiment was heat embossed in white on black paper. I cut the flagged ends by hand.

Penguins in Paradise	Pineapple Background	Stitched Jumbo Fishtail Banner STAX	A2 Card Curved Edge	Neenah Solar White 80 lb	Crumb Cake Cardstock	Island Blue	Black Cardstock
Brushed Corduroy	Salty Ocean	Sahara Sand	Memento Tuxedo Black	Copic Sketch Markers	Versamark	White Embossing Powder	3M Foam Tape
EK Success Powder Tool	Masking Paper	Brother Scan N Cut 2

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