Penguins in Festive Frame

Hi everyone - Happy 4th if you're celebrating! Rainy & gloomy here - parades and fireworks canceled - what to do?? Craft!! Decided to make a card for the current Christmas Kickstart Challenge #88 - Festive Frames.

Supplies: Paper - Paper Studio A2 card; 

Basic Grey 25th and Pine (retired);

My Favorite Things Christmas Cheer (retired)

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; Betterpress Porcelain

Stamps with Dies - Spellbinders Festive Penguins (CSOM-Oct23)

Hot Foil Plates with Dies - Spellbinders All You Need Sentiments (GOM-Nov23)

Dies - Penny Black Red and Greens;

Hero Arts Wood Frame Infinity Dies

Other - Copic Markers; Hero Arts honey lacquer (on star & ornament)

I've been doing some crafty organization and trying to use stuff from various subscriptions. Today I showed some love to a Spellbinders stamp and die set from last year - first time used (9 months, not bad). Die cut a bunch of negative for the penguin and stamped them. Colored this one while watching Price is Right - lol. Die cut a bunch of frames and stacked for dimension. Covered an A2 card with Basic Grey patterned paper, added the frame with an inlay of MFT dots for interior, then the penguins. I had the holly berry sprig already cut in the bits box so quickly colored it to match my project. Assembled and added a letterpressed sentiment made with a hot foil plate.

I can't seem to get enough of letterpressing with hot foil plates. Here's a bonus:

Supplies: Paper - Paper Studio A2 card; scrap of black;

Spellbinders Betterpress Porcelain

Hot Foil Plates with Dies - Tropical Bloom (GOM-May24)

Stencils - Hero Arts Script

Dies - A Jillian Vance Design Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set

Other - colored pencils; foam tape; Betterpress Black ink;

TH Antique Linen Distress Ink; Hero Arts enamel dots

I took another unused plate from my Spellbinders box, pressed it and colored with pencils. Did some inking around the edges and soft stenciling on the left. Pressed a sentiment from the same hot foil set & die cut with the coordinating die, then added a shadow. Assembled on an A2 card - done! I was a little quicker on using this set - lol; will add my card to Darnell's July NBUS Challenge #64. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!