My head hurts at the moment because I got sick a couple days ago and haven't been able to catch up on sleep yet. There's still so much to do to clean up after the holidays. Hopefully I can get some me time soon. January is already speeding by so it's time to share the holiday card I made for my son, the ones that he made for us and the one that my husband made for me!
You knew it would feature a penguin, right? ;) I inked up Penguin Love for the first time and made this one-layer card for the little guy. He has a habit of wanting to rip off any pieces that are added to a card so I masked everything and made a sweet little Arctic (or Antarctic) scene for him. I coloured only the penguin and his Christmas tree to make them pop, shaded some of the grey areas, and added some Stickles to the snow(flakes) and tree. His reaction? He stared at it for a bit and then said, "Wow, that (is) really beautiful, Mommy," threw it on the ground and moved on to something else. LOL I had to pick it up and ask him what was on it. He said, "One pinguini, his Christmas tree and two igloos!" It's now displayed proudly amongst his toys and he looks at it occasionally.
Before our house guests arrived, I asked the little guy if he wanted to make some Christmas cards for anyone. He replied, "Ya, one for you and one for Baba! Let's go make them now!" I love his enthusiasm for stamping. LOL I showed him all the penguin stamp sets and asked him which ones he wanted to use. He picked them and then I showed him cardstock colours, ink colours and he chose everything you see on these cards! He purposely stamped the two cards a little differently. He even doodled inside with a pen and pretended to write messages to me and my husband. It was all very cute. My husband has his on his desk at work and mine is in the kitchen. :)
If you seen the other cards my husband has made for me, you will remember that he likes to look through my stamps and stash of cards for ideas. Sometimes he remembers certain cards I've made made and will ask me how I made them. I think it's hilarious, especially when I see the result of his questions! I'm sure you can guess what he based this card on. I'm amazed at the way he outlined the sweater and paper pieced it! :O
Hopefully I can find some time this week to share all the Christmas RAKs (or CRAKs) that I received! They went on my mantel as soon as they arrived and I've been admiring them ever since. Thank you to all of you who sent cards over the holiday season!
Sources for my card: Gina K Designs pure luxury white cardstock; There She Goes Penguin Love; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Copics; Ranger Diamond & Xmas Red Stickles Sources for Little D's cards: SU Garden Green cardstock; DCWV glitter cardstock; Gina K Designs pure luxury white cardstock; There She Goes Penguin Love; The Stamps of Life penguins4Christmas; SU Riding Hood Red ink Sources for Hubby's card: Gina K Designs pure luxury white cardstock; SU textured Crumb Cake cardstock; Hero Arts+Sizzix Holiday Cheer; Unity itty bitty Tinsel in a Tangle; Memories Black ink; Memento Tuxedo Black & Lady Bug Dual Markers; Divine Twine holiday twine; foam tape
