Wrapped Stitch Hearts, Happy Penguin and Rectangle Basics by Jean Okimoto

A background of Wrapped Stitch Hearts creates a twirly setting for the Happy Penguin on a simple card today.  Add a brightly bold greeting from the Smile Clear Stamp Set – and a swirly circle print background – and it’s a quick card for your favorite guy.  Hello, Jean Okimoto here, the big day is just two weeks away – quick and easy is the way to go!

Layer a set of red Wrapped Stitch Hearts onto a 2-¼” x 3-½”  Rectangle Basics block of silver and black printed paper.  

Cut Happy Penguin from watercolor paper and again from black cardstock.  Color two eye dots on a scrap of orange cardstock with a black marker and attach it behind the white penguin.  Attach the additional black penguin behind the white, slightly lower for dimension.  

Attach black duct tape to a scrap of cardstock and diecut a glossy contrasting overlay for the head and flippers.

Stamp the greeting –  from the Smile Clear Stamp Set  – on turquoise cardstock with Onyx Black VersaFine and dry the ink.  Trim it with the ¾” x 2″ Rectangle Basics die.

Attach everything to a white  A6 (4-⅝” x 6-¼”) card.  Cut a bunch of red glittered hearts with the Dibble Heart Border die.  Attach one of the little hearts to the penguin.  Add black sequins.

Need a more gal-ish design?  Just diecut some fuchsia, pink or peach Wrapped Stitch Hearts and add a garden print instead.  Finish it off with pastel or glittery gem stickers.  

Special thanks to everyone who stopped by to make a Heart Gift Box at my Impress make and take last Saturday!  Big thanks to everyone who joined us for the Love Is Sweet Valentine cards class too – and to Ann, Erin and Laura for finding those great dies and papers for all of our projects.  See you again at the CAKES, CANDLES + BIRTHDAY WISHES class on February 10!

Thanks for visiting – see you again on Thursday too…

Supplies

99919 Happy Penguin craft die

30086 Rectangle Basics Set

30116 Wrapped Stitch Hearts craft die

CL5152 Smile clear stamp set

99932 Dibble Heart Border craft die