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Blog Blitz Begins
by Laura Fulcher

Greetings friends.  We have already started highlighting the latest items from Memory Box on the Outside the Box blog, but this week is all about celebrating the new release with projects for inspiration as well as a chance to win prize each day.  We hope you will join us from Monday, August 6th- Sunday, August 12 for the blitz.  Each blog post during the week will have a chance to win a prize.  All you have to do for a chance to win is leave a comment on the daily post.  That’s it!  Enter each day for more chances each day.  One person will be chosen at random from each post to win a prize.  You have until Sunday, August 12th at 11:59 pm leave comments and to enter.  Good luck!

Winners will be announced on the Outside the Box Blog at 6pm EST on Monday, August 12th and winners will all be contacted directly by email to get their shipping information.  The blog post of winners will also be tagged under the category of “winners” for easy reference.

The first card of the blitz features the new Elegant Snowflake Double Frame as well as the Penguin Cheer stamps and dies.  When you die cut the Snowflake Frame, these are the pieces you get:

You can use as many of the various layers as you wish.  I decided to use everything except the individual snowflake for the card.  The dies came nested within each other, but I was able to easily die cut all of the pieces without cutting the dies apart.  I always like to keep the dies attached if possible so I am less likely to lose them.  I did use a metal shim when diecutting to since the die is so intricate and detailed.

Next, I die cut the penguin using the coordinating die:

Lets talk a bit about the coloring.  First, I put down a base layer of C7 and Y38 Copic markers.  Whenever a want to color something black, whether it is hair, a cauldron, or in this instance a penguin, I tend to color it with dark grey markers or paint. Black tends to be too dark.

Next, I added a bit of shading.  The YR16 was added to the base of the penguin’s foot, and the C10 marker was added to the base of the penguin arms and body.  I didn’t want to leave the belly so stark white, so I added some C1 and C3 to the outside of the tummy and around the face.

To finish the card, I added some R11 marker to the cheeks and added a little bow tie that was colored with R35 and R46 markers.  I glued a piece of blue glitter paper behind the snowflake frame and then layered everything on top of the glitter paper.  The blue cardstock behind the penguin is a piece of 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ paper I cut to fit in the frame and the snowbank I hand cut to provide a little base for my penguin. 

I decided to leave the inside of the card blank for now.  I don’t know if I am going to use the card as a Season’s Greetings card or if I will use it for a winter birthday card.  I like having a card in my stash with options!

Want a chance to win the new Elegant Snowflake Double Frame die to make your own Winter scene?  Leave a comment to this post by Sunday, August 12th.  Once comment will be chosen at random to win the die.  The winner will be posted on the Outside the Box blog on Monday, August 13th at 6pm EST.

 

Supplies

 

94024 Elegant Snowflake Double Frame craft die
CL5227 Penguin Cheer clear stamp set
32227 Penguin Cheer die set

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99 Comments

  1. That is a beautiful die set and a very sweet card. Thanks so much for sharing and the opportunity to win.

  2. What a cute little penguin. I love those snowflake frames. Such a great die set with so many possibilities for layering.

  10. This snowflake frame could be used for Christmas and beyond!! Love your card; the penguin I just too cute.

  17. Thank you for a chance to win this adorable set. My grandkids would love this card.

  18. Darling card! The penguin is adorable! Love your pretty coloring!Beautiful dies to frame your card!

  19. Love this snowflake frame! And the penguin is so, so cute! It pairs well
    with the frame for a lovely card.

  20. Fabulous Blog Hop coming our way to see all the lovely work by The Design Team – and this Happy Stamped Penguin on the Snowflake die cut is terrific – Like the shading around the face and tummy – beautiful work – thanks for the hop!

  25. The Snowflake frame die is awesome – so many possibilities! Love your fun and elegant card! Thanks for the die cutting and coloring tips.

  27. Have been really enjoying all the new holiday dies so far. What a wonderful release!!! Love this Elegant Snowflake Double Frame Die!!! I never seem to get enough snowflake dies and stamps in my craft stash!!! 🙂 🙂

  28. Like your idea about keeping the dies attached so you won’t misplace them. Beautiful cards! And appreciate the ideas on coloring.

  29. Like your idea of keeping dies attached so you won’t misplace them. Also like your coloring instructions!

  32. I love this card! I fell in love with penguins on a trip to Antarctica in 2008 and now anything penguin-related catches my eye. This penguin is adorable and the snowflake frame really shows it off. Thanks for the opportunity to win the snowflake frame dies and penguin stamp/die set.

  33. The anowflake die set is wonderful, but I’m definitely in love with the penguin!

  36. Hello! I am sooooo addicted to snowflakes! This snowflake frame die makes me smile! Thank you for this generous opportunity to win

  37. What a cute card! The penguin is lovely – great tip about using dark grey in preference to black. The snowflake frames are very pretty and not too ‘over the top’.

  40. Good idea about not separating the dies so they are not misplaced. Beautiful card!

  41. Like the idea of not separating all the dies so they won’t get misplaced. Beautiful card!

  43. Sweet card! The double snowflake frame is gorgeous and that penguin is just too cute for words. Thanks for sharing!

  44. Laura, your card is a real gem. Love the Elegant Snowflake frame die, how beautiful! The penguin is adorable as well. A really fun card.

  45. Omg could this be any cuter! Beautiful and intricate snowflakes as well as that little penguin is just precious! Love it!

  46. Omg could this be any cuter! Beautiful and intricate snowflakes as well as that little penguin is just precious! Love it!

  52. This new Snowflake die is one of my favorites of this new release. Love your card. Thanks for sharing your creative idea with us.

  54. What kind of glue is best to use for these intricate dies to make them look so fabulous?

  55. I just love this cuddly penguin with the rosy cheeks and bow tie and the Snowflake double frame sets the winters theme so well! This Snowflake Double frame is sure to become a staple for anyone’s collection, love the intricate details!

  56. Love your card! The new Elegant Snowflake die is one of my favorites in the new Memory Box release. Thanks for sharing your creative card with us.

  58. What a great die set! Lots of diecuts from this set which makes it very versatile. Cute penquin!

  59. Tha little penguin is a real cutie!!! The die is gorgeous and has so many possibilities. This release has so many temptations that I could go bananas! Thanks for the inspiration!!!

  64. Wow! That’s some impressive layering. What is it about penguins that just make a person want to smile? Maybe their black and white “jammies”. Very happy and cute, love the layering.

  65. Hi Laura, I can’t decide which is cuter the rabbits or the penguins, thank you for the inspiration and opportunity to win some lovely prizes… have a wonderful week… Megan

  67. Your little penguin is SO CUTE, Laura! And you colored him WONDERFULLY! I LOVE this Snowflake Frame! It is PERFECT for this little penguin! AND YES, it WOULD make a SUPER WINTER BIRTHDAY CARD TOO! 😉 SO NICE in that there are 3 parts to this die!!! SUPER JOB, Laura!!! 😉

  69. I love crafting with snowflake products at the holidays. This is such a pretty frame. I love that sweet penguin.

  70. Adorable card! The blue glitter paper really makes the snowflakes pop. The penguin is just too darn cute. So much potential with the fabulous Elegant Snowflake Double Frame dies.

  76. Adorable card! The snowflake frame is gorgeous, and I like the square shape! I’d definitely use this as a Christmas card.

  77. Love this pretty frame die, especially since it comes with an inner frame and snowflake as well. Such a festive card, and that penguin is adorable.

  80. I love this card! The frame die is so pretty and there is so much that you can do with it. I’m a huge fan of penguins, so of course this stamp set is a must for me! Thanks for such an inspiring card!

  83. Penguins are my favorite winter ( or anytime) animal. What a cute card! The frames are perfect with the image.

  88. This little penguin is so sweet! I love the expression on its face, he looks like he’s just dancing down the road. The snowflake frame is lovely, I like that the dies offer so many options. Really cute card.

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