Playful Penguins!

Hi there Stampers!
Well, it happened! We got our first snow yesterday, September 29th. That's a tad earlier than usual but not completely shocking. It's still trying to spit a little more snow today but the rest of the week is supposed to be a balmy 50 degrees!  In the meantime, I was searching for hats, gloves, and scarves!

Speaking of such, have you seen the "Playful Penguins" stamp set and their cute winter accessories? They are some super cute sketched penguins in this stamp set, a really nice hand scripted font for the sentiments and some warm winter accessories for that cold wind and snow. I had fun playing with this set and want to share some simple stamping ideas with you!  This set is a real winner if you are new to stamping and don't have a lot of ink colors and also don't own a die cutting machine. There are no coordinating dies!  Here we go:

This first card stuck with a couple of shades of blue, Blueberry Bushel and Balmy Blue, as well as Basic Gray for my penguins. I did fussy cut the scarf, bow tie and stocking cap. I love that  the penguins look friendly and real but not cartoonish.

For this second card, I used a few more tools including the "Softly Falling" embossing folder   (#139672 now on the Clearance Rack for $5!!), a retired snowflake trinket and the adorable felt hat and scarf from the "Let It Snow" Embellishment Kit. These felt accessories were designed for the snowman punch, but they work on the penguins as well!  By the way, I did do all my stamping BEFORE I embossed my Whisper White cardstock with the Softly Falling embossing folder. 

I decided to make at least one Holiday Card with the penguin set.  I grabbed some Designer Series Paper from the new "Most Wonderful Time" product medley. There are lots of stamps, dies, die cuts, sequins and more to play with in this product line. Stampin' Up! has gathered up coordinating products and put them together in a medley for you to buy and do what you want with them! I did fussy cut the penguin and also used some Sparkle glimmer paper to create the illusion of snow.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing some fun penguins and thinking about what you would do with these stamps. Just for fun, I want to share a couple photos I took of real live penguins at the Cincinnati Zoo, back in February, when I was visiting there. They are fascinating creatures to watch, especially their distinctive waddle!

Well, that's it for today!  I'm heading back to the stamp room to see what other fun I can come up with! Hope you are finding some time to be creative as well!

Happy Stampin'!

Sarah