Hello, friends! I have 3 winter card ideas to share featuring adorable penguins! We’re not making Holidays cards, although these penguins are perfect for that, instead I wanted to show you how you can use your penguin stamps beyond the Holiday season and incorporate them into a Winter Birthday and Winter Greetings cards. Be sure to watch my video tutorial to see all 3 projects.
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VIDEO TUTORIAL
As always, I filmed a video tutorial showing how to create this project from start to finish. I’m hoping you’ll enjoy it. Watch it below or on my Youtube channel.
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CARD DETAILS
The stamp set I’m using today is Penguin Palls from Pretty Pink Posh. I’m a huge fan of Pretty Pink Posh stamps, the characters are just adorable, the size of the images is great for scene building, they mix and match well together and overall it’s just a treat to pull out my PPP stamps and play.
I started by stamping two penguin images that are ice skating and also some hats and a little gift. I stamped 5 hats in total as I was actually needing 5 for this card – 2 for the penguins and 3 more for the Happy Birthday Balloons.
I used the following Copic marker colors to color my images (same colors across all 3 projects):
- Reds: R20, R22, R24, R27 and R39;
- Orange: YR14;
- Grays: C10, C9, C7, C5, C1.
To create a scene for this card I did creative masking (detailed in this video HERE) and stamped Happy Birthday balloons and banner in Copic Marker friendly ink on light blue cardstock. I colored it with Copics and foam mounted my die cut penguins on top.
I used a sheet of diagonal stripe patterned paper from my stash, this pattern is easy to make using a marker and a ruler (you can see a how-to in this video HERE). Lastly, I stamped “Wishing You A” above my cluster along with 2 horizontal lines (I love the special touch it adds) and pine branches along with a snowflake below my scene.
Here’s a sneak peek of the other two cards I made using this stamp set:
Be sure to watch my video tutorial above for one more card idea featuring this stamp set!
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Love how sweet your projects are Yana!
Love that the balloons have Santa hats! Too cute!
I always love your projects…those little penguins are adorable. That red and white striped paper is perfect!
Oh my goodness, Yana! The penguins making snow angels are just too adorable. Your card designs always inspire!
The penguins are my fav! I love how you colored them! Great design!
Such cute penguins! 🙂
very nice card- would give the birthday person a big smile
You have an amazing talent. Thanks for the inspiration.
What a cute idea for Christmas Birthday’s believe it or not we have 3 birthday’s on Christmas so this will come in handy.
Love those little penguins and the santa hats on the balloons!
Adorable cards with adorable penguins! Love your snow angel idea! Thank you for sharing!
I, too, have a friend whose birthday is Dec. 25. Thanks for the great idea for a birthday card for her! Those snow angels are the best!
Oh my!!! What adorable scene!!! Your card is so sweet and cute!!!
The clear dots look just perfect as snow. Nice job.
I like how you used candy striped paper as the background paper. What a great card.
So cute! Love those adorable penguins!
I am in love with these penguins! So adorable
This is so great for a December birthday, which I have a couple of. The penguins in this set are just so cute. Love all that red…..
Leave it to you to think out of the box and make a birthday card, Yana! Love all three cards; but especially like the birthday one.
very fun! loving these penguins.
I have several birthday cards needed for around Christmas and am always looking for ideas. I never thought to use penguins and I love the addition of the hats on the birthday balloons.
Love these cards and the entire release! You are so creative.
Awesome cards, the penguins are so cute.
I LOVE all of this bright and bold red alongside your penguins! This is super cute and puts me in a beautiful mood!
super cards – the designs are fabulous:)
Cute cards. Few colours with great impact.
The birthday card is fantastic. Love the hats on
the balloons – fun idea. The other cards are
great too. thanks for sharing
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What a fun set of cards & tutorial! Love that red too!
These are so cute! I really love your color combination and the snow angels are adorable!
Your cards are so beautiful! I just love these cute penguins, and using them for winter cards is perfect. 🙂
How adorable! I love that you made a birthday card instead of a Christmas card with these sweet little penguins!
Such cute little penguins!! I love your coloring. I could watch it all day!! Wonderful cards and I love PPP’s new sets!!
So, so, so cute!
So gorgeous and sweet, Yana, you always create such sweet scenes!
Yana, what a perfectly delightful Happy Birthday card! My poor husband was a Christmas baby, and I think your card is wonderful! The penguins and the Santa hats on the balloons – just great!
Amazing card ideas. All dressed up ‘HAPPY’ with balloons and hats. Ah! Love it. This is an awesome idea for a birthday card. Thanks Yana
Really cute cards!
Wow! That is so cute, and I love how you showcased the versatility of the stamp set! Penguins are my favorite, so I am extra thrilled with your cards! Love them!! Thanks so much!! 🙂
what adorable penguins! I love seeing wintry birthday cards – they can be so hard to come up with – thanks!
Super Sweet card!!! I love the Santa hats on the balloons!!!
These penguins are so adorable! Thanks for sharing great ideas for winter cards.
Yana, your card are so very perfect !
I love the red color and on your card, i just love love love !
I love the Penguin Pals and it very cool to see other cards besides Christmas/Holiday cards. Thanks for sharing them today and for the inspiration! (mardy14@bellsouth.net)
Love this PPP release!!
Your cards are so cute! I love that your birthday themed card is in Christmas colors!
What a wonderful way to create a birthday card that is near Christmas holiday. I know a few people that have late December birthdays. My own daughter is a Christmas baby.
I love these adorable penguins!! Wonderful work 🙂
These penguins are certainly versatile. Love these cards. Especially the birthday card.
What a genius idea to use the Birthday Scene balloons in a winter card! These penguins are super super ccute!
very cute birthday card, like how you added a little more versatility to the stamp set
thanks for sharing