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5 Days of Christmas Giveaways: Day 4

Hi everyone! It’s Lindsay here on the Pretty Pink Posh blog today with a card showcasing the newly released Penguin Pals stamp set and coordinating die set.

I started with ink blending my background using Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide Inks. I kept the middle the lightest as I wanted the highlight in the middle to really make my images pop. I cut that down to fit on an A2 sized card front and then got to my stamping.

I stamped the penguin images from the Penguin Pals stamp set and coordinating die set using a copic friendly ink and colored them in using copic markers. I also used the igloo from the Winter Wonderland stamp set to contribute to my scene.  For the penguins I used C2, C5, and C8. For the scarf I used B00, B02, B06 as well as BG11, BG13, BG18. I used some B00 blended out with the colorless blender on the igloo to give it some dimension as well. I cut out all the images and critters with the Penguin Pals die set and Winter Wonderland die set.

I took out my vellum and stamped the snowflake images from the Winter Wonderland with Versamark Ink and heat embossed them with silver embossing powder. I then cut them out with the coordinating dies. Out of a piece of white cardstock, I cut out the larger oval from the Scallop Ovals die set and got to creating my scene.

I used a scrap of white card stock to create a snow drift in the background, then added in my images around that using foam tape. I adhered my vellum, heat embossed snowflakes with tiny glue dots. Finally, I stamped my sentiment from the Happy Snowman stamp set and the card was finished!

GIVEAWAY

For today’s giveaway we are giving away the popular 72 pack of Prismacolor colored pencils! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post sharing your favorite die cuts. For bonus entries, like the Pretty Pink Posh Facebook page, subscribe to us on YouTube or follow us on Instagram

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139 Comments

  1. Penguins are adorable. My favorite die is Lawn fawn stitched hill side.

  4. I like stand alone dies as my vision doesn’t let me color for any length of time. I like boxes and tags and pretty flower die cuts.

  5. My favorite die cuts are the frames. I used them all the time! I love the different shapes and sizes. My favorite is the stitched rectangles. These penguins are adorable. Thanks for the inspiration.

  8. Great card. Those penguins are the cutest and your background is gorgeous. I love seeing projects using a product I have — I’ve had the scalloped oval die for some time but haven’t used it lately. Your design has inspired me to get it out and try to get creative!

  9. I am SOOO in love with these adorable penguins. One of my favorite purchases for the year.

  11. Lindsay, your penguins are absolutely adorable and oh, how pretty the wintry wonderland you’ve created for them!
    The stitched and scalloped diamond tags are among my favourites, as are the dies that accompany ALL the fabulous PPP stamp sets *grin*
    Thank you for the wonderful giveaway opportunity!
    ~carol

    Just so you know: the link in the rafflecopter takes us to a 2017 blog post

  13. sweet card – LOVE the rectangle scallop frame dies – perfect for all card making:)

  15. I love the calming blue color scheme and adorable penguins! So cute!

  16. OMG! The penguins are my FAVORITE! I love the background blue on this card!

  17. Beautiful card! Gorgeous blending and adorable penguins – fabulous!

  18. Such a fabulous penguin card! Stacked Edges 1 is my favourite!

  19. I used the penguin pals on some of my Christmas cards this year. They are SO CUTE!!!

  20. Oh, how i love your igloo. I don’t know why, but I have always LOVED igloos. I have watched one being built on video a couple of times and it’s fascinating. Anyway, I just love your card. The background looks wonderful, as if it’s a mild snowstorm

  21. Adorable card! Love those cute penguins!
    My favorite die is your Scallop Square Tags set of dies! It’s getting a lot of use this season! The Layered Tree die set is next!

  22. Love the blue and the penguins!! Such a striking card. Thanks for the ideas.

  24. Love that oval scalloped die. It makes a
    great frame for the igloo and the penguins.
    The background really makes you feel
    the cold. thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

  25. Beautiful card, I really love those penguins! Hmmm, favorite die cuts…I really don’t have a favorite die mostly because I use my silhouette portrait more than any real dies but if I had to pick it would be a new one I just got called mitten stocking but I only really like the candy cane lol

  26. What an adorable card!
    My favorite dies are stand alone
    stitched shapes, such as rectangles,
    squares, ovals and circles. I like
    the finished look that they give a card
    or tag.

  27. Adorable penguin card. My favorite die cuts are double stitched rectangle dies for I seem to use these a lot.

  28. What a gorgeous card. Those penguins are cute! My favorite die is your layered tree die. I just love it and the dimension it create.

  29. These little penguins are the cutest! I love the blues; it feels cool!

  30. I love the hummingbird dies because hummingbirds are one of my favorite birds. Happy Holidays!

  31. My favorite dies are frames like the scallop stitched ovals! The card is beautiful, the snowflakes on vellum look fantastic!

  34. Love those sweet penguins; the card is beautiful! My favorite die cut right now
    is Forest Scene Builder by Newton’s Nook. It’s new to me so I have been using it
    a lot this season.

  35. What a gorgeous card, I love the vellum snowflakes – it’s such a lovely effect! Favourite die cuts?! Hmmm… Ones I use really often are Mama Elephant Landscape Trio – it’s rather basic, but also quite inexpensive, and helps a lot with scene building. I made a stencil with the help of my dies, and use it very often for clouds and sky :-)

  37. Such a fun card! Those penguins are adorable! My favorite thing to die cut right now appears to be tags :)

  39. I just love your word die cuts! The lettering style is gorgeous and goes with everything.

  40. I have a lot of favorite die cuts, but my stacked frames from Spellbinders and my happy die from altenew are two that get used a LOT!

  42. Love the cute little penguins playing in the snow. Must have that stamp set they are just too precious. Great background beautiful blend. The snow flakes are just gorgeous. Thanks so much for sharing your art.🐧

  43. My favorite die cuts are definitely the frames.These penguins are so charming.

  46. What an adorable card! I love the colors you used and the cute penguins. :) My favorite dies right now are coordinating dies and my nesting rectangle dies. Thanks for the chance to win!

  48. Cute card! I love all the blues! The dies I probably use the most are PPP Stitched Notes, PPP Stitched Borders 1 (the scalloped one for ocean waves and the curved one for hills) and the PPP Happy Easter Shaker Die. I cut out the “Happy Easter” then use the egg shape as a frame (love the flowers in it, and I add more flowers and then an animal (usually a PPP bunny) on an Action Wobble. It makes a great get well, thinking of you, baby, thank you or just because card.

  49. this is a great card – so cute. i wish more people liked cute cards. no one seems to like getting them. boo.
    as for dies, i just like dies. all of them. yup, basic shapes, fun shapes, alphabet shapes, animal shapes, snowflakes, fences, ;houses, animals, tags. when i don’t have a die to build something, i find a picture online and make my own sort of diecut with scissors and paper.

  51. AWWWWW what a sweet card! Those Penguins are just so adorable! I really love the blue speckled background! Very gorgeous!

  52. I love all coordinating with stamp dies of course but after that I have an obsession with script word dies (the bigger the better lol). I really enjoy using them as the focus of a card and stamping around the word.
    (mardy14@bellsouth.net)

  53. Beautiful! The penguins are such a great and versatile set! They can be done in so many different color schemes!

  54. My favorite die is any shape with a stitched edge. They are so useful in creating cards.

  55. OOOOOOPS! I forgot to say that my favorite die cuts are word dies!

  56. I would say my favorite dies- this time of year are tags and word dies.
    I love your products!

  57. I love the penguin card, so adorable. My favorite dies are the ones used to make interactive cards. I love making interactive cards and sometimes the dies make them much easier.

  58. I love the PPP Border dies and have a few sets of them but find my go to are the Stitched Border 1 set! Love the card today with those adorable penguins and the vellum snowflakes!

  59. What adorable little penguins! I love your card. I don’t have a die cutting machine yet so I haven’t really paid too much attention to dies yet. Once I get a machine I will start amassing a list. I will probably buy the basic shapes first.

  60. Gorgeous and adorable card! My favourite dies are stitched rectangles! They take cards to the next level!

  61. Lindsay your card is so adorable and I love the beautiful blue background for setting off those sweet penguins.
    I have been having some fun using the Cuddly Cat stamps and dies lately making many Christmas tags and adding toques on their heads to make them work for the holidays. Without the dies I could not have made so many, they are a real Godsend.

  62. Such an adorable card. Love the penguins!
    Thanks for sharing…

  64. Love this card and its truly adorable! I love rectangle die cuts, with any kind of stitching! I love them and I use them the most often!

  65. Wow your card is adorable. The background is blended beautifully. My favorite is the basic rectangle shapes.

  66. I like all the animals cuts especially the ones with snow. So cute..

  67. Beautiful card! The die cut I always reach for is the stitched rectangles

  68. I just love penguins. .. So cute. .. I also fell in love with the scalloped frames dies.

  69. I love these beautiful blues! They are perfect wintery colors. And the vellum snowflakes are an amazing accompaniment. I don’t really have a favorite die since I don’t own a die cut machine (yet), but I’m really liking the trend of a delicate sentiment with a layer or two of shadows.

  70. i love shapes nesting dies as they can be used in many ways
    Thanks for the inspiration 😊

  71. Sweet card! My favorite dies right now are anything Christmas!

  76. The Penguin pal stamp set is really cute. Love the cute card too with the scallop dies and all the cute penguins. My favorite die is the pretty pink posh Scallop frame die. I use that die a lot! Such a pretty die.

  78. Cute scene, I love the scallop oval die and the snowflake on vellum

  79. Thanks for the chance to win a prize! I love the Scalloped Ovals Die set and the look it gives to a card.

  80. I love the penguin set. My favorite part are all the adorable Santa hats they can wear.

  81. So fun!!!!! My favorite die cuts have stitched edges.,,,whether for cards or shakers. Thanks for giveaways.

  82. These penguins are so adorable. Cute card. Good tutorial.thanks.

  83. Love the pretty blues framing your penguin! My favorite PPP dies are the Edgers 2! Love the stitched edges and ability to layer color!

  84. Such a perfect shade of blue for these cuties. Hope they have a Merry Christmas!

  87. My penguins stamp set just arrived! Yay! I can try this at home now:)
    My favorite die set right now is the pivot popup by Lawn Fawn

  88. Adorable penguins!!! Beautiful card and colors!!!
    My favorite die cuts right now are tags and scalloped frames dies.

  89. It is always such a blessing to have a die that coordinates with a stamp set, but as far as my favorite dies, I would have to say shapes and frames are the ones I use and appreciate the very most. The card today features an oval scalloped-edge frame and just look at how much that adds to this card! It is so striking and lovely!

  91. The penguins are soooo cute. My current favorite die is probably snowflakes or anything to layer upon. Have a great Christmas!!

  93. These penguins are SO adorable! My favorite die cuts are cuts that create stand-alone little animals with sweet faces. I love to create die cut scenes! Thanks for an awesome inspiration today!

  94. I just bought your tiered stitched tree die and I think that will become a favorite. I also like a nice stitched rectangle die because it adds a beautiful finishing touch to your card making – steps it up a level

  97. My favorite die is my snowflake one that I purchased at Michael’s. I love snowflakes!

  98. Stitched rectangles are my favorite die set. Love the adorable penguins!

  99. I love the card. My favorite dies are the word dies that I can use on cards or on Layouts.

  101. ADORABLE!!! Can’t wait to play with my penguins that I just received (am saving them for my kids to give to me for Christmas). Favorite die cuts??? That’s like asking which is your favorite child!! But a set I use A LOT is “Blueprints 13” from MFT.

  103. Fab palette and design for these winter cuties. My fave are interactive dies.

  104. I love the colors on this card. So pretty! My favorite dies are scripty word dies. Thank you!

  105. The blending of the colors is impeacable. The card is amazing. I am not much into dies but I love basic shapes with a stitch or scallop shape

  106. Gorgeous card and the little penguins are so cute! I love any coordinating die cuts! Thanks so much for the chance to win! :-)

  107. DIE-lightful INK-alicous card – LOVE IT ALL!

    Mine is an oldie but a goodie … Twine and Bows Dies … they get a workout all year long :)

  108. I don’t have a die cutting machine (yet) so my favorites are those I can punch and use…I love tag shapes and snow flakes for this time of year!

  110. My favorite die for now is the layered tree die from PPP! I have made a lot of Christmas cards using it, but I can see using it all year round for a variety of cards.

  111. I love dies that can easily be turned into shaker elements! Like your Joy, Smile, Hug, etc! So much fun!

  112. I haven’t had the opportunity to try die cuts but would love to.

  113. Adorable card, love the tones of blue!
    My fave dies for winter are big snowflake dies!

  114. Nesting dies are my favorite. They can be used so many different ways.

  116. Wow, everything is so beautiful. I love my polar bear dies that came with my polar bear Christmas stamps.

  117. Basic shapes are usually my favorite die cuts but this Christmas I used a ton of the word Noel for my cards and really enjoyed it!

  118. I love word dies..always fun to use on cards especially when layered to make it pop!

  119. My favorite die cuts are stacked shaped dies. Simply because they are so practical for backgrounds.
    Love this card!!!

  122. Any stitched border dies are my favorite! Thanks for this opportunity and happy crafting!!

  123. I really love penguins. The die i lke the monst iis Lawn fawn stitched hill side.

  129. Adorable penguins! My favorite dies for the winter are definitely snowflakes! I’ve been using them on everything this season!

  132. These penguins are adorable! My favourite die cuts are MFTs tag die and all basic shape stitched dies.

  133. Since I reach for them almost every time I make a card, I guess one of my favorite die cuts are the stitched frames. They are a staple.

  135. How fabulous card! Love the snowflakes embossed in vellum! So clever and looks amazing!

  136. I absolutely love the penguins , I just can’t get enough of your videos too !

  137. I am totally loving any and every type of stitched die. I wish I had a few more in my stash!

  138. I love penguins and this is no exception! One of my favourite dies is Memory Box’s stitched sweater die but I also love the PPP stitched dies!!

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