Walter the Penguin

I wrote my Christmas cards out on Sunday for mailing out on Monday.  Unfortunately that was already too late to meet the posting deadlines for some of the overseas destinations, but I naively have my fingers crossed that they may still arrive in time!

Despite making my Christmas cards throughout the year so that there is no rush in December, inevitably most of them end up being cute and girlie, just because that's my preferred style.

Before I write out my cards, I write each recipient's name on a mini post-it note.  I then spread all my cards over the dining room table, and match recipients to the cards using the post-it stickers.

As usual, after all the appropriate matching had been done, I appeared to have a large number of post-its still in my hand; most of them bearing male names.  *sigh* !!

So, I needed some non-fussy cards for some of the guys I send cards to.  After a couple of attempts, I finally settled on a design that I liked (cased from here).

I printed the letters J and Y using a large fancy font on my computer and stamped the image between them (with a bit of trial and error!).

I used a stitched square die to give some interest around the image, and layered the panel onto matching coloured cardstock.

I hope you like my quick male(ish) makes!  Yes, I know they're still cute, but it's the best masculine style I can manage!  I made them in a few colours for variety.

Card Recipe:

• Image - Walter from Purple Onion Designs
• Typed Sentiment (Papyrus font)
• Colouring - Copics
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Cheery Lynn Designs LG Square Stitched Die
• Wink of Stella glitter pen

I've been inspired by:

• Winter Wonderland - Penguins or Polar Bears
• Allsorts - Animals
• Sweet Stampin' - Things with Wings
• Kit & Clowder - Animals
• Stamp & Create - Christmas

Happy crafting
Annette
xx