Happy Birthday…Penguin Style

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Hi everyone.  🙂  Last week’s TCP Tuesday challenge (with The Cat’s Pajamas) is a sketch.  Talk about waiting until the 11th hour.  I’m barely getting this in before the challenge changes tomorrow.  I found the info HERE on Leigh’s blog.  I needed to make a birthday card anyway, and I had already chosen the stamp set so the sketch made things just a bit easier for me.  (Actually a lot easier.)

Happy Birthday

This card is going to someone who lives in the southwest so I chose to use TCP’s Hola Tequila.  I haven’t finished the inside yet, but there will be a margarita and a cactus in there.   🙂   The birthday sentiment is from TCP’s Birthday Bunny.

I kept the colors nice and bright (and festive) and used the three strips from the sketch to create a Mexican blanket of sorts.  I’ve never seen one in these colors but that’s ok, right?

I’ll be back soon with MFT’s Wednesday Stamp Club sketch as well as Day 1 of February previews with Kraftin Kimmie.  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  The Cat’s Pajamas “Hola Tequila” and “Birthday Bunny”   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black  Paper:  Stampin’ Up Old Olive, Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream and Black, My Mind’s Eye Quite Contrary Mary Mary “Sweetie Pie” and “Best of Friends”   Accessories: Copic markers, various twill,  Michaels mini brads, black jute string, Spellbinders Nestabilities, dimensional boosters.  Finished size 4 3/4″ x 4  3/4″.