Hello and welcome back crafty friends! Today, I’m sharing the second card I made for the first ever Penguin Palace Challenge over at the Penguin Palace Challenge Blog!

I started by cutting a rectangle using one of the dies from the Cinematic Shadow Box Stand Alone Die, and ink blendeding a background using distress oxide inks (Squeezed Lemonade, Kitsch Flamingo, Worn Lipstick, Milled Lavender). I ink blended the “sand” using Antique Linen, Tea Dye, and Brushed Corduroy (just at the very edge), and cut it into a hill using a die from the Desert Landscape Scene Builder – Dies & Stencil Set.

Next, I stamped and Copic colored some of the adorable images from the Aloha Hawaii stamp set and cut them out using the coordinating dies. I used the following Copic colors for each of the images:

• Tiki torch–E23, E21 (pole & center) | E27, E25 | YR09, YR04 (inner flame) | YR04, Y18, Y06 (outer flame)
• Cat–YR31, Y21 (fur) | N6, N4 (glasses) | E39, E37, B00, B000 (coconut) | E31, Y26 (hat)
• Girls–E11, E51, E50 (skin) | E29, E27, E25, E23 (hair) | R24 (mouths) | Y28, E31 (skirts)
• Clothes, flowers, surfboard–BV01, BV31 | RV13, RV23 | R83, R81 | R35, R43 | Y08, Y06, Y04

Next, I adhered the images to the front panel and mounted it onto a 6 3/8″ x 4″ card base. Lastly, I paired up the “Aloha” and “Oahu Doin?” sentiments and stamped them onto a banner I created using the Honey Bee Stamps Sentiment Banners. I added a few jewels, and tada, the card is complete!

Everyone is welcome to join in the Penguin Palace monthly challenges—and there’s a chance to win a $25 gift card to the ppstamps.com shop! All you have to do is create a project inspired by the graphic (color palette) using at least one Penguin Palace product as your focal point and add your project to the blog using the link tool! For the full details and to enter your project head HERE!

Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you have a wonderful day!

Candice