Hello and welcome back crafty friends! Today, I’m hosting the third Penguin Palace Challenge over at the Penguin Palace Challenge Blog! I love this summery colour palette and knew I wanted to do some stenciling. Plus, I LOVE techniques that result in two (or more) cards.

I started with a 7″ square of white cardstock and placed it at the centre of my PP Stencils 360°™ using the 7″ guide ring. Next, I used the PP Rainbows & Butterflies Stencils 360°™ and dye inks in colours that correspond to this month’s palette to ink blend all of the butterflies and rainbows! I used a mix of Altenew (Teal Cave, Cloudy Night, Coral Bliss) and Pinkfresh Studio (Coral Reef, Grassy Knoll, Sweet Mustard) inks.

Once the panel was done, I cut it in half right down the centre. Then, I cut off some of the white space from each panel until it measured 5 7/8″ x 3 1/8″. To create the mats, I cut two pieces using the decorative rectangle from the PP Cinematic Shadow Box – Stand-Alone Die and blended the edges of one with Altenew Coral Bliss ink, and the edges of the other with Altenew Teal Cave ink. I adhered each die cut down to a 6 1/8″ x 3 3/8″ card base, and then adhered my stenciled panels on top. Lastly, I stamped the “Happy Birthday” sentiment from the PP Enchanting Paris stamp set onto the centre of each card!

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