Saturday 13 April 2013

A Crafting Chamber Renovation

Welcome to the Guild Hall. There has been an extreme lack of product emerging from the crafting chambers as of late, due to the fact that I haven’t had a functional crafting chamber in a week. My lord husband and I went to the market square and splurged on some new furniture from Olaf’s Oaken Emporium. Unfortunately, Olaf is rather lazy and doesn’t fully assemble his creations to save on labour time. He delivers it to you in pieces accompanied by “instructions” that appear to be written in hieroglyphics. It has taken us an entire pasaran cycle to complete the building of these new pieces and reassemble my crafting chamber to a working state. To celebrate its completion, the Lady Commander of Copics thought it prudent to invite the penguin pals over for a “grand opening” party.  

This card was created for the Just Some Lines reminder post about our “For a Child” challenge that is happening now. You can use the cute penguin freebie provided (or any Just Some Lines image) and win some digis from the Just Some Lines Shop!

I started by colouring the image using Distress Markers and my fabled Hydra Brush, earning myself +291 water elemental exp points. This will surely increase the damage I inflict using water based spells. I then cut a card base out using the Art Philosophy cartridge. I used that purple patterned paper that’s been sitting in my paper stash forever. I stamped the banners using the Unity “Encircled Happy Birthday” set and cut them out. The sentiment I stamped using the My Pink Stamper “Birthday Crazy” set. 

On the inside I cut another panel using the Art Philosophy cartridge and stamped the sentiment using the My Creative Time “Wow! So Many Candles” set.

I cut out an envelope using the Art Philosophy cartridge and stamped some banners onto it to make it match the card.

This creation will chill out in the following challenges:

I think the Lady Commander just looks for any excuse to invite the penguin pals to the Guild Hall so she can marvel in their cuteness...and the penguin pals are never a clan to dismiss the chance at a party.

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

12 comments:

Vicki Romaine said...

I really like your banner card and that green ribbon really makes a pop!

stamping sue said...

what a fun card! thanks for joining simple salutations #40 and good luck in drawing.
stamping sue
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Chriss America Real said...

I love the banners! Very cute!

Hugs,

Chriss

MagsB said...

Oh this is such a fun card! I love the silky green ribbon so much! Thanks for joining in at Dream Valley!

love Mags B x

kReN said...

The banner is just the best on this card and your penguin made me smile! TFS!

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Haven_mom4 said...

Now I'm quit curious to see the new chamber assembled in its oaken glory.Enjoy the new space

Jenn Borjeson said...

What a fun card, love the purple! Thanks for joining us at Dilly Beans! :)

Sherrie K. said...

Sweet card! The penguin is so darn cute and I just love the fun banners you added to your card:) The
chevrons look awesome. Cute ribbon too!
Thanks so much for joining us in the critter challenge at My Craft Spot!
Sherrie K
http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

DianeMoneyGoolsby said...

Crystal: Great creation--love your colors! Glad You joined in our Challenge #35 - "Use Your Stash" at Simply Create Too

Diane
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Gail said...

Hi Crystal - this is a lovely card - I like the purple very much! And the banner too! Also, Chriss wants you to know she is sorry she forgot to upload her card on Saturday -but she cannot help it - really - she has so much stored in her brain she could not get to the right filing cabinet that told her to upload her card - she is one busy lady - thanks for your understanding and enjoy your crafting day! Gail

Kate said...

What a great card - inside and out! The little penguin is so sweet and the banner is a fabulous touch!

Thanks so much for playing along with us at My Craft Spot!

Kate
Small Bits of Paper

Robin's Creative Cottage said...

Great party birthday card! Love that penguin.
Thanks for joining us this week at My Craft Spot.

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