Christmas Card (Marbling)

Hi Friends

I love making cards and over the past few days I have been enjoying playing with supplies and making cards :) Also, before I go on let me tell you that I am having a crafty giveaway which is open to anyone (international folks are most welcome) you can find all the details here -- I'd be super thrilled if you play along :) the prize will be a 25 USD gift certificate to any store you like.

Now onto the card, this is a christmas-holiday themed A2 size side folding card.

I have used the nail polish marbling technique and then die cut the marbled paper with the Cheers die by W & W. (I cut off the s to make it a holiday themed sentiment). 

The background looks like snow I think, it is basically ink blending done through a stencil (used a light tough to keep the colors soft). 

The cute little critter is from the W & W penguin stamplet, I've used only the top part of the penguin, wanted it to look like he is peeking out from the sentiment :) his cap is hand drawn and colored in the colors of christmas- red and green and I like the contrast that offers with the rest of the blue-white card. The critter was colored with the zig markers.

The mat is blue cardstock and this was pasted onto a white card base. The card was finished off with 3 silver sequins. 

Supplies Used:

1. Iris white and blue cardstock 250 gsm
2. Winnie & Walter Penguin Stamplet
3. Winnie & Walter Cutaways- Cheers
4. Ranger's Round Blending tool and foams
5. Silver Cup Sequins
6. Glossy Accents
7. Fevicol Glue
8. Gina Marie x stitched rectangles die set
9. Artplorations Retro Circles Stencil
10. Blue and pink nail polishes
11. Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers- pack of 12
12. Tim Holtz Mini Distress Inkpads- peacock feathers and tumbled glass
13. Ranger's Archival Ink- Jet Black
14. Acrylic Block

Here are a couple of pictures of the finished card:--

Thanks for your time! Would love to read your comments :)

Stay Blessed.

I am playing along with the following challenges:

1.The Gossip Column with Taheerah Atchia No. - Marble (I have used nail polish marbling here on the sentiment "cheer")

2. February Rudolph Day's Challenge

3. Three Challenge with Shay (There are 3 silver sequins)

4. Off the Page with Keren (The critter's cap is off the page)

5. Stencil Challenge with Kelly (A stencil has been used to create the background)

6. Sequin Challenge with Kate (3 sequins have been used to embellish the card)

7. Ink Blending with Vanessa  (Ink blending was done through a stencil)

8. Cute Critter Challenge with Gayatri (The little penguin is the cute critter)

9. Crafty Christmas Collaboration #2- (I was inspired by the woollen caps in reds and greens, cute characters and ink blending technique - I have used these in my card)

10. Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes