Sunday, December 2, 2018

Holiday Card 39 - Hot Cocoa and Warm, Fuzzy Socks

Hello, everyone!  It's Day 3 of the 2018 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers' Blog Hop! The theme is Fall or Winter - plus Coffee, Tea or Cocoa, of course! Today I went with a cocoa-themed holiday card!


The adorable penguin is Beccy's Place Finn's Hot Chocolate. I used the precoloured version and fussy-cut so I could pop him up on foam tape. The sentiment is from AC Digitals - Crate Paper Snow and Cocoa, which I die-cut with a Nellie's Multi-frame Oval. I thought it went so perfectly with this image! The die is Memory Box Flurry Snowflake Frame, and I embossed it with Die'sire Embossalicious Let it Snow. Behind Finn, the patterned paper is from Eno-greeting Christmas Collection. I added some scraps of patterned paper (one with a torn edge) and a thin strip of red glitter paper at the top and bottom. I finished off the card with three red snowflake sequins and a number of green tree confetti (they look very dark in the photo, but they are green).

I would also like to support the following challenges:  2 Crafty Critter Crazies AG w Animals 1/5; A Gem of a Challenge AG 2/3; Beccy's Place December Optional Plants and Flowers (trees) UE; Card Mania Christmas 2/3; Cardz TV 76 AG 3/3; Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round AG 2/5; Choux Choux Paper Arts Visions of Sugar Plums UE; Crafting by Designs Get Ready for Christmas 3/3; Crafts Galore Encore December AG 2/3; Crafty Catz AG Twist Too Cute 3/3; Crafty Calendar It's Christmas Time 2/3; Crafty Friends Christmas 2/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas AG Optional Use a Sticker UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper December UE; Creatalicious AG Optional Use a Stencil UE; Die-Cut Divas Winter 2/4; DL.ART December Linky AG UE 1/d; Joy Clair December January Mood Board (I was inspired by the snow/drink theme) UE; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 1/3; Pixie's Snippet Playground 340 Snippets/scraps of patterned paper/glitter strips 1E; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 5/5; The Outlawz Twisted Thursday TT112918 AG 2/2; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 5/5 Wk 2; Your Scrapbook Place AG 2/3


Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

39 comments:

Billie A said...

cute penguin and fun dies. Great card.

Michelle said...

Beautiful background for your cute penguin kitty - really lovely card - Michelle x

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Wow!! The Flurry Snowflake Frame is so precious with the embossing and looks fabulous to show that cute guy!!Love so much the whole design and that stripe of dotted dp under the lovely trees !! Another winning car, surelyd! :D
Big hugs!!

Gail said...

How super sweet Love this guy - nice layout too!

Bunny said...

That penguin has everything it needs. I do love my hot chocolate. Love your dies and papers. A very cute card. [Bunny]`````

Liz said...

Super card, Kitty. The penguin is so cute and I love the background you've created for him. xx

New Creations said...

Sooooo adorable, love your die collections!
Sending love

~amy~ said...

super fun, love that sentiment!

Scrapper69 said...

So Stinkin' CUTE! I love the penguin's face.. it looks like me when I wake up in the morning looking for my first cup of coffee!! hahaha

Theresa

Megan J said...

Hi Kitty, another fun Christmas card, love the expression on Finn's face... Thank you for joining us at Crafting by Designs... good luck in the prize draw.... Megan DT

Barbara Godden said...

Super cute card, love all the elements and that penguin drinking cocoa is super fun. Another hop I'm going to miss, it's just too busy in November and December for me.

jimlynn said...

So cute and I love that little penguin. He looks pretty happy now that he has his cup of coffee/cocoa.
LYnn

cotnob said...

A super card, such a cute penguin.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

Linda Simpson said...

Simply adorable just love the penguin.
Hugs
Linda xxx

Verna Angerhofer said...

That snowflake frame looks so wonderful around that cute penguin. Awesome card.

Donna Ellis said...

LOL! Completely adorable, KT! I love the socks and am so glad the crazy socks and cocoa are keeping the little guy warm. Also, I can tell he is surrounded by Kitty Love, making him even warmer! Beautiful design! Now for my other hat: So glad I got to see your critter project showcased at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge. Thanks for supporting us, and we hope to see more of your pretty creations in the future. Please check back to see if you are a winner or A Designer Favorite. Sending you wishes for a wonderful day!
Smiles,
Donna
{Creative Smiles - my little crafting world}

Lori said...

Such a sweet penguin card! Love how he's framed - it's so pretty embossed!

Jac’s Playground said...

Very cute penguin and love the snowflake frame with the extra embossing, it's beautiful, thanks for joining us at Crafty Catz this week x

Donna said...

This is too adorable, darling penguin and beautiful showcasing of him/her!

Patti said...

Just plain SWEET!! I love that snowy frame!! Looks like his steaming drink and sweet socks will take off the chill!

Hetty said...

That pinguin looks like he is enjoying his cocoa.
Wonderful background too!

Margaret said...

Such a cutie. Thanks for sharing with CHN patterned paper challenge.
Margaret

Laura S. said...

Cutest little penguin and those socks are so adorable!

Di said...

What a cute penguin - adorable card!

Hugs

Di xx

Fikreta said...

this penguin card is so cute!
hugs

Beccy said...

Your card is fabulous Kitty, I love the snowy background. The embossing combined with the die cut is gorgeous, and the soft green background paper is lovely. I like the sentiment you added, it works perfectly with the image... he actually looks as though he's thinking exactly that thought! Love it!
Cheers,
Beccy

Sue Crease said...

Ooh adorable image. I love the frame you have used too. Thanks for sharing over at A Gem of a Challenge

Karen Letchworth said...

So fun and fabulous. Thanks for sharing this sweet yummy creation.

creationsnz said...

Great image and just gotta love those socks. So glad you joined us at 2 Crafty Critter Crazies, CarolG

Lisa said...

SO cute!! Love that penguin with his fluffy socks!! Fantastic!

Jackie C said...

This has come together beautifully! Love this entry, thank you for sharing with Creatalicious. Good luck and we all hope to see you and your creations again! Jackie DT member.

pst said...

Great card, love the cute penguin and the gorgeous die. Thanks for sharing your creation with us at Crafty Friends, we hope to see you back again.

Donna Walls said...

Very pretty Christmas card with a cute image! Thanks for joining us this week at Crafty Calendar Challenges! Donna - DT Member

Arlene said...

I've seen that same look on some people that your penguin has on his face. What a fun card. So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas.

Claudia Martins said...

So adorable !! Thanks so much for participating in our CREATALICIOUS challenge. Hope you participate in our next challenge!!
Claudia - DT
My blog [https://1pandaideiascriativas.blogspot.com/]

Denise Goeldner said...

Adorable penguin card. Thanks for joining us over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, good luck and hope to see you again.

* Shell B.* said...

Adorable card with the penguin!
Thanks for sharing your creation with us at Your Scrapbook Place Challenge
DT Shell
http://yourscrapbookplace.blogspot.com/

ILEANA ARTUFFO said...

Wonderful creation!
Thanks for playing at Card Mania Challenge.
Ileanaxx

cohenna said...

Beautiful! Thanks so much for participating in the Die Cut Divas Challenge this time and good luck :)