Kaboom! World Penguin Day

Meet Pingy, a pyromaniac penguin.

He loves anything to do with explosions — firecrackers, fireworks, dynamite — but he can be lured away from such hazardous materials with goldfish or animal crackers.

Little rogue that he is, he’s taking a few sticks of dynamite to my friend’s house to celebrate World Penguin Day, which is April 25.

This card was super easy to pull together and a blast to design. It’s all a single layer, too, embellishments notwithstanding. The penguins in the set all wear ice skates, but a stamping platform and selective inking did away with that. I debated using tiny googly eyes but decided against it: he looks cuter without them.

Supplies
Stamps:  Mama Elephant “Arctic Penguins”
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black;  Hero Arts Butter Bar
Paper:  Papertrey Ink Stamper’s Select White
Miscellanea:  Scotch Permanent Double-Sided Tape, white glue, two red bugle beads, DCWV red foiled cardstock, an orange gel pen of cheap and indeterminate make, a mechanical pencil, Spectrum Noir Sparkle clear

Dimensions
Card:  3.5” x 3.5”