52 Christmas Card Throwdown - January sketch challenge

Hello!  It’s time to get back into the swing of challenges again at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown.  The purpose of our challenges is to allow our participants to build up a supply of Christmas cards to have ready to send once December comes around.  Plus, it’s just simply fun to create holiday cards all year long! 🙂

We’re starting off the month with a sketch challenge.  I’ve stretched the sketch from a portrait-oriented rectangle to a landscape-oriented rectangle, but otherwise I’ve kept pretty true to the way the sketch was drawn.  I’ve also kept my card rather clean and simple in design.  I did take the liberty of omitting the embellishment type thing that’s drawn like a postage cancellation stamp.  I couldn’t figure out what to use for that element that wouldn’t detract from the rest of the card.  I guess if I’d used an image other than the penguin I may have come up with something, but I feel like my creativeness is still trying to rebound from the holiday break.

What will you make with this sketch?  Be sure to check out what the rest of the 52CCT design team has made, and meet our newest team members, at the 52CCT blog.  Then link your own card to the challenge post by 7:00 p.m. Eastern time Friday, January 15, 2016.  We’d love to have you join us!  Thanks for stopping by today.

Supplies:
Stamps: Warm Penguin (Lizzie Anne Designs for Gourmet Rubber Stamps)
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Season of Style designer series paper (Stampin’ Up)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Other: Regals candy dots (SU); markers (Copic)