Happy Australia Day!

Frances is the CCEE Stampers' challenge hostess for January 2012.  She lives in Australia and informed us that January 26 is Australia Day!  She didn't want to let this day go past without having our challenge Aussie related in some way today. She gave us  a few options for our challenge today … use the colors green and gold on your card; create a beach scene (we love our beaches); use Australian Animals; Tongs (you wear on your feet btw) or anything else that you think would relate to Australia!.

Before I move on to my card, however, I want to extend a warm welcome to four new members of the CCEE Stampers team!

Brenda O'Rear
Lois Bak
Sabrina Friel
Kathy Bradley

I know you will LOVE their creations!

Okay, so onto my card for today.  I used my Beach Bum Cocoa stamp (by Sweet n Sassy Stamps), as well as Australia's colors of green and gold.

I colored this sweet image with Copic markers.  I inked up my large polkadots embossing folder with Summer Sun ink for my background paper.  I admit that the color wasn't quite as deep of a golden color that I wanted, so I went over the dots with my Summer Sun marker and achieved the hue for which I was looking.  I used my scallop punch to take a bite out of the opposing corners.

Check out the designs of my CCEE Stampin' sisters on our CCEE blog and play along with us!
Happy Australian Day, Frances!