Art Impressions challenge this week is Trips Ahoy - Nautical or Travel Challenge. I chose to create a card with a travel theme for the challenge using the adorable " Lounging Penguins " from Art Impressions. During the cold month's of Winter, it's nice to think of lounging on the beach with a refreshing adult beverage in your hand!! I started by heat embossing the image with CTMH black embossing powder. The image was colored with various Copic Markers and chalk applied for a little "sunburn" effect. The clouds and sand were both masked and sponged with Memento inks. The sun die is from Lil Inkers and the speech balloon is from Craft's Meow. Of course, I can't resist entering this card into this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: A is for... in my case, "Aloha!" Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! I always enjoy reading your comments.