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Sunday 20 August 2017

Pro-Am Showdown # 11 - Cutesy Christmas Makeover

This year, my self-imposed challenge is Pro-Am Showdown, where I take on a commercially produced card I've received (the Pro) and see if I can beat the professionals at their own game with my amateur card.

This is the card I am using as inspiration:
the professional card
So, you can see that I've kept with the monochrome look and the penguins and the general design. But I've given mine a cutesy makeover with these skating penguins from Avery Elle.  I masked and stamped the penguins, coloured them with Promarkers and then decided their scarves looked too plain, so I doodled some pattern onto them. 

 You may not be able to see that the original card is covered with glitter. So my card has lots of glitter too.
glitter shot 
I'd like to enter:
Sweet Stampin  doodling 
A Gem of a Challenge  snow fun 
Dream Valley  Christmas animals 
Watercooler  masculine 
AAA Cards masking 
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18 comments:

  1. chrissie20 August 2017 at 08:38

    Your version is so much fun Marina. Well done for doing your versions of the cards

    Love Chrissie xx

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  2. Ros Crawford20 August 2017 at 11:00

    Fab sentiment and what a terrific card... Much better than the shop bought one!

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  3. Dotty Jo20 August 2017 at 12:24

    Your card is gorgeous! Jo x

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  4. Heidi MyLittleStampingBlog20 August 2017 at 12:44

    Very cute makeover! I like all the glitter and the fun dancing penguins! They look so cheery for Christmas.

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  5. Stella20 August 2017 at 14:19

    Your card is much much better than the store bought card. It's brilliant!

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  6. Mac Mable20 August 2017 at 18:52

    Great take on the original and you've made it your own. Great sentiment and such a fun and cute card x

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  7. Anita in France20 August 2017 at 21:20

    What a fun and cute take on the original, Marina ... that shimmery ice rink is fabulous ... and the sentiment's brilliant! Anita :)

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  8. Jane21 August 2017 at 10:45

    What a fabulous idea and I think your version is heaps more appealing. Thanks for sharing at AAA Cards.

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  9. Penny Hanuszak21 August 2017 at 17:08

    Great challenge card Marina. I love your cutesy version and the saying is hilarious. Great job! Thanks for joining our Masculine Anything Goes challenge at Watercooler Wednesday this week.

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  10. KatheD21 August 2017 at 21:38

    your pro-am challenge is a clever idea, and I love your take!

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  11. Gail22 August 2017 at 01:57

    Skating penguins - what's not to love! So cute. Thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday.

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  12. FourSquareMicroFarm22 August 2017 at 02:44

    The penguins are so adorable.

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  13. Chris23 August 2017 at 22:09

    Love it! Those penguins are too cute...and their doodled scarves are gorgeous! Thanks for joining us at Sweet Stampin' this week.
    Chris
    x

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  14. ÅsaJ25 August 2017 at 15:14

    I think you bet the pro! Your card is so cute! Love that you kept it B&W. Thanks for joining AAA Cards! Hugs Åsa

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  15. Jeanette (Forest Ranger) 26 August 2017 at 16:21

    your card is adorable.. love your fabulous doodling! Thanks for sharing it with us at Sweet Stampin!

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  16. Helen27 August 2017 at 15:20

    Such a cute card Marina. I love the idea of taking on a store bought design. Very clever!

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  17. Ksenija @Sweet Kobylkin31 August 2017 at 18:53

    Marina, what a cool self-imposed challenge! Undoubtedly your card is better than a commercial one! Thank you so much for sharing your card with us at AAA Cards Challenge. - Sweet Kobylkin

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  18. Tracie Pond2 September 2017 at 05:30

    How fun....I actually prefer your version. Thank you for sharing with us at AAA Cards!

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