Penguin's Birthday Blessings on the Beach!

Hi everyone! Today I have a fun birthday card to share with you! This little penguin from "Polar Pals" has always been one of my fave Stampin Up images....isn't he adorable? I used paper-piecing on the sun and palm tree (by stamping on designer paper, cutting out and adhering over the stamped cardstock pieces). The sand was created by tearing and sponging; the water was sponged over a piece of scratch paper; the clouds were sponged over a punched scalloped circle.

I will be submitting this for the following challenges:
Splitcoast Color Challenge CC380: Tangerine, Chocolate, and Artichoke;
Paper Playtime: Anything Goes plus a Sentiment;
Stampin Sisters in Christ: Reflection of Me (I LOVE the sun!);
Raise The Bar: Hello Summer!.

Card details:
Stamps: Stampin Up 'Polar Pals' and 'Itty Bitty Backgrounds', Our Daily Bread designs 'Happy Birthday', and the palm tree and sun are from a Target $1 spot clear stamp set 'Fun and Sun Collection';
Cardstock: Stampin' Up Tangerine Tango, Summer Sun, Sahara Sand, Close To Cocoa, and Whisper White;
Designer Paper: SEI 'Sunny Day' (for paper-pieced sun and palm tree);
Ink: Stazon Jet Black, Stampin' Up ink pads Marina Mist, Early Espresso, Pink Pirouette, Creamy Caramel, and Tangerine Tango Marker;
Accessories: Scratch Paper for masking the ocean, scalloped circle punch to sponge clouds, paper piercer and template, 'Me and My Big Ideas' rhinestones, sponge daubers, foam tape;
Technique: Paper Piecing, Paper Piercing, Masking, Coloring with Sponges, Tearing.
Size: A2.

Thanks for stopping by today!  God Bless!