Hello Honey Bee friends! Today I'm sharing my oh, so, sweet Christmas card that features the adorable Lovely Layers: Teddy Bear with the Lovely Layers: Teddy Bear Holiday Add-on die set. I've used the Lovely Layouts - Framed In Holiday dies and the Framed In Holiday 3D embossing folder for the card layers.
First I die cut white, brown, green, and red cardstocks with the dies in the Lovely Layers: Teddy Bear die set and dies in the Lovely Layers: Teddy Bear Holiday Add-on die set. I used ink blending brushes to add shading to the bear and coat layers with brown and red inks. I used a Copic marker to color the pads of the bears' paws. NOTE: I die cut the nose and eyes from glossy black mirror cardstock--it makes them like the shiny nose and eyes on a real teddy bear!
Next I used a white gel pen to add the stripes to the candy cane. Then I used Bee Creative Glue to adhere all of the layers together. My reverse tweezers and pick up tool are so handy to help make the assembly easier!
This card is a 5" x 7" card base I made by cutting white cardstock to 10" x 7" and then scoring it at 5" with my score board.
I die cut white cardstock with the largest die in the Lovely Layouts: Framed In Holiday die set. I aligned the panel into the Framed In Holiday 3D embossing folder and ran it through my die cutting machine. To color the embossed berries and leaves that are around the panel, I used a red and green Copic marker. TIP: Color these slowly and the ink will soak to the edge of the raised area. I think that the embossing breaks the fibers of the paper making the coloring lots easier than I expected!
I glued the Framed In Holiday panel to my card base. Then I added foam adhesive to the back of the Teddy Bear and centered it on the card front.
I had some leftover Lovely Layers: Christmas Botanical pieces from a previous project that I had saved and glued those, as shown, near the bottom of the card.
I stamped a sentiment from the Beary Best stamp set with black pigment ink. Then I cut it out with the coordinating Beary Best die. The sentiment is adhered to the card with a bit of foam tape.
This Teddy Bear is the most adorable die cut bear I've seen and I love it! It has so many possibilities to use for many different occasions like a birthday, a baby card, or just a thinking of you card!
Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to catch my reel that I will post on my Instagram later today!