Polar Bear Pal

Hello and Welcome

Meet today's card that I used a combination of a stencil and stamping.

Another one to have on hand to send out for the holidays.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began by cutting a piece of white cardstock, then placed that onto my Make Art Station. 
• I positioned the Cozy Knit stencil from A Colorful Life Designs over my paper and inked it up with some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink.
• Next, I pulled out this fun Snowflake Turnabout stamp and positioned it into my Misti over my stenciled cardstock panel.  For those of you that are not familiar with the Turnabout stamps, you ink, turn your paper and ink again until you have turned your paper and stamped on all sides.  A stamp positioner is most helpful when using this type of stamp. I inked it up with some Peacock Feathers DOX ink and stamped.  
• I turned my paper, cleaned off my stamp and inked again with some Blueprint Sketch and stamped.
• I repeated that step 2 more times using some Dusty Concord and some Wilted Violet DOX ink.
• Using a circle die, I cut a circle from the center of my finished panel and set aside.
• I die cut a slightly larger circle from some white cardstock and glued the two circles together.
• I stamped the Polar bear onto a piece of white cardstock, then used some diluted DOX ink (same colours as used in the background) and painted in the bear's scarf.
• I added a slight hint of colour on his fur using a Copic marker and then fussy cut it out.
• I stamped the sentiment from the same set and then tore the top of the paper to look like snow.  I rubbed a bit of ink along the edge as well.
• I trimmed the torn paper to fit over the stenciled-inked die cut circle and glued them together.
• I pop dotted the bear at the top of the circle over the torn edge and then pop dotted the whole larger circle back into place, matching it up with the background.
• I added it onto an A2 size card panel.

Here is the stencil I used:

Cozy Knit

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Adding my card to these challenges:

Creative Knockouts- STITCHING

Krafty Chicks- CHRISTMAS

Time Out- MAKE YOUR OWN BKG

Supplies

Stamps- Snowflake Turnabout (Concord and 9th); Polar Bear Pals (MFT)

Inks- Versafine Clair, DOX, Copic marker

Paper- white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Cozy Knit stencil (ACLD); Make Art Station (Ranger);

TE Blending Brushes; Infinity Circle dies (HA); Misti (My Sweet Petunia)

Polar Bear Fun

Welcome

Meet today's card.

A fun and simple one for the holidays and trying out another fun technique that is new to me.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began by cutting a piece of heavy white cardstock to use as the front panel.  I tore little pieces of masking tape and randomly stuck them to the bottom portion of the cardstock panel being sure to leave some texture when applying the tape.
• Using a brush, I covered the tape with Gesso to seal it and securely adhere it to my card panel. 
• When the Gesso was all dry, I painted on some white acrylic paint over the tape to give the illusion of snow.
• When all was dry, I got out some Distress Oxide inks (Salvaged Patina, Faded Jeans, Broken China) and rubbed them over the top of the card where there was no tape.  (You can see where some of the Gesso and paint went past the tape and resisted the inks making it look more like an iceberg)

• I splattered using my white Posca pen then let that dry.
• I stamped the Polar bear in my Misti, fussy cut it out and add some colour using my Copic markers.  
• The white splatters had dried, so I stamped the sentiment with some Versafine Clair ink in my Misti and clear heat embossed it. 
• I mounted it onto a heavy white card base and pop dotted the bear over the snow.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Simon Says Wed.- ADD A SENTIMENT

Addicted to Stamps and More- CHRISTMAS

Little Red Wagon- ANIMAL ANTICS

Supplies

Stamps- Warm Wishes (TE), Polar Bear Pals (MFT)

Inks- Versafine Clair, Distress Oxide, Copic markers

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- masking tape, Posca pen, Gesso, white acrylic paint, pop dots, paintbrush,

Misti (My Sweet Petunia)