Beary Love in Blue

Hello friends!
Popping in to share my newest card with you
for the current Anything Goes Challenge
at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
(All products used are from Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps).

I made the background using a stencil first
(Beautiful Burlap) with a dollar store makeup
brush and Sparkling Sapphire hybrid ink.
Next I used my Stamping platform to make the
repeating heart pattern on top of the stenciled pattern.
First I used a medium sized heart from
Hearts and Stars! In Bubbly Blue ink.
Then I used a smaller heart and this time
used Sparkling Sapphire ink - again in a
repeating pattern. I colored one of the
adorable bear images from Beary Love
In a coordinating shade of blue for a
monochromatic effect. It might be difficult
to see but I stamped the image in the blue ink
too. Kraftin’ Kimmie hybrid inks are so fantastic
for all coloring mediums without bleeding!
Lastly the sentiment from Love Story Sentiments
Was also stamped on the Sparkling Sapphire ink
And cut in a flagged shape.
I really love how it turned out!
Take a look:

I’m entering the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #620 "Anything Goes"

Brown Sugar Challenges #298 "Anything Goes"

Krafty Chicks Challenges#493 Week 1 "Stamp Act"

Sketch Saturday Week #596

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges "With Love"

YNS Fun Friday Challenge #132 "Create Your Own Background"

Thanks so much for visiting me today! Hugs! D

After Christmas Christmas Card - Beary Big Hugs!

Hello friends and followers.

Once again I found myself scrambling in December 

to get enough Christmas cards done to send out. 

I LOVE making Christmas cards - but I also love

making cards for every other reasons (LOL) which puts

me behind when I need them.  

So...this year I'm going to try to make at least one Christmas

card a month. Hey 12 by December is better than 0 don't you agree?!

This is my first one using an adorable stamp set called 

BEARY BIG HUGS! by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

Here's a little bit more about how I made this card:

The background is the negative (or reverse) side of 

a stencil that I had swirled a bunch of Nuevo glimmer

paste on.  I misted the panel as well as the paper

and pressed down the stencil as firmly and evenly 

as I could.  If you zoom in you can see the snowflakes.

I think a thinner paper (this is watercolor paper) might  have

shown details of the snowflakes better.

It wasn't quite what I was expecting by I really like it. 

The stencil is Sparkling Snowflakes (also by Kraftin' Kimmie). 

The blue tag is actually a recycled Christmas tag from

one of my packages.  I used it as a template to cut the 

second tag and then sponged all over it with Sparkling Sapphire

(KKS hybrid ink).  I pressed a bit hard a couple times 

to get more of a smudged look to match the background.

I forgot to tie on a piece of twine before I glued down the

white tag (shucks!) so I covered the hole with an enamel dot. 

Stamped a few extra snowflakes from the Snowflake Kisses 

(after sponging) and fussy cut the copic colored bear.  

I'm sharing this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use A Stencil

Little Red Wagon - Challenge #532 "After Christmas is Before Christmas"

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie - Challenge #133 (photo prompt)

The Holly and Ivy Challenge - Challenge #63 Anything Goes

Fun Friday #130 - Shades of Blue

Winter Wonderland Challenge - Little Friends

Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #372 Make Your Mark

Cards 4 Galz - Challenge #113 White and Blue

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!  Hugs! D