Beached Black Bear

Here is one where the main image is seen in a strange environment. I don't think a big black bear would ever be walking on a beach. What do you think? 

Stamps:

   Oceanfront

   Wildlife Wonder

Paper:

   Soft Sky A-2

   Basic White 5-1/4 x 4 (2)

Ink:

   Soft Sky

   Pacific Point

   Crumb Cake

   Soft Suede

   Tuxedo Black Memento

Technique:

   CAS

Accessories:

   Adhesive

First, I stamped the blue sky on a Basic White panel, using Soft Sky ink.

I then stamped the water with Pacific Point.

Next, I stamped the beach, using Crumb Cake, and the grains of sand, using Soft Suede.

I then stamped the bear with Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

Next, I adhered the panel onto the Soft Sky card front.

Lastly, I added a Basic White panel to the inside of the card.

As you can see, the water and the beach bled through the bear image. In retrospect, I should have either created a mask for the bear, or I should have stamped it on a separate Basic White scrap and fussy cut it out. Oops...next time.

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The Clearing

Use new sentiments with your discontinued stamps. I enjoy mixing the new with the old. Since I keep my stamps until they are useless, (BTW: This never happens.) I mix and match all of the time. Here I used an old-time favorite and paired it with a new set. What do you think?

Stamps:

   Noble Deer

   Wildlife Wonder

Paper:

   Crushed Curry A-2

   Glossy White 5-1/4 x 4

   Basic White 5-1/4 x 4 (Inside), Scrap

Ink:

   Crushed Curry

   Tuxedo Black Memento

Re-Inkers:

   Crushed Curry

   Garden Green

   Island Indigo

   Night of Navy

   Rose Red

Technique:

   Cling Wrap

   Punching

   Sponging

Accessories:

   Cling Wrap

   Water Mister

   Sponge

   Banners Pick a Punch

   Dimensionals

   Adhesive

First, I created my Cling Wrap Background. You can follow the tutorial from SCS found at: Cling Wrap Tutorial 

I let the panel dry overnight. At first, I thought I had ruined the whole panel because it looked very dark. The Night of Navy seemed to take over the whole thing. Fortunately, the longer I left it, the lighter it became. Note to self: Never throw it out!

Once the background was completely dry, I stamped directly on it.

I then stamped my sentiment on a scrap of Basic White. 

I used the Banners Pick a Punch to clip the ends and then sponged it using Crushed Curry.

I attached it using dimensionals.

Lastly, I adhered the panel to the card front and added the Basic White panel to the inside of the card.

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Marbleous Birthday

Can you believe that I did nothing special to this bear to make it look great? I merely inked the stamp using Early Espresso and then stamped the designer series paper once. Amazing! What do you think? 

Stamps:

   Wildlife Wonder

   Beauty of Friendship

Paper:

   Basic Gray A-2

   Crumb Cake 3-1/2 x 2

   Simply Marbleous DSP 5-1/4 x 4

   Basic White 5-1/4 x 4 (Inside)

Ink:

   Crumb Cake

   Early Espresso

   Tuxedo Black Memento

Technique:

   Die Cutting

   Stamp-Off

Accessories:

   Beautiful Trees Dies

   Star Designer Elements

   Dimensionals

   Adhesive

First, I selected the gray marbled sheet from the Simply Marbleous DSP pack and cut it down to size.

Next, I stamped the trees and ground, using Crumb Cake. I stamped-off a couple of times on the ground cover.

I then stamped the bear with Early Espresso.

I chose the birthday sentiment for this card and used Tuxedo Black Memento to stamp it.

Next, I stamped and die cut one tree to add a bit of dimension to the card. I used the Beautiful Trees Dies and the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for this.

Lastly, I added a couple of stars to draw attention to the sentiment, and also adhered the basic white panel to the inside of the card.

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