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Monday, April 30, 2018

Merry Monday #288 - No stamping!

Deanne has a great theme for Challenge #288 over at Merry Monday - no stamping!


When is the last time you created a card with absolutely no stamping?! I tend to stamp on most cards I make, especially the sentiments. Given all the dies I have, though, I can easily do bunches of cards without stamping - LOL!!

Supplies: Paper - Michael's Recollections holiday printed A2 card
American Crafts snowflake paper from Target's Hot Spot 
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White: Paper Studio glitter & red
Dies - Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders
My Favorite Things Die-Namics Blueprints 20 (retired)
Other - foam tape, Copic Markers

Just love Hero Arts Paper Layering dies - so fun! I bought the polar bear die when it was released last year and immediately cut one. I colored parts with Copics but actually paper-pieced all the glittery hearts in the scarf. They are very teeny and I had to recut some as the first ones disappeared on me! Also carefully removed the nose holes, colored them in black and inlaid back in. Poor bear was sitting around on my craft table waiting for a home - glad I found him one on this card!!

I also love the Hero Arts Christmas Trimmings Stamp & Cut! Not only does it have the Merry Christmas in both a stamp and a die, it has a bow, some holly and berries - perfect! I die cut the sentiment in red and glued the Merry directly to the bear and the Christmas to the snowbank. A bit of foam tape behind the bear added some dimension. Done!

Thanks to Deanne for a fun challenge - check it all out HERE, including fabulous cards by the Design Team. So glad you stopped by and I hope you have a crafty week!!

12 comments:

Lin said...

How fun, Linda! And you picked the perfect background!

Kelly Lunceford said...

This is fantastic! I've been loving reading all of our responses to "no stamping"😊😊😊..you did a great job!

Betty said...

you must have infinite patience to paper piece all those little hearts, Linda - cute card and i recognize that great snowy background.

Linda said...

Very cute with all of those paper pieced hearts. Lovely card, Linda. Have a great week.

Jean said...

Adorable! Great background choice to set the scene.

Greta said...

So cute, Linda! I love that bear!

Susan Joyce said...

Wonderful card Linda, love the bear and how you coloured him, just perfect!

Rosemary said...

love that fun polar bear with his sparkly scarf, linda! fabulous take on the challenge!

Marcia Hill said...

What a FABULOUS card Linda! I LOVE that bear!!! And what a labor of love to piece in all those tiny hearts! You definitely aced this challenge!! Hope you're having a wonderful week!! :0)

Karen L K said...

Such a nice polar bear with such a cute scarf!

Fabiola said...

quel magnifique ours polaire, je suis fan, biz

Notes by Nina said...

Wonderful card, I love the bear.