Beary Merry Christmas – Hand Stamped Cards with Josee Smuck-Stampin' Up! Canada Demonstrator

Supplies:

Stamp Sets – Christmas Friends Stamp Set (164279)*
Card Stock – Take A Bow Designer Series Paper (164309); Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper (164166); Granny Apple Green (146990); Basic White Thick (159229); Real Red (102482)
Stamp Pads – Real Red (147084); Memento Tuxedo Black (132708); Balmy Blue (147105)
Misc. – Stampin’ Blends: Granny Apple Green (154885), Real Red (154899), and Smoky Slate (154904); Christmas Friends Dies (164087)*; Dimensionals (104430)

*Save 10% by purchasing the Christmas Friends Stamp Set & Dies Bundle (164088)

Measurements:

Instructions:

Score the Granny Apple Green cardstock at 4 ¼” and 5 ½”. Fold at the 5 ½” score line. Add adhesive to the cardstock (between the 4 ¼” and 5 ½” score lines) to seal and create a “book fold”.
Layer the two designer series pieces onto the Real Red cardstock. Attach to the card front.
Stamp the Christmas Friends bear onto the 2 ¼” x 2” Basic White Thick cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. Use the Granny Apple Green & Real Red Stampin’ Blends to color the wreath and the Light Smoky Slate Blends to color along the fur lines of the bear. Die cut with the coordinating Christmas Friends die.
Die cut the following: large circle from Basic White Thick and packages from scraps of the Take a Bow Designer Series Paper and cardstock scraps.
Use a Blending Brush to lightly color the background on the large white circle. Stamp the sentiment using Real Red ink and attach the circle to the card front.
Assemble the pieces for each of the die cut packages. With adhesive, attach and layer packages to the circle.
Complete the card front by attaching the bear using Dimensionals.

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