I've been AWOL for nearly two weeks as I've been on holiday in Norway searching for the Northern Lights. No luck finding the lights, but I did win the ship's flag for guessing the time we would cross the Arctic Circle. When I've finished sorting out my photos, I'll post a few on my blog.
Beccy's Month of Holiday Cards is up the the letter P, so I've got some catching up to do. (Actually it's up to Q as it's already tomorrow in Australia. 😉) So my card today features a Polar Bear.
I started by making the background with snippets of red and green card. I cut them into strips 1" wide and layered them onto a large white snippet of card, slightly smaller than the base card. When the glue was dry I embossed the stripy background with a Crafter's Companion 'Snowflakes' embossing folder, before attaching to the card base. The image is a Hobby Art rubber stamp, 'Purdy the Polar Bear'. I coloured the image with Promarkers, adding some sparkle with a Wink of Stella glitter brush on the white parts of the hat. I finished off my card with a sentiment and a snowflake brad. The stamp is a new one, gifted to me by a friend, so I'll be sharing my card over in the NBUS Challenge.
I am joining in the following challenges:
You created a fun background for your adorable polar bear Liz,what shame you didn't get to see the Northern Lights, we occasionally are treated to the phenomenon here in northern Scotland
ReplyDeleteI love this sweet and lovely coloured polar bear Liz, and the red and green strips in the background look great embossed with the pretty snowflake EF, and a delightful sentiment and snowflake embellishment to finish it. How wonderful to visit Norway but sorry you didn't manage to see the Northern Lights but will look forward to seeing some of your photos. x
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ReplyDeletePretty in the traditional colours Liz, many thanks for joining in our November challenges at Stamping Sensations and We Love Stamping.
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A fun and fresh looking one! Enjoy the weekend!
ReplyDeleteA great polar bear image on this seasonal card. Shame you missed the Northern Lights
ReplyDeleteYour bear looks lovely and warm Liz, the hat and scarf are fabulous. Great idea to emboss the strips of paper, it's a fabulous way to bring the different sections together and also gives a wonderful pattern.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on winning the ship's flag, what a great memento!
Cheers,
Beccy
Adorable and so vibrant card! Waiting to see your Norway pics :)
ReplyDelete... And thank you so much for sharing your lovely card with us at We Love Stamping! :)
DeleteHope you had a wonderful time despite not seeing the Lights! At least you won the flag, something special to remember the holiday by.
ReplyDeleteFabulous card, gorgeous polar bear, the background you created for him is very striking- great use of snippets and beautifully embossed.
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So cute! I like the bright colours on this card and the image. thank you for joining at Stamping Sensations.
ReplyDeleteHe's such a cute bear Liz! Lovely card.
ReplyDeleteThe Northern Lights are on my bucket list! x
Very cute polar bear card for Christmas using up your snippets of red and green.
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming to play in the Snippets Playground. After you've finished playing on the swings, please come up to the Treehouse for a hot chocolate! x
Loving those traditional colors for Christmas and especially with this cute little bear. Precious card! So glad you had a good trip.
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AW! This is card is a real delight Liz. Norway is my hubby's heritage, we have promised ourselves a family search and holiday there for so long, but never had the time or opportunity to get there.
ReplyDeleteAs always Liz - a fabulous snippets card. Love the traditional colours and of course the Polar bear!
ReplyDeleteRe. the Northern Lights - great excuse to go again - our neighbours went more than once before they hit lucky! I bet the food was fabulous - smorgasbord Norwegian style - yummy! I seem to recall there were mountains of glorious prawns at every meal?
Hugs, Di xx
Quite a few prawns, but piles of delicious smoked salmon at every meal. xx
DeleteSo lovely, glad you had a nice time in Norway, even if you didn't get to see The Northan Lights. Thank you so much for sharing your lovely creation with us at We Love Stamping.
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Cathy
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I would love to see the Northern Lights in person too but I'm looking forward to seeing pictures from your trip. This polar bear looks adorable in his Santa hat and warm scarf.
ReplyDeleteAwwww, he is so darn cute, Liz! You did an excellent job coloring him and I love all the wonderful texture on this classic cheerful Christmas card! Thank you for inspiring everyone at NBUS! Sorry about the Northern lights, but it sounds like you had a great time anyway! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteBeautiful clean and simple Christmas card! I love the alternate colors layout you used. Thanks for sharing, and inspiring, us over at NBUS. Hope to see you again. Bonnie GDT
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see the northern lights, it must be so disappointing to go and not see them. This is a great card, a cute bear and the lovely embossed striped background too. Thanks for joining us at We Love Stamping challenge and Stamping Sensations challenge.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cutie bear. BTW, I hear the Northern Lights are often seen in northern MN.
ReplyDeleteFirst off I am so sorry I am so far behind in commenting once again...I don't know where the time goes, but I lose it all the time! Secondly, I'm so happy you got away for your birthday. Sounds like a lovely time, wish you could have seen the Northern Lights though. I'd love to see them as well, but it will probably never happen! lol So here goes, lots of commenting coming your way, most will probably be short as I've missed a lot! Love this cutie pie, who doesn't love a cute image of a polar bear?!! Love the traditional colors on this one! Hugs, Brenda
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