Thursday, January 7, 2021

IB156 Beary Warm Wishes

Happy Thursday, everyone!  We're back at Inspired By with this uber-sweet little bear...doesn't he look stylish?  

 

I began by pulling out an old SU set called Thankful Forest Friends and stamping the little bear in Smoky Slate ink; here's how he ended up:


I added some little "fur" lines with a marker and fussy-cut him out. The background is some retired DSP on which I stamped a sprinkling of little Smoky Slate and Memento Black winter hats, hand-drawing the ribbing; I even stuck one on top of Mr. Bear's head:


I added an old Whippersnapper sentiment atop a Basic Gray panel that was embossed with a retired Sweater Knit embossing folder:


And added a sentiment from Rustic Retreat on the inside:


I think this is such a sweet, fun inspiration photo, I hope you'll play along!  I have several birthday cards to make, and this one is at the top of my list!  Can't wait to see how you interpret our prompt this week!  Be sure to check out what the other DT members created as well!  Hop on over to the Inspired Blog to see! Thanks for popping in today!

I wanted to share a picture of some cookies my niece Kelly made for Christmas....they were gorgeous and tasted delicious to boot!  Lots of detail and PAINTING with edible paint!! She is the Martha Stewart of the family, hands down!  They definitely contributed to my holiday weight gain, LOL!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!




Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps Rustic Retreat, Thankful Forest Friends (ret), Winter Schminter (Whippersnapper), Christmas Cheer Turnabout (hat, Concord & 9th), Bits & Pieces: Winter (hat topper, Right at Home)
Card stock & Papers     Whisper White, Basic Gray, A Little Foxy DSP (ret)
 Ink Smoky Slate, Memento Black
Accessories Dimensionals
Tools     Big Shot, Sweater Knit EF (ret), Stitched Rectangle Dies, Basic Black Marker, Gray Marker 

12 comments:

Carol L said...

What a fun and cute bear out there in the winter elements! Great colors and all those little hats are adorable! Oh my goodness, what beautiful and delicious cookies your niece made! YUM!!!

Joanne James - The Crafty Owl said...

What a cute bear - and lovely in the soft grey and white colour palette too. So sweet - and those cookies look delicious!

Linda Callahan said...

I don’t remember that near but he is adorable and perfect for this challenge! Sweet card! And oh those cookies’

Lorraine said...

That bear is adorable and I love the background with the hats. Those cookies look wonderful. She is very talented!

Tracy Grauer said...

A very cute bear, indeed! I have never seen that little bear before. Thanks for sharing. And those cookies look beautiful and delicious!

Vickie said...

So adorable....but LeAnne not fair making such a cute card and we can no longer get the bear....😒. Great inspiration though...other bears or animals will work...love the hats...really cute. Amazing cookies...bet you hated to eat them...

Claire Grantham said...

LeAnne, I love this!! I love the little stamped hats, perfection!! And your colour palette, all suits the inspo photo so well. I made my first ever sugar cookies this season, NEVER AGAIN. The dough made so many, Sam and I ate like 50 cookies each LOL. Cx

Bonnie said...

This bear looks so warm and toasty with his cap, LeAnne! Those cookies are awesome!

Lisa Elton said...

Hey, I think one of those hats belongs to my little fella! Those snow flurries blew it all the way to Pennsylvania! This is such a cute card. The polka dots, the adorable hats and that sweet bear, love it!

Claire said...

Love the colours.

Silke Ledlow said...

So adorable...love your take in this fun challenge!

Danni Reid said...

Your card is so ADORABLE, oh that sweet bear with the fur markings, and it feels like he's losing his hat :) so perfect for the challenge!