Hi friends and happy Friday!
Here in Italy it is really hot and I'm really dreaming of Christmas! That's why I loved to join the "Christmas in July" movement, using Purple Onion Designs stamps.
I love bears and I couldn't resist this one, illustrated by Julian Charlton.
I had the idea to create a little frame around the bear, and I wanted to have only his "upper" part. As I also wanted to practise my no-line coloring, I stamped the bear using Gina K Amalgam Ink in Warm Glow, which is my go-to if I don't want the black line.
I then colored the bear, his sweater and the light blue background. When I do no-line, I usually add many details using Polychromos Pencils, like all the patterns in the bear's sweater.
Now I was ready to create the frame, which was really simple to do. I used some blue and green-brown colors, I thought they were perfect for the palette I chose. I die cut the panel using the fourth largest Modern Embossed Rectangle die from Trinity Stamps.
To complete the card, I stamped the sentiment (which belongs to the same rubber stamp) and I matted the whole scene using a 4,25"x5,5" red cardstock.
That's all for today, thanks for stopping by. I really hope you will like it!
Hugs from Italy,
Products Used
Purple Onion Designs - Happy Winter Forest Friends
Copic Color Combos
Bear: E74 - E71 - E70 | E41 - E40
Sweater: YR30 - YR31 - Y26
Hat: R89 - R46 - R35
Background: B41
Leaves: B93 - B95 | E87 - E84 | R46