Family Christmas Card Prototype/Final Version

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Family Christmas Card Prototype/Final Version

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I played with my polar bear stamp and die tonight. I have a soft spot for these guys. There's some tweaking to be done but this is the general idea. I think I want the middle bear to have a champagne glass and the others may need Santa hats to liven up this card. Or possibly bow ties.

I also used Stickles around the black paper edge and dots but it isn't showing up here.
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What fun! They will look great with Santa hats. .........but shouldn't they be hibernating? :P
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Great card, Farley; I like your idea of adding Santa hats or bow ties.
Kathryn, polar bears don't hibernate the way black and brown bears do in winter - they're active year-round.
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so cute!
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I love it! What a fun card.

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I like bow ties as Santa hats could interfere with the trees in the background. Or one hat and the other have a bow tie then they would be ready for Christmas and New Year's Eve!

Super cute!
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mpizzazz wrote:I like bow ties as Santa hats could interfere with the trees in the background. Or one hat and the other have a bow tie then they would be ready for Christmas and New Year's Eve!

Super cute!


Thanks everyone! I bought that bear in September during the all day card class I took from Julie Ebersole. She teaches here at The Paper Garden twice a year. Never miss her. At the time there was no mention of a die. But yesterday I went to PG to shop their 25% off day and stumbled on the die...lucky me!

Marianne, I thought the same about the hats. I want the trees to show as much as possible and it shouldn't be too hard to make a bow tie or find a stamped one. But I think a cut out tie would be the best. I played around with a boobooed bear and drew a champagne glass. It wasn't bad but I don't trust myself to draw a good one and not blow it. :lol:
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I love that card! Before I actually read the post, my thought was to wonder how many hours you'd spend cutting out the bears, but if it's a die, then that's perfect!

I also vote for Santa hats.
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Cute!

But,one of the bears needs to be female.

If you have the Tim Holtz crazy things die set,
I think there is a Santa hat and bow tie included
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Ok, here's what I think will be the final look. The champagne glasses are filled with Stickles as well as the hat band and edge around the black paper.
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PERFECT! Love it!
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Oh goodness! It couldn't be more perfect.
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They are adorable!
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Wonderful!
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Very cool cards.... love those bears looking all festive!! :-)
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