Showing posts with label Beary Cute. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beary Cute. Show all posts

Monday, November 13, 2023

Beary Cute for Merry Monday

 It's another Merry Monday, and I've got one of the fun-fold cards we made in my Cards-by-Mail class this month.  


Featuring the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Christmas patterned paper, we had bears that were either punched from the paper (and they wore sweaters!) or "naked" bears with just a jaunty scarf to keep them warm.

The fold of this card is quite easy.  Start with a piece of cardstock that is 4-1/4" x 11", scored at 2-1/8" and 5-1/2".  Make a mark at 2-1/8" on the end of the card (on the end with the scored section at 2-1/8").  Cut from the score line to the mark to create a point on the end of your card.  This folds back over the top, creating a triangle, on which you add your coordinating cardstock (in this case, a Very Vanilla square cut to 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" and Flirty Flamingo cut to 2-1/2" x 2-1/2").  

Then for the inside:


We added DSP to both ends with a piece of Very Vanilla inside for a greeting.

I expect someone will enjoy this fun, cheery fun-fold card this Christmas!  Don't you?


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Monday, November 6, 2023

Simple Merry Monday

 Here's a very simple panorama card for Merry Monday:


Using designer paper from the One Horse Open Sleigh pack, I cut a piece into 5 strips, varying the width and length.  Then I adhered them to a piece of Early Espresso leaving a small space between each strip. 

This technique is fun and interesting - your eye is fooled into ignoring the spaces and creating the entire scene without interruption.  The only tricky part is ensuring each strip "matches" the ones next to it so that the scene flows - the fence, the horizon, the house and the trees are all lined up perfectly.  

With a Pool Party base this card becomes a non-traditional Christmas card.  Would you have thought of it as a holiday card without seeing the greeting?  I don't know - I think this could also be used as a birthday or "thinking of you" card.  Isn't it great to have versatility?  

One Horse Open Sleigh is available now; you will love the beautiful, serene scenes depicted on each page.  It's perfect for holiday cards, yet can be used for so much more.  Give it a try!


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Monday, September 11, 2023

A Beary Cute Merry Monday

It's Merry Monday and I have a card that steps WAY outside my comfort zone!  Why?  Because I know many of you love these whimsical cards, and I thought I'd give one a try.  You'll have to tell me what you think.


 I very rarely purchase stamps or patterned paper with animals.  Not because they aren't cute, but they just aren't my style.  

However when Beary Cute came along I decided to give it a go.  


The adorable polar bear (in a hat!) won me over.  And the pine tree, a two-step tree (outline on one stamp and "inside" on the other) was just playful enough that I knew I'd have fun.

The bear was stamped on Very Vanilla and I highlighted some shadows with Watercolor Pencils and a Water Painter.  Then he was punched with the coordinating punch.

The hat and presents were fussy-cut, and popped on Dimensionals around the tree.


The background paper is from the Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper pack.


Your turn - tell me if you think this card is Beary Cute!  I can't wait to hear!


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