Little Note Bear

Hello there! Today I'd like to share an adorable teddy bear card that I recently made during Hero Arts' "beinspired" Win-a-Day week.

I was inspired by Susanne Nilsson. In her interview on the Hero Arts blog, Susanne mentioned that she likes to color in images with pencils and she also likes to emboss. She also said that two of her favorite "go-to" colors are pink and orange. And she used the new Hero Arts Wallpaper Flowers stamp that I just love. She also said she likes sparkle on cards, which I added using some pearlescent pink ink.

My Little Note Bear card inspired by Susanne:
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To create this card, I started by stamping the teddy bear image using brown pigment ink onto white cardstock, and then setting it aside to dry. Then I cut a piece of kraft cardstock for an A2 sized card base (4.25" x 5.5"). I stamped the Wallpaper Flowers image on it using VersaMark watermark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. I just love how the white embossing looks on the kraft!

Next I took some patterned paper by Little Bicycle, and punched out a 2 1/2" circle using a punch. I also punched a 3" scalloped circle out of orange cardstock. I used a pearlescent pink ink to edge both circles to add pop and sparkle. I also used the ink to stamp the sentiment onto white cardstock. Then I set all of these pieces aside so the pigment ink could dry.

A dimensional view of the card:

When the teddy bear was dry, I colored it in using colored pencils. Then I carefully cut it out leaving a bit of a white border. When the sentiment was dry, I cut it out, too. Then I assembled the card. I adhered the two circles together as a matte and adhered the bear on top. I attached the circles and bear to the card using 1/16" thick foam, for dimension. I attached the sentiment using 1/8" thick foam, so that it pops out even further. I just love how this card turned out! It is so adorable!

Materials used:

• cardstock: white, kraft, and orange


• EK Success 3D-Dots: 1/16" squares and 1/8" squares


• EK Success Cutter Bee scissors


• Hero Arts LP143 Design Accents: A Little Note


• Hero Arts F5170 Bouquet Bear


• Hero Arts K5185 Wallpaper Flowers


• Little Yellow Bicycle Sharon Ann Baby Safari BSQ-105 Pink Floral / Girl Small Square 12"x12" cardstock


• Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Giga punch (purple): 3" scalloped circle


• Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Mega punch (pink): 2 1/2" circle


• Prismacolor Premier colored pencils


• Ranger embossing powder: seafoam white


• Ranger Inkssentials Heat-It Craft Tool (heat gun)


• Tsukineko Brilliance Dew Drop pigment ink: Pearlescent Orchid (pink)


• Tsukineko VersaFine pigment ink: Vintage Sepia


• Tsukineko VersaMark watermark ink</li>

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