Polar Bear Under a Night Sky

I know, I know, I am once again posting super late.  My only excuse is that a lot of my club ladies were coming by to pick up orders today, and I spent lots of time chatting, and not so much working.  I decided that I would show you some of my Stamper’s Club projects.  This is the first of three projects.  It is my norm to make up 3 projects for my Club.  Two cards and one 3-D item.  This was my month to create totally non-traditional Christmas cards.  I was a little nervous when the ladies arrived about what they would think of the projects, thankfully it was well recieved.  So today you will see the first and then you will see the other’s in the next couple weeks.  Now you may notice that the stars on the top of this one are not stamped,  in fact they are punched.  I admit here and now that I cheated and borrowed my daughter’s mini star punch that she got at the dollar store.  All I can say is that when you have a room full of women, the worst thing you can do to them is say that they must cut and color a bunch of stamped stars.  So in the interest of my health, I used the punch.  The video will show this project with stamped stars.  So I really hope you enjoy this weeks project

Directions:

• Stamp out your bear on Kraft CS with Versamark ink and emboss with white Stampin’ Emboss pwd.  Cut out.
• Stamp out your Ice floe on a window sheet using your Basic Black Classic ink and then emboss with black Stampin’ Emboss pwd.  Cut out.
• Stamp out 8 stars on SU watercolor paper with black Staz-On , color with your Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Write marker and then blend the color using your water brush.  Cut out.
• Stamp out your cup of cocoa on Whisper White CS with your Close to Cocoa Classic ink and then cut out.
• Now block off the top portion of your main image Whisper White circle (use piece of computer paper)  and sponge the water using Bermuda Bay, Not Quite Navy and Basic Black Classic ink.
• Remove the mask and sponge the top sky area with Bermuda Bay and Not Quite Navy Classic ink.
• Attach you bear to the Ice Floe and then the Ice Floe and bear to the water using your Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• Glue your stars to the sky.
• Now attach your mats to one another.  The Bermuda Bay circle will be sponged with Not Quite Navy.  The top Basic Black large scallop circle will be sponged with Platinum Shimmer paint.
• Mat your inner Whisper White CS on to your Basic Black large scallop circle back piece and sponge with Bermuda Bay Classic ink.  With your Stamp-a-ma-jig, stamp your greeting.  Now punch holes with the smallest hole on your Crop-a-Dile (it is a 1/8″ hole punch) and place the blue rhinestone brad through the holes to hold the card together.  You are done.

Ink:  Basic Black (101179), Bermuda Bay (115655), Not Quite Navy (103008), Versamark (102283)
Stamps: Cold and Cuddly (116523), Grateful Greetings (116511), Snow Buddies (level 2 hostess, winter mini)
Paper: Basic Black CS (102851), Bermuda Bay CS (115317), Whisper White (100730), Watercolor paper (105019), Window Sheet (114323)
Accessories:  Paper snips (103579), Snail adhesive (104332), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Big Shot (113439), tweezers, Crop-A-Dile (108362), Sponge Daubers (102892), Tombow multi-purpse glue (110755), large Scallop Circle (113468), Crystal Effects (101055), Dazzling Diamonds (102023), Rhinestone brads blue Circle Ice (109111), Platinum Shimmer Paint (116807), Stamping Sponges (101610)