This is for Cathy's "Color Me Christmas" challenge today. I don't need any more Christmas cards, but I do need a Christmas Eve birthday card. This could totally pass for a Christmas card, except the inside says "Wishing you a Beary Happy Birthday!"
I printed out the bear and cut him with my ScanNCut. Then I decided that TLC08 would make a perfect icy looking background for him. TLC08 was Wax Paper Resist. I've done the wax paper resist with an embossing folder before, but this tutorial said to just crinkle up the wax paper and iron onto glossy cardstock. I sponged some blues onto the paper and got a pretty icy background.
Cathy's challenge required us to use two different coloring media on our card. I colored him first with my Spectrum Noirs and then used colored pencils to lightly give his fur some texture and pencil in a stockinette stitch knitted pattern onto his scarf. I'm not sure how well you can see either in the picture, but just that little bit more detail did finish off the polar bear nicely.
Date: Thursday, December 21, 2017 GMT Views: 844
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Thu, Dec 21, 2017 @ 8:33 AM
Ha - I knew when I saw your bg that it was something I'd done at least 20 years ago . . .. thanks for reminding me about the old wax paper resist . . . and you're right it does make a wonderful icy bg for your polar bear!
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Thu, Dec 21, 2017 @ 8:36 AM
What a cute little bear and wonderful background. Someone is sure to get a smile with this birthday card.
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Thu, Dec 21, 2017 @ 11:46 AM
Love this!!! I was just doing wax paper resist last week myself, I need to get the cards uploaded. It sure makes a perfect snowy background for that adorable little bear.
