It's Double D Challenge time again, friends! There's a lot of snow happening in the colder regions, so we're going to try to have a little fun with that theme for our challenge. The inspiration board has a few ideas for you to consider:
I love that car! Someone was very clever. However, I just happened to have a never-been-used steal-of-a-deal die set from Cottage Cutz so I went with that. The sentiment and two bears are part of the set. I added a little extra holiday color and made a cute card for Christmas 2023.
I pulled a plain white frame from my spare parts drawer and wrapped it with designer paper. There's starry paper for the sky and some colorful snowflakes by Impression Obsession. The "i" dot is a little star that popped out of one of the snowflakes. I cut all dies in 110 lb white, glued two layers together, then colored with Copics. It was a lot of fun! I've really been enjoying my dies lately.
We'll have creative winners plus a random winner of the prize pictured below. Get a better look at it on the Double D blog.
The team has great samples to inspire you, and we'd love to see yours as well. Have a happy day!
Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White 110 lb, red Bazzill cardstock, Moda Scrap Forever Green designer paper Ink: Copic markers for coloring die cuts Other: Cottage Cutz Happy Holidays Polar Bear, frame from spare parts drawer, Stardust Stickles glitter glue
Super cute card! I do love those little bears!
ReplyDeleteOMGoodness, that Polar Bear's face is the cutest! Love the little cub too! Perfect snowy setting for these two beauties! Yeah that car is 'cool' lol
ReplyDeleteThose polar bears are just the cutest!! An adorably cute cute card!! We have bare grounds but are to get some snow tonight but not much, it's been a very odd winter for us here in my part of Michigan but I am perfectly fine with it!!
ReplyDeleteOh Leslie what a fabulous wintry creation! LOVE the polar bears (great job) and also love how you've positioned them onto a snowy path. Well done! And, the red really pops ... beautifully designed!
ReplyDeleteGreat card. Love the bear dies and your cute scene. No snow here this year, thankfully. The cold is enough for me.
ReplyDeleteGreat card and love the cute polar bears- we had a couple of snow flurries but didn't lay back to freezing and frost today
ReplyDeleteCarol x
those bears are so totally cute! Lovely scene and how clever to wrap your frame.
ReplyDeleteLove that inspiration photo, but I hate snow! Your little die cut bears are so cute and I love the pops of red and green, they turn it into a really happy card. Great use of the waste from that snowflake too xx
ReplyDeleteHi Leslie just sen your comment on my blog when I said it was stencil waste-after I used the stencil instead of wiping it clean I pressed onto a piece of cards so probably reverse stencil? lol
ReplyDeleteCarol x
Oh how darling is this card Leslie! Those polar bears are so cute! Love all the details on your card, great idea to use designer paper on your frame and love the little star for your 'i' dot! Looks like you are getting a head start on your Christmas cards for 2023. Thanks for sharing Leslie.
ReplyDeleteSo adorable, and great job getting another Christmas card done!
ReplyDeleteLeslie, I don't know how your card could be any cuter!! That scripty sentiment, the starry sky, RED snowflakes -imagine shoveling THAT lol - but the true stars of the show are your little bears. I think papa's expression reads like he's had just about as many trips down those snowy hills as can handle for the season!! I absolutely remember how that feels!
ReplyDeleteI have a certain bear that hasn't had any playtime of any kind in ages - perhaps this is his chance?
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What a bright, happy holiday card! Love those cute Polar Bears!
ReplyDeleteDoni
Oh WOW!! the inspiration photo is great; I specially love how you interpreted this photo; those little Polar Bears are just the cutest!!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done, thank you for sharing.
Stay healthy and safe.
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Maria Rodriguez.
This is just so beautiful, lovely colours and fab die cuts x
ReplyDeleteAwwwwwwww...what a sweet mama bear and her cub! They both look thrilled to be out in all that snow, but better them than me! Cute, CUTE card Leslie!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteI have not actually seen snow for years, lucky me! The look on that polar bears face looks like he is surprised by it all too. I adore the clean design and green and red sentiment. So very handsome.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness they are just too cute and I love the snowy scene you made with them. I like the frame wrapped in the design paper too! That is a fun script sentiment to go with it too!
ReplyDeleteSo adorable Leslie. Love your sweet bear family. All the details you add to your card create this magical winter wonderland. xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet winter card using these adorable polar bears. I love the deals you can get from Cottage Cutz. I'm thinking these polar bears need to make a visit to my house. ;0) Love the sweet simple color scheme you used too. The ivory background sets the white off so nicely. Beautiful as always Leslie!!
ReplyDeleteI always admire how people can adhere those very delicate die cuts, like your sentiment here. Leslie, this is DARLING with the inky polar bears, seasonally-colorful snowflakes, and cute "starry" background. Isn't it fun using our NBUS stuff? I always feel "extra happy" with those creations. I love your close-ups and how-to's in your bloggie explanations, Leslie. Thank you for sharing!
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Donna
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Oh, those polar bears are too adorable, Leslie. The framed winter scene is serene and magical. You've added so much dimension!! Makes for a wonderful 3-D holiday card.
ReplyDeleteyou certainly have the best die cuts, those bears are adorable ♥
ReplyDeleteAw, this is adorable, Leslie! I love your pp frame and your sweet design using your NBUS-SOAD dies! (We have to think out our accckronyms better ... BUNS and SODA!😄) Lots of fun cheerful details and I love that funny car, too. Happy Weekend! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteAdorable card Leslie, those bears are so cute!
ReplyDeleteHugs Pam x
What a great card and I like the cute frame you created and you can't go wrong with adorable bears! You are so good at making Christmas cards. We just had our Christmas yesterday as everyone finally recovered from Covid and Joe felt like having company. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThose little bears are so stinkin' cute, they just make me smile. I love your design here and all the die cuts. Fabulous card!!
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