Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Bear Hugs... anyone?

I saved this sketch from AmyRysavy of Prairie Paper & Ink when she posted this last Friday. I've been thinking of what image I should use for this one yesterday while at work, and this is what I came out with.


Isn't he the cutest bear? He's not only ready to give BIG hugs, he's also waiting to get one from you too. I bought this set mainly for my daughter. She loves bears and collects them, she has tons of bears and couldn't part with any of them. The bear and the bees are from CC Designs Bear Hugs set. The bear is stamped on a separate whisper white card stock, cut-out and raised with stamping dimensional. The bees are stamped randomly and their wings are covered with crystal stickles.

Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies by CC Designs

Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Rose Red card stock from Stampin' Up and Patterned Paper by Autumn Leave

Ink: StāzOn Timber Brown and SU re-inkers

Accessories: Chocolate Chip gross grain ribbon, Prima Flowers, Self-adhesive rhinestones, and Crystal Stickles

49 comments:

Carmen O. said...

What a sweet card and I love the cute little bear too.

Heather D. ~ Fresh Brewed Designs said...

AWWEE!!! That is SO cute!!! I love the way you used the sketch!

Kristie said...

Too, too cute!!! My Mama collects bears too...actually her house looks like a teddy bear museum...LOL! I love the sparkly bee wings too....awesome!!

Rose Ann said...

Such a fun layout, and I love your bees and adorable bear!! Your clouds look awesome in the background too!!

Lee said...

Awww........he sure IS a cutie!!! And the bees are so adorable with him!! What a fun sketch!!

Cindy Haffner said...

So darn sweet, great sketch.

Curt in Indy said...

Catherine! This is absolutely adorable! Those bees are the cutest! Thanks for the link, I just may have to get that set! Best, Curt

Ann said...

How sweet is this?! SO cute! :D

ChrissyM said...

Awww what an adorable card. I'm 31years old and up in my attic is ALL my teddy bears that I had since I was a little girl, I can't and won't ever part with them some I even remember there names that I gave them. LOL!

Love your card it is to cute!!!

Unknown said...

Such cute cards on your blog! Thanks for leaving me a comment! I love your CCDesigns and Whipper Snapper stamps!

Andrea said...

Hi Catherine, thanks for your nice comment on my blog.
All your cards are beautiful!
xAndrea

Rita said...

Such a cute sweet card, so adorable & I do want to give him a hug! The bees are cute as well! Thanks for visiting my blog!

Julia Aston said...

I just love this bear and the cute bees! great card for the sketch Catherine!

Emma Fewkes said...

Catherine, how adorable is this? Love it!

Mandy said...

Oh, how cute! LOVE the clouds!!

Janine said...

Hi Catherine!! This teddy bear is the sweetest!! Great job on the sketch!

Lauren said...

This is so adorable! Great job with the sketch.

Kimberly said...

OMGoodness this is beyond adorable!!! Those images are too cute and they fit the sketch so perfectly.

dpkennedy said...

Super adorable!!

Beate said...

Catherine, that is so stinking cute! I LOVE it!
Love the bear, love your coloring, love the colors.
Hugs and smiles

Sankari W. said...

that is such a sweet card!!! I love the colors too! sooo soft and sweet!! love the little crystal effects on the wings!! best wishes,
Sankari

(ps - sorry for not writing back for so long - things here have been beyond hectic and my visits to blogland have not been happening... would love to exchange addy's with yoU!!! (swegman@mum.edu)

Holly Young said...

oh I love this! That little bear is adorable as are the bees! You want some of my shy bear images for your daughter?

Diane said...

Super sweet Catherine!! He's such a lovable bear!!!

Carol (HB) said...

OMGOSH! This is so so cute! I love that bear, but the bees with the sparklie wings, over-the-TOP adorable!

Enjoli said...

That bear and the bees are too cute!! Super cute card! =)

Anonymous said...

Oh goodness Catherine, this card is absolutely precious! That little bear image and those bees are just adorable.

Bethany Paull said...

How precious! I love the cloud bg.

Carolyn Bounds said...

He is such a cutie, and I want to give this precious little bear a hug:o) Fabulous card, Catherine!!!

MEL said...

That is the cutest bear ever with his bumblebee! I like how you used the bumblebee to make paper, TFS!

Angie Tieman said...

What a sweet card! Great job with the sketch!

Tina said...

This is so cute! I just love those images.

Mary said...

I'm sending you a virtual bear hug! Thank you so much for your wonderful comment. You are too sweet!

JackieLou said...

Wow that is one cute bear.... very cute
hugs,
jackielou

Alex said...

This is adorable Catherine, I love that sweet bear! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex

mueppi said...

Hi Catherine
your card is sooo lovely!
The bear is so cute!
Hugs Gisela

Nikki Fairbairn said...

This is just so cute Catherine, I can't wait to get some of these stamps, Hugs, Nikki x

Annie said...

aww that is a cute bear and love all the scallops. hugs, annie x

Ashley Newell said...

This is so cute! I love it!

Jamie Martin said...

Super cute card, love the little puffy clouds :)

Joy said...

I was thinking of getting this bear from Jen's at Little C's and now I think you convinced me to get it! so cute the bear and his bees =) this card is too cute!

AmyR said...

Holy wow LOADS of comments!! You deserve them tho - this card is ADORABLE - the clouds are perfect!! Thanks for playing along!! :)

Unknown said...

OMG! I love those bees! I must have them... NOW! :) Way to enable me, girl! The bear is cute too, but I'm partial to bees!

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Bonnie said...

So VERY cute!!

~Denise Lynn~ said...

Wow, what a sweet little bear! This is adorable Catherine! Great coloring on the images and love your little scalloped accents. :)

Charmaine (CharmWarm) said...

This is too stinkin' CUTE! LOVE it! Those images are adorable and you colored them perfectly!

Deb Wood said...

Ohhhh how cute and your clouds are awesome!!!

Donna Baker said...

what a sweet, sweet card!

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