Beary Happy Birthday!

Hello everyone ;o)

I am back with a new card for the "Dies or Punches" challenge over at the Crafty Cardmakers blog: 

For my card I used three different kinds of dies: the panel die, a letter / sentiment die and a letter / banner die. In my head I had pictured something fun and colourful so I started by creating the background paper. I have used Distress Inks in Peacock Feathers and Fozzilized Amber and blended them together to get a kind of ombre background and splattered it with water to get these fun drops in the background.

Once the background was dry I glued it to a card base and added the panel die-cut on top. The bear fit perfectly size- and themewise for what I had in mind, so I took out my Zig markers and coloured it in. 

Once I had the bear adhered I added the sentiment. I always loved the banner letters and thought they would be perfect for this challenge, so I spelled "beary" with it and finished the sentiment with a die-cut "Happy" and a stamped "birthday". I hope you are going to join us for our challenge at the Crafty Cardmakers! Happy crafting, everyone ;o))) Maike

Supplies:

Stamps: "Birthday Bears"  by My Favorite Things (retired it seems)

Dies: "Circle Panel Die" by Your Next Stamp

          "Stitched Banner Alphabet Dies" by My Favorite Things

          "Happy Birthday Wafer Die" by Simon Says Stamp

Challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge "Anything Goes"
Seize The Birthday "Cover the Card"

Stamping Sensations "Loads of Colour"
Cute Card Thursday "Birthdays"
Aud Sentiment Challenge "Anything Goes + Sentiment"