honey bear friends...

Hello my fabulous friends!

I've always liked bears... maybe because my mom collected teddy bears, so my childhood was filled with bears of all shapes, sizes, and colors... 

This stamp reminds me of her. 

Paper: Strathmore Bristol Smooth; Neenah Classic Crest Solar White

Stamps: Stamping Bella Honey Bear Stuffies

Ink: Inkon3 Fadeout; Uniball Signo White; Distress Ink Chipped Sapphire, Blueprint Sketch

Coloring: Zig Clean Color Real Brush

Branch- 096, 062

Green- 043, 046

Pink- 230, 028

Bears- 067, 096, 095

Bees- 091, 050, 096

Hive- 066, 061

Jar- 083, 302, 038

Dies: Kat Scrappiness Double Stitched Rectangle

Embossing Folder: Tim Holtz Honey Comb

Other: Ranger Distress Mica Spray; Hemptique hemp cord

I colored this as part of the 30 day coloring challenge (which is over now... but you'll be seeing the things I colored turn into cards over the next while..)

I used Fadeout ink to stamp my image, then colored it using Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. 

I absolutely love the storybook quality this stamp has when you do no-line coloring!  I've colored this stamp many times, but I think this style is my favorite!

For the larger panel, I used an embossing folder to get the honey comb texture, then I sponged on a bit of Distress Ink to highlight the embossing. For a little extra pop, I added a few sprays of Distress Mica Spray. I love the hint of metallic!

Both the stamped panel and the embossed panel were then cut using the Double Stitched Rectangle die... I really need to get more of these basic stitched dies!! I absolutely love them, but I don't have very many... Guess that needs to be added to my shopping list! LOL!

See you soon!
~Kassi

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