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Freshly Squeezed Bear Hugs

Freshly Squeezed Bear Hugs

Hi there,

Would you like to “consider yourself freshly squeezed”?  This adorable bear is just the one to do it on this Freshly Squeezed Bear Hugs card.

I had so much fun creating this card.  The bear is a hugable, friendly bear balancing himself on orange and lemon slices, made from the Concord & 9th Hugs Stamp Set.
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This card comes together in a flash.  I first started with a 5.5″ x 6.5″ card base made from Neenah Solar White.  A 5″ x 6″ panel was cut from the same cardstock.  This panel is where it all comes to life.

Using the color smooshing technique, I applied a few Shimmerz Paint sprays onto the card panel.   If you are not familiar with the technique, here is a brief description on how to make it happen… it is super easy!

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Starting with  Jeni B Blue Shimmerz Vibez spray, I sprayed some onto a piece of acetate.  Using the acetate as an applicator, I gently ‘smooshed’ the paint onto the panel by holding the acetate over it and pressing little sections wherever I wanted the paint applied.  Be careful not to over saturate the paper panel with paint otherwise it will warp and curl.  You don’t need much anyway with the Shimmerz spray paints.  A little goes a long way.

Next, wipe clean the acetate and spritz  Walkin’ A Tight Heliotrope Shimmerz Spritz Spray onto the acetate and then apply to the panel.  Finally, as an accent, I added little bits of Carribean Sunset Shimmerz Spritz Spray, using the same method.  (Tip – Be sure you wipe off the acetate between each color so they don’t run together into a muddled color mess.)  Then, stamp your sentiment.  There are such cute ones to choose from in this stamp set.  I just loved the “consider yourself freshly squeezed” sentiment!

As an added touch, I splattered black ink onto the panel.  I like to use McCaffery’s gloss black ink to do this.  It gives you jet black splatters and, because of the viscosity of the ink, the splatters stay round, glossy and beautiful!  Set aside to dry.

To make the elements (the bear and orange and lemon slices), I stamped them using Memento Tuxedo Black onto 110lb Neenah Solar White cardstock.  Memento Tuxedo Black is a great ink pad for coloring with Copic Markers since it plays nice with the markers without smearing or bleeding.  I colored the bear and sign with E29, E33, E99, E74 and the slices with Y13,Y15, YR04, YR09.

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For a little shimmer, I added clear Wink of Stella to the slices and glossy accents to the eyes, nose and the “Bear” on his sign above his head.

After everything was dry, I rounded the corners with a Corner Chomper, and adhered double-sided tape (see supply list) to the back of the panel and stuck a white foam piece to the back.  Next, added double-sided tape to the back of the foam, wrapped some black cord around the card, unpeeled the release paper from the double-sided tape and adhered the panel to the card base.

Finally,   the bear and ‘slices’ were fussy cut.  I added foam tape to the bear and stuck him on the panel, added the slices, some with foam tape for added dimension, to the card.  Now you are all set with a charmingly friendly card your family and friends will love.

Viola!
laurel strand

Supply List:

Neenah 110lb.

Neenah 110lb.

Tuxedo Black

Tuxedo
Black

Hugs Stamp Set

Hugs
Stamp
Set

Jeni B Blue Spray

Jeni B
Blue
Spray

Walkin' a Tight Heliotrope

Walkin’ a
Tight
Heliotrope

Carribean Sunset Spray

Carribean
Sunset
Spray

McCaffery Gloss Black

McCaffery
Gloss
Black

E29 Copic

E29
Copic

E33 Copic

E33
Copic

E74 Copic

E74
Copic

E99 Copic

E99
Copic

Y13 Copic

Y13
Copic

Y15 COPIC

Y15
COPIC

YR04 Copic

YR04
Copic

YR09 Copic

YR09
Copic

Clear Wink of Stella Brush

Clear
Wink of
Stella
Brush

Glossy Accents

Glossy
Accents

Silly String Black

Silly
String
Black

Corner Chomper

Corner
Chomper

White Fun Foam

White
Fun
Foam

Double- Sided Adhesive Tape

Double-
Sided
Adhesive
Tape

Foam Tape

Foam
Tape

 

Comments

  • August 6, 2016

    Denise Bryant

    Darling card! Love the coloring and that cute bear!
    I followed on FB but I don’t have access to the others!

  • August 6, 2016

    Maggie B

    This bear and the fruit slices are just plain old fun, which makes this a happy card. Love the coloring and the yummy water colored background. Thanks for sharing.

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