Ink It Up with Heidi Shafer -- Neat and Tangled's Beary Merry

Today, I've joined again with
Heidi Shafer of Mapleberry Musings for Ink It Up.

Ink it Up is a challenge where, on the second and fourth Wednesday 

of each month, Heidi and I share cards that we've made with new stamp sets

that we haven't used yet.

Today, I'm sharing some cards that I made using my 

Beary Merry stamp set from Neat and Tangled.

I started by stamping the bear, present and sentiment onto a piece of watercolour paper, 

which I diecut using my Mama Elephant Femme Frames diecuts.

I coloured him in using my Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers and a water brush.

I stamped the present a second time and cut it out by hand, coloured it in 

and then adhered it to my card.

I also paper-pieced his scarf using some Studio Calico patterned paper,

which I also used to mat my card.

On this card, I used the same supplies and colouring techniques,

but I used the coordinating diecuts.

I didn't do any paper piecing, but I did blend blue ink behind the bear before

adhering him with dimensional adhesive, but it's hard to tell in the photo

(oh how I miss more hours in the day when it's daylight!)

I just think this bear is so adorable!

Before I inked up this stamp set, Sage did.

She made some cards for the 14 people she delivers newspapers to each day

(which I thought I photographed, but now can't find!)

She also made a cute tag for the secret Santa exchange she did with her choir.

She stamped him onto a Reverse Confetti tag

and coloured him in with my Zigs and a water brush.

Then, we rolled up a $5 bill and tied it with twine and adhered to the card,

so it looks like the bear was holding it.

Apparently, everyone could tell it was Sage's gift. ;)

Okay, that's it for us for today.

Don't forget to hop over to Heidi's blog to see what
she created for this Ink It Up.

Thanks for looking!