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June 2, 2016 •

Bear Hugs – Two Cards

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Hello Friends, Happy Friday to you 🙂 It’s always great when the weekend rolls around. I had some snippets of time this week to work on two cards using Concord & 9th adorable stamp set called, “Hugs” .Love all the possibilities that you can stamp with this set. It’s a love at first sight for sure.

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My mind has been yearning to color and I was grateful for the time to sit and do that. I drew some seeds with a gel pen and added some gossy accents on the seeds and the splashes.

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The “Bear” sign that the bear is holding was wiped off after I stamped it. I used a blade to cut a slit around the bears hand to insert the lime wedge.

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Since I always seems to do things backwards… I decided to add a stencil once my card was finished…. good thing adding the artistic touch of a stencil can be added at any stage of the card making process.

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Stamping the bear “as is” was a must do. Love this guy and all that he represents.

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Simon Says Stamp word die cuts are always fun to add to my cards. I taped the letters on the card stock after die cutting, then I colored the images and popped it on my card base.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and are safe from all this crazy weather. Thanks for your visit. Hugs, Kathy

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  Filed Under: Markers, Stencils Tagged With: Altering a stamp, Bear Hugs, Concord & 9th, Simon Says Stamp, Stencil Background

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Comments

  1. Svitlana Shayevich says

    June 3, 2016 at 7:51 am

    Fenomenal cards! So pretty! The first one is so funny! Love how you made the sentiment on the second. Thank you for sharing!

  2. Tracy Freeman says

    June 3, 2016 at 8:43 am

    Kathy these are both awesome, but I totally love the first one, those lines look good enough to eat…yes I’m weird and like eating limes lol
    Have a great weekend and I hope the weather doesn’t get too crazy for you

    • Tracy Freeman says

      June 3, 2016 at 8:44 am

      Pfft stupid phone..limes not lines !!

      • Kathy Racoosin says

        June 3, 2016 at 1:29 pm

        lol thanks. I like drinking limes but, don’t like to eat them. Glad mine looks good enough to eat 🙂 Have a good weekend

  3. barb macaskill says

    June 3, 2016 at 10:10 am

    What fantabulous cards!!! LOVE the coloring on them and that bear is adorable! TFS!

  4. Teresa Doyle says

    June 3, 2016 at 10:14 am

    OMGoodness Kathy, love the sentiment on the 1st one. So funny! As always, your work is fantastic!

  5. Diane says

    June 3, 2016 at 10:19 am

    Kathy, you totally ROCKED this stamp set, love your super creative cards, WOW!!!!

  6. BunnyD says

    June 3, 2016 at 10:29 am

    Loving that lime bear! Does he come with Margarita Mix? Haha! Great cards!

  7. TracyM #6773 says

    June 3, 2016 at 10:44 am

    BEARY CUTE cards Kathy!!!
    AWESOME colouring, as always 🙂

  8. Rushd Lady says

    June 3, 2016 at 11:39 am

    I love additional inspiration for a stamp set. That is in large part what makes me decide if the stamp set is worth my dollars is how versatile it might be. Love how you did the die cutting for the sentiment — would never have thought of that. Did you keep the letters in the card by scotch taping the letters onto the back of the front to keep them in place?

  9. treen says

    June 3, 2016 at 11:54 am

    I’m so glad you are back and that you got some time to color. these cards are delightful! It does my heart good to see your cards again. Hugs to you also! , treen

  10. Marianne says

    June 3, 2016 at 12:37 pm

    Happy to hear you found a little time to sit down and colour … and share your super sweet creations with us.
    We’ve jumped right into summer over here. DH is doing great, something to be grateful for.
    Marianne x

  11. Sandra F says

    June 3, 2016 at 1:08 pm

    This bear hugs card is so adorable. Love how you added the hugs and the word die…very clever!

  12. Karen L K says

    June 3, 2016 at 1:19 pm

    So cute! Very clever with the letters over the bear.

  13. Brithzi Sandy says

    June 3, 2016 at 2:01 pm

    Super cute! Love the “freshly squeezed” card.

  14. Denise L Potter says

    June 3, 2016 at 2:21 pm

    Both cards are so cute. Love the stamp set.

  15. Maggie B says

    June 3, 2016 at 10:05 pm

    Oh, my goodness, Kathy….this is just too adorable. Love your coloring too, as always. ~HUGS~

  16. Cherri B says

    June 4, 2016 at 7:48 am

    Hi Kathy, I love the shadow of the bear – it really adds dimension to the card! What great idea!

  17. Lisa T says

    June 4, 2016 at 10:16 am

    Great to see you back colouring again Kathy, missed your cards and you! These cards are adorable, I love the way you change your stamps by cutting bits off and putting other bits in, so creative. I am also pleased to hear that it’s not just me that does things backwards . That stencil is very pretty and the perfect finishing touch

  18. Roxy says

    June 4, 2016 at 2:48 pm

    I’m an admirer! Always love how you put colors together those limes wow so beautifully done. Love this set too. Big hugs

  19. Jean Bullock says

    June 4, 2016 at 4:33 pm

    Wonderful cards. I pinned them to my Kathy board!

  20. Maye M.L. says

    June 5, 2016 at 3:36 pm

    A hug in paper form your cards are Kathy. Just lovely. Cheers!

  21. Carla Hundley says

    June 6, 2016 at 3:07 pm

    Wonderful idea and
    they will love having
    them for their trip.
    Carla from Utah

  22. Charlene Dahlberg says

    June 6, 2016 at 3:39 pm

    Great cards! besides all the travel goodies, I love the card /tag with the flower. So so Pretty

  23. Phyllis Nufer says

    June 6, 2016 at 9:36 pm

    I love shaker cards. Never thought of doing a shaker tag!

  24. Rose Mary Smalley says

    June 7, 2016 at 12:20 am

    Very pretty…..thank you so much for sharing….hugs

  25. Jenna says

    June 13, 2016 at 8:29 am

    Both your cards are wonderful!!! But my fave is the second one!!! Love it!!! Have a FAB week. Hugs Jenna

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