Festive Friends

Hi everyone.  Today's card uses a new-to-me die, Festive Friends (Spellbinders).  I took advantage of the large piece that is the bear's sweater, embossing  it with Cross-Stitch EF (Taylored Expressions) and highlighting the stitching with Savaged Patina distress ink. I cut the bear, his sweater, and the string of lights (background) from coloured card stock.  I only used white for the sentiment (cut three times and stacked) and the lights (coloured with Posca pens and coated with Nuvo Crystal Glaze).  

Close-up ...

Sending this card to the following challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 3 - Embossing - the bear's sweater is dry embossed

NBUS Challenge #84 - first time using this die set from Spellbinders, and the sentiment die

Christmas Kickstart #108 - Out of the Woods --- this bear is definitely Out of the Woods and not in his own element, fighting with a string of lights ... hope this is OK.

AAA Card Challenge #310 - Anything CAS Goes with Optional Zoo or Animals

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  n/a

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Baked Brown Sugar, Granny Apple, Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler, Sky Blue cardstocks (SU!)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Salvaged Patina, Gathered Twigs (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:  Festive Friends dies (Spellbinders), merry die (Temu), sponges, Posca acrylic paint pens, red chalk 

Challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 3 - Embossing

NBUS Challenge #84

Christmas Kickstart #108 - Out of the Woods

AAA Card Challenge #310 - Anything CAS Goes with Optional Zoo or Animals