Hi friends! Christina here to share another card featuring products from the Block Print Christmas release. This release has some wonderful winter and holiday-themed die sets like the handsome Block Print Polar Bear. He’s an adorable addition to your wintertime cards, especially when paired with one of the new Block Print Scene die sets. I decided to combine elements from both scene sets to create a starry Arctic night perfect for our polar friend. Let’s take a closer look at how this wintertime card came together.
I started by creating the starry night sky that will peek through the circular cutout from the Block Print Forest Scene die. First, I applied ink to a white cardstock panel, softly blending two shades of navy ink from top to bottom. Then I spattered the panel with a sparkly liquid watercolor to create a starry sky.
Next, I die-cut the Block Print Forest Scene from a white cardstock panel and, using whatever ink was left on my teal blending brush, very lightly blended small areas of ink to create an icy look to the panel. There is one tree attached to the forest scene, and I inked this tree along with some other trees I had die-cut with green and brown ink colors. Then I attached this panel to the starry night sky panel with thin foam tape and attached the other trees to the scene.
With the background scene completed, I moved on to die-cutting the pieces for the polar bear. I used white cardstock and added shading to the body pieces with a light gray ink and inked the eyes, nose, and ears with a little Black Soot ink. Then I assembled the polar bear, layering the pieces and securing them with thin foam squares. This, along with shading the body pieces, gives the polar bear incredible dimension. And to really bring him to life, I added Glossy Accents to his nose and a black glaze pen to his eyes with a tiny white gel pen highlight.
To finish up my card front, I attached the bear to the nighttime forest scene and added the star from the Block Print Starry Night Scene. I gave the star some sparkle with more of the sparkly liquid watercolor and then stamped a sentiment in the bottom right corner.
Thank you so much for checking out my wintertime card featuring a starry Arctic scene that I created using new products from the Block Print Christmas release. See you again soon!
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