Colorado Craft Company Knitting Bear

Hi cardmaking friends.  Today is the NEW RELEASE for Colorado Craft Company and you are in for a treat.  So many fun new products all with a winter/holiday theme, and so much fun to color too.  Today’s card features the new Colorado Craft Company Knitting Bear Stamp and Die combo and it’s adorable.  My mother in law has been visiting and when I opened this parcel, she immediately asked for a bunch of cards to take back to her knitting group.  SO I got busy and did some coloring.  The little penguin is so adorable, he just makes me giggle, LOL.  I’m currently knitting a scarf in teal wool, so I colored his little scarf the same color.

I have shared a list of the copic colors I used in today card at the end of the post for you.

 

Blog Hop & Give Away

It’s also Blog Hop Day for this new release, so grab a coffee and check out all the great inspiration from the design team.

Colorado Craft Company will be giving away a stamp set at every stop on the hop so don’t forget to leave a comment for your chance to win, contest ends Nov 8.  Winners will be notified on the CCC Blog.

And, the entire bundle will be given away to one lucky winner.  The winner will be chosen from orders placed through design team member links and will be notified directly by email.

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Colorado Craft Company Knitting Bear

How to create the Colorado Craft Company Knitting Bear Card:

Start by using a large blending brush to add Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Ink to the card front.

Next, splatter it with white paint and set aside to dry

Then, using a Misti, stamp the images onto Hammermill White Cardstock with copic friendly black ink.  I used Simon Says Stamps Intense Black Ink.

Finally, color the images with copic markers.

hand made greeting card with a bear knitting and a penguin created with new cardmaking supplies from Colorado Craft Company

Adding the Sentiment:

The splatter paint should now be dry, so pop the card back in to the Misti and stamp the sentiment in black ink.

Then, use the coordinating dies to cut out the art pieces.

PROTIP:  I colored the background of the fire with an N4 marker as having white around the fire inside the fireplace looks weird!

hand made greeting card with a bear knitting and a penguin created with new cardmaking supplies from Colorado Craft Company

Putting it all together:

Add small pieces of foam tape to the back of all the art pieces.

Next, start by placing the fireplace on the card front.

Then, add the chair, then place the bear in the chair.

PROTIP:  – The chair needs to be as far to the left as you can so that the penguin fits on the card without cutting off his scarf.  My envelopes allow for a bit of an overhang on each side.

Finally:  embellish the scarf and the tuffs in the chair with a white gel pen.  My favorite pen “Sakura Gelly Roll #10 (because I get asked that question a lot, LOL).

Copic Markers Used:

Chair:  B99, B97, B95, B93   Wood:  E44, E43, E40, Scarf:  BG18, BG15, BG13, BG11  Fireplace:  R95, R46, R35, R20 Bear & penguin tummy:  Light gray:  N3, N1, N0, Penguin:  N9, N5, N3

Cheeks:  R32, R30, Fire:  YR15, YR 27

Now it’s time to hop and check out the inspiration shared by the rest of the team:

Adrienne Kennedy CCC

Adam Karle

Caly Person

Daniel West

Erin Thompson

Jasleen Kaur

Jennifer Gross

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Joe Sysavath

Kassi Hulet

Kelly Griglione

Kelly Taylor

Michelle Lupton

Nancy Sheads

Sandi MacIver – you are here

Sara Torzullo

Traci Jenkins

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Card Making Supplies used for the Colorado Craft Company Knitting Bear Card:

Here are the products I used today.  Compensated affiliate links used  where available at no cost to you.

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107 thoughts on “Colorado Craft Company Knitting Bear”

  1. I love your card! The colors are perfect, especially love the penguin. This card would be perfect for my mother in law who knits

  2. Adorable card. Yes, this knitting bear and penguin are my faves and on my wish list! Thanks for sharing the numbers of the colors you used!

  3. I like how you did the bricks on the fireplace. I also love that you didn’t do the traditional red for the scarf.

  4. Darling card. You picked the perfect colors for a winter is coming theme. That penquin cracks me up with those peeking eyes, thinking he’s pretty hot in front of that roaring Halloween fire all knitted up. Love it!

  5. Barbara A Kohout

    Great Card and the coloring really makes the card pop. Your instructions are excellent – thanks for sharing!

  6. Fabulous card, Sandi! I really like the way you added details with a white gel pen. Love the knitting theme of this newly released set. As a knitter myself, I understand why your MIL wanted cards to share with her knitting group.

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