Welcome to the newest Make My Monday bi-weekly challenge #234. I’m hosting this challenge and the theme is National Teddy Bear Day. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!

Here’s my card:

I created this card, along with many others, over my summer break, and just realized that I’ve used the same sentiment stamp set and the exposed brick embossing folder as this card.

Measurements:

The Cajun Craze base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4 to create a tent fold
Trim a piece of Crumb Cake to 5-3/8 by 4-1/8 inches for the mat
After you emboss a piece of Cajun Craze using the exposed brick embossing folder, trim it to 4 by 5-1/4 inches
I used a scrap piece of white cardstock to stamp the bear
Crop a piece of white cardstock using one of the Countryside Corners dies
Trim a piece of 6 x 6 inch Cajun Craze DSP (designer series paper) to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
Punch a 1-inch circle of the DSP and run it through your XYRON create-a-sticker to create the envelope seal
The white cardstock for the inside of the card measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches

Stamping, Coloring & Assembly:

Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the pieces together
Stamp the bear using Momento Tuxedo Black ink and color it using the Smoky Slate blends combo set
Color the honey pot with the Cajun Craze blends combo
Color the honey using the Daffodil Delight dark blend
Stamp the block font THANKS using Crumb Cake ink
Stamp the cursive thanks using Cajun Craze ink
Stamp some honey bees randomly on the white sentiment panel using Tuxedo Black ink
Wrap some baker’s twine around the sentiment panel three times, adhering the ends to the back of the panel using tear & tape
Add dimensionals to the back of the sentiment panel and adhere it to the embossed Cajun Craze layer
Use dimensionals on the left side of the bear and multipurpose liquid glue on the right side to adhere it to the sentiment panel
Adhere the bear & sentiment panel to the embossed Cajun Craze layer
Adhere the Cajun Craze layer to the Crumb Cake layer
Adhere the Crumb Cake layer to the front of the base of the card
I left the inside blank until I know who will be receiving the card and for what reason
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set

Thank you for stopping by today!

Have a Peachy Day!

Sue

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It’s time for the September – December mini catalog!

I’m always excited for the mini catty releases because of the holiday products.

Since I am on the design team for a sister challenge, the monthly Sparkles Christmas Challenge, I already have some of the cards I will need. However, I heard new holiday products calling my name and couldn’t resist!

While you can click on the link above, here’s a listing of the new products as well. Please click on the individual pictures to see the products in a larger size picture.