Birthday Bear Hugs

Here's my card for the current My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge.  I used an image from the Beary Special Birthday stamp set that I'd colored for the Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge as my focal image.  After I colored the bear with Copic markers, I used the coordinating die to cut out the colored image.  The image was adhered to a pale blue circle nested inside of a stitched circle frame.  I adhered the circles with the image to a green card base covered with a multicolored striped panel.  One of the set's birthday sentiments was stamped on a yellow slanted sentiment strip, then positioned on the cardfront just underneath the bear image.  A trio of green enamel dots arranged around the round frame completed the design.

Materials Used:
Beary Special Birthday stamp set, Lemon Drop and Sour Apple cardstock, Die-namics Single Stitch Line Circle Frame and Slanted Sentiment Strips dies (My Favorite Things); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Bashful Blue cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Party Boy 6x6 paper pad (PhotoPlay); green enamel dots (Michaels); foam tape