Thank You for Always Being There

Here's my card for the current Mojo Monday sketch.  I just love this sweet bear pair from Mama Elephant's Cub Cuddles stamp set!  They were a perfect fit for the layout's focal panel.  I colored them up with Copic markers and cut them out with the matching die, then used foam tape to adhere the pair to a simple sky/grass background.  For a whimsical touch, I added the tiny heart shaped balloon behind the raised image, looking like the small bear was holding its string.  I matted the panel on contrasting dark blue cardstock, then adhered it to a green on green dotted patterned paper panel centered on a lighter green card base.  The set's "thank you for always being there" sentiment was stamped in black ink on a light blue fishtail flag strip.  I scored the sides of the long strip and folded them back before adhering the sides directly to the cardfront and popping up the center with a bit of foam tape.

Materials Used:
Cub Cuddles stamp set, Cub Cuddles dies (Mama Elephant); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Spring Rain, Enchanted Evening, Simply Chartreuse, and Spring Moss cardstock, Simply Chartreuse patterned paper (Papertrey Ink); Fishtail Flag STAX dies (My Favorite Things); foam tape