First Valentine

I just received some Elizabeth Crafts supplies and one of the items was this bear - I thought it was so cute and would work for a six month old boy's first Valentine card!

I used white cardstock for the card base and layered it with heart pattern paper, rounding the right hand corners.  The bear is made with a peel off sticker - you peel off the sticker and place it on double sided adhesive paper.  The outline of the bear looks like unfilled stained glass (picture the black outline on the bear).  Next, you fill the sticker with a special microfine glitter - you rub the glitter into the adhesive so it's nice and smooth.  The bear is colored with Copics - yes, you can use your Copics on this glitter and it will not harm them!  I also did the same for the 2 hearts next to the bear.

I placed a heart doily on the card and adhered the bear in the middle.  I added the xoxo border, the sentiment (made on the computer) and tied the ribbon around the spine.  I think this card is adorable!

Here's a close-up of the bear.  You can't really see it in this picture, but the bear is very glittery!

Card Details:

• Paper:  Target
• Copics:  E31, E33, R29, R81, R83, R85
• Tools:  PTI XOXO Border Die; Corner Rounder
• Other:  Elizabeth Crafts Bear Peel Off Sticker, Warm Highlight Glitter; Double Sided Adhesive Paper; Doily; Ribbon
• Card Size: 5.0" x 7.0"