Hello, crafty friends!! Today, I'm over on the Blank Page Muse blog with this cute Christmas card. Who's ready for Christmas?? I know these sweet little bears are! Maybe they heard something on the roof or just snuck out of bed. Either way, they are anxiously anticipating Santa. This card is simple if you enjoy coloring, like I do. Follow along for the simple directions.

I began with a piece of Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb cardstock. I stamped Bears on Hearth stamp from the Christmas Full Sheet Bears on Hearth, Holly, Sentiment Stamp Set from Blank Page Muse. I used Memento Ink because I am going to use alcohol markers to color my image and Memento is Copic-friendly.

Here is my scene after coloring with Copics. I used two to three shades of each color in every image. Shading consistently within a scene gives a realistic effect. There's also tips and tricks to making images look 3-D. I'm not perfect at coloring, but I do enjoy it! I learned a lot from classes I took from Jenn Shurkus. You can check them out at Shurkus.com

I wanted to add a frame to my piece. I played with a couple of different ones, but nothing looked right. Then, I remembered I had a wood frame die set from Hero Arts. I felt this matched the whole "vibe" of my rustic Christmas scene. I cut it out of a shade of brown cardstock to match to bears.