Cut it Up In with the New challenge

Fun, fun, fun!  The challenge this time on Cut it Up Challenge Blog is to use something you got for the holidays.  I really made out this Christmas.  I got three new Cricut cartridges – Teddy Bear Parade and Create a Critter 2 (both of which were on my wish list) and a surprise – Simply Charmed!  I also got some paper pads and a corner chomper.  I chose to use the Teddy Bear Parade cartridge for this challenge.

I used the card feature from Winter Woodland to make this card.  For the frame, I just used one square inside another so that the outer square was the same size as the card and the inner square was the same size as the window.  I stamped the frame with an old  snowflake stamp and some white ink.  I popped the teddy bear using Recollections dimensional squares.  This particular teddy bear had a sled, and I did cut it out, but I didn’t like it so I threw it away.  Here is the inside:

The stamp is from My Pink Stamper Winter Punnies.

I started by filling up my 12 x 24 inch mat with 3 inch bears.  I also made 9 green bears and 9 yellow bears for another project (which I’ll show you soon.)  I love making multiples of everything I cut just to have something on hand for a quick project.  I gussied them up just a bit (because those vacant eyes really creep me out!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now I have about 25 naked 3 inch bears just waiting to be dressed!  I took five of them and dressed them in a nice winter coat.  Three of them are girls (eyelashes added) and two are boys (no eyelashes.)

I hope you break in your new craft goodies and join us in this challenge at Cut it Up.  Don’t forget to use a die cut.

Here is the prize that will go to one random entrant!  Have fun and good luck!

Evelyn