Snowy Big Bear Hugs by Jean Okimoto

Send warm winter hugs with a plush felt polar bear, a snowy background and Berry Red heart garlands. It can be a Valentine card - for anyone, any age. Hi, Jean Okimoto here turning favorite fall and winter dies into heartfelt greetings for the special people in your life.

Diecut layers of white, red and Snowspeckle Wide Washi Tape on a dark gray background create a dimensional forest scene. Cut Snowglobe Backer from white cardstock. Cut Heart Streamer Globe from a red 6x6 in the Berry Red Collection. Cut Winter Wood Done Layer from white cardstock.

Attach Snowspeckle Wide Washi Tape to the Earth Neutral dark gray 6x6. Save the outer diecut for another project - we're using the inner offcut (inside offcut?) here.

Trim the globe and dome dies just below the first scoreline at the base. Attach the diecuts in the order show above. Tie the layers together with silver cord and curl the ends using the edge of a bonefolder or a plastic burnishing tool. Follow the curve of the cord for best results.

Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) to white felt. It stablizes the felt and keeps adhesives from saturating it. Cut the bear from the Snowglobe Backer set. Define the eyes with a very fine-tipped screwpunch. Attach black cardstock behind the face for the eyes and nose.

Cut the BIG Hugs background from pale gray cardstock. Pressure-emboss it with the BIG Hugs die using the embossing mat and plate(s) required for your machine. Cut the greeting from a red 6x6 in the Festive Glitter Pad. Assemble the layered greeting.

Attach adhesive label paper to red felt and diecut a heart with the 5-heart die included in the Heart Streamer Globe set. Attach it to the bear.

Attach the diecuts to a pale gray A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼"). Add clear Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones. Cut an A6-sized sheet of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.