Double D - Get Ready for WINTER #2

Hello friends.  I'm pulling a Michele and doing a 2nd helpings of the challenge at Double D because I just received a gift from Diane & Darlene for winning the random.org drawing a while back and the die was just the perfect one to use for WINTER!!

The die they sent me was a Cottage Cutz Arctic Polar Bear & Cub and it was just too cute not to use right away!  I combined it with a technique that Bonnie Klass showed on a card HERE that I absolutely fell in LOVE with and had to try!  Not sure mine came out quite as well as hers, but I still really liked it and will definitely try it again!  Here's what I came up with...

Aren't those Polar bears just ADORABLE?!!  I started by making the background using residual ink from my green, blue, pink & purple blending brushes and a piece of acetate to blend against different angles with the different colors.  I was trying for a kind of northern lights look.

After the ink blending I added a couple torn strips of white cardstock for snowbanks and added glitter to the torn edges.  My sentiment is a very old PTI one called Think Big Favorites #20 and I still love using it every year!  I added foam tape behind the bears for some added dimension and called it good.

Still a couple days left to play along in this challenge, and you can find all the details and more inspiration from the DT right HERE.  A very big THANK YOU to Diane & Darlene for their generous gift and for all the work they put into running so many successful challenges...I honestly don't know how they keep track of it all!  This challenge is open till Sunday, Dec. 1st @ 8:00PM.   

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!