POLAR BEAR CHRISTMAS CARD TOPPER-6 by 4, With Decoupage and 7 Sentiment TagsCompleted by Pamela Horton The whispering Platypus

A "Beary" Beautiful Christmas card. Australia currently has a new polar bear cub, and he is so cute. I just couldn't resist purchasing this delightful art work by Clare Walker.

I printed 2 copies of the sheet provided and cut out all the elements from both copies.

I decided to use a white card purchased from craftsuprint. It has a 12x18cm, scalloped edge. I cut the inner frame away from the second copy, and mounted it onto a black backing sheet, 10cm x 7.3cm, with double sided tape. I used padded tape to attach one copy of the polar bear element. I then cut a snowflake embossed acetate sheet, 10cm x 7.5cm and attached it to the front of this topper, with clear dots. I then used padded tape to attach the second polar bear onto the outside of the acetate.

From the second sheet I made a white card backing sheet 13cm x 9cm, and edged it with a pale, blue marker pen.

I used a paper ribbon 1.5 cm wide, which I attached to the back of the white backing sheet, and made a snowflake print backing sheet,14.5 x 10cm. I then used padded tape to attach this to the main full sized feature.

Next I cut a piece of the same snowflake embossed acetate,14.5 x 10cm, and used the same clear dots to attach the acetate to the front of this larger section of the topper..

I wrapped the ribbon around to the back and secured it.

I added a silver backing sheet to the scalloped card front, 15cm x 11cm, and attached it using regular tape. I then used padded tape to add the 2 toppers together and then onto the silver backing sheet. I made a simple bow with the same paper ribbon, and hung the sentiment from the top of the main part of the card.

I finished the front with some peel off silver stars.

For the insert I used cup813034_79993 the polar bear insert by Clare Walker. This is a perfect match for this card.

Thank you Clare for your lovely design

Pamela Horton