This bear-y nice greeting shows that even our forest friends keep to tradition!

What you need...

• Card: blue, red, white
  Stamps, Mama Elephant, Beary Christmas
  Dies: Die-namics, Stitched Snow Drifts, Oval Word Window Frames; Mama Elephant, Birch Trees; M&C Boutique, Snowflake Banner
  Copic markers
  Twine
  Self-adhesive gems
  Adhesives

instructions

1. Festive Bear Greeting - 1 Take a top-fold blank, 12.5cm x 14.5cm. Cover the front with red card. Trim blue background paper, 12cm x 14cm. Die-cut two snowy hills from white card, glue together and place onto the bottom of the greeting.
   
   2 Die-cut all three trees using white card and glue at the sides. Wrap twine around the bottom of the panel, tie into a bow and glue onto the card front.
   
   3 Die-cut the snowflake banner from red card and fix to the top of the greeting. Add self-adhesive gems to the centre of each snowflake. Stamp the two bears and tree image in black ink. Colour with Copic markers, then cut out and attach using foam pads.
   
   4 Make an oval banner from white card and stamp a 'Merry Everything' sentiment onto it. Secure onto the card with foam pads to finish.