Crafty Lizzie: At Last: Fun with Memory Box Polar Bears!

Hello there! So maybe five years ago I got really obsessed with Memory Box's line of holiday images featuring adorable polar bears. Yet for some reason, for at least four holiday seasons my inky fingers went right past these images in favor of other ones. Why? I can't say. But this January, after the 2013 holiday card frenzy was over, I decided that in 2014 I'd get a head start on my holiday cards and avoid the crafting craze I've faced the past few years. After all, this coming year I'm going to have two little rugrats (happily) eating up all of my "free" time, so I'd better get some crafting in while I can!

Here are the five designs I made. Yes, these are not particularly inventive or creative, but they are cute, and they finally got me to ink up and USE these beautiful Memory Box images. So, here you go. Oh, and by the way, the sunlight today wasn't particularly cooperative and I decided to go and take snapshots anyway, because... well, you gotta do this stuff while it occurs to you to do this stuff, with or without ideal lighting conditions.

Image and sentiment by Memory Box. Various Copic markers. Papers by Stampin' Up! Main image stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black; sentiment stamped in VersaFine Onyx. Liquid Pearl in Opal. Stickles for snow. Bling by A Muse Artstamps.

Image and sentiment by Memory Box. Various Copic markers. Card base by A Muse Artstamps; other papers by A Muse Studio. Main image stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black; sentiment stamped in VersaFine Onyx. Liquid Pearls in various colors. Stickles for snow.

Image by Memory Box; sentiment by Impress Rubber Stamps. Various Copic markers. Card base by A Muse Artstamps; other papers by A Muse Studio. Main image stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black; sentiment stamped in VersaFine Onyx. Stickles for snow.

Image by Memory Box; sentiment by A Muse Artstamps. Various Copic markers. Card base by A Muse Artstamps; other papers by A Muse Studio. Main image stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black; sentiment stamped in VersaFine Onyx. Stickles for snow.