Top o’ the mornin’ to ye! And Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

My sister’s birthday is March 17. Every year I swear to myself I’ll make her a birthday card without a St. Patrick’s Day theme, but every year I make her, you guessed it, a birthday card with a St. Patrick’s Day theme. And 2016 is no exception. I just can’t help myself.

I’ve been playing with the Bear Hugs Bundle lately, and I decided to use it on her card. Isn’t he dapper in his little green derby? And his outstretched arms are perfect for holding a sign.

Here’s how I did it:

The card base is Crumb Cake card stock. On top of that is a layer of Gold Glimmer Paper, then a layer of Cucumber Crush CS, then a piece of Perfectly Artistic Designer Series Paper.

I created the shamrocks by cutting hearts with the Itty Bitty Punch Pack, then cutting the stems with the 1-3/8″ Circle Punch. I used my Paper Snips to angle the ends of the stems.

I used the largest of the Circles Collection Framelits Dies (without scallops) to cut arcs of CS in Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Cucumber Crush, Pacific Point, and Elegant Eggplant. I glued them next to each other onto the card front.

I used the Bear Hugs Framelits Dies to cut the pot from Basic Black CS. I used the 1/4″ Circle Punch to cut the coins from a Gold Foil Sheet. Then I glued the pot and coins over the end of the rainbow.

I stamped the smaller of the two bears from the Bear Hugs stamp set in Basic Black onto Crumb Cake CS, and I stamped his hat onto Cucumber Crush CS, then I cut them out with the Bear Hugs Framelits Dies.

I stamped the sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set in Cucumber Crush onto Whisper White CS and cut it with the Washi Label Punch. I glued it and the hat onto the bear, then attached him to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The Crumb Cake Medium Envelope has a four leaf clover, made the same way as the shamrocks on the card.

Here’s what I used:

Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!