This is my entry for the sketch challenge #477. I struggled at lot with this card – especially the background for the bear and the two smaller horizontal panels. At first I wanted my greetings to go on the panels, but I didn’t like how that turned out. And then I also made an inksplashed background for the bear but that was simply too noisy for my taste. In the end I kept it simple with a white background for the bear and the smaller panels as a decorative touch.

Materials:
- Beary special birthday stamp set from MFT stamps colored with copics
- Sentiment from Birthday buds stamp set from MFT stamps
- Number jumble background stamp from MFT
- Distress ink
- Glossy accent (for the nose)