Teddy Wedding

Our new challenge at Crafty Ribbons is sepia tones. As always we have a fabulous prize on offer so challenge yourself to play along with us. I have used several old items for my card. I printed the Teddy Bo image about two years ago I should think.

Image - Teddy Bo precoloured

Die - Spellbinders

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Punch - MS fern

Wooden horseshoe and church bought at Ally Pally last year

Challenges

Vilda Stamps anything goes 

Di's Digis add a sentiment
TTCRD anything goes
The Cutie Pie 5 of a kind (5 flowers)
As you like it favourite flowers (although I love diecutting flowers my very favourite flowers are Wild Orchid flowers. I love creating little sprays with them.)

Check out my Birthday candy page, closes 15th October.

Third Post for today and it's Teddy Bea

As the post title says this is my third post today. I have had so many cards to make this week. It's my Mum's Birthday on Sunday and this is the card for her husband to give her. My Mum loves teddies, like me so I know she will appreciate it. It's an 8 x 8 card using Me to You papers and of course the cute Teddy Bea image. Flowers are Wild Orchid with Crealie die cut leaves,some sparkly ribbon and pearls.

Challenges:

Sketch Saturday Another great sketch

Teddy Bo Love is in the air

Aud Sentiments Anything Goes

Papertake Bingo (pearls, ribbon, free (I used flowers))

Right, dinner to cook next, Cottage Pie, mmmm. Candy pics taken, expect to see the post tomorrow now, sorry ran out of time today.

Fun in the Sun

What a contrast to yesterday. The sun came out all day today and it has been 25 degrees, almost twice yesterday's ridiculous temperature. We have had a lovely Summer's day out today so let's hope for more like it. I made this card for Lynsey's husband Will's Birthday using one of the fab Teddy No images. Will loves surfing in Cornwall on holiday but I don't think he wears armbands like Teddy Bo. He is coloured with Promarkers with some glossy accents on the waves.  Papers are Wild Rose men's pack and I used the MS cherish punch as it looks like waves. The sentiment is from Pollycraft.

Challenges:

Passion for Promarkers Animal crackers

Divas by Design Summer

Bunny Zoe Fun in the Sun

Crafty Calendar Under the Sea or Water theme

Charisma Four legged friends

Crafty Purple Frog Take a dip

Delightful Challenges Summer

Stamp Something Summer fun

CES Feeling the Blues (Hope there is enough blue)

For Fun Sand/beach

Here come the boys Travel

Strawberry Teddy

Another day of sunshine and pouring rain today. I've had the light on this afternoon as it was so dark when it rained I couldn't see to make a card. Now the sun is shining. Teddy Bea looks like she is having a lovely time with her basket of strawberries. She is coloured with Promarkers of course with a few Sakura rosestar highlights for sparkle. I made another 8" square card with papers from Henbury Lane, an MS border punch and an embossing folder on some pearlised card. I made the flowers using a Blossom Nestie and various punches and then sprayed them all with Crafter's Companion Spray and Shine. I used a leaf punch and an embossing ivy leaf punch.

Here's the detail of the large flower.

Challenges:
Teddy Bo Bling it on
Create 4 Fun Fab sketch
I love Promarkers Anything Goes
Kaboodle Doodles Food or drink
Sarah Hurley Handmade flowers
Delightful Challenges Anything Goes
Bee Crafty Summer's Here
Bling it on Embossing
CES Lots of sparkly flowers

I had a lovely e-mail from Deb at Cute Card Thursday inviting me to be guest designer for July so a busy time ahead. I made top 3 today at ABC Christmas and Sweet Sketch Wednesday, first time for both challenges so thanks girls.

In the swing

A funny day for weather today. One minute sunshine, the next rain. Not enough rain though to do a lot of good to the garden. Whatever the weather Teddy Bea is keeping her hat on!

I've bought so many of these Teddy Bo and Teddy Bea images and just haven't had a chance to use them all yet. I've teamed Teddy Bea with some gorgeous Henbury Lane paper and butterfly and a really sparkly flower from Michaels. I just added some pearls and a sentiment from the Do Crafts Tulip range.

Challenges:
Teddy Bo Shaped card and DT call
Digital Tuesday In the garden/outdoors
Little Claire Shaped card
Creative Card Crew Wings
Divas by Design Floral
Sir Stampalot Photo inspiration

Don't forget to enter my candy (see post above.)  Welcome to my new followers.

Ruby Wedding

Good evening, here I am back home from a lovely celebratory weekend. Thanks so much to all those of you who left me so many lovely comments both on here and on Facebook. I especially loved the comments saying I don't even look 40, never mind being old enough to have been married for 40 years, bless you.

This is the card I made my hubby, which he loved. It features a sepia digi of Teddy Bo and Teddy Bea. The background paper is HOTP and the others are Country Companions. You know I love 8 x 8 cards and lots of details so I wanted to add lots of different textures and details to this card. There's ribbon, a charm, a heart doily which I chalked, a Nestie cut heart and heart Sizzix cut corners. I also used the hearts that came out of the corners. The 40 numbers were from some old Poundland stickers which matched the papers perfectly. I also used the MS PATP set.

Challenges:
One Stop Craft Texture
Delicious Doodles
Stamp Something Digi
Crafty Cardmakers Love the lasting kind
Forever Friends 3 papers
Pollycraft Love and marriage
Papertake Anything Goes
Paper Sundaes Let's get sentimental
My Partner in Crafting Crime Uncoloured image
CRAFT Wedding/love
Delicious Doodles Texture

I've got so much to catch up on now, including finishing off some Crafter's Companion samples, this week's DT cards and DT commenting plus visiting you and leaving comments which I will do as soon as I can.

Teddy Bo - Beach bum

Thanks to those of you enquiring about my health. Thank goodness I haven't had any more spinning but still dizzy at times. Definitely not at my best at the moment. Dr confirmed it is labyrinthitis and to continue with the tablets. Normally goes within 2 weeks so fingers crossed.

Onto my card which features Teddy Bo. I could buy all these digis but when the new release came out last week this one made me smile so much I just had to buy him. The papers are K&Co Daisy and Americana and the beach ball is also K&Co.  Yes, that's the MS cherish border punch again.  I used my crimper roller for the first time for years. I wanted to give a beachy feel to this card with the ripples and the border which reminds me a bit of waves.

Blogger was playing up with commenting again yesterday, which was annoying as I was feeling a bit better yesterday afternoon and wanted to leave more comments than I managed. Pop up windows worked but after signing in about 20 times and still remaining anonymous I had to give up so apologies.

Challenges:
Teddy Bo Teddy Bo only
CES At least 3 types of embellishment
Ladybug Crafts Ink Animals
Crafty Calendar Teddy Bear
Stamptacular Bearneccesities
2 Sisters Digi
Passion for Promarkers 2s (2 teddies, borders, 2 papers, 2 corners)
Creative Card Crew Anything Goes
Allsorts Photo inspiration
Paper Sundaes Pop it up
Whoopsi Daisy Birthday
Pile it on You're my beary best friend

Good Luck Teddy

This is my third and final post for today. I used the lovely sketch with lots of layers at Create 4 Fun. The papers are Dovecraft Piece of Cake and Forever Friends Pink Parfait. I'm really into adding charms at the moment and sorting through a bag of mixed charms I was pleased to find this four leaf clover which matches the good luck theme. It's not easy to know what to put on a good luck card but I thought that Teddy Bea with her magic wand would be lucky. I also distressed some of the edges for this one, something I haven't done for ages.

I would also like to enter this into the following challenges:
CES Good luck
Paper Sundaes Stripes
Cupcake Pink polka dots
Stamptacular You lucky duck (Good luck/congratulations)
Simon Says Anything Goes
DYSU Layers

Bath time

Here I am with another Teddy Bo image. This time Teddy Bea is enjoying a bubble bath. The colour scheme of duck egg blue and chocolate is for the challenge at Teddy Bo. I rotated the Sketch n Stash sketch. There wasn't room to put anything on the lace as shown in the sketch so I hope that is OK. I added glossy accents to the bubbles to give them a lovely shine which of course doesn't show up in the photo. I would also like to enter this into the Teddy Bear challenge at 2 Sisters.

Sitting pretty

I couldn't find a sketch that matched my idea for Teddy Bea so had to create one of my own. I have seen some minimalist cards this week, which are beautiful and I know some people think that less is more. However much I love the minimalist cards I think more more is best .

My cold is almost better now, thanks for your sympathy. Hope those of you who have been suffering too are getting better.

Challenges:

Teddy Stampers Pink, brown and white
Totally Gorjuss Check it out
Digital Tuesday Punches
The Pixie Cottage Something cute

Image - Teddy Bo digi
Medium - Letraset Promarkers
Papers - Dovecraft Piece of Cake
Tools - MS PATP set, Papermania small leaf punch, Nestie scalloped circle
Flowers - Ribbon flowers from Meiflower, Prima
Other – card candy and charm
Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Teddy Bea goes shopping

I am totally in love with Teddy Bo and Teddy Bea and here is Teddy Bea shopping. I thought she was just the right image to decoupage so I printed her twice and decoupaged her hat, left hand bags and right boot sole. I also added some pearls and doodling to the shopping bags.
The doiley and flowers wee made with Marianne dies and the scalloped border is part of an MS punch. Shiny sentiment is Craftwork cards backed with a die cut flower. Papers are Papermania capsule and FF pink parfait. I have so far kept my promise to myself not to buy any papers until my stock has gone down some more. How long will this last I wonder?

Challenges:
Teddy Bo In the pink
Friday Sketchers Fab sketch
Cute Card Thursday Shiny happy cards
Paperplay Add shine
CES Cute and cuddly
Digital Tuesday Die cut

Valentine Cards

This is my second post for today. Scroll down for another sneak peek.

My first Valentine card was made using one of the new Teddy Bo digi images. I just love these images and this one is called Made With Love. He must really love her to wear that jumper, lol! The papers are BG Capella. They are such soft colours, these papers, with a slightly distressed look. I added to the look with distress ink. I used a die cut swirl and pearls rather than flowers so that this card could be used for a male or female.

Challenges:
Teddy Bo Anything goes
Bunny Zoe's Crafts Love is in the air
Creatalicious Love (and use ribbon)
Delicious Doodles Use 3 colours (peach, cream and brown)
Incy Wincy Bears, bears, bears
Passion for Promarkers All you need is love
Papertake Ribbonsand pearls
I love Promarkers KISS (keep it sweet and simple)
Penny's Challenge Anything Goes
Sketch Saturday
Secret Crafter With love

The second is very vibrant and a complete contrast. The papers are Prima Fairy Flora. I used a MS deep edge corner punch and added pearls. These sweet mice are Penny Black of course. I decoupaged the flower and used my new inverted scallop circle Nesties (the same ones as in my candy). I used the border punch to match the corners on the horizontal paper strip.
Just a couple of challenges for this one though of course it would fit many of the above challenges too. I used the fab sketch at Friday Sketchers and would like to enter it into Penny Black at Allsorts All you need is love