Popcorn

I've not really made much to post recently other than my Teddy Bo cards as the decorators have taken over Padster towers and what a nightmare it is. I had a play with a popcorn stamp a few days ago having just been on the Lili of the Valley colouring course to wee if it made any difference - not sure about the dark colour round his face but am reasonably pleased with him and practice makes perfect

Are You Seeing Things????

You are on the right blog even though there's one of those noseless ones in front of you. When Tammy sent  me a fabulous Tilda birthday card I realised that I was actually frightened of trying to colour them lol! This is Tilda with peony that I recently rehomed from the lovely Flourgirl. I've even coloured her in yellow!!!!!

I really can't be well!

I've made a card and a co-ordinating notebook for someone at work who has a big birthday coming next week.

I've put next years calendar inside with the notebook

Challenges:

Patties Creations - autumn colours

Charisma - Anything goes

C.R.A.F.T. - autumn colour palette

I love promarkers - cute

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Partytime Tuesday - anything goes

Friday's Bear is Loving and Giving

This is another favourite Bo of mine TEDDYBO_049 but this is the clear stamp version which includes the sentiment plus another one and a little flower :c)

I've used Back to Basics II for the backing paper and some ribbon I found sticking out of my ribbon box!

I've coloured him in different colours for a change these are :

Apricot, Saffron and Vanilla. His jumper and hat are Burnt Sienna, Cocoa and Caramel. 

Clean and Simple Teddy Bo Tuesday Mark 2

Having messed up with my post on Friday I've scheduled this one lol! It's still clean and simple over at Teddy Bo this week and I don't think I could get much cleaner or simpler than this. It's my all time favourite TEDDYBO_051 - Lazy days with some gems and an Imagine That Christmas sentiment.

Even if I do say so myself I think my (well he who thinks he must be obeyed) investment in the Lili of The Valley colouring course was money well spent - just need a bit more practice - well any excuse to colour more bears lol! I might just sneak this into hubby's bag next week as I made it for him.

 

Challenges:

My Time to Craft - Quite White 

Crafty sentiments - no DP 

Creative Card Crew - fallin in love 

Partytime Tuesday - anything goes 

Cards for Men - Animals 

Forever friends - anything goes 

Late again!

It's been a bit of a traumatic week at Padster Towers. Mainly involving men hammers and lots of paint!!!

Much as I accept it needs doing I feel uncomfortable when there are strangers in the house and have been permanently on edge.

This was my Clean and Simple card for Friday over at the Teddy Bo challenge. I had all intentions of posting it but when hubby drove back from Scotland last night then told me he was off again this morning and wasn't sure if he would get back next weekend, we went out for tea and bears went right out of my head.

Teddy Bo Tuesday

As I'm starring in my very own version of 60 month makeover and my house is a complete mess at the moment I used a pre-coloured Bo graphic for my card today. Our new challenge is clean and simple - not sure this fits as clean but it was definitely simple.

 

If you click the picture you can go straight to the shop to invest in some new friends.

Challenges:

Bows n Berries - autumn inspiration 

Cards for Men - make us laugh 

Catch the Bug - animal antics 

Crafty Emma - forever autumn 

1 2 3 Dino

This was a freebie from Digistamp Boutique a while ago. My friend's grandson is 3 on Sunday and is dinosaur mad!!!

I've coloured them in Gimp and the paper is from a huge K&Co stack that will last me forever :c)
I am going to enter him into the Digistamp Boutique monthly customer competition

Louie with cake

This new bear just fell into my basket plus he's offer of the month from DigiStamp boutique and I'd like to enter him into their monthly competition

I would also like to enter him into the MSE easel card challenge.
Charisma - in stitches
Digistamp4joy - think pink
paper shelter - animals
sisterhood of crafters - birthday

Humphrey's wellies

I love this stamp both my kids and even me had red wellies when we were small :c)

The snowflakes were a birthday pressie from my Teddy Bo Teamie Tammy - thanks hun and the papers are First Edition Isabelle which just appeared through my letterbox by magic lol!

The layout is the current sketch at Crafty Sentiments and I would also like to enter Auds Sentiments (winter theme), Ruby's Rainbow - cute and cuddly, 

Somebunny

Can finally share this now I've delivered it - took a while and looked dreadful before it was backstitched but she loved it so well worth it

Teddy Bo Tuesday Again!

I've made an advent calendar this week for Teddy Bo Tuesday - we still have our favourite colour challenge.
 running. I cheated a bit with the numbers and printed off some childrens flash cards although looking at it now they might be a bit plain.

I've used one of last weeks images TEDDYBO_138 and I think it's Bo Bunny paper but I used the bit with the details on it as usual!

 

Challenges:

Totally Papercrafts - animals 

Passion for Promarkers - Christmas critters 

Digi makeover - ABAC 

Hooked on Crafts - ABAC 

Jellybean

I had to get myself an extra tax disc holder for my staff parking permit and decided to decorate it in the hope that hubby would refuse to drive my car.

Failed dismally although he refuses to be seen carrying the keys as they have Eeyore and patchwork heart and my name dangling off them - he hands them to me before he gets out.

The stamps is Jellybean by whimsy stamps, paper is First Edition Up Up and Away and I used my birthday picot circles dies :c)

Fetch a Sketch

I found this great layout at fetch a sketch - the stamps are Kanban and the anchor charm was 25p from Primark complete with the lobster clip :c)
Challenges:
papertake - anything goes
dream valley - monochrome
fashionable stamping - vintage
Crafty pad - one for the boys

Favourite Colours for Teddy Bo Tuesday

Bo's busy playing games this week for my card - our challenge is favourite colours - which I found quite hard as I love loads of colours so have used blue turquoise and red on this one with TeddyBo_083 and my K & Co Hopscotch Boy papers.

The one I've used today is an old image but we have some new ones out today so hop on over to the challenge blog to see what the other girlies have made and we might even have somes new paws at the Towers this week.....

Challenges:
 Creative Craft Challenges - sketch
crafty cardmakers - anything goes
OSAAT - use a digi
paper sundaes - lots of layers
crafty pad - one for the boys
One Stop - just for men