Bear with me!

Apologies for being such a rubbish blogger just at the mo I'm really really busy with the run up to Christmas craft fairs and several orders and unfortunately something has to give!

I just love this bear which is no surprise as you see him quite often so I've made a new baby card with him he's part of the Papercreator Toppers Mega Bundle (again)

Lots of Sparkle with Papercreator

Can't believe it's already a month round and time for another challenge at Papercreator! The theme this time is Sparkle! Unfortunately as me and glitter just don't get on although I do keep trying I've resorted to glitter card and gems for my sparkle and you can never go wrong with a bear.

I've made my card with the Make A Wish shaped Easel card I love easel cards they're that bit more special and with this one you can just print and cut it no dodgy measuring.

Bear and Owls - for a couple of cuties

This is the Just Because 6x6 card kit although I have added a bit of embossed kraft card, matted the layers onto mirror cards and cut a out a couple of flowers rather than decoupaging him. The sentiment is a Wellington bear one

If you don't want a full card kit there are also just toppers like these Owl ones that also includes a backing paper although mine is a First Edition Daydream one cut in an arched window using my Silhouette. The sentiment is a Lili of the Valley one.

As I had a couple of images spare I used them to put on the front of a couple of notepads that I keep handy.

Old Bear Friends

I'm a tad late with my Papercreator post today - I blame the rubbish weather and the short week!

Today I've used the Friends DL card kit just printing the layers and the papers out. I used one layer on the card above and the other one to make a second card adding my own wording with some letter stamps and a bit of ribbon

Happy Bearday

Quicky from me today as I'm busy, busy, busy but trying to get back into the habit of posting something every day.

I don't normally do yellow in any way shape or form but this cute bit of ribbon dropped onto the floor so I used it.

Image: Freebie from Cre8tive Hands

Papers: Back to Basics III from Cutting Edge Crafts

Embossing Folder: Christmas Vines from Cutting Edge Crafts

Hugs

Debbie xx

Love Challenge

Ali set the new challenge on MSE as she won the last one with a theme of love - either valentines or things you love.

Having made my valentines card for the year (although he won't be getting it unless he behaves) I've used things I love instead.

So there is blue, gingham buttons and even an ikkle cute bear on the Mo's Digital Pencil Image :c)

I've been having awful problems with blogger as well so please accept my apologies for not having popped over to see some of you - all I can see is your blog header - grrrrrr

Challenges:

Stampavie - blue & white

Crafting for all Seasons - blue & white

Stampin with the Dragon - anything goes

Bronte & Bella - All my favourite things

HuGs
Debbie xx

Promarker Storage

I've had my few (cough) Promarkers in a vanity case for a while but it only had 3 sections so was driving me mad every time I had to fish about for a particular colour - greys were a nightmare.

Not any more!!!???!!!

These are 4x4 inch cardboard packing boxes from eBay at the extortionate price of £3.25 for 10.

You can't really see from the picture but I've added diagonal strips of mountboard to divide each one in 2

I can't decide what to decorate them with although I did find this when I went to pick up a couple of skeins of embroidery thread to finish off the nightmare gingham border on my grandbaby's birth sampler - ever wish you'd not started something.........

Don't forget the Teddy Bo blog hop here

A big wave to all my new followers - I know you're really here for the bears but I hope you'll stick around :c)

Furry Hugs

Debbie xx 

New Moon Bears

The theme on Teddy Stampers this week is movie inspiration - had a rummage and found this stamp so decided on New Moon
The ATC is kraft and blue to fit the Paper Sundaes challenge.
By the Cute & Girly is something old, new (star gems), borrowed and blue (colour theme).
The kraft card is dry embossed with the CUttlebug stars folder (Meljens Challenge)

Thanks for Paws

This is another Hobby Art bear stamp called Paw in Paw. The paper was a freebie from a magazine. The flowers and the sentiment are cut from Core'dinations using the EK success Retro Flower punch and the die from the Cuttlebug With Gratitude set.
Challenges:

• Sweet Sketch Sunday - layout
• MSE - make your own flowers
• Crafty Angels - teal & brown
• OSAAT - something new (stamp and sentiment die)
• Polka Doodles - sew & sew (faux stitching round outside of card)
• Creative Inspirations - faux stitching
• Crafty Sentiments - punches (retro flower)
• Just Cute Bears - thank you

Just a Beer Bear

Only one more to go now phew! I only bought this Just a Bear stamp last week but knew he would be perfect holding the digi beer glass that was a freebie from Digistamp Boutique ages ago. I printed it in 2 different sizes and used it as embellishments and a kind of dangly charm.
Cheers for all these challenges!
Fab n Funky - sketch
OSAAT - something new
Crafty Creations - fave stamp (he's the fave this week lol!)
AI Factory - hip to be square
Aud's Sentiments - it's your day
DareU2Digistamp - one for the boys

Footy Father's Day

Father's day is coming up soon so have made another one of the 4 cards I need.
The Image is one that the lovely Rainmac kindly sent me. I found the paper in my stash and had forgotten all about it, it's by Buzzcraft. I don't know where the football stamp came from but embossed it to give it a bit of shine.
I would like to enter it into:
Crafty Catz - the boys are back
The Crafty Pad - male card
Ooh La La - bright & cheerful

Shhhhhh!

I'd looked at this Harriet Hurst stamp from Nutcrafters loads of times but hadn't bought it for some daft reason and have used stripes so I can enter it into the current challenge on Nutshells. The layout is the current Sketch and Stash challenge.
I would also like to enter her into:
Teddy Stampers - Bedtime Bears
Incy Wincy - Buttons
Creative Card Crew - Pink and Green
CRAFT - Celebrate / Birthday
Papercutz - Buttons plus Lace (round the pillow)

Papers are My Minds Eye - combination of Bohemia and Signature Suite
Flowers - Prima Eline in white

Cheer me up Bear

I've had this cute little guy squirreled away in my bears folder for ages. He says Sassy Cheryl on the bottom so guess he came from there but don't remember anything about it.
The paper is called Wedded Bliss by Reminisce and is green on the other side but stuck with the brown and cream. Found some mini pegs in my stash and added a bit of string to "hang" the sentiment on.
I would like to enter him into:
Paper Sundaes - Easel card
Quirky Cards - Chocolate and cream (plus a bit of green)
Crafty Creations - Encouragement
Charisma Cardz - 3D (easel card)

Sweet Sketch Bear

Just a quick card loosely based on the Sweet Stop's sketch - I loved the sketch but couldn't be bothered to make a masculine card to fit the twist.
It's made from bits out of my scrap box and another one of Princess Kaitlyn's bears :c)

The embossing is Cuttlebug herringbone embossing folder

Teddy Stamps

This cute Bentley Bear stamp plus more of him and his cute friends were the freebies with Cardmaking and Papercrafting magazine this month and thought he fitted really well with the sketch over at Teddy Stampers this fortnight
I added some buttons as a change from gems for the Cupcake Crafts challenge and got some shine on with some more of my bargain holographic card for the Hand Full of Stamps challenge.
This is my favourite stamp this week, well he's a bear so it's a no brainer really lol! so he's ready For Fun.

Quick Card with Leftovers

Yep it's that punch again lol! And my favourite swiss dots embossing folder. The cute image is from a free set that I unearthed when the earthquake hit my craft shelves ;c)

Beary Wings

I sooooooo love this image I just had to use her again. You can buy her at Stitchy Stamps The flowers are Prima flowers to fit with the current challenge over at Creative Craft World and the sketch is from Lili of the Valley

I would also like to enter her into:
Stamp with Fun - Animals
Magical Crafts - Something for the Girls
Paperplay - No patterned paper

A bear (well a small one)!

I mentioned to Stitchy that I hadn't played with a bear for ages so she sent me this little cutie called Yasmin.
The sketch is from Sunday Sketch & Stash. It's a distressed card (Sophisticats and totally papercraft) to encourage someone (For Fun)

Bearing Gifts!

After my mammoth ironing task today I didn't have much time to craft but had had an idea for this project yesterday as a kind of gift box come card.
I would like to enter it into the following challenges:
Cute Card Thursday - Ribbon-tastic
Lily Boo Too - 1 tag 1 ribbon (the bear on the front is a swing tag attached with a brad)
Just Cute Bears - Mint green & brown

Image - Butterfly bear by bugaboo
Paper - MME signature suite

Mother's Day Take 2

Fortunately I only have 2 mother's day cards to make.

I made this one in lilac so I could sneak into the current challenge on Just Cute Bears :c)
It's sooooo easy sticking gems on with those micro dots sheets

Image - High Hopes
Papers - Papermania