Leap Bunnies

Whoo hoo - I have my dining table back - hardly any time to make anything but it's a start. Hubby has also told me that as long as I keep it tidy I can move my stash back into the house!!!! No more trips in the dark to the garage with a torch. Tall child has also decided to stay in what was the spare bedroom so am going to take over her old room as a temporary craft room - only so we can keep the downstairs tidy for potential buyers of course.

For my card I've used one of the Lili of the Valley stamps I bought on the course at Leeds and First Edition Isabelle papers. The layout is the Sunday Sketch and Stamp sketch turned on it's side and I would also like to share it with Lili of the Valley sparkle challenge (the paper is glittery and I've used several gems) and Charisma (cute).

Teddy Bo Tuesday

I needed a wedding card and I'm still on restricted crafting hours so made a pastel one with TEDDYBOBEA_009 - Showering you with love.

The papers are Dovecraft Back to Basics, the sentiment is by Imagine that and the little hearts in the corner are supposed to be used as nail decorations.

Fruit Pastel Tuesday

This is TeddyBea _151 coloured with my favourite promakers in shades of pink. The paper is from the new First Edition Isabelle pad and I've layered it up with some sagey green bazzill. The punch is part of a punch around the page set called vintage floral.

Don't know what came over me here - nowt like my usual cards - hey ho blame it on the paint fumes and the pastel colours lol. So if you want to tone down your colour pallette please hunt out one of our cute bears and join our Pastel Challenge this week

And we have some new releases again this week - I  don't know where Mummy bear gets her ideas from plus as it's her birthday this week there is 25% off in the digi store so no need to break the bank :c)

Challenges:
Passion for Promarkers - zoo animals (bear)
Papertake - anything goes + bling or sparkle
Digital Tuesday - cute & cuddly

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Gorjuss!

I keep meaning to play in the Sugar Bowl but somehow never get round to it. I loved the current sketch so made an extra special effort with this gorgeous stamp.

Challenges:
Charisma - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Pollycraft - anything goes

Papers - First Edition Up Up and Away.
Leaves - Sizzix.
Flowers - Spellbinders Carnation.
Sentiment - Imagine That

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