Beary Boyish!

In my mission to use neglected stamp sets, I set out to use my Build-a-Bear sets (plus I needed a card for a friend's son who's turning 3 this month)....I like how embossed piece adds some texture without being a different color or framed by another layer.....and I didn't even layer the white piece that the bear is stamped on...thought I'd go for subtle....


Ruby Red, Naturals White, Tempting Turquoise ribbon.....




So how's this for luck? I go to put up a new blind in my new basement bathroom (that I feel like I've been painting for years!!! (it's only been a week!)...and there are no brackets or screws in the box!!!  This is AFTER I've already purchased and returned one other blind because I stupidly picked up the wrong size!  At this rate I should just staple up a piece of cardboard and be done!  LOL!

More Bear-y Merry Cards!

Some more Christmas cards...I find it less overwhelming to make a few cards a week than to be stuck on December 15th having to make 60 cards+!


One card uses Designer Series patterned paper for the background, and the other one uses the Polka Dot embossing folder....but instead it embossed it first and then moved the paper slightly to the right and re-embossed (if that is even a word!)....you can see in the close up that then is a faint dot pattern and a more pronounced pattern...it's actually kind of cool close-up....


I also paper pieced the girl's dress....



Glorious Green, Ruby Red

Bear-y Christmas!

This new Build-a-Bear accessories stamp set is so cute!

 In the boy card, I used a paw stamp (that I picked up in the dollar bin at Michael's) for the background....

the ornaments in the bears' hands have Dazzling Diamonds on them....

the trees have red glittler on the 'heart' ornaments....

I stamped the girl bear stamp on a piece of patterned paper and cut out the dress (without the neckline or the bottom trim on the dress) and then just glued that piece on top of my original stamped girl to make it look like she has a plaid dress on....

the first (blurry) shot is a close up of the girl's patten leather shoes...a thick layer of Crystal Effects makes this possible!




Ruby Red, Whisper White, Glorious Green, various markers for coloring

Bear-y Adorable!

Here's is a sampling of the new accessory set for the Build-a-Bear line of stamps from Stampin' Up!   The apple and lunch box are too cute and the words are perfect for making some notes and cards to teachers....

The set also comes with Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas accessories....

The embossed background is from the embossing plates from Sizzix....they are not as detailed as the folders, but still add a nice texture....I love the look of layering the same color embossed piece on the same color card...

First card:  Crumb Cake, Ruby Red, Marina Mist and various markers for coloring




Second Cards:  Brocade Blue, Night of Navy, Ruby Red, various markers for coloring

Quickie Birthday Present

Here is one of the covered notebooks that we are making for my daughter's party this weekend....I whipped this one up really fast for a friend's daughter who was turing 6...turns out that this was her favorite gift of all the stuff she got!

A Beary Happy Easter!

Is is a bear or a bunny? Well, both! I cut off the Build-a-Bear ears and replaced them with oval punches and Voila! Peter Cottontail! Happy Easter to you!

Hoppy Easter Scrapbook Page

Here's the scrapbook layout I promised using the Build-a-Bear 'bunnies'...check out the boy's vest--it's the shoes layered as a vest! Too cute! I also added a cute gold necklace to the girl from the 'Lovely' Sizzlit...

Have a Beary Hoppy Easter!

I am doing the Woodbridge Middle School Crop this Saturday and I will have these Build-a-Bear bears as one of my Make-n-Takes....the 'Hoppy' diecut that has the bunny ears and the basket also cuts out one egg....but who has time to run that die through for all those eggs??? So I took the Daisy punch and cut my eggs from that! And it even made it easier to attach the 'eggs' to the basket! Check back Wednesday for a scrapbook page I made using these adorable bears!

Build-a-Bear Journal

Here is the covered journal we are going to make at my 9 year old's birthday party that we are having here at our new house....so now we've got our invitation all set, along with our projects--the girls are going to make their own journals, a mini coloring book with a cute little pen holder/key ring and each girl will make a scrapbook page for my daughter to keep! Plus we are going to have an Make your own Ice Cream Sundae buffet! My daughter can't wait and neither can I!

Build-a-Bear Invite

As promised, here is the invite for my daughter's birthday party...all the patterned paper is from the new Sweet Pea Designer Series pack--it is so big and has so many great patterns! I just got my box of goodies from SU! (delayed because of all this crappy weather!) so I should have more samples by the end of this week!

Build-a-Bear Birthday Party

I decided to have my daughter's 9th birthday party in our home and we are going to have a Build-a-Bear party! The girls are going to make the little pen-holding coloring book, their own goody bag, a covered journal, decorated with a BAB diecut and a 6 x 6 scrapbook page that my daughter will keep as a memory of her special day....here are some photos of the coloring book and the goody bag...I will post a photo of the invitation and the journal as soon as I get my order from SU! for some Designer Series paper....

Happy Valentine's Day!

Here's my hubby's Valentine's Day card--I thought it was different than the typical red/white card...plus with only one layer, it was super quick! My kid's and I made the Build-a-Bear 'Valentines' using the bear die and the full heart punch...we dressed the bears in cute little Valentine shirts and jeans and gave them hearts to hold where the kids signed their names....

Build a Bear Girly Girl

Here's a card I made using the SU! exclusive Build-a-bear Die cut...isn't she snazzy? Using this die is a great way to use up some of those small scraps of Designer Series paper that you've been hoarding!