We have an embossing challenge over at Ready teddy go this month.

Good morning all

This is my first of two posts today - the other coming later is the Whimsy Stamps monthly blog hop - pop back and see it if you want to play along and win a great prize

But Back to the business in hand

This month our challenge at Ready Teddy go is 

Embossing

Here is my card using this cute bear from  my favouriteLOTV
Called James bear in the snow - available here

Now embossing is not my favourite theme - in fact I never use embossing folders!  I struggled a bit as to what to do then decided  that I would adapt the challenge to suit the sort of embossing that I often do and that is embossed dies. I used one of my favourite Marianne dies which  embosses beautifully to give a really nice effect on these holly leaves.  This was a really easy card to make - the little bear colours up so quickly and after that it was just a bit of cutting, sticking and embossing, a quick and easy stamped sentiment - a really quick Christmas card  of the type you could easily batch make with different papers to ring the changes - think I might make a few of these.

This is what I did....

Image LOTV James bear in the snow 

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Papers LOTV traditional Christmas paper pad 

Sentiment LOTV Christmas labels

Die - Mariannes creatables holly

Ribbon and red pearls fom my stash

Card - Bazzill Basics

Snow - flowersoft

I hope I've inspird you with another option to make a card using embossing - that doesn't have to be an embossing folder or heat embossed design

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Crafty little fairies - anything goes/DT CALL
Card crafters circle - cute cards
Jingle belles - not a creature was stirring
Polka doodles - anything goes Christmas
Crafty hands challenge- anything goes

Hugs

Judith x

Ready Teddy Go is having a birthday blog hop!

Good Morning all

We're celebrating our birthday at Ready-Teddy- Go this month 

.....with a blog hop!

The hop will run for the whole month and is starting today with team Teddy 

team Bear will then take over with a whole new hop on 15th until the end of the month

so there's two prizes to be won!!!!

Here is a list of the Team Teddy hop - in case you get lost along the way!

Ready -Teddy -Go Challenge blog

Julie-Ann

Anne Marie

Danielle

Kelly

Deborah A

Judith (thats me!)

Kelly Lloyd

Sam

Sharon

at the moment you are at my (Judith's) blog 

The next stop is Kelly Lloyd

To qualify for the prize you must -

1) leave a comment at each blog in the hop

2) become a member of  Ready Teddy Go Challenge

This is the wonderful prize that the winner of each hop will win

 - there will be a "Spring bringer" and "Love me do"

card making kit from Hobby House for each blog hop winner 

For my card I decided to go with Halloween and Autumn colours combined mainly because I bought a whole boatload of Halloween Papers and embellies on my holiday trip to Michaels and haven't used any of them.  I've had a bit of a week last week and crafting and blogging had to take a back seat but I'm in catchup mode now and I'm ready to teddy go lol.

I used this really cute bear from Stampfairy called Barry Pumpkins available here

 and the inside

Here's what I did for my card....

Image - Pumkin Barry from stampfairy

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Inside image and cobweb stamps from a graphic 45 clear stamp set 

Papers and sentiment sticker - My Minds Eye Wicked Merchant Malvado paper and stickers 

Spider stickers - Jollies from Michaels

Die cut swirl - Magnolia

Hope to see you at the hop- and don't forget to join in with the second hop that starts on 15th October

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Bearly mine - halloween
Cuttin and stampin - halloween
Party time tuesdays - spooky little monsters (more the spiders than the bear lol)
House of gilli - anything goes/fall

Hugs 

Judith x

Summer days .... where have they gone!

Good morning all

Well I got back from my hollies yesterday and don't think I like it much - who stole summer while I was away! - its freezing and there's supposed to be gales and rain today - take me back to Florida lol.

I'm doing a catch up on DT cards as after 3 weeks away I have nothing in reserve.  This is an attempt to kill two birds with one stone!  I made it for the mid month post over at 

Ready Teddy Go 

the theme this month

 - ironically is -

 Summer Days!!

and we are sponsored by 

who are offering a fab prize of a £20 voucher to the lucky winner 

So let's see your last attempt at a Summer card before we lose it here in the UK altogether!!

To fit in with my other DT over at 

Whimsy stamps 

I used this really cute little bear by

Stampart by Kathryne 

called

Wagon Ride - available here

I just love Kathys little bear digis - they really are the best and this one looks like he's out enjoying the summer sun - must be Florida 'cos it aint happening here lol

I'll be back another day with some photos of what I got up to on my hollies - so watch this space 

Heres what I did to make this card

Image - Wagon ride by Stampart by Kathryne at Whimsy Stamps

Coloured with copics and Prismacolor pencils

Papers and stick on brads - MME - the sweetest thing - tangerine

Notebook edge - EK success punch

Balloon punch - Martha Stewart

Ribbon - American Crafts

Sentiment - Dovecraft pack

Twine - from my stash

challenges I'm entering with this card

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Bear hunt
Colour me creative challenge - Anything goes
A creative romance - Dies and punches
Card makng mamas - For the kids
Craftycatz weekly challenge - For boys/males

Hugs

Judith xx

New Challenge for August from Ready-Teddy-Go - Use punches and dies

Good morning all

Its a nip and a punch for the first of the month today ha ha 

- and a new challenge at Ready-Teddy-Go Too.  

The challenge for this month is 

Use Punches and Dies 

I decided to use a really cute little teddy Bear from 

Stampart design by Kathryne 

called

Baby Bears Butterfly available here

A "proper" Teddy Bear - I just love him!

This months challenge is sponsored by Lilli of the Valley

Who are offering a voucher for £10 as a prize

Here's what I did.....

Image - from Stampart by Kathryne 

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Papers and tags - LOTV

Die cut circles - spellbinders

Die cut swirl - Magnolia doo hickey

Flower punch - EK success retro flower punch punch

Butterfly punch - woodware

border punch - Martha Stewart

Card - Bazzill basics

Lace - from my stash

Ribbon - Carnmeal cottage

We'd love to see you at Ready Teddy Go Challenge this month

Challenges I'm entering with this card 

Crafttin boutique - anything goes

Milk coffee challenge - show us your colouring skills

Hugs 

Judith

Ready-Teddy -Picture inspiration

Good Morning all

Its an extra special day today because....today is my first post for 

Ready-Teddy-Go Challenge
This really is the perfect challenge for me as I just love teddys!!

We have a lovely picture inspiration challenge going on this month
All shown below - lots of ideas there I think!

I chose to use this cute bear from 

The Paper Shelter 
- called -

Teddy bear with Flower

(don't know why this card looks so wavy along the bottom here 

- because I promise you it is straight!!)

Here's what I did..

Image - Teddy bear with flower - from The Paper Shelter available here

Coloured with copics

Sentiment - from LOTV set available here

Circles cut with woodware punch and spellbinders scalloped circle die

Papers - Isabelle from first edition

Rick rack ribbon - From a set from American Crafts - held with staples

Buttons - Papermania

Butterfly punches - Martha Stewart (large) and Woodware (small)

Other embellies from my stash

distress Ink - Tea die from Tim Holtz

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Cutie Pie challenge - Cute and cuddly challenge
Make it Monday - anything goes

Challenges for everybody - anything goes

Whoopsi daisy challenge- use markers

Hope we'll see you at  Ready-Teddy-Go this week.

Hugs 

Judith xx

Just popped in to excitedly say....

Hi all

Just had to quickly post my exciting news - I was really delighted to be chosen for the 

Ready Teddy Go DT !! 

- I love colouring teddies as anyone who calls in to see me will know - I make lots of teddy bear cards - and now here's just the best excuse to make even more!!

Sorry I haven't been around much this week - I've had such a lot to do before I go on holiday tomorrow  - I won't be back until 1st July so I've had a whole lot of organising to do!!

We fly to Los Angeles tomorrow - my youngest son is 21 on 22nd June and he also graduates with a BA in Film and Media in July.  He wanted to visit the film studios in LA so that is the main reason we are going there - though we are also travelling around too.  After 9 days in California we are flying  to our house in Florida to meet up with the rest of the family for a 2 week 21st party for Tom - we've never been away for so long before -I'm so looking forward to it - beyond excited I'd say!!

I've scheduled a few posts (not as many as I had intended!) and I'll call in to catch up once we get to Florida .  This is possibly my most excited post ever lol

see you all soon 

Big excited hugs 

Judith xxx