Fun with Felt!

Well, today was day 3 with no school for this week and we all ready know that there is no school tomorrow. I am enjoying sleeping in but really don't want to think about how many days the kids will have to go extra to make all the snow days up. Today I have a fun winter snow day project. I think my boys are past the age to play with the felt board but for those of you with younger kids this would be a great way to get their minds and hands busy when they can't be at school or outside. I used the Build a Bear Dies and the Big Shot to cut out the various pieces of felt. I have a felt board that I use to display my cards when I have workshops and it is perfect for using with the Build a Bears. Each piece is separate and can be removed and changed to give the bears a completely new look. The girl bear also has a pair of light purple pants that match her shirt. I think my little boy needs a jacket and some other accessories too. Need to make some more. I can also make them costumes for Halloween and Christmas not that we need those for a day or two. Thanks for stopping by. I have been busy today with a couple of other projects so be sure and stop by tomorrow when I will have a Valentine's day post for you. Tonya

Build A Bear Valentine's Cards

Good moring, I hope that you are having a great day. I got to stamp yesterday which always makes me happy but I didn't get a chance to post so I am sorry about that. :( I am working on Valentine's Card for kids to give to their friends and I couldn't forget about the wonderful Build- A-Bear Stamps that are in the Occasions Mini. Did you know that for every purchase of $20 from the Build-A-Bear Workshop Collection, you receive a coupon for $5 off any purchase at the Build-A-Bear Workshop Stores. That is a great little bonus for ordering. If you don't have an Occasions Mini please contact your demonstrator. If you don't have one and live in the US let me know and I will be happy to help you.
Okay so back to today's cards. They are when finished 3x3 cards. I used a lot of the InColors for these as I like the bright cheery colors. The bases of the card are Bermuda Bay Card Stock (115317) and Melon Mambo Card Stock (115320), I also used Crushed Curry Card Stock (115319) on the boy card and Bermuda Bay Card Stock (115317) on the girl card. I used two stamp sets Beary Best Friends (118052) and Beary Best Times (118088). I stamped the images with Basic Brown Classic Ink (104315) on Whisper White Card Stock (100730) then watercolored with the Aquapainter (103954). If you look closely at the girl bears dress you will notice it is polka dotted well to do this a stamped the girl bear on a post it note and cut out just the dress portion of the image. Then a placed the post it note over the stamped image leaving just the dress area to stamp. I stamped over the area with Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad and the polka dot stamp from Itty Bitty Backgrounds (114996). When you remove the post it note her dress is polka dotted. This is just another form of masking and it adds extra detail to your project. For watercoloring I used Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad (115655), Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad (115659), Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad(115656), Close to Cocoa Classic Stampin' Pad (103139), and Creamy Caramel Classic Stampin' Pad (103220). The letters that my bears are holding were stamped on a scrap piece of Whisper White Card Stock watercolored, cut out and added with a Stampin' Dimensional. It is hard to see in the picture but I also stamped the letter on the base of the cards with the same color ink as the card. Cute little Valentine's ready to give to all your friends.
Another quick note, I will be placing an order tomorrow so if you are interested in purchasing the I {Heart} Hearts Stamp Set to help the Red Cross in Haiti please contact me today. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day, Tonya

Bold, Bright and Fun!

Good afternoon, we have another birthday in our house today. Today my baby turns 6. I can't believe how fast the time as gone by and anyone that knows him, knows what a energetic and outgoing kids he it. So of course his birthday card had to be as bold, bright and fun as he it. I chose the colors for the card from the wrapping paper for his gifts. The colors are Crushed Curry, Brilliant Blue and Real Red. I love how fun they look together. Now some of you might be wondering why I am showing you a stamp set that was in the Holiday Mini, well because of the partnership with Build-a-Bear and Stampin'Up! these sets are still available to purchase and there is a new Coordinating set to go along with them. If you haven't received a Occasions Mini then ask your demonstrator for one, if you don't currently have a demonstrator then let me know and I will be happy to help you.
Now to the supplies: Beary Best Friends Stamp Set ( 118052), Beary Nice Wishes Stamp Set (118050), Beary Best Times Stamp Set (108088), Real Red Card Stock (102482), Brilliant Blue Card Stock (100721), Crushed Curry Card Stock (115319), Confetti White Card Stock (102028), Real Red Classic Ink ( 103133), Brilliant Blue Classic Ink (100691), Crushed Curry Classic Ink (115659), Basic Brown Classic Ink (104315), Creamy Caramel Classic Ink (103220), AquaPainter (103954). Remember that if you place an order for these or any of our supplies and your merchandise total is $50 or more you will get a free Sale-a-bration reward. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day, Tonya

Santa Bear

Good morning, I am still on a Christmas theme for my card making but tomorrow expect a fall card as I have one almost finished that I will share with you then. For today's card I decided to use my Build-a-Bear Dies and turn him into a cute Santa complete with bag. He is just to cute and so super easy to make with the Big Shot. There is no stamping on this card at all. Let me start with the base. I used Real Red Card Stock (102482) cut to 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 then folded in the middle to make the finished card 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. The next layer is Chocolate Chip Card Stock (102128) and is cut 4 1/8 x 5 5/8. Then I added a layer of Merry Moments Designer Series Paper (115672). Then I moved onto my Santa Bear. To make the Build-a-Bear you will need the Stampin'Up! Bear Bigz Die (117977) and Stampin'Up! Beary Merry Die (117980). I used Close to Cocoa Card Stock (101341) and Creamy Caramel Card Stock (102514) to make the bear. Then I used Real Red Card Stock (102482), Basic Black Card Stock (102851), Whisper White Card Stock (100730), Brushed Silver Card Stock (100712). I added a piece of Chocolate Chip Card Stock (102128) and Pretty in Pink Card Stock (100459) behind the bears face to add his eyes and mouth. I also did some sponging to add a little extra dimension. For Santa's Buttons on his jacket I added Black Brads(109109). To make Santa's Bag I used the Ornament Punch (116794) and rounded the bottom edge with the Wide Oval Punch (112082).I used Chocolate Chip Textured Card Stock (108697) and used Direct to Paper with Chocolate Chip Classic Ink. The bag was finished off Linen Thread and the bear and bag were added to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. Wouldn't you like to have your very own Santa Bear? All items are available through Stampin'Up! and my Stampin'Up! website. Have a great day and 'til next next time, Tonya

Birthday Build A Bear

Good afternoon, I have had a busy morning and wasn't sure what I was actually going to post today then I remembered this Build A Bear Card that I made for a special birthday girl. She has already received the card so no worries that I will be giving her a sneak peak before the card arrives.

I think this set is so much fun and love how easy it is to design cards. They are fun to watercolor or as I have done in this card Paper Piece. The base of the card is Ballet Blue Card Stock (100613) and I used the new Pawsitively Prints Designer Series Paper (118060) both as the background layer and for my little girl bear's dress. This paper was designed for the Build A Bears and is a smaller scale which makes it perfect for making clothes for both the stamped images and the Stampin'Up! Bear for the Big Shot. I stamped the girl bear and her gift bag from the Beary Best Friends Stamp Set (118052) on Confetti White Card Stock (102028) in Basic Brown Ink (104315) and watercolored with the Aquapainter (103954) and Pretty in Pink (101301), Ballet Blue (100907) , Close to Cocoa (103139), and Creamy Caramel (103220) Classic Ink. I stamped the bear again on the Designer Series Paper and carefully cut out her dress and added it with Dimensionals. I used more dimensionals to the back and added it to the center of the card. Then I used Basic Brown Classic Ink again and stamped the Happy Bearthday from the Beary Nice Wishes (118050) on Confetti White Card Stock and layered it behind more Ballet Blue Card Stock attached it to the card and the card is finished.

I think this set would make great party favors just stamp the images and let the kids do the coloring! What child doesn't like to color and who can resist these cute images. Since both the Beary Nice Wishes and Beary Best Friends are available in the Holiday Mini they are only available until January 4, so if you would like to order yours be sure and contact me and we will get your order placed. You can also host a workshop and earn one item from the Holiday Mini at a discount. Contact me to set up a time for you and your friends to get together and stamp.

As always thank you for stopping by today. If you have any questions leave me a comment and I will be happy to get back to you. 'Til Next Time, Tonya

Build-A-Bear

Hello! Sorry it has been a couple of days since I posted last. I have been busy creating new cards to show you and with baseball there hasn't been a good time to post. But I will make up for that today by showing you two cards from a couple of sets that will be available for purchase on September 1st, which is of course just next week! If you haven't heard Stampin'Up! has partnered with Build-a-Bear to make exclusive stamp sets, Sizzix Dies and Designer Series Paper available to you. I have been anxious to ink up these stamp sets for a couple of week and after making three Christmas cards I decided to move onto these cute Bears. The stamp sets are Beary Best Friends (118052) and Beary Nice Wishes (118050). I kept the cards simple because of a project I have coming up in October that will have new stampers at it and also because as cute as these bears are they don't require alot of extras.

Both the girl bear and the boy bear are stamped on Watercolor Paper (105019) as are the sentiments. Using the Watercolor Paper allows your color to blend and spread more easily across your image. I used the Aquapainter and Classic Ink to do my watercoloring. I used colors from the Tall Tales Designer Series Paper (115678) which include Brilliant Blue, Old Olive, So Saffron, and Rose Red. The little girl's card has a striped background that is from the Tall Tales Designer Series Paper. I also added a faux Ric-a-rack on the side by using the Scallop Edge Punch (112091) and lining one side off from the first. This is a great way to give the look of ribbon when you don't have ribbon in a style or color. The little Rose Red Flower is punched out with the Trio Flower Punch (109183). I added a silver brad and attached it to the sentiment.
On the little boy's card I added random punched out circle in Brilliant Blue that matches the card. This just adds dimension. Both would make great cards for the children in your life. If you are interested in having a workshop or class using these cards let me know. If you would like to purchase these lets you can purchase them from September 1- January 4.
Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you enjoyed the cards as much as I enjoyed making them. Tonya