Merry Little Christmas Angel Tilda - BSC #13

Hello fellow bloggers!  Happy Thursday to you all!  I hope you have been having a wonderful week thus far.  The weather here in PA has been mighty cold.  I'm beginning to think mother nature forget Autumn???  It's way to cold for me to be outside raking leaves.

• News about our Local Boutique can be found here.  The days are winding down fast.  The new location (although no longer public) is coming along nicely.  Hubby has put in the most incredible lighting and Chris primered the walls yesterday.  Today we will be getting a fresh coat of "latte" paint with the help of my loving Father-in-Law.  So warm and inviting!  Hopefully the new flooring will be installed this weekend.  Sad, but exciting at the same time.  We are ahead of schedule... even though we all seem to work better under pressure - LOL.  

• thebearyscrap.com News:  I began restoring some products on the website, but some that I am trying to keep off are squeaking by me.  After November 13, all product will be restored on the site.  New inventory is being added daily!

Surprisingly, I managed to make a card using Susan's awesome sketch for our BSC #13 which can be found HERE.  Even with all the chaos of moving the store back home and remodeling my studio to accommodate both me and the store, I did it.  I'm so darn proud of myself!  Never mind that I have 8 bins packed with my personal supplies - and that doesn't include all the paper I've managed to hoard over the years.  I left the essential within reach... like ink and stickles - LOL.

I used Bazzill Cardstock to mat my designer papers from Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses collection.  This is such a beautiful line of papers to work with for my designer papers.  My stamp is Angel  Tilda Magnolia from the new Merry Little Christmas Collection.  She is also available for pre-order in our store.  She's been colored in with Copics ( Dress R81, R83, R85;  Skin Tone E000, E00, E01, E11;  Wings BG0000 topped with Stickles;  Aura BG10 and Colorless Blender;  Hair YR23, Y23, E35)  The flower was handmade by me with lots of patience and love.  Lisa has a fabulous tutorial on how to make these beautiful blooms HERE.  Since most of my punches are packed away, I used my scalloped Spellbinders Circle Dies.  A spritz of Glimmer Mist in Pearl, a few dabs of fluid chalk, a dash of stickles and vuala!  Of course, I had to ink up the edges of the designer papers, add lots of Stardust Stickles and a few Kaisercraft pearls.

I hope you've enjoyed my little creation.  There is still plenty of time to enter the sketch challenge HERE.  If you have any questions, you can use our new "Ask the Designers" feature and we will all be happy to help you.

Now it's off to see what other challenges I can enter this sweetheart into.  Any suggestions, please let me know.

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♥ Hugs ♥

More Mairzy Doats and Popcorn the Bear

Happy Wednesday Dear Friends!  Today, in theory, is the start of my weekend since the store front is closed today and Thursday.  So I bet you wonder what it is I do in the middle of the week when I close the store.  I mean really, who closes their shop mid week for 2 days???  Well I can tell you this, run a house with a husband who works 60+ hours a week and 3 little people that have tons of homework, create mounds of laundry and have soccer practice and everything else under the moon, I'd never get anything done. 

Of course that doesn't mean that I am not "working".  Here is how my Wednesday's go.  Once the kids are off to school, I spend a few hours at the shop in the morning packaging and shipping out orders before I pick up my pre-schooler.  Then it's off to the post office with my little one to help carry boxes and hold the door.  After our visit with our friendly post master (well not always friendly - LOL) its home for lunch and and time for the dreaded CHORES.  Cleaning the floors, running the vacuum, washing laundry and putting it away, scrubbing bathrooms, and so on.  Get dinner started, get the kids off the bus, prepare a light snack for them while we do homework, finish cooking dinner, take the 2 older kids to soccer, get home, finish cleaning up from dinner, get the kids showered and ready for bed.  Throw a little playtime with them in there too.  When 9:00 gets here, tuck them in and it's playtime or more work for me.  What a way to spend "my 1st day of my weekend".  When the real weekend gets here, I'm at the shop, so if I don't get the chores done these day, it won't get done on the weekend.  Oh, a woman's work is never done.  Stay tuned for Thursday - LOL.

Alright, enough of that...   Today I have another card for you using some more Mairzy Doats from Dream Street and another Crafter's Companion Popcorn the Bear stamp.  My goal is to use up all the paper I cut up without having any scraps left over.  I think I may have a few more cards to get out of this "mini kit" I created. 

Thank You

As you can see, I'm totally hooked on the colors of these papers, and the entire Crafter's Companion Popcorn the Bear Stamp.  Really, if you know me, it's know wonder - LOL.  This stamp is called "Thinking of You".  The sentiment came from one of the other stamps  Not only do I love the stamp itself, but I love this coloring technique.  I used my COPICS in various shades from E31 to E35.  I added E51 for the lighter areas and E50 for his muzzle.  R20 gives his cheeks a nice rosy finish.  The blanket was colored with E40 to E43 with a bit of R81 to R85 for the heart.  I used a yellow shade (can't remember which on - sorry) for the center of the daisy. 

Again, I roughed up the edged of the designer paper and inked them up with some chestnut roan fluid chalk.  Applied some stardust stickles to the edges and the image to add some extra interest.  A few mulberry paper flowers, 3 kaiser craft pearls (from our $1.00 bargain bin) a gorgeous lace trim and some rich brown satin ribbon from my stash... WHALA!

I used the sketch from Friday Sketcher's challenge for the layout of this card.  This was a great sketch to work with.  I just flipped my elements around.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Wishing you a wonderful day!

♥ Hugs ♥

Happy Birthday with some Mairzy Doats

HELLOOOOO Blog Friends!  It seems like ages since I've been here on these parts.  We've been firing things up on our Facebook Fan Page that I sometimes forget to head on over here and share with you all.  If you haven't been to our new Fan Page, head on over and be sure to "LIKE" us.  At least I would hope that you like us. *grins*.

I've been moving papers throughout the store, again, and revisiting some older collections that I personally love.  Granted, I LOVE the new stuff, but sometimes the older stuff is just as much fun. 

Happy Birthday

September, October, and November is packed with birthdays in our family.  I think we've already celebrated 4 birthdays and 3 anniversaries and there are still lots more to go.  I made this card for my ex-mother-in-law who is celebrating her birthday today. 

The image is from Crafter's Companion called  Pop Corn the Bear Birthday Hugs.  I just love these little bears (gee, I wonder why - LOL).  You can bet you will see the entire line of these in the store over the next few weeks.  Aren't they a-dor-a-ble!  My designer papers are from Dream Street's Mairzy Doats Collection.  I just love the colors in this line.  YUMMY!  You can head on over to The Beary Scrap and pick it up 35% OFF!  The edges were roughed with my Tim Holtz distressing tool and just realized I don't have it listed on the website - don't worry, I'll fix it.  I then inked them up with some Chestnut Roan Fluid Chalk and applied some Stardust Stickles Glitter Glue to the edges.  The paper trim is an old Fiskar's Border Punch that I found when I was cleaning up and reorganizing my scrap studio at home.  It's amazing what one will find when they reorganize.  I added some pretty Mulberry Paper Flowers, some pink satin ribbon from my stash.

This adorable little critter stamped on X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copics.  If you haven't tried this paper yet, you have to.  Oh, I LOVE IT!  I used E31, E35, E51 and E50 for the bear.  R81 to R83 for the pinks, G20 to G24 for the greens.  I used Magenta stickles for the dots.  Oh, that cute little ducky was colored with Y11 and Y12, and a YR that I can't remember at the moment.

Now if I can just go and find a challenge to enter this one in.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated :)

I'm glad you stopped in for a visit.

♥ Hugs ♥

A special card from a dear friend...

Most days I dread getting the mail out of the mailbox because it is usually filled with bills, but today was a very special day.  No bills to pay, but a 6 1/2 by 6 1/2 envelope.  A sure sign of a handmade card enclosed :).

What could I have done to deserve a handmade card???  I read the return address and saw that it was from my dear friend, and design team member, Jamie!  Oh, the suspense.  I carefully tore open the envelop and found this beautiful card inside...

And then I opened the card...

to find all these beautiful notes from all of Jamie's friends in her scrap group in Idaho.  Jamie had conducted a class for her scrap group last weekend and we had sent her tear bear kits so that she could teach the girls how to make our bears.  Each one of the girls that had attended the activity signed the card.  I was so touched to receive this card that I felt all warm and fuzzy inside... like each one of them sent me a big HUG!

Jamie also sent me some pictures of the event and the ladies with their newly created bears.  By the way, they were all Beau-ti-ful!  Nice work Ladies!

So to all the Ladies in Jamie's Scrap Group...

"I am so glad you had fun making your bears and layouts with Jamie.  Your warm thoughts and comments really made my day.  I'm truly at a loss for words, but your kind gesture has really touched my heart!  Thank You!  Keep tearing those bears!"

Before I get all teary-eyed, I better go finish writing my other post.

Until Later!

♥ Hugs ♥

Happy Mother's Day & a new bathroom???

Hello friends!  Happy Mother's Day to all you hard working Mama's out there.  I whipped a quick card together for my dear mother-in-law while I was at the shop Saturday.  She is such a remarkable woman and an amazing Grammie!

It's been a crazy week to say the least.  My computer finally arrived on Wednesday.  Its been a tedious process getting back up and running, but I have been making progress.  Going from a 10 inch screen to a 15 inch screen has been a DREAM!

My Hubby has decided to undertake remodeling the bathroom.  Not necessarily by choice.  There was a small drip behind the tub over the years (who knows how many, we've only been here 4 years), that rotted out the floor and walls.  Needless to say we've had to treat for mold too.  And who puts Pergo flooring in a wet bathroom anyway?  Yo!  It's not made to get wet, unless it is sealed.  We knew this project was coming and since we got some income tax money back, it was now time to make it happen.  The plan was to replace the tub and flooring then wait to change out the cabinets, toilet and sink.  I can see how this is going.  Oh, we also have a huge hole in the kitchen ceiling from a leak (more like gush) that happened while they were putting in the new plumbing.  Remodeling is 3 times the work and 4 times the headache!  Sorry, no photos!  I was at the shop all day while this was going on.

Anyway, here is the card I have made for my mother-in-law.  Last week's Sketch (which I missed) at one of the Magnolia challenges inspired me.  Of course, another project I started and was crunching my time to finish it.

Card Recipe:

• Papers:  Bazzill Cardstock, Basic Grey Kioshi, Neenah Cardstock
• Medium:  Magnolia Stamp, Copic Markers, Prima colored pencils with OMG, distress ink, stickles glitter glue for her dress.
• Embellishments:  Mulberry Paper Flowers, Silk Ribbon from Stash, pearl pins from stash.
• Tools:  Sewing Machine, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Printer for sentiment.

I also created a box for this card.  I really guessed at all the measurements since I didn't have a guide to follow.  It fits perfectly.  I used matching papers and added a beaded ribbon trim around the lid of the box.

I don't think I did to back for throwing it together quickly.

Thanks for stopping by and allowing me to share with you another "Beary Sweet" Design by Me.


♥ Hugs ♥

The Beary Sweet Challenge - May Flowers

Happy Tuesday Friends!  Thank you for stopping by.  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  I spent my weekend at the store recovering from a root canal on Friday.  Drinking coffee was an interesting experience to say the least.  Thank goodness we had a full house of PMS Scrappy Croppers on Saturday night and not Friday.  I can honestly say that today is the first day I haven't been in pain in some time.  Thanks Dr. Scott Watkins!

Today I am sharing with you my inspirational piece for our Beary Sweet Challenge taking place right now on our Desingers Blog.  Yesterday, Susan displayed some gorgeous flowers she made for her card.  Swing over there and check them out if you get the chance.  They are really easy to make.

So, what do May Flowers bring?  BZZZZ! That's right, pesky bees.  Can you tell I'm not a fan of bees?  Let me rephrase that...  I despise bugs!  If it has more than four legs, chances are it's going to get squashed!  Even so, bees are what makes our flowers bloom and our gardens grow.  Our world could not sustain without bees.  As long as they keep away from me, it's all good here.   I love what they do for our planet. 

My card today was inspired by this adorable Magnolia Honey Bee Tilda Stamp.  When I decided to use this stamp, the first line of paper that jumped out at me is the new Queen Bee Collection by Pink Paislee.  Oh, I love the colors and the prints.  It was hard to decide which papers to use.

I used a few of our new Beary Sweet Floral rose flowers in white and inked them up with some color box fluid chalks.  Our new floral line is in test production at this time and will be available as soon as we work out all of the bugs (no pun intended *wink*).  I love using white flowers because you can easily create the color you need for your project.  I had a few little flowers in my stash that I used to fill in the gaps a bit.  Then I tucked in a few leaf sprays to fill it out.  Lastly, I applied a bit of Stardust Stickles Glitter Glue for some sparkle.

Recipe:

• Paper:  Pink Paislee Queen Bee Collection, Bazzill Cardstock, Neenah 110lb Cover Weight Cardstock
• Medium:  Magnolia Stamp, Prisma colored pencils with OMS, Stickles Glitter Glue, Color box fluid chalks.
• Embellishments:  Prima Say it in Crystals Centers, KaiserCraft Pearls, Beary Sweet Florals (coming soon)

I hope you've enjoyed by card today.  I was very excited to find the time to play along with the girls this week.  If you would like to take The Beary Sweet Challenge, click HERE for the details and enter your project for a chance to win a $20.00 gift certificate to The Beary Scrap!  We are really enjoying all the beautiful entries we've received so far.  Keep them coming!  You are all so inspiring!!!

Don't forget, our Blog Candy  is open until Wednesday, May 5.  You still have time to enter.

Be sure to come back tomorrow when Elise makes her debut with our Beary Creative Girls.  You will adore what she has to share with you!

♥ Hugs ♥

"April Showers" with "Oh Alice Sketch

Happy Thrusday!  The weekend is creeping up on us faster than you can say "Scrumptious Blog Candy!"  Our Design Team has some amazing Sweetness up for grabs, so you better head on over and find out how to win it.  You won't want to miss out on this one!

Believe it or not, I actually took some time to make a card.  Call it another session of  "scrap therapy" if you will.  Thank goodness I can still find some serenity in paper *grins*.

This week our Team 1 Designer's theme on the DT Blog is "April Showers".  Along with this great theme, we are sponsoring the prize over at the "Oh Alice" Challenge Blog.  I asked the girls to keep on me all week until I completed a card for them.  I am very proud to announce that I kept my promise.  Go Me!

The challenge at Oh Alice is a sketch challenge. 

Here is my card:

I used Basic Grey Kioshi Papers and Bazzill Cardstock for this card.  I distressed all of the edges of my patterned papers with a pair of Cutterbee scissors.  Since most of my tools are at the shop, I had to improvise a bit.  After I hacked them up a bit, I inked it up with some Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk (chestnut roan).  I then added lost of Stardust Stickles to the edges.

The Magnolia image was stamped on Neenah 110lb Cardstock and colored in with Copic Markers.  I'm not happy with my coloring, but what do you expect with a 3 year old coloring with you *smiles*.  Pretty yellow Prima Flowers and a few of our newest addition to our "Beary Sweet" line Mini Roses & Buds (available soon) pull the colors of the paper all together.  Combined with some Pearls and Pearl Pins from my sewing box, we've got ourselves a beautiful card that didn't take me long to whip together.

Thanks so much for stopping by and allowing me to share with you my card.

Hugs & Smiles,

Let it Snow, Let it Snow.... Okay, I'm done with it now!

The last snow storm skimmed right by us.  This time, we got snow.  I know, I know... I can hear all of you... "Be careful what you wish for!".  Yep, I asked for it.  And it came.  I love it!  I got my one good snowfall for the season.  I'm done now.  No more after this. {grins}.

Flake upon flake upon flake has fallen.  We now have anwhere from 10-12 inches of fluffy white stuff which is blowing all over the place causing drifts.  Our county has declared a state of emergency, and they've already cancelled school tomorrow.  Does anyone remember getting more snow than this in the past?  The world never stopped then.  Why now?  I suppose we must have forgotten how to handle this much snow at one time.

There was only ONE reason why I wanted snow...

I had to get a few of these pictures of my youngest enjoying her first "Real" playtime in the snow!

That is the *news* from Northeast PA.

I also have a beautiful card to share with you tonight.  This card was created by one of our dearest customers Rene Comstock.

Isn't it just adorable?  I love the Doodlebug Fancy Frills she used.  The glitter sure makes it sparkle and adds such a nice touch.  Rene has a store on Etsy that you can find HERE.  She also has a Facebook Page that you can find HERE.

Thank you Rene for sharing this adorable card with us.

And Thank you for stopping by.  Don't forget to hop on over to our DT Blog.  Lots of fun stuff will be happening over there in the upcoming weeks.  You'll want to become a follower so you don't miss out on any surprises!

HUGS!

Valentine's Cards from our friend Kim & a Tutorial

Hi Everyone!  Before I get to the heart of my post tonight, I wanted to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for the heartfelt thoughts and warm condolences you have sent to me and my family concerning the loss of my beloved Boston.  The one thing I have always cherished about the paper crafting world is the amount of compassion there is between all of us gals (and guys).  You have all helped me so much over the past few days.  My heart still aches, but I continue to be strong and wait for her ashes to come home.  I know I'll feel better when she is home with us again.  Again, a thousand thank you's, hugs, and kisses to each of you!  You gals are truly THE BEST! (wiping the tears).

Now, on to more fruitful things...

My dear friend Kim B. was kind enough to offer sharing some of her beautiful Valentine's Day cards.  I love Kim's work, it always puts a smile on my face when she comes to the store with projects to share.  Thanks so much Kim for sharing and inspiring us!

I just love all the pink and browns (yeah, I'm partial to those colors!).

Kim was also gracious enough to share a brief tutorial on this last card.  I love the effect this technique made.  If you happen to try this out, please let us know so I can tell Kim.

The roses on this card aren't just any stamped rose.  Here is what Kim sent me about the technique...

The cards with the roses was made using a technique suggested in a Martha Stewart Living magazine. To make the large roses, I used an 8" length of corrugated cardbord from a box, rolled it (this takes a bit of patience as rolling cardboard is not as easy as you may think) and held the roll in place using a rubberband (placed it about an inch from the top of the roll). I stamped the end of the roll heavily with craft ink and pressed it firmly onto white cardstock. I would suggest making trial roses on scrap CS to get the desired effect. I found I had to re-roll the cardboard to get the center just right for me. I also did the exact same rolling technique with a 6" length of corrugated cardboard for the smaller rose. I used a leaf stamp with green ink and a matching marker in green to draw the stem by hand.

Thanks for dropping by!

Hello Dear Friends!

I did another card!  I'm on a roll!  This card I created using a sketch created by Bev for the Create 4 Fun Challenge Blog.  If you get a chance, be sure to check out her blog.  She's on several stamp company design teams.  Her work is so inspirational!

For this card, I used another neglected stamp from my collection.  This is one of Penny Black Stamps.  I hope to be adding them to the line up sometime in the near future.  The adorable elephant was color with none other than Copic Markers... C1, C2, C3, C5, C7, R20, R22... and I can't remember what greens - LOL.

The flowers were adorned with some Sunshine Yellow Flower Soft, The cardstock is Bazzill, and the Papers are from Bo Bunny's Sweetie Pie Collection.  Prima Flowers are from our "Grab Box" (please see Crop Post below - LOL) and some pink Bazzill Tulle.  Of course I used my nesties to cut out the image.

Thanks for stopping by.  Being a "store owner", I have a have a moral dilema submitting entries to challenge blogs, but I love to participate - in my own way (to challenge myself of course).  Most of all, I love sharing with you.  I hope that I can inspire you to participate in one of these events and challenge yourself.  Please let me know if you get the chance to.  Besides, I love seeing your works of art too.

Thanks for swinging by!  Your comments are always welcome.

Sketch Saturday....

Hello fellow papercrafters!

I made a few New Year's Resolutions and one of them  is to make time in my crazy life to participate in at least one challenge blog per week.  Sounds like a lot for me no doesn't it.  I haven't had much "creative time", so I thought this would be good for me to keep my creativity flowing.  Believe it or not,  I actually got 2 done this weekend. - GO ME!!!

This card is for the Sketch Saturday Challenge Blog.  The sketches their design team creates are simply beautiful and can easily be used for scrapbook layouts too.  You can find a link to their blog on my right hand side bar... just scroll down.

Here is my card.

For this card, I used an adorable Magnolia Tilda Stamp that has been feeling a little neglected lately.  She's been colored with the following Copic Markers:  B91, B93, B95, E29, E11, E000, E00, R20, R22.  I have found the Magnolia's need some serious concentration when coloring.  There are lots of little areas to get into... but with the Brush tip of the Sketch Markers, it was a breeze.

For the rest of the details... I used Bazzill Pinecone for my card, layered with some Vanilla Bazzill to accent and then those yummy papers for Basic Grey's Nook and Pantry Line.  I just love this color combination.  I finished it off with some Bazzill Ribbon, Adhesive Pearls from KaiserCraft, and some gorgeous Prima's I had in my stash.  Although it's hard to tell in the photo, the Prima's were spritzed with some Bronze Glimmer Mist.

Now, the reason for using this cute stamp... We have just opened an account with Magnolia and will be carrying their stamps right in our store!  Isn't that exciting news?  That's just one of the new product lines coming.  Stay tuned for more updates!

Thanks a bunch for stopping by!  Your comments are always welcome.

Our weekend croppers braved the snow!

Hello Friend!

What a weekend we had!  All of our little croppers and our Mom's braved the snow and came out for a morning and afternoon of FUN!  Yep, Sandy hosted 2 sessions.  There is no doubt that we have some budding diehard scrappers in the making.  Oh, and the talent!  Mom's, you certainly do a great job passing on your creativity to your little ones.   I was only able to get one picture from our afternoon group.  Charolette stayed for the morning session even after other things came up with her granddaughter... so she took some pictures for us too.   I can't wait to see them.

Here's our budding scrappers from the afternoon group...

They had so much fun... and Sandy spoiled them silly!

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We were supposed to have only had 2 inches of snow, but I think it was 5 by the time it was all said and done.  Now, it's freezing cold outside!  Spring can't come soon enough.  One snowfall is all I need.

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How about this darling Ribbon Tree Created by Sandy!  This would make a great Teacher's Gift, or a cute centerpiece on a table. 

 

To create the ribbon tree, Sandy used a styrofoam cone and covered it with ribbon. I believe she said each piece of ribbon was 4" in lengh. The ribbon is then looped and tacked in place with a pin. The star she picked up at one of the craft stores. You could make this with paper strips instead of ribbon. What a way to use up some of that paper stash we all have laying around. How about creating them smaller and decorating your place settings on your holiday table.

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Here's a card I finally finished!  I'm still trying find 4 extra hours in a day - LOL.

This card was created using an adorable Bear and Robin Stamp from Stampavie.  The image was colored in with copic (and I'll be darned if I can remember what colors I used - sorry).  I added some Polar White Flower Soft to his Santa Hat and the base of the image.  Makes him look like he's sitting in the snow instead of "floating in space" - LOL.  The sentiment if from Kraftin' Kimmie's Holiday Sentiments.  With 44 sentiments in this set to choose from, it was hard to decide what one to use.  I think this one fit well. 

Cardstock is Bazzill, Patterned paper is Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses (my favorite line!)

Thanks for stopping by!

Teddy Bear Card

Oh, I forgot that I have a card to share with you too.  I originally did this card for a challenge, but I can't remember which one - LOL.  Even so, I'm pretty sure I missed the deadline for it.  I didn't add a sentiment because I wasn't sure what I wanted it to say.  Besides, I can't find my sentiment stamps at the moment.

So what do you think of the stamp?  Well, it is a digi stamp.  Do you know from what company?  How about The Beary Scrap.  Yep, I created this one.  How cool is that.  He looks familiar, now doesn't he?  He's gonna need a name so if you have any suggestions, please leave a comment.

Here is another view of the card.  I also finished the inside.

I've got one more for you... although I still need to complete the "card part".

Another Kimm Original!  I stickled this one up pretty good - LOL.

I know what you are all thinking... Could I possibly take on another project?  Some might think I have ADD - LOL. Could be possible, but not likely. I just like to dabble with all things related to paper!  Besides, I have created so many bear patterns and piecings over the years that most of the "hard work" is already behind me.  Since I've been having so much fun coloring, I figured I'd color some of my own "sketches" once I turned them into high quality images for digi stamps.  OH, what fun!

Once I figure out how to work the download system on the website shopping cart, you'll be seeing some Beary Sweet "Digi" Stamps by Kimm showing up :).  I have 2 more in the final stages of "production" right now too. ;)

I hope you like them.

Fall Card and MMSC Thank You!

I must tell you, I am having so much fun making cards.  I thought I would take some time and share another one that I recently finished since I had my camera on hand with me today.  This card was created using another digi stamp from CC Designs called Sugarplums Pumkin Emma that I found HERE.  Of course, I have other stamps and digis, but I have really fallen in love with these cuties.

It's simple, but elegant.  I intentionally did not add a sentiment to the front so that anything could go.  Emma was colored in using none other than my copics.  The image was then cut out with my Large Labels Nesties and shaded along the outside.  I used papers from Bo Bunny's Splendor to accent the beautiful fall colors and matted them with coordinating Bazzill Cardstock.  I added a few Primas and some Dew Drops from Robin's Nest.

I cut and layered a few parts with some dimensional adhesive to bring the image to life.

Finally I finished off the inside with a spot to write or stamp a sentiment.

I also would like to thank all of the girls at MMSC that left such lovely comments on my card submission.  It's the first time I've ever entered a card into a challenge and you have all made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.  I will admit, I was a bit nervous.  Thank you for making me feel comfortable and welcome!  I'm sure you will be seeing some more from me in the near future.

As always, a "beary" sweet thank you for stopping by. 

Feel free to post a comment.

XOXO,

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #25

Well, I've decided to take a chance and participate in a Card Sketch Challenge.  I love the Midnight Madness Sketches, and this week's submission was defininately up my alley.  Could be because I've been hooked on circles lately.  I will be submitting this card to MMSC25.  I have to fess up here... I've been playing with my stamps, digi stamps and my copics... I am totally addicted - you have no idea!  I can sit and color for hours.  I have decided that I definitely prefer digital stamps over regular stamps only because I can print them out on my laser printer and take them with me anywhere - and I don't have to wait over a week for my stamps to arrive - talk about instant gratification!  Yes, this small store owner still shops everywhere - LOL.  Part of my mission in supporting other small companies like mine.  Anyway, My first digital stamp was from Mo's Digital Pencil titled "Swine Flu".  I just lover her illustrations!  They have so much character and they are so much fun to color.

Here is my entry for MMSC #25.  This card was created on a 6"x6" card base.  I used bazzill cardstock, both canvas and bling textures.  The image is a digital stamp called Brigitta with Sunflower from CC Designs that I found HERE.  Isn't she just darling?   I just love these images!  Brigitta was colored and shaded with Copic Markers.  I added some Stardust Stickles to her wings.  Papers are from Dream Street that can be found HERE,  I added some pretty Prima Flowers and some Bazzill Ribbon to finish off the card.

I had so much fun creating this card.  Now I have to go figure out how to link and use that Mr. Linky feature - LOL.

Thanks for stopping by... I promise to start posting on a regular basis really soon.