I have a birthday card to share today that features another image that was sent to me absolutely ages ago in a swap...a quick Google tells me that he's 'James the Bear - Laptop' by Lili of the Valley. I coloured him using watercolour pencils, then added a sentiment (from the 'Butterfly Birthday' set by Happy Little Stampers). I paired him with some snippets of papers from the 'Prince Charming' pad (by Recollections/Michaels)...distressing all of the edges before adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.
Challenges for this card:
- Always Fun - Anything Goes
- Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
- Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
- Crafty Friends - Things Beginning with B (Bear, Blue & Brown)
- Crafty Sentiments - Add a Sentiment
- Creative Moments - Anything Goes
- Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
- Moving Along with the Times - Stars & Stripes
- Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
- Pixie's Snippets Playground - Use Snippets
- The Sisterhood of Crafters - Birthdays
- Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Sweet little bear! I love the layout and your oolored him wonderfully! Thanks for joining us and good luck with your entry!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Joy
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Adorable card, thanks for sharing with Crafting from the Heart!
ReplyDeleteHi Helen,
ReplyDeleteoh isn't James such a gorgeous Bear just what you would expect from LOV images.
You have coloured him perfectly too.
Love your stitched edges as well.
Thank you for joining the MAWTT Challenge.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L DT
'Beary' cute card, love the paper you used and the stitched edges. Thanks for entering it at Crafty Friends. Hugs Ela DT
ReplyDeleteAdorable! Love this sweet little bear as well as the great background. Thank you for playing with us at the Sisterhood of Crafters and hope you can join us again soon.
ReplyDeleteHelen this is gorgeous, love all the toning papers, thanks for joining us at MAWTT, xxxx
ReplyDeleteSO very cute Helen! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Sisterhood of Crafters challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
ReplyDeleteDarlene
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Hi, Helen! Such an endearingly sweet creation with the most darling of teddy bears! Beautifully colored, your design is lovely! Thanks for sharing your crafty project at the Moving Along With the Times Challenge Blog, and for supporting us. We hope you will visit again.
ReplyDeleteSmiles,
Donna
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Oh so sweet!!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful make!! Love the Colours and its a great design
Thank you so much for entering our ATG challenge at Through The Craft Room Door this week. Looking forward to see you again next challenge!
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Helen: Thanks for linking your adorable bear birthday card to PPCC's #438th weekly challenge! Love the combo of papers and faux stitching details on this! Becca/DT
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet card Helen - I adore James, LOTV used to be a huge favourite of mine. Still is but they seem to have gone very quiet since moving to Etsy after several changes of direction. And right now even their discontinued items shop on Etsdy is closed - possibly for a holiday. So sad to see what was such a thriving little business slowly sliding down.
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Di xx
Beautiful creation! I love design and choice of papers!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing at Crafty Creations Challenge.
Ileanaxx