Teddy Bo Tuesday

Happy Teddy Bo Tuesday!!

Good Morning Teddy Bo-ettes.....how are you all this morning?!??!?!  It's another 'fresh' day here at the Towers...it's trying to snow again...so with all this bad weather and our design team's reluctance to wear much clothing or go outside without a tankful of schnapps!!....we've been doing some Spring Cleaning this week.  Let me tell you....there are cobwebs in places you WOULDN'T expect them...isn't that right Colette!!?!?!?

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Our Blog hop was a great success but we still have one or two to claim their prize...so please check the prize-winners post to see if you were one of our winners. 

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Helle (our resident 'cocktail shaker') has been walking the floorboards at night awaiting the birth of her first Granddaughter......well.....thank goodness this little angel has finally arrived as Helle was driving us all potty (she has a VERY squeaky floorboard in her room and kept picking that one to walk over!!)  So how delighted was she when this photo arrived on the Teddy Bo T'internet to show us what she looked like....

♥JESSICA ♥

She's only 3 days old here and isn't she just beautiful.  Little Jessica doesn't know us all yet (we'll break her in gently)...but her 'extended' Teddy Bo family want to wish her and her family lots of cuddles and kisses...we have packed Helle off for a couple of days back home to visit this precious little baby and have warned her she must make her partner Freddy take LOTS and LOTS of pictures.....xxxx

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SO...what's NEW this week

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and of course......with all the broken nights of sleep and lots of Spring cleaning getting done...the Design Team appear to have magically made another collection of wonderful cards for us all to view!!! 

Jill

Image is TEDDYBEA_183

Coloured with Copics

Papers from Vibece Spigset and some leftovers from MME

Paperdoily behind. All panels are machinestitched.

Flowers handmade with a Marianne die and the butterfly is a CL die.

Metalframe with a Whimsy text inside

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Liz

Teddy Bea 184

Me to You papers 'Spring Chic'

Copics and Promarkers to colour

MS Punch, Twine, Buttons and PC sentiment

Liz x

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Maritha

TeddyBo_176

TeddyBea_184

TeddyBoBea_101

The text says.."one shall clean....BUT NEVER ON A BIRTHDAY"

Magnolia paper

Bo Bunny paper

Magnolia tag

Metalflower from PyHobby(roses and pearls too)

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Nela

I´ve used:

Teddy Bea 183

Spellbinder Label five

Spellbinder Floral Doily Motifs

Paper from Pachela

Copics

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Colette

This started off as a quick and easy card, but then I decided to make my own embellishments, a sponge, a feather duster and a dishcloth. Of course I had to add a bit of bling to my duster LOL! 

Image - TBEA_183 coloured in Photoshop

Striped paper in WORK - Echo Park - Life is Good

Insert papers and sentiment-Papercraft inspirations free download.

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Nicole

I´ve played with the sweet image TeddyBea_183

colouring as always with Prismas

sentiment by Motivet

cardstock Bazzill

design paper by Maja Design

embellies: flowers, pearls, swirl

I hope you´ll like my card :0)

Hugs Nicole

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Debbie

I've made myself a new notebook for my lists :c)

Image: TEDDYBO_177

Paper: Pink Petticoat

Alphabet: Sizzix Man Oh Man

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Renee

Teddybo-101 image

Colored with Promarkers

cocoa

sandstone

lime zest

soft lime

ice grey1,2,3,4

khaki

glitter paper

simple stories paper

flower trim

rhinestones /stickles

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Claire

TEDDYBOBEA_102

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Hazel

TEDDYBOBEA_102 Coloured with copics.  

Glamour dust added to his pom pom and glossy accents to his bubbles.

Flowers were a gift from a good friend and they are a mix of blue and white, with a pearl in the middle.

Silver swirl on front is Cheery Lynn.

Martha Stewart double loops punch.

Memory Box die on the inside is valerian flourish.

Paper is MME Lost and found.

Hugs

Hazel..x

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Tammy Louise

TeddyBoBea 102

Echo Park "Splash" DP

NB Standard Circles

Sentiment is "Birthday Letter Seals" from Raindrop Echo Designs w/Whimsy

Studio G Alpha Stamps

Just the Edge Bazzill Basics

Ranger Distress

Colored Pencil and Gamsol

Royal Coat Plaid Dimension

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Tammy

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Here I am with a new card, this time with cute Olliphant,TeddyBoBea 102
Colored with Prismacolor
Pattern Paper from Pion Design
Flowers from Kort & Godt, Storyteller and WOC
I bought myself a new dies, but can not remember who made this one ...
"A little hello" is the text on the stamp
I have also dotted the edges with a stamp from  Stempelglede
-Helle-

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Not long left now to enter our 

Anything Goes

challenge. Your entries must be in by Midnight GMT on Sunday 5th February. The lucky winner will receive their choice of the

(10 graphics from the Teddy Bo store)

And remember you only have a few days left to qualify for our Teddy Bo & Co FIRST BIRTHDAY CANDY

So pop this on your blog......come back to http://teddybochallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/teddy-bo-tuesday-first-birthday.html and tell us you've done in so that we can pick our winner....remember, you have to post this on your blog and tell us you've done it to qualify!!!

Catch you soon.....Gayle and the Gang...x

Terribly Tardy Top Tips Thursday

Sorry we're running a bit late today.

I think it was due the Haggis getting over excited yesterday as it was Burns night and they kept turning the clocks back so they could keep celebrating!!!???!!!

Anyway I've done the tutorial this week for a mini book style gift box

So what do you need?

Card to make the box - I've used a sheet of 12 x 12 

Paper to decorate

Ribbon or lace

Teddy Bo Image - I've used TeddyBo_049 (the rubber stamp)

Scoreboard

Cut 2 pieces of card - one 6 1/2 inches square, the other 3 1/2 by 7 1/2

Score 1 inch and 2 inches from each side - these measurements will make you a box that is 2 1/2 inches square by 1 inch tall.

 Cut away the corners as in the picture above to leave tabs and apply tape or glue then fold up into a double walled box.

Score the other piece of card 3 1/4 inches from each of the shorter ends to make the outside.

Then decorate as you wish.

I've used ribbon here to tie the box closed. I stuck it to the front of the box with tape then folded it up before attaching it to the back to make sure it would close without pulling too tight.

Here's Bo looking very cute holding his flower :c)

I've stuck the box into the cover using tape as I'm not very good with wet glue

Then all you need to do is fill it with treats. I originally made these to hold the favours at my wedding but Bo and Bea hadn't been born then so they had hearts on lol!

I hope you will have a go at making this - you can adjust the size by changing the measurements but make sure you allow enough for both sides before you cut your card - how many times have I done that making boxes???!!!???

Maybe you would like to enter one into our anything goes challenge which we still have running and don't forget to check and see if you're the lucky winner of one of the blog hop prizes.

Have a furry hugging week

Debbie and the Gang xx

Teddy Bo Tuesday- Blog Hop winners

Happy Teddy Bo Tuesday!!

SO...did you enter our Blog Hop!?!? 

Have you been to check out the Design Team's blogs to see if you won anything there?!?!?!

Thank you to those who entered our Blog Hop and followed both this blog and our DT's blogs....your comments have been really lovely to read....so, onto the winners:

The winners for the individual blog hops are:

Liz - MEL http://melsanford29.blogspot.com/

Claire-  http://craftyescape.blogspot.com/ - Jo Escape to the Craft Room

Tammy - PINKY - http://www.pinky-pinkysworld.blogspot.com/

Debbie  Whimsical Whispers

Colette - Karen -  http://mycraftycupboard-karen.blogspot.com/

Maritha - Emma http://chaosinacraftoom.blogspot.com/

Jill - Sonny http://sonnys-bastelspass.blogspot.com/

Helle - Lilli   http://loo-loodesign.blogspot.com/

Tammy-Louise - Sandy at  http://joy-sandyscreations.blogspot.com/

Nicole - Danny - http://fieperdefiep.blogspot.com/

Nela - http://suescraftworld.blogspot.com/

Hazel - Wendy - http://flowergirlcards.blogspot.com/

Renee - Debbie - http://fairybluebellscraftadventure.blogspot.com/

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Our £10 Teddy Bo & Co prize goes to

Linda (http://lindascraftycreations.blogspot.com/)

One of our £5 Teddy Bo & Co prizes goes to

Lindsay (http://craftymonster81.wordpress.com/)

With the other one won by

Saskia (http://into-my-creative-world.blogspot.com/)

Please contact me at support @teddybo.com

Please note, if these prizes are not claimed by February 5th they wil be re-drawn.

The winner of the D'Arcy's Diaries' prize will be announced on Thursday with the next release on www.darcysdiaries.com

Our CANDY winner will be announced on Tuesday 7th February...remember you've got to post our candy graphic on your blog and link back to us to be in with a chance of winning it....see here for details. 

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SO...what's NEW this week!?

and of course, you will know that our Design Team  have risen to the challenge with some inspiration for you

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Claire

I have used Teddybo-174 Text. I have coloured him with Promarkers, I have used papers and stamps from Papermania called Portobella Road. I have made a 8x8 card and used kraft card as the card base. I have brought it all together with string, I really love how this card has turned out!

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Liz - Peace and Love

TeddyBo 173
TeddyBea 181
Prisma pencils
MME papers - lime twist - happy go lucky
Liz x


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Maritha

TeddyBoBea_099

I have put some crackle accent on the windows....but it dosen´t show on the picture

Swirl from CL

Snowflake die CL(but i have used it as a flower this time) =)

Leaves is a die from Magnolia

Key from PyHobby

The text says"happy birthday"

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Hazel

TEDDYBOBEA_099 coloured with copic's and prisma's
I have added glossy accents to the windows
PP is by First Edition Isabelle
Swirl is Cheery Lynn tropical flourish
Sentiment is computer generated.


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Jill

Image is TEDDYBOBEA_099 FULL
Coloured with Copics
DP from Magnolia
Flowers from Storyteller, WOC and Bikuben
Magnolia swirl, button, charms from Kort og Godt, Pearls


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Kirsty-Anne

Teddybea_173
Retro papers from Etsy
Prismacolor & Derwent Pencils
Art Deco Glamour Dust
Lace offcuts from eBay
Pom Pom trim from Local Sewing Shop
Flowers / Cricut
Pearls & Gems from WOC


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Renee

Teddybobea_099 Image
Colored with Promarkers
Prima Flowers
October Afternoon Thriftshop Papers
Pearls
Ribbons
Glittered Alphabet Stickers
Nestibilities Die Cuts /curved rectangles


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Debbie

This is the inside!

The outside - a little pink and a few flowers!
Images:
TEDDYBO_174 and bird and roses from TEDDYBOBEA_099
Paper: Dovecraft Back to Basics
Embossing: Cart-Us Rose folder


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Nela

I´ve used:

Teddy Bea 099

Freebie Shaper Set from Clipart Fairy

Copics

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Colette

For a child

Image - TEDDYBO_174

Papers - Echo Park - Little Boy Papers

Button and string - stash

For a teenager

Image - TEDDYBO_174

Papers - Shery K -  Party Time

Buttons and string - Stash

For a young adult

Image - TEDDYBO_174

Papers - Men In Mind - Clipart Fairy

Cottage Cutz Beer die

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Helle

Baby Bea, I colored with prismacolor

Sugar coating White glitter is the cloud coated with

Perleswirl from the Storyteller

Dies by Sheryl Lynn

Flowers are fraWOC, Kort& Godt

The butterfly is from Pion Design's lovely papers

Ribbons is from Panduro

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Tammy Louise

INGREDIENTS:

Teddy BoBea099 Bea with window set + flying birds flipped and resized and flowers,

Kaiser Craft Vintage Timeless DP

Sentiment is Raindrop Echo Design w/Whimsy "Birthday Letter Seals,Ranger distress tool for many many hours,Sentiment words inside book are by Layers of Color Art Stamps "Old World Flourish and The Love Chapter"

MEDIUMS:

Ranger Distress Ink and Copic mediums

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

Flowers are WOC, Magnolia and Kaiser Craft,Wood flourish is Kaiser Craft fancy heart

Brads are WOC,Charm is Making Memories,Tim Holtz Grunge Board altered w/Ranger crackle paint,WOC metal butterfly,Hand made shutters with corrugated cardboard and crackle distress ink

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Tanya Johnson
Guest Designer

 

Remember you still have just under 2 weeks to enter our latest challenge with is

ANYTHING GOES

really couldn't be easier!!

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Catch you soon.....Gayle and the Gang...x

Teddy Bo Top Tips Thursday

We have a real treat for you as a tutorial today!!!!

You may remember that last week we gained a hostage at the Towers so we decided to make her write a tutorial as part of her ransom.

Unfortunately for Kirsty-Anne she did so well we're going to be keeping her a bit longer although she is building up a bit of resistance to all our alcoholic beverages so we may have to send someone off on a foraging mission for some new ingredients...........

Anyhoo - do you remember seeing this wonderful wallet on the challenge blog???

Now you can make one of your own

What you need

Textured card stock I have used Core'dinations  ColorCore Great White 12x12  .You could emboss regular white card instead.
6mm double sided tape . 
Distress Ink Black Soot (Why not try a different colour ?) , Blending tool  , Craft mat
Sewing Machine ( You could do faux stitching if you don't have a machine)  & Paper Trimmer / Scoreboard 
Brad , snap , or button . I used my cropadile with a snap .
Teddybo Images . I used a pre coloured graphic Teddybo_172  called Teddybo text   & your choice of Embellishments.


Instructions in inches (cms in brackets)


Part One Base of Wallet 


1. Cut a piece of card 12 inches (30.5cm) by 51/2 inches (14cm).  Score at 5.1/2 inches (14cm) so the wallet can  fold over.
2. To make the tab to close the wallet  also score at 11 inches (27.9cm). Turn card stock and score at 1 1/2 inches(3.8cm) and at 4 inches(10.2cm) Just to the scoreline you have just done.  Cut off corners in pink  to leave the tab as shown in picture .

( Click on the pictures to enlarge or zoom on your pc . Also rotating them can help .)

Part Two Inside Wallet (Pockets)
1. Cut 6 pieces of the same card stock for the pockets .  one of each of the following ;-


5 inch (12.7cm) x 2 inch (5.1cm)
5 inch (12.7cm) x 3 inch (7.6cm)
5 inch (12.7cm) x 4 inch (10.2cm)


5.1/2 inch (14cm) x 2 inch (5.1cm)
5.1/2 inch (14cm) x 3 inch (7.6cm)
5 1/2 inch (14cm) x 4 inch(10.2cm)


2. Distress large piece of card on both sides using your distress ink pad and blending tool in circular motions.  Distress ink small panels on one side . It does not matter much how you do it and how much you put on it all adds to the effect ! though having lighter and darker areas seems to look cool ! . Leave to dry.  You could even use Crackle paint for an even better leather look ! but would need
overnight to dry . 


3. Sew all your panels and base piece individually around the edges and even around the tab !. On the larger set of panels sew up the middle for smaller pockets . Layer the panels biggest first on top of each other on your large laid out piece of card stock as shown in picture . Use double sided tape to adhere the panels remember not to tape the top parts !! or you won't be able to put anything in them !. 

 4. Fold the wallet at your fold line . This is the fun part add your Teddybo Images , ribbon , brads. Use a  button or snap, to the tab ! Why not make a mini credit card or slip in some vouchers or a label !  Add a name or word using chipboard or cricut machine !.

This is my first tutorial so if there are any questions please ask ! ;0) Can't wait to see your creations !

Hugs
Kirsty-Anne xx

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Don't forget you still have time to win one of the wonderful prizes in our Birthday anything goes challenge. And the blog hop doesn't finish until 23rd January so you can join in that as well.

There's also a 25% off sale in the store.