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Teddy Bo Tuesday - Black, White and One Other!

Welcome to another Teddy Bo Tuesday and we have a new challenge for you today as well as 2 new stamps that you can find in store - HERE 

Now we're trying to sort out the winner from the last challenge so we will be back to let you know who the lucky 3 are later in the week. But before I go any further please can we thank all the fantastic entries and Team B for hosting.


But now onto this weeks challenge and its a fa-BO-laus one 

Black, White and one other Colour

Here's Team A's cards to get your creative juices flowing and hopefully you will join in the fun going on in the Towers this time :0)   

Before you take a look at the gorgeous cards the DT have made, we would like to wish Kirsty-Anne and Liz a fond fairwell as they are both leaving the Towers, we will really miss them both and wish them all the best for the future. 

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Finally, as I am on my holidays at the moment, my card uses one of last weeks releases and doesn't follow the challenge, but I thought you might like to see it anyway.

Image - TEDDYBEA_213 - coloured in Photoshop

All papers, flowers, ballet shoes - Tippytoes - Nitwits Collection

Border Punch - Martha Stewart

Ribbons, Pearls, Gems and charm - Meiflower

Here's a view from the side showing the ballet shoes dangling from the arch.

I re-sized the arch and Bea and used the same kit as above to make a simpler square card too.

All details are the same as the pop out box.

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Wendy

     

Image TeddyBea_215  15cm x 25cm

Coloured with Promarkers 

Cool/Warm/Ice Grey, Baby Pink & Rose Pink

Papers:

Stampin Up Vintage Flocks & Robins Nest Princess Attitude

Ribbon, Gems & Glitter to finish

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Kirsty-Anne

Teddybea_215

White card coloured with black soot distress ink .

Basic Grey Kraft Paperpad

Cuttlebug Corner punch

Digi sentiment free from here

Ribbons from stash

Stardust Stickles 

Magnolia Vintage Tag Die

Black roses from ebay

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Jill

Image is TEDDYBEA_215

papers from Teresa Collins

Cheery Lynn swirl

Flowers from WOC

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Debbie 

Image: TEDDYBO_209

Paper: Funky fairies (retired)

Sentiments: Create with TLC & Imagine That Stamps

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Renee

TeddyBea-215

cratepaper farmers market farmhouse collection

black and white polka dot papers

red gem stones

machine stitching

colored with promarkers and colorpencils

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So what colour's will you choose? Will it be Pink, Red, Yellow or  Brown like the Design Team or will it be Blue, Green, Orange or maybe Purple - surprise us you talented bunch of crafters! We really look forward to seeing your amazing creations and maybe you can inspire the DT in turn :0)

You have until Midnight GMT on Sunday 2nd September to enter and we really can't wait for you to play along with us!

Love from Team A x

Teddy Bo Tuesday - Mid Challenge Reminder and NEW GRAPHICS

Welcome to another Teddy Bo Tuesday and we have some fantastic news - we have got new stamps to play with this week and here they are,

We all love them and had such fun playing this week, If you want to get hold of them you can find them HERE. Go on treat yourself and then maybe you would like to enter the challenge we have running at the moment that is to DISTRESS IT!

We would really love you to play along too :0)

Heres the cards Team B have made to inspire you today

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Louise

TEDDYBEA_214 coloured with Promarkers

Paper, ribbon, crystals & pearls from stash

Little Claire die-cut sentiment

Die cut butterflies from a friend

Papermania "Beautiful Things" Embossing folder

Cor'dination card

Stickles

Tim Holtz Distress Ink

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Nicole

I´ve played with TEDDYBEA_214 (I flip the image)

colouring as always with Prismas

cardstock in light pink and white

patterned paper by cArt-Us

dies by Cheery Lynn and Whimsy Stamps

embellies: flowers and pearls

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Karen

Using TeddyBo_207
Copics
Wooden Clock from Crafty Embellies
Cor - Dinations Card Stock
Tim Holtz Distress Wheel
Sanding Block & Dust Buddy
Bearly Mine Designs Design Paper (For The Boys Set.)
Ribbon
TLC Sentiment.
Ivory Centura Pearlescent Card Base.

Hugs & HaPPy Crafting Everyone!
Karen.xx

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Liz

Teddy Bea 213

Prisma Pencils

Paper Snippets

Doily Die

Ribbon, Pearl Hearts, Sentiment

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Clairebears x

I have also used Teddy Bea 213 because she is just so beautiful (and a new favourite of mine!!!)
I hav coloured her with Promarkers and layered her onto a paper from MCS - Finest Filigree. Which I have then added onto some pink card stock and distressed. I have added pearls and and littpel posy in the corner as well as a little butterfly to finish it off!

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Sonia

Image TEDDYBEA _214
Coloured with Prisma pencils
Papers ~ Prima Botanical
Flowers Wild Orchid
Craftwork cards Oval greeting
Bow & Pearl from stash

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Hazel

TEDDYBO_208
Coloured with copic's and clear glitter pen for his cape.
Making Memories paper distresser used on the red and blue card
Boom and Bang were found on the net, printed,
cut out then glazed with glossy accents
Double stepper card by Which craft UK
Stars cut in glitter paper using my spellbinder star circles



Thanks for stopping by and hope you will play along too.

Love Clairebears x

Saturday Sneak Peeks

FOR RELEASE ON TUESDAY 14TH AUGUST

Teddy Bo Tuesday - Distress It!

Welcome to another Teddy Bo Tuesday - and before I go any further can I say thank you to Team A who hosted the last Challenge for there beautiful cards and inspiration. Now onto the winners from last times challenge and they are:-

Dawn - LilyPinkScraps
Our Overall Winner for this challenge

And our 2 runners up are

Kristin

And Donna

Congratulations to you all and please contact Gayle on support@teddybo.com

And not to forget  a big thank you to everyone else who played as well, and we hope to see you again playing with our next challenge which leads me nicely into the the next challenge that is

DISTRESS IT

where you can win

FIVE  digital graphics for the winner with one free graphic for the runners up!!

And here are the Design Teams Inspiration for this challenge.

Clairebears x

I have used TEDDYBOBEA_TABS_001 - 3 in a Row.
I have coloured it with Promarkers, and layered onto scraps from my scrapbox.
I have used 2 skeleton leaves and a wooden flower.
All layered onto a scalloped card blank.

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Louise

TEDDYBO_110 coloured with Promarkers

Cor'dinations card

V&A embossing folder

Tim Holtz Vintage Market alphabet die
Distress ink

First Edition backing paper

Charm, ribbon & gems from stash

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Karen

I used my clear polymer stamp set to create my card - but you can also use the wonderful digis in store too, to create the same stamp set - the two characters you will need are TeddyBea_004 (Can You See Me)  and TeddyBo_009 (Can You See Me Too)

I printed on to Neenah Crest Solar White and matted with Cor-Dinations Nostalgia Black Card stock (both from Crafter's Companion.)

My base card is my own design and is available in both SVG and STUDIO file format - available from here.

I brought my image to life with my Copics (full details on my blog - just click on my name above.)

Poem inside is my own creation but feel free to use it if you wish.. please just give all credit back to me.

The wonderful ribbons I have used are from Crafty Ribbons.com

My stamped image I gently curved first with my embossing tool in the palm of my hand, before sticking down with 3D collal glue - to add a more 3D effect to my card.

 Hugs & HaPPy Crafting!

Karen.xx

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Hazel

FAIRYD_TB_CAT_02

Coloured with copic's.

Papers are from MME Lost and found

Lili of the Valley grunge music sheet

I used my making memories to distress ALL the papers.

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Nicole

I´ve played with a part of TEDDYBOBEA_115

Colouring as always with Prismas

 for the coat, the hat and the shoes I´ve used patterned paper

Bazzill kraft cardstock

patterned paper by My Minds Eyes

paperdistresser and Distress Ink *Vintage Photo*

decoration: punched hearts, a swirl and a edge, pearls

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 Sonia

Image is TeddyBea _093 'Ballerina Bea' 

I have lightly coloured Bea with Copic marker.

Papers are 'Vintage/ lace' from Bearly Mine

Greeting Craftwork cards, MS punch PATP , MS frond punch

Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts 

We hope you liked our cards and they have inspired you to join in the fun with us!

Love Clairebears and Team B :0)

Teddy Bo Top Tips Thursday

Who wants to stand out from the crowd?????

Not me I would rather hide at the back and peek round the side lol!

Fortunately Bea likes to stand out and Kirsty-Anne has a brilliant tutorial for us today that will help her do just that.

Bo loves any kind of attention at all so would love for you to use the tutorial and join our current challenge which is masculine with string and buttons.

Warm and Furry hugs

Debbie & the Gang

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Would you like to make Bea stand out !!


Here is how I do it with a dark pencil !!!


There is a subtle difference between the two pictures . I have used Teddybea_204


The first picture I have just coloured as normal with prismacolor pencils and blended with Zest Blending solution .


The colours I used are - Fur - Peach beige,Beige Sienna,& Light Umber. Dress & Hat - Light Peach,Peach Deco,Peach. Ladybird & Flower centre - Scarlet Lake .







The second picture I have used French Grey 90% to highlight areas to make her stand out more. You can use black , espresso or any other dark pencil. The secret is to have the sharpest point at all times !!!






I have started in the hat rim where I have just used strokes just quarter up every second or third line and the same from the top down . I have done random small lines following the drawing on the patterned hat. I have just went along the flower petals on just one side and just a quarter of the inside lines from the centre out towards the petals . I have also defined the hat more by going around the entire edges .






I next go down the flaps of her hat on the line next to her face and on the creases on the material dark down towards the pom pom.








I them go around the collar at the top and where the collar meets in the middle, Then on the valleys of the collar and on the seams and under her arms .




I go again on the valleys inside her cardigan and dress panels . Again on the creases and around the dress.









Lastly I have went deeper under her dress where her leg starts , where the feet meet and lastly under the feet for a shadow.


I hope you will give it a go and just practice !! remember to use the dark pencil after you have coloured and blended everything as it will smudge . Also you can lean on your pencil more adding different pressure to make the dark pencil even darker .

Thanks for stopping by ;0) xx

Teddy Bo Top Tips Thursday

Did you see Karen's wonderful box on the Teddy Bo Tuesday post a couple of days ago?

We're lucky that she has been "encouraged" in time honoured tower tradition - involving lots of fermented vegetables - to write a tutorial for us all.

The bonus of this box is that you don't need any glue to keep it together. We're not so keen on glue here as it attracts camel hair very nicely and anyone falling asleep at the table risks getting a Cuthbert beard - not all that flattering although it does give a bit of authenticity to some of the girls entering various Olympic field events :0)

So here's Karen's box with the addition of a little gifty to put in it.


Furry Hugs


Debbie & The Gang

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Glueless Box Tutorial

Using Fairy D TB_Prom Pencil Sketch.
Design Paper used (printed straight onto card) is from my SWALK Cd-Rom 2.
Card used for box is Smooth Printable Card - you can use any lightweight card for this. If your card is much thicker than 160 - 180gsm it may tear on you.
Ribbons are from Crafty Ribbons - my pink ones are from the "Jam Pot" bag.
Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.


FIRSTLY - print out your backing paper directly onto your two sheets of card stock. Now take ONE of your sheets and trim off from ONE short edge and ONE long edge only, a half centimetre from each.

 This slightly smaller sheet will form your box base.
The following steps you will do exactly the same for your base and lid…
Gently bend/fold your card towards the middle lengthways, without creasing or scoring. When you have the long edges lined up, make a crease at the top and bottom of your card – so that you can easily see where the centre line of your card is.






Now fold your card so that each long edge meets in the centre at the creases you just made. Burnish with your score tool.







I lifted one of the edges slightly in the middle so you could see more clearly where they meet in the middle.


Once you have burnished your creases with your score tool, open your card back out flat again.


Now do exactly the same thing with your short edges, but this time, keep your card folded once you have burnished your folds, don’t open out flat again.







Next – using the following pictures 3 and 4 as a guide – I want you to fold your corners into triangles, from the crease lines that are already there. If you look at the picture – my score tool is showing you where your previous crease line should be.


If you look at your card – it’s easier than it sounds.


Can you see how i’m making my triangles?
Don’t forget to burnish all of your folds/creases with your score tool. You need all of your folds very sharp.

Do this with all four corners like so.



Remember to burnish with your score tool when you're done.


Now fold the two remaining long edges back over on themselves, back towards the triangles. Burnish with your score tool.

Now put your fingers inside and gently open out your box.


You also need to pinch the side and bottom creases with your finger and thumb to re-difine your folds a little now that you are done.



TOP TIP!




If you find that your sides are “bowing” out a little – simply pinch inwards (gently) the top edges whilst re-creasing all of the folds with finger and thumb. This will solve the problem instantly for you! :0)

Now repeat with your second sheet - add your ribbon to the lid - then topper and decorations of your choice - and voila!



Your famous, Krafty Karen's totally glueless box is complete! Smiles.



To match my gift box, I designed my own necklace too - out of some beads I already had, stretch wire, and my own, hand done, paper beads.



As a bonus to this tutorial here is a quick step by step for how you too can create your own paper beads. :0)

Step one - you need to print out your chosen backing paper (in this case I used the same as I had used for my box.)
Step two - cut out long triangles that taper to a fine point (see picture below.) Mine measured 4inches long and 0.75 inches at their widest point.

Step three - Laying them face down, spread (lightly) with pva glue at the top and the bottom, then using a cocktail stick for ease of use start to roll them from the widest point to the thinnest.



Make sure that you keep your paper rolling to the centre of your "bead".


Step Four - Once rolled - very gently ease off the end of your cocktail stick. Place onto your necklace wire and space with beads as desired.


Can you see how the paper is all rolled towards the centre of the bead?

This is an extra little gift for an extra special person who is turning four this week. 

Hugs 'N' Happy Crafting Everyone!


Karen.xx