Hello Te4ddy Bo!

So I've been playing again and today I have one of the new Teddy Bo images that are from the July bundle. I have coloured him with my Spectrum Noir Illustrator pens, the back ground is made with my Aqua markers and my Art Liner stamps and pens for the "Hello"

 I used Sea Green, Bud Green and Kingfisher Aquamarkers,on watercolour card. I so love this effect for the background. Teddy Bo is coloured with RB1,3,4, his jumper is IB1,2,3 and the seat is EB3,5,6 TN3,4,6,7 and the lunchbox is AG2,3,4.

Isn't it sooooo cute!

I'd love to hear what you think ;)

Love Clairebears x

I'm back and with my favourite Bears!

Well its been a long time since I have blogged (hangs her head in shame!) but what better time then to tell you that Gayle has let me back into Teddy Bo Towers!!!

So plenty of burnt dinners to come then - Oppps!

Today is my 1st play with one of July's bundles using both my favourite Bears, and coloured with my Spectrum Noir Illustrators
Teddy Bo - RB1,3,4, TB1,3,5, FS3,PP4,5 - Colourblend Denim Blue
Teddy Bea - MB1,3,5, AP1,2,3,4, FS3,PP4,5,  - Colourblend Raspberry
Grass and Ground - LG4, AG4, MB3

Isn't this just so cute!!!!

Don't forget to pop over to Teddy Bo's Facebook Page to see what the rest of my buddies have made with this months bundles.

Love Clairebears x

Molly's learning ballet!

I've been playing with the gorgeous Molly from Teddy Bo that you can find HERE and I love her! Now I coloured her at about 5 this morning and I decided to make my own backing paper from the colours I used to colour her in with. I kind of like it but its something I need to practice I think lol! I used my Spectrum Noirs and the colours I used are IG1,2 & 3 and CR2,3 & 4. I would love to hear what you think :0)
Love Clairebears x

Fairytale Friday

Yippeeee! Its Friday and on my blog on Friday it means its Fairytale Friday! And you can catch up on all the goings on at Teddy Bo Towers too :0)

Now the kids are back to school - almost I thought I needed to get myself going with my Christmas Cards so there was only one little Bo I really NEEDED to play with today and his called TeddyBo_137 Ginger Bo

Isn't he just scrummy! I have coloured him with Promarkers and layered him onto a snowflake that I have cut out of blue mirror card, he has then been layered onto paper from Hobbycraft. The card itself is a stepper card from Papermania. The sentiment is a stamp from Hobbycraft that I have stamped in gold and embossed with gold glitter embossing powered and the cute gingerbread man embellishment is also from there too.

I'm really pleases how it turned out and I know I really must get my finger out and make LOTS more Christmas card too!!!!

Have you popped over to Teddy Bo's Challenge Blog and seen what the rest of the Team have made this week? If not HERE you go :0)

Don't forget you still have time to enter the Challenge - Black, White and One Other - the challenge closes at Midnight GMT 2nd Sept!

Love Clairebears x

Teddy Bo Tuesday - Midway Reminder and a little helpers card!

You still have time to play along with us at Teddy Bo's Challenge Blog - our challenge at the moment is Black, White and One Other and challenge closes at Midnight on 2nd September!

As its still the summer holidays here I have a card that my daughter has made as well as mine, it was good to sit down and craft with her. I got lots of gossip too!!!

Chloe's Card

She has used TeddyBoBea_38 - One Icecream = 2 Spoons
She has coloured them with promarkers and layered them on scrapbooking paper.
The sentiment she has hand written.

I have used TeddyBo_002 - On his Tod.
Coloured with HB pencils and flexmarkers.
Cut on my Silhoutte
Mounted on a 6x6 card with papers from
Papermania Capsule Collection - Black and White.

Thanks for stopping by  we would love to hear what you think :0)

Love Clairebears x

Fairytale Friday - Olifant

Welcome to my blog today :0) Its Friday and I've been playing! You still have time to play along with our latest challenge over at Teddy Bo - which is DISTRESS IT! Ummmm I've been a bad girl and not distressed this card though. Well Olifant is just to cute for words to be distressed!!!

I have coloured TeddyBoBea_139 - Olifant Moon Dreams with Promarkers,
The moon has been totally glittered
I have added ribbon and buttons from my stash along with the papers.
The Sentiment is from Nettys
I thought it would make a perfect new baby boy card :0)

Don't forget to pop over to the Teddy Bo Challenge Blog and see what treats Team A have made to inspire you today

Love Clairebears x

Fairytale Friday

Its My Teams turn to show you some card we have all made this week over at the Teddy Bo Challenge Blog so why don't you pop over and see what they have made. Whist your there you could always enter out current challenge which is to make a masculine card that features string and buttons. Well I love buttons and string always works so well on mens cards so I have had a little play

I have used the supercute TeddyBo_051Lazy Days, he has been coloured with Promarkers. I have layered it onto light blue card that has been run though my embossing machine with a Boffle Buttons folder.

Why not pop over to the Teddy Bo Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the DT have made and maybe you could leave them some love too :0)

Love Clairebears x 

Fairytale Friday

As its Team A's turn to host the challenge over at Teddy Bo's Challenge blog this time, Team B get chance to play on Friday! For my card I have follow the challenge we have got running this time anyway which is to make a masculine card but also to use sting and buttons too.

Here is my card and as you can see I have used
TeddyBo_108 School Time Bo,
He has been coloured with Promarkers
The papers are from Sassy Design and are called School Yard
The sentiment is from Wilma4Ever and is from Back to School kit.
I have added balloon buttons and string too!

Now why don't you pop over to the challenge blog HERE and see what the rest of the team have made today - you can also catch up with the goings on over at Teddy Bo Towers too!!!

I would like ot enter this card into the following challenges

Outlawz - Promarkers Challenge - Anything Goes
Willow Sketchie - Anything Goes
Craft and Me - Anything Goes 
Ruby's Rainbow - Cute Animals  

Love Clairebears x

Teddy Bo Tuesday - Masculine include buttons and string

We have a new challenge for you over at Teddy Bo's Challenge and this time its all about the men in our lives! To play along with us you need to make a card for a man that includes buttons and string - see easy peasy!
We don't have any new releases to play with this week - hopefully we will have some new ones next week. But that means we get to play with some of the older stamps!

Here's my card using the oh so cute TeddyBo_134 which is called Soldier Baby Bear. I have coloured him with my promarkers, and used papers from my MCS Men-y Happy Returns. I have added a a few buttons and string as required - oh and my new fav brown paper tape!

Why don't you pop over the the Teddy Bo Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the Design Team have made to inspire you and hopefully we will see your card in the challenge too!

Love Clairebears x

Teddy Bo Tuesday - Christmas in July!

Well its another wet day here, what has happened to our summer  in the UK?
All I can say is that I hope the rain stops soon otherwise I'm gonna be needing a Ark to get to work but on the upside the weather is so yucky (technical term that is!) that its put me in the mood to make more Christmas cards which is good because our latest challenge over at Teddy Bo's Challenge Blog is

CHRISTMAS IN  JULY

I have used TEDDYBO_205 - Reinbear Bo for this card, he has been coloured in with Promarkers and lots of Glossy Accents on him. The papers are odd bits from my crafty stash, and the ribbon in "Borrowed" from my Mums - shhhh don't tell her!

I hope you like it - how cute does Teddy Bo look!

Now why not pop over to the Teddy Bo Challenge blog and see what the rest of the girls have made to inspire you - you still have time to join in the fun too - our challenge closes at Midnight UK time on the 22nd July!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Forever Friends - Christmas in July
Quirky Crafts - Christmas in July
Robyns Fetish - Christmas in July
2Sisters - Christmas in July
Totally Gorjuss - Its Christmas
JellyPark - Christmas in July
The Poodles Parlour - Use a Digi


Love Clairebears x

Teddy Bo Tuesday and a New Challenge - Christmas in July

I know Christmas is still a while away but we thought we'd challenge you to make a project for Christmas - it can be anything :0)

Here's mine today I've gone for the tradional Red and Green but you should see what the rest of the DT have come up with. Pop over HERE to take a look.

I've used TeddyBoBea_135 coloured in with promarkers. I've used lots of stickles on this tinsel. The papers come from MCS Winter Whimsies, the hearts have lots of Glossy Glaze on them too!

 Isn't he cute! Her's one of the new releases we have in store for you this week

Why not join in with us and play along - if your like me I've got hundreds of Christmas Card to make and this is a fun way to start!

Love Clairebears x

Teddy Bo - Midway Reminder

Well, its nearly Independence Day in America so I thought I'd share a card I have made using Teddy Bo this week. He's called TeddyBo_204 - American Bo, and I have coloured him with pencils and the papers are from Echo Park - 4th of July.

It fits in really well with the challenge we have running over at TEDDY BO's CHALLENGE BLOG which is to make a project for a

CELEBRATION!

So why don't you join us in the fun? And you have to pop over to the Challenge blog and see what the rest of the Team have been uptojoin us  this week HERE.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenge

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge - Independence
Forever Friends - Inspired by the USA
Love to Create - Stars and Stripes
Made Especially for You - 4th July
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - 4th July
Amusing Challenges - Red, White and Blue
Gingerloft - Red, White and Blue 
Kenny K Krafty Krew - Patriotic
Opus Gluei - American
2 Sisters - Red, White and Blue
Catch the Bug - 4th July
Craft Your Days Away - Teddy Bears
 My Sheri Crafts - Oh I love America
Card Makin Mamma's - Red, White and Blue
Pattie's Creation Design Challenge - Red, White and Blue

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to join in with the fun too :0)

Love Clairebearsx

Fairy Tale Friday

Well its my teams turn to share they're beautiful creations over on the Teddy Bo Challenge Blog and wow they are all amazing. Here's my card that you can find over there its using the oh so cute Teddy Bo_051 which I have coloured with pencils and layered him up on a big flower, I have also added 2 feathers as well as 3 buttons - well you have to don't you!

 Don't forget you still have time to enter this times challenge which is to make a project for CELEBRATIONS! Go on you know you want to join in don't you :0)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges


CRAFT Challenge - Feathers/Birds
Charisma Cardz - Anthing Goes
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Gingham 


Love Clairebears x

Teddy Bo Tuesday - New Challenge

Wow where does the time go? Can you believe its Tuesday already.
 Well I'm glad it is as we have a brilliant challenge for you today over at Teddy Bo's Challenge Blog   Now we have new Teamies playing for there 1st challenge today too, thats Karen, Louise and Sonia . Now their 1st challenge is to make a card that contains a gift i.e. tealights, choccy, gift card.


Now it took me a while to get my head around this one lol - but I ended up making a card which held tealights (TUT HERE) 

 I have used TEDDYBOBEA_132. I have used a scrapbook paper from Teresa Collins called Everyday moments. Its double sided and the inside is the yellow polka dots, so I have used that to mat and layer. I think I may have gone a little overboard with the buttons lol! I've coloured Teddy Bo and Bea in with Promarkers as the image was to little to do it with pencils. This is something I'm going to have a go at again - especially for Christmas I think!


We also have new images in store for you today here they are

Why not pop over to the Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the DT have made - absolutely amazing and inspirational projects I can tell you!

We hope to see your creations entering our challenge really soon and we are all excited to see what you come up with.

Love Clairebears x

Teddy Bo Stamps

If you love Teddy Bo and Bea as much as I do you'll be pleased to hear that they have been made into rubber stamps and are in Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine this month along with papers especially made for the magazine too!

That means you can enter our new challenge over at Teddy Bo's Challenge blog this time and get inky hands too ! (or is that just me!!!)

Love Clairebears x 

Teddy Bo Tuesdy - New Challenge - The Queens Jubilee

Welcome to Tuesday - and you know what that means - TEDDY BO TUESDAY!
We have a new challenge for you this time and seeing that its the Queens Diamond Jubilee we thought we would challenge you to use Red White and Blue with lots of bling!

Here's my little bit of inspiration for you, its a scrapbook page - its not been finished but I'm getting together with a few friends over the weekend for a picnic so I've made a scrapbook page and all I need to do is add the photo and a little journeling too. I have coloured Teddy Bo and Bea in with Promarkers. The papers are from Portabella Road by Papermania. The grass and "Picnic in the Park" we're cut on my silhouette.

Don't forget we have new images in the shop for you to play with today as well!

Why not pop over to the Teddy Bo Blog and see what the rest of the AMAZING DT have made to inspire you too!

I would like to enter this page into the following challenges
Passion for Promarkers - Olympic (Team GB) 
Cupcake Craft - Royalty
Daisy Doodles - Bearly Cute
One Stitch at a Tiem -Red, White & Blue
Pan Pastel - Diamond Jubilee
Stampalot Challenge - Medals and Monarchs
Craft your Day's Away - Red, White and Blue 
Glitter Geeks - Diamond Jubilee
Cardmadfairys - Photo Inspiration
 

Love Clairebears x

Fairytale Friday - Don't forget the DT Call too!

Wooo Hooo its Friday which means its nearly the weekend again!

All you need to do to join us in the Towers is to put (DT) after your entry in the challenge and you could find yourself on the team for the next 6 months! Wouldn't that be fun!!!

I have a card to share with you today using the Pre Coloured Jolly that you can find in TEDDY BO'S SHOP I have also followed the fantastic sketch that Tammy has designed for this weeks challenge. The papers are a mixture from my scrapbox, and I have run the cream card through with the Boofle Embossing Folder called Buttons, I've also added a few buttons to finish it off. The sentiment was from Papermania - Urban Stamps.

And here's Tammy's sketch to follow

Now don't forget to pop over to Teddy Bo's Challenge Blog to see what we have all been upto in Teddy Bo Towers this week, and see the rest of the amazing DT's take on the Challenge too!

Love Clairebears  x

Teddy Bo Tuesday - New Challenge and DT CALL!

Well its Tuesday and this week we have new releases, a new challenge and a DT call too for you over at Teddy Bo.

If you wish to join us on the Teddy Bo DT for the next 6 months all you have to do is play along with us on this challenge and after your entry just add (DT) so we know you want to join us in Teddy Bo Towers

Onto the the challenge now, we have a  sketch which is just gorgeous to play along with.

Its been set by Tammy, isn't it gorgeous and so versatile.
Now I've used the oh so cute - Teddy Bo and Frog which you can find HERE in the store along with all the rest of the new releases that we have in STORE
I have coloured him with pencils and layers him up with scrapbooking papers. I think they are YUMMY lol!There are little buttons too as well as the sentiment thats a freebie with a magazine.

Why don't you play along with us too? Don't forget to pop over to the Teddy Bo Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the DT have come up with using the sketch :0)

Heres the rest of the stamps in store today

Thanks for stopping by today and I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Love Clairebears x

Teddy Bo Tuesday - Midway Reminder - Button Up

Its Tuesday again which means you still have a week to enter our Teddy Bo Challenge which is "Button Up"
Today I have used Teddy Bo as a Bartender, now this card did start of life as Teddy Bo as James Bond, but I got a little carried away. I used papers from Wellington, but I started to over stamp it with stamps from Papermania - Urban Stamps and then James Bond left the building and Teddy Bo Bartender arrived lol!

Now why not pop over to the Teddy Bo Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the DT have made.

Love Clairebears x

FairyTale Friday - Torch Bearers!

Woo Hoo! Friday has come around again :0)
Now I don't know about you but I'm getting a little bit excited at the thought of the Olympics starting soon. I live in West London and the torch will soon be passing through near to where I live, so when I saw this beautiful Teddy Bo and Bea carrying the torch I though I would make a scrapbook page to remember the day and once its happened I'll put the paper cutting on the page.

The papers are from Portobella Road as is the button stamp (still inkeeping with this weeks challenge over at Teddy Bo's Challenge) the Union Jack ribbon is from Hobbycraft and the little buttons are from Papermania. I have coloured the bears in with Pencil as I wanted a soft look to them for this page.

Now why not pop over to the Teddy Bo Challenge Blog and see what else has been going on in the Towers this week, and while your there see what the rest of the DT have made to inspire you too.

Love Clairebears x