Dreaming of a White Christmas......

...and that is as close as I will get to a White Christmas!! LOL

Anyways Good Morning!!!

This week  over at Teddy Bo the challenge is:

White Christmas!

So we want to see your interpretation of what

a white christmas is to you!

I have played along with the fab sketch from Christmas challenges.

Here is what I came up with:

I have had this image printed off forever and finally

got a chance to use her ~ perfect for this challenge!

She was colored with distress inks and the background

is twinkling h20's.  Stickles cover the snowflake and swirls.

I used my cuttlebug to make my embossed background.  The bells

are silver ones from Hobby Lobby that I spray painted with white

matte finish spray paint.  Of course I couldn't not add some

crackle distress paint in Picket Fence.

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Here are this week's graphics that are now available at

the Teddy Bo store, they are all so darling:

Well that is it from me today!!!

Teddy Bo ~ Catch a Falling Star....

Good Afternoon!!!
Today I have a new image to show you
called "Catch a Falling Star".
I just adore this image and she is perfect for
Christmas or not!! LOL Love that!

I have played along with the sketch over at
Stamp with Fun.

I was looking through all my Christmas papers from last year

and came across some of the Webster's Pages. I loved that

line last year but I am not a fan of many lines this year!!!

Maybe that is why my mojo got up and left me!! LOL

No new papers in forever!!!!

Here is a close-up of the colored image!

It was colored with distress inks and twinkling h20's.

The sentiment is computer generated and is from the

Christmas song..Away in a Manger.

Well that is it for me today!!

I hope you all have a fabulous week-end!!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

:)Kathy



Teddy Bo Tuesday ~ Pastels!

Good Morning! (Or Afternoon)

It is Tuesday again and it is time for

another challenge over at Teddy Bo!

This fortnight we are asking you to use Pastels!

I decided to try a side-step card and thought this image

worked perfectly as the sign is pointing into the trees!

I have used Tim Holtz paper for this one! I love that

pad and I think this is the first I have used it!!!!

Image was colored with distress inks and smuthered in

distress crackle paint and snow-tex.

The new images are up too! So cute:

AND don't forget this week is Gayle's birthday sale with

25% off all graphics until the 5th! You will find

all the info and code on the Teddy Bo Challenge here.

Well thanks so much for stopping by and

I hope you all have a wonderful week!

:)Kathy

Christmas Bo Elf......

Good Morning!!

Oh what a week it has been! I can't wait until it is over!!

My eyes feel like they have been crossed all week!! LOL

Anyways I have managed to make a Christmas card

using one of the new images from Teddy Bo!

I just adore this one ~ Christmas Bo Elf.

He was a joy to color and I had such a fun time making this one up!

I followed the sketch from CLP and added

buttons for the Whimsy Inspiration challenge!

Bo was colored with distress inks and twinkling h20's.

I had to do him up more vintagey.  I had fun adding

more and more stuff. I found a bunch of stamps that I

haven't used and forgot I had.  For a bronzey look I

colored with Brushed Corduroy and then went over it with

my glitter pen.

Stamps ~ Teddy Bo

Better not Pout ~ Retired CHF, Dec and scratch ~ Tim Holtz

Wish list ~ Whimy Stamps

Papers ~ MME, old book page

Inks ~ distress inks, twinkling h20's

Accessories ~ Holly diecut ~ WOJ, Bells diecut ~ Memory Box,

Button, bells and cheesecloth ~ stash

Wooden flourish ~ Flying Unicorn

Well that is it from me today!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you

all have a fabulous week-end!

We have so much planned so I will see you Tuesday for

Teddy Bo Tuesday!

:)Kathy

Teddy Bo Tuesday .....

Good Morning!!

First off I want to really apologize for being

so quiet lately!! I have to admit that I am having a

hard time adjusting to Texas!!!

SO....I decided it was time to step down from some

DT's for now so I can get myself acquainted better

for me and my family.   I thank Belles and Whistles

and Elisabeth Bell so much for letting me be apart of

their teams for awhile ~ I loved being a part of them :)

Right, now it is Teddy Bo tuesday and you all know that means

new releases!!! They are just adorable week after week!

I was too busy to print one out so I went ahead and made a card with

one from last week that I started and didn't get finished!!!

(Seems to be my MO lately!!!)

Isn't he just the sweetest thing!!! Oh I just fell in love with him!

He was colored with distress inks, (Aged Mahogany, Old Paper, Brushed cord)

My better shot!  I am thinking this one comes out nicer as it isn't

in the complete sun! If the card is standing I have to take out

in the sunlight and it gets too much but if I lay it down I

can take it from the patio!

And here are the cuties for this week:

To see more examples of cards using these you can, as

always, go and take a look at the challenge blog or

at the store as they are now available!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you

have a wonderful day!

:)Kathy



Favorite Color Combo.....

Good Morning!!!

I have finally finished my card for the

new Teddy Bo Challenge

which is to use your favorite color combo.

If you couldn't tell mine are white, pink and blue!

I have used a new image for this one she is called

Teddy Bea _151 or Pretty Butterfly.
I have also played along wiht the sketch from
Addicted to Stamps.

Bea has been colored with distress inks and twinkling h20's.

Bea ~ Brushed Corduroy, Golden Sand

Dress ~ Spun Sugar, tumbled glass,

Wings ~ Buttercream

I also added some stickles to her wings and

around the circle.

Here is my favorite shot!

Stamps ~ Teddy Bo, TLC sentiment

Inks ~ distress, twinkling h20's

Accessories ~ lace ~ WOC

Punches ~ MS butterfly and border

Thanks so much for stopping by!

I hope you all have a fabulous week-end!

We are headed out to our very first rodeo ~

I am so excited!! LOL

:)Kathy

Teddy Bo Tuesday....

Today starts a new challenge over at Teddy Bo!

(Sorry I didn't have time to get my card in but

I will by Friday I promise!!!! To see the rest of the

gorgeous DT cards you can go to the blog here.)

It is a fabulous challenge!!!! It is to use your

Favorite Colors!!!

Ok here are the digi images for

this week! They are so stinkin' cute:

I can't wait to see what you make with these ones!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you

all have a fabulous day!!

:)Kathy

A Shabby Chic Teddy Bo tutorial.....

I know some have a hard time with the term Shabby chic!

I am NOT an expert so this is my interpretation of what I think

Shabby Chic is!

By definition it is a form of interior design where furniture and
furnishings are either chosen for their age and signs of wear
 and tear or new items are distressed to achieve the appearance of
an antique. At the same time, a soft, minimalistic, and feminine feel is
emphasized to differentiate it from regular vintage decor; hence the

"chic" in the name. Whites and worn or bleaches out pastels are
 favorite colours. Usually alot of flowers too!
(But I used snowflakes instead!)

Right now I take that to be LOTS and LOTs of white on white

and cracked paint and loads of fabric and texture! Oh and a

touch of glitter!!!That is how I like to do it!

So the things I use to achieve my look are:

~FLAT or MATTE finish White Spray Paint (Thanks to Minna)

~Picket Fence Distress Crackle Paint

~DecoArt Snow-Tex

~Martha Stewart Coarse Fine Glitter

~loads of cheesecloth, lace, seam binding and felt (All in white!)

Here is my card after I have picked out the papers that I want to use:

First thing I do is give my papers a light coating of spray paint,

you don't want to overdo it but just until you like the results.

I also like spraying all my fabrics too as it gives them a nice

flat finish and it also stiffens them up alittle so applying the

crackle paint down the road is a little easier.

Next I run the crackle paint down the edges of the papers, I leave a nice

thick brush so that I get alot on my edges. You don't have to

do it any certain way and really the less careful you are the

better it looks! Really!!!

Also the thicker the paint ~ the bigger and better the cracks!!!

You can decide what edges you want the paint to be on. I usually put a healthy

dose on my dp and a light coat on my kraft base card:

Then I also added some to my diecuts. I wanted the kraft one to

be completely covered in white, because it is behind the

lighter one, so I just painted it on and placed it in a clear spot:

When all the crackle paint dries, which here in Texas literally takes minutes,

I add my mix of crackle paint, water and snow-tex. I just

made this mixture to my liking and put it in an old crackle paint

jar because I like the built in brush. Here is what it looks like:

Then again I run it over my papers just like the crackle paint. I

tend to do it in spots as opposed to all over because

I want the crackle paint to show:

While that is a little white I added the glitter where I want it.

I added it to all the individual snowflakes and the large

white layer in the back:

                                When it all dries put your card together!!! Don't forget to

throw in all your fabrics and what not!!!!

Here is a comparison of "shabby chic" and letting it be:

                   

Here is my finished card with all my other details added:

My true color and texture shot:

Close up of more texture and layering:

Isn't this image just adorable!! I love it and it makes me want

to go and jump in the snow!!!

Image was colored with distress inks and twinkling h20's.

I hope you enjoyed the tutorial! Sorry if it was lengthy but

this is only my 2nd time making one up and I didn't

want to leave anything out!!!!

So if you want to play along with the shabby chic theme
go here and see the details ~ you can get yourself
a Teddy Bo & Co image!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by
and I hope you have a fabulous day!
:)Kathy

"I heart you so much".....

Good Afternoon!

I hope you are all having a nice

day so far!  I just had to go and help

out at school and forgot I didn't post this!!

Anyways here is one of the new images from

Teddy Bo! She is called "I heart you so much" and

I think she can be used for just about anything!

I have used her to make a Christmas card!

I forgot a picture of the pull out tag but it reads

"All hearts come home for Christmas".

I have colored with distress inks:

bear ~ brushed corduroy

dress ~ Aged Mahogany

and twinkling h20's:

bear ~ Golden Sand

dress ~ Jasper Red

I also added some Stardust stickles

to her hat and boot trim.

I also added some distress crackle paint to the house, little

heart tag and the ends of the cinnamon sticks.

I have played along with the sketch from

Cute Card Thursday.

Papers ~ Memory Box and Magnolia

Ink ~ distress inks, twinkling h20's

Accessories ~ laces ~ WOC

Cinnamon, bells and rusty heart ~ Hobby Lobby



To see some more inspiration with Bo and

Bea you can visit the blog and read all about

the crazy DT's antics with FairyTale Friday.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope

you all have a fabulous week-end!

:)Kathy

Teddy Bo Tuesday.....

Just wanted to pop on here and tell

you that the new images are out and

they are sooooo cute!!!!

You can see if you guessed right!

Here they are:

Also the new challenge started and it is

Things with Wings.....

I can't wait to see all your creations!!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a fabulous day!

:)Kathy

Teddy Bo Tuesday .....

Good Morning!!

I hope our all having a great

start to your week!

Well it is Teddy Bo Tuesday today!!

If your craving a few good Autumn images

Gayle has drawn some up this week!

They are so cute!! (To see them all in

action you can head to the blog to see the rest

of the "A" team's creations.)  Here is what I did:

I have played along with the sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.
WOW was it ever hard for me to use these colors! LOL

And did you notice no distress crackle paint!! Instead I ran my

paper through my cuttlebug and then sanded it.  The mat for the dp

was crinkled up and then sanded.  I think distressing that

way suits Autumn better.  I also put vintage photo around the edges.

You can see on the sign and the leaves I have added some

crackle effect to it.  Image was colored with distress inks

and twinkling h20's!  The leaves are just an old book page.

I am not sure about the paper ~ it was a piece of scrap that I have had for

awhile but I am guessing it is MME.

Here are all the new images available now at Teddy Bo:

Other news for Teddy Bo is that their is going to be a

DT call to replace some lovely ladies that had to step down.

Also don't forget to check out our new features over on the

Teddy Bo blog. So far we have Teddy Bo's Top Tips in which

Jill has a tutorial on how to create a gorgeous Post it easel card!!

(They will be on Thursdays) Another feature is the Sunday Spotlight

in which we will showcase customers adorable Teddy Bo and Co creations!

If you have stuck with me this long thank you!

Don't forget you still have until Sunday to play along

with the Teddy Bo challenge ~ which is to use flowers!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you

have a wonderful day!

:)Kathy

Teddy Bo Tuesday......

Good Morning!

It is Tuesday yet again!

Doesn't it seem like they just fly by????

Anyways the new challenge over at Teddy BO

is a nice and easy one ~ Say it with Flowers!!!

We would love to see flowers on your creation!!

That means on your papers, image....whatever!

I have used the adorable new image called Love Dove....

I have also played along with a challenge that is new to me

called Tip Top Tuesday!  They want you to do Shabby Chic

or tell what you think it is! Well you know I think it is HEAVEN!

LOL I would say it is a mix of pastels and whites. A flowery

romantic lacey beautiful mix of elements with a smidgen of grunge!

My image was colored with distress inks and twinkling h20's.

I added some distress crackle paint to the bird pole.

I made the flowers with a mixture of the EK sucess retro flower punch,

MS hydrangea and MFT rose die. I then added some distress

paint to the edges. The other flowers are from WOC.

The gorgeous papers are from The Scrap Cake and are

called Bright Side of Life. They are gorgeous!!!!

I also participated in a challenge with The Flying Unicorn which

is Fabulous Flowers. We needed to use 9 or more on our

project.

Ok then here are the new images that are out this

week!! Adorable aren't they? Like I had to ask!!!

Well that is it from me today!!

Thanks so much for all your lovely comments and for

stopping by my blog!! 

I hope you all have a fabulous day!!

:)Kathy

Teddy Bo Tuesday...

Good Evening!

Well today is Tuesday which means another

release and challenge at Teddy Bo!

The challenge this week is to use

Black, white and another color!

It isn't my team's turn to post this week but I made a

Teddy Bo card anyways! (But not for the challenge LOL)

I had a sketch I wanted to follow and I just had to use

this cutie called Sweet Little Angel.

She is so sweet and easy to color so I can see mass producing her

for alot of my Christmas cards!!  She has been colored with twinkling h20's.

I inked the edges with vintage photo and then went over the

paper with crackle paint!

Papers ~ MME ~ Lost and Found Christmas

Inks ~ twinkling h20's: Jasper Red, olive green, Golden Sand

Accessories ~ Lace: WOC, Holly leaves ~ WOJ, Bells

are from Hobby Lobby and the diecut is Cheery Lynn Designs

Also here are the new digi's out now so go and grab them up:

Well that is it from me today!!! Thanks so much for your lovely

comments on my card yesterday! I don't do red very well so it

always looks off to me and your comments made me feel better!

Have a fabulous week!
:)Kathy