Sunday 13 July 2014

CCC(15) - MY OWN THEME!! - CHRISTMAS TEDDY BEAR

Good morning everybody - thank you all for the comments made on my last few cards - forgot to mention it yesterday (my bad! - sorry I'm too old for this but what the heck does it mean by the way, I keep hearing it and I think I have used it in context but forgive me if not - ROFL).  I know I get worse but I'm allowed, I had a lovely birthday yesterday, did a bit of crafting, had some Chinese food and a glass of vino - happy days!  My birthday present came with batteries and is something I have wanted for ages so I am chuffed to bits - wahey!!!  I also had some lovely cards - two of them in shades of my favourite colour - lilac, so thank you girls

Well, this fortnight the CCC theme is 'Christmas Bears' and I haven't a clue why I chose this!  I do love bears though and it gave me a chance to use a stamp set from Personal Impressions (which I bought years ago!).  I didn't want to make a card for a child but I felt that if I used 'grown' up papers I could send it to a family with children!  There's no Wink of Stella on here either, just a smidge of Stardust Stickles on his pompom.



My dies came to the fore as usual, I do love my dies and will now refuse to say how many I have 'cos Ollie's Mam teases me ... just a tad!   

Ingredients

7" x 7" white card blank - Anna Marie Designs (not sure whether I have said before but these really are a great weight of card)
Teddy Bear cling stamp - Personal Impressions
Christmas Sentiment cling stamp - LOTV
Kraft Card for matting - Crafters Companion
Music and Word papers - Joyful Peace Pad from GCD Studios
Circle paper - Nordic Christmas Pad from First Edition
Red paper - Classic Christmas Pad from LOTV
Rectangle Stitched Stax die - Lil'Inker Dies
Circle Stitched Stax die - Lil'Inker Dies
Holly Accents die - Spellbinders Dies
Red Pearls from stash
Flexmarkers and Distress Inks

I am quite pleased with how my Christmas Teddy card turned out - thank goodness!   It's also nice and flat for posting - yay!  

Thank you for visiting me today, and as usual I am really pleased if you have managed to leave a comment.  This is a scheduled post and I will be checking out the rest of the CCC cards later - I do hope there's a full-house, it really is great finding out what the other girls have made when you have picked the theme.

Lots of hugs to you all, I hope the weather stays as nice as it is today!


35 comments:

  1. I love it Susan, a fab design, xxx

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  2. Hi Sue what a brilliant Christmas card, fab image and mix of papers. Happy belated birthday! Susan x

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  3. A beautiful Christmas card Sue, love those papers and the image is adorable. I struggled with the theme this time though - can you believe I didn't own a Christmas teddy stamp or digi - I will have to rectify that when hubby isn't looking, lol. A great theme though none the less and I'm sure the ladies will all do it justice. Glad you had a lovely birthday.
    Lorraine

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  4. Beautiful card Sue. I love the papers and the cute image.

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  5. Great image, papers and dies Sue, resulting in a lovely card. I don't know what Ollie's Mam goes on about - just because you had to buy the house next door to accommodate all your craft stash ..... ROFL!! I'm still racking my brains about the battery operated gift too. Hmmm , I'd better not put my first thought - too cheeky - but I'll keep working on it. Hugs Christine xx

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  6. lovely card. Thank you for the Teddy bear challenge.

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  7. Glad you had a lovely day for your birthday sweetie. This card is gorgeous and very endearing. Fantastic colouring and awesome layout.

    Hugs
    Cathy
    xxxx

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  8. What a beautiful card, Sue - love the challenge, thank you. Don't forget that you could link for my challenges and Completely Christmas - we'd love to see it there xx

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  9. I love your card Sue. The papers go perfectly with your Teddy. Hugs Mrs A.

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  10. Hi Sue ....lovely card, that backing paper is fabulous ......and a perfect teddy! xxxx

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  11. Fabuloussssssssss card my lovely matey I put mine up earlier because blogger has been a right pain for me and I didn't want to miss your challenge in case it didn't schedule right because we went out early this morning and had lunch and have just got back..and YES I need you to count your dies and tell me how many you have hahahahaha ..okay so we know it has batteries but what is it???? ROFL lots of huggles from all of us here Sue xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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  12. Hi Sue, lovely card cute teddy image and your papers and dies are super. Pleased you had a lovely birthday, but whatever didi you get that has batteries? I have no notion what ROFL means at all, Kate x

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  13. Oh my goodness...this is such a sweet image. You have made it very grown up...sure to be appreciated by the whole family. The ivy corner swirls are so pretty. I am into noticing all the corner dies lately...think I need a good shopping spree!!!

    Love the papers you chose and your pretty design.

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  14. Stinking cute Sue! A perfect family card - love every little detail. You really set me a challenge this time as, whisper quietly, I don't like very cute bears very much at all!
    However it was a lot of fun to push myself and I like that a lot! Have a lovely huni and thank you for the challenge Karen x

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  15. Gorgeous card Sue and I can see why you picked the theme with such a lovely image. Thanks for your flexibility. Zx

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  16. this is brilliant - love it and thanks for reminding me of this stamp - I had forgotten I'd got this one xx

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  17. Love your little Ted Sue with his "grown up" background. Great theme too. Carol x

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  18. Hi Sue me wonderful blogging mate.
    Happy Birthday for yesterday. Sorry I didn't remember. How bad am I. I think all these tabs I've been taking have messed up my memory as I can't remember lots of things now. Or is just my old age.
    Love your super theme for this fortnights C card.
    I have seen some beauties as I have been blogging.
    Your card is superb and well you should be pleased. Love that super design it always blows me away when I see what you have created.
    Love and hugs toall in the P household.
    Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

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  19. Happy belated birthday hope you enjoyed your day-fabulous card,great image and love the papers
    Carol x

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  20. Firstly, a BIG HAPPY Birthday, Youngster!! Hope the day was just wonderful, filled with all the people and things that you love. I love your Teddy card. Who would ever tease a cardmaker for having too many dies? That's like having too much paper, or too many punches? Right? The stitched die is wonderful with your beautiful Ted. Loved this challenge, as I knew immediately which stamp would work for this one. Great traditional papers, and liked the rectangle die atop the circle and all the lovely corner embellies. TFS & Hugs

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  21. Great theme, Soupie, and really awesome Christmas teddy looking so posh!! I'm sorry I dinnit know twas your birthday or I'd been by on Saturday! Happy Belated Burpday! That's gonna happen with wine and Chinese food. I won't say anything about your new birthday present with batteries because this is a family show. Love ya! Darnell

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  22. A beautiful card Sue, love the teddy and fabulous papers you've used....a belated Happy Birthday to you!! Hugs Carole Z X

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  23. Gorgeous card, cute image and fab embellishments. Thank you for joining in with all of the Christmas fun at Crafty Boots Challenges.

    Dionne

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  24. The cutest Sue,awesome image and card..♥aNNie The Journey is the Start

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  25. Gorgeous Design…just perfect for our challenge over at Completely Christmas, I do hope you will join us again next week for another fun challenge..
    Hugs
    Suzy B (Owner)
    XX

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  26. Beautiful vintage feel holiday card! That's one cute teddy bear! Thanks so much for joining us at the Hambo Hoedown.

    Jeannie
    Hambo Stamps Design Team

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  27. Fabulous Christmas card hun love it great job and thank you for sharing with us at Completely Christmas hugs judith DT xxx

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  28. what an amazingly lovely holiday card! WOW! and that bear is sooooo cute! thanks for SHOPPING YOUR STASH with us at JINGLE BELLES! <3

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  29. This is gorgeous!! That image is adorable and I definitely don't think it has to be only for a child; it would work for anyone. Great papers and those holly dies are beautiful. Thanks for playing with CSAYL and happy birthday!

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  30. Beautiful card. Love the sweet image and your coloring is perfect. Thanks for sharing with us at CSAYL.

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  31. Just love everything about this Card
    Thanks for joining us at http://graphitmarkers.blogspot.co.uk/
    Christmas-colours Challenge
    Susan xx

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  32. What great details. Very lovely card. Thank you for joining us at Holly Jolly this week. Hope to see you back here again soon. Judy DT

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  33. What a beautiful card Sue! i love it and all details!
    Thanks for joining us at TSM challenge!
    Hugs
    Nicoletta

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  34. Gorgeous card! Thanks for joining us in our Christmas Colours challenge at Graph’It Markers Colouring Challenge
    Anjie (DT)

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Thank you so much for your comments, you make my day!
Hugs Sue Pxxx