Take 2 for Gini's sketch

Hi, it's Gini here with my 2nd project for the Beary Scrap's June sketch. This week I used the gorgeous papers from Prima's Reflections line. With a great sketch, a card can really come together quickly. I sprayed a Tattered Angels frame with Glimmer Mist, cut out a Spellbinder's butterfly, and added a couple of seam binding ribbons. For my butterfly's body, I added some white Kaisercraft pearls.

Remember, today is your last day to play along with us! We will be back with a new challenge tomorrow.

Charmed by Sunflowers

Have you seen the new Belle's n Whistles Stamps that
The Beary Scrap Store
Has in stock? When I saw Fairy Nice Flower I just had to get it and after coloring it up with my Copics, Stickles and Flower Soft I really love it.  The Sunflowers colors work very well with the 6x6 Paper Pad Summer Days from Echo Park.

I cut my mats out with Spellbinders and Inked the edges with Colorbox Ink. I finally got a chance to play a little bit with the new Seam Binding and it's even more prettier in person and there are so many colors to choose from. I also added some pretty Teal Pearls. I added my heart charms and sunflower from my stash.
Lets see your Nature theme project and enter it ---HERE---

Thanks for looking

~Patricia~

My Mother's Day Card Sketch Challenge

Ready for a fun Sketch from The Beary Scrap?

Well we have a good one for you on this challenge.

This is my Mother's Day Card and if could send it to Heaven this is where this card would be going.
I colored up my Simply Sassy Stamp Artistic Goddess with Copics and added Stickles to her headband and glasses. I cut my mats out with Spellbinders and added Colorbox Ink and Stickles. My paper is from Echo Park For The Record. I used some felt lace and ribbon from my stash as well as my Mulberry Flowers that yes were white and I airbrushed them with Copics to match my colors of my Simply Sassy Image.

That was so much fun to do and I think I will be doing this again. I added 4 black Pearls in the corners.
Now lets see what you can do with this sketch.

Enter your card ---HERE---
Thanks for looking.
~Patricia~

A Little Spin On Our New Sketch Challenge

We have a new sketch challenge at

The Beary Scrap

I went on a Scrapbook Bus tour on Sunday and that involves 4 scrapbook stores and they all have a coach bus that rotates around all the stores and was so much fun I walked of the bus like a bag lady I had so many new goodies and I even won 2 prizes. At one of the stores I saw a tiny little shadow box and it was actually a kit by Darcie Crafts and I thought I can make that with Spellbinders. So I made up my template and started cutting out my pieces to make my own shadow box, I used just about every food box I have in my kitchen to make enough pieces to make my little box thick enough to put in my Baby Tear Bear. It was funny my husband didn't even know what I was doing till he went into the kitchen and saw bags of cereal and crackers and other yummys sitting on the counter without the boxes. 



Now I couldn't even tell you how many layers my box is I never counted I just kept adding till my Baby Bear fit. I used the very pretty papers from the 6x6 Prima Fairy Flora Pad and my 12x12 paper is from Graphic 45's Once Upon A Springtime Collection. I also blinged this up with Stickles, German Glass Glitter and Dew Drops. My flowers were punched out with EK Sucess Retro Flower Punch and the butterflies were punched with a Martha Stewart punch and they both were inked with Colorbox Inks. My Baby Bear was made with an Acrylic Pattern and Mulberry Paper. My leaves is Sizzix Branch w/ Leaves Die.  I tryed to take pictures from different angles to show that my shadow box spins in the center. This has 4 small photo boxes made with Spellbinders.

Now lets see what you can make with our sketch.

Enter your project

---HERE---

Thanks for looking.

~Patricia~

Ribbons and Spring!

Hi, it's Gini. While I've been enjoying some nice spring weather, it sounds like many of you are still stuck in winter. Why not bring a little spring cheer into your house by playing along with our current challenge? You only have a few more days to enter, if you haven't done so yet. To wrap up the last few days of the challenge, we decided to add some ribbons to the mix.

Kimm has gotten so many wonderful new 6 x 6 designer pads in - and today, I have used Prima's Annalee collection. I added ribbons from May Arts and My Mind's eye. My stamp is from Heartfelt Creations, and I cut the frame using Spellbinder's Labels 2. The image was colored with Copics, and then I painted a light coat of Stickles over that.

Our new challenge will be posted on Friday, so mark your calendars to come back and play!

Spring is almost here!

Spring is almost here - less than a week until the official start. So with that in mind, the Beary Scrap's latest challenge is Spring. After all of the snow from this winter, I don't think too many people will mind warmer weather and beautiful flowers.

I made a round card today using the Spellbinders Grand dies. Do you know how easy it is to make shaped cards with these large dies? I just scored my 12" cardstock at 6 inches, using my Scor-pal, then I taped the die down on the top of this fold with part of the die extending past the fold. This way when it cuts, it just cuts the shape up to the fold. My papers for today are once again Echo Park's For the Record. In the center of my handmade flower, I added one of the Beary Scraps mulberry roses (that I misted to match my card.)

I hope spring comes to visit you soon and that you will play along with our challenge. If you haven't checked out the prizes this month, you might want to see the goodies Kimm is giving away to celebrate our one year birthday!

Happy Birthday Beary Scrap DT!

I have been so blessed to be a part of the Beary Scrap's DT since we started - which was one year ago! This week we are celebrating with a birthday theme. Today is also the first day of our new sketch challenge.

Here are the details for my card:
Designer Paper and Banner Stickers: My Mind's Eye; Lost and Found
Cardstock: Bazzill
Dies: Spellbinders Parisian Accents, Floral Doily Accents
Stamps: Heartfelt Creations Inspire Me; Stem and Leaves
Pearls: Kaisercraft
Vintage seam binding

Owl have you felt lately?

Hi, it's Tuesday, so by now you have probably figured out it's Gini! For a new take on the Beary Scrap sketch, I decided to try something whimsical. The papers from My Mind's Eye Fine and Dandy are certainly whimsical. So that was my starting point. I also used the Fine and Dandy stamp set to stamp my stuffed owl and the embossed cloud.

For my fabric, I cut a piece of felt using my Spellbinders. I have found if you are cutting fabric, you will get a much cleaner cut by adding a piece of paper between the die and the fabric - it gives you a little more "tooth".

Don't forget about our Guest DT call! I know we are going to get so many fabulous entries!

A little more Love from The Beary Scrap

Have you had a chance to play in our Beary Sweet Challenge? We have had a lot of really nice entries and would love more. Our challenge is

Friendship or Love

and for the Design Team we added a Heart.

When Kimm got this new Graphic 45 paper in the store it looked very pretty on the computer but in person it's ever more pretty. I can see so much that can be done with this paper so you better not wait and go buy some before I get back online to the store and buy it up, lol.

My cute little bride digi is from Lisa of Precious Piecings and she has it free at the moment but if you like it don't wait cause it won't be free for long. You can get her ---HERE--- . I printed her on X-Press It Paper thats currently sold out at the store but watch for it soon to be back in stock and colored her with Copics and added Stickles to her flowers. My hearts were cut out with Spellbinders and all my paper is from Graphic 45. I hand stitched around the edges and added some pearls. I added some miscellaneous ribbon from my stash and a Mulberry Flower.
Now you only have a few days left to enter our Beary Sweet Challenge and you can enter you card ---HERE---.

Now if you haven't peeked at the store for a bit Kimm now has the German Glitter Glass from Meyers that has been all over blog land and she has it ready to ship. Check it out I have just got mine from Kimm and watch for this very pretty glitter to be on some of my up and coming projects.

Thanks for looking.
~Patricia~

Beary Scrap Loves You!

Hi, It's Gini and this is the second week of the Love/Friendship theme at the Beary Scrap . As you know, I love this Be Mine paper from Echo Park. I also got to use some of our new German Glass Glitter - I used the silver around my flourishes and the transparent pink around the inner heart. I combined cuts from the regular Spellbinders nestie heart set and the Nested Hearts set. By doing so, it left me the perfect little hole to attach my ribbon through.

We hope that you will come play along - There's a $20 goft certificate to be won!

The Beary Scrap Sketch Challenge by Patricia

Ready for a new sketch challenge from

The Beary Scrap?

How many people are ready for a new holiday to play with

ME

As much as I loved making Christmas cards I had my fill of red and green. Now its time to play with some pink and black for Valentines Day and Echo Park has some very pretty papers. Kimm has lots of new Echo Park paper in the Store and today I used some of it for my sketch card.

Do you not LOVE the Tear Bears!! I made my adult Tear Bear sitting and if you got in on the last release special and got yourself one of the Baby Bear Tear Bear Acrylic Patterns don't worry they will be released in the Store soon. I made my nice fluffy Tear Bears with Mulberry Paper. I added ColorBox Ink to my bears to outline them and to my small heart. I added some ribbon from my stock and cut out my hearts with Spellbinder Dies.

Here is the sketch you have to follow.

Now lets see what you can do.

Enter your card ---HERE---

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Kimm just gave out two gift certificates to two lucky fans. Could you be next?

Thanks for looking.

~Patricia~

Get in Shape!

Hi! This week at the Beary Scrap we decided no squares or rectangles! There are lots of other shapes out there - and we would like to see them. Whether it be a card, layout or altered project - show us some shapes!

I decided to try something new, and made a bottle tag. With the holidays quickly approaching, this makes a perfect little present a hostess gift. I used papers from MME - Laundry Line and found a vintage wine label on line. I used Spellbinders Labels to add some shape to my edges - and finally added an adorable Norma Fickel image - Wee and Drum.

I hope that you enjoy seeing the Beary Scrappy Gals get out of our boxes this week! and we hope we inspire you to do the same.