Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Its a Balancing Act

I adore James Bear, he is just so cute and cuddly!  I have kept it my card nice and simple, just layering ribbon up, adding diecut holly and some gems.

Supplies
 Sentiment: Craftwork Cards
Colouring medium: promarkers
Papers:  Basic Grey Aspen frost
Embellishments: sizzix holly die, flat backed adhesive gems, ribbons from stash
Tools: 

Challenges:
 Lili's Little Fairies - Anything goes
Addicted to Stamps - animal friends
Totally Gorguss -bling it on
ABC - z for zoo
The Crafty pad - use an animal
Christmas Stampin' All Year Round - traditional colours
Pile it On - holidays, any holiday
ABC Christmas Challenge-Anything Goes
Keep On Creating-Christmas
Stamptacular Sunday - no rules
Passion for Promarkers - Pets (any animal_

 

24 comments:

Squirrel x said...

And who could resist James anyway, especially bearing gifts (bearing ... geddit?!). Gorgeous card hun, thanks for playing at LLF Anything Goes this week. Hugs Sxx

Louise said...

Super cute card and such a sweet bear image. Perfect for our Z for Zoo challenge at ABC, thanks for joining us
Louise

Vicky said...

Awww....so cute Cathy..:o)

big hugs Vicky xx

pinky said...

He is really cute Cathy and beautifully coloured. Thanks for joining us at Passion for ProMarkers this week.
Pinky

Danielle C said...

Love this card! The bear is so cute! I love the holly leaves and the fab Christmas ribbon! Thanks for joining the Stamptacular Sunday challenge!
Danielle:)

Liz's creative corner said...

Lovely cute card, gorgeous image, thanks for sharing with us at ATSC, hugs Liz xx

rachel said...

wonderful snuggly bear - he's very clever balancing that parcel! Thanks so much for joining us at the crafty pad this week and good luck xx

~ Ali Robertson ~ said...

He is a cutie, love it

ali x

Dawn said...

What a great little card! Such a cute image too! Thanks for playing in the Use An Animal Challenge at The Crafty Pad this week!
Good Luck
Hugs
Dawn xx

Iulia said...

What a delightful card! Clean and simple yet such a darling! Love the colors and that cute bear looks so adorable!
Thank you for sharing it with us at Lili's Little Fairies!
Hugs, Iulia

susie said...

Love Lili of the Valley and James is gorgeous. Thanks for joining us over at CSAYL xxx

The Craft Bucket said...

Super cute, thank you for playing along with us on the PFP Challenge. Jane x

mixamatoasties said...

Aww. He is so cute! I have a James stamp. Wonder if it's this one.

Donna Ellis said...

Cathy, how adorable! That little image is sweet as can be. I like that you have used some pastel colors to contrast with the red. Looks great! Very sweet.

Patricia Garcia said...

Love the BLING!!! Thanks for playing with us this week at Totally Gorjuss!!

Hugs,
Patricia

Heather said...

Oh, he is super cute!! You have been a busy lady this week as I have visited your blog several times. Great card and the holy diecuts are a good finishing touch. Thanks for playing with CSAYL.

Jenn Zeeb said...

Thanks so much for playing along with us this week for the Pile It On "Holiday and Holiday Challenge” with us! Just loved your card, and hope to see you back here next week!

PIO DT
Jenn Zeeb

Alex H. said...

Your card is so sweet... simple but perfect. Love the papers, the colours... great job! Thanks for joining us at Sketch Saturday!
;-) Alex H.

Suzette said...

Oh love this card, thanks for joining in this week at stamptacular challenge

Suzette

Little K Smith said...

Aaawww so gorgeous, adore this teddy bear!
Thanks for playing at ABC Christmas :)
Kelly.x

Eileen said...

Aww such a cute Teddy. Love the colours and papers you have used.
Thanks for joining us this week at Passion for Promarkers
Eileen x

Lacey Stephens said...

Cute card!! Thanks for playing along with the ABC Christmas Challenge. We will have another fun challenge starting tomorrow. We hope you will play along again soon!!
~Lacey
www.stampandcreate.com
ABC Christmas Challenge DT

Helen said...

Awww...so cute!
Thanks for playing at Pile It On!
Helen x

Deanne Saunders said...

Adorable! Thanks for participating in our CSAYL challenge!!
~DEANNE~