Surprise....guess who just emerged from her room and got all her stuff colored for the Bellaland classes in less than TWO weeks!! What gave me away?.. was it all the glitter on my body and the huge callous on my finger from holding those stumps! lol {maybe it was a sigh of relief because last night I felt like all my color matching talent flew out the window.} But, never fear, things are finished and all glittered up..***hint*** on the glitter, I used a LOT!
Tonight I'm running late with my post and a few more chores to get to still. Emily would like my color list so all the peeps signed up for class know what to bring. So I wanna put that together for her, so she'll invite me back to Toronto.
Tonights card is born from a challenge in the Bella forum on Splitcoast Stampers. I wanted to join along seeing as it was a paper piecing challenge and ya had to use purple. I don't paper piece much at all and I know you are wondering if I will ever put my beary best friend away already. I loooove him/her!! lol I used a small scrap of a purple dotted paper, that looks like fabric and paper pieced with it. The whole bear was stamped, shaded and cut apart. When I reassembled it I did so in layers. Being one smart cookie, I also made sure he is not stamped on a piece of Bella's bestest paper because that is for coloring only! I added a bow, and a little tag with a silver charm. I used my newly aquired 'need a hug' sentiment and....why did it take me like 4 days to assemble?? It's a pretty small card, only 4 x 4 inches so I let the bear kinda go off the side...there is plenty of room in an envelope for him.
Well, I should add this to the forum challenge thread. Do any of you hang out in the forum on Splitcoast Stampers? Linda, Joanne & I have added some little tutorials on coloring, bow making and grass technique. I am going to add a few more, but I need to get this class stuff moving along first.
Our next BellaRIFFIC friday challenge is Christmas/Holiday...I just emailed my card to Emily...more glittered madness I tell ya! Sent yours to Emily by thursday night. Well, catch you tomorrow...I need to show off what I colored with my copics while I was at Linda's house... I amazed myself! woohoo! {no, I still don't love them more than my pencils!}
Only 2 weeks???? I won't be there until the 17th-ish.... I'm heading that way for work and have plans to swing by Bellaland either before or after the work requirements. :-) Can't resist the Bellaland!!!!
Posted by: Shannon | November 03, 2009 at 09:09 PM
Well, purple and teddy bears are two of my favorite things, so of course I am all over this card! LOVE it!
Posted by: Vicki Burns | November 04, 2009 at 07:02 AM
Love it!!
Posted by: Janine | November 04, 2009 at 07:22 AM
Hey Paula,
Love Teddy and think I'll get him out today. I'm confused though, did you stamp him on patterned paper then shade, or stamp him on textured white paper to get that look?
Posted by: Kristin | November 04, 2009 at 07:42 AM
wicked cute! and i see you are branching out and put him on an angle! i think i might try that!
Posted by: lindaH | November 04, 2009 at 10:06 AM
I adore this card Paula! This image is sooooo cute.
Posted by: Silvia | November 04, 2009 at 01:09 PM
Utterly gorgeous! Fantastic colouring!!
Posted by: Mary J | November 04, 2009 at 01:16 PM
I also wanna try the angle thing, but whenever I do it just looks all wrong, lol! Very cute, and I wouldn't have said it was paper piecing.
Posted by: Meahni | November 05, 2009 at 03:23 AM
Hey Paula, DON'T PUT AWAY THAT TEDDY!!! Maybe you could dress him up for a Christmas baby. I know you can (you are AMAZING). Glad you got to play in purple and to finish up your card class stuff. Thanks for reminding me about Bellariffic friday. I'm off to send the card I almost tossed and didn't sent to last weeks challenge. SCS sketch challenge saved it and me!!!
Posted by: Michele Ghent | November 05, 2009 at 04:28 PM