Teddy Bo and Bea and a Giraffe

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I hope you've enjoyed the Easter Weekend.

The current challenge over at Teddy Bo Challenge is Spring has Sprung.  Here is my card:

As soon as I saw this image at Teddy Bo and Co I knew that resistance was futile, I LOVE giraffes!

The image is coloured with Spectrum Noirs, Promarkers and Coloursoft pencils.  This was matted onto some gold linen then yellow card.  I embossed some Core'dinations card using a Darice woodgrain embossing folder and then sanded it slightly.  This was then matted onto black cardstock.  I punched a strip of Core'dinations with my Martha Stewart rabbit punch, then created the flowers using various floral punches and 'typical' spring colours.

I took an 8 x 8 card onto which I matted the adorable backing paper which was from a Making Cards magazine.  I used an EK success punch on some cream and pale blue paper and used the outline from the cream and butterflies from the blue, to produce the decoration for the top corner.

I couldn't leave out Teddy Bo and Bea so they are 'hiding' on the inside of my card:

I took a second 8 x 8 card to create the middle and lined it with Embossed Core'dinations card for the tree trunk and owl backing paper for the sides.  The pansies are Build A Blossom from La Pashe.

I would also like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Creations Challenge - Signs of Spring

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days - Dies cuts and/or punches

Penny Black and More - Cute

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Teddy Bo Just For You

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The current challenge over at The Teddy Bo Challenge is 'menu choice'.  Here is my card:

I chose the menu options Blue and Cream, Flowers, Stitching and a Charm.

Teddy Bo is coloured using Spectrum Noir pens.  He is sat on a mat cut from Core'dinations card using a Spellbinders die.

The backing papers are Bo Bunny, free some time ago in a magazine, stitched onto the card using a stitch I've never used before!

The floral decoration in the top corner is cut using the new Persian accents and motifs dies from Spellbinder.  The butterfly charm is added using bakers twine and a gold brad.

The flowers and flourishes are all cut using various Marianne dies, finished with tiny gems.

My card is also for the following challenges:

One Stitch At A Time - Use a digi

Paper Makeup Stamps - Use a critter

Paperplay Challenges - Bingo - Metal charm/Stamping/Gems

The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge - Add A Sentiment

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