Patricia's Goodbye

On March 2, 2010 was my very first post with TBS and the very new challenge blog and now that it comes to an end I have made some very awesome life time friends. Even tho it's sad that this challenge blog is ending it is not like were saying goodbye forever. We will all still be out there in blogland.  
When I first started making the tear bears it was so hard to find any information out on how to make them. They were a very guarded secret with those who knew how to make them. Then I found Kimm and her awesome Acrylic Paper Piecing Patterns to make them. With a few emails back and fourth with Kimm I was on my way to tear heaven and haven't stopped since. When Kimm and Susan sent out the request for a Design Team and I applied I never thought I would stand a chance and they believed in me and I can't thank them enough for giving me a chance to be on this team. Over the time here my style has been evolving and still is. I have just in the last couple of weeks changed up how I make my Tear Critters to make them more my own and now with the fun I have been having with Kimm's other new adventure with Beary Sweet Designs I can bring my Tear Critters to another whole new level.

For my last post here I have made this cute photo mat set.

Made with....
Acrylic Paper Piecing Pattern
Mulberry Paper
Fabri Tac Glue
Colorbox Ink
Paper from Echo Park Merry Christmas
Misc flowers and stickers from stash


I'm not saying goodbye to my teammates but reflecting on how they have inspired me over the years.


Kimm (Owner)
You never stop amazing me with the new stuff that you come up with, your creative talents with these Tear Critterns and your new stuff with Beary Sweet Designs just keep making me want to create more and more. Thank you for believing in me to be part of this team. I have truly made a life long friend.  


Susan (Team Coordinator)
Susan has been the back bone of this team making sure we all have fun new challenges to bring to you. There is so much work that go's into what she does and I want to Thank you for all your hard work doing this. I also owe you many Thanks for believing in me to be on this team as well. Its been fun seeing how your style has also changed over the years and I have loved looking at all your wonderful work. I look forward to many more chats with you for a very long time and can't thank you enough for you personal help with my other adventures I have taken on. 


Gini 
Gini I don't think I can look at distressing ever without thinking of you. Your cards are just so awe inspiring and I still haven't been able to master distressing like you but I think I will leave that up to you "The Distressing Queen" Thank you for all the fun times here at TBS and I look forward to seeing more of your work. 


Jamie
Jamie, My how have you made me wish I was part of your family and to have gone to all the cool places you have gone to. Your layouts have been so fun to watch over the years and see how your kids have grown. Then to see you come out with some of the project you have and make me think Why didn't I think of that. I loved that you always included a great tutorial with your projects. I look forward to seeing more of you layouts over time and seeing what fun new places you go. 


Lori
Lori even tho you have only been with us a short time on the team and as a fan playing along for a long time your cards have always be wonderful to look at. I love seeing you awesome projects that you have come up with and look forward to seeing more. 

Fans
I have met some really nice people because of this challenge blog that I might not have met without it and talk to now on a daily basis. I have enjoyed seeing everyones entires and have been inspired by many of you.
Thank you for being a part of our family over the last year and a half.


Now make sure you enter our last Beary Scrap Challenge --HERE--


Thanks for looking

~Patricia~

Double Trouble

Double Trouble 
 The Beary Scrap's Use 2 Challenge
This tag was so fun to make for our challenge.

Tag recipe:

Penny the Penguin Acrylic Paper Piecing Pattern

Mulberry Paper

Fabri Tac Glue

Colorbox Ink

Stickles - Crystal and Aqua

Paper from the My Minds Eye - 12 Days of Christmas 6x6 Pad

Seam Binding

Misc from stash:

Snow flake buttons

Spellbinders

Lets see your Take 2 challenge and enter your project ---HERE---

Thanks for looking

~Patricia~

Oh Christmas Tree

We have has so many wonderful entries for our
Free for All Challenge at
The Beary Scrap
For my card this week I used the Echo Park Merry Christmas Paper Line

Card recipe:

Echo Park - Merry Christmas

Stickles

Pearls

Fabri Tac Glue

Mulberry Flowers from stash.

There are so many pretty papers in this line I can't wait to make more cards and tags.

Let's see what you have made and show us ---HERE---

Thanks for looking

~Patricia~

The Clock Is Ticking Towards Fall

How many people love the beautiful colors of Fall?

Well our new challenge is Fall.

Use your inspiration from anything that happens this time of year or even from the colors. I choose this week to pull the colors and even a Fall theme.

I picked up this cute clock from Kaisercraft Beyond the Pages Desk Clock in the Things to Alter.The Beary Scrap Store because I thought it would be a really cute item to alter and it was. My papers are from Country Drive from Echo Park. The picture frame paper is from my stash. I added some Pumpkin Seam Binding on each end. The end opposite the clock is left open to add pictures, just untie the ribbon and add pictures and tie back up.

I used Fabri-Tac Glue to glue down the papers and a hot glue gun to add the mulberry flowers from my stash. I used Glue Dots to hold down the Seam Binding, the Glue Dots work best to hold the Seam Binding down because no glue can seep thru. I inked all the edges with Colorbox Ink and also Distressed Ink. I added some Stickles around my clock frame that I cut out with Spellbinders. I used cute leave brads for my numbers and some Red Pearls for some of my other numbers.

Now lets see what inspiration you can pull from our

Happy Fall Y' All!

Challenge and enter your project ---HERE---

Thanks for looking

~Patricia~

My Creepy Sketch Challenge

It's time for another look at our sketch challenge for
The Beary Scrap
This one I had a lot of fun with and I really like how it came out, OK I personally love how it came out. The challenge for the design team is to make it not Girly, well other than the flower I think its more creepy than Girly atleast thats what Im going with, lol.

Card recipe:

Paper from My Minds Eye Haunted (2010)

Stickles

Pearls

Colorbox Ink

Fabri-Tac

Other Items from stash

3D Spider, Wings, Dollie, Spellbinders Die, Stampin Up Die, Martha Stewart Punch.

Now you only have just a few hours to still enter our challenge and enter your card ---HERE---

Thanks for looking

~Patricia~

The Beary Scrap's New September Sketch Challenge

It's the first of the month and you know what time that is..Time for a new sketch  challenge from 
The Beary Scrap

This was another fun sketch to do and I hope to see your project entered for a chance to win.
Card recipe:
Background paper from Echo Park Country Drive
Monty the Moose made with an Acrylic Paper Piecing Pattern
Mulberry Paper
Fabri Tac Glue
Pearls
Flowers made with the Retro Flower Punch
Stickels & Colorbox Ink
Dollie and Dragonfly from stash
Mats cut with Spellbinders


Now you can enter your project ---HERE---


Thanks for looking

~Patricia~