Nov 2, 2024

A Little Bear for October Card Chain Challenge

Last month I decided to take part in the Card Chain Challenge and today is reveal day. My October card went to Joanne in CT. We were given a variety of challenge options to choose from, I decided to go with Bears, Plaid and (unplanned) also Needle/Thread.  And this is what I came up with.

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The image I used is an older wood mounted stamp by Penny Black - Rainin' Daisies - colored with Copic markers. I wanted this to be a fall themed card so I covered up the daisies on the umbrella with falling leaves which were done with an old MFT leaves die (part of a flowers and leaves die set). They were cut from some snippets I had laying around from a previous inky project. Branch die  Blustery and Polaroid die are both by Penny Black. I used distress inks for inking. The plaid background was done with a stencil set -  I no longer have the packaging so unfortunately unsure of the make.


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I received this wonderful floral card from Carol in UK. Love these bold flowers on the stitched die cut. 



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17 comments:

Gail L said...

Such a sweet card for the CCC!

crafty-stamper said...

Great design, love the cute bear and beautiful Autumn leaves-glad you liked my card too.
Carol x

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

What a fab design, Elle - love your little bear and the leaves! Gorgeous stitching too!! Great to see you in the CCC!!

HilaryJane said...

What a lovely autumnal card. Your bear looks so cute with his umbrellas. Those colours look great too. Lovely to see real stitching on your card too xx

Pauline C said...

An adorable image Ellie, beautifully coloured and a fabulous autumnal themed card xx

Arlene said...

I love that cute little bear and how you colored him. Just adorable with the leaves falling over him.

Joanne said...

Again, thank you so so much for my adorable card! I have it on display on our mantle.

Suzanne Reynolds said...

What a sweet scene you created for your Teddy Bear... like the way you did the branch and leaves falling, popping up leaves for some dimention. Adorable and fun card. Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble and Critter Crazy.

papierelle said...

Da hast Du ja auch ein ganz bezauberndes Bärenmotiv ausgewählt und es so schön in Szenen gesetzt. LG Gundi

Imke said...

This is totally cute, Elli and perfect for the CCC. Great scene also.

Imke - MY CRAFTY PLACe

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

A delightful bear card love the leaves too. x

brenda said...

Somehow missed this on my reading list, a really sweet Autumnal card.

B x

Donna Scholz said...

Ellie, so darn clever to amend the bear stamped image with falling leaves! I also love your color palette that allows those leaves to "shine"!! Thank you for sharing your creativity and sweet card with us at Double Trouble!!! -Donna

Melanie R said...

Beautifully colored, Ellie! The bear is just wonderful with his umbrella and the falling leaves. Great background, too! Thank you for joining us at Double Trouble #178. - Melanie R.

Kellianne said...

What a bright fall card and the bear is so cute! The card you received is lovely too. I've never heard of the Card Chain challenge but it looks really neat! Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble! :)

Andree said...

An adorable card. A sweet bear image, gorgeous colourway and lovely plaid paper.
Thank you for joining in with the Crafts Galore Encore November Challenge “Anything Goes”. Good luck! x

Heather said...

This is adorable!! And I love your color combo!! Perfect for fall! Thanks for playing with Critter Crazy Challenge. I'm sorry I'm so late in commenting!

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