Teddy Bears!!!!

What could be cuter??? This week at My Sheri, we are submitting projects with teddy bears...be sure to add yours...here is mine...

Veterans/Troops Shadowbox Card

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This week we are honoring all the men and women who bravely sacrifice so much for our freedoms...those past and present...please join the challenge by posting your Veteran or Troop project at My Sheri Crafts

Sacrifice

Supplies

(1) ea 5x7" piece of tan and white cardstock

5x5 black cardstock

sticky strip

tag

metal charm

inks and chalks

cricut and printer

Instructions

In a word program, copy out the poem "In Flanders Fields" so that the text is in paragraph form, not poem form ( I have it saved if you would like me to email it to you) and 5" across at least 5" high...

Print the text on your white cardstock leaving 1" on each side

Score each of the tan and white cs pieces at 1/2" and 1" from each of the shorter sides (Picture #1)

Using a circle cutter (I used a coluzzle) cut out a 3 1/4" circle out of the middle of the white cardstock

With the white on top of the tan, lightly trace out the circle onto the tan

Using various shades of greens and browns, and a small paintbrush, chalk out a camoflage background onto the tan extending just beyond the circle shape (Picture #2)

Cut a 4 1/4" circle out of the center of the 5x5 black cs...and using the negative part, adhere to the tan cardstock

Cut out an army shape with your cricut...I used a dingbat called Soldier WW2, and place on top of the chalking positioning so you would be able to view from the hole cut in the white cs when placed on top...I used pop dots for an extra bit of dimension (Picture #3)

Using a border stamp, stamp the outer 1/2" of the white with a brown/green mixture of inks

Ink all the edges of the white, inside the circle and around the outer edge with brown and green inks

Cut a 1 1/2" oval tag and run through printer with words Thank You for your sacrifice, loop a key ring in the hole

Adorn with a small red poppy, topped with a button

Add a metal embellishment to the bottom left side

Put a length of sticky strip on the outer 1/2" of the tan cs and carefully peel and adhere the white on top...crease the folds to form a "box" and display (Picture # 3)

MY SHERI CRAFTS CHALLENGE #29 - GET WELL SOON

MY SHERI CRAFTS CHALLENGE #29 - GET WELL SOON

Believe it or not, flu season is upon us! That's why we're challenging you to create a "Get Well" project so you'll be ready to brighten someone's day when they're feeling a little under the weather.

Here is mine...a simple, clean feel better soon card...love this paper by GCD Studios...the colors are so fresh and fun

Feel Better Soon

Supplies

10 1/2 x 5 1/4" green card base

5 1/8" sq piece of patterned paper

5 1/8 x 3" co-ordinating patterned paper

5 1/8" x 1/2" black strip

4 1/8" sq piece of black cs

4" sq piece of third co-ordinating patterned paper

1 1/2" oval and shadowed in black

Stamp for sentiment

3 small black flowers and various centers (buttons, gems, brads)

Scrap of fourth pattern to make scalloped edge

Scalloped Border punch

Adhesives

Instructions

Score and fold card base

Place the larger cs piece and adhere to card front

Punch the top edge and adhere the black strip behind and little bit higher than top of piece

Attach to card, keeping bottom edges even

Punch the fourth pattern scrap so that you have a right angled corner

Mat the 4" sq pattern on the black cs and adhere the punched corner on the bottom left corner of the square piece and adhere to center of card

Stamp greeting on oval and mat with black shadow

Adhere desired centers to flowers and attach around edge of oval

Cut a swirl with your cricut and attach to card

Stitching

Stitching is the theme this week at My Sheri Crafts...I really wanted to create something with my sewing machine but it just wasn't coming together like I wanted...so plan B...backstitching a vine...I'm pleased with the results...the sentiment is a stamp I got from My Sheri...love them...you get 5 or 6 in a pack, all different greetings intertwined with an image...sooo coooool.

Stitching Card

Supplies

9 x 6 1/4" card base in dk brown

5 x 5" piece of patterned paper

4 x 4 1/2" piece of co-ordinating paper, patterned but more solid

scraps of each paper for flowers

raffia

thank you stamp

brown pearl gems for flower centers

brown cat eye ink

brown embroidery floss

piercer

pop dots

adhesive of choice

Instructions

Score and fold card base

Cut a shield shape from the first pattern piece...big enough that the shield will cover the height of the card...I used 5 1/2". then trimmed to fit on card

Trim the second paper to fit underneath the first, ink all edges

On the plainer paper, lightly draw with a pencil, a vine design that extends up and over from the bottom right corner

Pierce the design evenly with a sewing needle or paper piercer

Back stitch with brown embroidery floss

Cut out 4 flowers at 1 1/2" and 6 flowers at 1"...curl the edges of half of them with a small needle, wrapping the petal around

Attach them to a flat flower, ink the edges

Attach the papers to the card base...arrange flowers on the stitched vine

Stamp your greeting, and cut it out, pop it up and attach some raffia for a stem

Hope...Think Pink...Breast Cancer Awareness

Made this card for the weekly challenge at My Sheri Crafts...Think Pink...Instructions and supplies to follow

Hope (Think Pink)

Supplies

9 x 6 1/4" pink card base

4 1/2 x 3 1/2" pink patterned paper from Basic Greys Eva collection

4 1/2 x 2 1/4" second patterned piece

4 1/2 x 1" white strip, and a 4 1/2 x 2 1/2" as well

4 1/2 x 3/4" pink strip, and a 4 1/2 x 2 1/4" as well

(2) 4" pieces of pink ribbon, and a 4 1/2" piece

Instructions

Score and fold the card base

Adhere the larger patterned piece even with the top of the card

Adhere the smaller patterened piece even with the bottom of the card

Center the smaller pink strip on the smaller white strip and center over the two patterns already on card

Punch the top and bottom edges of both the larger pink and white strips and adhere together

Stamp with the word Hope

Adhere to top portion of card

Fix your two smaller ribbons in the iconic fold for breast cancer...attach with glue dots to each side of your sentiment

Adhere the other strip of ribbon on the pink strip