Crafting With My Favorite Bear

I've loved Pooh Bear since I first saw him on TV when I was a kid. I loved his little round self, his penchant for honey, his slow way of talking and his little giggle. When my kids were little, they had the collection of Pooh stories and we read them over and over. I even have video of my daughter doing a play she wrote for the characters and her Pooh impersonation. So, when I saw a Make Cards Today Pooh Bear magazine that was available overseas, I bought it in a hot minute so I could have the stamps and printed pieces of the friends from The Hundred Acre Wood. It took a long time to get here, but I'm so happy I ordered it!

It sat for two days before I could create with it and now, of course, I can't stop. For this card, I used a watercolored background (using Tombow markers) I had already stamped and made a fun cut on the front panel that I saw on FB.

For this card, I used the same background stamp, but went with a rainbow background. The Pooh Bear was just an outline but on this scalloped die, I just used some alcohol markers to make him the right color.

 

This card is pretty small...I had made it with leftover piece of balloon paper and was just waiting for a focal point. The tag included with the magazine was just right.

I made one more card, but sent it off before I took a photo, for my Pooh-loving friend's birthday. I think his calm demeanor, along with his cuteness and determined search for honey are what make me smile. When I realized how wise Pooh is, along with being funny, I liked him even more. Here's one of my favorite quotes.

Happy Friday!

Chark

Winnie-the-Pooh Day

Friends! It's Winnie-the-Pooh Day! I looovvee Pooh bear. He's a throwback to my childhood and a throwback to when my kids were little. He's so stinkin' cute and the stories are so sweet and clever and innocent.

From the Time website:  A.A. Milne’s books—including the simply titled Winnie-the-Pooh, which was published on this day (October 14) in 1926—made Winnie the bear and his animal friends world famous, but they were not only the product of Milne’s imagination. 

The author, along with illustrator Ernest H. Shepard, actually based his work on some very real stuffed animals—those of Milne’s son, Christopher Robin Milne. Although the book was published 89 years ago Wednesday (2015), the beloved character got his start five years before, when Milne gave his son a toy bear for his first birthday on Aug. 21, 1921. But that bear wasn’t named Winnie: he was initially called Edward. The name Winnie came later, from a brown bear that young Christopher Robin Milne visited in the London Zoo. 

Amazingly enough, I don't have a new Pooh bear project to share, but I am in the middle of one, so I'll post it soon. And here's a project I made a few years ago...it's a little gift bag decorated with stickers a Pooh and Piglet die cut, using these die cuts from Jo-Ann.

Instead I'll post a little lettering practice I've been working on with words that remind me of Pooh Bear.

Happy Weekend!

Chark

It's So Much Friendlier with Two

EDITED: WINNER CHOSEN FROM IG--NANCYSCRAFTSHACK!!!!

If you saw Monday's post, you'll know how much I like Winnie-the-Pooh and the original cartoon, the book and the latest movie, Christopher Robin. I saw someone over in England had a pack of Christopher Robin 6x6 paper they had purchased. I looked high and low here in the states and online and didn't have a lot of luck, so I ordered from a company called Laney's Crafts in England. They have a lot of products for some great prices and this paper pad was inexpensive...and they have two other Christopher Robin 6x6 packs (one with foil) that I should've gotten! The shipping wasn't terrible, even though I ordered paper, and she let me know about what it would cost before she sent it. I'm certain I'll be ordering from Laney's again!

The bad news is that I didn't order extras, the good news is that there are three sheets of 12 styles, so I'm going to break up the pad and give away 12 sheets of 6x6 paper AND a full pack of the letter tile stickers from her shop, as well as some Disney die cuts with the original art from my stash. You could win all this and maybe a little extra just by leaving a comment here and following my blog.

Here are some close-ups of the goodies.

This giveaway is open internationally, so sign up to be a blog follower here AND leave me a comment, telling me who your favorite Pooh character is. I think I love them all, but I love Pooh for his kindness, Piglet for his littleness and Tigger for his brashness the best.

If you want extra chances to win, you can head to my Instagram account (@chark99) and enter there too!

1. Follow the blog and/or follow on Instagram @chark99 (see the sidebar to do so)

2. Leave me a comment here and/or on IG

3. Head to Instagram and tag some buddies to get more chances to enter

Giveaway closes IN ONE WEEK, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24, 2018 AT 11:59 PM EST

WINNER ANNOUNCED FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2018 ON IG AND HERE ON THE BLOG

I will attempt to contact the winner, but will choose another winner if I can't touch base within a week (NOVEMBER 2, 2018), so leave your preferred email in your comment or check back on October 26!

Many Happy Returns of the Day!
Chark