My favourite little bear

Hello lovely people,

It feels like a long time coming and has been a lot of work but I have finished my prescribing course :-)
I won't find out if I passed the practical exam and case presentation for a few weeks but for now I am just relieved that I made it to the end!

So now it's....

2 sleeps until coffee and cake date with my lovely friends Sue and Debs followed by beer festival

5 sleeps until holibobs

12 sleeps until my birthday

In the meantime we have a new challenge for you at As You Like It and our theme is...

YOUR FAVOURITE...ANIMAL
...and don't forget to tell us why it's your favourite!

Our sponsor this time is Crafty Ribbons with a £10 voucher

My favourite animal in a crafting sense is the one and only James bear because he is so utterly adorable and I always enjoy colouring his fur.

I thought I would see how he looked when coloured with Inktense pencils and it's certainly very different to colouring him with Copics but a lovely soft effect I think.

I kept the embellishments fairly simple so they wouldn't overshadow sweet James or cover up those lovely papers too much.

Card recipe;

Image: James - daisy - LOTV

DP: Flower frames (Rosa) - Pion Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Tag: Sentiment tags - LOTV

Dies: Tiny butterfly set - Impression Obsession, Lavish branch - Memory Box
Pearls - Kaisercraft - The Hobby House

Inktense colours;
Fur: 1740 Saddle borwn, 1730 Oak, 2010 Sepia ink
Flower: 600 Shiraz, 220 Sicilian yellow
Leaf / grass: 1560 Fern, 1540 Light olive

I hope you will pop over to As You Like It and check out the fabulously creative projects from the rest of the team :-)

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,