It's a Beary Special Blog Hop!

Welcome to a Beary Special Blog Hop featuring this very special release!! Even though it's not quite Halloween, Emma has decided to give YOU a Beary Special Treat! And best of all, it doesn't cause weight gain.....but be careful because it WILL cause CUTENESS OVERLOAD! We're having a special hop today including a Beary Special stamp set designed by Emma. AND, joining us for this Beary Special Hop are five VERY TALENTED Guest Designers! You won't want to miss any of it!

**A BEARY SPECIAL GIVEAWAY**

Emma has a few GREAT giveaways to give to THREE LUCKY peeps!

1st prize 

Teddy Bear Parade cartridge AND Beary Special Thoughts stamp set

2nd prize

 Create a Critter 2 cartridge AND Beary Special Thoughts stamp set

3rd prize

Beary Special Thoughts stamp set

How FUN is this! All you have to do to enter is leave your comments on each designer's blog. The more blogs you comment on, the BETTER your chances of winning. Deadline is midnight, Sunday, Sep 30. PLEASE remember to include a way for us to contact you just in case you are one of the lucky winners! 

Winners will be chosen Tuesday by random.org. Good luck!  

But that's not all! In addition, I will be doing a giveaway as well. Chosen randomly from comments on this post only, one lucky follower-commenter will win this adorable Ballerina accessory die* made for the exclusive Button Bear die. As far as I know, this is the very last one {I didn't see any on ebay} of the Scrapbuggy button bear exclusives and has been donated by Gia herself for this giveaway. Not a follower of my blog yet? Sign up and leave a comment so you will be entered in BOTH drawings! I'll announce the winner on Tuesday, so be sure to check back.

*ballerina accessories only. actual bear die NOT included.

Here's a sample card using the ballerina die with the Button Bear die. Isn't it just the sweetest!?? I've used this adorable little sentiment from My Creative Time, All Star Baby. 

Ok, let me start the hop by saying I had so much fun with this set I couldn't stop playing!! I still have one project to finish which I had hoped to have done in time for the hop, but will have to be posted later this weekend. I ran out of time!  LOL This first one is a birthday card for the youngest grandboy, Logan (thus the name, Logan, on the present LOL). I put the bear on a wobble, but because it's such a big image with the present, I needed two wobbles. It works great!  

This fancy fold card is held closed by the acorn which tucks under the large maple leaf. I love doing these fun designs. They create such eye appeal and add interest to an otherwise plain, flat card. 

I love the combination of all leaves with the acorn. And the papers. These are "Tree Love" by Nikki Sivils. This paper on the right is a simple woodgrain pattern that I jazzed up with MCT fall background stamp from the Just For You set. Maple leaves are also MCT.

For my inside message, I used the Create a Critter2 cartridge. Love this sweet little Thanksgiving Indian Bear. I combined the MCT So Grateful set with the Beary Special Thoughts set. And, of course, he has a cute little Peachy face which makes him even more unBEARably sweet!

Next up is yet another adorable bear die, this time paired up with MCT clouds, Happy Mail stamp set and Beary Special Thoughts set. He looks so sad. :(

I put the clouds on a wobble. 

The strawberry is an oldie from Quickutz; banner by Paper Trey Ink with a sentiment from the new Beary Special Thoughts release.

So there you go! A few ideas to get you started with this adorable new "surprise" release! If you are coming here first, you will definitely want to start at Emma's blog so you don't miss a project. We have FIVE FABULOUS guest designers joining us today as well, so there's a lot of fun and inspiration awaiting you! Remember also to leave your contact info/email address with your comment in case you win!!

Here's the line up....hop on over to My Creative Time and get started!

Good luck everyone. 

Emma~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/ 

Joy ~ http://www.obsessedwithscrapbooking.com/

Amy ~ http://www.scrappingmommy.com/

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

Cathryn ~ http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/

Cheryl ~ http://dragonflydesigns58.blogspot.com/

Cindy B. ~ http://www.cindybcreations.blogspot.com/

Debbie C. ~ http://www.bugjuiced.blogspot.com/

Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Jayne ~ http://www.jayne-designs.blogspot.com/

Jeanne ~ http://www.jeannespapercrafts.com/

Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/
Kim H.~ http://www.scrapinmomofoneinspiringlittleboy.blogspot.com/
Kim S. ~ http://www.paperpunchaddiction.com/
Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Micia ~ http://yellowbirdcreation.blogspot.com/

Nancy ~ http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/

Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/

Rosie ~ http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/

Ruthie ~ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/

HERE YOU ARE! ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/

Tracy ~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/

Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com/

Combined Product List:
MCT Beary Special Thoughts stamp set
MCT Just For You fall background stamp
MCT Happy Mail stamps
MCT Grateful For You stamps
MCT Piles of Smiles, leaf dies
MCT, Just Tags dies
MCT 100% Sweetness heart die
MCT Fly Away With Me cloud dies
Quickutz, Cottage Cutz, Scrapbuggy, Spellbinders, Paper Trey Ink dies
Basic Grey, Nikki Sivils, Chatterbox, Pink Paislee pattern papers
Buttons, ribbon, twine, ink, wobbles, foam tape