ALL ABOUT ME AND MY TEAR CRITTERS

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West Haven, CT, United States
I make custom Tear Bear Critters for all scrapbooking needs. All items are 100 % customizable and handmade by ME!! All critters were made using patterns from The Beary Scrap,Paper Piecing's by Nikki, Kadoodle Bug Designs and others!! Mission: To provide the scrapbooking world with fabulous Handmade animals for all there needs!! I also can make the Tear Critters into Magnets,Ornaments or Wall Hangings!!!

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Campin' Crazy Blog Hop

Welcome to Paper Piecings By Nikki's Bi-Monthly Blog Hop! This time our Design Team Members are using Nikki's Campin' Crazy File. This file is so much fun!

If you arrived here from  www.theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com you've come in from the right place. If you'd like to start at the beginning, you can start at Nikki's blog. (www.paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com)





To make this adorable creation I used The Sleeping Bag Bear from The Campin' Crazy Pattern, but I changed it up a bit, I made my Bear out of Mulberry Paper and made it into a Tear Bear, and also made my Bear into a Girl. This is a easy file to make for any people that are new to Paper Piecings!! Hope you all like my project!!!



If you get lost along the way, here is the whole lineup.


Blog Candy....Blog Candy....Blog Candy...

For a chance to win $10 in paper piecing files from Nikki, all you have to do is:

  1. Hop along and become a follower of each blog along the way
  2. Leave a comment at each blog
  3. Follow Paper Piecings By Nikki on facebook
  4. Follow Paper Piecings By Nikki's blog - paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com

The winner will be announced at our next hop on July 3rd.

WINNER....WINNER....WINNER of the $10 gift certificate from our last hop is:

Hollie Settlemoir Becker - Please contact Mandy or Nikki with your file choice(s). Congratulations!!!!

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Good Evening to all my followers! I just wanted to post a few pictures of some new projects I have made in the past couple weeks with Paper Piecing's by Nikki's patterns!!! The first project I made was for June 1st, I choose the pattern "Birthday Bash" , but added my own little touches to it. For the Bear

Body I used Mulberry Paper to turn him into a Tear Bear and then I added the cute sticker to the present to add just a little more of a finishing touch to it. You can find the Birthday Bash Pattern here: ( http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/item_134/Birthday-Bash-PatternImage-Set.htm)

For the second project I made for June 8th, I choose the pattern "The Kitten in the Hat", and made him into a Tear Critter by using Mulberry Paper again.You can find The Kitten in the Hat Pattern here:(http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/item_118/Kitten-in-the-Hat.htm)

Well thats it for tonight but you can expect to see a lot more Projects coming from : http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/!
Goodnight Everyone!!! ~Susanne

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Tear Critters on Parade Blog Hop!!!


Welcome to Tear Critters on Parade! If you've hopped here from A-Prata-Design Blog , then you are on the right track. If you've just started the hop, you can go back to the beginning at Mindy's blog (www.papercreationsbymindyblog.blogspot.com) to see all the wonderful projects. This is a fun-filled hop dedicated to the unique craft of tear critters. What is a tear critter you may ask? Tear Critters or Tear Bears are complete pieces made from mulberry paper. This specialty paper gives them their soft, fuzzy look.


Today, you'll see some fabulous pieces and creations on Tear Critters from these wonderful ladies! Have a fabulous time "hopping" along!

Please be sure to leave a comment on each blog for a chance at the blog candy!


THESE ARE MY 2 TEAR CRITTERS I MADE ESPECIALLY FOR THE BLOG HOP!!! THEY WERE BOTH MADE USING PATTERNS FROM:
http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/ WHERE I AM ALSO A NEW DT MEMBER!! THE FIRST PICTURE OF THE PURPLE LION COMES FROM THE PATTERN SO JUNGLICIOUS!! YOU CAN FIND IT HERE: http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/item_72/So-Junglicious-Pattern-Set.htm THE SECOND PICTURE OF THE DOLPHIN TEAR CRITTER CAME FROM THE PATTERN UNDER THE SEA WHERE YOU CAN FIND HERE: http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/item_146/Under-the-Sea-Die-Cutting-Set.htm!!
IF YOU AREN'T A FAN OF MY FB PAGE YET CHECK ME OUT HERE:https://www.facebook.com/handmadetearcritters WHERE YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND NEW TEAR CRITTERS,SALES AND GAMES!! TY FOR STOPPING BY AND MAKE SURE TO LEAVE A COMMENT IF YOU WANT A CHANCE TO WIN THE BLOG CANDY!!

~SUSANNE
 


Now please head on over to Precious Memories Scrapbooking
(http://preciousmem.blogspot.com/) to see some more adorable critters!

Here is complete line-up in case you get lost along the way.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

National Scrapbooking Day Super Contest


What better way to celebrate National Scrapbooking day then to win some really great prizes?  We couldn’t agree more, so thanks to our friends at Homeketeers we are giving away some great prizes in honor of National Scrapbooking day.
One Grand Prize Winner:
  • Tim Holtze Vagabond – value $249.99
  • 10 scrapbooking Kits – value $220.00
One First Prize Winner:
  • Pink Sizzix Sidekick – value $39.99
  • 7 scrapbooking kits – value $150.00
Two Second Place Prize Winners:
  • 5 scrapbooking kits – value $110.00


Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Welcome to my Blog!!

Hello everyone, I want to welcome you all to my Blog " Handmade Paper Crafts By Me"!! I will be posting all the projects I make, such as Challenge Projects, Cards, Layouts, Paper Piecings and my Favorite... Tear Bears!!! I will try to post everyday something even if it is not a picture!! So a little about me.... I am a 30 year old mother of 2 beautiful children Monica who is 9 and Antoine who is 8. They are the stars in my life. I am also engaged to a wonderful man Juan. He is the best thing to ever happen to me. I started crafting 2 years ago, just starting out as a hobby making Tear Bears and it has grown into a business now LOL!! I now have a ArtFire Store, an Etsy Store and I also sell my creations on Facebook. I still mostly to Paperpiecings and Tear Bears but I want to go outside my box and try new things. I am hoping to get more into Digi Stamps and Layouts and hope to enter lots of challenges this year as well as hopefully join another Design Team on top of the one I am on!! I am also on the Design Team for Kadoodle Bug Designs http://www.kadoodlebugdesigns.com/!! I love the owner Melissa, she makes wonderful patterns go check them out if you haven't already!! My Facebook Page is https://www.facebook.com/handmadetearcritters go check out all my creations!! I will also post my link to my Etsy Page http://www.etsy.com/shop/HandmadeCritters. So come check me out sometime!! The Picture I am posting with this is my latest creation Honey Dew Bear!! I made her from a pattern I got at Kadoodle Bug Designs!! I switched it up and changed it into my own pattern so it doesn't look like everyone else's. I like to be unique!! I hope everyone has a Great Day and I look forward to hearing from you all and posting lots of stuff to share with you!!!

Susanne