Love You Forever Silly Old Bear PP797

by Joanne James2. August 2026 08:00

Today it's Sunday and time for this week's new challenge over at The Paper Players! It's the turn of the fabulous Jan to host this week and she has a fun theme challenge for us to work with:

    

Cards for little ones - babies and young children. I don't have many of those in my family these days, but this week's challenge gave me the perfect opportunity to make another card with my SilIy Old Bear suite, so we're all good! It's CASE A DT Week over at Just Us Girls and having checked out the Design Team cards, I decided I would CASE Carol's card for my card today. First up - take a look at my card:

 

Here's the low-down on today's card:

Here's a picture of Carol's card that I decided to CASE: 

Like Carol's, my card is for a child and uses vintage papers, however mine features the beloved Winnie the Pooh and Piglet on a winter walk and features the Silly Old Bear Papers and the Sweet Words & Labels bundle. I switched my card to landscape, but used the same layout as Carol's card, with similar layering and sentiment position. I accented my aperture with some diecut acorns that are included in the set:

 

I think the sentiment on this card is one of my favourites in the set - what better than a message of unconditional love?

Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference:

 

You can see all of my Product and 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

Before you reach for your ink and papers, check out what our amazing team has created to inspire you this week:

 
Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:
 
1.  Create a new paper project
2.  Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission.
3.  Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL.
4.  Have FUN!

Enjoy your day; I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

 

Comments (12) -

Christy Stanford
Christy StanfordUnited States
8/2/2026 3:12:31 PM #

This card is so sweet, Joanne, and you're making me want to buy that Silly Old Bear DSP even though my paper collection has become so large that it emits its own gravitational field ; ) I love the aperture look on your main image and I will have to try that myself soon, and the acorn embellishments are the perfect touch.  Have a wonderful week, friend!

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Carol
CarolUnited States
8/2/2026 4:11:58 PM #

Joanne, What a sweet CASE of Carol's wonderful card this week at Just Us Girls. The way you made it your own but kept the overall design terrific! Thanks so much for playing along!!!

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Nora Noll
Nora NollUnited States
8/2/2026 4:20:08 PM #

This is so sweet!! I love the Winnie the Pooh. Such a perfect way to use that paper.

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Jan Clothier
Jan ClothierNew Zealand
8/3/2026 12:08:09 AM #

I'm so delighted to see you've used our friend Pooh Bear for this challenge! Great CASe and a great card too. Love that sentiment. Smile

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Carol
CarolCanada
8/3/2026 1:44:50 PM #

Ohmygosh! Joanne, first, I'm so honoured that you selected to CASE my card; thank you! Second: I absolutely adore your version, featuring this charming image of Pooh and Piglet. The framing, the background paper, the sentiment (which makes me all teary-eyed): a simply lovely combination. So thrilled you shared this sweet work of art with us at Just Us Girls.
~carol

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LeAnne Pugliese
LeAnne PuglieseUnited States
8/3/2026 1:48:32 PM #

You had me at Pooh & Roo!  SO cute and such a treasured memory from my own childhood!  This would be a sweet card for a child of ANY age, LOL!

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Sue VanDeVusse
Sue VanDeVusseUnited States
8/5/2026 9:45:48 AM #

Pooh and Piglet are adorable going on their walk.  Love your choice of background paper too.  Thanks for playing along with us at JUGS!

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Arnoldo Romero
Arnoldo RomeroUnited States
8/5/2026 3:24:22 PM #

I love Winnie the Pooh!  Your card is adorable, and that quote you chose is perfect.  Thanks for visiting my blog and for your kind words.  Peace!

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Stef Perry
Stef PerryUnited States
8/5/2026 9:50:25 PM #

As if Pooh and Piglet weren't enough to tug at the heartstrings, that sentiment about made me tear up.  Joanne, this is such a lovely, lovely card and a wonderful CASE of Carol's design.  And while I know our theme is cards for children, I would think almost anyone you were close to would love to receive it.  Well done!

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Ann Schach
Ann SchachUnited States
8/6/2026 3:09:01 AM #

How adorable, Joanne! The acorn die cuts are a great accent for the aperture and draw the eyes right to Piglet and Pooh. I love the vintage vibe of the designer paper. The sentiment is so sweet and heartwarming. It's a perfect card for children of any age!

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Claire Broadwater
Claire BroadwaterUnited States
8/7/2026 1:40:46 PM #

Joanne, your card is beyond precious!  It made me get tears in my eyes.  Nothing better than Pooh and Piglet.  Their friendship is priceless!  The acorns are just perfect to accent this scene while they take their winter walk.  SMILE!!!!!!!!   I wish I had these papers.  Have a lovely weekend, My Friend!

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jaydee
jaydeeUnited States
8/7/2026 3:03:14 PM #

Ah, Winnie.  Always a winner, especially when it is captured in a sweet frame with vintage vibes.  Fabulous card, Joanne.
hugs
jaydee

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