Card Patterns 120

Hi all,

I'm playing along today with a fun sketch over on the Card Patterns blog, and my clear stamps from Some Odd Girl!  The sketch I'm using is #120, and I REALLY like it!!!  Here's a glimpse:

Here's mine:

My base is Kraft CS followed by a pink piece of Raspberry Tart DSP and a black mat.  The bottom corners were rounded with a corner punch.  At the top, I punched a strip of Kraft CS with my scallop edge punch, and added some pink gingham ribbon to that.

My sentiment is from Stamping Bella, and I added 3 black Martha Stewart pearls underneath that.

I stamped Love Letter Kaylee onto Bella's Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and coloured her in with Copics.  I coloured her shoes with a clear Sakura Glaze pen for some sparkle!

Isn't she adorable???

Keep your eye out in the coming weeks - the ODD team will be showing you some amazing stuff in July! {wink}

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

A Wintery Birthday

Hi all,

I am still playing with some of the awesome winter and holiday images that Kristy has put out at Some Odd Girl!  I saw a few challenges I could get in on, so I threw a little somethin' together!

Firstly, I am entering the Allsorts challenge #83: Anything Goes.

Next, I am playing along with the Creative Card Crew challenge: Birthdays.

And finally, I used the Card Patterns Sketch #96...here:

And I had to use my new Snowy Mae digi, along with the fun Happy Birthday sentiment! Did you know Kristy sells sentiments too?  I especially like this one because there is an outline, so you can colour it!

Here is my card:

The base is Kraft CS, followed by a Basic Black piece, and a Whisper White mat.  On top of that, I added a plaid piece of Manchester DSP from SU, and I wrapped some Soft Suede polka dot ribbon around that layer, and added a staple to each side. 

I cut my circles out of Whisper White and Soft Suede CS using my classic and scallop circle Nesties.  I sponged the white circle with some Wheat Dew Drop ink.  I punched some arrows out of white and black CS and added them for some fun interest.

I printed Mae and the sentiment off onto PTI White CS and coloured them with Copics.  I cut Mae out, and attached her with Dimensionals, and I put the sentiment panel in her hand - it looks like she is showcasing it! 

Also, don't forget that the SOG blog ALWAYS has a challenge running, and every 2 weeks Kristy gives away SOG points, and free digis!
Also, there is a My Tiny Contest running until January 16 - you won't want to miss it!!!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Gone Batty

Hi all,

As you may know, SomeOddGirl had a fabulous release of a whole whack of images recently.  I had to pull out one of them to play with.  I am using Bat Tobie, and he is SOOOOOOO CUTE!

Here are the challenges I am playing with:

- Card Patterns Sketch 85

- Fussy and Fancy challenge 21: Hallowe'en
- AiFactory challenge 51: Embossing
- Color Me Copic: Colouring Folds  (I hope bat wings count!)

Here we go:

I used Pumpkin Pie, and Whisper White CS, as well as some old SU Ghastly Greetings DSP.  For the 2 half circles on the sides, they were cut out with circle Nesties, and embossed with my Spiderweb Cuttlebug folder.  I added some Old Olive grosgrain ribbon across that, along with a black and a white piece of CS punched with my Martha Stewart rats punch underneath.  For the main circle, I punched out a circle of green DSP with Circle Nesties, and a Pumpkin piece with Scallop Circle Nesties.

I printed Tobie onto PTI White CS, coloured him with Copics, cut him out, and mounted him on with Dimensionals.  I absolutely love the Tinies images that have been released, and they are the funnest to colour!

Don't forget to play along with the Fabric challenge over on the SOG blog - you have plenty of time!

We are also still trying to find a name for our Monkee HERE.

And if you haven't downloaded this month's FREEBIE, what are you waiting for?

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

School Tia

Hi all,

I made a fun card today using one of the newest Tiny releases from Some Odd Girl!  This little school girl is sooo cute!  I also played along with these 3 challenges:

- The ABC Challenge: D is for Distressing
- Allsorts Challenge 71: Plain and Simple
- Card Patterns Sketch 83

Here is my card:

I used mainly Whisper White CS, and the larger oval is Kraft CS - ovals were cut using Nestabilities, of course.  For the strip down the middle, I added an SU border punch on either side, and distressed the middle piece.  The Kraft oval was also distressed. 
The bow was made using some white satin ribbon and my Bow Easy, and I attached it with a Mini Glue Dot.

I printed Tia out onto Neenah Solar White CS, coloured her with Copics, cut her out, and mounted her on with Dimensionals.

Don't forget about the monochromatic challenge running over on the SOG blog - you still have time to play along! 

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG Teams Up With Card Patterns!

Hi All,

Some Odd Girl is sponsoring this week's Card Patterns Sketch #74!  This is so much fun and 2 of us Oddies got to participate as well!
Here is the sketch:

Here's my version:

My card base is Pretty In Pink CS, and all my DSP is from the SU Petals & Paisley pack.  The next layer is DSP, matted with Whisper White and Basic Black, and I added some zig-zag stitching around it with my Janome Sew Mini.

The panel across the bottom is DSP, Basic Black, and Whisper White, which was punched with my Martha Stewart fence edge punch.  The panel across the top is just a white piece with a black mat with stitching, and underneath is a piece of twill.  The 3 buttons on the left are threaded with Linen Thread, and attached with Mini Glue Dots. The sentiment is an SU rub-on, cut out with a Modern Label Punch.

My image is called Nana Split - from Some Odd Girl!  I printed it onto PTI White CS twice, coloured them with Copics, and cut them out.  The second image I used for layering.  I also added some red Stickles to the cherry for some sparkle.  The panel behind the split is Rectangle Nesties with white CS, and a black mat.  I added some sponging to the white rectangle with Pretty In Pink and Regal Rose inks.  I added 3 more butons to the right side, and some stitching to that panel.

Make sure to head over to the Card Patterns blog to enter your own creation with their sketch and try to win some SOG stuff!  Also, remember there is always a challenge running at the SOG blog, so head over there if you haven't already!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Card Patterns 65: Some Odd Girl Dino

Hi All,

I decided to play along with the current sketch over on the Card Patterns blog: CP 65.  It was nice, and simple, and I really enjoyed it!  Here is the glimpse:

Here is my take on it:

I started off with a Kraft base.  I added 4 round buttons (tied with Linen Thread) to the corners with Mini Glue Dots (I think they are Rose Red colour).  The square at the back is a plain Whisper White piece, then there is a blue strip from the Bali Breeze DSP pack, which I distressed.  On top of that, there is a green piece of Bali Breeze DSP, which was also distressed.  I took a piece of Old Olive CS, and cut it with my Martha Stewart grass punch, and stuck it on top of the green square. The sentiment is from SU's Vintage Labels set - stamped in black ink onto a white scrap, and punched out with my Word Window punch, and adhered just below the white square. I attached another button to the right side of that.

I printed the Dino image from Some Odd Girl onto PTI White CS, coloured him with Copics, cut him out, and mounted him onto the grass.

I thought this would be a cute card to give to a kid - they love animals and bright, fun colours!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

CardPatterns Sketch #59: Bulb

Hi All,

I am participating in this week's CardPatterns sketch Challenge #59, and I decided to pull out my adorable digi image Bulb from Some Odd Girl Digital Stamps!  He is a new creature that will be released later on this month!

Here is the sketch:

Here is my take:

It's a pretty simple sketch...they did say on the CardPatterns blog that last week's was really difficult, and they were giving us a break this week!  My card base is Basic Gray. For the panel to the right, I used some Timeworn DSP (retired SU), and matted that with a Basic Black layer, punched with an EK Success edge punch.  At the bottom of that, I cut out a piece of Whisper White, and stamped it with a birthday setiment, and spelled out the word "human" with an alphabet set I have (Basic Black ink).  I also added some distress ink to that panel.

For the main panel, I cut out a piece of the DSP with Oval Nesties, and matted that with a Black oval, and added some white stitching around that.  Bulb was printed onto PTI White CS, coloured with Copics, cut out, and mounted on with Dimensionals.

I added a button to the corner of that oval.  It is actually a clear button, embossed with Silver EP a couple times, and I tied some silver cord through it, and attached it with a Mini Glue Dot.

I thought it would be a good card for a guy, or for a kid, so we'll see who the lucky recipient is!  Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Card Patterns Sketch 41

Hi All,

Well, I wanted to make a card with the great sketch over on the Card Patterns blog HERE. I thought the diamond shapes looked neat, so it was a great opportunity to make yet another Christmas card!

For my creation, I wanted to pull out some of the new stuff I got from Close To My Heart. I used the stamp set Holiday Trinkets and the paper pack Jingle (both CTMH).

I stamped the ornament in Sage Shadow ink, first stamping off onto a scrap piece, then stamping onto my white CS for a lighter ornament. Then, I stamped the snowflake decoration inside the ornament full strength. I also sponged some Sage Shadow ink aroung the outsides of the ornament. I added some white Liquid Pearls to that and cut the ornament out. (ends up being mounted with Dimensionals)

I used my Label 1 Nestabilities to cut out the middle diamond shapes, and I will be posting my tutorial in the next couple of days on how to make the mat for that thinner (the next size up in Nestie is quite a bit bigger).

On the main white panel, I stamped the snowflake from Holiday Trinkets in Blue Bayou ink (first stamping off to get a lighter image), and added some blue Liquid Pearls to the centres. I stamped the ornament string in Sahara Sand ink. I added some sponging around the edges of that piece. I matted that on a slightly larger piece of Blue Bayou CS, which was distressed with my Distressing Tool from SU.

The 2 diamonds on either side are 2 1/4" squares of the Jingle DSP, as well as the red strip across the top. That strip was paper pierced with my piercer and Mat Pack, and it was also distressed.

The white card base was punched with the Martha Stewart edge punch (the icicle one), then a piece of green CS was layered underneath.

The ribbon is Rocket Red Polka Dot from Gina K (she sells smaller ribbon bundles for less money, so you are more likely to use it all!) - check HERE. I made that bow using the Bow Easy (which I also bought from Gina K HERE). If you need help on how to use it, I used the tutorial HERE. This tool is amazing! Perfect bows every time.

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Where the Wild Things Are

Hi All,

OK, I lied. I am going to post one card today, finish my vacation, and continue posting after that. : )

This card participates in 2 challenges in the internet world. The first challenge is called Where The Wild Things Are. It is posted over at the Greeting Farm, and they are challenging everyone to use images created by Marina Neira. The challenge is to create a "Wildlife" themed card using one of her animals. Lo and behold, I just got 3 of said images in the mail, so I obviously had to make a card.

The second challenge is the sketch for this week from the Card Patterns blog.

So, here is my card:

I decided to go with this wacky monkey called Marlene Monkey. She is just adorable! I stamped her in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and coloured her in with my Copic markers onto Neenah Solar White CS. I sponged Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss ink around that piece, and matted it with some Basic Gray.

I used 2 pieces of DSP from the Urban Garden pack (retired SU), and matted them with Basic Gray also. The piece of Kiwi Kiss in the top left corner was run through my Big Shot with my Cuttlebug Floral Screen embossing folder. This piece and the 2 DSP pieces were sponged with Night of Navy ink.

On the bottom panel, I cut out 2 of the leaves sizzlets in Kiwi Kiss CS, and stuck them on with my 2-Way Glue Pen. I tied a piece of Baja Breeze ribbon in a knot, and added 3 Baja Breeze buttons tied with Linen Thread to the bottom.

I stamped the sentiment using the Simple Serifs Mini Alphabet from SU in Basic Gray ink, and punching it out with the Modern Label punch.

Check out the challenges and have fun!

Hope you enjyed, and thanks for stopping by!