Sketch Saturday 180: Ginger KETTO

Hi all,
I spotted an adorable image that I had stamped and not coloured yet, and I had to give her the respect of making her into something :-)

Have I mentioned how much I LOVE the Ketto images from Stamping Bella?!?  When Emily released them, I went a little crazy!!!

I'm also playing along with the Sketch Saturday challenge for this week: #180.  Here's a glimpse:

Here's my version:
I actually didn't make a square card, so I had to adjust the panels a bit. 

My card base is Cameo Coral CS, and the patterned papers are from the SU DSP pack called Ginger Blossom, and the mats are black CS.  The buttons are from SU, with some Linen Thread, and attached with some Mini Glue Dots. 
The black strip was cut out with one of the Die-Namics border dies.

I stamped Ginger KETTO on Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I coloured her with Copics, and added some shading with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS.  I punched her out with Classic Square Nesties and mounted that onto a scallop square in black. 

Don't forget about our current Holiday challenge for Bellarific Friday - you still have until Thursday night to submit your holiday card to Emily!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

New Release: Grow

Hi all,
I'm sure you've seen the stellar release at Some Odd Girl from November 1st - there are no words to explain these images.  LOVE them.

Anyhow, us ODDies had a blog hop on October 31st and November 1st leading up to the release, and we each showed one of our projects.  I also showed a second project earlier this week, and today is my final project with the 3rd image!

I made tags/bookmarks with all of them, so here is Grow:

Like I said with the previous tags, I bought the tags at Michael's, and they are by Inkssentials.  I sponged this one with Peeled Paint distres ink around the edges.  The patterned paper is from the My Mind's Eye Lime Twist collection called Out of the Blue, and that was matted with black CS.  I cut a couple of clouds out of white felt with my Die-Namics die and glued them to the top.  I stamped the decorative corner and the sentiment (which both come with the image) in black ink, and I darkened them with a Sakura Glaze pen so they would stand out more. 

I stamped Grow onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her with Copics.  I cut her out with a thin white border around, then adhered her to some black CS and cut her out again with a black border.  I just needed her to stand out a bit more from that busy paper. 

Here is a shot of all 3 tags together:

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG Challenge: A Sketch

Hi all,

It's been a whole 2 weeks since our last challenge, and it's Thursday morning, so let's get things started!  As you know, Some Odd Girl just had an amazing release of digital images, and the whole DT are working with those today!  Kristy has truly outdone herself, and just wait until you see what else she has up her sleeve!
You can see all of the ODDies' creations on the Some Odd Girl blog!

So this week, we were given a really fun sketch to work with (my favourite kind of challenge, by the way), and here is a peek:

I loved it - it screams out for me to use some yummy patterned papers :-)

Here's mine:

My base is Kraft CS, all my patterned papers are from the Echo Park series called Merry Christmas, and all my mats are black and white CS.  For the bracket at the bottom, I punched the black piece and the polka dot piece with a Die-Namics die, and I added some adhesive rhinestones to the corners. 

The strip across the middle was punched with an EK Success edge punch (kinda looks like postage).

The circles were cut with Nesties, and I added some shading to the white circle using my Jumbo Java Versamagic Dew Drop ink.

The sentiment is an SU rub-on, and I punched that out with the 1 3/4" Cirlce Punch.

I printed the adorable Mistletoe Kaylee onto Whisper White CS, coloured her with Copics, and cut her out with a thin white border around.  She is absolutely darling and there are so many images from this release that are equally cute!  You will definitely find something to use for this year's Christmas cards!

You have 2 weeks to play along, so just make a card using the sketch, and link it up on the SOG blog.  SOGgy images are not required, but we LOVE seeing them!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG Challenge: Stitch It Up!

Hi all,

It's been 2 weeks since our last one, so, it's about that time for us to release another challenge on the Some Odd Girl blog!  We always have such amazing entries, and I'm sure this time will be no exception!  Kristy has challenged us to Stitch it up!
That means we want to see stitching as a focus of your project - machine stitching, hand stitching, or faux stitching - let's see it!

Here's mine:

My base is Kraft CS, and I also used some Whisper White and Basic Black CS, as well as some patterned papers from the DCWV pack called All Dressed Up - it's glittery and yummy!  I added some rhinestones to the corners, some silver organdy ribbon, and a couple of eyelets to the right side.  The bracket piece of patterned paper was cut out with my Die-Namics die.  I added stitching to the bracket, as well as the black strip.  The sentiment is a miscellaneous rub-on that I bought from Michael's. 

I printed Punk Kaylee (from the newest release!) onto Whisper White CS, coloured her with Copics and cut her out.  I added some funny piercings to her - nose ring, eyebrow ring, and an extra earring!  She is the coolest chick ever...right? 

Make sure you submit your card with stitching - you have 2 weeks!  And you'll be eligible to win some awesome prizes!  If you have Some Odd Girl images, we would love to see those as well!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Sneak Peek: Big Day Tobie in Acrylic!

Hi all,

It's our 4th day of sneak peeks on the Some Odd Girl blog! We are showing you all the images Kristy has made into photopolymer stamps!  This is our second release of clear stamps, and we are loving it!

All the stamps are being released on July 11, and we have been showing you one image per day this week!  Today, we are showing you the adorable Big Day Tobie!  He is really perfect for any celebration!  And especially great for boys cards!

My card base is Summer Sun CS, and the striped paper is from the Echo Park Little Boy collection.  I added a white border down the left side using white CS and a Die-Namics die, and tied some red gingham ribbon beside that.  I added 3 Night of Navy buttons with Linen Thread beside that.

I stamped Tobie onto Bella's Bestest Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and coloured him with Copics.  I also added some shading with my Prismacolor pencils and OMS, and some sponging with Wheat Versamagic ink around the outside.

We are going to have a super fun blog hop this weekend with our final image, so don't miss out!!!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Sneak Peek: Sweet Thinkin Mae in Acrylic

Hi all,

We have had an amazing delivery at Some Odd Girl!  Kristy has had a whole new slew of images made into real life photo-polymer clear stamps!  I loves me some stamp! LOL
So, this week, we are showing you all of the new images, and we will top it off with a blog hop!  Make sure you're commenting on the samples - Kristy is gonna be giving away some good stuff!
All the DT creations are on the SOG blog too!

Today - Day 1 - we are showing you the LOVELY Sweet Thinkin' Mae!  She is so classy, and wonderful!  I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo ink onto Bella's Bestest Paper.  I coloured her with Copics, and cut her out.

My card base is Baja Breeze CS, and my patterned papers are from the Basic Grey Olivia pack.  The large bracket was cut out with a Die-Namics die, and I added some rhinestones to the sentiment panel and her hair bow.

She also comes with her own sentiment and a cute mirror (which I havden't shown)!

Make sure you stop by every day to see each new image!
They will all be in the store on July 11!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Bellarific Friday: Paper Piecing!

Hi all,

It's Friday again - best day of the week!  I totally love seeing everyone's cards each and every week on the Stamping Bella blog, and the challenges are so much fun!
Last Friday we were given our mission: to use paper piecing on our project!  Don't get that confused with paper piercing!  This actually whips your project into shape much more quickly because it's space that you don't have to colour - the trick is to add shading to the patterned paper so that it still blends in with the rest of the image!

Here's mine:

It's pretty simple actually...I started with a Kraft base, which I have been doing a lot lately.  Next, I added a white piece, which was sponged around the edges with some Wheat Versamagic ink. 
Next, I used my Social Club patterned paper from Cosmo Cricket, along with a Die-Namics die cut to make the funky bracket along the left side, and I matted that with black. 

I stamped pregaPEEP onto Bella's Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo black ink, and I also stamped it onto a green piece from the same Cosmo Cricket pack of papers.  I coloured my main image with Copics, and added some shading with Prismas and OMS.  I then cut the ice cream tub out of the green patterned paper, added some shading with Prismas and adhered it on top of the white piece.  I added some more Wheat ink around that panel and mounted it onto a black piece.

Copics used:
*Skin: E00, E11, R02
*Hair: E71, E74
*Dress and trim: Y32, Y35, Y38
*Lid: R02, R05, R27
*Pickles and ice cream: YG11, YG63, YG67
*Jar: BG00, B000

Next week's challenge???  Here Comes Summer!  Make a project with a summer theme using any of the images sold at Stamping Bella, and send it to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thurday night.  Your card will be published on the company blog on Friday, and you will be entered to win some Bella Bucks!  Not to mention, I will get to hop over to the blog and see what you made :-)

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG Challenge: Make a scene

Okay, I don't mean that we want you to embarass yourself in the middle of a public area. 

It's time for another challenge at the Some Odd Girl blog!  This time, we want you to create a scene with your card - add some scenery in the background, throw in some clouds - throw caution to the wind!

I decided to use some of my cute Little Boy patterned paper from Echo Park...love those colourful buttons!  My base is Kraft CS, and all the mats are Basic Black.  I added some grass using Old Olive CS and my Martha Stewart grass edge punch, and I added a cloud using some white felt and a Die-Namics Die.  The main panel is done with Bermuda Bay CS.

I stamped the cute Tobie and His Puppy (in acrylic!) on Bella's Bestest Paper in Memento Tuxedo ink.  I coloured him up with Copics, cut him out with a white border, and mounted him on with foam dots. 

Make sure you stop by the SOG blog to submit your own creation using a scene - you have 2 whole weeks!  We can't wait to see what you come up with!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Fussy & Fancy Bride

Hi all,

We are having a bout of rain here, and I love not having to water my lawn :-) That's just the lazy part of me, I guess.  Ya know what we crafty folk do on rainy days..........STAMP!

I am having a blast with my acrylic stamps from Some Odd Girl!  I saw this fun sketch on the Fussy and Fancy blog, and decided to play along!  Here's a glimpse of the sketch:

Cute, right?

I started with a Diamonds Bazzill CS base - nice and textured.  Then I added a Brushed Gold piece, which was embossed with my SU Finial Press folder, and matted with Basic Black.  The triangle is made with white CS, and I added a gold line all the way around it with my Krylon gold pen, and matted with black again.
I added another strip of Brushed Gold CS, punched with a Die-Namics scallop die.
Next, I added a black piece of SU Groom DSP, punched out with Label 1 Nesties.  The sentiment is from an SU set, stamped in black ink on white CS, and cut out.

I printed Bride Kaylee onto PTI White CS, coloured her with Copics, cut her out and mounted her on with foam dots.  I added some glitter to the centers of the flowers, and the mesh thing in her hair.  Doesn't she look pretty in gold???

That's it for today!  Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SSSC114: Bottoms Up!

Hi all,

Today, I'm playing along with the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 114 posted by Karen Giron!  This is my first time using this sketch, but it was a fun one, so I had to play!  Here's the sketch:

I got this image about 3 weeks ago, and I HAD to bring it out - it is soooo funny!  It is called All Bummed Out Baby from Stamping Bella!  Isn't he adorable?  Check out those cheeks!

My card base is Kraft CS, followed by a black layer.  The lined paper and the blue paper are from the Sassafras Wee Bundle paper pack - sooo cute!  I stamped the sentiment in black ink at the top, and that sentiment comes with the baby.
At the bottom, I added a black strip, and used some So Saffron CS to cut out the loops with a Die-Namics die.  I also added some SU buttons threaded with Linen Thread, and attached with Mini Glue Dots. 

I stamped the baby onto Bella's Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured him with Copics.  I cut him out with a thin white border around, attached him to some black CS and cut that out with another border.

Copics used:
*Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11
*Onesie: BG70, BG72, BG78, W9
*Bear: E71, E74, E77, E79

That's it for today - have a great week!
Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

SOG Sneak Peek: Momma Mae

Hi all!

Happy Hump Day! We are smack dab in the middle of a sneak peek week on the Some Odd Girl blog!  We are having a blast so far, and today, I am showing you a BRAND NEW image called Momma Mae - she will be released in the SOG store on April 19!  Can you even wait that long???

Here it is:

My card base is Sage Shadow, my 2 patterned papers are from Crate Paper, and everything is matted with Basic Black and PTI White CS.  I added some straight stitching to the bottom panel, and zig zag stitching to the top panel, and some miscellaneous sticky pearls to the bottom corners. 
The banner was made from a Die-namics banner die (in my Big Shot), and the Billboard Letter die from SU.

I printed Mae onto PTI White CS, coloured her with Copics, cut her out, and mounted her on with foam dots. 

Keep checking back on the SOG blog for the rest of the week to see the rest of the images!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!