Follow Your Heart

Hi all,

I am playing along with a few challenges this time :-) Lots of great ones out there this week.

First up, I'm playing with the ABC Challenge this week: Q is for Quote or sentiment.
Secondly, I am chipping in with the Ai Factory challenge: #72 Things with Wings.
Thirdly, I am throwing in a submission for the Papertake Weekly challenge: Trio Tastic (use 3 of anything).
Lastly, I am playing along with the sketch challenge on Craft Your Passion: #49, sketch by Lauretta, and here's a look:

Here's mine:

My card base is Kraft CS, then I used a piece of SU's Groom DSP, with a PTI White mat (both with rounded corners).  I added some Soft Subtles brads to 2 of the corners to match the sketch, and that also goes with the trio theme.
I stamped the sentment from SU's Whimsical Words set onto the DSP with Versamaerk ink, and heat embossed with Winter White EP.
The butterflies were punched out with PTI White and Marigold Morning CS using the Martha Stewart Butterfly punch, and I adhered them in layers using Tombow Mono Multi Adhesive.
The circles were punched out of Marigold Morning CS, PTI White CS, and Groom DSP using classic and scallop Nesties.

I printed Bee Tia (cutest Bee ever) onto PTI White CS, coloured her with Copics, cut her out, and mounted her on with foam dots.  I also added some Dazzling Diamonds glitter to her wings, and some Sakura glitter pen to the trim on her outfit.
This image is brand new, and was part of the March 1 release over at Some Odd Girl!  So many fun images to play with!

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

Penguin Friends

Hi all,

I am really getting into the winter/holiday card-making these days, especially since a lot of the stamp companies are releasing those types of images now.  They are my favourite!

Today, I'm playing along with a few challenges in blog land, and I am also playing with an upcoming release from Some Odd Girl!  They have a bunch of awesome winter and holiday-themed images coming out on November 9, so mark your calendars!

I am playing along with these challenges:
- A Spoon Full of Sugar #127: Let's get punchy (I used punches for the icicles and the sentiment circles)
- ABC Challenge: G is for Glitter (I used glitter to make snow around the penguins)
- Craft Your Passion #30: Anything Goes
- Sketch Saturday #127 with this sketch:

I always LOVE their sketches!  I am working with an image called Penguin Friends from Some Odd Girl.  It is one of the amazing and fun images being released on November 9!

Here's my card:

The base is Chocolate Chip CS, and the next layer is a blue piece of Ski Slope DSP (sponged with Chocolate Chip ink) and matted with Basic Black and Whisper White CS.  At the top of that, I added a Whisper White strip punched with my Martha Stewart icicle punch.  I added a snowflake brad and 2 blue eyelets to the right side.

The striped piece is the same Ski Slope DSP with a black mat.  To the left of that, I added a bow made with some white organdy ribbon and my Bow Easy (attached with a Mini Glue Dot). 

I printed Penguin Friends onto PTI White CS once, punched it out with Square Nesties, and added some Baja Breeze sponging inside the square. I matted that onto a black piece.  I dotted some glue pen all over the blue portion of the square, and added some Dazzling Diamonds glitter to that.  Underneath that square panel, I added a piece of Baja Breeze and a piece of Chocolate Chip ribbon folded into a loop.

I printed the penguins onto another white piece, coloured them with Copics, cut them out, and mounted them on with Dimensionals. Underneath the penguins, I added some Ivory Flower Soft to imitate some fun snow.

I stamped the sentiment (from SU) onto a white scrap in black ink, and punched it out with my 1 1/4" circle punch.  I added some holly with a red and green marker.  That was matted onto a brown DSP circle punched with my 1 3/8" circle punch. 

Don't forget our fortnightly challenges on the SOG blog, and head over to Some Odd Girl, and click on the Freebie tab to download the freebie for November!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

A New and Odd Release is coming...

Hi all,

Well, I have a cute and fun gift tag to show you today - and it is for the winter holiday season!  Now, we are still 2 months away from Christmas, but us crafters usually get a head start!
I am using an image that will be released at Some Odd Girl on November 9: Pressie Tobie!  Just WAIT until you see all the holiday/winter images that Kristy has dreamt up for us all - you will just die!

I am playing along with a few challenges today as well:

- Allsorts Challenge 75: Spots and Stripes (I have spotted DSP, and striped ribbon)
- Craft Your Passion Challenge 29: Glitter/sparkles
- Fussy and Fancy Challenge 22: Winter Wonderland

This gift tag is made using a piece of Close To Cocoa CS with 2 of the corners cut at a diagonal.  I added a 1/2" Basic Black circle at the top, with a 1/4" circle punched out of the middle.  It looks like a re-inforcer!
All of the DSP I used is from the retired SU pack called Frosty Days.  On top of the base, I added a green piece of DSP with a black mat.  I also added a Whisper White strip, punched with my Martha Stewart Icicles edge punch, and wrapped some matching miscellaneous ribbon around that.  Lastly, I added a piece of polka-dotted DSP to the bottom.

I printed Tobie onto PTI White CS, coloured him with Copics, and cut him out.  I also added some glitter to the ribbon on the present for some sparkle.  And Tobie's green eyes are done with an Atyou Spica glitter pen.

Did you know that voting is open HERE for the name of our poor Monkee?  Make sure you help us decide what he will be called!

Also, you only have a few days left to get your SOG FREEBIE before the month is up and a new freebie comes to us.  Make sure you download it if you haven't - it's perfect for the month of October.

Also, we have a challenge happening on the SOG blog - a colour challenge to fit the season perfectly!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Surf's Up

Hi all,

I decided to throw in for a few challenges this week...I used one of the past freebies from Some Odd Girl - Hang 10 Kody! 

Allsorts Challenge #65: Paper Piercing
Craft Your Passion #19: Anything Goes
Lili of the Valley #60: Four Seasons (Summer!)
OLLCB #60: Spots and Dots
Simon Says: Summer with Blue

My card base is Whisper White, and I added some bursts of paper piercing to each corner.  The rectangle panel is a Basic Black mat, with So Saffron (embossed with the Shell Collage folder) and Brocade Blue CS (embossed with the Swiss Dots folder).  I draped some black grosgrain ribbon around the seam of that layer.

Kody is printed onto Neenah Solar White CS, coloured with Copics, and cut out with Label 4 Nesties.  I added some black pearls to the left side as well.

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!