MTSC96 & Windy Mae

Hi all,

I have a card to show you today, and I am playing along with Mercy's sketch challenge for this week.  You can find that post HERE, but here is the sketch:

Fun, right?  For some reason, I love the sketches that have a large main panel - I feel like they are saying to me, "go ahead, do whatever you like with it"!

Anyway, us Oddies at Some Odd Girl, have been having soooo much fun playing with the newest release that Kristy gave us all.  I don't mean to be pushy, but you NEED some of these images! LOL

They are in the store :-)

Here's my card, and I almost followed the sketch to the tee:

I started with a Kraft base (5 1/4" square).  The 3 panels of DSP are all from the same pack: the retired SU pack called Nouveau Chic.  I love the pretty neutral colours in it.  I kept it pretty simple, and didn't mat those layers.  I also used another rolled felt flower as an embellishment, and added some Sage Shadow CS leaves (punched out with a leaves Sizzlet and my Big Shot).

I printed Windy Mae onto PTI White CS, coloured her with Copics, and rounded the corners, which I also did with the Basic Black mat.

Now for some other fun stuff...we have started the voting on the name for our new monkee HERE.  Please help us out and let us know which one you like!  He has been nameless for tooooo long!

Also, the SOG blog just put up another challenge, and it is a colour challenge!  Should be reallly easy to play along with, especially if you have any of the new images.  Hint, hint.  Head over and check it out HERE.  We have a different challenge every two weeks, so you have 2 weeks to play along!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

MTSC73: Kitty With Yarn

Hi All,

I am participating in Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge #73 from this week.  She always makes such a great sketch, I sometimes feel the need to add a creation!  I have also used an adorable image from Some Odd Girl - it's the kitty with the ball of yarn...soooo cute!

Here is the sketch - it's a loooooong one:

***Added:
OK, so my internet went down mid-post last night and I only got to post the sketch!  So, on with the actual card...

My card base is Basic Gray, followed by a piece of Regal Rose Prints DSP, with Jumbo Eyelets at each corner.  I cut a Basic Black strip out, and cut a "V" on the right end, and adhered it to the base.  For the next panel, I used Basic Gray Prints DSP, Basic Black CS, and Regal Rose.  For the circle, I used my Nesties with Basic Gray Prints DSP and Basic Black CS.

I printed the kitty onto PTI White CS, coloured him with Copics, and cut him out. I also added a gray patch over one eye with a dark Copic marker.

This was a really simple, fun card to make!
Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

MTSC65: Flyin' Pig Sneak Peek

Hi All,

I'm here to show you a card I made with a cutie pie Some Odd Girl image.  This Flyin Pig is one of the images being released on March 23. They are digi images, and they are only $3! I love these images, because they are PERFECT for colouring, and what is my favourite thing to do??? That's right, colour!
I combined it with Mercy's sketch challenge from this week:

My card base is Pretty In Pink.  I added a Basic Black and Whisper White layer, where the corners are punched with the Martha Stewart corner crown punch.  I couldn't make the 3 strips start at the bottom because of the decorative corners (I realized afterwards that maybe I shouldn't have punched the bottom corners).  The 3 strips are Melon Mambo, and I distressed all the edges.  I tied a piece of Pink Gingham ribbon in a knot around that base layer.

For the main panel, I punched out a Whisper White and Basic Black scallop circle with Nesties, then a Basic Black and Pretty In Pink circle.  I printed the Mr. Piggy (Flyin' Pig) onto PTI White CS, coloured him with Copics, and cut him out.  I covered his wings with White fluff using my 2-Way Glue Pen, and mounted him onto the circles with Dimensionals.

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

MTSC64: Some Odd Girl Ellie

Hi All,

I have made a card for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge #64 this week.  Here is the sketch:

Here's my card:

My card base is Whisper White.  I stamped the sentiment from SU's Whimsical Words set in Versamark, and embossed with Dark Brown EP.  The large panel on the bottom is Close to Cocoa CS, punched with an EK Success edge punch, then a layer of Whisper White, then a layer of Berry Bliss DSP.  I added 3 large half-back pearls to the right side with Mini Glue Dots.

The smaller panel on top of that is the same DSP (pink piece), layered onto Whisper White, then onto another pink DSP piece.  On top of that layer, I attached some White Satin Ribbon.  The top panel is DSP, sponged around the edges with brown ink, matted with a layer of Whisper White, then a layer of Close to Cocoa.

Ellie the elephant was printed onto PTI White CS, coloured with Copics, cut out, and stuck on with Dimensionals.  I added some pink Martha Stewart glitter to her bow with a 2-Way Glue Pen.  For some reason, these critter images from Some Odd Girl mke me want to make a million baby cards!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

MTSC62 & FTTC55: Peony

Hi All,

Well, I have been working on a couple things behind the scenes, so I haven't been able to post in a few days.  However, I am participating in 2 challenges with this card: MTSC62 (Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge), and FTTC55 (Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge).  The Flourishes challenge was to use flowers (um, I thought those were the only stamps I owned!).  The sketch is here:

I actually used my retired Crew Kids Girl Simply Scrappin' Kit for the papers in this one.

My card base is Basic Gray.  Then, I added a circle of the DSP from the kit (cut with my Coluzzle), and distressed the edges.  On top of that, I added a block of another DSP from the kit with distressed edges.  The photo corners are self-adhesive die cuts from the kit, but I added some silver pearls (Michael's) to each.  I also added some silver pearls to the top corners on the card base.

I tied some striped Wild Wasabi ribbon in a knot around that layer.

I cut a smaller circle out of Neenah Solar White CS with my Coluzzle and stamped the main flower from Peony in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on.  I coloured it with my Copics, then stamped the word "Peony" along the bottom of the flower, and added another pearl to the "o".

The sentiment is from a Close To My Heart set called Treasure Life.  I stamped it in black ink onto a Whisper White strip, with the end cut into a "v".  I added an SU Mini Library Clip to the end of that, and attached it with Dimensionals.

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge and CC240

Hi All,

Well, this week I had been working really hard on getting a lot of baby invitations done for a girl at work, so I really had a craving just to do something else - anything else! So, I wanted to participate in some challenges.

Firstly, I decided to do the Splitcoast Colour Challenge CC240: Bermuda Bay, Chocolate Chip, and Apricot Appeal. I really like this one!!!

Secondly, I decided to participate, for the first time, in Mercy's sketch challenge that she puts out every Tuesday. This is the 43rd one (MTSC43, the one from this week), and you can find her post HERE.

So, let's get started. I definitely used a lot of the Bermuda Bay colour, which made this a bright one!

My card base is Chocolate Chip, just a standard A2 size. I layered a 5 3/8" x 4 1/8" piece of Bermuda Bay CS on top of that, and it was run through my Big Shot with my Houndstooth Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Next, I took a random strip of Whisper White CS (scrap pile), and cut it to a length of 4 1/8", then punched the edge with my Eyelet Border punch from SU, and wrapped a piece of Bermuda Bay Polka Dot ribbon around it, and adhered it to the base with Dimensionals. (woah, run-on sentence?)

My stamp set is from Verve, and it is called Wishful Elegance - Way to go Julee on that one!

For the back 2 panels, I used 2" squares of

Chocolate Chip CS for the mats, and the Apricot Appeal pieces are 1 7/8" square. Those pieces are stamped with the large background stamp from that set in Apricot Appeal ink.

For the main panel, it is a 3" x 2 3/4" piece of Whipser White CS. I first stamped the sentiment from that set in Bermuda Bay ink in the bottom right corner. Then, I stamped the larger, full flowers in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and coloured them with a yellow Copic marker.

Next, I took a scrap piece of white and stamped the larger, partial flower 3 times, and coloured those in with brown, aqua and yellow Copics. Then, I cut them out and mounted them onto Dimensionals for some pop.

I hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

P.S. Is it cheating if you use white in a colour challenge, even though white is not part of the list?