Sketchy, Sketch!

Sorry you missed me last week. I need more hours in the day to get all of the stuff done that actually needs doing. I'm not slacking.. I promise. You guys know how much I love sketches. So this weeks challenge over at Pollycraft was just what I needed to get my craft on.

Wanna see the sketch? Of course you do. This was designed and drawn up by our very own Cazza. I loved using this and it's definitely getting filed for use some time again soon.

I combined this challenge with a commissioned card. I hope this doesn't offend anyone. :/

A lovely lady over on my FB page Cartolinas from Lou Mac placed an order for Christmas cards for her nieces and nephew the other day so I've steadily been chipping away at them.

Here's Luna. :) I love her cheeky little grin!

I coloured this little cutie with the mistletoe on her hood with Copics and ProMarkers in traditional colours. I've added Star Dust Stickles to the 'fluffy' bits on her coat. I have elongated the sketch slightly to fit my usual rectangular card.

I've used this years Basic Grey holiday paper - Nordic Holiday. Hell!! Have you guys seen this collection?! Makes me want to die. Totally sums up Christmas for me and the pops of blue please me no end! :)

I would like to enter this card into these challenges:
× Crimbo Crackers - #1 Anything Goes
× PCJ - Use a Digi

As for my absence last week.. here I have another card to share with you which should have been posted a week ago!! Another order, another Luna :) I used the same markers and papers and added some The Ribbon Girl goodness along with a couplea Christmas tickets from Whimsy.

Hope you likey.

Head on over to the challenge blog now to see what the other amazing ladies have for ya all! ;)

Show me the SKETCH

Here I am to share the card I showed over at Quixotic yesterday. Another creation using Kraftin' Kimmie - Merry and Bright, 'cause I can't get enough of her. She just sums Christmas day up. The only thing with these stamps is the eyes, I dunno how to colour them? Perhaps add a little grey or blue shadow to the bottoms? How do you add dimension to them? Obviously I don't want them looking like they're popping from her skull, but you know what I mean. I hope.

So I've used our SKETCH as inspiration. Check out the sketch, the details and all of the entries HERE. Kim also posted an update over the weekend, check that out HERE. 

I paired her up with some gorgeous new papers from Basic Grey - Nordic Holiday. Have you SEEN these papers?! Wow. They just sum up Christmas for me. Love all of the patterns and the cool and blue navy blues they've thrown in there!! Delish.

 

Okay.. okay. Picture.

 

I have coloured the image using a mix of Copics and ProMarkers, but you already knew that.. right? Skin: YR000, YR00, E11, R20; Hair: E50, E51, E55

Greens: Pine, Forest Green, Grass; Reds: Burgundy, Crimson, Berry Red; Blues: Petrol Blue, Marine; Turkey: Spice, Ginger, Oatmeal

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. I'm off to catch up with emails then get stuff sorted for posting out tomorrow.

 

Please be sure to check out all the new arrivals to the store and enter out Sketch Challenge.. you could win a £15 prize to use over at Quixotic Paperie!! What more reason do you need?!

Meet The Nouveau Girls

ROLL UP, ROLL UP!! We got something for ya that I just KNOW is gonna take the blogging AND stamping worlds by storm!! Welcome to our Nouveau Girls Release Hop! There has been alot of excitement building up to this event but not only do we have this new line to share with you, we also have some other fun, new things too - be sure to stick it out til the end ;)

Along the way you'll see some fabulous projects by our Odd Girls who've had a BLAST with this new line and have been bursting at the seams to share it with the world! We're bringing you three.. yes, THREE CLEAR STAMP DESIGNS that we hope *fingers crossed* will knock your socks off and you'll love for all sorts of projects.

Here is my project using three/ four of the stamps from the set. Those clouds?! HELLO!! I've also used papers from Echo Parks Victoria Gardens collection. My good old doodling ties it all together. Some delicious embellishments from The Ribbon Girl and Wild Orchid Crafts.

This is..

 

Grow

2 Sentiments and 4 accessories that coordinate and play off of the main image. Perfect for fall or anytime.

 

All three of the sets being released are PERFECT for those of you who love to creases. As you may know I am not one of those people.. yet I still had an immense time colouring these girls up. Plus.. it's extra practice!! Trust me.. I need a LOT of that!!

So incase you hadn't guessed already.. we're only have a BLOG HOP to celebrate this unmissable event!!

Here's the hop order...


Old Some Odd Girl Blog

Melissa
Leah
Natasha
Sarah
Corry
Christina
Amy
Robin
Lou <------ YOU ARE HERE
Elena
Vera
Caz
Kristy
New Some Odd Girl Blog
Nouveau Girls Site

You read right.. the Nouveau Girls have their very own site!! Seriously! ;) It's just awesome!!

We are hopping October 31 - Nov 1 with some special projects on the Nouveau Girls Blog the rest of the week. You have thru Nov 1st (midnight EST) to make sure and comment on every stop to be entered to win all three designs from the release! See you at the very end for the full reveal! ;)

Have fun! ;)

My Favourite Things #October

So.. is everyone else's Blogger being a frickin' pain?! Sheesh, I wish they'd just sort. it. out!! Here is my favourites post for this month. I'm totally behind.. with like.. everything. Including sleep - which is never good!! I don't even feel better for the extra hour I had in bed this morning. Never mind!! At least my phone went back automatically so I wasn't like an hour early for work! LOL.

 

So first up we've got some.. 

Jenni Bowlin Tiny Circle Alpha Cardstock Stickers

They can be found HERE at Sarah's Cards LTD. This is personally get mine!! I love using these to add personalised sentiments, and on the odd occasion, names, to cards. They're the perfect little size for card makers and you can get them in loadsa, loadsa colours.

On the theme of alpha stickers I'm also loving Cosmo Cricket mini alpha stickers and Sassafras mini alpha stickers, although they ain't as mini as the others.

 

Most of you know I was on a WOC kick a couplea months ago.. well now I think it's Liquid Pearls HA! I only own White Opal and Baby Blue - but hell, they're gorgeous. So quick and easy to fill in blank areas on cards and stuff.

Hmmm.. what else?!

Only Saturated Canary Digi Images of course! ;) See Krista's amazing Etsy shop full of digi goodness HERE. Here are a few of my faves..



On the line of images.. over the past couple of weeks I've developed a new found love for LOTV images. I own like.. 18.. and I just NEVER wanna colour them up. Know why? Because I can't. They always turn out poop.com. So about a week ago I stamped a load of Christmas ones and sat in bed and coloured. Not only was it really theraputic (it took me foreva) but I was actually quite pleased with the results! ;) The images are ready and waiting for a few of my custom orders so keep your eyes peeled over here for them. I would love to hear your opinion on them.

Think I'm gonna wrap this up now and get stuck back into the Xfactor. Sophie and Misha in the bottom two?! WTH is going on?!

Lots of love. :)

P.S Brace yourself for Christmas over at Cartolinas. HA! I'm gonna be Christmas till Christmas now. Excited as EVER!!

Tickled Pink Stamps Challenges

Ohhhh, the Halloween Gift and Craft Fayre is drawing ever closer! In an attempt to get myself organised and more Halloween-y I decided to make another cute little tag using some tag bases from Papermania for my project over at Tickled Pink Stamps for the new challenge..

PHOTO INSPIRATION

How's that suit ya? ;) Awesome picture, right?

I have coloured Lil Pinkette - Haunting Witch Audrey using Copics and ProMarkers and fussy cut her out. I tried a softer combo for her oranges - Oatmeal, Honeycomb, Ginger. How'd you like it?!

I used some awesome Amy R stamps, stamped in Pumpkin Pie ink from SU! and some Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I cut it out using a small labels four nestie and adhered it straight to the tag base. I then wrapped some orange bakers twine from The Ribbon Girl around the tag and added Audrey over the top using some 3mm dimensionals. To finish off I dotted a few groups of White Opal Liquid Pearls around the image. :)

Need some more inspiration for our inspiration challenge? ;) Head on over to the Challenge Blog now and see what the rest of the ladies have made for ya. You won't be disappointed! I can't wait to see how you interpret this picture.

I would like to enter this tag into these challenges:

× Crafting for All Seasons - Halloween

× Fab 'n' Funky - Hubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble

× I Break For Challenges - Halloween

× Scrapalicious - Halloween Spooks

Take it easy! :)