Some Odd Girl Blog Hop

HELLO!! Welcome to the Some Odd Girl HOLIDAY CLEAR RELEASE Blog Hop!! So glad you could join us!!

If you've arrived here from CORRYS BLOG you're on the right track, if not please head on over to the Some Odd Girl Blog and get started hopping - you won't wanna miss a SINGLE creation from these girls!

So let's get right into it ODDies! :)

Today we are having some special hop along fun with our new releases! This holiday release has brought you a ton of fun and new things (aren't you LOVIN' the new curly girl in SOGville, Gwen?!) and today is no exception! Until now all the Clear Stamp sets from SOG have been a 4" x 3" size but Kristy has TOTALLY stepped up her game AND stepped up the size! As part of this release we have 2 sets that are a bigger 4" x 6" size!

Say HELLO!! to Warm Wishes Tia and Deck the Halls Tobie!

Aren't they just so sweet? With these two sets Kristy has tried to bring a lot of options to the table with multiple sentiments, 2 figures on each that are sized to work together AND different elements that coordinate and work together OR separately. GENIUS!!

With Warm Wishes Tia set there is a separate tag that you can use to label your stamped gifts, some cute and quirky snowflakes to use with the penguin or on their own. Deck the Halls Tobie has a candy cane sized to stuff your stockings, jingle bells that make great accents or could be strung on a line and much more!

I have created a little gift bag with Tobie. I have used the main image and a sentiment from the set. Tobie is THE perfect size for this little bag from PTI. Match made in heaven!! As I was sitting colouring this little dude I kept looking over at the other stamps and I had a LOAD of ideas buzzing around in my head. A stamp set this large with everything matching is just immense for cardmakers and scrappers alike. You don't have to go rummaging for the matching sentiment or a coordinating element - it's fantastic. The little stockings are perfect to paper piece and I can't wait to create a stocking crammed full of as many of those candy canes as POSSIBLE!!

I have used papers from Echo Park - Snowy Day collection along with a doily from my stash and I punched the sentiment panel with my new decorative label punch from SU! <3 I've coloured the cutie using Copics and ProMarkers and fussy cut him ou. Of course I had to add Diamond Stickles to his little pompom! ;)

I'm gonna send you off to ELENAS BLOG now!! Honestly, this girl is RAW TALENT! I need colouring classes off her!!

To give you some inspiration with all of these different pieces we are hopping with the Odd Girls who are sharing different takes with these new sets :) As a special treat DT Coors Sarah and Leah will be sharing just how versatile our new Odd Girl Gwen can be and our guest Sandie is joining the fun with a stunning creation of her own! Enjoy and make sure to comment on every blog for a special surprise giveaway, you have until Sunday @ 11:59PM EST to get your comments in! Winner will be announced on Monday.

Enjoy!!

Here is the hop list if you find yourself a little lost in SOGville.

Some Odd Girl Blog

Robin

Sandie

Sarah

Amy

Caz

Leah

Vera

Corry

Lou <-------- YOU ARE HERE :)

Elena

Natasha

Christina

Melissa

Kristy

SOG Gifty Gwen

Tell me you guys have been following the previews over at Some Odd Girl this week!! If not, head on over NOW to see what you're missing!!

On Monday we had..

DEER MAE

Tuesday gave us..

TREE TRIMMING KAYLEE

Wednesday gave way to a new girl about SOGville..

HOLLYDAY GWEN

Today.. we have another Gwen to show you..

GIFTY GWEN

Here's what I've got for ya! ;) Kristy has described her as.. a curly hair girl with a fun vintage fair and a kooky attitude. :)  I'll go with that.

Even though this set is being released as part of our holiday release.. it is SO versatile.. I think you could use her ALL year round. Those sentiments are just fab and the little 'to:' and 'from:' can be used on all sorts of projects. That gift she is holding could be a present, it could be a box of chocolates. The possibilies with this girl are endless. Check out what the other ODD girls have created with here HERE and see for yourself.

I have gone with traditional colours again, using papers from Basic Grey Wassail collection. I've coloured Gwens hair and skin using Copics and the rest of her using PM's to match the papers. I have fussy cut her out and adhered her to the card using dimensionals.

I have embossed two of the sentiment stamps in white embossing powder to create my whole sentiment for the card. I've cut it out using a lacey circles nestie. I have added some beige buttons which I've threaded with some linen thread from SU! The ribbon is from no other than The Ribbon Girl and I've added some cinnamon Stickles around the outside for some added bling.

Here is a sneak at the inside of the card. I have stamped the little present image from the set in Frayed Burlap DI to tie in with the rest of the card and adhered it to a lacey circle with another strip of that deep red patterned paper.

Okay, now for some even MORE exciting stuff.. if that is even possible!! Tomorrow..

WE'VE GOT A BLOG HOP!! Showcasing TWO, yes TWO new stamp sets. Boy oh BOY. If you've liked/loved/drooled over the previews so far this week be sure to stop by the SOME ODD GIRL BLOG tomorrow to get HOPPING!!

Tickled Pink Stamp Challenges #37 - Rip

Hey {PINK} Fans - it's me again - after a week of being MIA! How'd you enjoy the Chipboard challenge last week?! I've 'misplaced' my MiC Chipboard! :( Christ. I'll find it though, I MUST!

So this week, we want to see you RIP.

We want you to grit your teeth and rip those papers!! Don't worry - I know how it can be, but you can do it!! You can rip your patterned paper, or cardstock.. or anything else you can think of! Show us what you've got ladies and gents.

Up for grabs is 1 rubber stamp or 2 digi stamps from the TPS Store. ;)

Here we have..

Lil Pinkette Haunting - Fairy Coraline she is available from the TPS Store. I have coloured her using ProMarkers and fussy cut her out. I have teamed her up with some papers from Echo Park Apothecary 6x6 paper pack. I have ripped one slice and distressed sand doodled the edges of the rest. I've backed all of the papers onto some cardstock from Papercuts which I stamped with a cobweb stamp from Hero Arts in the blank spaces. The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

I have added a strip of white silk ribbon and gathered it near the top of the card with some black bakers twine. My sentiment panel has been backed with some purple cardstock I cut with a lacey cirle nestie - which now.. looking at it.. I think it's a little much. Oops.

Lacking 'ripping' inspiration? Or finding it too hard to bring yourself to do it? Head on over to the TPS Challenge Blog now and I'm sure the awesome projects the other ladies have created will pull your leg ;)

I would like to enter this card into these challenges:

× Floweret Stamplar - Tricky or Halloween

× Pals Paper Arts - Halloween

× Card Makin' Mamas - Go Digi

P.S This image has totally highlighted the gaps in my purple PM collection! LOL. I won't even bother listing the colours I used because.. it would be totally useless!

PaperPlay Challenges Week 37

Good morning PaperPlayers!! How's your week been so far?! I've had three long days and BOY I'm ready for a day off. Not back in til Sunday! Yippeeee. :)

This week over at PaperPlay we want to see a combination of

PUNCHES AND DIES

on your project.

The prize up for grabs is one stamp from Whiff of Joy. Need any more reason to enter? Heehee. If you need a little inspiration stay tuned.. I got a card for ya.

I have used a die to create a circle in the background and a punch to create the edges of my banner shape. I have used various papers from Crate Papers Restoration collection to create a 'gamer' sort of theme for this card.

The 'Happy Birthday' sentiment from Hero Arts has been stamped in Chestnut Roan Chalk Ink onto some woodgrain paper from the same paper collection. I have torn the bottom for some added texture and tied some lime green bakers twine around it. I've extended it off the side of the card by about 1/4" each side, I've seen this a lot around blog land lately and really liked the effect.

Here is a shot of the inside of the card. I've used a sentiment from LOTV on another die cut piece of More Mustard cardstock from SU! alongside two more domino pieces I have cut from a piece of patterned paper from the Restoration collection. The 'SON' up the side and on the front is from the Star Prints stamp set from PTI.

I would like to enter this card into these challenges:

× Crafting for All Seasons - Birthday

× Top Tip Tuesday - Birthday Time

× Cards for Men - Anything but Square

× Crafty Boots - Anything Goes

 

Head on over to the PaperPlay Challenge Blog NOW if you need some inspiration. The girls have got plenty for ya! ;)

Special Birthday

Good morning! :)

Today I have a bit of an extra special card to show you. This was another commission from a family member for another family member. They specifically wanted the number 100 and the name/ word 'Auntie'

Here you have a 100th birthday card.

100 years old! A WHOLE century old. Honestly. Is that not amazing?!

At first I wanted to use SU! Elegant Soiree collection, but I thought the blues would be a little much.. so I hunted around my paper drawer and rediscovered my Kaisercraft Homemade collection! Perfecto. I decided to pull out my spellbinders and create a shaped card using my big scalloped circles.

I used my slice to create the 100 using some patterned paper from the same collection, it has clear embossing on it, just gorgeous - not sure how well you can see in the picture. The tiny little 'th' are letter stickers from the same collection. I used some Jenni Bowlin letter stickers to create the 'happy' and 'auntie' the 'birthday' is part of a stamp from PTI stamped in Chestnut Roan Chalk Ink.

The embossed doily you can see sticking out around the edges is from Waltzing Mouse - LOVE that set. You can find it HERE. I have embossed it in white onto some woodgrain patterned paper.

Here is a little peak of the inside of the card. I used a sweet little sentiment from LOTV and left room to write a personalised note. :)

I also made a little acetate lid box to keep it in. I hope this is as special as the recipient.