Featured Digi: Lazy Day Kaylee

Hi all!!

We are featuring Lazy Day Kaylee today at Some Odd Girl.

Now if you didn't know this about me before, lemme tell/ show you that I love making scenes in my cards. I haven't made one in a while, but since LD Kaylee looks so laid back and she's got no plans, I thought I'd have her lounging at home.

I totally love how Kristy could've put her in sweats or PJs (just like what I'd wear), but she put her in a cute dress. So I gave her a full face of make-up. Who says you couldn't look hot at home? Tee-hee! I especially like her eye-shadow. That's how I wear mine, haha!

I've also got these Paper Smooches' Vogue Abode stamps. I've had the set for years but I've only inked them now. (Ooops!)

So Kaylee's house is pretty modern and cool. And she's got an artistic streak to her, too, what with that haircut and hair color, right?!! :)

I hope you see that the wooden patterned paper is supposed to be her floor. She's got a pretty spacious living room, huh?! LOL. I decided to just leave the furniture and wall white to make her stand out.



And speaking of scenic cards, have you all seen that there are now digital backgrounds sold at SOG? And if you haven't seen it yet, Katie posted a great tutorial on how to use them.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for a new SOG digi release! Byee!

Colorful Kitty...

Good Saturday night to y'all!

We just got back from watching Brave. Such a sweet and beautiful movie!

Here's a quick card I made for a friend. I've paper-pierce this Chubby Chum cat a long time ago and finally got to put her on a card. I thought her polka dots look pretty good with the banners even though they were from different brands of paper!

Have a great weekend!

News Flash!

Happy Saturday!

Thought I'd do a Clean and Simple (CAS) card as I hadn't done one in a while. I used Boob Tubes from Paper Smooches and paper pierced them. I, then, added some glossy accents to make their screens pop out and look like glass. Used some blings for the knobs and finished it off with some twine. What looks like doodles at the bottom right are the antennas :). And I love, LOVE that swirly sentiment!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Super Quick...

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Hello, hello, hello!

I'm back with a super quick card made up of some old scraps. It features the mini-version of Birthday Tilda. She was super quick to color! I'm entering this for the Birthday Sundaes # 34 (birthday card with birthday wording on front).

The sentiment is from Paper Smooches, and I had to line up some of the letters with my white Inkssentials pen so that they'd show up. Pretty cool effect though, if you ask me, LOL!

Sorry for such a short post! I'll be back tomorrow to show you my new craft room! :)

Me, Ruffle a few feathers?? Noooo!

Good Monday morning, everyone!!!

Today, I am super excited to show you my card for several challenges today.



1) For the first annual Link Up for Pink linking party over at Gaby's blog.



As you all know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Remember to do self breast exams. I'm going to share something with you: about seven years ago, I found a lump in my breast. I had it biopsied and part of it was taken out. I was very lucky that it wasn't cancerous. But I remember the fear and sadness I faced. So even if you are fortunate enough to be healthy, remind your family and friends to check monthly, to get mammograms, and even accompany them to their appointments.

I thought this card was appropriate because it's of the holidays. Holidays can be tough when you're sick or when you've lost someone dear to your heart.

I got this quote from Gaby's blog:

As we take this journey together, let us take the time to celebrate life, live for today and remember the lives of the women and men no longer with us.


2) The card is also for a DT call at the new SPARKS Challenge blog for Paper Smooches.

They are having a separate Design Team just for the Sparks Challenge only and I thought I'd try out. I just love me some Paper Smooches.

Here's the photo inspiration.



I was drawn to the ruffles first, and then the color combo next. I am (slowly) learning about how to color ruffles and pleats, and challenging myself to try out not only doing shadowing and blending, but also highlighting. I still need a lot of practice, but I like how Gifty Gwen's (from Some Odd Girl) dress turned out.

I am also liking this color combination a lot - hot pink, mint, kelly green, some turquoise and a bit of brown.

3) This card is also my entry for the Week 2 of SOG's 12 Weeks of Christmas Holiday Challenge --- use non-traditional colors.

Other supplies I used:

CS- Bazzill. Neenah Solar White.
PP- American Crafts, Dear Lizzy.
Rub-ons- Hambly.
Inks- Memento ink. Copics.

Thanks for visiting!

Hoot Hoot.

Hello, hello, hello!

Y'know, for as many cards that I make, sometimes I still scramble for a card when a last minute occasion pops up!

This card may be a non-traditonal card for a friend's upcoming baby because it features the quirky owl from Paper Smooches' Chubby Chums set. But with the baby-themed papers from Fancy Pants Design, I think it works.

Owls have been a popular theme for a lot of the baby showers this year. These big-eyed and wise creatures are so very cute!

I'm also entering this card for the Sparks Challenge at the new PS Sparks blog. It's a photo inspiration challenge and here's the pic:



I went with the colors of peach, lime, baby blue, and cream for the owl and most elements of the card. The pearls and lace are for the textures. And the styles of vintage and cutesy are combined into one. I've been interested in doing that a lot lately - pairing up a fun and cute stamp with shabby chic/ vintage papers. Gotta shake it up a little bit once in a while, right? ;)

Anyway, there is a DT call for this new challenge blog. Am debating whether or not to try for it. Speaking of, I have some awesome news to share with y'all in the next week! Am so excited!!!

The first of those news will be revealed tomorrow so I hope you come back!! Thanks so much for visiting!

Holding on to Summer.

Happy TGIF!

Hello, folks! Just a quick CAS card from me today. That cute little Chickie from Paper Smooches' Chubby Chums is paired up with some Echo Park. Probably gonna be one of the last couple of Summer-themed cards from me.

Speaking of Summer...wanting to hold on to it by getting some highlights in my hair. This isn't the first time I've gotten highlights, but in the last 3-4 years, I've gone 'natural' and haven't colored my hair. Y'know, it gets pretty expensive, time-consuming, and damaging to the hair so I took a break.

Well, lately, I've been craving for a change so voila! Here's the process:

1. A haircut with layers.
2. Color and highlights.
3. Finished result in natural light.
4. Back view in salon light.




I'm loving it so far! :)

But alas, I wanted to keep my hair long so there wasn't enough to donate to Locks of Love. Still hoping to do this in the future!

Have a great weekend, peeps!

Chicka-dee

Happy Hump Day, folks!

My, my, my.... time sure is flying by.

I can't believe it's almost September. Next thing you know it'll be Christmas!!!

Now my card may look simple today. But it's anything but quick! That cute Chubby Chum chick from Paper Smooches is paper pierced. Not an easy task considering the stamp's size. And of course, I decided to pop up the eyes, wings, and feet (hence, more minute and precise cutting were involved).

I also decided to upcycle on this card (hey, gotta do my part on helping the environment!). The sun was cut out of an Amy Tangerine packaging and the grass w/ fence and flowers was from the sticker packaging as well (American Greetings).

Aside from those, the other materials were Bazzill CS, Bella Blvd patterned paper (polka dots), and Echo Park (clouds). The barn/ tractor/ ducklings stickers were from American Greetings.

Toot-a-loo! Hoping to get some crafting done today!

P.S. I love P.S.

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So, I've had my Paper Smooches stamps for a while now. I've mostly used the sentiments (which I LOVE!). I did use the Boob Tubes this one time. But aside from these, I haven't really played with the others. I think that means I need to slow down with my stamp purchases (ooops).

For my card today, I am playing along with their August Sparks Challenge:



Use this picture from Etsy for inspiration:



The photo definitely had a vintage feel. But I also wanted to try a clear and simple card this time. My goal is to be a 'jack of all trades.' I want to be able to make all sorts of cards - be it be vintage, cutesy, ecclectic, CAS, etc.



When I saw the wood grain on the picture, I knew which paper I wanted to use. Hambly! At first, my goal was to make a doghouse with this wood paper but it was just too hard and there weren't enough hours in the day for something that complicated. So I opted for the log to accompany these cute Chubby Chums.

I was also lucky enough to have the blue 'grain' so that became the river. I was inspired to do something with lace just like in the photo; hence, the lace-y cloud pattern in the sky. To finish it off, I adhered some pearls.

Supplies:
Stamps & sentiment- Paper Smooches' Chubby Chums.
CS- Bazzill. Neenah.
PP- Hambly (log, river). American Crafts (sky).
Trim sticker- Crate Paper.
Misc- Copics. Colorbok ink. Memento ink. American Crafts pearls.

I'm also entering this card for Paper Smooches' September Guest DT call. Wish me luck!! :)





P.S. I got to make this card on G's first day back to work. My kids knew somehow not to give me that hard of a time. M slept till 10 (& still took a nap), and the baby wasn't as fussy. Aside from my feeling a little sleepy, it's been an ok day. *insert happy face here*

NEWS flashes!

What's that, you say?

Are those {AAAACCCCKK!} sentiments??

Yes, it's true! I gave in and actually bought sentiments.

For me, personally, I'd rather save my money and get more stamps. I tend to just hand-write on cards.

But, c'mon! Who could resist Kim Hughes' writing? I just LOVE her style! Unique, fun, sassy!

I also like these sentiments. Yup! For now, those are the only two I'd buy.

Anyway, here's a simple card I made using Kim's new Boob Tubes stamps. Aren't they super cute and retro?

No coloring here, just paper piercing. It's a perfect card for my DH, but since I've already made him a mini card for our upcoming anniversary, I may save this one for later.

In other news, do any of my 7 blog friends wanna come with me here?:





In case you were wondering, this is what Spark is all about.

I actually didn't hear about it till last year when I read about it on Ady's post. I just swooned at all the decorations and stuff they learned.

I still don't know if I can afford to go but if I know that I won't be alone during those two days, I would be more inclined to whine till Gil says yes!

Any of you going? I want to meet her. I'm so intrigued by her. And I'm a huge fan of her!!!