Hugs

Hi all!  Just popping in to let you know about a FABULOUS new release of some adorable fairies happening over at Tiddly Inks today!  These little cuties do not disappoint so I do hope that you'll stop by Christy's blog to take a look at all the new images and see the amazing projects that the DT have done to celebrate :)  And check back a little later this week as I'll be sharing another project I created with one of these new cuties!  Thanks for stopping by!

Copics:

Skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R30, R21

Wings- BG000, BG11, BG13

Hair- E93, E95, E97, E99

Clothes- E71, E74, E77, Y11, Y15, Y26, BG53, BG18

Flowers- G20, G24, Y11, Y15, Y35, Y26, RV21, RV23, RV25, RV29

Supplies: DP- Simple Stories Vintage Bliss; Cardstock- Bazzill; Flowers- Prima, Recollections; Bling- Recollections; Photo Corner- American Crafts; Sentiment Sticker- Jillibean Soup

Be You

**This is my second post today- to see my Tiddly Inks Challenge Post please scroll down**

Hi all!  Whew- it's a busy day here in blogland :)  But I'm SUPER excited to be sharing one of the new digital stamps being released today over at Some Odd Girl!  Her name is Rani and isn't she just gorgeous?!?  I could not wait to get my Copics on her and have some fun coloring- I was not disappointed my friends :)  After she was all colored and set to go I thought I'd try something a little different for this card. 
I've been slightly obsessed with Alice's blog Alice's {Little} Wonderland- I've been pinning cards like crazy for inspiration on the awesome style that she has.  So I thought I'd just take a deep breath and give it a go- and for my first attempt I'm pretty happy with it.  It helps that I found a box of these awesome corrugated cardboard cards at Michael's this weekend- they are so different from my usual style that it let me break out of my mold a little :)  So waddya think- hot or not?  Either way I'm definitely happy that this lets my image take centerstage because she's just too pretty to not be front and center! 
I sure do hope that you'll pop on by the Some Odd Girl blog so you can catch up with some other members of the DT who have some fab projects to share as well.  And last, but certainly not least, stop by the SOG store to see all the images released today and maybe pick one or two up for your very own :)

Copics:

Skin- E00, E13, E23, R32, BV34

Hair- B32, B39, C5, C7, C9, 100

Clothes- R32, R35, R37, R39, RV99, BG45, BG49, BG78, Spica gold, red, turquoise

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Stamp and Create- May Color Challenge
CMC Copic Challenge- Anything Goes
Our Creative Corner- Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin' Challenge- Clean & Simple

Supplies: Cardbase- Michaels; DP- MME Find Your Wings and Fly; Sentiment Sticker- Jillibean Soup; Key- ; Pearls & Bling- Prima; Dragonfly Chipboard- Make It Crafty

A Helping Hand

Hi all!  It's been a little quiet here on this little blog of mine- I'm getting ready to go on a little road trip with my sis so I've been trying to get everything in order for while I'm gone.  Between my regular work and card stuff that's no small endeavor- I'm sure you've all been there :)  But it's a new Tiddly Tuesday with a brand new challenge- Image Show Off!  It's a super fun one- just use a Wryn image of you chosing and show her off...easy peasy right?

I had this cute little Wryn- New Wing all colored up because I was going to use her on a get well card that I ended up not needing so I was trying to figure out how to use her.  Now I used to work at a daycare (for a loooong time peeps) and when summer hit that meant lots of field trips and lunches at the park which always meant you had to have your first aid kit along for the ride- because with that many kids you know you're going to need a band-aid at some point- am I right?!?  So I thought why not make a super cute First Aid kit- it would be an awesome little gift for a teacher or daycare provider :)  Not too many embellishments because this would definitely be getting thrown in a backpack or purse but kids love cool little stuff like this so fill it with some cool, fun band-aids and they're sure to love it!  Thanks for popping by this little blog of mine to visit and make sure you check out the challenge blog for some more awesome inspiration!

Copics:

Skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R30, R21, BV34

Hair- E50, E53, E35, YR31

Clothes- R14, R17, R89, N0, N1, N3

Bird- BG53, BG05, BG09

Box & Gauze- R12, R14, R17, R89, E21, E23

Supplies: Tin- Prima; Twine- Doodlebug Design; Frame- Recollections; Sentiment Sticker- Sn@p; Pearls- my stash

An Odd Tutorial

Hi all!  Guess what?  This week at Some Odd Girl the DT is showing all the cool things you can do with digital stamps!  I love my digi's because they are sooo versatile and couldn't wait to share a little tutorial on how to merge digi stamps in Microsoft Word.  I hope that you'll check out my post- the pic above is just a little sneaky peek of the scene I put together that you can check out in it's entirety on the blog :)  Thanks for stopping by to visit and I hope everyone is having a great week so far!

Free Spirit

Hi all!  I'm excited to be sharing my guest design post for The Paper Nest Dolls with you today.  I had the chance to work with Hippie Chick- is she not just the cutest thing ever?  She was a blast to color with my Copics and I loved getting to use some bright and funky colors with her!  I paired her up with some of my favorite things like some bling and flowers and even got to use some peace sign laser cut paper that I've been hoarding holding on to for awhile now :)

I hope that you love her as much as I do- and thank you to The Paper Nest Dolls for letting me pop in and share!

A Deconstructed Celebration!

Hi all!  I am SUPER excited to be taking part in something very special

It's a full on celebration and I can't believe I get to be a part of it!  Jen always has amazing sketches and I had a total blast with this one...

Fun right?  And here's my take...

Now, here's the official deets and all you need to know to participate- I hope that you'll join in for the fun and, of course, for a chance to win some awesome prizes!!

It's the Deconstructed Sketch's 2 year anniversary AND 100th sketch! To celebrate we have some special guest joining us as well as two amazing sponsors and we want YOU to join us too! Now here's what you want to know - how can I play too?!?

Commenting:

• There is a prize hidden somewhere out in the 100th sketch blog hop!! One very lucky randomly selected commenter will win a $25.00 gift certificate to Tiddly Inks Stamps!
• So what do you need need to do? Visit all the blogs on the link list below and leave a comment on their Deconstructed Sketch 100th sketch post and cross your fingers!
• The commenting prize deadline is May 15, 2013 at 8 pm CST. We've got TWO things to celebrate so we are celebrating for two weeks!

Make a project:

• There is also a prize saved for one of our sketch participants! One very lucky randomly selected sketch participant will win a $25.00 gift certificate to Taylored Expressions!!
• So what do you need to do for this one? Use sketch 100 to create a project - your project can be a card, layout, Project Life creation - anything, just make sure the sketch is visible. Photograph your creation and upload it to an online gallery or blog and come back here and add a direct link to your project in InLinkz on the Deconstructed Sketch 100 post on Jen's Blog.
• The project deadline is May 15, 2013 at 8 pm CST. Enter as many times as you want with different projects! 

Now it's time to hop!

1.	Amber Hight	10.	Lori Boyd
2.	Arielle Gordon	11.	Sandra MacLean
3.	Cresta Woodruff	12.	Sheri Gilson
4.	Dawn Easton	13.	Tobi Crawford
5.	Donna Wardle	14.	Tracey Pickersgill
6.	Jen Shults	15.	Jodi Amidei - Special Guest
7.	Joni Wilson	16.	Jodi Collins - Special Guest
8.	Judy Rozema	17.	Katie Perry - Special Guest
9.	Kadie Ensley	18.	Laurie Willison - Special Guest

Time for Tea

Hi all!  It's the 1st of the month and you know what that means- a new sketch challenge over at Some Odd Girl :)  We've got this gorgeous sketch to work with:

 

 I love the sketches at SOG because they give you a lot of room for interpretation!  This time I went a little more true to the basic sketch because I tried my hand at a boys card- they are definitely my achiles heel in cards but I've heard practice makes perfect- or at least a little better- so I just keep trying every now and then :)  If you're a Wednesday Live Color Along fan from the Ustream show that Kristy does then you'll recognize Mad Hatter Kody as the image she did last week and it definitely stretched my Copic boundaries!  Those pants were a challenge, and about half way through I thought the image was destined for the trash bin, but I stuck with it and I think they turned out okay.  Have you ever tried to do patterns like that?  How'd it go for you?  Well, I sure do hope that you'll stop on by the Some Odd Girl blog to see all the other inspiration from the DT- they always knock my socks off!  And thanks as always for popping by to pay me a visit :)  

Copics:

Skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R30, BV34

Hair- E97, E99, YR18, E29

Clothes- RV63, V06, RV69, RV99, BG34, BG45, BG49, G43, G46, BG99, BV23, BV25, BV29, E71, E74, E77, E79, YR04, YR07, YR24, YR27, E18, E19, YG11, YG13, YG17, YG97, Y38, E07

Teapot- Y11, Y15, Y26

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Creative Inspirations- Birthdays
LEJ Designs Challenge- Anything Goes

Supplies- Cardstock- Bazzill; DP- Digi Papers Tea Party by Ihsanity on Etsy; Bling- Recollections; Metal Photo Corner- American Crafts; Sentiment Sticker- Jillibean Soup; Twine- The Twinery; Metal Stars- my stash

Memoirs

Hi all- Happy Tuesday!  And guess what kind of Tuesday it is...a Tiddly Tuesday :)  That's right- there's a brand new challenge over at Tiddly Inks and this go around we want to see you use inspiration from characters in either books or movies.  How fun is that?  Well, I'm definitely a lover of both books and movies so it's always hard to narrow it down...to help I popped over to the Tiddly Inks store and just starting going through some of the images to see what stood out at me.  And, as luck would have it, this gorgeous image, Chi, caught my eye.  As soon as I saw it all I could think was Memoirs of a Geisha- which just happens to be a book and a movie (do you think I get some sort of bonus for being an overachiever?  lol).  I tried something a little different on this card too- this is my first venture into using all digi papers, and I did some paper piecing for the first time.  I was pulling out all the stops on this one :)  But I have to admit, it's definitely a new favorite!  As always, thank you so much for stopping by this little blog of mine to see what's going on.  I hope that you'll pop on over to the Tiddly Inks Challenge blog as well to take a look at the other fabulous creations that the rest of the DT made- they are a seriously talented bunch of ladies!  And maybe you'll even feel tempted to join in- don't resist it, just grab a Tiddly image and come play with us!!

Copics:

Skin- W0, W1, W3, E50, E53

Hair- N1, N5, N7, N9, 100

Clothes- YR00, YR65, YR18, W0, W3, W5

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Boots- Use a Stamped Character

The Cutie Pie Challenge- Lots of Layers

Supplies: Cardstock- Bazzill; DP- Urban Willow Textured Japanese, Japanese Cool Olive; Flowers- Prima, Recollection; Bling- Recollection; Metal Charm- Michaels Jewelery; Ribbon- my stash

Just a Couple More Days

Hi all!  Just popping in to let you know there's only a couple of more days left to enter Odd Idols first round of competition in our Some Odd Girl Ning community.  If you're not aware of what it is, or want to get a refresher on the rules and prize (which at this point is being sponsored by Copic, Oozak.com, Paper Issues, American Crafts and of course Some Odd Girl!) then please hop on over here to the Some Odd Girl blog for a look at the sketch for the first round and all the deets.  This is going to be a fun ride people so I hope you'll come check it out- if not to play then at least to watch from the sidelines...there's already some amazing projects and the inspiration is out of this world :)