SOG - Digi Release Day - Super Mae and Sweet Kiss Kody

Oh my goodness, the digi release this week is SO MUCH FUN! I say this as if I don't love every SOG image, which I do, but I have a serious soft spot for super heroes and my husband (more on that later)

 

 To start with, we have Super Mae, who is so super cute. I went round and round on what color costume to give her, but I knew I wanted something classically bright! I added some sentiments from Moulin Mae and Make a Statement clear stamps and I think they work perfectly!

  

And then there is Sweet Kiss Kody, which brings us back to my husband..lol. We met 14 years ago, and this was the ideal image for a card to celebrate the event. Painted wood veneer embellishments are my new favorite thing. With a sentiment from the new I DO clear set, Seth was very happy with his card. It's up on the card shelf by his bed. So cute. 

Thank you all for stopping by. I know Christmas is just around the corner and everyone is so busy, but don't forget about the December Make Your Own Background challenge over on the SOG Blog! 

SOG - Digi Release Day - Library Mae

It's Tuesday, and you know what that means! Digi Release Day over at Some Odd Girl! WOOHOO!! This week there are two new images, Library Mae and Reading Tia! This week I've made a project with Library Mae. Isn't she sweet? I love the expression on her face as she tries to blow a lock of hair out of her face without setting down her massive pile of books!

I also dig the little detail of pencils in her hair! This is also my first time ever using Washi tape. I know, crazy, right? We're almost halfway through the SOG Monthly challenge, so maybe you want to grab one of these smart gals and use it for you challenge entry. *Nudge nudge*We also just started our Hol-ODD-Day Hop yesterday, and it's a good chance to see amazing gift ideas as well as an opportunity to win tons of fun prizes!

SOG Digi Release Day - Pajama King Tobie

Are you ready for a new digi release? Of course you are, what a silly question. This week there are adorable new Tobie & Tia stamps in the shop! I worked on the new Pajama King Tobie! He reminds me a bit of Max from Where the Wild Things Are...only cooler. *Grins*

Isn't he a brave little king? I love his little paper crown and and paper sword and how gleeful he looks. You'll look gleeful as you color him to! Give it a try!

SOG - Digi Tuesday - ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?!

There are pictures of me in existence, about a year old, wearing the old Tampa Bay Bucs orange and white. No matter how horrible our team is, my father still roots for them and is still devastated every time they predictably lose. In fact, the one time they made it to the Super Bowl, I was certain it was a sign of the Apocalypse. But still they play and still my dad watches, ever the diligent fan.

This card was inspired by my dad's love of football. To me, more than even the game itself, it's about persistence and fighting to move forward. So, with this week's release, I worked with Football Tia to make one touch little cookie...but who says she can't still wear pink? The sentiments is from Everyday Smiles.

If it were October, she'd make a great Breast Cancer Awareness card, wouldn't she? She would also look great with some cool speech bubbles...for say...our Speech Bubble Challenge over at the SOG Blog!!

SOG Digi Release Tuesday! Angels and Goddesses

Today I bring not one, but two samples from the A-Mazing Digi release today! First up is Angel Mae. Isn't she lovely?! I could easily see her on a beautiful Christmas card, but I wanted to make something more neutral with her to show how versatile she really is. Her wings are such a dream to color! I chose to keep a simple gold, white and pale blue theme with her, and I had fun creating the little highlights on her halo and the clouds, since obviously she's a bright, glowing angel. The sentiment is from Happy Day and I think it makes it the perfect card to give to a special friend just because!

Next up I have Forest Goddess

I have to admit, I have not had this much fun coloring an image in some time. There is so much detail in the drawing and it gives you so much opportunity to play with color and shading. I wanted a very vibrant autumnal pallet for her, finishing the area around her with matching Distressed Inks and a little bit of gold spray for added shimmer.

To do this , I cut two images of her, one on the solid rectangle and one right up to the outline and I used that for a reverse mask to protect my colored image from the Distress Inks.
I finished off the card with some Tattered Flowers made from Mid-Summer Night's Dream book pages, a little Webster's Pages trim and a Studio Calico wooden veneer flag with a Thank You Mae sentiment stamped on it.

These are definite must-have additions to your Some Odd Girl collections! Maybe you'll want to use them on this month's challenge!

Trick or Treat with the Odd Girls

Happy Halloween, my sweet Oddies! If you're here, that means you were kind enough to join the Odd girls on our Trick-or-Treat week and you just came from Anna's! Don't worry though, if you got lost on the dark streets of the interwebs, or just happened upon my jack-o-lantern strewn doorstep, you'll want to go back to the beginning and read the main SOG blog post. You definitely don't want to skip anyone, because in order to win treats, you must leave a comment on all of the Design Team blogs. (Even the tricksy ones!)

For my project, I used Halloween Tia - Isn't she just the cutest?! I've always wanted to carve a white pumpkin, but they are hard to find here in Florida, so I settled for coloring a carved white pumpkin. It's totally the same thing, right?

So, I'll bet your wondering if this is a trick or a treat?! Well, I'm happy to inform you that it's a TREAT!!!

TREAT!

YAY!

This treat is also introducing what has been a super sneaky secret in the Odd World! Kristi, starting with the November 4th Clear Stamp release, will be offering coordinating Odds & Ends with embellishments made to match the release! How awesome sauce is that?! This set contains sequins in bright and subtle colors of blue, pink, yellow and green as well as silver stars! Based on the colors, can you guess what the November release will be?

This treat could end up in your candy bag, but in order to possibly win this awesome package of custom mixed sequins, you have to leave a comment on all the blogs in our hop! The next Odd Girl in our Trick or Treat Hop is the lovely Leah, so go see her now and see if another treat awaits, or if she has a trick in store for you!

You can Trick or Treat with us thru midnight EDT on October 31. Winners will be announced Saturday Nov 2 on the Some Odd Girl blog. So, for your chance to win this fun treat, leave a comment and let me know what would be your ideal Halloween costume?