Have a sweet day!

Hi folks,

Hope you are all having a fabulous weekend! I've been puttering the days away, going with the flow. I HAD planned on playing in the craft room today but got side-tracked by the critters outside. In particular, by THIS intrepid chipmunk.

That bird feeder hangs about three feet or so off the ground from a shepherd's hook. This little chippie spent rather a lot of time running back and forth from the family burrow to the hook. (S)He would then climb the hook, size it up and then leap across to the feeder. Every time a success. I spent the better part of an hour trying to capture him/her in this action shot (thank goodness for digital cameras)!


Anyways, even if I didn't go the craft room it was a good day to spend outside, patiently waiting for my chipmunks.


I figure, though, if I'm not in the craft room, at least I can share a recent creation with you. This is a card and matching gift card case I made for dearly beloved's niece for her birthday. I like decorating these little cases and tucking in some birthday $$ for the kidlets. The family is planning a big trip later this year and I thought it would be nice if the kids could have some extra spending $$ for their trip for some memorable outings or treats while they are on vacation.

Here's an up-close photo of the card itself.

And one of the decorated gift card tin - personalized for the birthday girl herself!

card and tin details:

• finished size (card): 5x5 inches, white card stock base, brown card stock matsy 
• patterned papers: Jillibean Soup "Homemade 6 Bean Soup"
• stamped image: Some Odd Girl "Tiny Baker Tia", coloured with Copic Markers (E000, E00, E01, E02, E11, E93, E23, E25, E27, E33, C00, C0, E04, R29, R20, R21, R22, R24)
• embroidery floss and CTMH buttercup buttons from my stash (on the tin). I think the chipboard letters are Basic Grey.
• layout: MFT Wednesday Sketch 170

challenges for this card:

• One Crazy Stamper May Challenge: Anything Goes + Embellishment
• Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes Birthday

As always, thanks for stopping by.

Sister Act Card Challenge #48

Hi folks!

It's Friday so that means it is time for me to share my latest creation for our weekly "Anything Goes" challenge over at the Sister Act Card Challenge!

As you probably know by now, the rules for joining in our weekly challenge are pretty simple - anything goes as long as it is a new card of your own creation! Just join in the fun by linking up to your blog post featuring your lovely creation and you will be in the running for the prize offered by this week's sponsor - Papers and Petals! I can't wait to check our your fabulous creations!

This week, my creation features a cute masculine image from Some Odd Girl

I thought this would be great to celebrate my baby brother's 39th birthday.

card details:

• finished size: 5x5 inches, white card stock base, navy card stock mats
• patterned papers: Echo Park Paper "A Boy's Life"
• stamped image: Some Odd Girl "Big Day Tobie", coloured with Copic Markers (E000, E00, E01, E11, E93, E21, E23, E25, E27, E29, E47, E49, Y13, R22, R24, C1, C3, C5), sentiment stamped in CTMH Holiday Red
• button from my stash
• layout: Sketch Saturday #299

Challenges for this card:

• Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge PWC301: Birthday Cards

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Sister Act Card Challenge #44 - Anything Goes!

Hi folks!

It's Friday so that means it is time for me to share my latest creation for our weekly "Anything Goes" challenge over at the Sister Act Card Challenge!

As you probably know by now, the rules for joining in our weekly challenge are pretty simple - anything goes as long as it is a new card of your own creation! Just join in the fun by linking up to your blog post featuring your lovely creation and you will be in the running for this week's package of goodies! I can't wait to check our your fabulous creations!

card details:

• finished size: 5.x x 5.5 inches, kraft card stock base
• patterned papers: Basic Grey "Sweet Threads"
• stamped image: Some Odd Girl "Balloon Kaylee", coloured with Copic Markers (E11, E02, E01, E00, E000, E93, E55, E57, E59, E47, G94, E71, R20, R21, R22, YG00, YG01)
• fuzzy embellishment from my stash
• layout: Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge 464

additional challenges for this card:

• One Crazy Stamper February Challenge: Anything Goes
• Seize The Birthday: Anything Goes Birthday
• Simon Says: Get Krafty

Sister Act Card Challenge #40 - with Louby Loo

Hi folks!

It's Friday so that means it is time for me to share my latest creation for our weekly "Anything Goes" challenge over at the Sister Act Card Challenge!

As you probably know by now, the rules for joining in our weekly challenge are pretty simple - anything goes as long as it is a new card of your own creation! Just join in the fun by linking up to your blog post featuring your lovely creation and you will be in the running for the prize offered by this week's sponsor - Digitial Delights by Louby Loo! I can't wait to check our your fabulous creations!

This week, my card features a stamp from Some Odd Girl that I picked up at a crop I attended a couple of months ago. It's my first time inking up this image and I'm quite pleased with how it turned out.

card details:

• finished size: 5.5 x 5.5 inches, kraft card stock base
• patterned papers: My Mind's Eye Indie Chic "Nutmeg"
• stamped image: Some Odd Girl "Cupcake Mae", coloured with Copic Markers (E11, E13, E15, E55, E57, E59, E47, E49, BG0000, BG000, BG01, BG53, R32, R35, R37, Y19, Y17)
• adhesive gems from my stash
• layout: Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge 465

challenges for this card:

• Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes Birthday with a "coloring" theme (1st entry)
• Cute Card Thursday #304: Warm it up (this card has me thinking spring is no the way with her short dress and the flowery papers)
• Pile it On #2: Holidays/Celebrations

As always, thanks for stopping by!

A July Birthday with Some Odd Girl

Hi folks,

finally back with some cards as there are quite a few birthdays in dearly beloved's family in the months of July/August - two nieces, his sister-in-law and his sister. So the next few posts are going to be girlie!

Up first, this card for his sister-in-law. Her birthday was actually in early July but we didn't see her until yesterday at the big family get-together for one of the niece's birthdays.

I actually didn't make this card until yesterday either. Procrastination is my middle name these days!

card details:

• finished size: 5.5 x 5.5 inches, kraft cardstock base
• patterned papers: My Mind's Eye Lime Twist (Life of the party I think)
• stamped image: Some Odd Girl - Baker Mae (I have to work on my colouring technique for the S.O.G. stamps - could not get the nose just right like my crafty pal Rinne does so well). Coloured with Copic Markers (E000, E00, E01, E93, E25, E27, E33, E35, E37, E39, E47, E49, R21, R22, R32, R43, YG23, YG13)
• layout:  just something I threw together because I NEEDED to use the scrap of cupcake paper on this card.
• Spellbinders: petite ovals

challenges for this card:

• Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge #216: Birthday cards
• Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: Patterns Galore (use at least 3 patterned papers - easy peasy! you know how much I love my patterned papers!)
• One Crazy Stamper July Challenge: BBQ/Food (I went with the cupcake!)

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you are having a wonderful summer - I'm currently taking three weeks off work. Relaxing, taking it easy - redoing my craft room....oi! There WILL be photos eventually....

Just a little Odd

that's .... Some Odd Girl actually. Tanya gifted me this stamp at Christmas and I am just now getting around to inking it up for a card for my eldest niece.

card details:

• finished size: 5.5 x 5.5 inches, kraft cardstock base
• image: "Bliss" from Some Odd Girl, coloured with Copic Markers (I don't have the list with me but I'll update it when I get my hands on it again, I do know I used E0000, E000, E00, E30, E31, E33...some BG...but which I am not sure)
• patterned papers: Basic Grey Marjolaine
• layout: Come and Get it February Sketch Challenge
• flowers from my stash
• EK Success Scalloped Scallops Border Punch

thanks for stopping by!