Some Odd Girl Design Team Inspiration: Mini Present Elf

Hi!  As I type this by the twinkle of my Christmas lights we are getting our first snowfall of the season!  What better time to think about holiday gift giving options and the fun things you can create!  Whether it's ornaments, gifts, cards, tags, bags, or gift card holders, the possibilities are limited only by your imagination (okay, and maybe by your time and bank account too)!

I decided to color the sweet little Mini Present Elf and turn her into a gift card holder!

Products Used

Some Odd Girl Mini Present Elf digi image

La-La Land Crafts dies - Scalloped Rectangles, Stitched Nested Circles, Stitched Slots, Nested Frames Large

Copics Used

Skin-E000, E00, E02, E04, E11, E21, E93, R20, R22

Hair-E50, E53, E55, Y21

Eyes-E84, E87

Clothes/Presents-YG93, YG95, YG97, R35, R37, R39, Y28, E84, E87, N4, N6

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Regan

Some Odd Girl October 2018 Release Recap

Hi there!  Today is the monthly recap over at Some Odd Girl!  This month we had more awesome minis - both for Halloween and for Christmas!  Plus a devilish Dakota!  (Check out the Recap post HERE!)

Today I have three new projects to share with you featuring a few of these images!

Up first is Mini Grim Reaper!

Products Used

Some Odd Girl Mini Grim Reaper digi image

Recollections Halloween Sentiment

La-La Land Crafts dies - Stitched Pennants, Scroll Banner

Cheery Lynn Designs die- Spiderweb

Spellbinder die - Graveyard Scenes and Shapes

Tim Holtz Typed Tokens - Halloween

Copics Used

Cloak-N4,N6, N8

Face-W0, W1, W3
Eyes-R39, R46, R89

Scythe-C1, C3, E50, E53, E55

Next, is Pumpkin!

Products Used

Some Odd Girl Pumpkin digi image

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Halloween Trinkets

La-La Land Crafts dies - Long Flags, Double Stitched Circles, Grass Border, Pumpkins Border

Sizzix - Tim Holtz Twigs On the Edge die

Copics Used

YR15, YR16, YR18, YR24, Y17, Y21, Y32, Y38, W8, G94, G99, YG03, E53, E55

And last is a sweet little gift tag featuring adorable Mini Rudolph!

Products Used

Some Odd Girl Mini Rudolph digi image

La-La Land Crafts dies - Stitched Tags, Nested Frames Small, Stitched Nested Circles

Copics Used

E71, E74, E77, E53, E55, Y28, R00, R39, R46, R89, W5, W7

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Regan

Some Odd Girl Design Team Inspiration: Mini Gingerbread Man

Hey there!  Today is my day to share some design team inspiration for Some Odd Girl!  I am still in Halloween mode in every way, but Kristy created some cute holiday minis and I couldn't resist sneaking in a Christmas card!

Today I am sharing a project featuring Mini Gingerbread Man!

You can find all of the Minis HERE!

My card layout is based on the current CAS(E) This Sketch challenge (#294).  It's a retro sketch from 2015 that they are revisiting and I loved it!

Products Used

Some Odd Girl Mini Gingerbread Man digi image

La-La Land Crafts Die - Stitched Merry 

Copics Used

E27, E29, E95, E97, E99, R35, R37, R39, R89, YG03, YG93, YG97, YG99, BG0000

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Regan

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: September New Release Blog Hop

Woo hoo!!! It's finally here! Today we are celebrating the ALL the stamps and INKS from the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Holiday Release!!!

ALL FOUR new clear stamp sets plus TWO new Krafty Kolours Hybrid INKS are available NOW in the Krafty Shop!  Click HERE to shop!

The design team (and guests) are having a blog hop!  Grab a nice hot (or cold) beverage, sit back and relax while you hop around and enjoy all the amazing creations!!

First up are the TWO brand new INKS... they are RUBY RED and ENCHANTING EMERALD!

And the perfect stamp set to go with them is HOLLY JOLLY ORNAMENTS by artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen!!

Next up are TWO new sets from artist Cheryl Grant... A CHAT WITH SANTA and GINGERBREAD KISSES!

And lastly is a super sweet set from artist Emilie Goulet....  MR & MRS CLAUS!!

ALL the new sets are NOW AVAILABLE individually BUT if you HAVE to have it ALL, there is also a SEPTEMBER Gimme Kimmies Kit which includes all FOUR of the new clear sets PLUS the two NEW INKS together and at a discount!

For the hop, I have made another card featuring Gingerbread Kisses!  This time I used the two adorable gingerbread cookie people!

Products Used

La-La Land Crafts dies - Lacy Hearts Border, Nested Frames Large

Copics Used

E13, E15, E17, E19, R22, R24,R27, R29, R83, R89, G02, G3, G05, G07, G09, BG15, Y28, N4, N6, N8

Huge thanks to Kim and the design team for having me along as a guest designer this month!

Happy hoppin' and happy shoppin'!

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Regan

Tis the Season

Hello!  How is everyone's holiday season going so far?  I am actually ahead of the game for once with my shopping and wrapping!  I have been quiet for some time.  First I had a cold just after my last post in October which then turned into pneumonia and really knocked me for a loop.  It took me to pretty much until Thanksgiving to finally feel 100% better.  In that time I somehow managed to participate in two crafty Secret Santa swaps and since it's snowing here today I finally have some time to share them.

The first was for Kit and Clowder.  I colored Elf Marci from La-La Land Crafts with my Copics.  She's a cutie, right?  All the dies are also from LLLC (Stitched Merry, Merry Christmas, Presents Border, Scalloped Snowflake Border, and Snowflake Ornaments).  I mailed this off to my Secret Santa partner with the goodies below.  

My next swap was for Make It Crafty.  I colored one of the Krista Smith (Saturated Canary) images that they sell.  I selected Christmas Angel to work with and she is colored with Copics.  I added Stickles to her wings as well as to the Sparkle chipboard word (also from MIC).  The dies are from my La-La Land Crafts collection (Fancy Doily Border, Snowflake Border, and Two Trees).  I shipped it off to Sweden with a few holiday crafty treats.  

Both arrived safely (and I received goodies in return from my swap partners) so the holidays are off to a festive start! 

Thanks for stopping by!  I'm off to enjoy my evening of pizza and Christmas movies while the snow falls.  Hope yours is cozy too!

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Regan

Make It Crafty Guest Designer: Jolly Santa

Hi! Stopping in after a long holiday weekend here in the US with my Make It Crafty guest designer card for the week! I'm not ready to go back to work after an extra day off, but I AM ready for Fall to arrive. October is my favorite month and Halloween is my favorite holiday! I love creating Halloween themed crafts - and yet I chose a Christmas image to create with today! Lol

This is Jolly Santa and he is colored with Copics and fussy cut. He was just too fun to resist! As usual, I've added layers with my dies.  All are from La-La Land Crafts.  The sentiment is from the now closed Waltzingmouse Stamps.

It's always a good idea for me to get a head start on holiday cards! I tend to get super busy from November on and I thought this might be a good time to knock one out when I had a chance. Early, for once in my life! Lol  

Copic Markers

Skin: E11, E21, E00

Hair and Fur Trim: N04, N02, N00

Suit: R89, R39, R37, R35

Boots: N06, N04

Make It Crafty Products

Jolly Santa

Thanks for taking the time to visit the blog and check out my project!

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Regan

Make It Crafty Guest Designer: Bridgette in Love

Hey there!  Popping in with my Make It Crafty guest designer post for this week!  Did you all join in the fun at this weekend's Dreamy Party on Facebook?!?!  Three gorgeous new Krista Smith images were released and it was epic!  Visit the MIC store to purchase the whimsical ladies of the enchanting Dreamy Wishes collection for yourself!  Fairy Wishes, Mermaid Sparkles, and Unicorn Dreams will steal your heart!  

Though I have colored one of them up for a future project she is not quite ready to share so today I am showing off Bridgette in Love.  She was so much fun to color with my Copics!   I just love her outfit!!!  Because she's wearing a Winter hat and with the colors I selected I decided she needed to grace a holiday card and chose my embellishments accordingly.

The image is cut and matted with Resplendent Rectangles Nestabilities (Spellbinders).  The rest to the dies are from La-La Land Crafts.  Here I've used Reindeer 2, Fancy Doily Border, and Snowflake Border.  The flowers and jingle bells are from my stash and the branches are a Martha Stewart punch.

Copics used:

Skin: E00, E04, E11, E21, E51, R20

Hair: N2, N4, N6, N8

Clothing: BG10, BG72, BG75, R35, R37, R39, R89, N4, N6, N8

MIC Products used:

Bridgette in Love

Thanks for taking a peek at my project!

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Regan

New Release at Noxine Stamps

Hello!  Ah, the weekend after Thanksgiving!  Turkey comas, shopping, and holiday decorations!  There's nothing like it!  November is almost over, but I am thrilled to be back with my second guest designer post for Noxine Stamps!  Today I am sharing a new release.  There are two fabulous new images in the shop!  Yesterday's Black Friday kicked off the holiday season here and I thought it would be the perfect time to showcase the adorable *new* Santa's Little Helper Aviva.

 Aviva is colored with Copics and cut and matted using Resplendent Rectangles (Spellbinders). My La-La-Land Crafts dies always get lots of use!  Here I feature Fancy Doily Border, Christmas Tree, Rocking Horse, and Castle Border.  Also used were Ribbon Banners (Spellbinders) and a peppermint candy punch (Martha Stewart). The sentiment is from the Waltzingmouse Stamps set Santa's Coming To Town.  I added a few flowers from my stash for the finishing touch.

 

I would like to thank Jasmine of Noxine Stamps for having me join her team for the month of November!  It has been a delightful honor to work with her wonderful images!  You can find both of the new images in the shop now!  

Santa's Little Helper Aviva

Aviva Expecting A Baby

I am off to my 25 year high school reunion tonight!  25 years?!?!  When did THAT happen?!  

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!

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Regan 

Club KennyK Challenge #15 - Anything Goes with a Twist: Die Cuts

Hi there!  You might think it's hard to get in the Christmas spirit when it's a hot and steamy 90 degrees outside (and worse inside as I opted to skip the AC this year as a cost saving measure!), but KennyK Stamps has three new Christmas images being released today that will have you singing "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" in no time!

Introducing Elfie Selfie, Christmas Dance, and Santa Baby!  Visit the shop HERE to drop one or all of them into your cart and check out!  It's never too early to start those holiday cards!

 I opted to work with sassy Santa Baby for our new challenge over at our Facebook group, Club KennyK!  It's one of my favorite themes of all times!!!  Can you guess what that is?  DIE CUTS, of course!  Our Anything Goes challenge has an optional twist to use one or more die cuts on your project.  I'm pretty sure I met the requirement...  What do you think?!?!

Santa Baby is colored with Copics and fussy cut.  I then added Snow Writer texture to all the "fur trim" parts of her outfit.  She's popped up on foam squares for dimension.  And yes, I used a few dies on my creation!  

-Tim Holtz Picture Wheel and Star Cluster Border (Sizzix)
-Lattice Doily Border, Street Lamp, Christmas Tree, Hello Tag, Snowflake Scallops, and Filigree Crown (La-La-Land Crafts)
-Star Circles and Small Labels Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

The snowflake and branches are Martha Stewart punches.  The big sentiment is from Studio G (Hampton Art) and the small one on the tag is from My Favorite Things.  I used a Stampin' Up punch to cut that one out.  Flowers, pearls, and the metal Tim Holtz Word Token are from my stash.  

Come visit us at Club KennyK to see the Krew's Christmas cheer!  And play along with the challenge for your chance to win!  Winner gets 3 digis of choice (5 if the optional twist is used!) and each of our Top 3 picks receive one digi of their choice each!

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Regan

KennyK's Angels

Hi there!  The 15th of the month means it's new release day for KennyK Stamps!  We have some ethereal beauties to share with you today.  And with so much darkness in the headlines lately, I think we could all use a little light.  Introducing KennyK's Angels: Aurora, Seraphina, and Nevaeh.  These gorgeous Christmas Angels are available today at KennyK Stamps!

There is a brand new challenge over at the Club KennyK Facebook group.  It's Anything Goes with an optional twist of "Christmas in July".  I chose to color Nevaeh.  She is done using Copics, fussy cut, and popped up on foam squares.  I added clear Wink of Stella to her wings. 

 I've used a lot of dies here once again.  From La-La-Land Crafts: Filigree Border, Filigree Moon, Filigree Stars, Open Leaf Flourish, and Hello Tag.  From Memory Box: Frostyville Border.  From Hot Off the Press: Feather.  From Magnolia: Viewmaster Doo-hickey.  From Sizzix: Tim Holtz Weathered Clock Bigz die.  The snowflakes are a Martha Stewart punch.  The flowers, resin frame, lace, and sentiment came from my crafty stash.

 Be sure to pop over to Facebook to see what the rest of the Krew and our fabulous guest designers have created with these lovelies!

Have a wonderful Friday!

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Regan

Aurora Wings Christmas

Hi again!  Happy New Year's Eve!  The holiday season is almost over, and that makes me a little sad.  I am looking forward to the new year, but I always miss that special glow and cozy warmth that the holiday decorations give.  I guess it's no surprise then that I'll jump right into Valentine's Day when the last of the Santas and snowmen are packed away!

Before we ring in 2015, though, I have a few more Christmas cards to share.  I simply adore Mitzi's work over at Aurora Wings!  I used three of her gorgeous images to make special creations this holiday season!

First up is Mistletoe Fairy.  She is colored with Copics and cut with Classic Squares Nestabilities (Spellbinders).  I used Fleur De Lis Squares Nestabilities (Spellbinders) to mat the image.  Papers are DCWV - Christmas Basics stack.  I used the Martha Stewart Icicles border punch as well as the Tim Holtz On The Edge File Tab die.  The metal Label Pull is also Tim Holtz.  Eucalyptus Stickles, flowers, bling, and a wood veneer sentiment provide the finishing touches for this card.  *Side note: I also had to use a white gel pen on her berries as I accidentally colored them red!*

Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E23, E31, E79, R20, R43, R46, N0, G03, G05, G09, G29.

Christmas Tree Sprite was colored with Copics for Kayne's Kindergarten teacher. (We also gave him Play-Doh for the classroom as well as a gift card and homemade treats for himself!)  I stamped a Teresa Collins snowflake in Distress Ink around the edges of the image panel and heat set some Shabby White Fran-Tage.  The image is matted with Lacey Squares Nestabilities (Spellbinders).  I used the current layout from Sketch n Stash (#155) for my design.  As for the stash part: those little Christmas lights have been in my embellishment box for quite some time and I was happy to have the perfect excuse to use them!  I finished with a wooden veneer sentiment.

Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E23, E25, E27, R20, R32, R43, R46, RV66, N0, N2, N4, Y28, Y32, Y35, Y38, B06, G03, G05, G09, G29. 

And for my small man, I used Little Santa.  The lil cutie is colored with Copics and the image panel is sponged with Old Paper Distress Ink.  Papers are My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found Christmas Special Edition.  Sketch Saturday (#341) provided my layout.  I used Classic Squares Nestabilities (Spellbinders) to make the faux buckle.  Cherry Cobbler seam binding (Stampin' Up) and a Martha Stewart ornament border punch supply the rest of the details.

Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E25, E31, N0, N2, N4, N8, R20, R35, R37, R39, R89.

Thank you to every one of my followers for a wonderful 2014!  I'm wishing each of you a safe, healthy, bright, and happy New Year!

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Regan