WOOT! who loves unicorns?

unicorns are pretty cool (so sayeth Dave from Orgazmo!), and when i saw this gorje girl that Kristy created, my jaw fell right to the floor. she's AMAZING, and so much fun to colour!

so yeah, it's day 3 of our new Digi Release Week at Some Odd Girl, and i think you're gonna like this little lady.... check out Unicorn Mae (who's available now by clicking HERE):

RIGHT?! totally drool-worthy! and there is so much you can do with her, as our Odd Girls have demonstrated (click HERE for lots of inspiration!). i hadn't done a monochromatic coloured project in quite a while (like, way back HERE), and i saw that one of the challenge blogs i dig was looking for it, so i wanted to give it another go... seems like this should be a go-to technique for me, because i'm always happy with the way it turns out! here's Unicorn Mae, up close and personal (click her to enlarge!):

if, however, i could go back and do it again, i might lighten up the ink so it would come out grey and softer, but we live and learn, right?!

you HAVE to go see this sweet girl all over the Some Odd Girl blog, because our team is TRULY talented and their creations will take your breath away! not to mention, if you leave a comment (each day of the release, actually, so go back and start at Monday!), you could win the digi of the day! :)

right.
so, new release this week at SomeOddGirl.com - fantasy and lovely and just amazing. branch pot luck luncheon today at work, and i went healthy and made a flippin' fabulous salad. hubbin is going camping tomorrow and i plan to get my craft on (with a few specific things in mind!). summer is winding down and the teachers and students will be back to school soon... frankly, i am pretty excited about that, too! :)

oh, and playing along with challenges at:
Stampin' for the Weekend - they want monochromatic
Squigglefly - they want you to try a new technique or revisit an old one

and that, dear chickens, is all she wrote (for today). i'll be back tomorrow with something to be PROUD of! ;)

Some Odd Girl is bouncing into spring with these cuties!

okay, 'cuz Some Odd Girl isn't full of the cutest stamps already, right?

we have another new digi release, and it's brimming with adorbs-ness! yesterday, we said hello to Little Loves Tia and Little Loves Tobie - FABULOUS for mother's day or moments to let your little one know you love them. seriously, WOW.

today, we introduce you to Hedgey and Spring Pup... behold!

HEDGEY!

and Spring Pup!

see what i mean? here's Spring Pup, all magnified and stuff, with his sweet little friend:

i LOVES them. i've always loved the Penny Black hedgehogs, so when i saw that Kristy was giving us a little Hedgey to play with, i was OVERJOYED! and the pup? oh.em.jeeeeeeee.

CLICK HERE to go to the Some Odd Girl blog - if you leave comments each day, you could win our new digis! but be sure to answer the questions, 'cuz i'm all about making people work for their prizes (more than just saying "cute new digi!").

my Hedgey card is for the following challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches - i flipped it sideways and replaced the border with fluffy ribbon!
Daring Cardmakers - their color combo is YELLOW, WHITE, GREEN and ORANGE (the minty green is in the patterned paper)

playing along with my Spring Pup card at:
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Sundays - Things with Wings (she's tiny, but she makes a big impact!)
Cupcake Crafts - SPRING is in the air! (thank goodness, yes it is!)
and Allsorts Challenge - for color bingo, i went with PINK, YELLOW and BLUE

ciao, friends!

it's a SOGgy feature... helllooooo Roller Mae!

i'm gonna cut right to the chase today, crafty peeps. we are featuring a digi until March 11th, as a reminder of what fabulous images there are at SomeOddGirl.com that may not be getting as much love, espesh with all the gorje new releases we've shared lately! i was very excited when i learned that Roller Mae was getting some love, and i couldn't wait to pounce! we Odd Girls are happy to show you what this little miss is all about! check her out!

i busted out a few older elements, too, like that Heidi Swapp sentiment sticker, and that K & Company fabric, and those old Jolee's stickers - these things have been collecting dust for well over a year! but Mae? she's not a dust collector. oh no, she is more into collecting dreams and picking flowers and enjoying the sun on her face and the wind in her hair! isn't she the sweetest thing?! can't you just FEEL spring around the corner?

i've always been rather smitten with her. and how appropriate that i'll have a booth at an upcoming craft fair in March that's sponsored by the Broadway Brawlers, South Jersey's own Roller Girls! i can't wait! Roller Mae is ON SALE right now at SomeOddGirl.com for 25% off! ('cuz digis aren't cheap enough to begin with, right?!). CLICK HERE to put her in your shopping cart! :D

and CLICK HERE to see what other ideas the Odd Girls had for this image, and hopefully you'll be inspired!

playing along with the challenges at....

Crafts & Me - they're looking for "Shades of Spring"
Pollycraft - their theme is "Teenage Dream" - when i was 14, rollerskating was ALL i did on weekends!


and i am off to get my workday started! have a fabulous Tuesday, friends! :D

a brand new WHIMSICAL Some Odd Girl release!

WOOOOOOOOOT! it is FINALLY February 6th, and we Odd Girls have been itching to share some news with you! in fact, there's PLENTY of news at Some Odd Girl, and you might want to go back through a few posts on the Some Odd Girl blog to catch up first....

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back? okay, so you've read about our brand NEW team for the next six months, right? see some familiar faces? we are, indeed, THRILLED to have these talented girlies as our newest Odd Girls, and we are totally stoked about the upcoming term!

let's kick things off with a brand new release, shall we? it's Monday, and you know that when Mondays roll around and there's a new release, there are going to be peeks (these aren't sneaks, as ALL of the images are available at SomeOddGirl.com RIGHT NOW!) all week... so enjoy the next four days of features, and then on FRIDAY, we'll be bringing you something extra special! i'll get into that after i share this beauty with you....

meet Flower Fairy!

isn't she adorbs with her little hat? and the leafy dress? well i kinda WANT one of those for myself - wouldn't it look great with leggings and boots? *drool*

yeah, so we Odd Girls have done her up all nice-like, and this is how my card turned out:

papers are all Echo Park, flowers are Recollections, the alphas are BasicGrey, the ribbon is Making Memories, and the big puffy heart is S.E.I. EK Success punch *subtle, but i LOVE this punch!* the chipboard photo corners? dunno - they were a RAK from a sweet friend. outlined stuff with a black Sharpie marker, AND, of course, all colored up with my Prismacolor Pencils. :)

whatcha think? is she fabulous? you wanna see what the rest of the Odd Girls did with this beauty? CLICK HERE and see for yourself! i assure you, they're all gorgeous, and our team's gonna blow your mind. :)

you'll also be happy to learn that there are FOUR of these lovelies now available at SomeOddGirl.com, so you can print 'em out and start coloring them up NOW! 'cuz i know some of you have been itchin' to get your paws on 'em... no time like the present! :D

oh, and can i just say that i LURVE doing the wings on these faes? seriously! look:

entirely too much fun. really.

playin' along with the challenges at:
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays - they're looking for die-cuts or PUNCHES!
Stampalot Challenge - Sir Stampalot is hanging out In The Garden this month


and that's gonna do it for me today! come back TOMORROW when we show you another gorgeous fae, and GO GRAB THEM AT SOMEODDGIRL.COM NOW! :)

we've got COLOR at Some Odd Girl!

it's a new challenge, folks, and the LAST for the current team at Some Odd Girl! we are TRULY lucky to have had such wonderful designers for this round, and we are sad to see them go! it's been a fun and fantastic six months, and now it's time for our Odd Girls to pass the torch along, so stay tuned for our big announcement! a very big, heartfelt THANK YOU to the girls who have rocked their term, inspiring the socks off of me, and the rest of the blogosphere! you ladies will be GREATLY missed!

so with our final little farewell to them, we present you with a brand new challenge at the Some Odd Girl blog... with this particular challenge comes a few new rules, so please be sure to read all about it - CLICK HERE for the challenge!

we want to see you create something using THIS as your colour inspiration:

do you LURRRRRVE these colours? i have been a smidgen obsessed with this here palette, so it was a cinch to create something for the occasion. here's my card, featuring a combination of stamps from the In Stitches Tia clear set:

and a close-up of the spool (with my doodling and the fun background!):

the accent buttons were EXACTLY what i needed for the background - it just looked drab without 'em! all coloured up with my beloved Prismas, of course, and one lonely bit of paper from Sass, and i was convincing myself that this card was FINISHED, darn it (ha - no pun intended!)! i am so inclined to busy everything up, so this took willpower! :)

CLICKETY CLICK to see the gorgeous work from the rest of the Odd Girls as we bid them adieu and thank them for their dedication to Some Odd Girl throughout their term! give 'em a bit of love, and join us for this challenge, which runs for an entire MONTH! you could be our big winnah! :)

i also couldn't help but be inspired...
at Allsorts - they're on Pins and Needles, and i'm loving this cute theme! :)