Some Odd Girl challenge.... PAPER PIECING!

WOOT! it's SOGgy time! :)

seriously, the last challenge was AWESOME, and i loved seeing all the combinations with complimentary colors... this one was a bit trickier for me, because this is not a technique i use often, and with which i sometimes struggle. in the end, i was pleased, but i'm sure it's just because this little girl would look cute no matter WHAT anyone did with colouring or

PAPER PIECING!

yep. paper piecing! that's our new challenge, and we know you're gonna rock it. CLICK HERE to play with the Odd Girls and feast your eyes on all the gorgeous creations! our girls knocked it outta the park, i'm tellin' ya!

here's my Tiny Baker Tia card, using some scrummy Sass paper:

and a close-up of our little cutie, so you can see everything that's pieced (click to enlarge!):

wanna join us?! wanna win some stampy goodness? CLICK! this challenge runs through September 5th, so there is PLENTY of time for you to get your craft on and find the perfect papers to piece your project together! HAVE FUN! :)

Get your GLITTER ON!

it's time for another Charisma challenge, folks! i didn't play along this round, as it's Team Gem's turn, but there are some GORGEOUS entries, and a couple of fabby little prize packs up for grabs from:

Digi Stamp Boutique - 6 single digis of the winner's choice!

and a BRAND NEW sponsor,

The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - THIS awesome little package:

MMMM, look at all that gorgeous PINK! i kinda wanna win it myself! :D

CLICKETY CLICK to check out what our Charisma Galz did with GLITTER this week, and join us at the Challenge Blog or on our Facebook Page to play along! :)

um, WOOT.

i ordered my netbook today from NewEgg.com! (and it's pretty.)

now i hope i can figure out how to WORK the thing. i already know i'm going to need a case, and a little portable mouse, because i HATE the touchpads.

i've also been ORDERED to purchase the Slice (if i can find it on CropChocolate.com again - they change their deals all the time and i haven't seen this one in a week or more). the VP of my bank has a special order project for me and she said she's paying me in advance so i can get the die-cutting machine and get the work done by a deadline. so i'm going to own a Slice, too!

it was a crazy, EXHAUSTIFYING week, and i'm glad today is a day of chillin'. hubbin made me a scrummy breakfast and i'm about to get some cards done. lots of 'em.

no pictures today, but i hope you're all enjoying your weekend!

i wanna see NEGATIVE SPACE at Charisma!

mornin', folks!
can't believe another week's almost gone and we are that much closer to the end of the summer... to be honest, i'm rather excited, because i'll have my morning alone time back! :) shhh, don't tell hubbin i said that! i spent this evening at the little coffeehouse downtown altering a dressform - i'll have to try to get in there to take photos, because it was my first attempt at something so big (and not exactly paperish!), and i had a lot of fun with it! there's an art exhibit opening tomorrow evening, and the owner of the coffeehouse asked me if i'd like to do something fun with the dressform to tie it into the exhibit. i couldn't pass that up!

...okay, so it's Thursday, which means it's time for a brand new CHARISMA challenge! hope you had fun doing your distressing thang last week - we had loads of fabulous entries, so thanks for joining us!

i got to set today's challenge, and i was really out to get people (my teamies included!) out of their comfort zones... it's a bit of a stretch for even me, so whatcha gonna do with this theme, hmm?

NEGATIVE SPACE!

***only 1/3 or less of the card or page can be filled***

sound tough? well my fellow Charisma Galz embraced and rocked this, so CLICK HERE to see their gorgeous creations! what's that you ask? OH! you want to know what you'll be playing for? well we're being sponsored this week by All That Scraps, and by MelJens - so you KNOW there's good stuff to be won!

i used a CC Designs stamp from All That Scraps, and went all kinds of clean and simple here:

tried something a little different with the hair, because i haven't been happy with the way my fellas' hair has turned out (like, EVER). i even got to colour him under my brand new OttLite - a birthday gift from my biffy - YAY! needless to say, colouring at night is a pleasure these days, and i can't get enough! here's the result:

MOSTLY okay with this, but definitely needs tweaking. :) at any rate, there you have it! time to get your thinking caps on and do something MINIMALISTIC - remember, 1/3 of the space only, or less! it IS possible!

you have until next WEDNESDAY to play along, so click here to check out the rest of the Charisma Galz' creations, and join us! happy Thursday, friends!

Some Odd Girls sending our COMPLIMENTS

mornin'!

bet you haven't had enough SOGgy action from me lately, have ya? well today we're launching another challenge - our FIRST with the brand new design team - at the Some Odd Girl challenge blog, and we had lots of fun with COLOUR this time around!

your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to choose two COMPLIMENTARY colours on the Colour Wheel and create a project with them. skin and hair are the exception, of course. CLICK HERE for clarification on this one, because the challenge is pretty specific in terms of what SHADES of colours you use....

i couldn't resist colouring up this cute little dude, who's now available at SomeOddGirl.com, along with a whole bunch of fun back to school images!

meet Prof Inch! (so sorry, Professor... the dog ate my homework this morning.)

my colours from the Colour Wheel are Red-Violet and Yellow-Green, which are opposite one another in position. that's what this challenge is all about!

isn't he a cutie?!

love that happy little stack of books and that big grin!

so you wanna play? CLICK CLICK CLICK to see what the rest of the Odd Girls have done for this fun challenge - there's a whole TON of inspiration to enjoy, so get goin'! :D play right up until Tuesday, August 23rd for your chance to win some digis from SomeOddGirl.com