super cute springy digis available now at Some Odd Girl!

morning, chickens!  :)  er, ducks?  peeps?  whatever!  HI!  i'm sharing this cutie patootie and showing you one of MANY super fabby critter digis now available at Some Odd Girl!  if you're looking for some animal/bird/critter action that screams SPRING, you really ought to CLICK HERE to check out our awesome selection!  here's one of many - Duck in Boots!

 

is he not perfectly springy and totally adorbs?!  i coloured him up with my Prismacolor Pencils, added some Sassafras Lass paper, punched a few hearts from random reds i had lying about, doodled my edges, and finished up with BasicGrey and Sass alphas.  and i'm QUITE pleased that i have a fabby new pair of rain boots to wear in rainy Seattle later this month (only mine are lime green with pink and white polka dots) so i was feeling rather inspired by this little dude.  :)

also, don't forget to HOP with us at SP & Company!  we have this color challenge going on through April 16th, and if you don't have any SP & Company products of your own (yet), you can CLICK HERE to check out the freebies!  here's the color combo...

join us and our winner will receive $25 to spend at the SP & Company store!  believe me, it won't be difficult to spend, with the gorgeous new chalk inks, buttons, dies, storage, and the cute new stamps!  wanna check out all the new goods?  RIGHT HERE, friends!

have a fantabulatious weekend, lovelies, and i'll see ya soon!

Hoppin' at Scrapmaster's Paradise!

Welcome to the SP & Company April Blog Hop! I'm guesting this month (thank you, Sami!), and I'll be showcasing my creations using goodies over the next few weeks.  :)

Today I'm thrilled to be a part of this fun little hop-a-long, and I know you're going to love what you see along the way!

Last month, SP & Company introduced Die Tools, with more coming out this month! And you're TOTALLY going to want to check out the new SP Storage Binder System for wonderfully simple and fabby organization of dies and stamps.

Annnnnnd, some huge news!  This month a brand new artist joins the SP family - Gill Roberts! - and I'm sharing my first project today using one of her sweet clear stamps. You'll see a bunch of Gill along the hop, including some HOT new coordinating dies.  :)  Yeah, we love dies.  I know you do, too.

Scrapmaster's Paradise is now IN COLOR with the release of six new SP exclusive colors, and believe me when I say they're DROOL-WORTHY. This exclusive color line now includes button mixtures and coordinating premium chalk ink pads.  The ink pads will begin shipping mid-month, but the buttons are available starting right now!  CLICKING HERE will take you to all the fun new releases at the store.  :)  The button mixtures come in PERFECT little metal tins for easy storage and organization (espesh for those of you who like the magnetic system!)...  Check out the yummalish ink and button colors:

Yep.  Want.  ALL. 

So....  I played, and combined a few fun SP & Company products.  Check it!

Colored her with COPICS (yeah, I know - weird!)...  Kept the layout simple so I could focus on the image, added in a little banner (since the Trends Challenge going on right now is Banners and Flags - enter through April 16th!), and added those lurrrrrvely buttons!  There are some gorje colors in the button selection, so you'll want to check them out with the rest of the new products by CLICKING HERE.

Close-up on Skating Girl:

 

And close-up on the banner/buttons:

Sadly, the cardstock didn't photograph well AT ALL - it's this gorgeous shimmery/iridescent pink and the bling really picks up on the color, but here it just looks like a scratchy, bland surface.  BOO.  OH!  And the sentiment is from another set from the Gill Roberts collection, "Best Mom Ever".  LOVE the quality of these stamps - they are crisp and clear on the very first impression!

So.  What do you need to know?  That we're HOPPIN' at SP & Company, and you should join us!  If you arrived here from Melissa's blog, then you're on the right track.  Kelli is your next stop!  You'll find the rules on Sami's blog, so check out all the designers' blogs, and comment along the way, then be sure to end up Chez Sami!  Happy hopping, and thanks for stopping by!  :)

it's a HEX at Designed to Color! April Challenge!

heya chickens!  

join us for our April challenge!  Designed to Color is looking for your projects featuring HEXAGONS (uber-trendy, and uber-fun!)...  remember that you need to COLOR an image, in the medium of your choice, and share your project (link back to us so we can spread the word!), and you could be entered to win this month's goodies.  "what are those goodies?", you ask...  well i'll tell you!

you could win $25 from There She Goes Clear Stamps!  LOVE their stuff...  so many fun themes and sentiments that will rock your world.  so, yeah, $25 to spend at their shop...  it won't be difficult to spend, but it might be tough to choose!

wanna play?  well CLICK HERE to see what the Color Crew Challenge Team have done to inspire you - not only have they showcased some seriously FABBY projects using There She Goes products, but their hexagons are enough to make you wish you had 6 sides!

here's a little something i whipped up (you'll have seen it in a past issue of the mag if you're a subscriber!):

not only are there some hexie accents on the sides, but check out the snowflakes!  OOOHHH!  yep.  i noticed that.  all colored up with my trusty Prismacolor Pencils, and brought to you by the letters M and Q, and by the number 23.  :)

play along by April 14th - it's the right thing to do, and a crafty way to do it!

oh, and for those of you who have been following my little journey into homeownership (current house is in hubbin's name only - this is a new chapter for me/us!), the bank ordered the appraisal on the house, and i, personally, have a feeling we'll know by the end of this week whether they'll accept our offer.  if they do, and i'm feeling pretty optimistic about it, we'll be applying for a mortgage soon, and getting our condo ready to list!  WOO HOO!  wish me luck, folks!

and i'll see you tomorrow with some more fun stuff - hope the week's off to a nifty start for you!

SOOOOO, are you going to be a contestant for our Odd Idol?!

on April 19th, ODD IDOL kicks off!  here's your opportunity to play along with a fun little reality-show-esque contest, and the prize?  HUGE.  :)  we're starting things off with a sketch, so stay tuned, sharpen those pencils and refill those markers, because it's gonna be a grand ol' time!  :)

CLICK HERE for the official announcement...  but check out Some Odd World, our Ning community, on April 19th when the fun begins... may be best Oddie win!  :D

My head's in the clouds

seriously, it's ALLERGY SEASON, and my head is feeling kinda wonky lately.  tonight is no exception!  my eyes are itchy and watery, i'm all kinds of sniffly, and i REFUSE to take any allergy pills because even the non-drowy ones knock me out.  i will NOT go to sleep before midnight tonight!

i'm crafting.  and i just finished this little project, which has been swimming around in my brain for about a week.  Paper Issues is wrapping up their "up in the clouds" theme tonight, and i'm thrilled to have found some quiet time to do what needed to be done.  :)

here's my card, using some yummy Studio Calico wood veneers (from the PaperIssues etsy shop), some vintage lace and a giant brad from my stash, and a bottom scrap of My Mind's Eye paper:

now that i've been bitten by the bug, i need to get this grocery shopping out of the way so i can get back home and bust out my Prismacolor Pencils.  i have a couple of things to finish up so i can share!  hope your weekend is going fabulously, chickens!  xo