Lets get hopping!

Welcome to the Some Odd Girl holiday CLEAR stamp blog hop!! 

All you have to do is comment on every blog for chance at the special surprise giveaway. You have through Sunday at 11:59PM EST to get your comments in! Winner will be announced on Monday.
Today they are debuting the 2 new 4x6 stamp sets. They each include one darling little tiny, several sentiments, decorations and a fun friend.


Meet ......Deck the Halls Tobie

 

and Warm Wishes Tia

2 terrific Tinies just waiting for you to create with

Sadly I didnt get to play with one of these darling sets. Stupid stamp supplier shorted the samples. I did however create a few cards just for today's hop!

Let's revisit a few of the stamps that came out earlier this week....

The lovely Deer Mae with her pretty little presents:

and to show the versatility of Hollyday Gwen; here is a NON holiday card

Thanks for popping by my blog. Your next stop is....  AMY! Full list is below in case u get lost.

Some Odd Girl Blog

Robin

Sandie
Sarah (you are here)

Amy

Caz

Leah

Vera

Corry

Lou

Elena

Natasha

Christina

Melissa

Kristy

Have a crafty weekend and Get your ODD on! :)

Haaaaaaaave you met Gwen?

There's a new girl in towwwwwwwn! Have you met the sweet and sassy GWEN? She is the newest girl over at Some Odd girl and is currently only available in the clear holiday stamp release.

I seriously love her curls and that dress... where can I buy one? I busted out an old old Poppy Ink kit for this card. Yes that is Daisy D's paper. I think it went perfect with Miss Gwen's vintage spunk.

I love the lil holly bunch stamps too!

Im entering her into the following challenges:

Dont forget the blog hop tomorrow! If I know Kristy there will be fabulous prizes involved! Make sure you check it out.

Are you ready for the holidays?

The holidays are just around the corner and Some Odd Girl is ready to help you tackle them! The new holiday clear stamp release debuts today with a sneaky peek of the new line everyday this week.  Kristy is giving a special pre order discount for everyone that orders before the release date! Check them out here and order for $1 off 

Today is the darling Deer Mae

Dont you just love her lil tail and ears? The prezzie and the heart fit perfectly in the lil circle! Instead of a card I made a little mini wall hanging / tree ornament.

 

and a closer pic

The papers are old old scenic route! I used a chipboard frame, added some backing and then decorated. I used bakers twine to hang it because well... Im in love with bakers twine. :)

Not sure where she will go come Christmas. Maybe on the wall in the kitchen, maybe on the christmas tree. I just know I love her :)

Im entering her into the following challenges:
Pile It on: Layers
AllSorts: flowers and swirls
Bee Crafty : frames
Stamp Something: anything goes

In stitches!

Have you checked out the new Some Odd Girl challenge? This week its allll about the stitches. It can be machine stitches (i wish... no machine here), hand stitches or even faux stitches. It just needed to look allll cute and stitchy.

I made this little taggie tag using School Mae digital stamp

I added a few little hand stitches. Papers are Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe and Cosmo Cricket 1934

If you like to stitch hop on over to Some Odd Girl  and play along with us.

Also if you pinterest.... check out my NEW Some Odd Girl pinterest board! I'll be pinning fabulous cards from our design team, challenge participants and other odd fans! Are you pinned?

A mini assignment book

I love to make mini albums but I dont make them as often as Id like. I have lots of blank albums in a box just waiting for the creative itch to strike. Ive had this little maya road chipboard album for years. Its a cute little d-ring binder with chipboard pages. The moment I saw it I knew what I wanted to do.

Ive been looking to do a little notebook to keep track of design team assignments. Something to keep the lists of things to do and due dates and all that fun stuff. A d-ring is perfect!! I can refill the pages over and over and keep the book longer. Perfect.

I decided against painting the book because I liked the kraftiness of it. (plus it made the project faster) I used mod podge to adhere the papers and then embellished. Its all paper scraps of October Afternoon, Elle's Studio journaling card and Jenni Bowlin. The stamp is Bookish Tia from the NEW Some Odd Girl release.

Front Cover

Inside binder

Wouldnt it also be awesome for a little young lady going back to school? I bet my nieces would adore something like this. I can not wait to use it. I just need cut and punch some notebook paper to fill it Easy peasy :)

I also get to think up something to do with the cool chipboard pages I took out of it. Hopefully I'll have another fun project in the works soon

Yep.... still ODD

Still an ODD girl that is. Yippee Skippy! Ive signed on for another fun filled term as a Some Odd Girl design team member. Im also going to be Co-design team coordinator with the lovely Leah L'Orange. Im very excited to work with Kristy and Leah and help SOG get even bigger!! We have lots of fun contests and guest designer opportunities in the works.... so if you havent yet make sure LIKE the facebook page :)

This week is the Back to School release sneaky peekies AND the fabulous design team intros. Everyday you can meet NEW (and returning) designers and check out a few of the new stamps coming out August 8th. You can also comment to win FREE STAMPS everyday this week. I also heard something about a SALE going on :)

Today I got to work with Cheer Kaylee! She is perfect for a congrats card or maybe some words of encouagement! Here is my card.................

Papers are Cosmo Cricket Upcycle, Im in love with yellow and gray lately.

Im entering her into the following challenges:
Creative Craft World (no birthdays)
All Sorts (free and easy)
Sew Many Cards (anything goes)

Thanks a bunch

Happy Thursday! Its a hot hot hot one today fo sho! I just spent a fabulous afternoon out in the pool playing with Aubrey and singing the ABCs. My child is obsessed with them at the moment so we sing them over and over. As annoying as it can get, Im proud them my lil princess knows her ABCs. I mean she isnt even 2 yet.

Tomorrow I will brave the hell that is Chuck E Cheese with Aubs and my 6 yr old nephew Tyler. Please pray for my sanity :p (hopefully I will get some good pictures as my reward)

Its also time for another Some Odd Girl challenge. This one is all about THANKS. You need to create a card using some sort of thank you sentiment. Its the last one featuring the current design team so pop over and check out their cuteness they created before they are gone

Here is my card using Tiny Baker Tia clear stamp

Papers are cosmo cricket delovely :)

Im also entering her into the following challenges:
Do you stack up (orange, yellow and brown)
KB Cute Monday (food and beverages)
Clear it out (anything goes)
Paper Shelter (anything goes)
Lollipop Crafts (anything goes)
Kaboodle Doodles (faux stitching)
Paper Cupcake (layer)
Catered Crop (strawberries, circles, checks, markers, doodling)

One crazy weekend!

I had one crazy saturday

My husband knows Ive been stressed because I never seem to do anything fun anymore (and he does all the time) so he decided to surprise me and plan an evening out for us. We went bar hopping on the boat with 2 other couples. He even booked the babysitter!

It was a blast. We cruised the lake, had fruity drinks, jammed with the bands, had great food, then shots, the sang ridiculously bad karoke and left just in time to get back home when we were supposed to. It was perfect.... that is until the motor all the sudden stopped about 200 yards from the dock. Just stopped. At 1am. In the pitch black night. On the water. FUN.

So of course the boys try to play mechanic. My husband is actually really good at fixing things and probably could have had us motoring within 5 minutes had he not been SO ridiculously drunk. They misdiagnosed the problem and made it worse by flooding water into the engine. We were stuck..... and then my husband fell into the table and broke it.

Luckily someone came along on the way and towed us back to the dock. Unfortunately nobody latched the cowl (cover on the motor) and we lost it.  Then my we had to jump in the water and pull the boat into to dock. Luckily i packed towels and extra tee shirts.

Nothing like a drunken adventure. lol. The next morning my husband was hungover. I was fine. Its easier to recover at 32 then 40 me thinks.... and well I have the gift of knowing when to stop.

Sunday was my nephew Tyler's 6th birthday party. I was gone allll day with that too so needless to say my house is a disaster area! I probably should be cleaning it right now :)

Here is the card I made for my nephew's birthday using Big Day Tobie :)

Im entering him into the following challenges:
Fab n Funky (food)
Crafty Creations (boyz to men)
Sweet Stampin (one for the boys)
Totally GORJUSS (boys)

On the Lily Pad

This week I am guest designing for Lily Pad Cards. The theme for their challenge this week is.... PATRIOTIC! It can be your country or your state (or province) pride.

I pondered the theme for a bit. I thought about doing an Ohio card......but Id almost certainly have to include a buckeye on that and THIS girl went to PENN STATE (and therefor is not a fan of that funky nut) Then I remembered the little flag picks that I had left over from a party several years ago.

The flag picks that were still packed somewhere in my basement because.....
1. I moved when my daughter was 3 weeks old and I didnt get everything unpacked and
2. They were packed with all my novelty drinking accessories and lets face it... I dont have many parties with funky shots and drinking games anymore now that I have a toddler.

So of course since I remembered that I had them I set out on a mission to find them. It didnt take me very long thankfully.... and they were perfect!

So here it is..... my red, white and blue card using Sweet Thinkin Mae clear stamp from Some Odd Girl.

 Im also entering her into the following challenges:
Charisma (its in the stars)
Simon Says Stamp (anything goes)
Prarie Fairy (summer holiday)


Now hop on over to Lily Pad and play along! Prize is 5 digis from SOG! That is an amazing score for the winner

If anyone wants a few flag picks let me know (in the comments)..... i have a gazillion and i can mail you a few for just 1 stamp

Lift it Up!

The newest challenge at Some Odd Girl is to LIFT an Odd Girl!  I scoured the other design team members blogs for hours. Such fantastic talent. It took me forever to choose a card I wanted to recreate. I ended up choosing THIS card from the lovely Zarah . I wanted to trade her soft and lovely colors with my bright and funky colors! I hope I did her justice.

 Papers are October Afternoon Modern homemaker (because I just cant get enough) The stamp I used is Tiny Baker Tia! She is one of the brand new CLEAR stamps that just hit the Some Odd Girl store on Tuesday

Im also entering her into the following challenges:
OSAAT (anything goes)
KB cute Monday (something cute)
Fresh Brewed (3s... I used 3 flowers and 3 patterned papers
Cupcake inspiration (rainbow cupcakes)
Catered crop (markers, cake, doodles)

Hop Hop Hop!

Hey hey Odd girl FANS...... its time for the Some Odd Girl new release BLOG HOP!! Yay!!!!!

 I hope you've enjoyed the peekies (both here and on the Odd Blog) this week welcoming the latest release of Some Odd Girl clear stamps! Now the rockin Miss Kristy is going to give you a chance to WIN THEM!! Yep.... all 5 fabulous stamps and sentiments..... and trust me there is nothing like ripping open that package of "rubber" ! I jumped for joy when my DT package got here :)

Sooooo you want to win.......All you have to do to win is HOP by all the design team blogs, gaze at the darling last image of the new release and leave a comment. Once that is done go to the Odd Blog and check back in. Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy, right?

Our last sneaky peeky is the ever so cute Pinwheel Panda. Look how ca-ute he is still there with his fun summer toy! This isnt exactly my favoritist card.... but the cuteness of the image speaks for himself right?

and since I have you here.... I figured Id share some taggies I made with my SOGgies last night. I really REALLY wanted to get my craft on... but my back has been out and let's just say I was a tad overmedicated. (i.e. practically drooling) and couldnt concentrate on a big project.... so I got my tag on. I used scraps from my July Tidbitz in Time kit. and a few of my favorite girls

Snuggle Tiny Tia

Balloon Kaylee

Kiss a Prince Tia

and Im SURE I dont have to tell you that all of those images are on SALE for 25% off until July 10th right?

Now that part you have all been waiting for.... here is where you need to get hopping to win those stamps!! I hope you win big!

Clear stamps sneak peek: Birthday Tobie

The 2nd round of clear polymer stamps is about to hit Some Odd Girl!! The new stamps will hit the store next weekend.... but before that the Odd Girls will be showing you a sneaky peeks!  There are 5 NEW fabulously FUN oddie stamp/sentiment sets and this week you can see them all. Oh and FYI... friday there will be a blog hop where you can win ALL of them!


Today's stamp is Big day Tobie! His cuteness comes holding a big birthday cake and includes the perfect sentiment for our birthday boy. How can you not love that little sweater vest?!

 Papers are Sassafras Applejack

Im entering him into the following challenges:
Penny's Paper-crafty (birthdays)
Ruby's Rainbow (birthday)

Dont forget the BIG SALE going on at Some Odd Girl this week..... 25% off everything including the first clear stamp release.  Sale goes untl July 10th

and stay tuned tomorrow for the BLOG HOP!

Clear stamps sneak peek: Tiny Baker Tia

The 2nd round of clear polymer stamps is about to hit Some Odd Girl!! The new stamps will hit the store next weekend.... but before that the Odd Girls will be showing you a sneaky peeks!  There are 5 NEW fabulously FUN oddie stamp/sentiment sets and this week you can see them all. Oh and FYI... friday there will be a blog hop where you can win ALL of them!

Today's stamp is a little sweet treat! Check out Tiny Baker Tia! She comes with 2 sweet lil sentiments that perfectly match her happy personality.

Papers are from my bag of scraps!

Im entering her into the following challenges:
Incy Wincy (Sugar and Sweets)

Clear stamps sneak peek: Photo Kaylee

The 2nd round of clear polymer stamps is about to hit Some Odd Girl!! The new stamps will hit the store next weekend.... but before that the Odd Girls will be showing you a sneaky peeks!  There are 5 NEW fabulously FUN oddie stamp/sentiment sets and this week you can see them all. Oh and FYI... friday there will be a blog hop where you can win ALL of them!

Today's stamp is mah-velous member of the mommarazzi Photo Kaylee! Check out that lil camera!! Could she be any cuter?? She comes with 2 lil sentiments, a mini poloroid and more

Papers are October Afternoon Modern Homemaker (cuz Im addicted to it lately)

Im entering her into the following challenges:
Cute Card Thursday (technology... camera)
Clearly i stamp (punches, die cuts)
Digi Doodles (anything goes)
Catch the Bug (anything goes)

Clear stamps sneak peek: Sweet Thinkin Mae

 Happy 4th of July!! I hope those of you in the United States have a happy and healthy 4th of July :)


The 2nd round of clear polymer stamps is about to hit Some Odd Girl!! The new stamps will hit the store next weekend.... but before that the Odd Girls will be showing you a sneaky peeks!  There are 5 NEW fabulously FUN oddie stamp/sentiment sets and this week you can see them all. Oh and FYI... friday there will be a blog hop where you can win ALL of them!

Today's stamp set is Sweet Thinkin Mae!! The darling Miss Mae also comes with the Thinking of You sentiment and a scalloped oval stamp. I made 2 cards with Mae (okay 4... but I can only show you these 2 as the other is for a guest dt project)

 

Im entering her into the following challenges: 

Do You Stack Up? (square)

All Sorts (free and easy July)

Stampin for the weekend (favorites... pink/brown/blue, polka dots, bling, odd girl stamps)

Tip Top Tuesday (t is for "thinking of you", trims, three papers)

Inky Impressions (amazing lace)

Bling it on (anything goes bling)

and this on uses the NEW July kit from Tidbitz in Time

 

Im entering her into the following challenges:

Digital Tuedays (flower power)

Hooked on crafts (flowers)

Digi Doodles (anything goes) 

Catch the Bug (anything goes)

They are both made using a card sketch I created (my first one) I'll post it later today :)

Want to see more of Sweet Thinkin Mae?? Check out the odd blog to see with the other Odd Girls created

Hello July!

July is here!!!! and Im very thankful June is over. June was a whirlwind of emotions both happy and sad.

My baby sister got married so there was the bachelorette party, the rehearsal, the wedding all in the same week . Fun but exhausting.

I ran/taught the crafts at a camp for children with cancer on 3 hours sleep the day after the wedding.. Camp is very fun and rewarding but it always makes me miss the kids that are no longer there.... and that was made worse by the lack of sleep.  I cried on the way home.

We started taking Aubrey to the pool (and she loves it) She also has fits when you take her out of it.

My husband's best friend was killed in a hit and run motorcycle accident. The funeral, the calling hours, time spent with his kids. He was only 46 and the nicest guy Ive ever met. Its was awful

My husband blew out his knee..... not once but twice. (its a old football injury from college) He had to walk with a crutch most of the month.  He cant really help much with Aubrey and he's on icky pain pills

Tensions are running high.... fights happen more often than normal.... everyone is emotional.... JUNE SUCKS

I swear I didnt mean to write a book.... I guess I just felt the need to get all that out...... and to try to get back to normal if I can.

Now to make the mood a little happier and to get Debbie Downer the hell out of dodge.... I present the FABULOUS Bright and Blinding challenge at Some Odd Girl! This challenge pretty much had Sarah written all over it.... afterall its all about BRIGHT COLORS.

Here is my card using Beachy Tia

 

Papers are from October Afternoon. Super cool plastic flowers were a garage sale find.

Im also entering her into the following challenges
Craft Us Crazy (summer)
Rudy's Rainbow (flowers)
Scrapbook Sisters (summer)
Bee Crafty (summers here!)
Bearly-Mine (summers here)
Wags 'n Whiskers (summertime)
Paper Shelter (anything goes)
Stamps R us (there was a little girl)
Stamp Something (digi day)

Pops of color!

Its time for a color challenge at Some Odd Girl! Its time to create a card that is mostly white (or kraft) with 2 pops of color (excluding skin,hair and all that jazz)  Here is my funky card

Image is Summer Mae. I used papers from my scrap bag along with a few flowers, vintage white lace from my grandma, white buttons and a few clear embellishments. This was SUCH a fun challenge! Make sure you pop over and give it a whirl

Aubrey's puppets

Aubrey loves my Some Odd Girl stamps. She is always yelling girrrrrlllllll and getting very excited while I am trying to photograph cards or color images. I frequently give her images to color alongside me. The other day she and I were playing peek-a-boo with a lovely lil Tia image and I decided it would be fun to make her teeny "puppets" that we could play with. 

 Its a very simple idea..... but here is a mini tutorial anyways just in case you need it.


You'll need
1. Colored and cut out images..... I used heavy weight cardstock for the images I printed and posterboard (the non shiny side) for the images I stamped.
2. leftover rubon sticks (or popsicle sticks)
3. helmar 450 quick dry adhesive

To make apply a small amount of the Helmar 450 to the top of the stick and lay it gently on the back of the image. If your kidlet is as small as mine you want to put it high enough that it has a little stability. I used the Helmar 450 because the stuff dries SO quickly that she was able to play with it less than 2 minutes after I made it!

Here they are hanging out in a pot full of cotton balls just ready to be played with. As the lovely Leah says they would also look cute in a potted plant or stuck into some sinfully delicious dessert.

Some Odd Girl images used: Stroller Tia, Love Letter Kaylee, Scuba Tobie, Ice Cream Tia, Beachy Tia

Odd Summer peekie 3

This week is summer sneak week at Some Odd Girll! Everyday this week on the ODD blog you can see a few of the NEW summer images .... and get a chance to WIN them.

Day 4 is SUMMER FUN!

I chose Summer Mae! She is such a hottie sporting her sassy bag and big sunglasses. Im sure anyone that knows me well figured Id choose her based on the fact that she is rockin her sunglasses on her head. I swear mine LIVE up there most of the summer.

Papers were pulled from my scrap bag .... older OA and even some Love, Elsie

Im entering her into the following challenges:
All that scraps (aqua yellow and lime)
inky impressions (aqua and pink)

Odd Summer peekie 2

This week is summer sneak week at Some Odd Girll! Everyday this week on the ODD blog you can see a few of the NEW summer images .... and get a chance to WIN them.

(I didnt choose one of the ca-utie day 2 creatures.... but you should go check them out! they are adorable)

Day 3 is BOYS day! Normally I gravitate towards the girlier images but when I saw Snorkel Tobie I knew I had to have him. He reminds me of my favorite guy Wy with his lil water wingies. So darling!

I used him along with Echo Park Little Boy papers to make a birthday card for my sweet lil man AJs 2nd birthday.

Im also entering him into the following challenges:
Sweet Stamping (summer fun)
Fresh Brewed (for the guys)
Paper Variety (for the guys)
Fussy and Fancy Friday (men or boys)
Ladybug Crafts (all about the males)
Bows and Berries (masculine)
Stamp Man (boys and men)