Vintage Summer....

I have this picture hanging in my hall... it's my Great Grandma on my Dad's side holding her trophy for her fabulous garden that she worked so hard on.

The original on my wall is a lot bigger and has all the newspaper clippings around it... really adore this picture and thought it screamed vintage...

And since that is the theme over at My Partner in Crafting Crime this fortnight I couldn't resist showcasing one of my favourite pics and giving vintage stlye a try....

I used Thank-you as the sentiment because I feel I can really only give this to my parents so it would be a Thank-you ready and waiting (since they are always deserving them!!)

Card

Papers and sentiment all Pink Petticoat including punched flowers

Glimmer Mist in Pearl

Tim Holtz distress inks: peeled paint, frayed burlap, spun sugar

Martha Stewart lock and key punch

lace, pearl brads from stash

Challenges

Alphabet Challenge Blog- R is for Roses (papers, flowers, and GG's garden!)

Dutch Dare Challenge Blog- vintage summer DDCC#85
Creatalicious Challenge Blog #13-Vintage 

FIND MY BLOG CANDY HERE all you have to do is become a follower!!

Some 'Odd' Blog Candy!!!!

Well, not ODD at all really as I have a few things to celebrate! Since I have blogging (started way back in January.. lol!) I have had over 5000 visitors, posted over 100 times, started a Challenge Blog with my good friend Jenny, and my favourite news of all was when I was chosen to work for a term with Some Odd Girl!!!

So let's celebrate!!! I want you all to enjoy these fabulous digis as much as I do and give you the chance at winning three of your choice just for following my blog! 

It's all my followers and visitors that give me the sweet comments everyday that makes this whole blogging experience fun... so thanks to all of you!

 

How to have a shot at winning 3 fab Some Odd Girl digis....

1) Become a follower of my blog

it's that simple...

On Oct. 1st Mr. Random Generator will do the rest!

the hardest part will be for the winner to try to decide which 3 digis to pick... so maybe you should pop over to Some Odd Girl and start narrowing down your selection.. won't be easy! 

Good Luck,

Robin

Card

 Papers-Hippie Chick
Some Odd Girl Digi coloured with copics
ribbon and buttons from stash.

Challenges

Incy Wincy-buttons and bows
Lollipop Crafts #4-ribbons and buttons

Sketch Time...

with Some Odd Girl!!!

This is when you can let your creativity soar..... use any stamp, any colours, any style and just follow this fun sketch!!!! Use a Some Odd Girl digi and you get double the chance at winning!

And since Some Odd Girl is so generous... there is always a cool freebie HERE!

So pop on over and see what the Style team created for inspiration, go get that freebie, and join in the fun!!! 

Here's the sketch 

(I flipped it 180 degress so Mae could blow a kiss... MWAH!)

Card
Papers- all Cosmo Cricket- DeLovely
Digi-Some Odd Girl 'Kissy Mae'
Chipboard letters with glitter added from stash


Challenges:
Wild Orchid Challenge 4-make it sparkle
Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog-sparkle and shine
Paper Cutz Challenge-anything goes

Birthday Fun....

I usually don't put cards up that I make for orders

BUT 

I had a card to make for a friend and it made me giggle so had to share.....

it can be hard to impress an 11 year old boy

with a card, so hope he likes it!

Card
All papers and alphas are Pink Petticoat
star dies
enamel accents in black

Challenges
Charisma Cardz Challenge 33-die cuts
Create 4 Fun-make a birthday card
Totally Gorjuss-stars
Stamp Something-digi day (used all digital papers and alphas)

FOOD and DRINK!

Just wanted to let you all know that My Partner in Crafting Crime is celebrating food and drink for this fortnights challenge!!! See a few different challenge blogs are looking for fruit etc. so great one to combine! Just sayin'... for those who are challenge junkies like myself!!!!!!

Here are the samples I had made.....

Recipe cards and holder

close up of poem... saw online and thought it was cute...

All the digis are Some Odd Girl

hope you can join Jenny and I and play!

On Your First Day...

School is quickly approaching here...... my eldest will be heading for her first year so it will be a big event for us!!! Have to get organized soon... shoes, backpack, lunch bags, uniform, being somewhere on time (lol).... all those things will be new to our family!!! I think I will be more nervous than her!

It was Clodagh that inspired this card, and she even helped.... she said "Mom, you know what would look even nicer... if you put a button on the bow".... then proceeded to pick them and put one on top of the other.... so I have her to thank for that!!

Card
Digi-Some Odd Girl freebie from Digi Day 3 at SNR
Coloured with Copics
Punched paper-Cosmo Cricket 'DeLovely'
Core card embossed with alphabet folder and distressed with 'Worn Lipstick'
Buttons and ribbon from stash
MSE alpha stamps with Memento 'Lady Bug'


Challenges

Stampin' Royalty- school days

Our Creative Corner-back to school
Stampin' for the Weekend #44-back to school
Your Next Stamp-bold, bright summery colours
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #72-Buttons and bows
Craft your Passion-anything goes

Wish me luck!!

A reason to smile...

When I was home earlier this summer, I hit up a fabric shop and got a load of little bits & pieces that I thought might be cool on a card.... I have finally had some fun with these on this underwater themed card!

Card
Digis-Some Odd Girl 'Mermae' and 'Merman Kody'
Coloured with copics
Sentiment-The Greeting Farm
Distress Inks in Mustard Seed , Stormy Sky, and Peeled Paint
Glimmer Mist in Fall Breeze
Sand dollar sticker cut from K&Co. adhesive paper ribbon
Sequined ribbon, mesh ribbon, and gold bead ribbon from fabric shop

Challenges
Tuesday Taggers-Sea/water/boats
I Did It Creations Challenge #17-anything goes/open challenge
Fab n' Funky #35-favourite colours (blue/green/yellow)
Stampin with the Dragon #7- yellow/blue/green
Whoopsi Daisy-blue & green
Stampin' B's-create a scene


chat soon,

Brights and lights...

We are going from one extreme to the other with colour here today with my cards!! Just a quick post as I have visitors from Canada today and the house needs to be sorted!!!

This first card I would like to enter into Totally Papercrafts RAINBOW challenge #29 and

I am also using this card for a rainbow challenge today on SNR for Some Odd Girl digi day.

Digi-Some Odd Girl 'Fluffy Love' colored with ProMarkers

This second one is a summery sleepover card and I would like to enter into Simon Says Stamp-Summertime Blues and The Secret Crafter- What little girls are made of. I am also using this one for the inspiration challenge at the Some Odd Girl Digi Day today.

Digi-Some Odd Girl 'Sleepy Mae' coloured with Copics and ProMarkers

Off to clean my dirty house... while the little ones follow me behind and start making it messy again!!!

Santa baby?

There have been a good few Christmas Challenges lately and I have finally given in (although I think I have missed all the Christmas Challenges!).... just had to make a Christmas card!!

Over at Lollipop Crafts they are celebrating the arrival of their friend Kris' bundle of joy with a blog hop and a baby challenge... 

I thought I might try to combine the two as well as a few new techniques I learned in my card class the other night.... have to practice or I will forget!!

 

 

Also wanted to join in the fun with A Crafty Little Place and they had a simple recipie...

have a tag on it

 

 

Card
Papers and Image-Pink Petticoat
Kraft card, ribbon and teddy bear charm from stash

Challenges
Frosted Designs-celebrate life
A Crafty Little Place-include a  tag
Lollipop Crafts #2-baby

Flyin' high.....

Ribbons and rub-ons... that's what they  are looking for over at Some Odd Girl for this challenge... 

I am on team style but I couldn't resist playing along with the stash crew this fortnight and entering a few challenges.. I was just dyin' to colour one of the new releases!

Have my little butterfly rub-ons and my kite string ribbon creation.....

Card
Digi-'flyin high Mae' Some Odd Girl coloured with copics
Papers-K&Co-Carolyn Gavin
paper clip, ribbon, rub-ons from stash

Challenges
The Pink Elephant TPE79-summer fun
Little Red Wagon #41-summer
Practical Scrappers-summer theme products (summer digi)
Digital Tuesday Challenge DTE #71-butterflies (or lace) I used rub-on butterflies
One Stop Craft Challenge #92-summer fun
Craft You Days Away #1-favourite things (colouring stamps and summer)
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog- anything goes


Have to run outside and catch that one sunny ray I see... before it disappears!

What's on your workdesk Wednesday!

What's on your workdesk Wednesday.... well I thought you had to be part of a very elite crew to show off where your hands get all inky (I follow a few blogs that do this every Wed.)

BUT a friend pointed out anyone can join in the fun!!!!

So that's what I thought I would do today...

not a lot of stuff in my little space here but it does the trick!!!

Oh but I should tell yah, I wasn't always this tidy!! Check it out HERE!!!!
This tidiness is a recent thing and prob won't last!!

I have a couple fab digis coloured in just looking for a home on a card....

and a couple card orders waiting to be done.... hmmmm... need to come up with something first though!

OH OH... just as I am blogging I have a visitor to my little desk!

Gotta run... 

all will have to wait until nap time!!!

Chat soon,

Want to join in the fun click here!

Feel the 'Fluffy Love"

Can you feel it... I know I can! Some Odd Girl has us flyin' high with their super fab August 10th release!!! We have all the elements of summer here rolled in to one... summer romance.. kites, kisses, birdies, bugs and ballons!!!! 

Don't waste your time at my blog though..... quick, over to
SOME ODD GIRL yourself and see!!

PS. there is a super cool guy there just waiting for you to download him... check it out HERE! And get this, he's free, no strings attached... now how many men come that way????

And if you would like to feel some more Some Odd Girl love, you should pop over to their Paper Craft Planet group or SNR group.... great gals full of lots of fun chat!!

FACEBOOK or TWITTER more your style??? Well, they are there too!

See you there, 

Robin

Check out current challenge HERE

A Thousand Sheets of Paper......

One of my fave blogs to look to for inspiration and also for great copic colouring tips is Amy's blog 'A Thousand Sheets of Paper'...

well, she has done it...

she has reached, and literally cut into, 1000 sheets of wonderful, cool, crisp sheets of paper!!

As well as it just being her 1st Blogiversary in July!

Crazy, huh?

Why didn't we count? 

Wouldn't it be neat to know how far you are on the paper cutting front!

Anyway,

you should pop over to Amy's blog and get some inspiration yourself...

you might just be one of her lucky blog candy winners

just by celebrating along with her!

Wishing you all the best Amy!

Those eyes!

I just adore this picture of my eldest girl Clodagh... she had just got her new bike and her eyes just sparkled. I didn't think the layout needed a whole lot so I just added some doodles on a piece of kraft paper and added a few embellies....

Challenges
Practical Scrappers-Anniversary week-use just one photo
Crafty Calender Challenge-summer (+a couple yellow buttons for optional yellow)
Incy Wincy-summer fun

I am ODD!

Well, I have been bursting at the seems trying to keep in my exciting news... I am one of the new ODD Girls!!!!!!! As you all know by now, Some Odd Girl are my fave digis and now I have the honor of working with their crazy-cool team for this term!!!!!!! Pop on over to the blog and have a look.... leave some love, enter this fortnights challenge, buy some super cool digis, or grab this months freebie while you're there....

be back later this week with another Some Odd Girl creation!!

Fit for a Princess!

Not sure about your little ones, but mine like to dress up quite regularly... and princess is definitely one of the most popular costumes in our house! And really, who needs a reason to dress as a princess?

thought I would add some funny dress-up snaps for giggle value!

Card
Anita's crown shaped card
Digi-Princess Mae- Some Odd Girl freebie from the last SNR digi day (next one Aug.14th)
Coloured with Copics and jelly roller for sparkle on crown, etc.
Papers-Cosmo Cricket DeLovely
Gems and sticker from stash

Challenges
Lollipop #1-anything goes
Allsorts Challenge Blog #63-dressing up
Pollycraft Monday Challenge #55-fit for a princess


hope your day is fit for a princess,

Say What?

My Partner in Crafting Crime has started their 8th challenge today in honor of those teenage years... so this Some Odd Girl image was perfect!
I mean, have you seen a teen/tween without a mobile or any phone for that matter attached to their ear??? It's just teenage protocol!!
Daring Cardmakers are celebrating girls/sisters, Creative card crew want girly and Practical Scrappers are having an anniversary week full of challenges as well!! This one is for the first challenge.....

(see challenges below)

Card
Image-Some Odd Girl coloured with copics
Papers-K&Co. Carolyn Gavin (my mom just sent them to me in the post!!)
Felt ribbon-Michael's
velvet brad-papermania
text stamp-The Greeting Farm

Challenges
Practical Scrappers-Favourite product-mine would be my markers
Creative Card Crew-Cute and girly
Daring Cardmakers-it's a girl thing