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Renew

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I have a fun project today using one of the gorgeous Nouveau Girls from Some Odd Girl!  This one is Renew and she was released last month in a clear stamp.  I love using real stamps because I can be posh about the paper I use – unfortunately, my printer is too picky about the paper it will accept when printing digi stamps so it’s always blissful to enjoy a good blending card stock.  😀  Anyway, back to my project… today is my day to post a project on the SOG Blog and whit is what I made.

The project I made today is a gift for a teacher which I call an A+ Grading Block and can be very helpful when grading papers!  All the teacher has to do is spin the dial on the top to figure out which grade to give to the students.  LOL  I thought it would be a fun desk decoration and even the students would love to come up and give it a spin, I’m sure.

I had made a similar one before using Grow (click HERE) but I needed at least one more so my girls would stop fighting over which one got to give it to their teacher.  😀  Luckily it was Teacher Appreciation week last week so they each got a block with some goodies.  I started off with a 3″x3″ wooden cube and covered each side with decorative paper.  Then I used an inkpad to age the edges with a dark brown.

The image on the top is Take a Spin from Stampin’ Up and I added a spinner I found in my stash.  This time I mounted the spinning wheel on a petite scalloped circle and added a banner tag on the top with a charm.  The spinning wheel is popped up to leave room for the twine and still give it a flat plane to spin freely.

On one of the sides I stamped a label with the Chandelier from Stampavie then wrapped the label around the corner to spill over on the other side. This side uses a busy decorative paper and I wanted rulers to show so I tried not to cover them up too much and added some ribbon roses and a few sparkling gems.

The side that the label spins over on I added more details and also used the daisy accessory stamps that come with Renew from Some Odd Girl.  Then I used a couple more diecuts including the grass and dress form which I covered with burlap linen fabric.  This side was basically finished except I had two ribbon roses left over and couldn’t let them go to waste.  The grass diecut was just the right size to wrap around the other side of the block so I thought why not?!

The final side uses a Protractor stamp from Jenni Bowlin which I also thought was perfect to tie in with the teacher theme.  I don’t remember where the banner diecut came from but I used dimensions to apply them to the block then added two Baker’s Twine bows on the end.  Then to fill in some gaps I used more of the daisy stamps from Renew, some gems plus a tiara sticker.

I think that sums up everything I used for the project.  It was actually really simple to make and a lot like making five different tags.  They were a big hit with the teachers so I’m glad that they enjoyed them.  Now I have two more cubes left and will have to come up with something new… any ideas?

Thanks for coming by and checking out my project.  I hope you’ve been inspired and don’t forget about the fun festivities coming up with weekend too – it’s going to be a smashing fun day!  (May 19, SOG FB Party).

Dancin’ Mae

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Welcome back!  It’s felt like ages even though it really hasn’t so I guess that’s a sure sign of a good weekend.  LOL  I just wanted to quickly get on and post a card I made using Dancin’ Mae from Some Odd Girl.  Sometimes a simple card is just the ticket … especially for those images that really sing and dance.  😀

This card uses a one layer white card base and I used stickers from a 12×12 paper pack for some color.  I also cut out an oval backing to center the image then sketched in some lines around the card base.  With the card easily finished, I was able to focus on the fun part… the coloring!! 

You’ll also want to make sure you visit the SOG Blog to catch up on the Facebook Party that is planned for this weekend, May 19!!  There’s a brights color challenge too and you can start making your cards now.  This is something you don’t want to miss out on so be sure to set your alarms and plan for the big day.  😀

Sweat Thinkin’ Mae

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Good morning peeps!  I have a fun project that I made just for fun – actually the theme is just for fun but I made the card for CHA samples for Kristy at SOG – but I still call that “just for fun.”  Would you?  He he he  Anyway, for this card I used Sweat Thinkin’ Mae from Some Odd Girl.  Since she was a stamps I got to use the good ‘ol paper and take my time coloring.

This was one of those times that I wasn’t sure exactly what I was making so I just started grabbing things here and there.  The large green center is left over from some decorative paper that I had previously used in the week and couldn’t figure out how to get it onto my other project.  So my card actually started with that piece.  😀  Then herbs and spices just screams of texture so I grabbed the cork sheets that sit next to my cutting machine.  After that it was a matter of finding things that worked well and I finished it off with Mae and the coordinating sentiment.

I’ve been experimenting adding shadows with E04 to the skin area and I think I’m finally getting a hang of it where I feel comfortable not blending in the shadow.  For the longest time it was hard to resit, but now I rather like the hard edge to the shadow and didn’t know how I cooped without it.  LOL  You should give it a try and I pratically works with any skin tone you pick.  Right after you get finished coloring the skin, grab the E04 and draw in a thin line for the shadows – then leave it.  😀  Most of my sun sources are from the upper left corner so I like to hve the shadow appear on the lower right of the object.  

I’m also experimenting with the image sizes since Blogger no longer resizes them with out making them blury.  So what do you think… too large? I think so – might have to resize the other ones that I have already uploaded. Anyway, thats about it for this morning – thanks for coming by and check back later today for something new.  😀

Renew

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It’s a new challenge day at Some Odd Girl and we have a sketch for you this month!  Don’t miss out on the blog candy posted above and also be sure to visit the SOG Blog for all the other sketch inspiration and fabulous designs!  You’re going to love it.

For my project I used Renew from Some Odd Girl and combined the challenge sketch with another card I found online at Just Give Me Stamps.  The combination of the two came out great and as anyone might know, pink is my favorite color so this one really speaks to me.  😀  The browns and blacks really give it an antique feel that I haven’t captured for a while.  I also used the coordinating “relax” sentiment and stamped on the pink banner.

If you remember my puppet box from last week you might recognize that this girl was colored the same way, and in fact, you might even notice it’s the very same image indeed!  And you’d be right.  LOL  My kids were enjoying their own puppets so much that I snatched her away before the paper was crumpled and used her for this project.  However, I added some R81 and R83 to her dress so it would match the paper better. Pretty sneaky, eh?  Enjoy!

Renew

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Welcome back!  😀  Remember yesterday we previewed Royal, a new release from Some Odd Girl, and today we get to meet the other Nouveau Girl in this release!  For this image, I was inspired to do something different and converted a photo box into a puppet show box.  Check it out…

For this project, I used the Renew, Royal and Foxy from Some Odd Girl.  However, it’s Renew that you want to take a closer look at since she’s the start of today’s puppet show.  😀  Here’s a good close up of her and I used one of her accessory stamps to add a little flower to her hair.

I couldn’t resist staying away from the pink this time and I tried out of a new color scheme too.  This time I used R01, R11, R12, R21 and R22 for the pink and the white is T1 and T3.  Her hair combination is E59, E57 and E23; and her eyes are the B90’s.  The skin tones are E21, E11, E00, E000 and E04, R11 and R12 for some color.

This puppet box was an idea from Hobby Lobby and was included in their idea brochure for the photo boxes they sell.  I use the photo boxes to keep my finished cards in so was picking up a few boxes to begin with when the brochure caught my eye.  So I grabbed an extra white box and set it aside for the perfect images to inspire me.

I added a few additions of my own including the crochet mushrooms (nope, I didn’t make those.  They’re store bought too), the metal flowers (which I think are from Stampin’ Up), and the stage curtain.  The curtain fabric is also from Stampin’ Up which I ironed into pleats then glued it into the box.  The edges were finished off by just folding them over and gluing them down so I didn’t have to get my sewing machine out of the bag.

The border punch is from Martha Stewart and I used that to decorate the edges of the striped paper which curves around the boxes corners.  I also used a large scalloped circle punch for the corner in the orange paper.  Then the clothes pin was glued onto the box to hold the next showtime label which was created from other punches from Stampin’ Up.  Oh, there’s also a grass diecut from My Favorite Things that I used on the inside of the box near the back.

The hardest part of the project was cutting out the top and bottom portion of the box and next time instead of using a hobby knife, I’m going to get out the heavy duty utility knife from teh garage!  The lid and the inside of the box was covered with decorative papers then the rest of the accessories was the fun part of the project.  I can’t confess to how many finger puppets we have so it was super fun to see them get new life yesterday when I gave the puppet box to my kids.  That was the fun part too!  😀

 

Thanks for dropping and I hope you’ve enjoyed my project!  Make sure you visit the SOG blog to check out the other design team’s inspiration using Renew.

I’d like to enter this into the following challenges:
Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge #78 – Anything but a card
Top Tip Tuesday Challenge #75 – Anything but a card
Make it Monday Link #86 – Anything Goes

Doctor Brittany

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Welcome back to another preview for Simply B Stamps where we’re showing off the Jude and the Rockers Just for Fun new release images!  This is one of my favorite themes from SBS since they remind me of my own little munchkins running around the house.


Today we’re showing off Doctor Brittany and I always love her curly hair style!  She often looks like a red head to me so I reached for my favorite red-head color combination: E59, E09, E08 and YR14.  Isn’t she darling as a doctor?!  😀  My project also uses Electric Love from Some Odd Girl.


The paper I used is Nana’s Kitchen from DCWV and I managed to use the last of it for these projects this week.  I think that lasted me over a year so it feels goot have it gone!  Then I added some flowers, gems and a little bit of doodling to finish offf the project. 


Just so you know, if there is ever a color combination that you want to know about then if you leave a comment within the first day or two of posting then I can probably remember and will reply with another comment. Thanks for coming by and for all your lovely comments.  😀