Aug 12 SOG Love Digi Cut File Release

Happy Tuesday!

I am so excited to share the Brand New Digi Release from  Some Odd Girl.  I am using the new Digi Cut Files.  This collection contains some really awesome titles like Love, Oh Snap, and more!  I used the title Love for my layout.

I am still on my quest to use up my paper along with getting caught up on my scrapping.  With this layout I was able to score on both of my goals.  Every year we make yummy Christmas cookies for Santa.  The boys LOVE decorating their Christmas cookies.  I also broke into my stash and found some buttons to add as embellishments.  Isn't it funny that just a couple of years ago I used buttons on every project and I moved away from them once sequins and wood veneer came into popularity.  Well, I got them out and I loved them!

I made this video on how this layout came about.

supplies
paper- stickers- die cuts- Jillibean Soup
buttons Paper Trey Ink
Title- Some Odd Girl Digi Cut File

Please stop by the Some Odd Girl Shop to see these awesome new Cut Files

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I will be back tomorrow with a new project.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
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Tuesday SOG Hip Hop Hooray

Happy Tuesday!

Today is the second clear stamp release for April from Some Odd Girl and I think you are going to LOVE this set.  I know I did when I saw it.  It was Bunny Love at First Sight!  Hip Hop Hoooray features 2 little bunnies along with some super sentiments!  I used this set on a layout.

I used 4 of the stamps from this set- the cute little bunny, bunny love, hip hop hooray and egg-celent.  I love how they added the perfect touches to this layout I made using the JIllibean Soup paper along with the Core'dinations cardstock.  This is a photo of my oldest at our Church Easter Egg Hunt.

supplies
cardstock- Core'dinations
paper, stickers- JIllibean soup
stamps clear- Some Odd Girl
doily- michael's

Stop by the Some Odd Girl Store today to check out the new releases AND stop by the Some Odd Girl Blog to check out more inspiration using these awesome stamps!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will see you soon.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Monday SOG Bunny Girl Gwen

Happy Monday!

This week is very exciting over at Some Odd Girl becuase this is the April Clear Stamp Release WEek and Kristy has some of THE cutest stamps coming out.  First up is Bunny Girl Gwen! This stamp set features Gwen and some amesome fun sentiments!  Here is my project

I broke out some old Jillibean Soup and made my card. I then stamped Gwen on my Core 110lb smooth cardstock and colored her with my Spectrum Noir markers.  I then fussy cut her out and pop dotted her to the center of the card.  Next, I stamped my sentiment and again pop dotted it as well.  Finally, I added some plain pearls.

supplies
cardstock- Core'dinations
paper- Jillilbean Soup
Stamps- Clear Some Odd Girl
ink- memento, hero arts
pearls - recollections

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I will be back tomorrow with the second new release, Bunny Love!  See you tomorrow.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
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Tuesday SOG Digi Butterfly

Happy Tuesday!

Today is Tuesday and you know what that means. Right??? Digi release from Some Odd Girl!!  HOORAY!  I just love Tuesdays!  So today I have Butterfly Fairy and she is just about the cutest one of all.  I colored her with my Spectrum Noir markers and used my Jillibean Soup paper to form the card.  For my sentiment I used a clear stamps from Some Odd Girl!

Please be sure to stop by the store to check out the new releases!!

I am taking a little bit of a blog break this week (except for this post)  just in case you are wondering.  I actually don't have anything to share. LOL!   As I mentioned I am really scaling back my DT commitments and I really am enjoying life more. ( I actually sat on the couch with my hubby and boys for almost 2 hours and we all read books and watched a tv show.  I haven't done that in like forever!)   Don't get me wrong I have loved all my DT gigs and I cherish all the moments with them but life is getting more and more crazy.  I was spending HUGE amounts of time in my craft room or office versus hanging with my family.  My little one said " Mom, are you just going to live forever in your craft room?"  and I was like this is crazy!  So I have taken a little break.  I do have many new projects for March!  So I thought this would be a great week to take off any enjoy!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back on Saturday with the all new SOG monthly challenge!  Think Gold!!!  I have to say I made a layout for this challenge and I am in LOVE with it.  It was so much fun.  I can't wait to share!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day and week!
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Friday Jillibean Soup Placemat Challenge

Happy Friday

Last Saturday Jillibean Soup had a nother challenge to use their Placemats and I happended to be working on this placemat layout for awhile so I entered it into the challenge.

I used my Country Pumpkin Chowder Soup and was able to use up a TON of my scraps!  This is a photo of my little one playing in the leaves.  I just LOVE this photo of him!  He was having such fun!!

I made a video on how I made this layout.  Hope you enjoy!

supplies
cardstock- kraft
paper-stickers-jillibean soup
buttons- pti
silhouette
circle punches

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back next week with some new projects.  See you then!  Have a wonderful and crafty weekend!
mp

Thursday Jillibean Soup Card Challenges

Happy Thursday!

As you know I have made a HUGE commitment to use up my stash and I have been trying to use up some of my Jillibean Soup paper packs.  So when I saw on the Jillibean Soup blog last Friday that they were having some fun card sketch challenges I about flipped becuase this is just what I needed to get rockin' !  They had three sketches and you can go HERE to see all of the sketches!

Here is Sketch #2- I used the spring collection from a couple of years ago.

Sketch #1- I used Country Pumpkin Chowder

Sketch #3- Again I used the Country Pumpkin

I am so excited becuase I finished off my second paper pack and used up enough of my Country Pumpkin to put this in the garage sale pile!!  Oh Yeah!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with another JIllibean Soup challenge using the Placemats!  See you tomorrow!  Have a crafty day!
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Thursday Jillibean Soup

Happy Thursday

As you know I have made a commitment to myself to start using up my paper.  I am trying to go through my paper collections.  Right now I am working on some Jillibean Soup Pumpkin Chowder.  This is my second layout using this collection!

For my layout I started with some Jillibean Soup Core Impressions and lightly sanded it to expose the inner core.  I then took a brown piece of the collection and lightly sanded that.  I then started building the layout layering paper.  I decided to scraplift myself.  I used this layout as my inspiration .  I just changed it up a bit and added a couple different embellishments.

The photo was taken on Thanksgiving of 2012.  Even though the photo was not the greatest I wanted to scrap it because I love it when my mom lets me take photos of her!  I don't know about you but even if my photos aren't the greatest I still scrap them because I am capturing the moment.  Not all moments can be perfect. Right???

supplies
cardstock- Core'dinations
paper-stickers- punch outs- JIllibean Soup

Thanks for stopping by today.  I will be back with some Moxxie cards.  See you then. Have a wonderful and crafty day!
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Thursday Jillibean Thanks

Happy Thursday,

I have made a huge commitment for 2014 to use up my paper stash.  I started with the Echo Park glue and paste collection and I used EVERY drop of it.  It felt sooo awesome to finish it off.  Soo my next collection is one that I bought  2  years ago and I never used it. I LOVE JIllibean collections and  It has been sitting on my shelf!  So now this is my second collection that I am going to finish off!

For my layout I decided to matt all the photos in brown to really make them pop!  The photo is one of my boys shopping for all the fall flowers and pumpkins to decorate the house! I love it when the boys will let me take their picture together!!

supplies
cardstock- core'dinations
paper, stickers- die cuts- alphabets- JIllibean Soup

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I will be back tomorrow with a new card using some Winter Moxxie!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Tuesday You're my HOmerun!

Happy Tuesday!

Yesterday I had a soccer layout and today I have a Coach Pitch Baseball layout for you.  Jack LOVES sports and tries to play them all.  Two years ago Jillibean soup came out with THE cutest kraft collection.  I think I bought enough of it to scrap my boys FOREVER with this collection. 

I loved these photos that I took of Jack at one of his practices.  His first year the batting helmet with sooo big for his little head.  It kept falling down on his face and I was able to capture that and then I love the photo of him at bat.  He had a fun season. 

For my layout I love the mixture of the colors with the Kraft paper.  Really love the pops of white, blue and red!  For my layout I sort of scraplifted myself.  I took the sketch from yesterday and sort of flipped it!  I love that I can scraplift and it makes scrapping fun and easy!

supplies
paper- die cuts- stickers- Jillibean Soup
cardstock- Core'dinations
the twinery
the tiny attacher

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with a fun sketch, video  and card contest that I have done for Core'dinations.  It is going on and you could win a Pastel Collection.  See you tomorrow!  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
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Monday SOG Breakfast Friends Release

Happy Monday,

Hope you had a great weekend.  Saturday was Jack's 8th birthday.  I can't believe he is 8.  Where does the time go?  We had a party for him with some of the neighborhood boys that he hung around with all summer.  They had a blast.  We then went bowling as a family and  had too much fun.

Today over at Some Odd Girl we are celebrating the new Clear Stamp Release.  This has to be one of the cutest releases EVER!!  This set is called Breakfast Friends.

I stamped my image twice and cut out the adorable little toaster and toast.  I stamped them on some Jillibean Soup paper.  I then added my cute sentiment and then finally added some pearls to finish it off.  A very clean and simple card.

Stop on over to the Some Odd Girl Blog to see what the Design Team made with this set and then stop by the store and check out the Shop to pick up this adorable set!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with more goodies from Some Odd Girl.  See ya then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Tuesday SOG Digi Release Phone Mae

Happy Tuesday,

Today I have a new SOG digi release for you.  If you have a tween or teenage girl you really NEED this stamp!  This is Phone Mae and she is just the cutest little girl EVER!  I love her talking on the phone in her slippers.  She is just way too cute.  I made the card very CAS because I wanted Mae as the star!  I used some Jillibean Soup pape and then used some washi tape.  I then attached Mae with pop dots to give her a little dimention.  I added some bling because EVERY little girl needs bling. Right???  And finally I stamped my sentiment using one of the clear stamps from SOG! I think it she is just the cutest!!

Be sure to drop by the Some Odd Girl Shop and pick up Mae!  I think you will LOVE coloring her!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you have a wonderful and crafty day!
mpo

Wednesday Core'dinations Boat

Happy Wednesday!

Today I have another card for you using Core'dinations cardstock.  I needed a little baby card so I broke into my stash and created this card.  It was so much fun to work with all the different techniques with the Core Cardstock!

Techiniques:
1,  First I tore my cardstock to expose the inner core to create the waves.  I layered them and used pop dots to give it a little dimension.
2.  I embossed my Whitewash cardstock and sanded it lightly to expose the blue color for my clouds.
3 I used my Silhouette to cut my boat.
4.  I embossed the bottom of the boat and and lightly sanded it.

Wow that was a lot of Core techiniques but it was totally worth it!

I made the sail using a Jillibean Soup sticker and I finally stamped my sentiment using an Alley Way Stamp!

supply list
cardstock- Core'dinations
embossing folders- cuttlebug, darcie
sticker- jillibean soup
stamp- the alley way stamps
ink- hero arts

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with a new project for Imaginisce!  See you then!  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Tuesday SOG Music Mae

Happy Tuesday,

Today I have another new Clear Stamp Release from Some Odd Girl !  Today we have Music Mae.  I just love her sitting there listening to some music.  She reminds me of my Goddaughter who is 11 years old and is always listening to her music.

For this card I went with a square base (something I rarely do but wanted something a little different).  I broke into my Jillibean Soup scraps and put together this card.  I colored Mae with my Spectrum Noir markers.   I added some of the fun sparkle twine from The Stingery!

Head on over to the Some Odd Girl blog (HERE) and see all the totally cool inspiration from the DT Oddies - I think they will really knock your socks off!  Then stop by the shop (HERE) and see all the new stamps.

supplies
paper-  jillibean soup
clear stamps- some odd girl
twine- the stringery
gems- hero arts

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with a new project.  See you then!  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Friday Core'dinations Intro

Happy Friday!

Are you ready for the weekend?  Oh man Oh man am I!!  This has been one long week!  I can't wait.  We don't have much on our agenda this weekend but we do have a fun local little festival.  The boys always love it so I can't wait.  I also want to get in some crafty time.  I would love this weekend to create just for me.  I am a bit ahead of schedule on DT work and I have had this idea in my head for a layout that I want to get done of my little one on vacation last year.  I splurged and bought a couple sheets of Fancy Pants paper for this layout.  Fingers crossed I can work on it!!

Today is a big day for me.  It is my introduction on the Core'dinations blog (HERE!)  Our assignment was to create a layout that represented you.  I knew exactly what I wanted to make!  I picked my favorite photo of me and I love the colors in the photo so I picked some awesome cardstock that matched the photo and then picked out some of my fave papers from  Jillibean.  I then got out my Silhouette and made speech bubbles and put in a noun that describes me. 

I really had fun with then embellishing this layout.  I am totally addicted to wood veneer so I couldn't create a layout about me if I didn't include it- so yes, I went a little crazy with it but it was so much fun.  I also included a flair badge because I love flair!!! and then I included the feather for fun.  I love to have fun with my craft. 

For my techniques with the Core cardstock I embossed and sanded it to give it a bit of a distressed look.  I also sanded my title. 

cardstock- Core'dinations
alphabet stickers- jillibean soup
pattern paper- jillibean soup
wood veneer- freckled fawn, studio calico
flair- a flair for buttons
feather- bella blvd. 

Now here is the fun part!!!!!! Core'dinations is giving a a paper pack of their awesome cardstock EVERY day that they are announcing the  design team.  All you have to do is head over HERE and leave a comment and you have the chance to win!  How easy is that?  Plus I would love it if you stopped by to say hi!  Thanks so much!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back next week with all new projects.  Some Odd Girl will be having their clear stamp release and let me just say the stamps are sooooo much fun.  I will see you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty weekend. 
mp

Tuesday Some Odd Girl Soccer Tia

Happy Tuesday,

Some Odd Girl is releasing new digis this week and I have today Soccer Tia.  She is just so adorable.  I wanted to make something different for little Tia and I made a treat bag for after the game.  I used my Silhouette to create the bag cover and the sentiment.  For the cover I used some Jillibean Soup!  I colored Tia with my Spectrum Noir markers.  To see the new releases coming out this week please go HERE!

supplies
digi stamp- some odd girl
cardstock- bazzill
paper- jillibean soup
markers- spectrum noir

Thanks so much for stopping by today.   I will be back tomorrow with a Mother's Day project featuring Imaginisce.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Tuesday SOG Look Our Mae

Happy Tuesday! 

Today there is once again a new digi release over at Some Odd Girl, and I just about fell in love with Look Out Mae.  Isn't she adorable?  I was feeling springy when I made this card (even though now it is chilly and only 55 degrees- come on spring!).  I broke into my stash or some Jillibean Soup and colored Mae with some coordinating colors using my Spectrum Noir markers.  I just love her little dress!  Finally I added some wood veneer.  (Golly, I can't stop using those cute little embellies.)

supplies
paper sentiment- jillibean soup
wood veneer- studio calico
digi stamp-  some odd girl
markers- spectrum noir

Please stop by the Some Odd Girl store and check out the new digi releases this week.  There is also a fab clear release this well.  The theme for the clear release is Fairy Tales and let me just say these stamps are adorable!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow.  See you then!  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Wednesday Some Odd Girl Digi Release Teacup Bunny

Happy Wednesday,

Today I have another wonderful project for you featuring the newly released Teacup Bunny.  Isn't that just the cutest little bunny you have ever seen?  I instantly fell in love with this little guy!

For today's project I made my card base by layering a chevron cut out from my silhouette and layered it on the card base.  Next I paper pieced my tea cup with some Jillibean Soup paper.  I then colored my little bunny with my spectrum noir markers.  Finally I added some colored pearls and then added some yummy twine from The Stringery.

This new release is available now.  You can go HERE to see this little cutie!

supplies
paper- jillibean soup
cardstock- neenah solar white
markers- spectrum noir
digi stamp- some odd girl
clear stamp- some odd girl
pearls- hobby lobby

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with a new project.  See you then!  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Tuesday Some Odd Girl Hey Mae

Hi Everyone,

Aren't you glad Monday is over with?  Boy, I am .  I just hate waking up on Monday.  LOL!!  The week is marching on and I can't wait for the weekend already!  LOL!!

Today I have a wonderful SNEAK PEEK for you today for the upcoming MAY CLEAR STAMP RELEASE from Some Odd Girl.  This adorable little girl is Hey Mae and isn't she just the prettiest?  I colored Mae with my Spectrum Noir markers.  I then used some Jillibean Soup to make my card.  I then stamped my sentiment (Yes, that is one of the sentiments that come with Mae- isn't just awesome) with some coordinating ink from Jenni Bowlin.  I cut it out and pop dotted on the card.  I added some colored pearls that I colored with my markers and then finally added some yummy twine from The Stringery. 

This Hey Mae stamp set will be released May 20th!   Please stop by the Some Odd Girl blog HERE to take a look at all the wonderful "Odd" things going on ( Kristy has an awesome coloring video and a chance to win a HUGE SOG prize package) and then stop by the store HERE because there are tons of new digi releases out this week.  In fact I will have one featuring one of the new digi releases tomorrow here on my blog.  This new release is just totally awesome and sooo cute!!

supplies
paper- jillibean soup
clear stamps- some odd girl
twine- the stringery
pearls- hobby lobby

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  As mentioned I will be back with a new Odd Girl creation tomorrow.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Friday Moxxie Blog Hop

Happy Friday!

All right, hockey moms! This one is for YOU!  Welcome to Moxxie's April Muse-A-Palooza Blog Hop!  We have a grungy, icy, rough, real hockey collection to share...and you could win the entire Hockey collection!  Check it out - the neutral black, white, and gray color scheme - with occasional pops of blood red (we are talking hockey, after all!) - will look great with your pictures no matter what color jersey your team is sporting!

The die cuts and stickers have customized quotes and expressions to help you capture the action on the ice!  To have a chance to win, you need to: 

• Follow the hop through all eleven participating blogs, check out the beautiful work of the Moxxie Muses, and leave a comment for each of them. 
• Comments will close at midnight CST on Tuesday, April 9th. 
• Winner will be announced the next day on the Moxxie blog. 
• International fans are welcomed to play along if they agree to pay shipping in the event of their win.

Here is my take on this collection.  No one in my family plays hockey so I went with a card for the coach!  I like how it turned out with the added splash of red.  

supplies
paper sticker- moxxie
twine- the twinery
alphabet- jillibean soup
Ready to hop?!!  Here is your hop sequence...  on your mark, get set --- GO!

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Got Moxxie

Susie Bentz (you are here!)

Patti Hamil

Cathy Harper

Michelle James

Rebecca Price Misty Rushlow

Mary Pat Siehl

Dana Tatar

Ange Weisbeck

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Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you find some time to play today!

Have a wonderful and crafty weekend and I will see you back here on Monday!  

mp

Friday SS Challenge

Happy Friday!
Who is glad it is the weekend? Boy, I am! Hubby and I have a date night planned so I am excited about that! I have all my DT work done and I can have fun just playing with things!

Over at The Stamping Shack they are having their challenge to make a card for Mom. I broke out my Jillibean Soup for this one! I used my spectrum noir markers to color Daisy with Flowers. I thought she is just too cute.  So come on everyone and and make a card for mom and enter the fun challenge.  To see all the details you can go HERE!

supplies
paper, die cut- jillibean soup
pearls- hobby lobby
markers- spectrum noir

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back on Monday with a home decor piece using some Imaginisce!  See you then!  Have a wonderful and crafty weekend!
mp