The Outlawz June 2018 Progressive Challenge

This month's progressive challenge digi has been given to us by We are 3 Digital Shop and is called Flower Delight.  Thank you Bonnie for this lovely image, it was fun creating with it.

I have chosen to make a birthday card using a piece of Make It Crafty chipboard and a Charms Creations heart.

https://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/freebie-progressive-challenge/forum/topics/progressive-freebie-challenge-june-2018

Oddball Skylar Inspiration

Today I would like to show you a card I made using Oddball Art Co. IMG#204. This image comes with a bonus set of sentiments and I have used one of them in this card.

Don't forget we still have our June Blog Challenge going till the end of June 2018.  The optional theme is Mermaids in Outer Space.  Here is the June Challenge link. You still have time to enter.

Don't forget to use my discount code when you are over at the Oddball Art Co. shop to get 10% off your order.

                                                   DTGAIL10

Oddball Art Co. June 2018 ATC Swap Reminder

This month's theme over at Oddball Art Co. is Mermaids in Outer Space.  Today I am showing you the three ATCs I made for this swap.  The swap has now been moved to the new website, and the direct link is here

I have used a couple of images and ATC#1 has a bit of the freebie digital paper given to us in the Oddball Newsletter.  You can sign up for this newsletter on the Home page of the website https://www.oddballartco.com/.  Look for the Creepy Cute Chronicles Friday Night Newsletter sign-up and you may receive a freebie every newsletter, who knows.

Our ATC swap ends on 23rd June and you will allocated swap partners depending on you make 1,2 or 3 ATCs.  Hope to see you there.

I have used the following images on my ATCs:

#1  Free newsletter digital paper, Robot IMG#236, IMG#378, 3 Moon series bottlecaps

#2  IMG#321

#3  IMG#378      with a few changes to the signpost destinations   AND LAST BUT LEAST

DON'T FORGET MY DISCOUNT CODE       DTGAIL10

See you at my next Oddball Art Co. post.

Sea Pearl by Ericraft Stamps

This is a birthday card I have made using Ericraft Stamps "Sea Pearl" available in the Etsy Ericraft Shop now at a very special price for a short time.  I know there are heaps of mermaids available at the moment, very on trend, but you won't get one at this very special price.  Sea Pearl is gorgeous, look at the detail, you won't be able to resist the lure of her enchanting pose as she holds that beautiful pearl of the sea in her hand.  She is available here:

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/602618860/digital-stamp-sea-pearl-png-image-for?ref=shop_home_active_2

I have used some washi tape from my stash as an embellishment. You know how you buy these things, not having a clue when you might use them.  Well this one was perfect for an under the sea scene.  My coral, well, that is a work in progress so to speak, not quite perfected yet.  Some time ago, I thought of buying some molds.  I have tried the air-drying clay, but then I saw a video using No More Gaps.  Well I am still trying to perfect that.  I tried with a mold I bought within Australia through a Cake Decorating business that seemed fine, so I bought the coral one from an Asian company.  I found the cheaper one stuck a little and the No More Gaps didn't seem to set in it as well, so I put it in the freezer and then tried unmolding it, which was a better result.  I used Dylusions Paint and a brush to colour adding a little gold detail and stickles as well.  The embellishment is not hard like clay, but it was worth a try.

I am entering:  https://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/friday-color/forum/topics/festive-fridays-challenge-june-15-2018

Boho Skull - Ericraft Stamps

This time with this Boho image from Erica I decided to use one of the tags I had sprayed a couple of weeks ago.  I looked at the colours I had left and could not go past this orange and gold one, which started out as a manilla packing tag, they are cheap as chips.

I printed two images and coloured them in Copics, both exactly the same, then I took parts of one and and foam taped on top of the other to give a 3D effect.  I tried different embellishments, but just decided with the orange background and the image, I did not want to detract from the beauty of these together.  Consequently I got out my Scrapmatts Scrap words out and delved into my stash.

I can think of lots of uses for this tag art and to be honest, not sure where it will make it's home.  I just know I like this tag art and I love putting words of inspiration to my work.

These words are available here http://papertoleaustralia.com/cb6103-scrap-words-21 but look over their whole shop.  You will want more, and more.

The image Boho Skull is of course Ericraft Stamps available here https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/598473790/digital-stamp-boho-skull-png-image-for?ref=shop_home_active_4 and it is at a special price at the moment which is even better.  Be sure to check out more of Erica's images when you are in the Etsy shop.

I am entering the following:

http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/friday-color/forum/topics/festive-fridays-challenge-june-15-2018

Oddball Art Stamps - Postcards

I have been seeing so many lovely creations that arrive with my ATC swaps each month, so I have decided to give this postcard thing a go and send them with my ATCs.  First of all I found a postcard back to use on some that represented that I live in Australia and that mail can take a while from my country to its destination, something that is frustrating me to no end.  Next I printed out the freebie paper Lizzy kindly gave us in the first newsletter, first just on copy paper. Ok so I have postcard backs and patterned paper, I then matted the patterned paper on cardstock and put the postcard on the back.

As you see I then decorated the front with IMG442, a digi specially designed for our Mermaids from Outer Space June theme.  The digi is available here https://www.oddballartco.com/product-page/digital-stamp-mermaids-from-outerspace-image-no-442.  Now with these postcards I have an Oddball image on the front and I can use the back to send a little message to my swap partner.

Now I thought, let's change it up a bit and print on cardstock.  I decided to find another postcard template.  This time I wanted to try doing everything on one side.  I use Publisher for setting up my digi stamps, only because, I am more familiar with it due to many years of newsletters for various groups my kids and I have belonged to.  I always got the newsletter editor jobs and that's why I purchased Publisher.  Word probably works the same, but I guess it is just what you are used to!  I set up 4 postcards to a page and began putting text and a few miscellaneous Oddball images on the page.  This is printed on ordinary cardstock, and if the Copics are not successful on this, I will just use other markers.  I also printed on my Copic cardstock, another Mermaids in Outer Space image, larger this time, because I must admit I went a little too small the last time, which made me not as happy with my colouring.

Here is the finished product and some spares for me to use on future swaps.

Postcards for my ATC Swaps, so happy with this project.  Now I have more options of what to send with my ATCs.

Don't forget our Blog Challenge this month with the optional theme of Mermaids of Outer Space.  Here is the link to Blog Challenge

and our ATC Swap has moved to the new website  here ATC Swap

Don't forget when you are looking to purchase some images, use my discount code for a further 10% of your order.  It is

                                                   DTGAIL10                               

Ericraft Stamps "Cactus Skull"

Have you checked out the Etsy EricraftShop lately? We have three new release images on special at a low $1.65AUD.  They won't be this price forever.  The three images are Boho Skull, Cactus Skull and Sea Pearl.  https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/EricraftShop?section_id=20461579

Today I would like to highlight Cactus Skull for a bit of inspiration.  This image can be bought here https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/599783074/digital-stamp-cactus-skull-png-image-for?ref=shop_home_active_4

I love this image - I wasn't sure what to do with it, I just knew that was the first one I had to showcase, so I looked through my stash of digital paper and found the colours I wanted to work with.  Of course, there just happened to be my favourite colour in the mix - purple.  This is a clean and simple card but I think it looks quite effective with the deep purple background paper, and the two sentiments.

I hope you like my Ericraft inspiration and pop over to the shop and check out the sale items.  You will also find a couple of older ones there too.  As a matter of fact all of Erica's images are great value so check out the whole shop.

I will be entering the following with this card:

The Outlawz  Challenges Monday Greetings  https://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/monday-greetings/forum/topics/monday-greetings-challenge-gcc052818-anything-goes-1?commentId=6356543%3AComment%3A1381162&groupId=6356543%3AGroup%3A835803

The Outlawz Challenge May Progressive

Thanks Sandi for giving us this gorgeous perfume bottle for the Outlawz May Progressive challenge.

                                                      

Over at The Outlawz Challenges, we are so blessed to have some great digital artists like Sandi, offer the members a digital stamp to work with each month.  Thank you so much and also thanks to the Design Team behind Outlawz who tirelessly work to give us one of the best challenge sites available.  If you are wanting to join follow this link https://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/

https://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/page/may-2018-inlinkz

Starlynn Queen of the Spooky Starlight Sugar Web Fairies Image No 160

I am continuing the Oddball inspiration for May using Starlynn Queen of the Spooky Starlight Sugar Web Fairies, that's a mouthful Lizzy.  She is IMG160 and she is adorable.  Don't forget we are phasing out the Etsy shop, so now all images are being moved over to the new website https://www.oddballartco.com and the link direct to Starlynn is https://www.oddballartco.com/product-page/digi-stamp-starlynn-queen-of-the-spooky-starlight-sugar-web-fairies-image-no-160

For the sentiment I have used the one with IMG217 Nixie the Pixie available here.  I love the versatility of Oddball digi stamps;  they can be mixed and matched so easily.

I did not have a clue where this project was going when I started colouring.  I just knew I wanted to use the Red and Yellow Copic shades.  I started it at home and ended up taking the Copics I wanted to use to a Retreat last weekend.  I wanted to relax at the retreat, I had a couple of hectic weeks with the failure of my hard drive so I thought I would mostly play around making backgrounds, some for ATCs and whatever else developed from that.  Well when I made this yellow gold one, I knew my card for this post was coming together.  I had not taken much in the way of coloured cardstock, well none really, but one of my friends had some blue shades she was offering to anyone, so I jumped at this one.  I hope you like my inspiration for Goblins, Fairies and Ghouls Oh My! theme and don't forget my discount code over at the shop.  Don't forget now

                                                                  DTGAIL10

By the way, don't forget IMG160 comes with two facial expressions that Lizzy uses on many of her images, what a bargain!!!!

                                                            

Chubby Unicorn

Today I am showcasing "Chubby Unicorn" available here in the Ericraft Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/592499792/digital-stamp-chubby-unicorn-with-and?ref=shop_home_active_3

I have used Chubby Unicorn to make an ATC, my new addiction.  Erica and I came up with an idea to promote her shop and group  https://www.facebook.com/groups/Ericraft/ by having a competition. You can win a gorgeous card by Erica, and quietly, she is an expert colourist, and this ATC by entering a creation in our Competition Album using an Ericraft image. All details are in the Announcement section of the group.

There are lots of images to choose from over at the Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/EricraftShop?ref=l2-shopheader-name

Don't forget to check out the sale section, the latest release digis are there for a great price, plus a few extras.

Fay the Fancy Fairy

Hey Oddball Fans,

Do we have a special surprise for you.  Lizzy from Oddball Art Co. still has some of her images available in red rubber and now that her new website is coming along nicely, she has decided to start listing them.  The first one up on the website shop is Fay the Fancy Fairy.  She is the cutest and comes with a sentiment already - https://www.oddballartco.com/product-page/rubber-stamp-fay-the-fancy-fairy

Go to https://www.oddballartco.com/product-page/rubber-stamp-fay-the-fancy-fairy and check out this red rubber stamp.  You will find Lizzy has very limited supplies of these exclusive stamps and when they are gone, they are gone, and guess what, I tried my discount code on the rubber stamp and it works, so you are good for a 10% discount off the price of the red rubber stamp if you use my code

                                                                   DTGAIL10

Take a look at Oddball's new website, it is evolving quite nicely, be sure to sign up for an account, as well as the newsletter (top right corner);  if your name is registered who knows what freebies and specials you may receive once Lizzy has completed the huge task of  creating a new website and transferring her shop over from Etsy.

https://www.oddballartco.com/

There is lots to browse, let your fingers do the walking and check out every nook and cranny and familiarise yourself with the Community tab, which includes the forum with tips and tutorials and the challenge blog is now attached to this website too.

Now the other purpose of introducing Fay the Fancy Fairy is to remind you about our monthly ATC swap.  I have already entered two ATCs into the album, but I have also made a Fay the Fancy Fairy ATC for our May theme, Goblins, Fairies and Ghouls, Oh My!  She will also be going into the album and some lucky participant in this month's swap will receive her - a Special Edition ATC I think we will call her.  So if you haven't put your name down for this month's swap, do it now and you could be the lucky one to receive this special edition ATC.  Go to our Facebook group now and sign up.  You will find the ATC Swap posted in the pinned post and our host this month is Jennifer Greco and she would love to see your name there.  We would love to see some new faces and styles.  ATCs are great fun and if you are strapped for time, you only need to make one to join in the fun.  ATCs are fun all the time, no matter what the present craze is, you can't go past the fun in receiving an envelope from who knows where - Canada, America, Australia, Sweden, Germany Finland - I could go on - anywhere in the world - and the friendships you form from one little rectange 2.5" x 3.5" are AMAZING to say the least.

Have I convinced you yet to take the plunge, here is the link  to join our group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/OddballArtStamps/

and if you are already a member of our group, here is the link direct to this month's swap

https://www.facebook.com/events/969255743252926/

See you next post and remember Fay the Fancy Fairy is not available as a digi, only red rubber and stocks of each rubber stamp Lizzy lists on the website will be limited.

Oddball Art Co. May ATC Swap

At Oddball Art Co. we continue our monthly theme with our ATC Swap.  May's theme is Goblins, Fairies and Ghouls Oh My!  I have created two ATCs to swap using IMG#171 Gwendolyn the Ghoul.

IMG#171 has two images to it, so it is great value.  Gwendolyn is available here https://www.oddballartco.com/product-page/digital-stamp-creepycute-zombie-girl-171

and don;t forget my discount at the Oddball shop https://www.oddballartco.com/shop

                                                                 DTGAIL10

There is still time to join in our May ATC swap too over in our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/OddballArtStamps/

Oddball Art Stamps Nixie the Pixie IMG#217

It is Goblins, Fairies & Ghouls Oh My! month at Oddball Art Stamps and I have chosen as my inspiration IMG#217 Nixie the Pixie.  She is such a cute fairy amongst mushrooms and of course there is a butterfly there too - perfect for a birthday card for a special little girl.  This image is available in the Oddball shop

https://www.oddballartco.com/product-page/digital-stamp-whimsical-big-eye-fairy-nixie-the-pixie-image-no-217

I hope you like my inspiration and you check the shop out for fairies, ghouls and goblins, a perfect theme for Oddball Art Stamps.  Don't forget to use my discount code to get a further 10% off your order.

                                                              DTGAIL10

Every time I go to the shop I find more images to add to my wishlist and I bet you will too. The new shop looks as if it has loads more images than the Etsy shop had, probably not but it's so much fun looking through all the different sections on the side.

 https://www.oddballartco.com/shop

Gerda Steiner Designs "Gnome Couple"

For this month's progressive challenge over at Gerda Steiner Designs, we were lucky enough to receive Gnome Couple.  Immediately I thought a new neighbour card would be a good choice for the gnomes.  Here is my entry:

You can purchase this image here https://gsd-stamps.com/collections/shop-digital-stamps/products/gnome-couple




I am adding my creation to the Gerda Steiner Challenge here https://gsd-stamps.com/blogs/news/join-us-or-the-challenge-in-april

Oddball Art Stamps - Sally #IMG11/11B

My inspiration today for the closing days of  the"Messy & Sketchy" theme over at Oddball Stamps is Sally IMG#11/11B.  She is such a cutie.  I have chosen a "get well soon" card.  I got my Gelli Plate out again and chose purple, mauve and green paints to play with.  After my background was dry, I added a script stamp inked with Versamark and embossed with Stampendous Fran-tage Shabby White embossing enamel and this is the result.

I placed the background on a mauve square card base and proceeded to decorate as shown with flowers and black doily from my stash.  I hope you like my inspiration.  Sally is such a cutie.  She can be found on the Oddball website shop - here is the link https://www.oddballartco.com/product-page/digital-stamp-big-eye-bedtime-pajamas-girl-sally-image-no-11


and don't forget my discount code for 10% off your order.


                                           DTGAIL10

SheepSki Designs Virgo IMG#49

A big thank you to Andrea from SheepSki Designs for supplying this image for The Outlawz Challenges April Progressive challenge, although I will let you in on a secret, I already have this one in my stash.  I can't resist cat stamps - digital, rubber or clear!

Virgo is available in the SheepSki Designs Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/461469272/virgo-image-no-49?ref=shop_home_active_1

I am entering the following:

https://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/freebie-progressive-challenge/forum/topics/progressive-freebie-challenge-1st-april-2018?commentId=6356543%3AComment%3A1373453&groupId=6356543%3AGroup%3A862610

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.2068178280089051&type=3

https://sheepski-designs-challenges.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/winner-challenge-12-and-reminder.html



Happy 1st Birthday LeighSBDesigns

Happy 1st Birthday to LeighSBDesigns.  This is the project I created with the birthday freebie which was available on her blog https://leighsbdesigns.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/leighsbdesigns-april-new-release-and.html

I have created a 1st birthday card for a little girl using some design paper, backed with glitter cardstock on a pearl white card base, then I mounted the digi colouring on more glitter cardstock.

The dark pink glitter is only a backdrop for the photo.  Thank you to Leigh for this freebie and I hope she celebrates many more years with her little business.  If you want to join her group here is the link https://www.facebook.com/groups/1418288284861592/  and her Etsy shop is here https://www.etsy.com/shop/LeighSBDesigns.  Check out her unique designs, as I am in to ATCs at the moment, I could not resist some, especially the Wonderland bundle

  https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/597408613/freebie-bundle-2-grunge-in-wonderland?ref=shop_home_active_1



Oddball Art Stamps April ATC Swap "Messy & Sketchy"

A messy theme to work with this month, so what better way for Gail to stop procrastinating over the Gelli Plate so in I went.  Acrylic paints and bubble wrap to start off with, but I am excited to have a go and guess what it also opened the way to me getting out my Distress Oxides and giving them a try  with watercolour paper but you will see them later, maybe next month.  Get back on the track Gail.  OK todays ATCs is what this post is all about.


My April ATCs "Messy & Sketchy"

For ATCs #1 and #3 I have used IMG#337, but with ATC#3 I have added a cloud from #269, a sun from #313/313B and #343 Stars and Bubbles.


ATC#2 is using IMG#254.


All these digis are available in the new Oddball Art Stamps website.  Here are all the links you will need for these digis.




https://www.oddballartco.com/product-page/digital-stamp-set-of-10-suns-with-without-faces-image-no-313
https://www.oddballartco.com/product-page/digital-stamp-hand-drawn-stars-and-bubbles-no-343
https://www.oddballartco.com/product-page/digital-stamp-whimsical-dancing-trees-set-2-image-no-337
https://www.oddballartco.com/product-page/digital-stamp-baby-hanging-clothesline-here-for-the-baby-image-no-269


And don't forget my discount code over at the shop to save 10% on your orders.


                                                                     DTGAIL10














I am loving the ATC swaps, I hope you will join them each month, there is still time for this month's if you don't procrastinate.  Head over to our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/OddballArtStamps/ and join in the Oddball fun we have every month. 


If you are already a member, here is the link for this month's album.  Get your ATCs in there quick.  Mine will be there soon.

Alicia Bel "Dragon Egg"

I love this digi of Alicia Bel's.  I am taking part in her latest challenge - a bit different this time, we have a team of 4 and every time one of us creates with an animal or fantastic beast, the team gets a clue to a digi on her website.  Her Facebook group is here https://www.facebook.com/groups/187877358304468/ and her shop is here https://www.aliciabel.com/

I am also entering this card in The Outlawz Challenges https://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/wednesday-sketch/forum/topics/wednesday-sketch-challenge-april-11-2018 as I have based the creation on the Wednesday Sketch Challenge April 11, 2018

Oddball Stamps "Messy & Sketchy" April 2018 theme

This month's theme is "Messy & Sketchy" over at Oddball Stamps.  This is an optional theme for the Blog challenge https://oddballstamps.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/oddball-art-stamps-april-2018-blog.html  It is optional but maybe if you take a look at some of the DT inspiration on the blog, you might be able to come up with something.  Hope to see you there, regardless of the theme!




My inspiration for this theme comes in the form of a birthday card.

I started with a white card and the background is one of my first attempts with the Gelli Plate.  To the background I added some ink drops in two shades, but they look the same when on the page and I added ink blotch punches on foam tape.  The image I have used is IMG#232/(B) Shannon available here https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/237082643/instant-download-kawaii-big-eye-girl?ref=shop_home_active_28 - she is great value with a speech bubble and heaps of sentiments.  Her jumper has the words I AM on it and I have added the word MESSY (if you can see it).  I coloured her with Copics, used the Happy Birthday sentiment from the set and found a quote which I thought suited the Messy theme.  I highlighted some of the words with a fluoro Copic.  The sparkle chipboard word is from my vast collection of Make It Crafty chipboard, a favourite Australian company of mine, Oh and I tried my hand at a big of doodling around the frame of the messy background.

Don't forget my discount code - DTGAIL10

You can get 10% off your order with this code.

If you are new to the wonderful world of Oddball Art Stamps and like what you see, be sure to join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/OddballArtStamps/.  We have an Oddball of a time - a monthly Blog challenge and a monthly ATC Swap which is a real ball.  See you there!

I am entering the following with this project:

https://pdelinkyparty.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/challenge-15-anything-goes.html

http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/201-happy-birthday-aud-sentiments.html

http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/vibrant-colors.html

http://throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/challenge-143-springeaster.html