Friday 30 April 2010

April 2010 - A Summary

THE GOOD

Favourite Gadget:
Without a doubt I have fallen in love- with my {{ Dymo Letra Tag }}. I wanted one of these for years but could never justify the price tag of £20.00 ($30.00). But as I had a windfall of a few hundred £££/$$$ I figured the time had come. My new bessy mate :). Of course a week after I bought it at full price, it started to be available on sale - but hey, that's life

Most Played Song:
This month I have enjoyed the {{ Dixie Chicks }} again, mainly with {{ Let Him Fly }}

Most Enjoyed TV Show:
The original series of {{ Wallander }} is back. And I am more than pleasantly surprised - because after two of the main characters left the series (actress {{ Joanna Saellstroem }} committed suicide in real life and my favourite character Stefan, played by actor {{ Ola Rapace }} was killed off in the last episode of series 2) I never thought it would grip me as much. I should have never doubted Kurt Wallander - series 3 is just as ace as its predecessors!

Most Used/Abused Beverage:
Nothing out of the oridinary - generally {{ Australian Shiraz }} played the main fiddle.


Favourite Food:
Honestly, I just ate anything that wasn't quick enough to escape me :)



THE BAD

Would you believe me if I said that I really did not have anything too bad which engraved itself in my mind this month?!? Well, it is true - getting back to positivity. YAY 

Thursday 29 April 2010

Creative overflow

I am surprising myself at the moment, finishing at least two layouts and one card per day...not sure why, but I am also not complaining. For one thing - it does get my {{ Rock Album }} finished quicker, right?

The first page is not all that great but I just don't have too much good "supporting" stuff for the very first concert I ever attended...the band was (at the time) Europe's youngest Rockband ever, with an average age of 13 (bless) and I was so in love with {{ Uwe Schneider }}, the guitarist *swoon*.

Their first ever concert in Hamburg was one day before my 15th birthday and my mom bought the ticket as a birthday present...only thing though, she came with me. Now, really that was not a bad thing because I was so hysterical that I would have never found my way back home without parental guidance *giggles*

Anyhoo, we had tickets for the last row, so my pictures didn't turn out that great - you can hardly see anything, even with a magnifying glass...but enter: Super-Mom. She took my camera, went as far to the front as possible and was intercepted by a security guy about row 10:

"Sorry Ma'am, you can't go any further"
"I only want to take ONE close up picture for my hysterical daughter - it's her birthday tomorrow, you know"
"Sorry, if you do not have ticket for the front, you cannot go here"
"Well, I am not interested in the music or interested in staying there. I would just appreciate taking ONE picture"
"Sorry, no can do - orders"

So, all my Mom could do was get a picture from row 10, under the security guys watchful eye - but at least I don't need a magnifying glass to see the guys :)

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Ingredients:
Cardstock:Stampin' Up
Papers: Sassafras Lass
Stickers: Rusty Pickle
Other: Metal Tag Frame - Making Memories; Dymo Label Maker; Uniball Signo Pen



And then - there is Pantera. Oh how I loved those Dudes and saw them quite a few times. I will talk more about them when I scrap about the other gigs :).
For now, this layout doubles as my entry to the {{ Design Dollies }} latest Elements challenge, which was RIGHT up my street. You will have to click on the above link though to get the skinny on the requirements. But let me tell you - the prize up for grabs is WELL worth particpating.

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Ingredients:
Cardstock:Bazzill

Papers: Upsy Daisy Designs - #SYLA015. Gators; #SYLA013. Everglades; #VO014. Fashionista
Stamps: My Minds Eye; Catslife Press
Other: Dymo Label Maker; Uniball Signo Pen; Buttons; Pearls - Papercellar

Tuesday 27 April 2010

Whoaaaaaaaaa....

....I am in love - utterly and irrevocably in L-O-V-E

with my new 55/200 lens - just look at the difference and you will understand.
Sitting on the couch in our front room, zooming all out of the balcony window to the house opposite the other side of the street.

This is what my old and trusted 18/55 does:



And this is what my new best friend does:


How can I NOT be in love?!?? The possibilities - being able to take pictures of wildlife (and I am not talking of Mr P in the shower here) from a distance that won't disturb the animals was something I always wanted to do. But so far I just did not  have the money to spend around £300.00 ($457.00) on a new Nikon lens. Even the refurbished ones are around £139.00 ($212.00) - again, money I do not have lying around.

So, when I went into town and saw a used Tamron for the grand price of £39.00 ($59.00) - well, it was a no brainer, really. As I took my camera and checked the compatibility with the Tamron, I knew that it would work and the lens still has a six month guarantee. Not that I expect it to break, because quite frankly - if it works ok now, why wouldn't it in six months time? This is the first time I bought a used/refurbished technical item - something I never considered before. This wee lens may have changed my mind in that aspect.

Despite being snapping away like a mad woman, I still had some time to create a card for the recent {{ 2 Sketches 4 You }} challenge. It is also to be entered into the {{ Simon Says Challenge }} for "Things with wings". Ok, so you may say "but pigs don't fly..."well, uhm HE-LLOOOOOHOOOO, look at this cute stamp from {{ Some Odd Girl }} and you will learn different. With us, pigs ARE things with wings...

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Ingredients:
Cardstock: Papermill
Papers: My Minds Eye
Stamp: Some Odd Girl
Stickers: Making Memories
Other: Embroidery Floss; Beaded String; Self-adhesive Ribbon; ProMarkers; Cosmic Shimmer

And I also managed to create two more pages for my {{ Rock Album }} and here is another first: I have started to take the pictures of these layouts in MANUAL mode...I know, I know...I kinda hyperventilates thinking about it but it has been a long time coming. Now I am learning about aperture, focus and all that jazz and it is really amazing to see the difference now when you shoot in manual mode compared to auto mode. I saw a difference in colours that I never thought possible. I was even cocky enough to do my focus in manual mode, which meant that after four years I found out that my lense has not just one but TWO rings I can twist...well bugger me!

So here are layout pictures in manual mode (as was the one above of the Flyin' Pig card but the window pictures at the beginning of this post were taken in auto mode)

This page shows a newspaper article and yes, that is me in the picture....my mum used to run the City Cinema in Hamburg and having a Teenage Daughter meant she was quite up to date with what the Youth wanted to see/hear. When AC/DC brought out the movie {{ Let there be Rock }}, mum was the only one who saw the money the movie would make. The article states that the 17 year old daughter of the cinema manager was looking forward to the movie as she is such an AC/DC fan and they asked me if I would wear my Angus outfit...of course I could not resist ;)

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Ingredients:
Cardstock: Bazill
Papers: Making Memories 
Stickers: Pink Paislee; Rusty Pickle; Jenni Bowlin 
Other: Flat backed pearls; Cosmic Shimmer

And this one shows two members of {{ King Kurt }} and myself after their 1986 show in Hamburg. I saw them twice and loved both gigs, even though I nearly did not get home after the first gig. The bus driver was initially refusing to take me on, as I was caked in flour and coloured water....which was their gimmick all those years ago. All of a sudden they would throw flour all over the audience, followed with water. I tried to dodge it as best I could but I still looked like I stood next to a cake factory when it exploded...

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Ingredients:
Cardstock: Bazill 
Papers: Scribble Scrabble; Teresa Collins 
Stickers: Jenni Bowlin 
Other: Flat backed pearls; Flowers

Saturday 24 April 2010

Size matters...

...it really does, because since I made the decision to mainly scrap in 8.5 x 6, my creative juices have been in overflow. That size just seems to accommodate my style of scrapping - with one picture and little journaling - the best. You would think that having a smaller space to scrap would mean I finish the layouts quicker but OH nooooo, the process of shuffling, thinking, dimissing, cussing and finally glueing it all in place remains the same.

I still managed to finish two layouts and one card over the last few days, so I thought I would share.

First of, let me show you another card I made for {{ Some Odd Girl }} using one of the brand new wickedly delicious stamps, in this case {{ Mocha }}. This  fella makes me yearn for a tall caramel macchiato..yum

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Ingredients:
Cardstock: Bazzill; Papermill
Paper: American Crafts; Vintage bookpage
Stamp: Some Odd Girl
Tools: Fiskars Border Punch; Dymo labeller; Promarkers


Then there was another page for my {{ Rock Album }}...I found this silly picture of me, hobbling around on crutches. The reason for that was my pathetic attempt at a stage dive during the {{ Biohazard }} gig in 1993...let's not go there in detail, I was just glad that none of my friends witnessed it at the time when the crowd parted the minute I went to jump *cough*


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Ingredients:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Papers: Sassafras Lass; Teresa Collins; My Minds Eye
Other: Chipboard stars - Rusty Pickle; Flatbacked pearls - Papercellar, Kaisercraft; Bling - Kaisercraft; Cosmic Shimmer; various printed tapes


I had oodles of fun with this picture of my mum and my aunty as well, which I scrapped previously but decided it would work better in the smaller size.

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Ingredients:
Cardstock: Bazzill; Stampin' Up
Papers: My Minds Eye
Other: Chipboard buttons - Maya Road; Pin; Flowers; Flatbacked pearls; Masking tape; Cosmic Shimmer
Stamp: Upsy Daisy Designs {{ Floral Flourishes }}
Tools: Cuttlebug Butterfly Emboss and Die 


There is more, but that has to wait until the next month as it is for upcoming assignments, but I can leave some sneaks...just because, that's how I roll


But wait...there is more I have to write about - I have won another blog prize...YAY. After the one the other day, I must be on a winning streak and shall be stalking every blog with some candy up for grabs..tee hee.


Remember {{ my card }} for {{ this }} challenge over at {{ The Town Scrapper }}? It was created for a good cause as each card that was entered into the challenge would get some $$$ in the pot for {{ this }} worthy cause. Imagine my sheer delight, when my card was picked as the winner!


Soon I will get to play with this cute couple, which was the winners prize - a fab rubber stamp set...woot woot
** image taken from the Town Scrapper Blog **


Last but by no means least  I have been given a few blog awards over the past months and as you may recall, I generally don't play along to them as I have linked to those bloggers I adore a myriad times over already.BUT that does not mean that I am not appreciate that my fellow blogettes think I am deserving of an award and I apppreciate every single one of them.


For each award I receive, as a rule I link you to a blog that I thoroughly enjoy for one reason or the other, and most of the time they are not craft-related - but I get a kick out of them nevertheless.
So, first of all I want to thank {{ Deanna }} for awarding me this delightful Sunshine Award back in March, which funnily enough was also awarded to me a few days later from my online buddy {{ Trace }}. I *heart* that chick - she is funny and creative and even though we only chat sporadically via email, we totally "get" each other.
And today I got the above totally cute award from Mrs Oddness herself, {{ Kristy }} whose fault it is that I am now addicted to cute digi images that have eyes even though in real life I have yet to see {{ cupcakes }}, {{ clouds }} or indeed {{ mushrooms }} that blink at ya. But I am LOVING them and I cannot wait to see what else will be winking at me from the virtual shelves of {{ Some Odd Girl }}.


But I digress - I owe you two links for the two awards, right?


First of, I cry at least once a week, when I read {{ this }} blog. But it is not out of sadness but a sheer "I-am-peeing-my-pants-while-I-have laughing-fits". Seriously, you need to subscribe to that blogs' feed - I promise, you WILL cry with laughter and at some stage you may even pee a little in your pants from laughing....not syaing that I did but I am also not saying that I didn't.


And then there is {{ this }} - another funny one, and I am tempted to use some of those signs in our office once in a while. Now read {{ this entry }} and tell me you don't find it funny?!?? I just couldn't help giggling myself stupid over it.

Have a fun filled weekend :)

Thursday 22 April 2010

SOG - Challenge #3 - No Papers

Can you believe that we are at Challenge #3 for {{ Some Odd Girl }} already?!??

It's crazeee, I am telling you - but I love that the fortnight's pass so quickly because that means I can play with those darlin' Digi Images almost constantly.

I love printing out all the images I have on file in various sizes and on plain white cardstock in one go - meaning, I fill up my A4 sheet of cardstock. So, whenever I am feeling in a "colouring in" mood, I just grab the sheet and go wild. The other weekend, I was enjoying myself so much that I finished seven images in one sitting - that way I can slap 'em onto a card or layout whenever I need a "pretty"...

Ok, now on to the newest challenge over {{ here }} - which requires that you use absolutely NO patterned paper. I found that quite easy to achieve as I prefer to have my cards with mainly cardstock and embellies anyway...so this is what I came up with.

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Ingredients:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Tools: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Heringbone; Woodware Butterfly Punches; Promarkers in various colours
Stamp: Relax Mae - Some Odd Girl
Other: Punchinella; Masking Tape; Glimmer Mist; Staples; Journaling Pens; Bling - Kaisercraft

Isn't Mae a cutie? I adore her - she is one of the brand new releases, which just hit the {{ shop }} two days ago. If you are unsure, why don't you Try-Before-You-Buy with the monthly {{ Freebie }} from Some Odd Girl? Mae is available for you there and if you use her image to enter our recent challenge - you will increase your chance at WINNING an image of your choice from the shop.

Monday 19 April 2010

Skulls and Chicks and wicked wins....

Over the weekend I carried on with my declutter of old and unloved layouts and once I was done I was quite amazed to count not one, not two but SEVEN (as in one more than six) empty albums....each of which had around 40 layouts stored. You do the maths - yup, it is a staggering 280 layouts I sent to scrapper's heaven. And I didn't even feel the slightest bit of guilt...I actually was totally inspired by the end of Saturday and spent Sunday creating a few layouts and cards.

But before I show you some of them, let me tell you about a blog candy that had me jumping up and down with delight when I was drawn as the winner (yay, me!!!!). You see, I never win those fabulous giveaways but this time I was lucky (and who knows, this may be the first in many...he he).

My super creative friend{{ Nat }} had a RAK on her blog for her own {{ Paperline }} including the overlays. In addition, she threw in some awesome adhesives from {{ Scrapbook Adhesives }}. When I left a comment I never thought I would be holding all this deliciousness in my greedy/grubby hands - how wrong was I...the papers are so much more fun in real life and the overlays totally rock. Expect to see some "natified" projects here soon :)

Then there was this {{ Handmade Swap}} I did participate in - and I was teamed with {{ Nicci }} whose wish was for something girlie/Ed Hardy like. My wish was anything that had skulls on it - so I guess we were both a match made in heaven...

As Nicci has received her packet from me already, I can show you what I created for her - this pink/skully bracelet/earring combo
And this is what greeted me when I came home this morning...*gasp* I am in Skull Heaven


I can honestly say that this must have been the best swap I have participated in for a long time!

And before I totally forget - here is one of the cards I created over the weekend,which I am entering in the {{ Allsorts Challenge #48 }}. The requirement is to use some stitching on your project, and that I certainly do on almost anything these days - both faux and real.

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I love the {{ Birdie Hatch }} image from {{ Some Odd Girl }}, which reminds me that tomorrow is the release date for an array of awesome new images, which you don't want to miss.

Ingredients:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Papers: Upsy Daisy Designs
Stamp: Some Odd Girl
Other: Promarkers; Uniball Pens in white and black; Dymo labeller; Woograin drawer liner

Saturday 17 April 2010

Upsy Daisy Designs - DT April Pt II


In addition to my {{ Sketch Layout }}, I was in the mood to create a couple of cards this month for my DT assignment.

You have seen the Party, Party, Party card previously featured on the {{ SOG challenge blog }} but in addition I also created the following two cards.

The vest shape was pre-drawn onto cardstock and then hand-cut - it was super fun to create a card shape totally from scratch without any templates or such.

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Ingredients:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Papers: Upsy Daisy Designs - #VO016 Strike A Pose, #VO015 Runway, #VO012 Chic
Brads: Upsy Daisy Designs - #EMB004 Man About Town
Other: Ribbon


The new double-sided papers which sport ready-made sentiments on the back, make it so easy to create a real quick greeting card, which still looks stylish. It took me all but a few minutes to create this Thank You card.
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Ingredients:
Cardstock: Frances Meyer
Papers: Upsy Daisy Designs - #SYLA013. Everglades, #VO012. Chic, #BLO014. Precious
Others: Ribbon; Pins; Twine 

Thursday 15 April 2010

De-clutter is the new black

This year I have been in a serious de-clutter mode - items that have been hidden in the closets and which have not been used/touched for the last twelve months all went to the charity shop or in the tip. Clothes that became too large for me (but which I kept, just in case...) all went finally.

I am looking at totally re-vamping our flat with new furniture, after ten years of the same crap I need a new breath and after Lyndon redecorated the front room last summer it is time to get to Ikea and get serious...

But before we start on the furniture we need to de-clutter more (quite amazing to thing just how much sh*t you can actually store in a 2 bedroom flat....) and I started on my Scrapbook layouts over the weekend.So far I killed off about 50 layouts and there are many more to come. Now, don't hyperventilate just yet at the thought that I would easily chuck pictures and product away like that. There are just so many layouts that did not tell a story; they were done for challenges; DT assignments (dating back as far as 2004!!!); etc etc...it was time they went.

So, I pulled all those old photographs off and started again - deciding if a particular picture is actually worth to scrap about or if I just used it previously to fit a challenge. During that process I also decided that I am now scrapping in a totally different size 8.5 x 6. Yep, that is my new love and it fits my style perfectly well - most of the time I have one picture, title and very little journaling so the smaller size makes the layout fit so much better. And the best thing is that I now have no more issues with storing my albums as the A5 sized ones fit neatly on my narrow bookshelfs.

But I will still continue to scrap in 8.5 x 11, 6 x 12 and 12 x 12 when the mood takes me, but overall I think A5 will become my signature size.
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Ingredients:
Cardstock: Papermill
Papers: Cosmo Cricket; Sassafras Lass; My Minds Eye; Making Memories
Embellishments: Flowers - Bazzill, Fancy Pants; Pearls - Papercellar; Brads - Upsy Daisy Designs; Stickers - Making Memories; Alpha Chipboard - American Crafts
Other: Journaling Pens; Glimmer Mist; Cosmic Shimmer; Edge distresser, Tracing wheel - Making Memories


I also managed to squeeze a quick card out just in time for the recent challenge at {{ the Townscrapper }}. The thought behind this particular challenge warmed my heart and I just wish I would have been able to finish this quicker to give this worthy challenge a wee bit more coverage....

Anyhoo - the scoop was to include some form of puzzle theme on your project. I downloaded the free puzzle template and printed this onto some cardstock,which I attacked with alcohol inks and my beloved {{ Cosmic Shimmer }}. After it tried I outlined some of the random dots and arranged two pieces onto the front of the card. The sentiment for the card challenged me a lot and I am not 100% sure with it, but it stays....guess it probably showcases just how puzzled I was...LOL

The {{ Sunny Rays }} image is a digi stamp from {{ Some Odd Girl }} and I found it to be a perfect fit.

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Ingredients:
Cardstock: Papermill; Hero Arts; Bazzill Bling
Tools: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Swiss Dots; Scallop Scissors; Promarkers; 
Other: Journaling pens; Cosmic Shimmer; Alcohol Inks

Now excuse me while I plough through 8  more albums of old layouts and decide which ones need re-scrapping :)

Monday 12 April 2010

March 2010 - A Summary

Yep, I am late...very late for March but I am already working on my April list right now, so I may be on track again soon :)


THE GOOD

Favourite Gadget:
This month I definitely got mega use out of my laptop...re-arranging the design for my blog and playing with the digital stamps from {{ Some Odd Girl }} would have not been possible without my {{ Dell }}.

Most Played Song:
Who would have thought that the {{ Black Eyed Peas }} would hit the top spot with {{ I Gotta Feelin’ }}. Love it!

Most Enjoyed TV Show:
{{ Mock Of The Week }} wins hands down. I am forever loving {{ Andy Parsons }}, {{ Russell Howard }} and {{ Ed Byrne }}. Put these comedy geniuses together with all the other regulars and you have a thigh-slapping, pant-wetting recipe for success
.

Most Used/Abused Beverage:
Would you believe that I have gone soft? Seriously addicted to {{ Cream Soda }} right now....yum yum


Favourite Food:
This has changed quite dramatically as well. I never used to like rice pudding, there was just something about it which made me gag. Then one day, I fancied something sweet and picked up a {{ Muller Rice Custard }}...I have been hooked ever since with my fave being the Toffee Rice.




THE BAD

Exercise:
I managed to actually do two sessions in March, but that is still not good enough.

Time:
Just what exactly is happening with time these days? It used to be that come February, March life would slow down a little and give you a breather, but not so this year. It seems to be pretty much the other way around. There are never enough hours in the day to do what you want to and the silly thing is that I actually reduced my commitments but I am still always playing catch up...go figure
.
 


Saturday 10 April 2010

Busy..busy..Be-freakin'-USY

Actually, busy doesn't even begin to describe the last couple of days - ugh, I didn't even get the time to work on my March 2010 Summary yet. Well, I guess I still have 20 more days to get it done before April is due...gnaaaaaah.

Aaaaaanyways - this is going to be a sort of picture heavy post as I have scrapped quite a bit but didn't get the time to blog all about it so far. Better get started now then, hu?

First off, is my take on the recent {{ 2 Sketches 4 You }} challenge. That {{ Robot }} stole my heart and I simply cannot stop using him *swoon*

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Ingredients:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Papers: My Mind's Eye
Stickers: October Afternoon; Making Memories
Stamp: Robo Heart - Some Odd Girl
Tools: Border Punch - Martha Stewart; Promarkers


Then there is the latest challenge at {{ I Love Promarkers }} where the only requirement was to showcase animal/s. What better way than to do that with my friend {{ Owlie }}. He was ho{o}vering on my desk for well over a month now, waiting to be used...eh voila!

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Ingredients:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Papers: My Mind's Eye
Stickers: Making Memories
Stamp: Owlie - Some Odd Girl
Tools: Border Punch - Fiskars, EK Success; Circle Punch - Woodware; Promarkers


And then I just created a layout for the sheer heck of it - because I am loving monster images a lot right now. Getting {{ Bulz }} and previous Freebie Spike to work together, was just a given for this cute picture of my nephew and niece. They look like wee monsters, don't they?
I also used the contents of the {{ March Mega Muse }} - I still have so much left from that gorgeous Kit...

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Ingredients:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Papers: My Mind's Eye; Scribble Scrabble
Stickers: Rusty Pickle; October Afternoon
Stamps: Bulz, Spike - Some Odd Girl


Speaking of the {{ ScrapMuse }} Kit - the April Mega Muse is now up {{ here }}. A must have for those who love {{ Cosmo Cricket }} and {{ Sassafras Lass }} - I reserved my Kit allright and cannot wait for it to hit my doorstep!



Okay, so that's it for now but I will be back shortly with a re-cap of Mr P's 40th birthday

Thursday 8 April 2010

SOG - Challenge #2 - Get Sketchy

Did you get a chance to play along to the first challenge over at {{ Some Odd Girl }}? If you didn't - well then you missed the chance of winning an array of freebies...but fear not: We have another challenge for you right here, right now :)

Head over -- {{ here }} to get the deeds, which prompted me to create this card. {{ Rocking Kody }} is one of the images I bought from the {{ shop }} before I became part pf Kristy's team, because I adore him. Kody is the kind of dude I would have loved as a teenager - well, who AM I kidding?? I still love Kody - he is wicked...

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Ingredients:
Cardstock: Bazzill; Frances Meyer
Papers: Upsy Daisy Designs - #BLO012. Freshly Picked, #BLO014. Precious
Rub Ons: Upsy Daisy Designs - #UDD190. Sweet Celebrations
Tools: Border Punch - Martha Stewart; Promarkers in various colours
Other: Embroidery Floss; Flat Backed Pearls, Papercellar; Rhinestones - Kaisercraft


So, you gonna play along with us? Don't forget - if you use an image from {{ Some Odd Girl }} you increase your chances of winning, but the good thing is - you don't have to pay to play - just download the recent Freebie image {{ here }}

Monday 5 April 2010

Upsy Daisy Designs - DT April Pt I


Another month means another sketch over at the {{Daisy Diaries}}, the official blog for {{Upsy Daisy Designs}}.

Wanna play along again? Then hop over to the blog and leave your comment with a link to your project for me to choose a favourite.

And here is what I created from the sketch - I remember that T-Shirt so well as I wore it on an almost daily basis. Notice also my tomboy-ish attitude with the ciggy hanging from my mouth while I am shuffling cards?? I thought I was so cool...*shakeshead*

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UPSY DAISY DESIGNS products used:
Papers: #SYLA012. Alphabet Soup; #SYLA004. Expedition; #SYLA013. Everglades; #VO012. Chic
Rub Ons: #UDD124. Classy Brown - Alpha (8x8); #UDD0123. Basic Brown Alpha
Stamps: #UDD208. Chic Bebe