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Can you guys believe its the end of June already? Crazy. But that does bring us to another Release Review!

With Summer upon us, at least up here in the northern hemisphere, we’ve slowed down a little in new goodies as the kiddos are home and all but we’ve also been bringing out some more clear re-releases that I think you’ll be happy to see…

First up, the new goods! Dakota has really been a sea going girl in June either sailing the high seas and being a total badass buccaneer or under the waves bringing that charm to all the finned dwellers of the deep. If my verbose descriptions didn’t give you a hint, I’m talking about Pirate Dakota and Mermaid Dakota!

 

Christa using Pirate Dakota

 

Anna Sigga using Mermaid Dakota

 

Mermaid Dakota by Melissa

For our next group, the re-releases, I can’t make such eloquent descriptions as we’ve got a few that crosses boundaries of linguistic analogies but I’m still going to put bets on that you’ll be happy to see them either way. Scroll on through the awesome examples from my wonderful Odd Girls and see what delights they have in store and what digi sets and images they have for you…

Therese using Flirty Mae Digi Set

 

Anna Sigga using Flirty Mae

 

Patti celebrating Canada Day With  Flirty Mae 

 

Anna Sigga using Rapunzel

 

Rapunzel by Alexis

 

Sadia using Cupcake Mae set

 

Fairy Magic by Melissa 

 

Snow White by Melissa

 

Sunny Mae by Melissa

 

Quite a variety there, amiright? I know there’s some of you out there that will be extra happy to see Fairy Magic in digi form, she’s been a well loved image since her first release and I hope she’ll get that same love in digi form too.

Now, after following the links to your favorites, I want you to get some coloring on and prep up. Tomorrow we kick off our July challenge and since its always anything goes, I want to see what you’re working on while you bask in the air conditioned goodness of your crafty spaces. See you then!

 

 

 

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Hi Oddies! 

Today I decided to share with you another canvas tile project I have made for my Sis-in-law. 

I thought she needed a bit of artwork for her coffee nook, and Coffee Lover Mae was the perfect digi for the idea I had in mind.

I find this stamp so adorable, and I love, love, love the sketchy look Kristy added to the image. don’t tell the other SOG digi’s but I think this might be my absolute favorite one! I was scrolling Kit and Clowder  Facebook Page   when I noticed that Alyce posted some wonderful sketches that I thought would be a perfect match with this stamp. 

I first added distress oxide ink onto the canvas to add a bright solid colour to the background. (New distress oxide owners take note: this product takes a while to dry if not heat set, don’t oops like I did and put your pattern paper upside down on it until it drys. Luckily I had a splotchy background so it worked ok that a little bit landed on my background paper) I then added this fun pattern paper, a chipboard doily in the one corner, and added epoxy flowers and flair badge to the other side. 

I wanted my image to look like she is leaning forward out of the frame. I added pop dots to only the top half of her, and glue on the bottom to make it look like she is popping up off the canvas.  

Lastly I added glitter and glossy accents to the image for a bit of shine!  

to make this canvas “hangable” I added a sawtooth hook to the back so that she can hang it by her nook.

 

I really love making these canvas tiles, as my family always wants to frame my cards but do not know how to… this way she can display it up on her wall and it is a present in itself!  

I am hoping to continue making these for my loved ones. If anyone is interested in learning some techniques on how to do it. Please let us know! 

Lots of hugs,

Patti

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Hi everyone!

Is Nicoletta here today, to share with you my new inspiration card!

We are at the and of the school year for my girl! She is going to the middle school in the next September, so with the others parents we organized something to say thanks to all the primary school  teachers!

My job was  to make the right card for everyone so in next weeks you’ll can see almost six card 🙂

The first one I show you  is what I did for the main teacher!



It’s like a frame card: in the background I printed a little poem by Germana Bruno. In the origin is a poem write by a teacher for her student, but I adapted and modified it  as a poem write by students for  their teacher.

As you can see the poem is in italian but I’ll try to translate it for you!

“And now you are not my teacher anymore, 

but you will last here, in my head, 

in my heart and within my thoughts, 

even when I will become your yesterday.

For me you are my yesterday, my today and you also be my tomorrow.

I have been the child intrust into your hands

to then become an young man and then a real man

to achieve things that will make me proud.

But at the end I already know what is left:

You will always be my teacher

and I  will be, for you, not jus one among many, 

but the most important, like everyone.”

I hope all can make a sense !

As I framed it I thought about the character! I found that “Library Mae” digi stamps was perfect and very similar to the our teacher:-P ; then I added some school  design elements and some red little stars to complete my job.

I colored  “Library Mae” digi stamps and the others elements with copic markers adding some touch of white gel pen and the glossy accent on the glasses.

And that’s that!

Hope you like my inspiration!

see you soon

xx

Nicoletta

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