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Hey Oddies – Nichole here!

I’ve been “fairly” inspired lately and have 3 cards to show you.  My inspiration comes to me from the supplies around me, metallics like gold and silver foiling, and getting brand new stamps in the mail.  Hopefully, these cards inspire you to make some fairly inspiring projects of your own!

All projects were colored using Faber Castell Polychromos colored pencils and stamped using Tuxedo Black Momento Ink on 300GSM cardstock.

For Nutty Buddy – I’ve made a small scene using Rosie’s Into the Woods designer papers and ephemera, Little B Washi Tape in Gold Leaves, and featuring the Acorn Fairy stamp set.  This sentiment comes in the set and is paired with a piece of gold foiled ephemera from the Into the Woods paper set.

What I love about the Acorn Fairy stamp set is that Some Odd Girl has a masculine fairy!  So often you see fairies that are often very feminine – it’s rare to see a fairy could goes well on a masculine card.  Even the most masculine of people in your life deserve fairy wishes.

Acorn Fairy

Hello is a card that I was inspired to make from My Mind’s Eye On Trend 2 paper collection and Maggie Holmes Open Book ephemera.  These two seemingly unrelated paper lines matched together so well!  Filled with gold foiled accent pieces and flowers, it was too easy to pair it up with the Pixie Dust clear stamp set.  The sentiment is from This and That stamp set using Hero Arts Ombre Ink Mint to Green.

Mint and metallics seem to inspire me as of late, and I love pairing them together.  Such a modern look, with a touch of sparkle and shine.

Pixie Dust

You are my Universe – I was particularly inspired by the Basic Grey Aurora paper set and the Wishes clear stamp set.  “You Are My Universe” is part of the Basic Grey ephemera set.  

This image does not convey just how sparkly and iridescent this card is under the light in person.  It features silver foiled paper, iridescent twine, silver stars from My Mind’s Eye, and Prima Iridescent bling.

Wishes

Hopefully these projects will inspire you to pair up things in your stash and look at your supplies in a new way.

What have you been inspired by lately?  Is there any particular paper line that you hold dear – waiting for the perfect project? Do you only pair like items together from the same paper line or mix and match with reckless abandon?  

Come chat with us in the Some Odd Girl community, or let us know below!

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Hey there, Odd friends!

Welcome to THE WEEKEND!  It’s Friday, we’re gettin’ down, and we’re gonna party it up with a brand new and super sensational spotlight! 

Leah here, and I’ll admit to feeling a little more than excited that the weekend has arrived.  What are you all up to this weekend?  Getting crafty?  Sharing your Some Odd Girl creations in our June linky party?  We hope so!  And if you do, you might get a little light shinin’ on you, like this crafter…

sharla spotlight

WOW, does this card from our Odd friend Sharla POP, or what?!  I LOVE the black, and the doodles are subtle but such a CUTE addition you just can’t help but appreciate…  This Giggle Fairy digi stamp card is seriously GORGEOUS! 

Next up, this crafter…

deb v spotlight

And I don’t know if it’s the brick background, or the mini staples, or the simple design with bright and happy blasts of color, or the slightly textured and grungy look, but this card by Deb V is so much fun!  Dancin’ Mae clear stamp is colored beautifully and the girly sentiment gives it a hint of femininity, and i can totally get behind that kind of message!  🙂

Ladies, thank you both for linking up and giving our friends in blogland something fun to think about for the weekend!  Please send an email to Kristy@someoddgirl.com and she’ll be sending you each a code for 2 digis of your choice from the Some Odd Girl shop! 

Remember, to be one of our lucky spotlight crafters and winners, create ANYTHING during the month of June that use Some Odd Girl stamps/digis, link back to us in your blog posts, and most importantly, HAVE FUN!

We’ll see you Monday, but in the meantime, check out our Facebook group and join in the fun there, and don’t forget to visit us on Instagram, and subscribe to our newsletter because there are HUGE things coming up and we’d hate for you to miss the big news!  🙂

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Morning, Odd friends!  It’s Friday, and it’s Leah here with you to greet the weekend with a smile!  Hope the week has been kind to all of you, and that the days ahead are full of fun, or relaxation, or both!  😀

Today, I have a super SWEET spotlight to share on a couple of stunners that were posted in our new Facebook community.  Have you joined us there yet?  It’s HOPPIN’, people!  Seriously – so many great topics and amazing projects being shared…  I could spend all day just checking out all the goings on! 

Well holy wowza, I hope you’re ready for these!  Let’s get to it! 

Our first project is from Laurel Pierce…

laurel p spotlight

Kinda SERIOUSLY loving the details here.  The zentangles make a great background for our Electric Love (currently unavailable) stamp, right?!  And the doodly border with the sentiment blending in – PERFECT!  Heck, it looks like the entire panel is MADE like that, as if it was just one stamp, and she colored just the lightbulb.  BUT NO.  This girl put a LOT of love into this sweet card, and while it’s a small section for a zentangle with just 6 areas, it takes some real time and attention.  THANK YOU, Laurel, for sharing this beauty with us!  When I saw it in the group, I couldn’t wait to add you to my spotlight post!

Next up, a fabulous scene comprised of just two different digis…  But oh, what an impact JUST TWO DIGIS can have!  Look at this project from Janine Vegter:

janine spotlight2

Janine is no stranger to Some Odd Girl stamps, and she has definitely nailed her personal touches.  We love when she shares new projects with us, and we ABSOLUTELY LOVE how she merged the Flower digi (x3) with the Flower Fairy digi, and turned them into one gorgeous scene that, again, LOOKS like it was made that way!  What a fantastic knack for combining images to create something beautiful!  Thank you so much for always showing the SOGgy love, Janine.  We love what you do with our stamps!

So now we start the weekend.  What are your plans?  Drop by our Facebook community and say hello and see more inspiring stuff like the projects I’ve shared today!  And hurry up and SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter…  You never know when something TOTALLY exclusive might pop up in there (and if you miss it, you miss it!).  😉  See you on Monday!