New Addition

Yesterday, I received the news that my brother, Jerry, has added a new addition to our family. He has adopted this adorable puppy, Kopi (English ranslation: Coffee). Yay!! Welcome to the family Kopi!! Here's a pic of him and Kopi.

Isn't Kopi cute?? I love his colors. And, my brother  looks like the proud daddy. :)

Okay, enough gushing about our new addition. Let's talk about card. At Some Odd Girl we have new challenge starting today.

Create a project inspired by this 1902 piece by Alphonse Mucha, who is called the father of Art Nouveau, the Thistle from the Sands. Maybe the color will inspired you or some of the design elements. We just need to be able to clearly see the inspiration. 

And, here's my card based on the pics. I took the colors as my inspiration.

Make sure you check out the fabulous creations that the DT created for this challenge at Some Odd Girl new blog.

Please come back tomorrow as we start Cards That Care blog hop festivities! We have some serious prizes line up for the offer. You don't want to miss it. See you tomorrow.

Birthday Pelican

Hi there! How's your Halloween? Hubby and I pretty much hiding. LOL, with 2 dogs that bark like crazy whenever the door bell rang, it's easier for us to just turn off all the lights and make it look like no one's home. I know, I know... what a party pooper. But, with no kids, Halloween is just not a big deal in our household. 

I do dressed up Ollie my pug now & then. This pic from a couple years ago when she got her li'l devil costume. And, the costume didn't stay on her for long. :) She actually has 2 costume. I got her an angel one when I first got her then this one. 

Isn't she a cutie? I know, I am bias. I am her mom and like any mom I think my "kids" are the cutest. Hah!

Now, how about a cute card? I entered this card for Paper Crafts WCMD, but obviously it didn't make the cut. I still think it's super cool, seeing I came up with the idea of the crab holding a birthday candle for the pelican. And, yes... it's real candle. 

Challenges:

Lily Pad - Texture

Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes

The cute pelican and the crab are from Paper Smooches, who is one of the fabulous company that donated prizes for Cards That Care card drive. They have the cutest stamps!

And, just a reminder... in 2 days I'll be hosting Cards That Care blog hop!! We have about 40 participants and lots of prizes! So, come Friday, make sure you check back here as the hop will starts right here. Have a great Wednesday everyone.

SOG Nouveau Girls Blog Hop

Welcome one and all to our Nouveau Girls Release Hop! There has been alot of excitement building up to this event but not only do we have this new line to share with you, we also have some other fun, new things too!

Along the way you'll see some fabulous project by our Odd Girls who have just had so much fun with this new line and have been bursting at the seams to share! We're bringing you 3 Clear Stamp designs that we hope will knock your socks off and you'll love for all sorts of projects.


Here's one of my card for this new releases. You can check out all my cards for this new releases at SOG Nouveau Girls site. Yes... you read it right!. The Nouveau girls will have their very own web-site. :)

Challenges:
CAS-ual Fridays - Sketch

Bows 'n Berries - CAS

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

Outlawz Challenge - CAS Anything Goes

Isn't she so  gorgeous & very diva looking? I have so much fun coloring and playing with these new sets. I am sure you will love all 3 sets!


Wanna win them for yourself? Then you want to hop along and leave comment on each DT blog.

Here's the hop order...
Old Some Odd Girl Blog 
Melissa
Leah
Corry
Christina
Amy
Robin
Lou
Elena
Vera <------ YOU ARE HERE
Caz
Kristy
New Some Odd Girl Blog
Nouveau Girls Site

We are hopping October 31 - Nov 1 with some special projects on the Nouveau Girls Blog the rest of the week. You have thru Nov 1st (midnight EST) to make sure and comment on every stop to be entered to win all three designs from the release! See you at the very end for the full reveal!


Hope your week starts off great! Happy Halloween!

Brad, Button, or Bow

Hi all, happy Saturday. We have a new challenge for you at Wee Memories. This week we are sponsored by the fabulous Jay Gee's Nook and our challenge theme is brad, button, or bow. You don't have to use all three on your project, as long as you use one of them.

And, here's my card for this challenge.

Actually, this card is one of my publication reject, but I still love it. Check out what the DT created for this challenge HERE.

And, I want to say a quick thank you to those who already started in sending their cards for Cards That Care. You are awesome and Jennifer and I really appreciate your support & generosity. I updated the post as prizes coming in, so check it often. Wishing you all a super duper fun weekend!

May Arts & ADFD

Have a couple projects to share with you today. First is a mini memory keeper I made for May Arts. This week May Arts is teaming up with Creative Imaginations and the DT get to play with gorgeous papers and Luminarte paints.

This was  my first time playing with Luminarte and I love them! You use them just like you use watercolor paint and when dry they have this gorgeous shimmering finish. Here's a peek at my album cover. For  the rest of the pages and the tutorial, please check out May Arts blog. And remember, when you leave comments there you get entered for the giveaway.

Granted, this is not my typical clean style, but I sure had lots of fun making it. The coloring process is relaxing for me and the result made me feel so artistic. :)

Now, next is a CAS card. No shock there, huh? For this card I used the latest releases from A Day For Daisies. I used metallic ribbon for this card as that's the them of the new ADFD challenge "use something metallic".

And, I want to do a quick shout out for my dear friend, Trinh, for being one of the lucky girl that get picked as Paper Crafts WCMD winner! Congrats, Trinh!

Have a blessed Friday everyone!

Audio Book

Recently, I really get into listening to audio book. And, I found out I can focus and follow the story while I am making cards. What a perfect combination. I love it when I can do two things that I love at once. :)

Right now, I am listening to Rick Riordan "The Lost Hero". I am sure many of you with kids, know the Percy Jackson series and this is a continuation of it. I love Greek mythology, so even though this book is aimed at teenagers/young adults, I really get into it. It's fun to read Greek mythology being weaved into current year. And, I found myself laughing out loud a few times while listening to it.

Pretty much I go through 1 audio book a week. Sometimes 2, as I listen during my drive and then continue at home while making cards. I simply love books. It takes me to many wonderful places in my mind.

Now, that I have shared what I am loving at the moment, how about a card I made while listening to the book? :) I made this card using one of my favorite image from Some Odd Girl, "Kimono Kaylee". Yeah... I have several favorites. Can't help it.

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes

The background paper is from Basic Grey. I think it matched the image well. And, hint.. hint.. Some Odd Girl will have a new series of stamp releasing next week. 

Have a great Thursday everyone!

PTI Blog Hop

Quick post before I go to work. :) This morning I was able to make a quick card for Papertrey Ink blog hop. This month we're to make project inspired by this pic.

Inspired by the polka dots pattern and the colors, I made this thank you card with fall colors. It's always good to have thank you cards on hand, don't you think?

I can't wait to see what the others create for this hop. I always find so many cool inspiration during a hop. Thank you for stopping by here. :)

Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger

I am squeezing a last minute entry for Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger. I've been planning to enter ever since I saw it and finally able to make the card, even though it's so  close to the end. Here's the inspiration pic.

I love the color and the motif on the dress. For my card I stay with the teal and gray combo, although I went with a lighter tone and make this simple and unconventional Christmas card. 

I think from here on I'll be making quite a bit of Christmas cards as I plan on making quite a few cards for Cards That Care. In case you don't know what I am talking about, Jennifer McGuire and I are collecting Christmas/Holiday cards for the elderly that lives in nursing homes. It's our goal to bring joy and brighten the season to as many nursing homes as we can. I hope you can join us. For more details on this card drive you can click on the Cards That Care badge on the upper right corner of my blog. :)

Thanks so  much for stopping by here. 

Swimming For Katie

Many things makes me feel grateful  to be part of the card making community. One of them is the thoughtfulness of many of the members. I am sure many of you have heard about Katie Renz and her battle with cancer. And many of the card makers band together to help raise fund and offer support for Katie.

Ashley Nguyen Newell is showing her support by running a challenge on her blog and I know I just had to join.

And here's my card using the Octopus from i {heart} papers. I didn't add any other sentiment as the banner that the octopus hold says it all. "Keep swimming", which a saying that I often try to remember myself.

Thank you, Ashley for doing this. And, Katie, I am keeping you and your family in my prayers. Have a blessed day everyone.

WMC Free For All

It's  time for a new Wee Memories challenge. This week our theme is "Free For All" otherwise known as anything goes. And we are sponsored by Annabelle Stamps.

Here's my card for the challenge.

Check out the challenge details and more inspirations from the DT at Wee Memories. Sorry for the short post, I just don't have words at this moment.

Thank you for stopping by here and hope you'll join us for this challenge. Have a blessed day everyone.