Woot! New release time at Some Odd Girl! This go we have brand new Clear Stamp sets of the striking Nouveau Girls! I’m really having alot of fun drawing these. They typically take more time but I think the results have been well worth the effort. Today we are debuting Dancer with a little giveaway too on the Some Odd Girl Blog. 

I actually got some crafty time on Sunday after I got some other work done. I was super excited to get to rock some papers! Or attempt to rock some papers lol. It was a slooooooooooow start! I think my last card of the evening, that you’ll see tomorrow, is my fav of the 3. If it wasn’t so dang late when I finished up I might have kept going but nope. DH had inventory last night and I NEVER sleep well when he’s not home so I tried to stay up a bit later so I could get a decent stretch of sleep, I’ll let you know how the rest of the day goes before I decide if it works out  

I was trying to channel some vintagey feel with the yesterdays creations and I’m not sure I hit the nail on the head but I like the results either way. I also wen’t a little softer on the shadows on the coloring for this one as I thought it might add to the vintage look. 

Maybe.

eh?

I’m stickin with it Now as we go thru this week, don’t hesitate to leave me your ideas for the next Nouveau Girls release. I LOVE hearing them! They sometimes make me think in different paths and that’s purty awesome  

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It has been a rough week around here. Not as rough as some I know (seriously) but without creating a woe as me post chronicling it instead I went looking for a pick me up and some motivation to climb back thru what’s on my plate to get done and finally get caught up then ahead.

I don’t like dwelling. I’m a get it figured out, take care of and do it sort of person. So I took a Pintrest trip and from a pin to a blog, to another blog to a site thru a section I found this gem, by Matthew Kavan Brooks, that spoke to me SO MUCH not only did I have to have it it got me a bit teary. Seriously that kind of week. 

The point is, some times we all need reminders and motivation. 

The reminders or motivation may be different for everyone but we all get down in the dumps and swamped by concerns and matters so pressing that they make you lose focus on what matters and what we really need to be paying attention to and this print brings it all back for me. Its going to go right on the wall, right next to my desk in its 13 x 18 glory. 

So that begs the question and maybe your answer will help others, what do you do to get motivated? What do you do to remind yourself of all the awesome you have?

Share! 

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Howdy howdy! I shared this card on the Some Odd Girl blog on Monday if you want to take a peeky I wanted to make sure I posted it here too. This is one of my cards I submitted to Papercrafts last call that didn’t make it but oh well, I had lots of fun making it. It seemed to come together so well and I was amazed at how many matching elements I had for this color combo lol.

In other news, heh roving reporter, I’ve got a few things in the works that are super exciting that fingers crossed comes to fruition. But right now the thing that has me the most excited is that the first class at Created from Color (besides a technical glitch that fried my brain figuring it out on day 1) is going fab! I’m having tons of fun meeting all of our students for this session! There’s such a diverse group of talented people that I am thrilled and just want to give them all big HUGS. 

Now if I could just have a live in assistant to keep up on the laundry and keeping things clean and organized I think I’d be a completely happy girl lol 

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See what happens with sicky kids? Everything gets behind lol Today I’ve got the last photos from my CHA trip! I have alot of AC yumminess to share and a souple other purties as well

This is the Dear Lizzy Booth in the massive American Crafts booth area… you simply couldn’t call it a booth, it was massive! The whole area here looked just so cute and I love the running video on that apple monitor. The big balloons like on the video were also a great touch. You can see the video on Youtube.

This is the Amy Tangerine portion. I’m so in love with this new line as well! And I SO dig that both of these, Dear Lizzy’s Neopolatan and Amy Tangerine’s Sketchbook, will be coming out in the 6×6 pad! SWOON! They have a completely different feel but you can bet your bottom I’ll be mixing them!

Next we got to meet the amazingly sweet Heidi Grace! Its intimidating to meet anyone that you well know by name as you never know but she was fantastic! Odd Girl Annette (in the pink on the left) is friends with her and was so nice to make introductions! I’m so glad we got to meet both of them! Annette was so spunky and fun too! I gave Heidi some of our stamps and I can’t wait to see what she creates! Total fan girl moment! You can see the yummy new lines from her on her blog too! Some awesome things on the way that I might need!

The sun going down on our last night in California

The concourse between terminals B and C at O’Hare in Chicago. I realize I haven’t flown since 1988 when I was 7 but this little area totally came as a surprise and it was frankly lovely with the neon rainbow. 

yup, me = nerd. 

Well like I mentioned both kids are home sick so I have a rare chance to get some catch up done and I’m going to take it! MWAH!

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Day 3 and we’re kicking off in what seemed like to me the Disneyland of CHA, the happiest place on earth, Doodlebug’s booth! (Click any pic to see it bigger) If you know me you’ll realize just looking at the booth I could not fail to be attracted to the white, turquoise and lime combo. SWOON. Total fav! 

I want every single pack of these colored/shaped card base packs! Imagine the possibilites!

I already have the colored bling in the second row but its almost gone so you can bet I’ll be getting more, those buttons and that brad pack with the scissors and spools and hearts, can you say In Stitches Tia? PERFECT!

This is the Crate Paper booth. I love how they hung their papers and how the whole booth had such a homey feel to it! 

more from Crate. This line totally caught my eye! I really dig how almost every company is doing a 6×6 pad now too!

Here is October Afternoon’s booth. Not my greatest photography but their booth was always packed so getting a good shot was next to impossible lol. The clothes lines for the papers was really fun too

Next a couple yummy things from the Heidi Swapp booth. Excuse the blurriness, I think this is where my phone was like I’M A PHONE NOT A CAMERA and didn’t want to focus lol. OR it was one of those days we skipped breakfast and my hands were wobbley lol. Not a great combo. ANYWAY these are fab, sequined or glittered up, some on paper clips. All I could think of was SMASH book. I of course want them all

I was diggin on these little banners, especially the blank white ones. Mist’em, paper piece’em, color’em, glitter’em… anything you want! What a cute idea! I’ll say that I’m not usually a Heidi Swapp fan but her booth had a lot of great things in it!

And lastly today, for my Dude, these foam Angry Birds. Red Bird and Poop On Bird (his name for white bird lmao!). Friggin huge and awesome. There was alot of Angry Birds stuff floating around CHA! Seemed a little weird but there it is. Well, I’ll have the last of my run down on TUESDAY. See ya then!

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Day 2 of the Recap! I’m trying to group things together so let’s see what awesomeness I have to share today… The above pic and the one below were on the sides and back of _____ booth. Its killing me that I can’t remember the name of the company (the ones coming out with the new pennant shaped pads)! This one little thing was so fun and one of my fav things from the show oddly enough. 

They speak to you eh? I could have taken them home right in their frames and put them on my wall! 

Then we found this lovely in the Petaloo booth Another nerd moment! I was walking with Melissa and I *might* have said SHUT UP and punched her arm… I do that on occassion lol. I think we were both super giddy to see a card by Zarah up there!

From there we HAD to talk to the ladies in the Petaloo booth! And they were all AH-MAZING! Very kind and generous in giving us some of their time

This display in the Maya Road booth really wanted to come home with me. It truely did! I had to tell it it needed to stay in the booth to do its job and I think we were both a little sad but it was true. In all the big boothiness of it all I find it funny that I am drawn to all of these detail items over the mass of yummy product on display and the make n takes. Maybe I’m weird but that’s apparently how I roll

This pic is from Saturday when we went into the show early with Carisa to drop off her projects to the amazing ladies in the Helmer Booth. THEY were a RIOT! I loved the banter. As I was talking to them and Carisa my cohorts snuck off to do some exploring and I took this covert pic of them gawking at the Prima booth. :> It was a fantabulous booth! Then we did get to do a make n take with Donna Downy…

Leah has a pic of all of us together. It was funny how I have my blue hair and Donna has hers, Leah was wearing a blue clip in but Mel was without the blue. lol I’ll take a piccy of my make and take and share later but it was lots of fun, and she’s sold me on those paint sticks that I can’t remember the name of *sigh* too much fun!

Well that’s all I have for today! I’m really trying not to make posts that are like an encyclopedia  I have 2 more days worth of pics so see you back here tomorrow then the last post will be on TUESDAY. HUGS!

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After getting alot of the pics off my phone to edit for posting I realized I have WAY too many for just 1 day lol so I’m going to break it up into 2 or 3. The pics are going to be in a kind of random order but I think they go well together :V That’s just how I roll. Clcik on any to see them bigger.

First off, this is the first time I’ve flown cross country and after I took enough drammamine (or however its spelled) to down an elephant and slept a good chunk of the ride I woke up and looked out the window and I *think* I got to see the Hoover Dam from the air! 

It seemed purty badass to me But then again I am a dork. This next one was on the sidewalk we walked everyday back and forth to the convention center. I stopped me dead in my tracks on the first morning to cock my head and stare wondering.

Then on Sunday this is Melissa, Leah and myself, going up a humongous escalator to our seminar that day. You can see the massive line o people waiting to hit the tradeshow floor. I’m glad we decided to wait until after class to go just to not have to wait around.

When we did get to the show floor and look around we eventually found the Copic Booth! This giganto marker caught my eye! 

LOVES! I don’t have a big area in my office but I could certainly find a home for that!  

We also got to meet the fabulous Marianne Walker! I was in total nerd mode thru out the whole booth lol. Grinnin and giddy and Marianne was probably happy to get rid of us LOL! I felt really calm and collected walking around and talking to people the whole show BUT HERE.  I had a big nerd moment after getting to see their 2012 catalog which I have 2 full page spreads in with snippets thru out and then the nerdiness just kept up until we left the booth and ate lunch. I’ll have to share the catalog next week when I have some actual GOOD pictures but for today I’ll leave you with my nerd moment photographed by Miss Melissa

oh so nerd.

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This is our last Fairy for the week… Spunky Sprite! Is it possible for a fairy to be a hippy? or should I say is it possible for them not to be? peace, love and flower power seems like the fairy motto so I guess they are already eh? With her flower headband that’s what Spunky Sprite reminds me of. Which I think might have influenced the look/feel of this card, retroish flower power creation.

The cloud paper and flowers are Sass… my stash is dwindling! Waaaaah! *sniffle* Spunky Sprite is colored with Copics and her wings have been lined with Silver Spica Glitter pen. 

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11, E13,V93, V95, R01, R02, R22
Hair: YG00, YG03, YG63, YG67, YG95
Clothes: BG10, BG11, BG13, BG 15, BG72, BG 93
Wings: YG00, 0 

So I’d love to hear what you’ve thought of the fairies this week! Would you like to see more? 

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I have a lil flutist (or flautist) on my hands today I’m glad I got a little time to play after getting home bc they have been so much fun! This is another one I colored up with Leah chillin at Denny’s with the good ol Cookie Skillet. I wanted her to have a really soft feel so I didn’t add any of the darker shadows (using the Vs) that I normally like to add but still added some dark areas using E11. I think that ended up going really well with the card’s color scheme. It almost has a sun damaged photo feel to it. 

The papers are all Sass and I spritzed it with Glimmer Mist. Then I colored Flutist Fairy with copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R01, R00, E43
Hair: E41, E42, E43, E44
Clothes: YG00, YG01, YG03, YG63, Y21, Y23, Y26

Today I need to get my to do list together and keep work on getting ready for the first Created from Color Basic Class that starts Monday! Yesterday the video card on my computer crapped out for a few minutes with the picture on the screen going in and out. Scared me! The computer is 2 years old and I haven’t had to reinstall windows or have really any problems so I guess its time lol. A RAM upgrade and a new video card are in order according to DH, my computer builder. At least all the important stuff is backed up

Don’t forget to hop over to the SOG Blog and see what the Odd Girls created for today’s feature! I say this daily but this one is especially good!

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