Creepy Cute

Have you Played yet with the January "Feature a Creature" challenge yet?  If you haven't you still have a little time, but only a little.  The Challenge closes tomorrow, so get cracking on you Feature a Creature Designs.

Also, if you played once, but are feeling super creative, play again, because you can play up to 3 times each month!

I made another card, featuring this time one of the new digis in the shop Creepy Cute and Whimsical Creature.

Considering this month's theme, I figured it would only be fitting to create a card using a spot light to feature this cute little creature.  So I pulled out my copics and went a little crazy coloring this one layered card.

To finish the card, I pulled out Tim Holtz "Small Talk" sentiment stickers and added one to the bottom of the card!

I can't wait to see who wins this month's challenge.  There really are so many amazing projects.  Now just make certain one of them is yours!

Ghost Dancer

Hey Everyone, Design Team Member EK from ekgorman designs here to share a Tips and Tutorial video I create using Oddball Art Co. digital stamp #402 Ghost Girl.

The Link for the Video is below:

Hope you enjoyed seeing how I colored this image and how I created the background.

If you feel moved to try and color this image, use the code DTEK10 to get 10% off your purchase in the Oddball Art Co.

January ATC Swap - Theme "Feature a Creature"

Well Oddballs, here we are again, another first for me - an ATC swap.  To be perfectly honest, I have not had any experience with these at all.  I had seen references to ATCs on Facebook over the years, but basically thought it was an American thing, you know like collecting baseball cards years ago like you see on the movies.  I know the craze of baseball cards has now advanced to Pokémon etc etc, but who would have thought Aussie Gail would have got into this, at 63 years old as well.  My first experience thanks to Oddball, and I think I am hooked, another papercraft I have to try and add into my day, less housework, but just think of the therapy benefits!  Here is my first attempt

There is room for improvement and I think it will be a while before I venture into mixed media backgrounds on such a small area, but hey, the DT girls are widening my horizons, you knows. 


The images I have used for my ATCs are available in the Etsy Shop https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/OddballArtCo?ref=l2-shopheader-name
The images are #413, #417 and #418.  Oh nearly forgot, it you use my code DTGAIL10, it will allow you to get 10% off your order in the Etsy shop.


For more details, check out my blog https://hutcho53.blogspot.com/2018/01/oddball-art-co-atc-swap-january-2018.html.  Thanks for stopping by Oddballs, see you at the ATC January swap!

EK's ATC Swap

Hey everyone!  EK here to share a post that really took me out of my comfort zone. 

Anyone else feeling a little nervous about the new ATC Swap (Artist Trading Card Swap) happening over in the Facebook group?  Me too.

I have tried ATCs in the past, and it just hasn't ever been an something that I was happy doing.  So needless to say, joining in with the swap, has made me really nervous.  But I am also not the kind of girl who doesn't try.  So this past week I sat down with a couple of Oddball Art Digital Stamps and tried again with these strange little things called ATC.

I ended up doing two ATCs.  The first features digi #233, Big Eyed Baxter, who is sort of a creature right...he's a cat, not a human, so I am calling this project fulfilled!

The second ATC features the digi #34, Big Eyed Zombie Sheep.  And I learned this week, for me, the key to ATCs is keeping it simple and that less is more.

For more on these ATCs, check out my page here at ekgorman designs, so see the handful of products I used.

I can not wait till the 25th when I get to send these out to their new homes.  I never really thought I would be excited about this, but guess what...I am.  And I am even more excited to get my new ATCs from one of you.

Don't let your fear or nerves stand of your way to trying something new.  You might just love what you do.

Oddball Bookmarks

How's it going Oddballs?  I told you I am coming out of my comfort zone.  Today I am trying to inspire you to make other things besides cards, well I inspired myself to .. Da da, we have my very first attempt at bookmarks.

I hope you will stop by my blog www.hutcho53.blogspot.com  to get the lowdown on what I did and where I went wrong.  It's a good read, if you have a spare 2 mins or maybe 3, it's probably the longest blog I have ever posted!

Of course, you will see all the images I have used at the Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/OddballArtCo?ref=l2-shopheader-name. Specific image numbers are on my blog  https://hutcho53.blogspot.com/2018/01/oddball-art-co-new-releasefeature.html

and don't forget our first Blog challenge for 2018 with the optional twist of Feature a Creature

http://oddballstamps.blogspot.com.au/2018/01/oddball-art-stamps-blog-challenge.html. I hope I have given you some inspiration to maybe create some bookmarks for it.

Don't forget you can use my code to get an extra 10% discount off your order.

DTGAIL10

  See you again soon! 

Gail xx



2018 Oddball Design Team | Welcome!

Happy New Year!!

Steph here :)

I'm super excited to be able to finally announce the 

2018 Oddball Art Stamps Design Team

We are so honored to have such a talented and diverse group of ladies! 

I can't wait to see all the awesome creations!

We have amazing mix of card makers, mixed media artists, and so much more!

Be sure to check out all their social media links on the Design Team page. There's 

also short bios on each member so you can get to know them a bit better.
We all share one thing a love for ODDBALL ART STAMPS! 

Also we can't forget our fearless leader LIZZY LOVE, without her none of this 

would be here! 

2018 is gonna be EPIC!

Be sure to check later today for our new Blog Challenge &
the start of our monthly themed ATC swap on the Oddball Facebook group

Oddball Art Stamps 2018 Design Team Call

Attention Designers and Crafters!

We have so much creative fun happening here at Oddball Art Stamps and we are looking to expand our team!

What We Are Looking For:

We are looking for enthusiastic designers, crafters and colorists who love to create and share their creations online and who also have a passion to create with Oddball Art Stamps!

If you LOVE the images found at Oddball Art Co. Etsy Shop and are an active blogger/facebooker/Instagrammer/YouTuber  with ability to take clear, well lit photos and/or enjoy creating art tutorials using great process photos or video,  then we encourage you to apply using the email link at the bottom of this post!!

Design Team Benefits Include:

♥ Each Design Team member will get 2 FREE Digital Stamps per month as well as a coupon code for 50% off all Digital Downloads in the Oddball Art Co. Etsy Shop.

♥ Each member will be provided with a Design Team/Oddball Art Stamps Co. Badge to put in the sidebar of their blog stating their an Oddball Art Stamps Co. Design Team member.

♥Each member will be promoted on Facebook and on the blog.

♥ Each Design Team Member will be added to a private Facebook group where they can chat among themselves & Lizzy. 

♥ Each Design Team Member will be given a password for the private DT Members ONLY section of www.oddballartco.com where they can access and download Lizzy’s ‘DT Perks’

♥ Lizzy will continue to create new digital images every month so there is always a fresh selection of designs in the shop to work with.

♥ Lizzy will create holiday themed digital stamps to coincide upcoming holidays. As well if any member has a special request for a certain design that she hasn't created yet she will do her best to create it for them.

♥More info provided upon selection.

We are so excited to be expanding our Design Team and are looking forward to checking out your work!  

You can apply by sending an email to: Stephanie  subject: Oddball DT Application body: link to blog and any other social media links you want us to look at, and an image of your favorite project created using an Oddball image. 

Oddball Art Blog Challenge December 2017 | Christmas Lights

It's Time for the December 2017 Oddball Blog Challenge!

Be sure to visit our WINNERS POST to see if you're the winner of Oct/Nov Challenge!

JUST A REMINDER...

We have made a few changes on the Oddball Challenges. 

Firstly, we now only have ONE challenge. 

We will no longer have Facebook challenges. 
We will have Brand Ambassadors that will be chosen from the Facebook group.

Secondly, you have until the end of December to submit your entries (Yes! you can enter up to 3 times as always)
Lastly, you may link to your Facebook or Instagram posts to enter the challenge if you don't have a blog. Just needs to be a NEW post.

Now for our brand new challenge.

 Just as in previous months we will have a theme BUT it's optional so you can enter our challenge using any stamp with any theme but if you do decide to follow our theme,

"CHRISTMAS LIGHTS"

and are chosen as one of our winners.......

1 Grand Prize Winner if less then 15 entries and

a TOP 3 too if more then 15 entries!

We have a few simple rules for you to follow if you want to play along in our challenge:

1. We have a monthly theme but it's optional (if you are chosen as our winner AND you have followed the theme for that month you will win 1 extra stamp)
2. Please mention and link back to our challenge on your personal blogs/galleries
3. Creations must be NEW, no backlinking
4. Limit of 3 entries per person
NOTE regarding Top 3: we only have a Top 3 if we have AT LEAST 15 entries minimum into our challenge. We had 21 entries last month..would love to see even more this month! So, don't forget to tell your friends about our challenge and encourage them to come play along!!

Now for some Design Team Goodies:

Also the design team will be posting inspiration throughout the month as well!

Julie

Benny the Bear IMG#115

Stephanie

A Very Merry Jones Christmas IMG#354

An InLinkz Link-up

Wendy Winter

Hello Oddballs

It´s me, Tina: Also this month Lizzy has drawn very nice new releases and i like to introduce you my Kraft Paper TAG with: Wendy Winter #392. I colored with Polychromos. The edge and the pompom of the cap I dashed with a white pencil and applied a lot of glitter glue on it. 

Sorry, but i do not really like red very much; so her cap is pretty pink :-)

You can use this discount code

to get 10% on your purchase.

 DTTINA10

See you soon...

Tina

If you enjoy my posts here at Oddball Stamps please join me over on

http://paperplotterlottas-craftchaos.blogspot.de

 to see more of my creative work

Happy Halloween! | DT Inspiration & October/November Challenge Reminder

Happy Halloween Oddballs!

Hope everyone is having an awesome Halloween!

It has been a super busy month... 

Lizzy has brought us lots of new Oddball Art Stamps
released in the past few days. GO check them out here!

We have a few design team projects to share today:

Stephanie

Zombie Chibi Girl IMG#53

Process video

Suzi

Twosret ~ Cute Mummy Girl IMG#87

REMINDER:

Don't forget about our Blog Challenge! 

Our optional theme is CEMETERIES. We have 16 awesome entries so far...

I'd love to see just how many entries we can get! Invite all your friends!

Still lots of time to join in the fun as the challenge ends November 30th!