2017 Design Team Call | Oddball Art Stamps

Attention Designers and Crafters!

We have so much creative fun happening here at Oddball Art Stamps.....  you may have seen that we launched "Technique A Week" back in February, every week an Oddball Designer or myself demonstrates a new art technique.   We are also continuing on this year with our 2 monthly challenges both here on the blog and in our FB Group.

With everything in the works we are now looking to fill a few positions on the 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 with great coloring skills and 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 link up 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 whenever possible (we hope they will do the same on their personal blogs and FB pages.. a win/win for everyone!).

♥ Each Design Team Member will be joined in to a private Facebook group where they can chat among themselves and to 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.

We are so excited to be expanding our Design Team and are looking forward to checking out your work!  Apply now using the link up below.....

(alternatively you can apply by sending an email to: Lizzy subject: 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.)   

PLEASE NOTE WE WILL CONTINUE TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS BY EMAIL RIGHT UP TIL MIDNIGHT EST.  ~  WE ARE ALSO GIVING AWAY A 1 DAY STAMP FREEBIE IN THE ODDBALL ART STAMPS FB GROUP  SO GO DOWNLOAD IT B4 IT DISAPPEARS!

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VIDEO ART TUTORIAL | Gold Foil Leaf & Watercolor | for Technique A Week

Lizzy Love ♥ Oddball Art Co.: VIDEO ART TUTORIAL | Gold Foil Leaf & Watercolor: Hiya Oddballs!!!! I'm back again with another "Technique A Week" Video Art Tutorial! This week I experimented wit...

New Image: Baby Elephant Kisses

Hello Oddballs

It`s me - Tina: Today I would like to introduce you a new Digi Image. I created a Twisted Easel Card and used: "Baby Elephant Kisses" #375. Colored with Touch Twin Markers. 

Isn`t she cute with the baby elephant?

See you soon...

Tina

VIDEO ART TUTORIAL | Lets Make A Reversible Mini Art Journal | For Technique A Week.

Lizzy Love ♥ Oddball Art Co.: VIDEO ART TUTORIAL | Lets Make A Reversible Mini A...: Hello Oddballs! Are you ready to have some fun??!  This Reversible Mini Art Journal was super fun and easy to make and I must say.....

YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND Challenge Reminder

Hello and happy day!  Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying life in whatever part of the globe you reside.   Can't believe Saturday will be "April Fool's Day."  Have you ever played a really great "April Fool's" joke on anyone?  If so, we'd love to hear about it in the FB group for the chance to win an image of choice. 

 I am here to remind you all that our Current Challenge is YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND.  You can create anything you like for our challenge - you are not limited to cards.  We love to see your mixed media and altered projects and any other crafting projects you share - just make sure there's an image on it somewhere:)  Remember, when creating your projects for our challenge, we are looking for you to use our challenge theme as a prompt to create whatever the challenge theme inspires you to do.  We encourage thinking "outside the box."  We offer our monthly challenge with the hope that joining us will push you to create something unique and amazing, perhaps something outside of your comfort zone.  Can't wait to see what you are inspired to create this month!  You can scroll down to add your link or click HERE and you will get to the post with the Inlinkz tool.

Looking for an image to use for your creation???  You're in luck b/c Lizzy is constantly adding fabulous new images to the Oddball Art Etsy Shop - watch for new releases soon!  Also hope you are enjoying the New Release Inspiration posts from our talented DT members here on the blog.

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

1. You must follow our theme

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

5.  At least 15 entries total required for Top 3 prizes to be awarded

Challenge runs until April 14, 2017 at 10pm EDT.  1 Random winner will get to choose 1 digi from ODDBALL ART STAMPS and a Top 3 with prize format as follows.....

• First prize wins 3 digis
• Second prize wins 2 digis 
• Third prize wins 1 digi 

Other than that, you are free to use images from any company, however, in order to qualify for Top 3, you must use an image from ODDBALL ART STAMPS.  Lizzy, our amazing owner/illustrator, has so many wonderful images in the shop.  Here are some other useful links to help you become more familiar with the awesomeness that is ODDBALL ART STAMPS!!

Some Useful Links:)
Company Website ♥ http://www.oddballartco.com
Art Blog ♥ http://oddballartco.blogspot.com
Facebook Fan Page ♥ http://www.facebook.com/oddballartco
Facebook Friend Page ♥ http://www.facebook.com/oddballart
Twitter ♥ http://www.twitter.com/oddballartco
Flickr ♥ http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddballartco
Zazzle ♥ http://www.zazzle.com/oddballartco
Fine Art America ♥ http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/lizzy-love
Tumblr ♥ http://www.oddballartco.tumblr.com

Don't forget our Anything Goes with Oddball Art images challenge on our ODDBALL ART FACEBOOK GROUP CHALLENGE.    We have a new challenge on the 1st of every month, so a new challenge starts Saturday:)

Our DT gals have certainly outdone themselves by creating some fabulous samples to inspire you.  Hope you will pay them a visit on their personal blogs by clicking on their names.

AJ

Suzi

 Elaine Parker aka LaLuna

New Image Inspiration

Hello Oddballs

It´s me again, Tina: Today i want to show you for inspiration two new images

"Skulls & Bats"

#370

"So Happy I Could Barf"

 #372

I colored both with Touch Twin Markers

See you soon...

Tina

"PaperPlotterLotta"

Technique - Pigment and Distress ink Background

When I was asked to come up with a technique to share I was a bit worried.  I mean what can I share with such fabulous crafters.   I then remembered a very simple but effective technique using white pigment and coloured inks (in this case distress inks).   

Tools

Scrap paper

Kraft Card Stock

Daubers or sponges

White pigment ink

Coloured inks (I used three colours of Distress)

Stencil with any pattern with large open areas

Baby wipes or cleaning tools to wipe off the stencil

How to's

Prepare your card stock, score and fold.  Then open onto your scrap paper.

Place your stencil on your Kraft card stock and using a dauber or sponge, add a generous layer of white ink to your card stock.  You dont need to apply ink to the whole stencil, pick and choose where you want to lay colour.  There are no rules here.

Let the white ink dry for a few minutes and wipe down your stencil and air dry it.

Place the stencil back over your card stock and offset it slightly in any direction.

Now grab some colour and a dauber and apply colour to the stencil areas.   The result is a two toned effect with the colour and a definite "how did you do that" comment from your friends.

Don't forget to clean up the stencil as your card dries.

Once you have your background, its time to make up your project, by adding one of the fabulous OddballArt images.

YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND Challenge

Hello everyone, and happy Wednesday to all!  Hope everyone is doing well and are having pleasant weather in whatever part of the world you reside.   Hope you are checking back here frequently to see all the lovely technique and new release posts from the DT gals, and I hope you are able to find inspiration from them, I know I am!:)

Welcome back to our challenge here at Oddball Art Stamps.    Thanks so much to all our participants from our Crazy Little Thing Called Love challenge.  HUGE apologies to the DT and all our fans for not getting the reminder posted this month - it was a crazy and stressful month for all of us.  We had so much fun visiting your blogs and seeing your amazing creations.  We hope you will come join us again this month in our New Challenge, but before we get to that, we have a Winner to announce (sadly no Top 3 as 15 entries are required)!!

Our randomly chosen winner receives 1 image of choice from ODDBALL ART STAMPS!  Please contact Audrey to claim your prize.

9. Jane Savage

**We also have a SPECIAL RECOGNITION PRIZE this time for Gena, age 13 who made this lovely card.  Please contact Audrey to claim your prize.**

Our New Challenge is YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND.  When creating your projects for this challenge, we are looking for you to use our challenge theme as a prompt to create whatever the challenge theme inspires you to do.  We encourage thinking "outside the box."  We offer our monthly challenge with the hope that joining us will push you to create something unique and amazing, perhaps something outside of your comfort zone.  Can't wait to see what you are inspired to create this month!

You have until Aprilq 14, 2017 at 10pm EST to come play along.  For quick reference, you can find our challenge rules in the sidebar.  1 Random winner will get to choose 1 digi from ODDBALL ART STAMPS and  a Top 3 with prize format as listed above (provided at least 15 total entries).....

Other than that, you are free to use images from any company, however, in order to qualify for the Top 3 prizes, you must use images from ODDBALL ART STAMPS.  Lizzy, our amazing owner/illustrator, has so many wonderful images in the shop.  Here are some other useful links to help you become more familiar with the awesomeness that is ODDBALL ART STAMPS!!

Some Useful Links:)
Company Website ♥ http://www.oddballartco.com
Art Blog ♥ http://oddballartco.blogspot.com
Facebook Fan Page ♥ http://www.facebook.com/oddballartco
Facebook Friend Page ♥ http://www.facebook.com/oddballart
Twitter ♥ http://www.twitter.com/oddballartco
Flickr ♥ http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddballartco
Zazzle ♥ http://www.zazzle.com/oddballartco
Fine Art America ♥ http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/lizzy-love
Tumblr ♥ http://www.oddballartco.tumblr.com

Don't forget our Anything Goes with Oddball Art images challenge on our ODDBALL ART FACEBOOK GROUP CHALLENGE.    We have a new challenge on the 1st of every month, so still lots of time left to go play there:) We also have some NEW features happening in the FB group - tutorials, planner pages, etc. so make sure you check that out!

Before we get to the DT samples, we have a few "housekeeping" items.  First, it is with great sadness that we say "see you later" to Jenn B. and Sarah Bell.  Jenn has been part of the DT from the very early days and Sarah has only been with us a short time, but we are equally sad to see them both go, however, we know they have important life matters to deal with and we wish them the very best!  Hugs to you both and you are welcome back to the DT anytime.

On the plus side, we have the wonderfully talented and long time Oddball AJ joining our DT.  Welcome AJ and we know all of you will enjoy seeing her awesome creations!!

Our DT gals have certainly outdone themselves by creating some fabulous samples to inspire you.  Hope you will pay them a visit on their personal blogs by clicking on their names.

AJ

Suzi

 Elaine Parker aka LaLuna

Hope you will join the fun!!  #ODDBALLARTCHALLENGE

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