July Challenge Reminder

Hey Oddballs!  It's EK, from ekgorman designs here and I'm wondering something.

Have you played along yet with the current July Challenge happening here at Oddball Art?  If not what are you waiting for?  There are potentially free digital stamps available just for participating.

The theme for the challenge is always an Anything Goes Challenge, but with the optional theme this month of Dots and Doodles.  Want a chance to win even more digital stamps, then play along with the theme and use an Oddball Art Digital stamp.

I am playing with a new digital stamp added to the shop at the top of the month just for this theme.  The digi IMG#448 Pineapple Doodles Spooky Sweet appears to be a sweet pineapple stamp at first glance, but if you look just a little closer, you will see the amazing oddball twist thrown in.

I printed the digital stamp just as it comes when you down load it, to show how cute this image would be as a one layered card.  I colored all the pineapples up with my copics, trying to add some shadows into add a little dimension despite the card being one layered.

To add some more visual interest to the card, I added a burst of color around the edges using Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide and then a little splash of Worn Lipstick.

Thanks so much for peaking in at my challenge card.  Don't forget to add your card up by the end of the month for your chance to be picked as one of the random winners.  

Need a new digital stamp to play with, then please feel free to use the code DTEK10 to get 10% off your next purchase!

Oddball July Swap Reminder

Hey Oddballs,

I hope you are all working on the July ATC/Coin Swap with the theme "Dots and Doodles".  Here is a bit of inspiration to help you along.

I have used quite a few images on these ATCs, for details please check out my blog https://hutcho53.blogspot.com/2018/07/oddball-art-stamps-july-2018-atc.html

And don't forget when purchasing from the shop use my discount code:

                                     DTGAIL10

July Inspiration with Jennifer

Hello Oddballs! Jennifer here with some THEME inspiration for you today. This month our challenge theme is Dots & Doodles - fun! Play along with us all month long for your chance to win. There are plenty of prizes up for grabs, and time to enter!!

Today's project uses this toadstool house scene, Image #432. This was a new release a few months ago, if you haven't checked out the shop lately, you should!

Be sure to use coupon code DTJENNIFER10 when you're shopping at the Oddball Shop (now at Oddball Art Co!) so you can save a few pennies!! So many new images in the store; don't miss out!

If you enjoy my posts here at Oddball Art Stamps, please join me over on Glitter In My Hair to see more of my creative work!

Hug a Panda....

Hi Oddball Fans!

I'm guest DT this month for the "Dots and Doodles" theme! Today I am sharing my dotty chubby panda art tags using Images from #226 Chubs the Panda - too cute!!

I love to alter tags and create with mixed media bits and pieces and of course I have an issue with throwing anything away no matter how small - you never know when you might need that miniscule piece of paper or embellishment LOL!

I started with some plain packaging tags - I always buy these in bulk in several sizes from the local Officeworks store - and a roll of paper towel that I use to "mop up" excess ink sprays from my creations - see I can't even waste sprays!!!

Use a glue stick or matt medium to cover the entire tag and adhere the paper towel and once dry trim the overhang and punch the hole back at the top!

Now to add the dots because we have the dots & doodles theme!! I used a very dotty stencil and some texture paste to add these to the tags.

Next I printed the "pandas" onto Kraft coloured paper - sometimes I don't want to colour and I love the effect of printing directly to kraft paper and fussy cutting and using colour on the background as a contrast to the plain image!

I also printed the wording "hug a panda" on kraft paper and tore out to us on the tags. I'm starting to layout how I want everything to sit on the tags in the pic below. I've grabbed some muslin cloth scraps, meshy braid, paper leaves and flowers and some ribbon and string for tying at the tops.

Once I was happy then I glued everything on in order! they have a lovely 3D effect - I like layers and texture and colour!!

 

Fun and easy to create! Hope you feel inspired to create with Oddball Stamps and some Dots & Doodles and play along this month!

Thanks for having me!

Sharon
Guest DT

Maddy

Hi Oddballs - Angie here with another Inspiration Post for our Blog Challenge (Always Anything Goes with an Optional Theme - this month's being Dots and Doodles)

I have used IMG 426 Maddy for my set of ATC's all ready for this months ATC Swap!

Ekkkkkkk how cute are they!!!!

I coloured them with my water paints and popped them onto some black cardstock bases.

I added some "doodling" around the borders using my black and white gel pens.

I wonder if I'll be sending one of these to you?

Want to save 10% OFF your order over at the Oddball Art Co Shop?

Use my coupon code DTANGIE10

If you enjoy my posts here at Oddball Stamps, please join me over at Angie's Craft Fusion to see more of my creative work.

Thanks so much for taking time out to check out this post!
Until next time, Happy Crafting, Angie xx

Starlynn Queen of the Spooky Starlight Sugar Web Fairies

Hello Oddball friends!

Julie here today with an inspirational post and reminder for the

July Challenge

Dots and Doodles

 

 

 

I used 

Starlynn Queen of the Spooky Starlight Sugar Web Fairies

and I gave her a bit of dimension by adding an extra layer to her body and 2 extra layers to her wings! 

For the background I have used

Digital Stamp Creepy Cute Eyeball & Bones Flower Frame Image No. 334

 

 

 

 

Drop by and join our July challenge!

 

At Oddball Art Stamps

The Theme this month is

Dots and Doodles

 

Please use my Design Team Discount Code

DTJULIEG10

For your purchase of any Oddball Art Stamp

Hugs Julie xox

Happiness is...

Hey Oddballs!  It's EK from ekgorman designs, sneaking in today to share a little CAS card I created using my favorite colored pencils.

Today I am playing around with IMG19 Camper Girl Cassidy from the Big Eyed girl collection.

For today's project I pulled out, like I said my favorite colored pencil set, the Derwent Drawing pencils.  Now I own some five different brand of colored pencils, but despite its limited color range, these are my favorite.  These colors are really soft and in a wide range of natural and sepia tones.  Needless to say, their limited color range is perfect for a clean and simple card.

I additionally added a fun sentiment added in some denim blue ink, to add to the sweet mischief look on Cassidy's face.  The card got adhered onto a Kraft A2 card frame.

Do you play around with different brands of colored pencils?  What is your favorite?  And what Oddball digital stamp is your favorite to color with your pencils?

Needing a new digi, then feel free to use the code DTEK10 to get 10% off you next purchase!

ATC & Coins for July Swap

Hello Oddballs

It´s me again, Tina: I have conjured up these 3 works for our current ATC / ATCoin swap. 

All colorized with Polychromos.

The background comes from our new Digi Paper: Dots & Doodles

Image i used: Female Gardener Ginny the Gardener #386

Unicorn Crowd ~ Magical Pile of Cute #431

Hailey Heart Hands #437

If you like to use my code you get 10% off your next purchase.

DTTINA10

And now we really want to see your great ATC's and Coins ...

Oddball ATC / Coin Swap

The best comes last!

Each participant also receives an oddball freebie with the addresses 

of its exchange partners on July 24th. 

So you see, join in is worth it :-)

See you soon...

Tina

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 to see more of my creative work