Oddball Art: CHRISTMAS TIME (IS HERE AGAIN) -challenge reminder

What a happy theme at Oddball this month:

CHRISTMAS TIME (IS HERE AGAIN) 

so if you haven't put your Christmas stuff away yet,

do link up and show us your Christmas creations.

I've used super cute Fred the Christmas bear in my card...

hmmmm, maybe he's a polar bear, LOL

I'd like to enter to some challenges with my last Christmas card at 2016...

Creative Craft Cottage - AG

Brown Sugar - Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's  - Use a Sentiment

Cute Card Thursday - AG

Creative Knockout - AG 

C.R.A.F.T. - AG

It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas - celebration at LCD

Things are still very festive at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity

 as there is celebration of the season throughout December.  

Want to join the celebration?  Enter your rubber stamped Christmas 

or Winter themed projects in LCPtC Xmas Linky Party

 at the bottom of the Day 1 post by January 6, 

2017 at 5 to midnight for the chance to win LCD/CV Bucks 

to spend in our Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda stores! 

There is some RULES for the party challenge, 

so please check them out to ensure your entries are eligible to win! 

For the inspiration post I made this cute Kitty card:

using Carmen's Veranda Angel Cat, design papers, 

die cut and some pearls and "blings" .

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Show us your pussies - Krimbo Kats

Pile it on - Celebrations

Crafty Creations - Any Holiday

Brown Sugar - Christmas

Creative Knockout - Christmas

Cute Card Thursday - AG

Crafty Gals -  AG

STAMPlorations - Stencil Sunday

It's Sunday time (last Sunday before X-mas),

and that means some stencil inspiration at 

STAMPlorations Stencil Sunday

I needed to wrap some presents, and wanted to make

paperbags looks more festive ... so out came

Holly Background, Plaid Maker, Square City stencils 

and Poinsettia - Large Stamp with golden embossing powder 

and DI ink pads.

A wee reminder, that there is still some time to play at

For a change to win:

$15 gift certificate OR choice of any 

2 ARTplorations stencils to the winner

and choice of 1 ARTplorations stencil to the top picks.

The theme is always anything mixed media goes except a card 

and you must use at least one stencil (any brand) in your project.

I'd like to enter to some challenges with my Chrismassy pags:

The Corrosive - Gold or Silver Christmas

Fab n Funky - Glitter n Sparkle

Craftyhazelnuts - AG as long as it's Christmas

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG

Come and Get it - Christmas

Simon Says Wednesday - Gift it

Oddball Art: CHRISTMAS TIME (IS HERE AGAIN) CHALLENGE

Yesterday started a new challenge at Oddball's,

very easy for this time of year:

CHRISTMAS TIME (IS HERE AGAIN) CHALLENGE

so make the link and let us see you Chrismassy makes.

I used Copics to color this cute Santa's little helper,

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Tuesday Throwdown - AG

Crafty Gals - AG

Creative Knockouts - Winter Wonderland / Festive Fun

C.R.A.F.T.- Christmas

Through The Purple Haze - AG

Brown Sugar - AG

Dame ATC

When I was going through my box of scraps to make

my winter ATC, I found 3 lovely pieces of paper that

I totally wanted to use too ...

Wicked Wednesday has a Sneak Peek page and I saw

that this weeks theme was: 

Things That Start With the Letter D

I found this lovely lady ready stamped in my stash,

and colored her with Chalks, some distressing and DI 

and there it was, very soft, vintage looking ATC 

for the Wicked Wednesday challenge

X-mas Wreath with Whimsical Sylvie

Totally love the Whimsical Birds from the 

Lost Coast Desings, I found the very

"useful" in every season, LOL

Here's the Whimsical Sylvie (colored with Prisma Colors) 

together with a sentiment from Party Words -set.

Wreath is made using 2 different bunches and some droplets.

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Tuesday Throwdown - AG

Pile it on - Any Holiday / Celebration

Not Just Cards - AG

Glitter n Sparkle - AG

HLS December Christmas - Wreath

P.S. If you'll find time to stamp and create, please do link

to LCD December challenge: Party Critters, as you can use any

stamped image that goes with the theme.

STAMPlorations Mixed Media challenge for December

It's time for a new Mixed Media challenge at

The theme is always anything mixed media goes except a card 

and you must use at least one stencil (any brand) in your project.

Prizes: $15 gift certificate OR choice of any 

2 ARTplorations stencils to the winner

and choice of 1 ARTplorations stencil to the top picks.

So do join the challenge, we love to see your art.

For this challenge I created two fun tags, inspired by

northern lights and house of the Moomins. I used

ARTplorations: Oh my Stars! -stencil

STAMPlorations: Snowman - Large and Houses stamp sets

some Gelatos and structure paste, 

Inktense pens for the coloring of the images.

The sentiment die cuts are in Finnish and it says "Merry Christmas".

I'd like to enter some challenges, with my night sky tags:

QKR - Christmas Tags

Morgan's Art - Create a Tag

Crafty Hazelnut's - Christmas

Winter Wonderland - Night Scene

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG

Come and Get it - Christmas

613 Avenue - Holiday Hapiness

Oddball Art: Include a Fantacy Element -challenge reminder

What an awesome theme at Oddball this month:

Like dreamers do!

So bring out your pretty or scary fantasy images and join

the challenge for a change to win some great Oddball images.

I've used to images on my card:

Grunge Lace and Jessica that comes with the sentiment

Jessica is colored with Copics and Prismacolors.

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Digi Choosday - AG

Crafting from the Heart - AG

Left of Center - Fair maidens

Brown Sugar - AG

Aud Sentiment - AG + sentiment

Penny's - AG

Creative Moments - AG

Oddball Art, November release

It's newbie time at Oddball's and Lizzy has created again a fabulous

new line of brilliant images to play with.

Check out the store, and if you feel like shopping,

using the code DTGRANNE10, you'll get 10% off.

I made a a bit different X-mas card using older image

 "Dancing in the Dark" combined with the new "Cute Christmas for pets"

Background is from MC and die cut from STAMPlorations,

images are colored with the Copics.

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Dark n Daring - AG

Mojo Monday - sketch

Crafting from the Heath - AG

Left of Center - LOC

Brown Sugar - AG

Crafting Musketeer - Christmas wishes

Would like a change to win some awesome Oddballs?

You'll find "Fantacy Element" challenge HERE

and if using Oddball image, why not enter FB challenge HERE

Giving Thanks -blog hop

Welcome to a  

2nd Giving Thanks Blog Hop & Linky Party

I'm on STAMPlorations team with a card I made using

Awesome Be Thankful bundle (there is 2 other bundles available)

Set comes with dies, stamps and stencil - So cool!!

Totally loved coloring those apples! I used DI's to color and 

VersaFine to stamp and a little bit of tape on the edges.

Here's the blog hop designers (me being number 32.)

I hope you are having fun hopping and thank you so 

much for stopping by here, hugs.

Oddball Art - LIKE DREAMERS DO (FANTASY ELEMENT) -challenge

Time for a new great challenge at

Oddball Art blog with a fantastic theme

LIKE DREAMERS DO (FANTASY ELEMENT)

I made a fantasy love card using a little bit 

different images to make a couble:

Bride of Frankenstein and Creepy Cute Frankenstein

So here they are together, colored with Copics and ColorSofts.

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Tuesday morning sketches - sketch

A Bit More time to craft - AG

Left of Center - Inspired by ... (movie) and LOC

Crafty Girlz - AG

Digi Choosday - AG

Tuesday Throwdown - Add gems /pearls

Crafting from the Heart - AG

Glitter N Sparkle - AG

P.S. I you are creating using Oddball Art, 

there is Anything Goes -challenge in FB,

and if you want to go shopping, 

you'll get 10% of by using the code DTGRANNE10

STAMPlorations - Stencil Sunday

It's Sunday time (and Father's day in Finland),

and that means some stencil inspiration at 

STAMPlorations Stencil Sunday

I used Be Thankful Bundle and Weathered Wood stencil. 

I took my stencil and structure paste, when it was dry, 

I covered it with watered gesso and colored it with Gelatos, 

finally I'm getting an idea how to use Gelatos ...

Apple basket is colored with Distress Inks.

Like to do Mixed Media? Why not link your art to:

There is a change to win:

$15 gift certificate OR choice of any 

2 ARTplorations stencils to the winner

and choice of 1 ARTplorations stencil to the top picks.

The theme is always anything mixed media goes except a card 

and you must use at least one stencil (any brand) in your project.

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

The Corrosive - Fall / Autumn

HSL November - AG with dies

Crafting by Design - Fall Colors

Aud Sentiment - AG + sentiment

Brown Sugar - AG

Sweet Stamping - Photo Inspiration

Simon Says Wednesday  - Thanks / Thanksgiving

Thankful / Give thanks -challenge at Lost Coast Portal to creativity

It's time for a new challenge at

Lost Coast Portal to Creativity

Thankful / Give thanks

I think my card has a bit different view for the theme,

but:

Kind of like how this makes your mind wander... 

I used the Carmen Veranda's Monkey Face stamp

and the die cut is from STAMPlorations 

(cut it twice: from the black foam and then the paper)

Take your stamps (any company's) and join the challenge

We love to see your projects!

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Craft Stamper Magazine - AG (stamped)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG

613 Avenue - AG

Artistic Inspirations - AG

Glitter N Sparkle - One for the Man

STAMPlorations Mixed Media challenge for November

Sooo ... it's November already, winter has arrived in Finland 

and it's also time for a new Mixed Media challenge at

The theme is always anything mixed media goes except a card 

and you must use at least one stencil (any brand) in your project.

Prizes: $15 gift certificate OR choice of any 

2 ARTplorations stencils to the winner

and choice of 1 ARTplorations stencil to the top picks.

So do join the challenge, we love to see your art.

I made this icy tag using

Christmas Reindeer -stencil

Buttercups and Butteflies -stamp set

I made the background by squeezing paint in the middle

of 2 tags, when dried I covered the tag with watered Gesso.

I also used Gesso with the stencil to get the white delicate deer.

Little bit DI on the edges and around the deer.

Then I stamped the sentiment:

"How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it"

added some die cuts and pearls and of course the white ribbon.

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Crafting Musketeer - Christmas wishes

Cute Card Thursday - Anything but a card

Crafting by Design - Anything goes

Fussy and Fancy - Snow with texture

Brown Sugar - AG

Craftyhazelnuts Christmas challenge - AG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG

Day 2 of Day of the Dead at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity

So Halloween hop is over, but the fun continues

at the Lost Coast

It's day 2 and I'm showing the third card I made

using the embossing powder and the Scarves stamp

This time with Gel pens.

and here's how the earlier ones looked like

So same shape, same stamp and quite a different looks.

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Crafts Galore - AG

The ABC - S is for Shaped cards

A Bit More Time To Craft - AG

Creative Ladybirds - AG

Crafting From the Heart - AG

Left of Center - Halloween

STAMPlorations - Stencil Sunday

Final Sunday of the month and

it's my turn to create for the Stencil Sunday.

I created a sparkling tag, using 

ARTplorations: Flourishes stencil, not an obvious choice for a snowy tag, but it

reminds me about the light "powder" snow in a windy weather.

STAMPlorations: Snowman - Large  and Bold Sentiments stamp sets

some Distress Inks and LOTS of sparkling clear embossing powder.

There is still one day left to enter this months Mixed Media challenge at

and of course there will be a new one next month,

so do enter for a change to win:

$15 gift certificate OR choice of any 

2 ARTplorations stencils to the winner

and choice of 1 ARTplorations stencil to the top picks.

The theme is always anything mixed media goes except a card 

and you must use at least one stencil (any brand) in your project.

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

HSL Christmas challenge - embossing

Through the Purple Haze - fav colorcombo (blue and white)

Creative Craft Cottage - ribbon

Winter Wonderland - Frosty or Well wrapped

Tuesday morning sketches - sketch

Crafting by Design - Get ready for X-mas

A Gem of a Challenge - snowlfakes

Crafty Hazelnuts - AG

31 days of Halloween with LCD - day 30

So, tomorrow it will be the last day of the month,

and the fun Halloween hop.

Today I'm taking part as a Lost Coast teammate with this

pumpkin shaped card:

Using just black embossing powder and the Scarves stamp

by Lost Coast Designs.

I think it turned out quite funny, with the big eyes, lol

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Morgan's Art - embossing

QKR - Halloween

Left of Center - Halloween

Glitter N Sparkle - Halloween

Simon Says Monday - Fall

And this little pumpkin has a friend, remember?

Oddball Art - Anything goes challenge reminder

Anything goes challenge at Oddball Art,

so link up for a change to win some cute or creepy or creepy cute

fabulous images.

I made an AJ page using sad and beautiful Heidi.

Heidi is colored with Copics and Prismacolors. 

Background is made by using a napkin, gesso, 

pink embossing powder with Visible image stamp, 

some ribbon and flowers.

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Aud Sentiment - cute

C.R.A.F.T. - Add ribbon, sparkle and shine

Creative Knockouts - Something to say

Simon Says Wednesday - AG

Crafting With an Attitude - AG

Crafting from the Heart- AG

Simply Papercrafting- AG

31 days of Halloween with LCD - day 26

The Halloween Hop is on a last week, it's the 26th day of

I'm taking part as a Lost Coast teammate with this

skull shaped card:

Using DI's and black embossing powder with Scarves stamp

from Lost Coast Designs.

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Deep Ocean - Halloween

Moo - Mania - Halloween Party

If you Give a Crafter a Cookie - photo inspiration

Creative Knockouts - embossing

Brown Sugar - AG

Left of Center - Halloween

Artistic Inspirations - AG

Crafting from the Heart- AG

P.S. Still time to get your wicked stamps 

(any companys stamps go) in use

and enter LCD challenge for a change to win some rubber stamps, :=)

Holiday crafting

I've been on holiday this week

- and also on flu, so all the things needed to be done

in the house during this holiday: not done.

But I have done some crafting, and here's some of them

I embossed the large sunflower and colored it with Brushos.

Entering to some challenges:

Rubber Dance - color challenge (yellow, brown and orange)

Addicted to stamps - AG

Fab N Funky - Fabulous flowers

Creative Knockouts - embossing

Fussy and Fancy - Shades of Autumn

The East Wind - embossing

I also found these lovely 3D images from my stash,

and decided it's about time to use them, :=)

Using Freshly Made Sketches for the layout

Using Tuesday Morning Sketches for this layout, also 

entering Simply Papercrafts.

I hope you all are having a lovely Autumn!

31 days of Halloween with LCD - day 18

And the Halloween Hop goes on, it's the 18th day of

and I'm taking part as a Lost Coast teammate with this

re-decorated flower pot (see that post HERE).

Using Stazon ink on Carmen's Veranda Flying Skull stamp 

and Lost Coast Designs License Plate Alphabet stampset.

Stamped on plastic (recycling baggage) and then painted 

using silver and white paints from the other side,

some wire and the decoration was ready.

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Craft Stamper Magazine - Autumal Creations

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG

Glitter N Sparkle - AG

Left of Center - Halloween

Crafting From a Heart - AG

Aurora Wings - AG

Have you seen the awesome newbies at Lost Coast?

Totally awesome add for what brilliant there already is, 

hop HERE to see.

31 Days of Halloween with DiD - day 16

Aaaaand we are in a midway of the annual

I'm taking part as a CT in Dream In Darkness

and made a screaming skully for day 16.

I painted Lace-Up Skull from Eye Connect with gesso.
Then I embossed the skull using 

Flagstone Background from Lost Coast Designs.
Little bit Vintage Photo ink here and there, wire to keep
his jaw in place and few pink beads.

He sure has a reason for his "EEK"; so many cracks...

Lots of time to enter the DiD challenge

Where anything weird, dark, alternate goes..

I'd like to enter so some challenges:

Altered Eclectics - AG (altered)

Delicious Doodles - Halloween

Moo-Mania - Drips and splatters 

A Bit More time to craft - AG

The Sketchy Challenges - AG

Crafty Girlz - AG

Simon Says Wednesday - Totally resistible

Creative Fingers - AG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG

Oddball Art: Anything goes -challenge

"The word" is free this months challenge at

Oddball Art, the theme is Anything goes

and you can enter with any company's image,

so do link your creations - there is a change to win some awesome

Oddball Art images, YAY!

I made an AJ page using Lavinia stamps and

the coolest hat maker from the "Alice" release

Image colored with Copics and PrismaColors.

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

The Pencil Case - AG

Artistic Inspirations - AG

Not Just Cards - AG

Crafty Creations - Not a Card

Creative Moments - AG

Creative Knockouts - AG

HSL Mixed Media - Nature

Simon Says Monday - Explore the world

31 days of Halloween with LCD - day 13

Yet another great hop day at 

31 days of Halloween

and I'm taking part as a Lost Coast teammate by this card.

I used Distress inks to make the background and stamps from

More Cats and License Plate Alphabet -Sets

and to make the smily cat to pop a little bit more,

I added some color on him with a Copic. And a touch of white

gel pen on the eyes.

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Crafting From the Heart - AG

Tuesday Throwdown - Halloween

Show us your Pussies - Halloween with a cat

Addicted to Stamps and More - Photo inspiration 

Penny's - AG

Creative Knockouts - AG

Have you seen the awesome newbies at Lost Coast?

Totally awesome add for what brilliant there already is, 

hop HERE to see.

31 Days of Halloween with DiD - day 4

Woohoo, we are having even more fun than

usually in team Dream in Darkness.

We are IN:

Sooo, it's day 4 and I made a AJ page using Oddball "Dirty Darcy"

Looks like this Oddball girlie is looking forward to hanging around the mortals ... Hmmmm, wonder why!

Team DiD is having fun with the hop,
and would love for you to link your dark, weird, alternative creations
to the challenge HERE

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

The Pencil Case - AG

Aud Sentiment - AG with sentiment

A Gem of A Challenge - Halloween

Delicious Doodles - Halloween

Left of Center - LOC

Crafting from the Heart - AG

Simon Says Monday - Halloween