One Last Oddball

I just couldn't resist making one last Creepmas card.

And it seems fitting that it features an Oddball Art Stamp image.

This little cutie is one of the free images that Lizzy offers to the

subscribers of her 

Creepy Cute Chronicles newsletter.

I colored this little puppy/deer using Copic markers.

I used a die cut scalloped oval frame and popped it up

on foam dots to give some depth between the frame and the image.

Lastly, I used one of my favorite products of the year, Nuvo drops.

I don't know why, but I love this stuff. I only have 18 colors so far,

but that might be enough for  now.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenge:

December Oddball Challenge - anything goes 

This is going to do it for me for 2018.

This year has not been kind, but I have learned quite a bit,

so it's not a completely cruel joke. 

I am hopeful for the coming year, and will set my focus on making 

it the very best that I can. 

Wishing you all a great 2019! 

The Snowman from Hellgnome

I don't know about you, but that title sounds like a great

Christmas movie. 

And by great, I mean watchable since I will watch damn near

any scary movie that is on TV. Case in point, I just sat through

2 1/2 hours of 'The House That Jack Built', starring Matt Dillon as a serial killer.

BORING! There were a few scenes worth watching (see taxidermy scene), but

overall a total snooze fest. Then there's 'Mandy", starring Nicolas Cage. 

I was left thinking and audibly asking, "WTF did I just watch?".

Makes me give 'The Nun' another star. 

Which brings that total up to three stars now.

Okay, back to my card...

Doesn't this just make you all warm and fuzzy inside?

No? Just me then. 

I began my creative foray by coloring this killer Horned Snowman

image from Inked Artist/Hellgnome Death Digis . 

I used Copic markers for my coloring of the snowman.

I just can't seem to use anything else to color with these days.

My Zigs are missing me...

I took some designer paper that resembles wooden planks,

and used some Dylusions sprays in Cherry Pie and Post Box Red for 

blood splatter. This guy looks kind of messy, so I splattered him as well.  

I used a die cut from the same paper pad and splattered that with

Dylusions sprays also. These reds are perfect for blood splatter.

Just sayin'... 

I popped everything onto some black card stock using foam tape

on the snowman and his festive sign.

I managed to find some still intact Xmas candy to use as props

for my photo shoot. I like it.

Thanks for popping by today.

Hope everyone had a magnificent Creepmas!!  

And all the best for 2019!!  

   

Merry Oddball!

I'm back again with what will be my last post for 2018.

I can't think of a better way to go out than with an Oddball Xmas!!

I have had a great time guest designing for Lizzy at Oddball Art Co.

I couldn't resist playing with some of the CCC freebies, 

like this simple, yet perfect holiday image from CCC#27.  

Such a fun and easy gate fold card with a Stickled and stitched die cut, 

some snowflakes, and some white Nuvo drops.

This is one of two images in this set of versatile digis #339.

I paired this one with a simple gold embossed sentiment and gold pearls.

The vibrant Copic coloring really pops against the black.

Same thing for this one, but I used silver embossing with a different

sentiment, and silver pearls and rhinestones for accents. 

Another Copic colored image from CCC#27, stitched die cuts,

and some sequins.

I love this one! Image #137 colored with Copics, against stitched die cuts,

backed onto some very busy, yet complimentary paper. Black Nuvo drops

added for texture.

Lastly, I couldn't resist these wacky critters from CCC#14 that I merged with

the jar in digi set #447.  I added their names onto the tags as well.

I added some iridescent Nuvo drops on the fronts, backed the tags onto 

black cardstock for stability and contrast, and strung them with baker's twine.

I used a white gel pen to add the "To: and From:" on the back of each tag.

It is going to be an Oddball Xmas, indeed!

Thanks for stopping by today and all year long.

Hope to be a bit more present with my art in the new year.

Happy Holidaze and Happy New Year!!

  

Oddball Bottle Cap Owls

I'm back again guest designing for Oddball Art Stamps this month!

I'm sharing a project today that is totally new for me.

First off, it requires NO coloring. Yup, I said it. No coloring at all.

I have used the adorable and beautifully vibrant, pre-colored bottle cap art found here. 

I have had the bottle caps for quite some time, and in an attempt to destash a bit, 

and make a few Christmas gifts, I decided to give it a go.

I began by printing out the bottle cap art and punching out the owls with a 1" circle punch.

I used regular printer paper first, but found that photo paper works much better with the

lacquer as you will see in a minute.

I also had some tiny caps, so I punched those out with a 1/2" punch, 

only using the owls faces. 

I added holes to the small caps with my piercing tool and a hammer.

Now for some bling! 

I added various glitters and sparkly stuff to the images for sparkle and interest. 

Lots of tweezer action happening here.

Lastly, I added 3D laquer to the caps to seal in all that gorgeousness.

This was actually my first attempt at this project, and in my second attempt I used

much less laquer and got a smoother finish, which I prefer.

Once dry, I added some ridiculously strong magnets onto the backs. 

These could also be used a pendants, but I figured someone might get 

more use out of magnets. 

I attached the caps together to give them some movement,

and added a rhinestone charm. More bling never hurts, right?

Here is a good comparison on the difference between using photo paper

versus regular copy paper. The lacquer really bleaches out the image to the point

where it looks like a totally different image.

Left one is using photo paper, right one is copy paper. 

My son says the bleached ones look, "vintage". Let's go with that.

All the caps together for a group shot.

Thanks so much for visiting me this week.

I'll be back next Saturday with another concoction to share.

Happy Holidaze!

What the actual Hell Gnome?!

Back again with another make using some Hellgnome Death Digis.

This little dude is the Angry Hellgnome image. 

He reminds me of my father in law. 

Minus the peg leg. Although that would be cool...

I colored up the Angry Hellgnome and the Bone Cross images

using Copic markers. Always my coloring medium of choice.

I fussy cut out the little angry dude, and mounted him onto the Bone Cross background.

I added black mattes to everything, and popped on some black Nuvo drops.

The answer to the question posed on the front.

The sentiment is from Hambo stamps. I love their two part sentiments.

Okay, that's going to do it for me today.

Be sure to pop by the Hellgnome digi shop to grab some cool digis

of your very own!