Friday, January 29, 2021

7 ATC's in 7 Days/Oddball Art

  Hey there!  So I screwed up bigtime - I haven't participated in challenges in SO LONG that I totally forgot I was supposed to be using Oddball Art images!  LOL  So I redid all of my ATC's and figured I'd just share them all here in one post.  So the challenge was 7 ATC's in 7 Days with Oddball Art, and I really did have a blast playing along.  It's so nice to feel like I have my mojo back!

Day 1's theme was Gratitude (I am so grateful for cannabis in both my professional and personal life):


Day 2's theme was Smash Something so I did the same thing I had done earlier and used that little pad of paper I had from the Smash line of scrapbooking products:


The theme for Day 3 was Your Space (are you motivated by it or what could you change so that you are?):


Day 4 encouraged us to Do Something New so I tried this technique called Paper Pulling that I read about in a book I have called Artist Trading Card Workshop by Bernie Berlin:


Day 5's theme was Advice to Yourself (if you could go back in time 5 years, what would you say to yourself?).  Five years ago my husband and I were purchasing our home, I was diagnosed with severe ulcerative colitis and very sick, and we were just starting up our business, a cannabis competition and tradeshow event called The Harvest Cup.  I was torn between staying at my full-time "normal" job or quitting and focusing on my health and our new business. I did end up quitting the job in 2017 and if I could go back, I'd encourage myself to quit sooner and not feel guilty about taking care of myself and following my dreams:


The theme for Day 6 was Favorite Song - I chose "Witchy Woman" by the Eagles and had so much fun playing with alcohol inks for the background for this one and the one above:


And last, but not least, was Day 7 - Commitment.  How can you turn crafting into a commitment, what motivates you to craft every day, to grow as an artist?  Here's my take on that:


I hope you enjoyed these fun little works of art and that you are inspired to create your own!  Peace.

Thursday, December 29, 2016

Oddball Art Christmas Reminder: ELF

Good morning!  We are expecting a snowstorm today, but no one seems to know when it's going to start or how much we're going to get or how long it's going to last.... LOL!  Welcome to New England!  So I came to work and instructed my hubby to text me when the snow starts at our house (we're expecting the snow to start earlier at our house and to get more) so I can head home.  The worst part is that it's all going to turn to rain and be muddy and ugly and gross.  We need a stretch of nice, cold weather and some snow!  I mean, come on - this IS New England!

Today we have a reminder post for you for our current challenge at:



I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:


I used image #177:  Cute Big Eye Punk Elf Tinker - don't forget to use code DTJENNB10 for 10% off your order in the Etsy shop.  Papers are from Doodlebug Designs - the little alpha cards are from Tim Holtz and the lollipop brad is from my stash.  Peace.

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Wicked Wednesday: Things That Start With the Letter D

Good morning everyone!  

Today we have a new challenge for you at:

So I made this ATC that I'd like to enter into the ATC Around the World challenge:

And then I turned it into a gift card holder:

I'd like to enter my little gift card holder into the following challenges:


Our sponsor this week is Miezo Digi Stamps, and we played with the Dwarf image and the Deer image.  I colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits, then fussy-cut the images out and attached them with pop-up dots.  Added a red clip and the wood-cut sentiment to finish it off.  Peace.

Friday, December 9, 2016

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Oddball Art: Like Dreamers Do

Good morning!  Today we have a new challenge for you at:

Oddball Art:  Like Dreamers Do (Add a Fantasy Element)


I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafts Galore Encore: Anything Goes
Happy Little Stamper: Anything Goes with Dies
Petal Lu: Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread: Anything Goes
Glitter n Sparkle: Anything Goes

I used #156B, Unicorn Girl Carly's Crush from Oddball Art - use code DTJENNB10 for 10% off your order!  :)   I love the colors in these papers - I used some die cuts from my Silhouette Cameo to create the scallop & dream text, added a rub-on sentiment & a sticker sentiment, some gemstone stickers, and a unicorn charm.  Peace.

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Wicked Wednesday ATC: Anything Goes Autumn

Another Wednesday, another new challenge at:

Our sponsor this week is Aurora Wings, and I used the lovely Autumn Rose image:


I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:


I colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and added Stickles to the roses.  The paper is from my stash, I dragged the edges through a brown ink pad.   Peace.