Parka Penguins Day 2

Well hello again! Here is another gift tag I made up using Parka Penguins...gotta keep this short...I am running out of time to do everything and get distracted so easily! LOL! But I did promise a post a day right? I am LOVIN the parka penguins...left a space open up top so I can write a name on it...will have more to show u tomorrow!

Thanks for lookin'!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

FINALLY! I have not been in the full Holiday swing until now. I've begun my baking (and trying SO hard not to nibble along the way) and have begun wrapping presents...although I'm not even close to being done shopping and creating. Tree is up. Stockings hung. I seem to be on the right track...we will see what I can rock out this week!

I hope all of you are rockin' it as well! The one thing I have totally slipped on are my holiday cards. I have not made a single one...can you believe that? OY! What I have done though are my holiday tags (you know, gift tags..not t!m tags!). Here is one of the tags that will be gracing my packages this year:


Like every other stamper/crafter out there...I make a few designs and then mass produce off of them. This is one of my favorites! That little fish is thinking "PHEW"! I just love this little fisherman penguin dude from my Parka Penguins set. This is so very cutesy and so very easy to make. I used copic B00 for the "water" and OCL crafty sparkles - sugar for the "ice". So simple...and so easy to mass produce.

Stay tuned for tomorrow...I will be showing you another one of the tags I made using this set.

OK, I lied...

LOL...but not intentionally! I believe I promised in my last post that my blogging would pick up...and it hasn't. I've never been a consistent blogger...but these lapses in posts are getting ridiculous! I'm sorry folks! I will try to change my ways...and in an effort to do that I'm actually going to be typing up posts for this whole week. Whaddya think about THAT? Yup...you'll see something from me everyday. A little bit of debbie doodle to brighten your week...how does THAT grab ya? LOL!

So to start I figured I better show you what I made for Thanksgiving..yes...Thanksgiving. I realize we are in full swing for the holidays but if I don't share these now I never will right? Here are placecards I made for my mom's table (we eat at my moms house). There is not a lot to these b/c in true dbdoodle form I was making these at the last possible minute. But they were a HIT this Thanksgiving and a request was already made for them again next year!


These were so easy to make. You can see that all I did was print out a photo (here is my beautiful step-daughter Melissa), punch the photo out using a nestie...add a scallop circle as a mat and glue it down. The stamps are from my OCL Nuts About You set. I colored the images in with copics but don't remember which ones now...although I could take a really good guess! ;)


Here is a side view...I don't remember the measurements to this (it's pretty easy just to eyeball) but if anyone is interested just email me and I'll get them to you! See my brother in the background of this pic? Well here he is close up:


So maybe next year I will have these made up ahead of time and I will be showing you them BEFORE the holiday! (I wouldn't hold my breath!)

Stay tuned...I'll be showing you a christmas tag I made using my parka penguins set tomorrow (no...nothing like t!m's tags...)....although did you SEE THEM?! They are GORGEOUS!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Bear with me....

Hey peeps! Wow, I am sorry I have been MIA. I PROMISE you that my blogging will pick up. It is one of my "early" new years resolutions in fact! "To be a better blogger". LOL! Truth be told, I have barely had any time to papercraft... and less time to sit down and blog! The OCL girls are {thankfully} keeping me busy designing and even THAT has taken a hit as my life just seemed to get in the way of everything! But no fear...I'm coming back. So be warned! You'll be seeing more of me! mwahahahahaha (evil laugh). Until THEN I thought I'd share a pic my husband took of me and the girls playing in the snow this evening. A totally "raw" pic, as I call it. No cropping, enhancing, dodging, fixing in any way....



Hope you are warm and cozy in your neck of the woods! We've got rudolph on, egg nog flowin' and good times ahead! Thanks for sticking around during my absence...I'll see ya soon!

MWAH!

OCL RELEASE DAY!

Hey there crafty bloggers! Today is the day! Our Craft Lounge is releasing their 2009 Valentine Release and wait until you see all the great sets there are!! Of course I have some sets in the mix ...some totally out of my regular style. I don't have a sample of my own to show you, but there have been lots of samples sneaked over the past few days. If you haven't seen them..here are just a few:

This is a sample from Beate Johns. Isn't it amazing? This is a matchbook candy holder using the Love Notes and Life Is sets. I just love what Beate did with this.

Next up is a card my friend Beth made using the Bird and Groom set! How cute is this card?

And look at this adorable card by Lila showing Hang it Up ! (I love that hanger Lila used!)

Here is a box and matching card that Kendra made showing Hearts and Hugs ! Yowza! Is she talented or what??

Here's a card the lovely and super talented HB made using the Out for a Spin set! How cute is THIS? I just ADORE HB and her style!

This is just a sampling folks...and not nearly all of the sets! Be sure to check out the LOUNGE for a link to all the DT chicks and make sure you hop along and comment to win! The ladies have really all out done themselves (I almost hate showing you these few...because they are all equally fantastic!)- you really need to check it all out! Now Go! Hop! Win!

And thanks for stopping by! :)

OCL Sneak Peaks!!

Today is an exciting day! Our Craft Lounge is beginning their Valentine Release SNEAK PEAKS today! There will be 2 days of sneaks with their famous blog hop on FRIDAY and chances to win, win WIN! I have 7 sets coming out with this release and I can't WAIT for you to see them all! Ooooo I'm so excited! I don't have any sneaks to show you myself (I'm busy working on the NEXT release for OCL!) but the rockstar DT ladies will give you a taste of things to come! Please be sure to check out:

Bird and Groom - Cindy, Kisa

Hang it Up Cupid - Heather

Hearts & Hugs - Deb

The Journey - Kendra

Life Is - Kendra

Love Notes - Pam

Out for a Spin - Lila, Vicki

Fairy Dust is a Must - Carol

Granny's Truffles - Pam

Jungle Love - Joy, Charmaine

Shamrock Blessings - Holly

Sweet on You - Amber

Wanted - Carol, Cami, Beth

Hope you like what you see!

Don't forget that the OCL Birthday Bash Challenges are in full swing! Be sure to stop by THE LOUNGE to check out the deets! The grand prize is FABULOUS!

Thanks for stopping by!

Let the Games BEGIN!

I have no upload for you today...but something MUCH BETTER! As part of the OCL Birthday week extravagaaaanza OCL has come up with some challenges for you! See the deets below:

So you love to stamp. You love Our Craft Lounge stamps. Now you can use them to celebrate and get CHALLENGED! We’ve come up with some challenges for you to play with. Each challenge has been assigned points.

Here are the challenges (along with their points):

• Play in the OCL Monthly Sketch Challenge – 5
• Make a Scrap Page – 5
• Make a 3D project – 5
• Use 2 OCL stamp sets on a project – 3
• Create your own patterned paper using OCL stamps – 3
• Make a card that includes a photo – 3
• Make a christmas card – 3
• Bling it up using Crafty Sparkles/Sparkly Fluff - 3
• Create your own bellies using OCL products – 3
• Color challenge - black, white, pink – 3

Here are the RULES:

• Dates you can play: Monday, Nov. 16 ( 6am Pacific Time) through Sunday, Nov. 22 (11:59pm Pacific Time).
• Any and all uploads MUST be to either SCS and/or the OCL forum.
• The keyword OCL1YR must be used if you upload to SCS (if we can’t find your card, the points won’t be counted toward your total).
• Your main image MUST be an Our Craft Lounge image.
• When you post, please be sure to NOTE which challenge(s) you used on the card/project. Please do this in the SCS gallery and in the OCL forum.
• Projects can use multiple challenges (i.e. more than one challenge on a card or project) and you will receive all appropriate points. However, the more projects you make, the more points you will earn.
• The GRAND PRIZE WINNER will win a $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE to Our Craft Lounge!!!!!!!!!
• The Grand Prize Winner will be announced Monday, Nov. 23rd at 9am Pacific Time.

We can’t wait to see what you all create! This is a win-win – you get to play with your stamps and ink, create some fantastic cards and/or projects, and have the chance to win $100 to Our Craft Lounge!!! You have from now until midnight on Sunday.

READY – SET – GO . . .