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Monday 30 June 2014

Use 3 or More Designer Papers at Love to Create

A Day for Daisies are the fabulous sponsor for the new challenge this week at Love to Create. I had the pleasure of working with an image called 'Favourite Boots Ever'! Our challenge theme this week is to Use 3 or More Designer Papers - so you could make a card or indeed another papercraft project as long as you have 3 or more papers on there.
I have coloured my image with Promarkers and inked the edges with Fired Brick and Black Soot Distress Ink. The edges were distressed further using a distressing tool. I have used burgandy papers from Do Crafts 'Gorjuss' range - both the recent release and one from the first set of papers. These have been distressed and layered. The Spellbinders beaded circle dies add a bit of interest to the background and I have finished with a couple of tags and some black self adhesive pearls.
Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Sunday 29 June 2014

666 The Number of the Beast!

My hubby is a huge Iron Maiden fan and when I saw the name of the latest challenge at Haunted Design House I knew I had to play along. But it went further down my 'to do' list as the week went on and with only a few hours to spare, here's my card for the challenge!
I have used the Beastly Paper Pack from Delicious Doodles and the Rick St Dennis image 'Amulet'. The main image is coloured using Promarkers with extra detailed added using my WH Smith blendable pencils. The image is fussy cut and mounted on black pearlescent paper. The sentiments are printed from Word and inked with Fired Brick and Black Soot.

I printed out the rams head background paper and sections from the two other papers in the pack. On the background I used my Promarkers and blew on the thick end of the pen to create a splattered effect in various colours. I've done the same on the 666 spirals. The rams head in the corner, sentiments and '666'paper behind the main sentiment have been tinted/edged with Fired Brick and Black Soot DI too. I've added some black web ribbon to finish.

The more I look at the card photo here - I wish I'd cut down the '666' sentiment a bit smaller but I didn't want to lose the font! And it's too dark here now to take another photo!

I will enter this in the following challenges:
Haunted Design House - 666 The Number of the Beasts
613 Avenue Create - #78 Anything Goes
Ditzie Digi Designs - Anything Goes
Lacy Sunshine - #36 Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge - #202 Colour me Happy (I love my Promarkers!!)

 Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Friday 27 June 2014

New Release at The East Wind!

Good morning!!! Or it would be if it wasn't the last day of the school term! Going to be crazy busy for a few weeks with 4 kids and hubby working. So here is my last card for June... maybe!
We have another fabulous 'Rainbow Raver Anj Hoola-Hoop' image released today at The East Wind. This is called Kitty Kitty and she's so cute!
I have coloured her with Promarkers. The dp is from Trimcraft Bazoo paper pad and some green card and grosgrain ribbon from my stash. The sentiment is from Ginger's House blog.
I will enter this in the following challenges:
Stampin for the Weekend - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Challenge - #21 Anything Goes
7 Kids College Fund - #102 Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More - #101 Anything Goes
Inky Impressions - #165 Anything Goes
Rhedd and Rosies - #35 Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Wednesday 25 June 2014

Here Comes the Summer at Crafting by Designs...

I can only hope that is the case! I am a bit early in writing this post, it's the beginning of June and I'm cold, it's raining and not at all seasonable weather! Surely by today we have some sunshine - the schools are almost out for the holidays and it would be awful to not have the sun!

Anyway, maybe I'll update you with a weather report at the end of this post!! This week's challenge at Crafting by Designs is themed 'Here Comes the Summer'. The challenge is sponsored by Robyns Fetish Stamps with a chance to win a prize from them, we'd love to see your summery creations!
I have made my inspiration card today using an image from The East Wind. I have coloured Ashley with Promarkers and edged the image and papers with Picked Raspberry Distress Ink. The papers are from the Fancy Pants Designs 'Beach Babe' paper pad. I have die cut the mount with an x-cut die. The flourish is Die-Namics and the rolled roses are Marianne Designs. The banner and sentiment were made by hand. I have finished with some pink card candi and lots of 'Star Dust' Stickles on the surf board corner design.

I will enter this in the following challenges:

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Monday 23 June 2014

Colour Challenge at Love to Create

We have a colour challenge for you this week at Love to Create! Now, I saw the colours and thought.... oh dear, what do I do with them.... and then I somehow made them Halloweeny!!! haha
The colours are Navy, Orange, Lemon and Lime - now you can do whatever you wish with this as long as you use the colours. We are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps and Dr Digi's House of Stamps.

I had the joy of working with the Skelekinz Balloon image from Bugaboo and coloured her with Promakers. My background papers are from the Bo Bunny Fright Delight paper pad - lots of orange, lime green and lemon colours on the sugar skulls. The papers I used for matting are orange and a kind of navy blue pearlescent and I've edged the card with Faded Denim Distress Ink. The sentiment is a Lily of the Valley stamp. I finished the card with lemon candi and some glossy accents to make the balloon shiny!

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

A couple of challenges!

Just a quick post from me with a couple of makes for some challenges!
Firstly I have finally gotten around to using the amazing 'Quoth the Raven' Rubber Stamp set from Smeared Ink! This was a prize that I won a few months back and I have used it to make a couple of ATCs. These are for a swap at the Smudged and Smeared forum and I will be using the theme 'A bunch of Poesies' from the current Quoth The Raven Challenge blog and I will be entering the challenge there.
I have used papers from Echo Park's Apothecary Emporium with ravens on candlesticks! The writing down the right side of the atc is a quote from 'The Raven' stamped in black Archival and clear embossed. The 'Quoth the Raven, Nevermore' was stamped with Versamark onto black pearlescent paper and heat embossed using white detail powder. The flowers are from my stash and the edges inked with Black Soot.


My next project is a Tag! This is for the current Ike's World Challenge theme 'Monochrome'. It's also for a tag swap at the Ike's Art Facebook group and will be winging it's way to Dubai just shortly!

I have used the 'Alice' image from Ike's Art and coloured her with promarkers and lavender Stickles. I have used purple pearlescent paper and lilac card - the card is embossed with the Darice 'Tea Party' embossing folder. The flowers are from Sweet Lilac and have been sprayed with purple Dylusions ink spray to match the monochrome look. The lace edges are from an xcut Lace border punch.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Monday Release at The East Wind

Monday again folks! Hope you're all enjoying the good weather! Time for a new release at The East Wind and it's not a Lucy Loo this time! We have a new character - Rainbow Raver ANJ Hoola-Hoop. She is young and funky and alternative and so much fun!
I have coloured her with Promarkers keeping her bright and bold like her name suggests. I have used papers from the Fancy Pants 'Beach Babe' paper pad and my layout is a sketch from Sunday Stamps. The sentiment is Craftwork Cards.
I am entering this in the following challenges
Sunday Stamps - #78 Sketch Time!

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Saturday 21 June 2014

The East Wind Facebook Contest - Wedded Bliss

As well as hosting blog challenges, The East Wind have a fabulous group page on Facebook where you have the chance to win more TEW images by entering our Facebook Contest. The new contest starting today is themed 'Wedded Bliss'. We want to see you create a Wedding themed project using an image from The East Wind and share it with our Facebook group.

I have used the 'Flowery Bride' image for my DT inspiration card. I have coloured her with promarkers and edged the paper using Milled Lavender and Dusty Concord DI. With a wedding being such a special occasion I have made a larger 8x8 card and used some of my favourite papers - the Craftwork Cards Time Flies Collection.




The top left corner uses die cut flowers from the Time Flies kit and to make extra flowers I have used scraps of the papers with my Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Tattered Florals Bigz die. The rolled centres are Marianne Designs Chinese Rose die cuts again from the paper scraps. I have then used Time Flies candi in the smaller flowers too. All the flowers and candi have been tinted slightly with the same Distress Inks.
The layered butterfly and paper bow are all die cuts provided in the kit as is the plaque. I have left this blank, it would be printed with the names of the happy couple and date of the wedding. The small butterflies have been coated with glossy accents and there is Star Dust stickles on the flower centres and butterfly wings (difficult to see).

I look forward to seeing your wedding creations!
Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Friday 20 June 2014

Left of Center 'Use Metal' with Rick St Dennis

Today is the very last fortnightly challenge at Left of Center.... watch this space!!! The theme for this fortnight is 'Use Metal' and we are delighted to be sponsored by Rick St Dennis.

I managed to enter last month's new challenge on the Sparkle and Glitter with Rick blog from Rick St Dennis and as a reward for doing so, had the joy of receiving the You're A Winner - Nyner the Little Monster image to use for this month's part of the Steampunk Challenge. So this is a bit of a double post!

I had a blast colouring up this little monster using my Promarkers and then added Vintage Photo, Mowed Lawn and Black Soot distress inks to the background and edges of the image.
I have used the Do Crafts Chronology papers for the background of the card and edged them with more Black Soot and Vintage Photo DIs. The black gears are Tim Holtz and the card is finished with black sticky pearls. The metal element to the card - although it could be a LOC entry! - is a brad in the bottom right corner. This says 'happy' on it and I have a few of these with different words that have been in my stash for a while - if anyone knows who made it, please let me know!!

I will enter this in the following challenges -
Sparkle and Glitter With Rick - Steampunk Progressive Challenge
A Step in the Dark - #4 Anything Goes
Time4Scrap - #41 Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

The East Wind Friday Release

Morning folks! Happy Friday! It's time for a new release at The East Wind and we have a stunning, creepy, dark side Lucy Loo for you today! Lucy Loo Vampire Queen is available in the shop now!
I have coloured her with promarkers and decided that the fangs needed blood and why stop there... so she's crying tears of blood too!!!! My background paper is from the Echo Park Apothecary Emporium pad with some purple core'dinations embossed with the Swiss Dots folder. The web is a Spellbinders die and the Graveyard die is a Time Holtx for Sizzix Alterations On The Edge Bigz die. The bats I had in my stash.

I will enter this in the following challenges:
A Step in the Dark - #4 Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts - #42 Embossing
DL Art Challenge - June Linkup
Little Miss Muffet Challenges - #88 Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Challenges - #20 Anything Goes
Time4Scrap - #41 Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Wednesday 18 June 2014

Favourite Holiday Challenge, Blog Hop & Giveaway

Welcome to my DT post for Crafting by Designs! We have a fabulous treat, this is a challenge and Blog Hop in one event! We really hope you will join us - why not pop over to the Crafting by Designs blog for the rules and some DT inspiration and then pop back here to me for the hop!


Here is the blog roll and if you leave and comment with your email address on all the participating blogs, you could win a prize, even if you dont enter a project in the 'Favourite Holiday' challenge.


Here's the line up of the blogs to visit:
Sharon - Scrap Happy

The blog hop and challenge are sponsored this week by Fred She Said, Doodle Pantry and Di's Digi Stamps.

Now for my project! You might have realised from some of my previous Crafting by Designs creations, I love my darker crafting and Halloween as a holiday gives lots of scope for that! So this is the holiday I have chosen to blog today. 

I have used 'Emma the Cat' with sentiment from Fred She Said and used papers from Echo Park's Chillingsworth Manor pad. I used the 'perforation' setting on my paper trimmer to separate the sentiment from the image and layered everything with black pearlescent paper. The image is coloured with promarkers and the card edged with Mowed Lawn and Black Soot DI. The card is finished with my favourite - Card Candi!
Now, I had hoped to make another couple of Halloween projects to share but time has gotten away from me, so I thought I would share a few of my Halloween themed cards made for Crafting By Designs over the last year or so. I hope you like them! 

This is an image from Ike's Art - I love the black and red for Halloween too, gives it a scarier feel than the orange... of course the dripping blood helps too!


This was one of my first Halloweeny themed cards for Crafting by Designs and uses a Lacy Sunshine image.

Although this is a birthday card, I love the black and purple has a Halloween colour palette and the spiderwebs finish it off nicely!

 This card was for the Crafting by Designs Things With Wings Challenge and uses an image from Sami Stamps.

Well, thank you so much for visiting my blog today! I hope you love the Halloween vibe here and I hope you will leave a comment below for a chance to win at the end of the hop! Make sure you do the same for the other blogs on the list and enter a project for more chances to win!

I would also love to send one of you my Fred She Said card from today and a few Halloween themed crafty things! So if you'd like to win that, mention it in your comment!  

Next up is Lisa - Paper Bliss!

Happy Holiday Hop!!

Mo xxx

Monday 16 June 2014

Anything Goes at Love to Create

Yes, you read it right - we want you to make anything that you fancy this week for the Love to Create challenge! We are sponsored by the fabulous The Stamping Chef and I have had the pleasure of working with the 'Fairy Nuff' image.

I've coloured her with promarkers and mounted her on a Spellbinders Floral Oval. I have used black pearlescent paper in the background. The moon patterned paper is from Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells paper pad and the red paper is from the Forever in Time Perfect Prints 'Dusk' pad. The corner dies are Cheery Lynn and the border die is sizzix. I've finished with some pearlescent red card candi.

I will enter this card in the following challenges -
The Stamping Chef - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

The East Wind New Release Lucy Loo 'Coffee Morning'

Good morning!! I hope you are well as you read this! It is Monday so that means a new release image at The East Wind. Today we have a fabulous new Lucy Loo image and she is called 'Morning Coffee'.
I have coloured her with promarkers and kept her casual but with her funky purple hair and fabulous pink and black jammies?! The papers I have used are from the DCWV Kidlet stack but I just loved the worded background and think it suits the image very well. The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards and I have finished with some card candi.
I will enter this in the following challenges:

Emerald Faeries - #56 Friends
Crafty Hazelnut's Anything Goes with Patterned Paper - June Challenge

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #39 Anything Goes

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Sunday 15 June 2014

The East Wind Challenge #9 - Bling!

I am loving being part of the design team over at The East Wind! I think I might have mentioned that before!! Anyhoo, today sees a brand new Blog Challenge and the theme is 'Bling'! I really hope you will join in this challenge - you dont have to use a TEW image but if you do you get to enter as often as you like! So, get your bling on and show us what you've got!

I have used the Lucy Loo 'Being Lucy' image for this challenge. I've coloured her with Promarkers and added some Star Dust Stickles to her fascinator.
I have used papers from the Forever in Time Perfect Prints 'Sapphire' pad and layered them with matching blue metallic card. The shiny silver sentiment is from Craftwork Cards. And the blue diamond bling is from .... ASDA! Yes, I got the bling from the arts and crafts section of my local ASDA supermarket and I think it looks great... difficult to get straight but blingy and fabulous at the same time!!
I will enter this card in the following challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody - #42 Anything Goes
Ditzie Digi Designs - Week 6 Anything Goes
Lacy Sunshine - Non Traditional Hair (although Lucy is a Goth at heart in my mind!)
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog - June Use a Digi
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge - June Challenge
Creatalicious - #64 Happy Birthday
Digi Galore - Nautical or Blue

Sisters of Craft - June Anything Goes

I look forward to seeing your bling!!
Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Friday 13 June 2014

At The Movies with Ike's Art for Left of Center

We are off to the Movies at Left of Center and you have one week left to get your projects into the challenge. Our sponsors for this one are The Stamping Chef and Ike's Art and I have created a project today using 'Cognitive Thoughts' from Ike's Art.
I have coloured this image with promarkers and edged the image with Black Soot DI. The papers I've used for the card are from the Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells 8x8 and 6x6 paper pads. I have used the Tim Holtz Weathered Clock die for a bit of texture and finished the card with a bouquet of flowers - the large orange one is from Sweet Lilac and the others from my stash.
I will enter this card into the following challenges:
A Step in the Dark - #3 Anything Goes
Craftitude - #67 Use Flowers and/or Lace
Sister Act Card Challenge - #61 Anything Goes
Stampin For the Weekend - Anything Goes
The Stamping Boutique - #21 Flower Embellishment

I would also like to invite you to join me over at Lisa Tyrell's blog - Pinky Lisa's Inky Crafts! The Lovely Lisa, who is on the LOC Crew, has some fabulous blog candy up for grabs and I'd love to see you join in!

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Wednesday 11 June 2014

Happy Birthday at Crafting by Designs

The fabulous Sami Stamps are just one of the sponsors this week at Crafting by Designs! And it's an easy peasy one this week - Happy Birthday is the theme and we'd love to see what you do with it.

I have used the Sami Stamps image 'My Favourite Spot' and coloured it with Promarkers. I have layered it up on papers from the Forever in Time Perfect Prints 'Dusk' pad. I have finished with black lace, sticky pearls and a chalk board sentiment from Craftwork Cards.
I will enter this card in the following challenges:
7 Kids College Fund - #101 Anything Goes
Creative Moments - #44 - Anything Goes
Inky Impressions - #163 For the Girls
Digi Choosday - Wk23 Use two papers
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #38 Anything Goes
Just Inspirational Challenges - Girls vs Boys
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
The Stamping Chef - #33 - Anything Goes 

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Monday 9 June 2014

Something for the Children at Love to Create

Well, it's definitely Monday...again! Time for a new challenge at Love To Create and this week its all about the kids! We want you to create something for a child and we are sponsored by Lee H Illustrations at Etsy.
I have used the beautiful Girl with Balloons image  and coloured her with promarkers. The backgroun papers are free Lily of The Valley papers from a current crafty mag! The die cut banner is Joanna Sheen and the sentiment to finish is Craftwork Cards.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

The East Wind Image Release - Lucy Loo Magnified Star

Happy Monday folks! Hope you've all had a fabulous weekend! Today will be fabulous too as there's another new Lucy Loo over at The East Wind Etsy Shop! Her name is Lucy Loo 'Magnified Star' and she's a Steampunk style image.
I have coloured her with promarkers and added Glossy Accents to the funky eyewear! The papers are the DoCrafts Chronology 6x6 paper pad and some shiny copper mirri card with black pearlescent paper for layering. The Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Bigz 'Picture Wheel' die is the larger die cut while the small cog is from the XCut dies that match the Chronology line. I've finished with some black organza ribbon and a metal pocket watch charm.




I will enter this in the following challenges:
One Stitch At A Time - #216 Use a Digi
A Step in the Dark - #3 Anything Goes 
Pile it On - #23 Use Patterned Paper
Come and Get it Challenges - Recipe (Square card, 1 Circle - picture wheel die, 2 designer papers, & a ribbon)
Ditzie Digi Design challenge Blog - Anything Goes Week 5
Eclectic Ellapu - Pinks: Time and Purples: Male



Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Friday 6 June 2014

Ike's Art card for PunkyouGirl and Left of Center!

Well, you know I dont normally double up my DT projects but it just so happens that the fabulous Ike's Art are sponsoring this month's PunkyouGirl challenge And.... Stitchy Bear Stamps who stock Ike's Art, are sponsoring Left of Center!

The theme at PunkyouGirl is 'Sexy/Steamy'. The theme at LOC is 'At the Movies' or Anything Goes LOC style. I have used the Long Tall Sally Coloured image and a sentiment from Ginger's House Sentiments. The card blank was inked with Peacock Feathers and Picked Raspberry Distress Inks. I used the Dutch Doobadoo star stencil and Black Soot DI to make the pattern and finished by adding Black Soot around the edges too. I then simply mounted the image and sentiment and finished with a black organza bow.
I will enter this in the following challenges:
Ikes World Challenge - #18 Song/Film - Lucy Lui as a dominatrix in Payback!
A Step in the Dark - #3 Anything Goes

Thanks for looking! I hope you'll join us at these challenges this month - pop over and see what the rest of the teams have to inspire you!
Mo xxx

Lucy Loo New Release at The East Wind

Hi guys, it's Friday again! That means another new release at The East Wind and today's is another Lucy Loo image! You know I just had to colour her and make a card with the image. Her title is Lucy Loo 'Lucy Style I Love You'.
I have coloured her with promarkers, lots of blues and greys and just had to give her blue hair after last week's green! She's mounted on silver and blue pearlescent paper and the card is layered with more of the same. The die I have used is a Joanna Sheen signature die and I've cut it from blue and silver metallic card - the stars that popped out the blue one are around the image! I've finished with metallic silver card candi. I didn't add a sentiment, I think I'll wait till this one has an owner.
I will enter this in the following challenges:
Crafty Girls Challenge - #19 Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts - #40 Die Cuts/Punch Frenzy
Little Miss Muffet Challenges - #87 Funky Hair
Southern Girls Challenge - #91 Sparkle & Shine with a bit of bling

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Wednesday 4 June 2014

Anything Goes for June at Crafting by Designs

A new Anything Goes challenge starts today at Crafting by Designs! This is our monthly challenge and will last till almost the end of June so plenty time to get involved! We have some fabulous sponsors for you and I have been lucky enough to play with the 'Goth Ball' image from Stitchy Bear Stamps.
I have coloured this fabulous girl with Promarkers and layered her up with Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells papers and black pearlescent paper. The sentiment is a chalkboard senti from Craftwork Cards coloured with Peacock Feathers Distress Ink to match the card. I've adding finishing touches with black lace and sticky pearls.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Monday 2 June 2014

A Touch of Purple for A Step in the Dark

Anyone who follows my blog will know that I currently run the Left of Center Creative Challenges blog where we love our alternative crafting although we also welcome mainstream projects. Well, recently a brand new, dark side, alternative crafting challenge began - A Step in the Dark and the work there has been amazing, some stunning projects from the team, including Lisa Tyrell from LOC! Unfortunately time got away from me and I completely missed out on joining in the first challenge, so today sees my second entry for their second challenge!
I have used a fabulous image from The East Wind, Lucy Loo 'Braided Side' - who happen to be sponsoring A Step in the Dark this fortnight. I have coloured her with promarkers and die cut her with a Spellbinders Deckled Rectangle. Distress inks in Dusty Concord and Black Soot are used on the edges of all the papers. The papers are from Kaisercraft's 13th Hour paper pad. I have added the name 'Emma' using the Clarity Stamps Letterbox kit with black Archival ink and Dusty Concord Distress ink to colour.
Rather than making a card, this is actually a 6x6 chipboard wall hanging. I've added black organza ribbon for hanging it. The spider web corners are Cheery Lynn dies and to finish I coated the whole thing in Sparkle Mod Podge.

I will enter this in the following challenges:
A Step in the Dark - Challenge #2 Use Purple/AG
My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
The Crafty Bloggers Network - June Challenge Bingo (Column A)
Digi Makeover Challenge - #143 Anything Goes
All Crafts Challenge - June/July Anything But A Card


Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Lucy Loo 'Mirror Mirror' Released at The East Wind

Wow!!! Yet another fabulous Lucy Loo image from The East Wind is being released into the Etsy Shop today! She is called 'Mirror Mirror' and I love her! I totally over stretched myself this weekend and then not feeling well and so my card is a quick one today using a sketch - I had lots of plans for this image so I'm hoping to do more with her for later!

You can buy the image at The East Wind Etsy shop and I have coloured her with promarkers. I've used a Crafts Too oval die and Spellbinders Floral Oval die. The papers are from Pebbles Inc - 'Thirty One' paper pad, with black pearlescent papers for matting. The sketch is from Sunday Sketch & Stamp and I've finished it with a sentiment from Craftwork Cards.

I will enter this card in the following challenges -
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - Anything Goes
A Step in the Dark - Challenge #2 Use Purple
CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes June
CCC Digi Creations - #2 Digi/Die Cuts
Sunday Sketch & Stamp - #209 Francesca's Sketch


Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx