Wasted Scraps

Give Piece a Chance

2012-03-04T09:46:00.000-05:00

Welcome to another Corrosive Challenge. This week was truly a challenge for me, as the requirement was to incorporate paper piecing which I have never done before. This month's sponsor is Sassy Studio Designs, whom I love, and use often. This time, I decided to use an image I had purchased from Blue Butterfly Stamps Once Upon a Time collection. I paper pieced her boots (bonus challenge was to use green!) and her basket, and I must say it came out pretty cool, especially the basket. My Grandmother's birthday is in March, so I will be gifting this card to her, I also realized I have 3 other birthday cards to make within the 1st 2wks of March YIKES! I am a bit of a slow poke, but I have been plugging away, so hopefully I'll get them all done.

Papers used are Farm Fresh Eggs and Lemongrove Avenue by Basic Grey, and the red polka dots is from the Paper Heart Collection by cratepaper.com. There was a sale at Ink About It recently, I just went in for a few things and....well, you know how that goes...6 Copics, 6 bottles of Stickles, and about 20 sheets of paper later, I finally forced myself to leave! Ribbon is from a gift again, brads and flowers from Michaels, and the butterfly sticker is Martha Stewart. Sketch was from week # 194 at Sketch Saturday, this has become my go to place for a sketch lately, I am trying not to use the same ones all the time, although I never seem to get a card done in time to enter the actual challenge. Baby steps!

I think I ended up picking this image not only because she's so cute, also because I have springtime on my mind, can you believe it's already March?! Flowers and strawberries and the warm weather is right around the corner! Thanks for stopping by, and hope to see your creations at The Corrosive Challenge Blog!

Restful Mermaid Birthday

2012-02-28T23:22:00.001-05:00

There are lots of March Birthdays in my family, this one is for my sister-in-law, who is from Australia. She is a photographer who lives in L.A., but still has an amazing accent, I could listen to her talk all day. I am a sucker for an accent of any kind! This precious little mermaid is from A Day For Daisies, and is available as a Freebie with any $16 purchase. I colored her with Copics and added some Eucalyptus Stickles. Mermaids must sparkle, of course! I also sponged around her first with "Stream" Adirondack Ink then "Snowflake" Martha Stewart ink over that. Sketch was # 190 from Sketch Saturday, I veered off course a little, which is rare for me to do, but I felt it just needed lots of embellishments.

Papers: "Blue/Newsprint" by Simple Basics, Year.o.graphy Collection; crate paper "Friendship" from Paper Heart Collection.
Embellishments: Pearl Swirls, Flower and Brads by Recollections from Michaels, Ticket from Tim Holtz Adage Ticket book (a new purchase SO excited to have these), Charm by Blue Moon purchased at Jo-Ann in the Jewelry Dept, ribbon and hemp from stash.

I am pretty excited to A.) Finish a card other than for my design duties, and B.) actually do a post other than for the design team! I don't know how some of you Crafters out there manage to squeeze in family, work and several new projects and posts a week. Kudos to you!!

Happy Hump Day! And stay safe tomorrow in the snow if you live in New England. Doesn't it just figure, the one snow storm we do get this year is going to be the worst during the evening commute. Sigh. I guess I can't complain too much with the winter we've had, we have been very lucky.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jazzy T

I am entering:
Divas by Design - Spots and/or Stripes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Little Bugg

2012-02-19T07:00:00.060-05:00

Good morning peeps! Here is my 2nd entry for my design team assignment at The Corrosive Challenge Blog. This challenge was "Another Dimension", requirements were to add depth and dimension using foam squares, etc. The sponsor is the wonderful Tiddly Inks again. This time I chose a super cute image called "Little Bugg", isn't she adorable? I decided to turn her into a lady bugg by coloring her red, and adding some black spots. I needed a card for the equally adorable daughter of my friend and neighbor who will be turning one in the Spring. It seems like just yesterday that we would meet at the fence and try to guess when little Abby would make her appearance in the world! Her room is decorated with Ladybugs and I helped make some Ladybug pictures for her room, so I thought this was just perfect.

I probably could have used a little MORE dimension in hindsight, but I tried :-) The ladybug dimensional stickers are from EK Success, actually picked out by my son as a reward when he was potty training. (Shhh don't tell him I took them). The polka dot paper is from the "Lady Couture" stack by DCWV, the red checked paper was part of a much larger stack that was a generous gift from my neighbor, we love each other! The flower buttons were a gift from my mom for Christmas, I tried to pop them up a bit too. It's a little hard to tell but the image and sentiment are popped up using some foam squares. Ribbon was actually saved from a gift from my mom who likes to use real ribbon for wrapping instead of the curly or plastic kind. (It's quite a nice touch, and I totally stole the idea from her for my gift giving...I don't think she minds, lol) I also end up with lots of re-usable bits and pieces for my crafting, win/win!

Anywho! Enough rambling for now. I am still very grateful for the chance to be part of the Corrosive design team, all of the ladies have been so welcoming and gracious so far, and the quality of their work is really inspiring me to try to step up my game. Have a great weekend!

Jazzy T

For the Hubby

2012-02-14T22:55:00.004-05:00

So, I feel like the blog was getting a little lifeless. I haven't made any new cards other than for the design team, but I decided to organize my very haphazard crafting space a little tonight by putting some of the cards I've made into a binder. It's pretty neat to actually see the progression made from some of the first cards I've made to now, and I hope to just keep learning and getting better. These are an assortment of cards I made for my handsome, sweet Hubby from 2011, I'll do my best to at least remember where the images came from!

This was my Christmas card, image is Mrs. Claus, by Kenny K. Background paper was from an older Valentine Stampin' Up package. The border punch is the Parisian Edger by EK Success purchased from Michaels.

This was just a random fall card made with a sweet Sassy Studios retired image called Candy Apple that was offered as a freebie to followers on Paper Craft Planet. I knew I had the apple paper, and the sentiment, so I really didn't have a choice but to make a card combining all 3.

Father's Day card, unfortunately I don't know where I got this adorable guy from, he was a freebie most likely found on Free Digital Stamps, this is a great source of images/sentiments/ideas.

Another super cute Sassy Studios image, available here Little Honey's - Army Honey for our anniversary. My husband is in the Army (He spent a year in Iraq but very very gratefully returned home safe and sound), this Little Honey was perfect to show him how much love and respect I have for him. I used the Cuttlebug Stars embossing folder on the yellow paper, and Diecut using Spellbinders Label 8. I had FINALLY got a Cuttlebug machine and was excited to start using it, it really allows for so many more options.

Love At First Bite

2012-02-05T07:00:00.034-05:00

It's a miracle! My first official entry for my first design team challenge. After many many many questions to poor Regan, I think I finally get how it all works! Phew. This is for the "Love Bites" challenge on the Corrosive Challenge Blog, sponsored by Tiddly Inks. I ended up interpreting the subject matter quite literally (I have a hard time thinking out of the box at times), so I chose an image called "Vamp Me". The Tiddly Inks images are such a fun mix of either super adorable, or with a little bit of a dark side. The paper is from the Downtown Loft stack again (bought on sale at JoAnn), and I was happy to find a use for the red sparkly mesh trim, also purchased on sale after Christmas. You just never know when something may come in handy, right? I had a lot of fun doing my first challenge, and am already looking forward to the next!

Jazzy T

ETA - I found a Challenge to enter at a new site called Poisoned Peas, it is the first challenge, simply "Freesyle", posting an "alternative" project. This looks like it will be an interesting Challenge Blog to follow.

Love Birds

2012-01-31T22:02:00.000-05:00

Another Valentine, this time for my Mom and Stepdad who live in Florida. I wasn't actually planning on making a Valentine card for them, but I was going through some images I had printed out for future use and have always thought this was just the sweetest image. I stumbled across this image at Marker Guru some time ago. I probably end up sending them more cards than they know what to do with, but I can't help myself most times! Paper is Meadow by BasicGrey from the Urban Prairie collection. Flower is Martha Stewart.

I am probably in the minority about not caring much about football (I'm more of a Bruins girls thanks to my hockey playing Hubby), but I do like when there is a local team to root for, and I am looking forward to some bad-for-you snacks for SuperBowl Sunday (all the commercials for Sonic Chili-Tots have inspired me). Hope everyone has a fun weekend! GO PATS!!

Valentine Beer

2012-01-31T09:51:00.000-05:00

This sexy lady (and a beer) are a Valentine card for my husband. We both have an affinity for beer, wine, Mojitos...you get the point ;-). I thought this image was perfect for a card for him. She is a Blue Butterfly Digi Stamp from their Pinup Girls collection named "Ginger Beer". She can be purchased here Bizzy Becs. I think I stumbled on this site just doing a Google search for "sexy Valentine digi stamps", and voila! In addition to being drawn to images of fairies and mermaids, I also really like vintage and pin up images. The striped paper in the background is from a stack called Downtown Loft. The woodgrain paper and bakers twine were both purchased at a store in Westford, MA called Ink About It, which is dangerously close to where I work for those times I am in need of some retail therapy and an escape from my workday. A few jewels and some glitter for the beer foam added the final touches. Hope he likes it! Perhaps I'll give him a six-pack to go with it, LOL.

Jazzy T

Triple Sassy Birthdays

2012-01-28T12:12:00.000-05:00

I had several Birthday Cards to make in January, and I guess I was feeling Sassy! All images were Freebies from the Sassy Studio Designs Papercraft Planet group. I must admit, I am terrible at naming and filing my images so I don't recall the names of these, but they are some fun, cute and sexy ladies! The first two were for friends, and the last one was an order for my neighbor's Mom, who was turning 60. She came up with the awesome sentiment herself, it was a bit of an inside joke between her and her Mother. Papers and embellishments were all from stash on hand, the layouts are similar, because sometimes if I find one that works out, I just keep using it. If it ain't broke, right? That's all for now, perhaps I'll actually be able to finish the card I started 3 days ago this weekend ;-) Have a wonderful Saturday!

Jazzy T

Sweet Pea Thank You

2012-01-28T11:54:00.000-05:00

This was a thank you card for a family friend who surprised us at Christmas with a lovely gift for me and my son. It is an image from Sweet Pea Stamps, whom I absolutely adore. It's dangerous to my wallet when I visit their website! I happened to have the paper on hand, and knew it would be a perfect fit with the image. She is colored with a mix of Copics and Stampin' Up markers, ribbon, flowers and jewels just from my growing stash.

First!

2012-01-28T00:55:00.000-05:00

OK, Regan, you win. My good friend and whom I like to call my "Stamping Sensei" has convinced me to start a blog so I can expand my card-making horizons and try to get some of my creations out there by joining in some challenges. She has her own fabulous blog here: Charmed Stamping.
We enjoy getting together for some crafty evenings, although most times I think we do more chatting than crafting! I was a little reluctant at first, but I think I may just enjoy this whole blogging and challenges...um challenge in the long run. I'll be posting again soon as I have several cards I've completed and others that are almost ready to share. Thanks in advance for checking out my random thoughts & creations.

Jazzy T