Corrosive Challenge #206 - B Unique

Our new challenge is to use three items starting with the letter B (bling, brads, bows, blooms, blossoms, buttons, etc). Get creative!

Of course we are featuring a fabulous artist for our new challenge, and we always enjoy the privilege of working with Dilly Beans as a sponsor.

   
Megan Suarez is the owner and artist behind these fun and quirky images. She has generously offered 3 images of choice for our winner, as well as providing the design team with images to work with. She has an amazing variety of cute & creepy, whimsical images so head over to her shop to check them out!  You can find them over on Facebook too!  Click HERE to join the group!

I worked with Maisie Mermaid.  As my followers may know, I just adore mermaids, and these are no exception.  

She is colored with Copics.  Metal brads, papers, bows and flowers are Recollections, the anchor brad is K&Co.

Be sure to join us at the Corrosive challenge.

Challenge # 184 - Cute and Creepy

Not going to lie here, I forgot a little that I needed to do a post today.  While I should have been doing it, I was doing this:

 

We needed a new Halloween decoration, we had a garden gnome...voila!  We may put some "brains" in the basket closer to Halloween.

There was also a new challenge at The corrosive challenge with one of my absolute favorite sponsors Dilly Beans Stamps

  

I just adore all of Megan Suarez 's images.  The team has made some fabulous inspiration be sure to check it out!

Hope everyone is enjoying the lovely fall weather we've been having.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jasmine

Corrosive Challenge #175 - I've Been Framed

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!  I hope everyone is enjoying some fun and BBQ's with family and friends.  Unfortunately, Mother Nature decided to be pretty uncooperative but the fam and I have still had some fun at different parties.
The Corrosive Challenge is excited to welcome back a fun and quirky sponsor Dilly Beans.  The challenge this time around is to create a project that incorporates a frame.  Megan has lots of framed versions of her cute, creepy (and sometimes both!) images.

Megan generously gave the team several images to choose from, I went with Ginger Framed isn't she ADORABLE?!

She is colored with Copics, with some glossy accents added to her eyes, lips and hearts.  I used a glitter pen on her collar.  All supplies were from stash, and the sketch was #203 from The Sweet Stop

 

Frame up your favorite images and play along with us!  Hopefully we'll at least get a break from all the rain on Monday.  

Thanks for stopping in!

Jasmine

Corrosive Challenge # 147 - Hit the Bottle

     Good {hiccup} morn{hiccup}ing everyone.  Please excuse the hiccups, I took this challenge a bit too literal and started hitting the bottle before posting.  Kidding!  Although I do like to partake in some adult beverages sometimes while I am making my cards, it helps loosen me up a little :-)  This week's challenge is to "Hit the Bottle" by incorporating something from a bottle in your project...Stickles, liquid applique, glaze, crackle finish, liquid pearls, etc.  I went with the Stickles since that's all I have at the moment.  The image is from our sponsor Dilly Beans, she can be found here #335 Girl & butterflies.  One of the things I think is so neat about these digis is that many of them are re-created from an original painting.

Papers:  My Mind's Eye - Bohemia, Bella "the Little Moments", Dots/Light Blue and American Crafts, Grape: Damask

Embellishments:  BBP Twisted flowers, small roses from Wild Orchid.  Recollections pearls and Brads, Tim Holtz idea-ology Adage Ticket.
Sketch:  #199 from Sketch Saturday

 I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend, and can't wait to see what you come up with while hitting the bottle!  Please join us over at The Corrosive Challenge Blog to share your creations.

Jazzy T

Loving Thoughts - Heavy Metal

Good morning Blogland!  Welcome to our latest challenge over at The Corrosive Challenge Blog.  We are super excited to have Dilly Beans as our sponsor for April.  I have already expressed my affection for Megan Suarez's images in a previous post :-) The challenge this week is "Heavy Metal" use at least one metal embellishment on your project.  I used image #264 two hearts girl from our sponsor.  The sentiment is computer generated using "Freeze!" font downloaded at Free Scrapbook Fonts.  As I was coloring the hearts the color started to bleed a little, and I was irritated at first, but then I thought it looked kind of cool like tie dye, so I actually used my blender to make it spread a little more.  I added some "deconstructed doodling" to the edges around the image and sentiment, trying for a faux stitching effect, not sure how well it worked, but worth a shot.  I had the heart charm on hand, and thought it worked perfectly with the hearts in her hair.  Did a little sponging and distressing on the edges of the papers.  As for the rest of the details:

Papers:  Butterfly paper by SEI (not sure of the actual name), Striped and "grungy" paper from The Rockstar Mat Stack by DCWV.

Embellishments:  Recollections Rhinestones, silver charm by Blue Moon, brads and ribbon from stash.

Sketch #SSS69 from Sweet Stop Sketches 

I still can't get over how amazingly awesome the weather has been lately.  I have a desk job, but there is a good walking route right down the road so I try to get out for a walk in the sun and the fresh air when I can.  Hopefully we don't get a blizzard in April as punishment!  LOL.  Is that a New England thing to always fear the worst from the weather, especially if it's almost too nice?  Looking forward to seeing all the wonderful creations on the Corrosive blog.  Maybe blast a little Guns n' Roses or Metallica to get you in the Heavy Metal mood.  Rock on!!

Jazzy T

Dilly Beans I love glitter challenge

One of my favorite parts of cardmaking is when I stumble upon a new designer that inspires me.  I don't recall how I found Dilly Beans, but I am glad I did.  I am so enamoured with Megan Suarez's quirky, funky, and unique images.  This is my first time using one, and I love the way she came out.  She is available here #185 Angel.  I am entering the Dilly Beans I love glitter challenge, which isn't much of a challenge because I do love me some glitter.  The sparklier the better!  I decided to add glitter to her wings, the flower in her hair, and some for her eyeshadow. 

Sketch:  #138 from the Sweet Stop

Papers:  Theresa Collins, "Spring Fling/Big Dots" bought on sale at Ink About It.
Embellishments:  Pearls, ribbon, flower and button from stash.  Butterfly stickers are Martha Stewart Quilled Butterflies, purchased at Michaels.

I am so enjoying the taste of spring we are getting here this week, and hope it continues.  I have noticed all the early flowers beginning to peek up through the ground, and can't wait to see all the tulips, daffodils and crocus in bloom.  Happy Hump Day!

Jazzy T