Corrosive Challenge 166 - Put A Pin In It

Good morning!  This is a super exciting day for us at The Corrosive Challenge, not only do we have a new challenge, but we have 4 new team members!  I am really looking forward to working with all of them, be sure to check out the blog to meet them and take a peek at all their blogs too.

Our new Sponsor for the next fortnight is A and T Digital Designs home of The Emerald Faeries.  This is one of the great parts of being on a design team, as I had never heard of this company but I just adore these Faeries.  They are the sweetest things!

The challenge is to use hat, push, or safety pins AND/OR this "Pinspirational" photo by Ronda at Box of Buttons:

 I chose to work with Kenz & Tilly available in the A and T Shop.  I have a friend who recently had a baby boy, so this was perfect for the occasion, and I knew I'd be seeing her this weekend.

 

The image is colored with Copics, with Stickles added to the wings.  I added lots of flowers, and two stick pins that I made using supplies mostly purchased at Walmart!  They don't have a huge selection of crafty things, but where I live, it's great in a pinch, and you never do know what you'll find there.  It seems like their selection of paper crafting supplies is always expanding.

Sketch # 192 from The Sweet Stop

Papers:  Crate Paper - Story Teller "Legend" and "Lifetime"

Embellies:  WOC and Recollections Roses, K&Co - Cut + Paste Ephemera (sentiment), Stick Pins made using beads and supplies from Walmart & stash.

Can't wait to see what you "pin up" on the Blog.  Be sure to play along for a chance to win a prize from our sponsor.

Jasmine

A is for Awesome

 

Right before Christmas, my son came home with a gift bag that we decided to wait to open until Christmas.  Inside were all sorts of handmade goodies he had done at school, and I will treasure them always (even though I don't think he inherited mommy's crafty genes, lol.)  My son also has a very silly, quirky personality and at the beginning of the school year, his teacher asked him what he thought of her, and he told her he thought she was "just medium".  I don't know where he comes up with this stuff!  Lately though, we've noticed him drawing something on the backs of his school papers, and he told me that he is trying to make a heart for his teacher, because now he thinks she's AWESOME.  Still not sure what changed his mind, but she is a pretty awesome teacher, and I wanted to make her a card to let her know.  My son helped me pick out the image, and chose Super Betty, part of The Bettys 4 collection at Simply Betty Stamps (who just so happen to be our current sponsor at The Corrosive Challenge Blog!)

Betty is colored with Copics, all purples and pink per my son's guidance (purple is his teacher's favorite color).  She is fussy cut and popped up with foam squares.  I used a star embossing folder for the lavender paper behind her.

Sketch was #242 at Mojo Monday.  As usual too late to enter!  D'oh! 

Papers:  Stash and the striped one was from Recollections "Boo Who" paper pad.
Embellies:  W.O.C Cherry blossoms and roses, brads and adhesive gems and pearls from stash.  Stick pin handmade by me!  (I recently saw a tutorial how to make them, and they couldn't be easier, and I love the finishing touch they can add to a project).

Challenges entered:
Flourishes llc - Something "New" (the stick pin)
Crafty Bloggers Network - Flowers

Thanks for stopping by.

Jasmine

Out With The Old

Happy New Year!!  I feel like it's been forever since I posted.  The holidays are always pretty hectic with my family, we have lots of visiting, presents to open, and making merry.  I do love Christmas, but I am always a little relieved when it's all over.  The tree is down, everything is back to normal, time for a new and hopefully good year ahead.

We have some exciting changes over at The Corrosive Challenge for the new year.  You may have noticed we gave the blog a little facelift, and we are going to be announcing some new team members for our January 20th challenge, so be sure to check back.  We also will be featuring a new sponsor for EACH challenge this year, which also means more prizes for those who enter!  Wahoo!  We are retiring our guest designer position, but will be selecting a Top 3. These crafters will get to have their creations featured on the blog in our separate Monday winners' post!

We are extremely pleased that our first sponsor for the New Year is Simply Betty Stamps !  Betty's images are fun, funky, and unique, and are always a blast to work with.  I chose Diver Judy, part of the Sweet Gothic Kids Olympians collection.  The challenge is "Out with the Old", use up something from your stash and tell us what it is.

 

Everything I used I already had in my stash.  The stickers I had received for my birthday in June, by K and Company - "At the Pool", papers were Bazzill Basics, and DCWV Tahiti Beach stack.  Brads and stick gems I have had in my stash forever.  It's actually rare that I go and buy something specific for a project, I tend to just buy things at random when I catch a sale, so I have a pretty good stash to choose from for the most part.

 

 

Judy is colored with Copics, with a little bit of glossy accents added to her goggles.  I almost had a disaster when I ended up with black fingerprints on my image as I was sponging the edges, but I was able to cover over them for the most part, phew!

 

The winner of this challenge will receive a $15 gift voucher to the Simply Betty Stamps online shop!  Dig through that stash of yours, and join us!  



Hope everyone's 2013 is off to a great start!

Jasmine

Christmas Cards Catch up Post

I know I've been quiet lately, with all the Holiday activity, I just did not find the time for any posting!  BUT I did manage to get a few cards done that I wanted to share, so here it goes:

2 cards using images from Saturated Canary

Dilly Beans Snowman

 

 

2 Vintage images, one was a freebie illustration, one was a stamp I got on clearance.

 

And 2 images courtesy of Sweet Pea Stamps (I so wish they would do digis!).

 



And that's all.  So I wasn't a total slacker, just a little lazy on the posting!  Hope everyone had very happy holidays, and be sure to check back on Sunday for the first Corrosive Challenge of 2013!!

Challenges Entered:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Winter Wonderland
Dilly Beans Challenge - Winter
Stampavie and More - Blue and White

Jasmine
 

Corrosive Challenge December Sketch

 

This month we're changing things up a little at The Corrosive Challenge.  We will be holding a design team call all month long! So if you think you might be interested in joining the team set aside a little time to apply.  Our awesome team member KATHY provided a sketch for everyone to play along with, and it is an awesome one!  This one definitely challenged me, but the end result was satisfying.



 I started with an image from Tickled Pink Stamps I have had for a long time now.  Unfortunately I think the company has closed now.

She is colored with Copics with some icicle Stickles added to her coat and boots, I cut her out with an oval die, and flipped the sketch to accomodate the image.  Everything is popped up with foam dots to give it some dimension.

I really wanted the snowflake border (Tim Holtz "Snow Flurries" On the Edge Die) to stick out so I moved it closer to the edge of the card, and also placed on on the inside of the card.

 

Papers:  Stash and g.c.d. Studios "Sophisticated Frost" 12X12 pad.

Embellies:  K & Co "Snowflakes" sticker medley, Hemptique "Metallic Classic" twine.

 

I know there is some amazing talent out there, from seeing everyone's entries throughout the year, so I look forward to seeing your design team entries! 

 

Hoping everyone has a magical, warm, wonderful Holiday Season!

 

Jazzy T

 

 

 

Dilly Beans Traditional Christmas Colors Challenge

Hi there folks.  I know I've been a bit quiet lately.  Just haven't been feeling inspired or crafty lately, even though I have many many Christmas cards to make.  I just haven't been much in the mood, but I finally found enough mojo to complete a card for my Stepbrother and his wife who live in Los Angeles.  I have to get theirs done early so I can get it shipped off in time. 

I almost always end up feeling inspired when I use a Dilly Beans image, and this was no exception.  I just adore Holly Girl, and plan on making a few more Holiday cards with her.  And it was perfect luck that the current challenge at Dilly Beans Challenge was Traditional Christmas Colors.  Hooray! 

She is colored with Copics, with glossy accents added to the holly berries.  I stayed pretty true to the sketch, other than adding a coordinating ribbon.  I added some W.O.C. roses, and green rhinestones from stash.  Papers were from 2 different 12X12 pads.

Sketch #234 at Sketch Saturday

Thanks so much for stopping by, I'm hoping little by little my creativity will come back, because the cards aren't going to make themselves!  LOL.

Jazzy T

Dreams Come True

Good morning!  Hope everyone is contentedly stuffed full of Turkey, mashed potatoes and pies.  I LOVE turkey dinner.  It's so hard to believe Christmas is right around the corner now.  My family really enjoys Christmas and lights, and decorating and Christmas music though, so it can never come soon enough for me :-)  One more challenge to go for The Corrosive Challenge this month with our fabulous sponsor, A Day For Daisies.  The challenge this week is....Anything Goes!  Couldn't be easier than that!

I needed a card for a Bridal shower, and Dreams Do Come True was perfect for the occasion.  She is colored with Copics.  Sentiment is one I have had for sometime, cut out with a circle punch mounted on shimmery red cardstock cut out with scalloped circle Spellbinder and popped up with foam.

Papers:  Cloud 9 Design "Cinnamon Stick" stack, others from stash
Embellies:  Wilton 4" Silver doily, Recollections Embellishments pack Aqua flower and Antique lace chipboard, W.O.C. Roses and Cherry Blossoms, Glitter Hearts from stash, Hemptique "Metallic Classic" twine.
We are really looking forward to seeing all sorts of creations over at The Corrosive Challenge.  The sky's the limit!
Thanks for dropping by.

Jazzy T