Corrosive Challenge # 227 - Leave a Little Sparkle

Hello out there!  It's been awhile again since a new post for me.  I just can't seem to find the time to squeeze in Blogging anymore.  Hard to squeeze everything in, and something has to take a back seat, so the blog it is.  
I was glad to be able to play along with the new challenge over at The Corrosive Challenge as one of my favorite companies is the sponsor.  A Day For Daisies images are just so sweet and pretty and whimsical, I just adore them all.  I worked with one that is actually a freebie right now!  Holding Fireflies With Wings is available for the Month of June.  Isn't she so pretty?

She is colored with Copics, then fussy cut and mounted to a circle of black cardstock.  I totally cased this from this blog here:  http://melstampz.blogspot.com/2011/03/night-sky-backgrounds-card-2-free.html.  Lately, since I don't really enter challenges, and don't have the time to search for layouts, I often just google the image I want to use and just case a card I like using that image, especially since I am terrible at coming up with a layout on my own.

I used white colored pencil to create the fireflies, then added some stickles to the centers (that's the challenge this time 'round by the way!  Add some sparkle to your creations, show some glam and glitz!)  Everything else is just from my stash, pretty simple really. 

Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there!

Thanks for stopping by,

Jasmine

Corrosive Challenge # 190 - New Beginnings

Happy New Year!  Man, the holidays fly by, I swear you blink and they are over.  The fam and I had a great Christmas and New Years Eve, but it's always a little relief to get back to normal.  That means a new challenge over at The Corrosive Challenge Blog .  We are always pleased to welcome back A Day For Daisies as our sponsor.  

A Day For Daisies (also known as ADFD) provides themed categories of over 1000 digital illustrations, including fairy tales and magical mermaids, cutie kids, vintage illustrations, sentiments and lovely designs for all occasions. Be sure to check out what is available in the shop, and head over to the blog for some awesome inspiration!  ADFD has also opened a new clear polymer shop featuring "most loved" images sold as sets.  Check out their lovely selection HERE!
  
In honor of the new year, our theme for the challenge is "New Beginnings" - wedding, graduation, new baby, Baptism, spring, you get the idea.

I chose Morning Dew Fairy to work with, she is so sweet.  I was thinking along the lines of a "new day" for my card.

 

She is colored with Copics, with Stickles added to her wings, and glossy accents added to the dew drops.  Combination of Recollections and Wild Orchid flowers/butterflies/pearls.  I made a stick pin using supplies from Walmart!  They have an ever growing Paper Crafting section that comes in very handy for last minute or spur of the moment needs.

A closer view:

It's actually really funny when I got done with my card, I started having a Deja Vu moment, then I looked back at another ADFD card I had made...

Look familiar?  LOL.  Leave it to me to choose the same paper, color scheme, and embellies for the most part!  Someone, break me out of my comfort zone, ASAP!  Maybe I'll give it to my mom again, and they can be companion pieces, haha.

Hope to see lots of fantastic "new" entries!

Thanks for stopping by,

Jasmine
 

Corrosive Challenge 172 - Life's Special Moments

Although it's a little cloudy and rainy, it seems like spring might finally have decided to grace us New Englanders with it's presence.  I have lots of flowers coming up in the yard, some sweet little mini daffodils are in bloom, and there are tulips and hyacinth not that far behind.

Another month means it's time for another new challenge over at The Corrosive Challenge.  I was super happy that our sponsor this week is A Day For Daisies.  They were one of the first stamp companies I discovered and I am as much of a fan today as I was then.  Our new challenge is "Life's Special Occasions" - create a project for any of life's special moments (baby, birthday, wedding, graduation, etc). There are many fantastic A Day For Daisies images that are perfect for playing along.

I chose the lovely Beautiful Pixie.  This card is for my mom for Mother's Day, she colored this image once during a visit, so I knew she liked it.  
She is colored with Copics, with lots of stickles and glitter applied to her wings and flowers.  I made a stick pin to add a little more interest, and added some paper roses, and pearl and green stick gems, and Stampin' Up ribbon.

Papers from stash, Echo Park This and That "Flower Vine", Bazzill Basics Two Scoops "Mint Chip".

I know everyone always has some sort of special occasion to celebrate, so stop on by The Corrosive Challenge for a chance at the prize from ADFD.

Thanks for stopping by.

Jasmine

For Abby

Sadly this is another loss of pet card :-(  My parents had to put their companion Abby down last Friday.  She had cancer and had hung on for awhile, but it was just her time.  She was a rescue dog from the pound, and lived a long, happy, spoiled and full life, always by my stepmother's side.  I know she and my father are heartbroken.  It's always so noticeable when a pet is gone, you get so used to them always being there that their absence is palpable when they aren't around anymore.  Sigh.  Hopefully this will be the last of these kind of cards for a long while!
The image is "Quiet Fairy" from A day for daisies.  She is colored with Copics, with some Icicle Stickles added to her wings, fussy cut and popped up with foam squares.  She is mounted on a "Lacey Circle" using Spellbinders die cut, and the "leaves" are from "Pine" punch by McGill.  Sentiment is from a set by Hero Arts called "Petite Messages".  Sketch is # 95 this week at Stamps & Fun = Creativity, which I will be entering for the challenge.

The rest:
Papers:  My Mind's Eye - "Miss Caroline", Crate Paper - Pretty Party "Stitch", and card stock from stash.
Embellishments:  Martha Stewart Quilled Butterflies, BBP Twisted Flowers, Wild Orchid roses, Queen & Co Pearls.

Give your fuzzy friends an extra EXTRA snuggle.

Hope everyone is having a great week, almost the weekend now, phew.

Jazzy T

Restful Mermaid Birthday

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