May The Cake Be With You

This was the first of many October birthday cards to make this month.  My cousin just started his Freshman year at Phillips Academy, no small feat!  He is an awesome young man, and has always loved Star Wars, so I knew this freebie from Mayzy Art was perfect for him.



Leah and Hans are colored with Copics and popped up on foam squares.  The layout was #28 at Fetch-a-sketch.  I cut out around them using Spellbinders Big Scalloped Circles, then mounted that onto a larger cut out.  The edges are inked with studio g gold ink.

Sentiment was just computer generated, I wanted to do some sort of funny play on a Star Wars quote.

 

Papers:  Die Cuts with a view 8X8 "Black Star Swirl Gold", and "Stag Star Gold".
Embellies:  Queen and Co pearls, Recollections rhinestone swirls, Wilton Silver 4" doily.

Challenges Entered:
Crafty Catz - A MALE CARD
Stampin for the Weekend - #20 Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy - #29 Black and/or Party

Thanks for looking, and be sure to stop by The Corrosive Challenge on Sunday for the last of our October Challenges! 

Jazzy T



Corrosive Challenge #160 - Treacherous Treats

Trick-or-Treat!  Well, maybe no tricks this time.  Our new challenge for this fortnight at The Corrosive Challenge Blog is to  make a Halloween themed treat holder or container.

This month we are lucky enough to welcome back an amazing Sponsor, Sassy Studio Designs. There are some awesome new Disney Villain and Halloween releases available right now.  Perfect for playing along with our challenge!  I decided to work with Wicked Honey part of the Halloween Honey's collection at the Sassy Studio Designs Store.  I love her!
Picking the image was easy, but this truly was a challenge for me.  At first I was going to buy a pre-made container of some sort, but I really wanted it all to be handmade, so after a little googling, I decided on a cone holder.  It worked out perfectly because it also looks a little like a witch hat!  I simply took a piece of design paper and made a cone, glued the edges together and trimmed the top to make a circle.  I added black feathers around the rim, and attached a ribbon for hanging.  I also added a tassel to the bottom using more feathers, a circle sentiment ("A Treat For You"), and ribbon to hang it.  I added pearls, flowers and some stickers to give it all some dimension.

She is colored with Copics, and cut out using a beaded oval Spellbinder die cut.  I added glossy accents to her lips and eyes, and Eucalyptus stickles to the cobwebs on her hat and sash.

This was a super fun project, and now I have a handmade decoration to add to my collection of Halloween stash!  Can't wait to see some sickeningly sweet projects at The Corrosive Challenge Blog. Come and join the fun!

Jazzy T

Punkin' Shower



My friend's sister is having a fall baby and her shower theme was pumpkins and fall.  I of course had to make a card for her, and I was happy to.  I ADORE all the fairies at Mo's Digital Pencil, and Fall Fairy Jesen was perfect for the occasion.  Could he BE any cuter?

 

Jesen is colored with Copics, with a generous helping of stickles added to his wings.  I cut him out using lacy circles Spellbinders die, sponged a little yellow ink around the image.  I wove some Hemptique twine through the lacy part of the circle.  I made it an easel card so it could be displayed at the shower.

 

Papers, brads and ribbon all from stash.  Very excited to be able to play along in the "B" is for... challenge at Mo's Challenge Blog.  (B being for baby boy in this case)

 

Fall has definitely arrived here in New England.  It's getting chilly, windy, gray, and the leaves are changing.  I don't mind the fall, but I could totally do without winter.  Lots to look forward to the rest of the month.  My son's 5th birthday is on Monday, but we're having a little party for him on Sunday.  next weekend are my Dad and Grandfather's birthdays. We'll be going to a weenie roast for my grandfather's 80th!  After that a fun day with a friend at a local farm, and then Halloween!  Phew.

Be sure to check back this weekend for a new Corrosive Challenge too!

Thanks for stopping by.

Jazzy T



Corrosive Challenge - Something Wicked

 

Good morning.  Time for another fun challenge at The Corrosive Challenge Blog!  I know it's not quite October yet, but I'd say it's close enough to begin celebrating one of my favorite holidays...Halloween!  Wahoo!  This month we are lucky enough to welcome back an amazing Sponsor, Sassy Studio Designs.  There are some awesome new Disney Villain and Halloween releases available right now that would be perfect for our challenge:  "Something Wicked This Way Comes".  We want to see a villain or monster on your project.  I decided to work with Betty Bolts and Baxter from Simply Betty Stamps.  OK, so maybe they aren't exactly the scariest creatures on the block, but technically they are monsters.  



 

Betty and Baxter are colored with Copics, and I added glossy accents to their eyes.  I sponged a little purple chalks ink around the image (I have a hard time leaving large white areas!).  Sketch was #116 at Sketchy Colors.

Papers:  Cloud 9 Design - Halloween papers from 12X12 pad, DCWV - Rockstar Mat Stack.

Embellies:  K&C Company - BW Haunted World Grand Adhesions sticker, Ribbon & Brads from stash, Queen + Co - Grass Green pearls.

 

My husband and I REALLY like Halloween, so we are always pretty excited when October rolls around.  We have a whole Halloween Village set up inside the house (the Lemax one at Michaels), and we love to carve pumpkins for the big night.  We usually try to come up with some sort of theme.  This year we've come up with possibly Breaking Bad or Dexter themes displays, but I am definitely open to suggetions if anyone has any, please leave them in the comments :-)

 

Looking forward to some wickedly awesome projects at The Corrosive Challenge Blog.  Come and join the fun!

 

Jazzy T  



Yoga Girl

Welcome back folks.  Now that I am finally done making wedding cards for awhile, the next month is FULL of birthdays (6 total!).  The first one in the lineup is my neighbor and friend.  She is a very busy, hardworking mama to 3 littles (as she calls them) - 2 twin boys who are turning 4 soon, and a little girl who is just over a year old.  She is a really awesome lady, and we have tons of fun together.  On top of working and taking care of 3 kids, she tries hard to make time to get in shape, and she loves taking Yoga classes.  I knew Yoga Girl from Saturated Canary would be perfect for her card.  I just love Krista's whimsical and adorable images.  And I am totally jealous of those Abs!

 



She is colored with Copics, fussy cut and popped up on foam dots.  One thing I was pretty excited to be able to incorporate is some birch bark that my dad found for me in his yard.  The strip behind her feet, and the curly Q's are the bark.  Sketch was #224 over at Sketch Saturday.  This was a great one, I used it for several cards.





 

Papers:  Cloud 9 Design - Cinnamon Stick 12X12 Pad, cardstock from stash.

Embellies:  WOC flower (free gift with purchase!), with a Prima flower inside it.  EK success border punch, Epoxy brad from stash, Hemptique - Metallic Classic crafters cord.

 

I'm hoping to get together with my friend this weekend but we'll see, we tend to make plans then they just don't work out or we're too tired!  But we still love each other anyways, lol.  Wishing her a very Happy Birthday.  Be sure to check back this weekend too, there is a new Corrosive Challenge starting Sunday!

 

I will be entering challenge #26 at Saturated Canary Challenge - B's.  My B's are Birch Bark, Bow, Butterfly, and Blue.

 

Jazzy T

 

Kenny K Wedding

Yes, folks, ANOTHER wedding card for this month!  This one I am actually going to, and I am really looking forward to it.  It is a super fun couple, and the bride has been dropping hints about secret surprises that are going to happen.  Can't wait to find out what they are!  I know for sure there will be lots of dancing and probably a few cocktails to be had (I sometimes have a little too much fun at weddings...).  My son is having a sleepover at his Auntie's until about 10:00 on Sunday.  Is it wrong that I am almost as excited about sleeping in as I am for the wedding?  LOL.





 A Closeup:

 

My image is Lil' Angel and Devil available at Kenny K Downloads.  I looked at a TON off different wedding-y stamps, but nothing was really clicking, then I saw this one.  The bride and groom actually look a little like these cuties, and as I mentioned, they are a really fun loving couple so I wanted to go with something non-traditional.  As usual, they are colored with Copics, with a very generous application of stickles on the wings.  I added glossy accents to the eyes.  I think I started off with a sketch bu veered pretty far off course.  It happens.

 

Papers:  Stampin' Up valentine paper from 2010 I think.  Recollections - "Clouds"

Embellies:  Home Inspirations feathers, WOC and Prima flowers, small heart brads, ribbon and gems from stash.

Challenge Entries:

Dream Valley Challenges - CELEBRATIONS

The Squirrel and the Fox - Celebrate the Occasion

2 Sisters Challenge Blog - Things with Wings + Add Glitter

 

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! 

 

Jazzy T

Baby Boy

Happy hump day!  Just a quick card to share today.  Recently a friend and ex-coworker and his wife had a baby boy, so I wanted to send a little something.  My image is called Baby and Bunny available at Mo's Digital Pencil.  I have used it before for a girl's card, but figured it could be used for a boy too.  The funniest part is the baby has a very similar FULL, full head of black hair.  He is super duper cute.  The image is colored with Copics and I added glossy accents to the eyes of the baby and the bunny.  I also colored the stitching on the little star with copics to make it pop a little and match everything.

Sketch is #225 at Sketch Saturday.  I love this blog for sketches!  They pretty much rock.



Papers:  Echo Park Paper, "A Boy's Life" - Suave
Embellies:  Pebbles - Layered Embellishments, Cloud.  KI Memories - Puffies "Stars White".  Ribbon from stash, Queen & Co silver pearls.

And that's all she wrote.  Hope everyone is having a great week.  I am glad the crazy weather from yesterday is gone, I think it was definitely making people a bit bonkers.  My son was a BEAR all day, and then I stayed up far too late making a card, then decided to decorate for Halloween a little around 10:45 pm.  SMH.  Early bedtime tonight!

Jazzy T.