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Hi there! Happy Belated Valentine's Day! I was so busy this past week with crafting and baking that I never had a spare moment to blog any of the creations I made. Not to worry... I'll be back soon with a Valentine's post filled to bursting with cards! For now, I'll just share my card for the new Corrosive Challenge.
This fortnight we are welcoming sponsor A & T Digital Designs! They are the home of the adorable and whimsical Emerald Fairies. The design team was each generously provided with an image to work with and they are offering a fabulous prize of three digis to our winner!
The theme for challenge #193 is "In Stitches". This means we want to see stitching (real or faux) on your project. I am sewing machine challenged so I opted for the faux kind. This is Jewel and she is colored with Copics and then cut using the Sizzix Bigz Top Note die from Stampin' Up. It has that fabulous stitched pattern right in the die! A simple and lovely alternative to needle and thread! The sketch is Crazy 4 Challenges (#223). I used my beloved Fishtail Flags Stax Die-namics, added some flowers, bling, and a couple of pins. The crystal pin is from Maya Road and the other is Stampin' Up. That adorable ladybug embellishment was made by my mom. She has her own shop on Art Fire, Wyvern Designs. Papers are My Mind's Eye - Kiss and Tell. And since every fairy needs some sparkle on her wings, I added Crystal Stickles.
I hope you'll head over to the challenge blog to see what the team stitched together for you! And play along for your chance to win too! Today is my mom's 60th birthday so we will be headed out for dinner with the family this evening. I'll probably try to get some crafting in during the afternoon, if I can muster up the energy. This brutal winter has me daydreaming of Spring from my couch, huddled under blankets with a book and the TV remote. Yesterday we had our third snowstorm in a week and a half! That darn groundhog....
Enjoy your weekend and thanks for stopping by!
Markers used: Copics (E00, E11, E21, E23, E79, YG93, R32, R35, R37, R39, R81, R85, R89).
Challenges:
- ABC Challenge: F is for Flowers
- Cards Galore Encore Challenges: #2-Use Bling
- Digi Galore Challenges: Things with Wings
- Emergency Crafters: Pink or Red
- Brown Sugar: #81-Use a Die Cut or Punch
- Card Makin' Mamas: #80-Make It Sparkle
- STAMPlorations Blog: Stamps & Stitches
- Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog: Fairies (can be non-Christmas)
{hugs}
Regan
Oh my stars and garters! What a day! It started off with a fun trip to a local children's discovery farm for their Halloween party. Kayne wore his Frankenstein costume from last year, and we had a blast! Except for the pervading mist. The cold, raw kind that penetrates your bones. The storm is definitely on its way so before we headed home we stopped at the grocery store for those just-in-case provisions.
If all that outdoor fun and battening down the hatches for the storm wasn't enough, I had to come home and cook dinner then make a card for Day 11 of Simply B(etty) Stamps 13 Days of Halloween! The theme at Simply Challenged Challenges is a color challenge: Candy Corn (orange, yellow, and white) or Caramel Apple (caramel and green). Black is allowed as a neutral. Both are yummy, but I went with Candy Corn. Then today of all days, two days before my favorite holiday, my camera decided to die! So I apologize for the quality of the photos. They were taken with my phone.
I will admit this was a rush job and not my best work, but I am glad I made the effort. I printed Little Witch Ariel from the Jude & the Rockers collection and colored her with Copics. I stuck to the color scheme and made her a candy corn witch! How much fun is orange hair? Huh? Huh? I then fussy cut her so I could pop her up in the middle of my sketch from Crazy 4 Challenges (C4C160). I embossed a spider web on black card stock behind her. Papers are My Mind's Eye - Halloween Scary Sparkle. I used a couple of clear sentiment stamps: one from My Favorite Things - Make the Date (October) and one from Clear Art Stamps - Halloween Fun (Trick or Treat). The rest is from my stash: pearls, a Martha Stewart candy embellishment, a Tim Holtz metal corner, glitter chipboard numbers, and a sparkly spider from Jolee's Boutique. The Star Circle is a Nestabilities die from Spellbinders.
Eleven down, two days to go, folks! I will be a card-making and baking fool these next two days. Let's hope I don't lose power! While I can still bake no problem without power since my stove is gas and uses no electricity, coloring by flashlight or candle light would prove challenging, and blogging even more so. I hope everyone in the storm's path stays safe! Check back tomorrow to see what sort of hocus pocus I've been up to...
Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, E000, R20, R00, YR04, YR07, YR15, YR18, Y32, Y35, Y38, W4, W6, W8, W10).
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Regan
Hi! I'm back with another Tickled Pink Stamps School Pinkette preview! Today we are showcasing Kira! I imagine her as the one who makes the school uniform fashionable. She's smart, sweet, and a little bit sassy. And she is front and center of this fabulous Crazy 4 Challenges sketch (C4C130), colored in Copics and Prismacolor Art Markers, fussy cut, and popped up on foam squares. Papers are Oxford from Basic Gray, and I couldn't wait to use them! All other embellishments are from my stash (Tim Holtz Type Charms, pleated ribbon, pearl strip, flowers). I used the Tim Holtz File Tab die to add a little interest. I also put a dab of glaze pen on the lenses of her glasses. The gorgeous Picot Circle die is a Spellbinders Nestie!
Please head over to the Tickled Pink Stamps blog to see what the rest of the amazing {PINKette} ladies have created with this lil darling! And if you leave a comment there, you'll be entered for a chance to win a digi image of your own!
Thanks again for dropping in! Have a fabulous Monday!
{hugs}
Regan
