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Hello! It's time for another Corrosive Challenge! I'm afraid I've left my project to the absolute last minute so I am going to keep my post brief lest I fall asleep at the keyboard! Our sponsor this fortnight is Dilly Beans Stamps!
Megan
Suarez is the owner and artist behind these fun and quirky images. She
has generously offered 3 images of choice for our winner this month as
well as generously provided 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!
Our challenge this time around is "Head Gear"!
By that we mean anything you put on your head! Hats, barrettes, bows,
flowers... If your image has something on its noggin, you're in! Or
think outside the box and WOW us with your creativity!
The image I chose to work with is called Day of the Dead Frida. I do love these big eye art gals! She is colored with Copics and fussy cut then matted on the Fleur de Lis Nestabilities from Spellbinders. I added mulberry paper flowers to her hair. The image has flowers drawn there but I thought it would be fun to give a little dimension. I added a tulle flower, a skull bottle cap, a Magnolia Doohickey flourish and a Martha Stewart punched butterfly. Paper is from the Midnight Magic stack from Recollections.
We said goodbye to our crafty friend, Linda Palmer, this week. She passed away suddenly on Monday, and I still can't quite believe that she will never be joining us for another challenge. I had never met Linda in real life, but she was a sweet woman who loved her family. She was always talking about her numerous children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. They will feel her loss more acutely than her cyber friends in the crafting community, but we will all miss her. Linda, this post is dedicated to your memory! Thank you for sharing your talent with us, for being a wonderful design team member, and for all the sweet blog comments you always took the time to leave...
Pop over to The Corrosive Challenge blog to see what the rest of the has under their hats for you! Thanks for stopping by!
Markers used: Copics (N0, N2, N4, N6, N8, V04, V12, V15, YG93, R24, R27, R29).
Challenges:
- Dilly Beans Stamps: Halloween in April
- 613 Avenue Create: #69-Anything Goes
- The Craft Place Challenge: Anything Goes
- Digi Haven: Black & White with One Other Color (purple)
- Sister Act Card Challenge: #54-Anything Goes
- Crafty Girls Challenge: #16-Anything Goes
- Cards Galore Encore Challenge: Creating with Color/Favorite Color (purple)
- Through The Craft Room Door: Anything Goes
{hugs}
Regan
Hello! I spent the majority of the evening covered in pumpkin guts, but I still managed to make this card too. I've used one of the images I won from Dilly Beans Stamps recently to make a Halloween card for an awesome friend of mine! She really loves their images and I thought this big eyed girl was perfect! The image is called Skull Bow Framed and I've colored her with Copics. The sketch is from Mojo Monday (#315). Papers are K&Company (Brenda Walton's Haunted) from my stash. I used a Small Deckled Rectangle Nestabilities from Spellbinders to mat the image and my Fishtail Flags Stax Die-namic from My Favorite Things for the pennant detail. The only embellishments I added were a couple of flowers and a Martha Stewart "candy" sticker.
The rest of my night was spent carving up our pumpkins and making pumpkin seeds. It was the first time I have ever carved a jack o'lantern completely on my own- or well, at all actually! I usually just watch all the mess and the hard work and then lounge around eating pumpkin seeds after! But this year, I ventured out of my comfort zone. They are no masterpieces by any stretch of the imagination, but Kayne said they were wonderful and that's all that matters! He doesn't need to know that I broke one of the mini saws the carving kit came with. Or that I messed up the one-eyed monsters teeth (He's missing one! Ooops!) I tried and that's what counts. We will be dropping these off for a pumpkin display that we will be attending this weekend.
I am exhausted and really need to get some sleep! 'Night!
Markers used: Copics (E00, E11, E13, E15, E19, E21, E70, E74, E79, R32, YG911, YG93, YG95, N0, N2, N4, N6, N8, YR00, YR02, YR04, YR07).
Challenges:
- Dilly Beans Challenge: Halloween (Week 2)
- Cards and More: #92-Halloween
- Clear It Out: Halloween and Orange
- Papertake Weekly: Happy Halloween Hues
{hugs}
Regan
Hello! Another Corrosive Challenge is upon us and we have a fabulous new sponsor for you with Dilly Beans!
They have a plethora of cute and creepy images so why not make that our theme this fortnight? With Halloween on the horizon this promises to be lots of fun! I must admit that I spent all day putting up my Halloween decorations (with a bit of cleaning thrown in) and neglecting my crafty duties. But I did finally manage to get this little guy, Little Monster & Bat (478), colored up and onto a card. Paper is from the Cosmo Cricket Haunted collection. I used a Spellbinders Bats die, a Stampin' Up punch, and added googly eyes plus a bit of bling. The sentiment is from Recollections. I will most likely give this to Kayne.
Want a chance to win 3 Dilly Bean images? Show us your creepiest and cutest creations over at The Corrosive Challenge blog! And while you're there be sure to admire the team's amazing work! They are much more inspiring than I am today! My mojo seems to be MIA at the moment. Maybe coffee will help. It's mocha pumpkin spice... Sounds promising! Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!
Markers used: Copics (YG11, BG0000, N0, N2, N4, N6, N8).
Challenges:
- Dilly Beans Challenge: Jewels/Glitter
{hugs}
Regan
April Fool's!!! It's April 1st which is the day notorious for tricks and pranks, but all you'll find here is a new Corrosive Challenge and a fabulous new sponsor! Oh, and perhaps a visit to the Easter Bunny this afternoon since Easter is next weekend, and we haven't gotten around to that yet.
The Corrosive Challenge would like to welcome Dilly Beans Stamps as our sponsor for the month. They have offered up 3 images of choice for our winner. (Artist Megan was also kind enough to provide each member of the design team with an image to work with for which we are very appreciative!) This fortnight the challenge is "Heavy Metal". No headbanging required. Simply use something made out of metal on your project.
My card has two metal embellishments - the ornate frame and the corner, both from Tim Holtz. Here is a close up of the frame.
This awesome image is called 382-Abby Framed from Dilly Beans. She is colored with Copics, and I couldn't resist adding a little bling! The crown is a Martha Stewart punch, topped with tiny rhinestones. Flowers are from my stash as is the remaining bling. Papers are by Recollections, and I loved them because one side said "Keep Calm and Carry On" while the other read "Freak Out. Panic Now." Bwahaha! I can relate to the latter! I think that's why I chose to pair it with the My Favorite Thing's sentiment from their Twisted Threesome set.
Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, R20, R81, R85, W6, W8, W10, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97). 
My layout is the current sketch from Mojo Monday (#234). I hope you will stop by the Corrosive Challenge blog to see what incredible creations the design team has put together for this challenge. And I hope you'll be inclined to play along too!
I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
- ATCs & Cards with Attitude: #10-Anything Goes
- Cardfairy's Digi Days Challenge: #30-Die Cuts and/or Punches
- Wags 'n Whiskers: #76-Say It With Flowers
Thanks for visiting! I will be back with more TPS posts this week so please come back soon!
{hugs}
Regan
