The Corrosive Challenge #230 - Perfectly Purple

Good morning!  Welcome to the latest Corrosive Challenge!  Rebecca is our hostess this time around and in honor of my upcoming birthday she choose "Perfectly Purple" as our theme!  Our sponsor this fortnight is the ever fabulous Art by Miran!  You can find her shop HERE on Etsy.  She not only shared a few images with the design team for our projects but is also offering up a prize of 3 digis of choice to our winner!

I have used the image Celebrating Your Day to create a birthday card in my favorite color!  She is colored with Copics and cut using Labels Fourteen Nestabilities (Spellbinders).  I also used several of my La-La-Land Crafts dies: Lattice Doily Border, Lattice Border, Hot Air Balloon, Birthday Flag, and Scalloped Banner. I added lots of shabby chic elegance with a paper doily, Shabby Blue Fran-Tage, lace, cheesecloth, flowers, a bling swirl, and a punched butterfly (Martha Stewart).

Be sure to head over to the challenge blog to see the other purple pretties from the team!  I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend so far!  Mine started off with a yard sale (man, those things are a lot of work!) and I plan to end it with some pool time and more crafting!

Thanks for stopping by!

Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E23, E31, E35, E79, V20, V25, BV08, B32, B34, R20, N0, N2, N4, N6

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Regan

The Corrosive Challenge #228 - Hot, Hot, Hot!

Hello!  I hope all my US followers had a safe and happy 4th of July!  We enjoyed a low key cookout at my brother's.  I then came home to work on my card for today's challenge while Kayne played Xbox.  I was then able to enjoy some fireworks out my window as I colored and put my project together.  And not just because this is the most skin I have ever colored...

The Corrosive Challenge welcomes back favorite sponsor KennyK for a "Hot, Hot, Hot!" theme!  We're bringing SEXY back and KennyK's got a smokin' collection of sexy images just perfect for this challenge!  But if smoldering sex appeal isn't your cup of tea, we offer you the alternative to use "hot" colors: red, orange, yellow - any combination, or all of them!

Elena and KennyK are offering a fabulous prize of our winner's choice:

 2 clear stamp sets OR 4 digis!!!

Elena picked my image for me as I couldn't decide what I wanted to do.  She selected this Playboy image (from the Heartbreakers collection), who she said reminds her of Channing Tatum.  I am off to see the Magic Mike movie this weekend so I figured it was a fitting choice.  I was still at a bit of a loss as to what to DO with him after I colored him up with my Copics and fussy cut him.  I don't have a lot of truly masculine papers so I settled on this Diamond Plate paper.  I then cut up a pair of my son's old jeans for the pocket.  I stamped a My Favorite Things sentiment, and another from Stampin' Up, and put them together with the My Favorite Things Smart Phone Die-namics and a couple of ones from my wallet.  The button in the corner is also from Kayne's jeans.

Be sure to check out KennyK Clear Stamps , KennyK's Krafty Krew Challenge blog, and the KennyK Facebook page (plus don't forget to follow them on Twitter and Instagram @kennykstamps)!

Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E55, E57, E59, R02, R20, B00, B32, B34, B37, N0, N2, N4, N6

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Regan

The Corrosive Challenge #227 - Leave A Little Sparkle

Happy Father's Day AND first day of Summer!  I am going to make this a quick post because I am off to celebrate with my dad!  Breakfast out and then a home cooked fiesta of nachos and chili!  Yum!  

Speaking of yummy...  At The Corrosive Challenge we are welcoming back A Day For Daisies as our sponsor!  We love working with Tammy and all her delicious images!  To go shopping in her store (HERE) you really do feel like a kid in a candy store!  She is offering a $12 voucher as the prize for our winner!

Our theme is one I love - and try to live by -  "Leave A Little Sparkle"!  Anything shiny, sparkly, or glittery goes!  Tammy is always sweet enough to let each DT member select an image to work with and I picked Fancy Hair Fairy.  She is colored with Copics and cut using Labels Seventeen Nestabilities (Spellbinders).  I sponged Distress Ink in Vintage Photo around the edges and then added Shabby Blue Fran-tage.  Her wings are covered in Baby Blue Stickles.  I used a few other dies as well: Heart Doily Border, Honeycomb, and Filigree Crown (La-La-Land Crafts).  After watching a video on Youtube, I finally figured out how to use those darned punch around the page punches from Martha Stewart!  (The butterfly is also from her.)  I'm so glad I took the time because I love the result!  I finished my creation off with a bit of lace, a bling flourish, some flowers, a Tim Holtz Corner and Philosophy Tag, and framed sentiment.  The sentiment is from a Little Darlings Rubber Stamps set called Vintage Affections - Enchanted Wishes.  Papers are DCWV Rustic stack.

Head over to The Corrosive Challenge blog to see the rest of the design team SPARKLE!

Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, R20, B00, B02, Y28

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Regan

The Corrosive Challenge #226 - Pile It On

Hi there!  How is everyone today?  I'm happy it's Sunday, but wishing I didn't have a Summer head cold and lack of sleep bringing me down.  Regardless, I will be getting outside today as it is a perfect one out there!  Maybe a good dose of Vitamin D will do the trick!  Before I don the sunglasses, sunscreen, and bug spray I wanted to stop by with my creation for the latest Corrosive Challenge, though!

This fortnight we are welcoming back sponsor Aurora Wings!  I'm a huge fan of Mitzi's work and I have quite the collection of her digis.  I may have to invest in one or two of her coloring books too.  Doesn't that sounds like fun?!  You can find all her goodies in her Etsy shop HERE.    Go ahead, browse and make a wish list.  Mitzi is generously offering a $15 gift voucher to our winner!!!

Our theme for the next two weeks is one I had A LOT of fun with!  It's "Pile It On"!  That can mean different things to different people and we are leaving it up to your interpretation.  Pile on the embellishments, layers, other challenges, or any combination.  Just be sure to tell us in your post how your project meets our criteria.  I colored Rose Fairy 2 from my collection for this challenge.  Mitzi offered the team images to work with, but I decided it was time to color one of the beauties I already owned.  She is colored with Copics and matted with two layers. 

As you can see, I really did pile it on!  There are a plethora of dies and embellishments on the card!  I was happy to use several of my dies from La-La-Land Crafts (Lattice Doily Border, Lattice Border, Heart Doily) as well as the picket fence Die-namics from My Favorite Things.  I also popped a butterfly from a Martha Stewart punch on there too.  Embellies abound with a sheer runched ribbon, resin frame, flowers, bling, and Tim Holtz goodies (Type Charms, Compass Coins, Game Spinners, Pen Nibs, Corners). I sprinkled a little Aged Rose Fran-tage around the sentiment, which is from a Little Darling Rubber Stamps set - Vintage Affections: Enchanted Wishes.  The papers are Brenda Walton - Madeline (K&Company).

If CAS is your thing, this challenge may give you pause, but it was super fun!  And with such a fabulous prize up for grabs it's worth the effort!  Visit the challenge blog to see what the rest of the team stacked up and just a head's up that our design team call is still going on until the 14th!

Thanks for visiting!  Enjoy your day!

Copics used:  E00, E04, E11, E21, R20, R81, R83, R85, YG91, YG93, YG95

Challenges:
- Brown Sugar: #149-Anything Goes
- Sister Act Card Challenge: #109-Anything Goes 
- Aud Sentiments Challenge: #133-Bingo plus a Sentiment (used all except embossing)

- Crafting with an Attitude: #4-Anything Goes
- Card Mania: #69-Use a Metal Embellishment
- Country View Challenges: Shabby Chic 
- Crafts Galore Encore: Anything Goes 
- Cuttlebug Mania: Bling 
- Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes (Twist: Summery)
- The Shabby Tea Room: #253-"In My Garden"

 










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Regan

The Corrosive Challenge #224 - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

Happy Mother's Day!  I'm sharing my make for The Corrosive Challenge a little late today because it was a card for my mom and I didn't want to ruin the surprise.  This fortnight we are sponsored by the bewitching Nikki Burnette of Spellbinding Stamps!  She has generously offered up 3 images for our winner as well a provided images to the team.  Nikki's digis can be found HERE.

Our theme is one that is properly befitting for such enchanting images: "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic".  Just include something magical on your creation and you're in!

I choose to work with Portrait of Morrigan.  She is colored with Copics and cut using Classic Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders) then matted on Star Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders).  I love having a chance to use items from my die collection and was able to incorporate ones from La-La-Land Crafts (angel wings), My Favorite Things (fishtail flag banner), and Hot Off The Press (feather) as well!  Papers are Graphic45 Steampunk Spells.  I added a few flower plus a mini gear and some word stickers from Tim Holtz.  The sentiment is from Little Darlings Rubber Stamps and a set called Enchanted Wishes.

It was a whirlwind weekend and I am exhausted!  A six hour day of tee ball activities on Saturday was the start of it.  Now it's Sunday night and I'm wondering where the weekend went!  I hope all the beautiful moms out there had an amazing day!  I enjoyed mine and spending time with family!

Pop over to The Corrosive Challenge blog to see the other magical creations from the team and if you feel inspired, play along!

I hope everyone has a wonderful week! 

Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E53, E55, R20, R22, YR02, YR18, W4, W6, W8, N2, N4, N6, Y28, Y32, Y35, Y38, B00

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Regan  

The Corrosive Challenge #223 - Hip to be Square

Hello!  I'm running a little late with my post for the new Corrosive Challenge!  We have an awesome new first time sponsor: Oddball Art!  Many of you know it's a challenge in itself for me to be punctual, but this time I did have legit reasons: an ink blob and a misbehaving printer were to blame!  Honest!  This version of Heidi Pinkyswear is the second one I colored after my Copic E47 decided to drip on her head!  Then my new Canon Pixma printer suddenly decided to stop printing from Word when I went to reprint her!  I swear it was a craft room mutiny!  After two hours of searching the Internet for a fix with nothing to show for it but building frustration, I gave up and went to bed.  Some things just are not meant to be!

The next day I was able to download Open Office as a work around, get Heidi reprinted and colored without incident, and finally made into a card for our "Hip to be Square" theme!  All you need to do to play along for your chance to win 3 digis from the lovely Lizzy Love is make a square project!  Visit her etsy shop HERE to see her fabulous images!

I made a humorous birthday card for a friend using Sketch Saturday (#358) as my starting point.  Heidi was colored with Copics and cut using Labels Eight Nestabilities (Spellbinders).  Paper is from my stash.  I added a buckle and type charm from Tim Holtz as well as a couple of flowers.  The other two dies used were First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics (My Favorite Things) and Scallop Border die (La-La-Land Crafts).  The sentiment is also from MFT, a set called More Essential Sentiments.  

Head over to The Corrosive Challenge blog to see just how square the design team can be!  While you're there, join in the fun!

Copics used:  E00, E04, E11, E21, E23, E31, E79, R20, RV34, BG10, BG72, BG75

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Regan

The Corrosive Challenge #222 - Floral Fantasy

Welcome to another Corrosive Challenge!  I have been having a rough time crafting lately.  First I was sick!  Fever, chills, the whole shebang!  And last week I somehow managed to acquire a pinched nerve in my neck that is radiating pain down my right arm (and of course I'm right handed).  Between that and the horrid weather that has continued to plague us until yesterday, I have spent my spare time on the couch in a funk.  My neck/shoulder/arm still hurt and my mojo was off but I soldiered on to make a card because we are introducing a new sponsor this fortnight: Ching-Chou Kuik!  Her enchanting images can be found HERE in her etsy shop.

Our theme is "Floral Fantasy".  Just use flowers somewhere on your creation (part of the image, on your paper, as an embellishment) and you're in!  Ching-Chou was kind enough to allow us each to select an image to work with and I picked Embrace the Ocean.  I used to her make a thank you card for someone who recently did something very kind and generous for me!  

She is colored in Copics and cut using Classic Ovals Nestabilities (Spellbinders) then matted on Bead Ovals Nestabilities (Spellbinders).  I added Liquid Pearl in White Opal to the pearls in her hair.  I also used adhesive pearls around the image.  Papers are Everyday Enchantment from Stampin' Up.  Assorted Martha Stewart punches, flowers, and a sentiment from Little Darlings Rubber Stamps' Vintage Affections - For All You Do stamp set adorn my card.  The sketch is from Tuesday Morning Sketches (#295).

Pop over to the challenge blog to see the floral beauty the team has to share with you!  I will attempt to have a productive day, even if that just means getting caught up on dishes, laundry, and my TV shows on Hulu. 

Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E70, E74, Y28, YR02, YR24, R20, R35, R37, BG10, BG23, BG45, BG75, YG17

Challenges:
- Crafty Calendar: April-Add a Sentiment
- Kit and Clowder: April-Flowers
- Crafty Catz: #274-Two or More Patterned Papers
- Graph'It Colour Challenge: Flower Power
- Sister Act Card Challenge: #101-Anything Goes

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Regan 

The Corrosive Challenge #221 - Hop into Spring

Hi there!  It may still feel like Winter here but Spring has sprung at The Corrosive Challenge!    Our theme this fortnight is "Hop into Spring"! (Even though we got several more inches of snow yesterday!)  For this challenge, make any Spring inspired or Easter creation to play along!

Our sponsor is the always delightful Sami Stamps!  Sami Siemers Ratliff is the owner, and if the images look a little familiar it is because she is the younger sister of Tammy from A Day For Daisies.  (Such a talented family!)  Sami has a Bachelor's Degree in Illustration.  Per her blog, "My inspiration comes from those things around me that make me happy in hopes that it might brighten your day.  We believe in surrounding yourself with the things that inspire and make you happy."

Sami is offering our winner the generous prize of a $12 Gift Certificate to her shop!  She was also kind enough to provide each of the design team members with an image of their choice.  I selected Egg Bunny.  This cute little guy is going to be Kayne's Easter card.

He is colored with Copics and fussy cut.  He was then mounted on Classic Circles and Lacey Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders) and popped up with foam squares.  The picket fence is the wood grain Die-namics from My Favorite Things.  I also used the First Place Ribbon Die-namics and the Hoppy Easter stamp set, both from MFT.  Fran-Tage in Shabby Blue adds a bit of texture behind the image.  A couple of buttons from my stash are my only other embellishment.  Papers are The Blossom Song stack (DCWV) and the layout is inspired by the current Sketch Saturday (#354).

Copics used: B00, B02, B04, R32, R35, YG11, YG13, N0, N2, N4

Challenges:
- Crazy 4 Challenges: #279-Let's Think Spring 
- Di's Digi Designs: Spring is Here
- Hiding in my Craft Room: #193-Any Holiday
- Little Claire's Designs: #55-Springtime 
- My Sheri Crafts: Easter Wishes (crosses, bunnies, or eggs)
- My Time To Craft: #285-Easter Animals
- Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers: #30-E is for Easter 
- Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge: #73-Anything Goes (Add a Sentiment)
- Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Easter 
 

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Regan

The Corrosive Challenge #220 - Our Animal Friends

Hello!  It's time for another Corrosive Challenge!  (There is also a new KennyK's Krafty Krew challenge live on the blog but unfortunately life got in the way of me creating for that one.)  Today over at TCC we welcome brand new sponsor, Ppinkydolls!  If you haven't seen these doe-eyed cuties before you really must visit Chrishanthi's etsy shop HERE and take a look!  While you're online also pop over to the Facebook group HERE as well!  We were given a couple of images for the design team to work with, and you get to play along for the chance to win 3 digis of your choice!

Our theme is "Our Animal Friends".  So many of the Ppinkydolls images have an animal in them that our hostess Julie thought this was the perfect challenge!  I selected Moon Girl and Owl.  She is colored with Copics and cut using Labels Seventeen (Spellbinders).  I splurged a bit on a few new dies recently and I've used a couple of them here.  That fabulous crescent moon is a Tim Holtz Bigz die (Sizzix) and comes with assorted sized stars as well.  The feather was a freebie in a magazine and is from Hot Off The Press.  The Star Circles are also Spellbinders.  I did a bit of sponging on the moon and to create a night sky for my image.  I then dotted it with Liquid Pearls.  Add a few flowers and bling flourishes and I was done.  Papers are The Sweetest Thing - Bluebell (My Mind's Eye).

Head on over to the blog to see what other furry and feathered (or scaled too) friends are waiting!

Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E23, E25, E31, E35, E79, YG91, YG93, G94, R20, N0, N2, Y32, Y35, Y38, BG10, BG72, BG75

Challenges:
- Come and Get It Challenges: Make Your Own Background
- Sunday Stamper: And Your Bird Can Sing (owl)
- Pile It On: #60-Use 3 of Something (bling flourishes)
- Crazy 4 Challenges: #277-Bring on the Bling
- Digis Galore: It's All About Her/Mother's Day 
- Inkspirational: #78-She Art or Image of a Woman 
- Fairytale Challenge: #113-Flower Power
- Sister Act Card Challenge: #97-Anything Goes
- Stempelsonne Challenge: #136-Anything Goes
- Simon Says Stamp: Things That Fly

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Regan 

The Corrosive Challenge #219 - Follow Your Heart

Hi again!  I'm back with a new Corrosive Challenge!  We are excited to welcome a brand new sponsor for us: Faery Ink!  Amanda Byron is the artist and here is what Amanda says about herself and her art:

"I'm an artist/designer/writer based in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in upstate South Carolina. USA. My stamps are heavily influenced by my childhood in the 80s with magical girls and fantastical creatures. I have a close bond with the fae folk and I celebrate their mythos by bringing the faeries back to life in my digis and other artworks."

You can find the Faery Ink shop HERE, the challenge blog HERE and the Facebook group HERE.

Our challenge set by lovely hostess Michelle is "Follow Your Heart".  Just use at least one heart any where on your project and you're good to go!

Amanda is offering 3 digis to our winner and she also generously provided the team with an image of their choice to work with.  I selected Hip Hop Headphones.  I think she is just the cutest thing!  And everyone knows I'm a sucker for music themed images.  It brings me back to my radio days!  Anywhoo... Headphones is colored with Copics and fussy cut.  I went a bit die crazy on this one!  First, I used LLC Accent It - Cassette Tape (My Favorite Things Stamps) and the coordinating LLC Journal It - Playlist stamp set.  I also used my new Virtuoso Music die (Memory Box) plus several trusty La-La-Land Craft dies - Heart Doily Border and Heart Banner.  The small heart is a Martha Stewart punch.  I added flowers and pearls and I was done!  Papers are Fabulous Girl (Recollections).

Be sure to visit the blog and see the rest of the team's heartfelt creations!  We'd love to see you play along!  I'm hoping for a lazy Sunday....  breakfast, crafting, reading, TV.  What about you?  Is there crafting in store for you?  What are you working on right now?

Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E23, E31, E59, E79, N4, R20, R81, R83, R85, YG03, YG13, BG10, BG72, BG75.

Challenges: 
- Sweet Stampin': All or Nothing (one layer or lots of layers)
- Crafty Catz: #268-Punches and Dies
- Stempelsonne: #135-Anything Goes 
- The Stamping Boutique: More Than One Layer
-  Creative Knockouts: #78-Lots of Layers
- Southern Girls: Get Your Girly On
- Sassy Studio Designs: #270-Sassy in a Row (flowers, sentiment, pink)
- Crafter's Cafe: #105-Lots of Layers
- Crafting For All Seasons: #96-Dies and Punches
- Fresh Brewed Designs: Image + Sentiment

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Regan  

The Corrosive Challenge #218 - Things with Wings

Hello again!  I'm back to tell you about the new Corrosive Challenge as well!  This fortnight we are welcoming back fabulous sponsor artbymiran and her gorgeous art!  She was so generous and allowed the team to select a few images to work with!  I choose to play with Lovely Irene for our "Things with Wings" theme.  You can find her and many more gorgeous images HERE in the Etsy shop and be sure to visit the blog as well!  If you play along with us you could win 3 images of your choice!

I colored Irene with Copics and cut her using the Floral Ovals Nestabilities (Spellbinders).  I don't know if you can tell, but I took my time with her pleats.  Not perfect, but it's a start and I was pretty pleased all in all.  I used a Tim Holtz Alterations Bigz die (Sizzix).  This one is called Caged Bird.  The arrow is also Tim Holtz (love that man), and the small heart is a Martha Stewart punch.  I added flowers and a Recollections charm.  Papers are Bramble Rose (My Mind's Eye).

Please pop over to The Corrosive Challenge blog to see the stunning creations from the rest of the team!  They really outdid themselves!

We had to dig ourselves out yet again over here!  My city has had 100 feet of snow this Winter so far and there is more on the way!  I don't know about you, but I am really ready for Spring!  Maybe that's why I chose the colors I did and added lots of flowers to my card!  lol

So glad you could stop by and hope you have a wonderful day!

Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E35, E37, E51, E53, E55, Y35, Y38, R20, R81, R83, R85, R89

Challenges:
- Crafty Calendar Challenge: Anything Goes 
- Di's Digi Designs Challenge: Lots of Embellishments 
- Digi Galore: Anything Goes 
- Kraftyhands: Hearts and Flowers
- artbymiran challenge: #25-Anything Goes 
- Simply Create Too: #79-Anything Goes
- Sister Act Card Challenge: #93-Anything Goes 
- Stempelsonne: Anything Goes

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Regan