Charmed Stamping: The Stamping Chef

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Queen of Snark

Last week I was crowned Queen of Snark over at The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers. And for the honor, I was asked to be a guest designer for their next challenge! So here I am to tell you about Challenge #10 - G is for Glitter!

I choose to work with Polly from The Stamping Chef. My crafty friend Rebecca and her family of feathered friends are the inspiration behind this image. It only stands to reason then that I had to use it to make a card for her! Her birthday was at the end of last month and I'm running a little behind on birthday cards, but hopefully she'll forgive me. Polly is colored with Copics. Her tank top and the stars on her stockings are covered with Orange Peel Stickles. I added flowers, bling flourishes, and a pink feather. The sentiment, from a Stampin' Up set called Just Beakause, was cut using Classic Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders). The papers are Basic Grey - Lime Rickey.

Everything is better with glitter! Well, maybe not everything, but 99% anyway! Won't you join the fun? Perhaps you'll sparkle and shine enough to be crowned the next Queen of Snark (or, at the very least, a princess)!

Markers used: Copics (E00, E04, E11, E21, E23, E31, E34, E37, E39, R32, R81, R85, RV63, RV66, N0, N2, N4, N6, YG03, YG06, YG11, YG13, BG10, BG72, YR00, YR02, YR15, Y32, Y35).

Challenges:
- The Stamping Chef: #33-Anything Goes
- Fussy and Fancy: #116-Things with Wings
- Graph'It Coloring Crazy Challenge: Wk 24-Blondie

{hugs}
Regan

Sunday, March 16, 2014

The Corrosive Challenge #195 - Go Green

Welcome to another addition of The Corrosive Challenge! It's time to welcome a new sponsor and kick off a new challenge! This fortnight we are pleased to introduce The Stamping Chef! I am super excited to have a chance to work with these "smexy" images! Tamara's art is cheeky and fun! But don't just take my word for it... Check out her shop HERE and see for yourself! We were each generously offered an image of our choice to work with and if you play along you'll have a chance to win 3 images of your very own!

Our challenge has 3 options! Mix and match as you please. Choose one, two, or all three!

1) Use the photo color inspiration (see below)
2) Create a St. Patrick's Day project
3) Include something recycled on your creation

I selected Trixie Deville for my project. I loved the 50s starlet air about her! She is colored with Copics and fussy cut. I used the green from the photo inspiration as well as something recycled (soda can tabs) for my creation. My layout is courtesy of Tuesday Morning Sketches (#240) and they had a twist this week: 3B's. My three would be border punch, bottle cap, and blossoms (flowers). But it's also a birthday card in case the last one's a stretch! lol My papers are My Mind's Eye - Everyday Tango. I added some seam binding and flat back adhesive pearls from my stash as well as a sentiment from Stampin' Up. The border punch is Martha Stewart and the die cut behind Trixie is My Favorite Things - Insert It: InstaFrame Die-namics.

I do have a couple of St. Patrick's Day cards to make today and a bit of baking to do. Everyone is Irish on March 17th and since it's Kayne's "half" birthday I always try to make it fun. I sent treats to day care for all the little leprechauns last week. Take a peek...