Challenge #142 - Love Bites

PLEASE NOTE: The challenge this fortnight is "LOVE BITES", not love. Entries that do not meet the challenge theme will be removed. Thank you for your understanding.

Welcome to a new month and a new Corrosive Challenge! February is here and has already brought some changes to our team. Debra and Katja have both decided to step down due to other obligations. Please join me in saying good-bye and wishing them the very best in all their future endeavors! We also have one new member to welcome! Please say hello to my good friend Jasmine (aka Jazzy T or Jasminnie)! She is new to the world of blogging and challenges, but I know you will all love her! Please visit her blog, Wasted Scraps, to leave her some love!

And we have a winner to announce from January's challenges! The lucky crafter who wins 5 digis of choice from Kenny K is Tracy MacDonald! She also has the opportunity to be our guest designer for March! Congratulations, Tracy!

A new month brings with it not only changes, but a new sponsor! And it is another fabulous company! Please welcome our sponsor for February, Tiddly Inks!

Owner/artist Christy Croll is a self-trained illustrator who likes simple, cute and quirky drawings with a sense of humor. Here is a little bit about herself in her own words:

"I draw what amuses me, which means some days it is quirky and cute and other days I come up with a bit of twisted gothic feel. I hope you like them as much as I do. My personal professional illustration portfolio can be found at http://christycroll.com. I have one daughter who makes me smile, inspires me, and drives me batty as she is too smart to be her age. LOL For so many reasons, she is my everything and most of my illustrations revolve around something she did or said. The rest of the time, they are inspired by other people's kids and animals...maybe yours. My life is too short not to be doing something I love, and that is what art is for me: It makes me smile; it makes me laugh and without a doubt it is something I love. And if my art makes you smile, then I have just doubled the fun."

Tiddly Inks has graciously offered a $10 gift voucher for their on-line shop as our prize this month!

Now, I bet you are just chomping at the bit to find out what the challenge is as I'm sure the title intrigued you! Our theme for this fortnight is "Love Bites". We thought we'd have a little fun this challenge. Valentine's Day is approaching. Most of us know that. But what about those of us who don't have a special someone to share this {dreaded} holiday of hearts and flowers? Or those that do and wish we didn't? Or those that love vampires? Unrequited love? Love lost? Or you always fall for tall, dark, and uh, blood-thristy? Well, ladies, this challenge is dedicated to you! We want to see some creativity on this one! Speaking of which, let's see what the design team gals have for us in the way of inspiration:

Marjo
February Guest Designer
(using a Barb Jensen image)

Jasmine
(using an image from sponsor Tiddly Inks called "Vamp Me")

Linda
(using Saturated Canary's "Rose, A Vampire")

Kathy
(using an image from sponsor Tiddly Inks called " Always the Flower Girl")
Yeah, that would bite, wouldn't it?!

Mags
(using an image from sponsor Tiddly Inks called "Vamp Me")

Kellie
(taking a different interpretation on the word with an
image from sponsor Tiddly Inks called "Roboto")

Fiona
(using an image from sponsor Tiddly Inks called "Vampire Forever")

Rachelle
(using a Sassy Studio Designs vampire)

Rebecca
(using an image from sponsor Tiddly Inks called "Vamp Me")

Regan
(using an image from sponsor Tiddly Inks called"Heartbroken Happy")

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Challenge #141 - I {Heart} You

Welcome to another Corrosive Challenge! Thank you to everyone who played along with our "Ring in the New Year" challenge! We thoroughly enjoyed all of your amazing projects! There have been some issues with blogger and commenting so please forgive us if we were not able to leave you some love on your entry. We do try to get to everyone, but sometimes there are circumstances beyond our control that prevent this.

Also, we have a new rule that is being instituted beginning with this challenge. To be fair to everyone who wants to join in the fun at The Corrosive Challenges, we are going to restrict the number of entries per person to three. If you have any questions about our rules, please refer to the side bar.

Okay, now that we've taken care of that business, we have a fabulous new theme for you this fortnight, but we have the same awesome sponsor:

Kenny K has generously offered a prize of 5 digital images to our winner for the month so I know you'll want to join in for your chance to win!

Our new challenge for the next two weeks is "I {Heart} You"! With Valentine's Day less than a month away we want to see hearts! As long as there is one (or more) somewhere on your creation you'll qualify to play along!

Let's see what our lovely and talented design team has been up to....

Katja

Mags

Sarah a.k.a. Aunt Bee's Pickles
January Guest Designer
(using an image from sponsor Kenny K)

Kellie
(using an image from sponsor Kenny K)

Rachelle
(using an image from sponsor Kenny K)

Linda
(using an image from sponsor Kenny K)

Kathy

Rebecca
(using an image from sponsor Kenny K)

Fiona
(using an image from sponsor Kenny K)

Regan
(using an image from sponsor Kenny K)

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Challenge #140 - Ring in the New Year

Hello and Happy 2012!!! We hope everyone enjoyed the holidays and that you've had some time to relax and recharge so that you're ready for all the fabulous things we have planned for you this year! Yes, The Corrosive Challenge is back after our brief hiatus, and we are ready to ring in the new year right! We have lots of exciting announcements today as well as a new sponsor AND a new challenge!

First, I would like to welcome the new members of our recently expanded design team! We had a wonderful response to the DT call and six lucky ladies were selected to join the team! Meet:

Fiona ~ Kathy ~ Katja ~ Mags ~ Rachelle ~ Rebecca

I hope you'll pop by their blogs to leave them some love! I am thrilled to have such a talented team going into the new year! It will be complete once Susan is fully healed and able to rejoin us. The latest update we had said that her leg needs to be kept elevated so crafting and using the computer are still a bit tricky. We all send her well-wishes and hope she'll be back sooner than later!
Next, on to the winner of our December challenge! Please congratulate Marjo of KonaKrafter! Marjo wins two images of her choice from our December sponsor, Saturated Canary! She also gets to be our Guest Designer for the month of February!

A new month brings us a new sponsor, and we have a super cool company to kick off the year in style! Please welcome:

"Digi and rubber stamps from KennyK are a fun and edgy way to add the perfect dose of attitude and style to all of your creations!

The creator, the artist, the man: KennyK is a NYC-born professional illustrator who has brought his funky-but-slick, urban-influenced look to the cardmaking and papercrafts world. His signature style can be seen throughout his various collections of sexy pinup babes, sweet 'n sassy girls, cool rockin ' dudes, kid’s stuff, retro characters and more at KennyKDownloads.com."

KennyK has generously offered a prize of 5 digis to our January winner so I know you'll want to play along this month!

Our challenge for this fortnight is one to celebrate the new year, and an excuse to use all those new crafty goodies you received for the holidays!
Challenge #140 is "Ring in the New Year" and we want to see something brand new on your creation. It could be an image, a die, an embellishment or all of the above. As long it is new and never before used, it counts for this challenge. Please tell us in your post what those new items are so we can be jealous of the fabulous loot you scored! lol

Let's see what's NEW with our design team (some members are using images generously provided by KennyK):

Sarah a.k.a. Aunt Bee's Pickles
January Guest Designer
(using a new Doodle Pantry image)

Mags
(using a new image, heart charm, ribbon, buttons, and clear hearts)

Katja
(using a new pre-colored KennyK image)

Linda
(using a new KennyK image, heart die, pearls, and BoBunny papers)

Kathy
(using a new KennyK image and BoBunny papers)

Fiona
(using a new Kenny K image, red roses, lace bow, and doily)

Rebecca
(using a new KennyK image, glitter paper, and music notes)

Debra
(using a new Elisabeth Bell image)

Kellie
(using a new Pretties kit)

Rachelle
(using a new Martha Stewart border punch, the die and stamp set from My Creative Time, the sentiment stamp, and the "No Matter What " paper)

Regan
(using a new Kenny K image and Tim Holtz Word Keys)

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