Hi, I'm Torrey. Welcome to Left Field, where creativity runs amok and imagination is ALWAYS more important than knowledge. Shoes are not allowed but ties are optional. This is a repository of snippets from my life out here in Left Field. One never knows what shiny bits of creativity will be found here... cards, scrapbook layouts, photography, poetry, recipes, ponderings, rantings and musings. It could be anything! Life in Left Field is always changing, always real, always ...interesting.

September 3, 2012

Color my world

Tomorrow is my sister's birthday. Happy Birthday, Heidi!!! I wanted to make her a card that expressed a message I want to share with her...without being overly preachy or somber. I want to let her know that the time we have on this earth is fleeting...so the time to shine is...NOW and not..."someday".

For this project, puppies or butterflies were not even on the list of "possibilities". That's just not me. So...it was Crayons to the rescue! Now THAT'S me. I picked up this cute image from A Day For Daisies specifically with this card in mind.

Some months back, I saw a tutorial on a "magic window" card and thought it was SO COOL that I filed it away in my idea arsenal for future use...someday, somewhere, somehow. So cool.

Here is my version of the Magic Card

The way it works is there is a black and white image on the front of the card...as you pull up on the tab, it magically transforms into a full-color image as it pops out the top of the card. I used black brads as the "stoppers" on the top of my card to prevent the image from sliding completely out. I colored the image in Photoshop--decided to give my colored pencils a day off.



Here is a good tutorial video by Crystal Alves-Tusim on how to do it.


I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Ingredients:
Crayon Box - A Day For Daisies
Brads - Creative Impressions
Nestability die - Spellbinders (lg classic oval)
cardstock
decorative scissors - Fiskars
circle punch - Family Treasures
ribbon
eyelet


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September 2, 2012

Corrosive Crafting

Summer is waning, school is in full swing...the thermometer is (thankfully) staying below 100 degrees...my birthday is fast approaching...this means it must be September! I was asked to be a guest designer for Corrosive Challenges for the month of September!! Such an honor!



Doesn't its very name make you think of rusted metal and loads of distressing? It's either that, or sulfuric acid...and I don't recommend crafting with sulfuric acid...you tend to lose fingers that way.

So, over at Corrosive Challenges the challenge this time around is "Myth and Magic". The sponsor for this challenge is: Delicious Doodles. Be sure to check them out. Their images are very unique and sophisticated--with a good dose of the macabre!

So come enter for your chance to win!!!

For this project, I chose one of Kenny K's new images from their "Myths & Maidenz" line--the lovely Elf Queen. She's so elegant and lithe. She TOTALLY reminds me of what a Tolkeinesque elf queen should look like. I colored her up with my Copics (just kidding...I just wanted to check to see if you were paying attention). I actually used my ever-trusty Prismacolor pencils (like I always do). I added touches of glitter to her dress, hairband and eyelids--though it's difficult to tell in this pic. I rubbed Perfect Pearls over the embossed background to highlight the rivets.


Ingredients:
Elf Queen image - Kenny K
Nestability dies - Spellbinders (Deckle oval, Labels Ten)
Prismacolor Pencils
Glitter pen - Sakura
gems - Michaels
Patterned Paper - HOTP (remember them?)
ribbon - Offray
Embossing Folder - Sizzix for Tim Holtz (riveted metal)
Perfect Pearls - Ranger
Paper crimper - Fiskars
cardstock

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August 29, 2012

Happy Anniversary Bombshell!


 This month marks the 5th Anniversary for Bombshell Stamps! I love this company, and the people associated with it! Bombshell images are edgy, sassy and very different from most stamp companies out there! If you aren't familiar with their classic pin-up/tattoo style, be sure to check them out!!! Just click on Rosie the Riveter below to be whisked away to their site.

It's the last Wednesday of the month, so that means it's time for the Bombshell Stamps Hump Day Hop. This month's theme is "Let's Hear it for the Boys." This leaves room for LOTS of interpretation!
Here is the full hop list. With a whopping 16 stops! I, sadly, am not able to participate this month...but there is so much fabulousness in our participants' projects that I know y'all won't miss me. So, start at the beginning and go from there! Prepare to be inspired! Make sure you sprinkle love along the way by leaving comments to all the participants!


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August 27, 2012

New Release and Challenge time at Kenny K

Hidy Ho crafty peeps!

I've been under the weather lately...(more like under the wheels of a Mac truck). So I've been on a crafting hiatus. I'm certain I'll be in the pink soon enough. No worries. I'm kind of like those inflatable punching clowns we had as kids...just when you thought I was down for the count...I pop back up, BOING!

So that said, over at Kenny K they're not only having a challenge, they've just released a new Halloween line! You just know it's sassy. And it's oh-so timely too! So make sure you check out the new Halloween Images! Just click on the "Halloween" logo below.


Ok, on to their challenge! This week's challenge over at Kenny K's Krafty Krew is...
 ANYTHING GOES! 
We all love ANYTHING GOES challenges, don't we? 

This week's first sponsor is Kenny K's Downloads
The prize from Kenny is the winner's choice of 5 digis.


And our second sponsor is  K-Design.
 

So be sure to come play with us, and let your creative muse fly!! To be eligible for the prizes, make sure you use a Kenny K image on your project!


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August 12, 2012

Fathoms Below

It's challenge time over at  Kenny K's Krafty Krew 

This week we charge, headlong, into the surf with a "Sun, Sea & Sand" challenge. We have 2 sponsors this week...

first: Our very own Kenny K! With winner's choice of 5 digis. 



Our second sponsor is Marianne Designs with a fabulous prize! 


So, come on and enter for your chance to win!!! It's time to cast off your....cares...and head to the beach! (I bet you thought I was gonna say "clothes" didn't you?)

Cheeky monkeys.

I've been singing songs from "A Little Mermaid" all week. I mean, I've been singing 'em all! Out loud. It's just scary that I know these by heart. So, it's no wonder that when it came time for me to do my project for our sunny/sandy/sea-y challenge that I had to incorporate the lyrics from at least ONE of the songs.

I chose the first verse of "Fathoms Below". If I close my eyes, I can see the ship crashing through the waves then the scene fades down, down, down to the depths of the ocean floor far below. Be happy I chose this song. I could have just as easily chosen a line from "Under The Sea"..."Everything's better, down where it's wetter, take it from me."  Um, yeah...

I thought that would be a little too...er...suggestive if ya know-what-i-mean.

Cheeky monkeys.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Ingredients:
Atlantea image - Kenny K
Prismacolor Colored pencils
patterned paper (dunno who it's by, sorry)
Versamark ink
gold embossing powder - Ranger
floral background stamp - Stampendous
handmade copper paper
copper brads - Creative Impressions
brown stamping ink- Colorbox
black tulle
transparency


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