LOC # 68 - big eyes

Hello Friends!  Here's the latest challenge info for Left of Center Challenges.  This weeks them is big eyes and our fab sponsor is Dilly Beans.  I got to play with #430 Skull Bow Girl Framed. Isn't she darling?!?

I've colored her with pencils and a touch of gel pens for the skull and eye. I've layered her on polka dot paper from a simple stories paper pack and added some bakers twine to finish the card.

Hop on over to LOC to see some more creations from the DT and make sure to link up your big eyes project for a chance to win!

PunkYouGirl - # 19 Creepy Christmas

Hello my creative friends!  It's time for a new challenge over at PunkYouGirl Challenges.  This month's theme is Creepy Christmas and our sponsor is Stitchy Bear Stamps.  I have used Eric the Zombie to make my card.  

I've colored him with pencils and cut him out to layer on my card.  Eric looks rather sad to me, I'm thinking he must have been bad this year and Santa isn't going to leave him any brains or body parts to snack upon, poor Eric.

Now head on over to PYG Challenges to see what the rest of the DT has created for their Creepy Christmas cards and I hope you join in the fun.

31 Days of Halloween - Day 24 & LOC # 51 (and DT call)

It's day 24 of the Smeared and Smudged 31 Days of Halloween blog Hop.  Please visit the Smeared and Smudged blog for the daily clues and all the rules to  qualify for prizes and to find out about the daily winners.

I have a couple of cards to share with you today.  First of all it's Friday so that means it's Smeared Ink Day!

I have used Masquerade 1 and colored her with pencils. Then I added some glitter and once dry cut her out.  The paper is from my stash. (I think she's no longer available)

My second make for today is my DT card for Left of Center Challenges.  This week our sponsor is Limited Runs and our theme is Halloween.  I have used Brad Nailed Zombie and colored him with pencils.

We are also having a DT call over at Left of Center, if you are having a blast with the 31 days hop .then you should seriously consider joining our friendly little group, We love all things Halloween, steampunk, goth, dark, horror and creepy all year long!  The call is open until November 2nd so hurry on over and see what you need to do to apply.

Next stop of the hop is Sandy.  If you get lost along the way the complete list of Wicked Bloggers can be found to the left in the side bar.

31 Days of Halloween - Day 22

It's day 22 of the Smeared and Smudged 31 Days of Halloween blog Hop.  Please visit the Smeared and Smudged blog for the daily clues and all the rules to  qualify for prizes and to find out about the daily winners.

As I was hopping on Tuesday I saw a really neat card on Susan's blog.  It was her DT card for Sketch-n-Scrap and I just new I wanted to use that sketch.

I've used this freebie image from A Day For Daisies (so I could join in their challenge too), the papers are from my newest CTMH stash, the sticker is from one of the local craft stores.

Next stop of the hop is Sandy.  If you get lost along the way the complete list of Wicked Bloggers can be found to the left in the side bar.

Challenges I will be entering:
Sketch-n-Scrap  - October Card Sketch Challenge #36
A Day for Daisies - Anything Halloween

31 Days of Halloween - Day 21

It's day 21 of the Smeared and Smudged 31 Days of Halloween blog Hop.  Please visit the Smeared and Smudged blog for the daily clues and all the rules to  qualify for prizes and to find out about the daily winners.

I have a quick CAS card for you today.  I have used Mrs. Skellington Framed from Dilly Bean Stamps.  I've colored her with pencils and layers her on some purple polka dot paper from my stash.  I've had the ribbon out on my table since the beginning of the month and have tried it on many projects and it just didn't work.  It finally worked!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Next stop of the hop is Sandy.  If you get lost along the way the complete list of Wicked Bloggers can be found to the left in the side bar.

31 Days of Halloween - Day 20

It's day 20 of the Smeared and Smudged 31 Days of Halloween blog Hop.  Please visit the Smeared and Smudged blog for the daily clues and all the rules to  qualify for prizes and to find out about the daily winners.

Just a quick post for you today. I'd like to say thanks again for continuing to visit and comment each day, it really means a lot to me :)

I've made a card using this cute batty about you girl from My Favorite Things.  Yes I love dark images, but once in a while I just love the cutesy stuff :) I've colored her with pencils and cut her out to put onto black CS. I used a white gel pen to draw my stitching and then mounted that on a fun dotted paper from my stash.

Next stop of the hop is Sandy.  If you get lost along the way the complete list of Wicked Bloggers can be found to the left in the side bar.

31 Days of Halloween - Day 19

It's day 19 of the Smeared and Smudged 31 Days of Halloween blog Hop.  Please visit the Smeared and Smudged blog for the daily clues and all the rules to  qualify for prizes and to find out about the daily winners.  Thank you for hanging in there all month long!

Today's project is a card using a freebie image from Simply B Stamps Facebook Fan Page.

This is Bat Queen Betty, isn't she fabulous?!  I've colored her with pencils and used foam tape to pop her off my card.  I kept it simple cause I love how she turned out in her Halloween colors.

If you aren't a member of the SBS fan page on facebook you're really missing out.  If you would like to get this freebie you need to hurry as time is running out. Head over to facebook and join the SBS fan page and request your image by 10AM on Sunday the 19th.  Then create your project using this image by 8:00PM on Sunday the 19th. Easy Peasy AND you'll make lots of new friends at the SBS fan page.  If you miss the deadline to request the free image don't worry she's available in the SBS shop. 

Next stop of the hop is Sandy.  If you get lost along the way the complete list of Wicked Bloggers can be found to the left in the side bar.

31 Days of Halloween - Day 12

It's day 12 of the Smeared and Smudged 31 Days of Halloween blog Hop.  Please visit the Smeared and Smudged blog for the daily clues and all the rules to  qualify for prizes and to find out about the daily winners.

For today's project I have made a card using an image from The Octopode Factory.  I've colored her with pencils and added some sparkle to the polka dots.

Next stop of the hop is Sandy.  If you get lost along the way the complete list of Wicked Bloggers can be found to the left in the side bar.

31 Days of Halloween - Day 7

It's day 7 of the Smeared and Smudged 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop.  Please visit the Smeared and Smudged Blog for the daily clues and all the rules to qualify for prizes and to find out the daily winners.

I've made a card today with an image from Beccy's Place. This image was available a while back as a freebie, isn't she great! Papers, washi tape and spider are from my stash.

Next stop on the hop is Sandy.  If you get lost along the way the complete list of Wicked Bloggers can be found to the left. 

31 Days of Halloween - Day 5

It's day 5 of the Smeared and Smudged 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop.  Please visit the Smeared and Smudged Blog for the daily clues and all the rules to qualify for prizes and to find out the daily winners.

For today's project I have made a card using Little Monster & Bat from Dilly Beans Stamps.

Next stop on the hop is Sandy.  If you get lost along the way the complete list of Wicked Bloggers can be found to the left. 

31 Days of Halloween - Day 1 and PYG #17

Hello my Halloween loving friends! It's time for the 6th annual 31 Days of Halloween with Smeared and Smudged. We have 39 wonderful Wicked Bloggers participating this year, the longest blog roll yet! Since there are so many blogs for you all to visit I really will try to keep it short :)
Even if you aren't a Wicked Blogger you can still win some wonderful prizes by participating as a Horrifying Hopper or Sinister Lurker. You can find more details and all the rules over at Terra's blog so make sure you stop there everyday to get your clues :)

My post for day one is also my DT post for Punk You Girl Challenges and the theme for our monthly challenge is Halloween. Since I know you will be inspired by all the blogs I really hop you'll share your creation with us over at PYG as well.

I have made a card using Christian Count Drac from our sponsor Simply B Stamps. I've colored him with pencils and I've used papers from echo park.

Thanks so much for stopping by, you can find the complete blog list over to the left.  Next stop on the hop is Sandy.

PYG #16 What Creeps Under The Sea

Hello my crafty friends!
This month's challenge over at Punk You Girl Challenges is "what creeps under the sea".  Our wonderful sponsor is Stitchy Bear Stamps.

Please head over to the PYG Challenge blog to see what the DT has created and then join us at in  creating something that "creeps under the sea.

Happy Stamping!

A Friendship Hop For Lisa

Hello my crafty friends,

Today a group of us are having a surprise hop for our friend and fellow crafting enthusiast Lisa. I hope you can join in the fun and hop around to see all of our creations for Lisa. 

I've used an image drawn by my friend Charina.  You can visit Charina's blog to see what else she's working on and visit her shop to see what digital stamps you are going to want to add to your wish list.

I've colored this lovely mermaid with pencils and fussy cut her out to add to several layers of DP on my card. 

Here's the blog hop list, make sure to visit and give a little love to everyone :)

Maureen

Jackie

Vicky

Zoe

Teresa

Bettina

Pauline

Karen W.

Linda S. 

Kay R.

Erin

Kath

Kristy

Susan

Kay M.

Fiona

Kyra

Catherine

Sheena

Lisa

Smudgefest Day 7 - Synonymous Sunday

It's the last day of the Smudgefest over at Smeared and Smudged, I've had a blast creating everyday.  For today's challenge they gave a Smeared Ink image to play with, Mary.

I've colored her with pencils and fussy cut her out to layer on my card.  Thanks for visiting and I hope you've enjoyed Smudgefest as much as I have.  Happy creating!

LOC #37 and PYG #14

Hello my creative friends! I have a couple of DT works to share with you today.  This first card if for Left Of Center Challenges.  Have you stopped by lately?  We now have weekly challenges, yay!  This weeks sponsor is Just Some Lines. I was so excited when they were added to our list of sponsors I just adore their images.  I got to play with The Eater, and in case you couldn't guess our theme this week is "monochrome" (or you can always go the LOC direction).

I've colored her with my chartreuse pencil in various shades. My lime ink pad was close so I used direct to paper technique to make the background on the card base and I found some greenish glitter glue in my stash that was very close in color as well. Added some washi tape and voila!

Next up is the mid-way reminder for PunkYouGirl Challenges.  This month's theme is "skeletons and secrets".  I had this fabulous image that I just had to put on a card.  This image was designed by Lisa Tyrell and she very generously shared them with the DT a while back.You can see more samples using  her creations here.

I love the shape of this skull and wanted to feature it on my card/  I got this center step card template I wanted to try out along with the rose background paper from my stash. I colored her rose with pencils and used a white gel pen for high-lights.

Thanks for stopping by, I really hope you swing by LOC and PunkYouGirl to check out the current challenges and join in the fun!

LOC # 35 - Fairys

It's time for a new challenge over at Left of Center Challenges.  If you've stopped by the blog lately you probably already know but we are going weekly challenges! How fun is that?!?  This weeks theme is "fairys" and our amazing sponsor this time around is Delicious Doodles.  I chose to work with Mushroom Fairy.

I decided to go with more earth tone mushroom colors for this fairy and my card. I've colored her with pencils and then cut her out to put onto my card.  I started with kraft colored cardstock and some neutral colored flower paper from my stash. I added some washi tape at the top... I couldn't avoid the glare on it :(
Anyway I hope you check out ll the DT creations at LOC and then share your own fairy artwork with us.

LOC and PYG Challenges

Hello wonderful people! It's time for a couple fun challenges. This week I'm sharing 2 of my DT makes. The first one is for Left of Center Challenges, the theme is favorite movie.  One of our wonderful sponsors for this challenge is The Stamping Chef.  I chose Jolene to play with. Can anyone guess my movie?  After this movie I know I had several sweatshirts that I cut so I could have it off the shoulder :)

We do have a second sponsor for this week so head on over to the blog to check out what the DT created with images from Ikes Art. 

My second make for the week is for the "steamy/sexy" challenge over at PunkYouGirl Challenges. The sponsor is Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps.  I chose Wind Swept to play with, isn't she a sexy one!  I made an ATC for this one and you can't really tell in the pic but I added some glitter to her little fish net undies. If I had a body like that I'd probably have those same undies!

So what are you waiting for, head on over to Left of Center and PunkYouGirl to join in some great challenges and check out the awesome sponsors!

LOC # 32 - Girlie

There's a new challenge over at Left of Center Challenges. The theme is "girlie" and we have 2 awesome sponsors for this challenge.  I got to play with this great image from Sassy Studio Designs.

I've colored Daphne Sassy with colored pencils and then fussy cut her out. I've layered a couple of girlie papers from my stash and added some pink flowers.  I haven't made a girlie card for a while and this one was lots of fun.
Now head on over to the LOC blog to check out all the DT creations, you'll see some more images from Sassy Studio Designs and or other sponsor for this week The Easy Wind.
I hope to see you join our girlie challenge, but if you don't do girlie then you can always choose any LOC theme.

LOC #31 - card for a male

Hello friends! It's time for another great challenge over at Left of Center Challenges. Our theme for this challenge is to make a card for a male. These are usually difficult for me to make but I adore how this one turned out. It could just be because I started with a fabulous image from Dilly Beans Stamps.

I printed Owl Always Love You on kraft CS twice. I colored with pencils and cut the only the eye out of the second image and used foam tape to pop it off the card. I layered on some textured paper from my stash and added some twine.

I hope you can find some time to head on over to LOC to share your talent with us, I'm always looking for ideas and inspirations for "male" cards. 

LOC # 30 - Spring Fling

Hello my friends! This week at Left of Center Challenges we are celebrating Spring with the theme 'Spring Fling'.  I was lucky enough to get to play with this image from Delicious Doodles, our sponsor for this challenge.

This is Fairy Fae, isn't she lovely. I've colored her and her butterfly friends with pencils and then added a bit of glitter to their wings. I think Spring is my favorite season, however here in Arizona it only lasts about a week. We are already hitting the 90's here and it's only April!
I can't wait to see your beautiful springtime creations, make sure to join in the fun with us at LOC. We have fabulous sponsors and prizes for every challenge.