12 Days of Creepmas - Day 1

Hello Friends, Welcome to day one of the 12 Days of Creepmas - Smeared and Smudged style.  For more details about the hop and to find out what fabulous prizes you can win visit the Smeared Ink blog, that's the starting point of all this creepy goodness. If you get lost along the way the complete list is also on my sidebar.

For my card today I've used this beautiful gal from Ike's Art. She had her as a freebie at Halloween time but I thought she's great for Creepmas too :)

I've colored her with pencils and fussy cut her out. If you would like more details please let me know. There are lots of stops along this hop and I'll try to keep my posts short and sweet.  You've got one more stop to make tho, please head on over to Susan's blog to see what creepy project she's going to share today.

Blog Roll

Smeared and Smudged

Lady B

Carolyn

Silvia

Wendy

Carla

Leigh

Shell

Loren C

Kelli

Black Dragon

Suzi McKenzie

Windy

Glittery Kate

Alison

Julia

Jane

Monique

Jenn

Ike

Candace

Lisa Hall

Witchy J

Steph 

Susan S.

Creepmas is Coming.....

Begins Dec 1st.......   beware.....

Freaky Friday Challenge #55

Hello my friends, welcome back to another week of fun over at Forever Night Challenges.  This weeks theme is to use the color purple in your project. 

Our wonderful sponsor this week is Dilly Beans Stamps. For my first card I used this lovely image.  I just love her big eyes.  I've colored her with pencils and added a sparkly spider as a clip in her hair.  I fussy cut her out and layered her onto some b/w polka dot paper and then onto a purple CS base. The sentiment is from CTMH.

 

 

My second card I got to use this cute robot. I also colored with pencils and then cut out to layer onto purple texture paper on a green CS base.

I would love for you to join us this week and show us your purple projects.  Forever Night Challenges is also have a DT call. If you like the darker side of crafting please visit our blog to find out more info and see if you'd be interested in joining our team.

 

Digi Sale

Hello Friends,

There is a big sale going on over at Floppy Latte's Designs! You can read why Eddie's Sale is needed and how we can help right HERE.  She's got some gorgeous designs over there and is adding new images everyday!
 

Freaky Friday (a few days late)

Hello Friends!

 This week's challenge over at Forever Night Challenges is anything goes.  Our sponsor is Limited Runs and I was able to play with this wonderful image of Igor.  The winner this week will be able to choose 3 digis from the Limited Runs store, how cool is that!

 

 

 I started with black CS then layers a piece of glossy CS that I had done the waxed paper technique.  I figured it gave it a dungeon or bell tower texture :) Then I colored and fussy cut Igor, and I colored and cut his handsome face a second time.  I popped each image with foam tape for dimension.
Now hurry on over to Forever Night Challenges to join in the fun!

PS Limited Runs has a cute Chirstmas ornament freebie from last Friday too, so go over and check that out.

 

Monster Mash

This weeks challenge over on Smudgy Antics is Monster Mash.  I've created a fat page with this fierce and menacing lil grumpie. Whatever you do dont tell him that he's cute!  You can find him and his grumpie friends over at Smeared Ink.

 

Freak Friday Challenge

Today begins a new challenge over at Forever Night Challenges.  This weeks theme is to use orange, black and grey / anything goes.

  I started with a black CS base for my ATC. Then I used my cuttle bug to emboss this awesoem bingo card background and used the direct to paper technique with my orange stamp pad.  I sponged over with grey ink so the white wouldn't appear so stark.  Then I stamped the crow and candlestick (CTMH)  in grey on another piece of whtie CS and fussy cut out and mounted onto the ATC with foam tape.
Now get on over to Forever Night Challenges to enter this weeks challenge, we are being sponsored this week from Meljens and the winner this week will get 3 of her images!
 

Halloween Butterfly

I've been keeping up with several Halloween blog hops and so I've got Halloween on the brain :)  Over at Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge the theme this week is butterflies so how could I not use Halloween colors :)

Images are CTMH and paper is from my stash.  I've colored her with lime green and orange pencils and added a touch of glitter.
Beware - more Halloween projects are in the works.
 

Win a complete set of PROMARKERS!

Letraset have given a fantastic prize to one lucky follower of Going Buggy - a complete set of ProMarkers - that's 148 lovely alcohol markers.

The contest is open to crafters from all over the world. A winner will be drawn by random.org on November 18th, and the winner announced on November 19th.

So what are you waiting for, head over to Going Buggy find out the requirements to enter yourself into this awesome drawing.

Freaky Friday Challenge #49

Welcome to another fun challenge over at Forever Night Challenges.  This weeks theme is use some metal / anything goes.  Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo and they gave us some super cute images to work with.  This image is Scene It - Halloween Witch, isn't she just a cutie!

I went with purple and gery tones mostly for this one.  My metallic elements include the gems on the bottom - I know it's a stretch but they look like they have a shiney metallic finish :) and I've also used a metallic sharpie for some of the dots in the sky.
Please head on over to the challenge blog to see even more samples from the DT and to enter our weekly challenge.
Stop by later this week for my second card using a Bugaboo image.  :)

 

QKDs 13 Days of Halloween Blog Hop Day 10

Welcome back! Todays theme for the QKD Blog Hop is Labels.  I've chosen this fab Elixir label. I stamped in cocoa ink on kraft paper, then cut out.  I mounted onto black CS and cut that out to shape also.  The testure paper may look familiar, I used it a couple of days ago on an ATC.  I mounted that onto black CS also and then onto the kraft CS base.

I added a shimmery brown ribbon and a pin I made with beads from my stash.   Please make sure to visit all the blogs on the hop and leave everyone a bit of love, we all appreciate comments.
This is the last day I'm participating in the QKD Blog Hop and I've had a blast. I hope you've enjoyed visiting my blog and come back to see me in the future. There are still a few days left of the hop so make sure to visit the QKD Blog everyday for the hop list.

October 10: Labels
QKD Blog	http://qkd.blogspot.com
Vikki	http://qksc.blogspot.com
Beth	http://www.inkcoveredgirl.com/
Janie	http://charisma3103.blogspot.com/
Stephanie L	http://stephscreativechaos.blogspot.com/
WIS 2.0	http://whimsicalinksorority.blogspot.com
Emily	http://emsmanythoughts.blogspot.com/
Kristi	http://kristiscreativecafe.blogspot.com
QKD STORE	http://www.katstamps.com

QKD's 13 Days of Halloween Blog Hop Day 9

Welcome to day 9 of QKD's blog hop! Today's theme is cute.  The first time I saw this stamp I knew I just had to have it.  Masked Chick from Sandra Caldwell. You can find this one and many more cute stamps at the QKD Store.

I colored her with pencils and added some glitter to her mask. She's the perfect size for an ATC! I fussy cut her out and mounted onto some fun dot paper from Michael's.  The sentiment is from CTMH.
I'm having a blast playing along with everyone, thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving me some love. Make sure you visit all the stops along the hop to see what awesome images you can find at the QKD store.

October 9: Cute Halloween
QKD Blog	http://qkd.blogspot.com
Beth	http://www.inkcoveredgirl.com/
Pat	http://patacakespages.blogspot.com/
Vikki	http://qksc.blogspot.com
Janie	http://charisma3103.blogspot.com/
Stephanie L	http://stephscreativechaos.blogspot.com/
Emily	http://emsmanythoughts.blogspot.com/
Maria	http://riacreations.blogspot.com/
Kristi	http://kristiscreativecafe.blogspot.com
QKD STORE	http://www.katstamps.com

QKD 13 Days of Halloween Blog Hop Day 7

Welcome to Day 7 of the QKD Halloween Blog Hop.  Today's theme is flowers.  I've used this lovely image from Monica N Galvan's Visions Collection called Masquerade Fairy, you can find her at the QKD Store.

I've colored her with pencils and added a little bit of everything else.  I made the flowers from patterned paper and a die from MFT.  I used black glitter glue in each of the flowers and regular glitter glue on her wings. Also some gel pen on her mask and trim of her dress.  The background was spritzed with purple glimmer mist and the flowers with white glimmer mist.  I made the stick pin with beads from my stash.  I had a lot of fun with this creation.

QKD Blog
Aletha   
Vikki   
Beth   
Pat   
Janie   
Stephanie L    
Emily
Teresa
Kristi  
QKD STORE

QKD 13 Days of Halloween Blog Hop Day 6

Welcome back for another day of fun on the QKD Blog Hop! Today's theme is orange.  I went with another ATC, such a fun size to work with.

It has a black CS base and then some new cool paper I found at Michael's! Then topped it with this fab image Raven from the Creepie Studios collection.  You can find her and many more like her at the QKD Store.
See you tomorrow!

QKD Blog- You're here!
Beth
Tami F
Pat
Jamie
Emily
Vikki
Stephanie L
Janie
Kristi
QKD STORE

Little Miss Muffet Challenges #45

Hello and welcome to my blog.  If you are looking for Day 4 of the QKD hop please go here.  If you are looking for the Little Miss Muffet Challenge you are in the correct spot. I was lucky enough to be asked to join in the LMM challenge after winning some stamps just because I have their blinkie on my blog, how awesome is that?!
So their Challenge #45 is Simplicity, something that I'm REALLY good at, lol.

I've used Celeste Amberglow Owl Always Love You from their Honeycloud Teens collection.  Isnt' she adorable? I've colored her with pencils using mostly browns and greens and popped her off my kraft CS base with some foam tape. Add a green ribbon and voila, simple and cute!
Thanks for stopping by and make sure to visit the Little Miss Muffet Challenge Blog to enter this challenge and see the DT's most amazing samples.

QKD 13 Days of Halloween Blog Hop Day 4

Hello friends and welcome back to the 13 Days of Halloween QKD Blog Hop.  Today's theme is spooky.  I used an image Isabella from Kathy Cyr.  I got her a while back because she looked so sweet but sad.  As I was pulling my idea together for my project I had a flash of brilliance (I think) I planned on making an ATC and this image is the perfect size, but with a theme of spooky how was I going to make this sweet little fairy work?  Well at first I thought maybe she got stuck in the web and was so sad and needed help, but then I decided she didn't really get stuck.  It's all a trick! She's luring you into helping her and then her spider friends attack!  Pretty spooky eh?

I have really bad lighting in my house :( So I've been scanning my projects, well this one with so much lighter colors really gets blown out. I also took one with my camera but because of the bad lighting I have to be careful or the flash goes off and then it really gets blown out....ug!

So I've included both.  The scan so you can get an idea of the layout/design and the second camera shot which is a bit blurry but you can tell she actually has some color to her.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving such sweet comments along the way.  I'm so happy to be joining in the fun with QKD's wonderful DT.  Make sure to visit all the blogs and leave them some love.  I will be back for day 6 but don't miss out on all the day 5 entries, stop at QKD's blog for each days participants! And stop by the QKD store to pick up some of the fabulous images she carries!

October 4: Spooky!
QKD Blog	http://qkd.blogspot.com
Pat	http://patacakespages.blogspot.com/
Beth	http://www.inkcoveredgirl.com/
Vikki	http://qksc.blogspot.com
Janie	http://charisma3103.blogspot.com/
Castle Playground	http://castleplayground.blogspot.com
Stephanie L	http://stephscreativechaos.blogspot.com/
Emily	http://emsmanythoughts.blogspot.com/
Kristi	http://kristiscreativecafe.blogspot.com
QKD STORE	http://www.katstamps.com

QKD 13 Days of Halloween Blog Hop Day 3

Welcome back to day 3 of QKD's 13 Days of Halloween Blog Hop.  The theme for today is purple. I've used this lovely image Orchid designed by Kathy Cyr. She can be found at the QKD store along with many other fabulous images.

I've colored her in various shades of purple with my pencils and used foam tape to layer her on some purple paper from my stash.  All on a black CS base.  I wanted to add glitter to the wings but knew she would never dry in time to be scanned for the hop.   So check back I may go ahead and do that and take another photo to add :) In the meantime make sure to visit all the blogs on the hop and leave all the artists some love, plus there is a special message on the QKD Blog that you won't want to miss.

October 3: The Color Purple
QKD Blog http://qkd.blogspot.com
Beth http://www.inkcoveredgirl.com/
Pat http://patacakespages.blogspot.com/
Vikki http://qksc.blogspot.com
Sue http://cardandjewelrycorner.blogspot.com/
Teresa http://mommameasfavoritethings.blogspot.com/
Janie http://charisma3103.blogspot.com/
WIS 2.0 http://whimsicalinksorority.blogspot.com
Stephanie L http://stephscreativechaos.blogspot.com/
Maria http://riacreations.blogspot.com/
Emily http://emsmanythoughts.blogspot.com/
Kristi http://kristiscreativecafe.blogspot.com
QKD STORE http://www.katstamps.com

QKD 13 Days of Halloween Blog Hop Day 2

I'm so excited to be one of the stops in the QKD 13 Days of Halloween this year.  I love love love Halloween and all of my QKD Halloween stamps :)  Today's theme is bats, so I've chosen this fabulous  Vampire Bat Eye image. 

Make sure to visit all the wonderful artists participating in the hop!

October 2: Bats
QKD Blog http://qkd.blogspot.com
Miranda http://mirandascardcreations.blogspot.com/
Pat http://patacakespages.blogspot.com/
Beth http://www.inkcoveredgirl.com/
Vikki http://qksc.blogspot.com
Jamie http://mytinylittlecorneroftheworld.blogspot.com/
Janie http://charisma3103.blogspot.com/
Stephanie L http://stephscreativechaos.blogspot.com/
Emily http://emsmanythoughts.blogspot.com/
QKD STORE http://www.katstamps.com

Freaky Friday Challenge #47

Hello my Crafty Friends! It's tiem for another spooktacular challenge over on Forever Night Challenges.  This week the theme is How Dark Can you Go / Anything Goes.  We were able to play with some awesome images from our sponsor this week, Stitchy Bear.  If you are the lucky winner this week you will will a $15 gift voucher to the Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps shop.

 

 

 

Head on over to Forever Night Challenges to see all the amazing DT samples and to join in the fun and the chance to win the $15 voucher!

 

Freaky Friday #45

Here's another sample for the Forever Night Challenges this week.  Our fab sponsor for the week is Creepie Cuties. You still have a little time to join in on the fun so hurry on over and see what the DT has created for your viewing pleasure!

Freaky Friday Challenge #45

Hellos Friends! Ready for another Freaky Friday Challenge?!  This week we are sponsored by Creepy Cuties. I was so excited because I just adore her images.  I created 2 cards, but you'll have to stop back by in a few days to see the second one :)

This image is called Once Upon a Midnight Dream.  The theme this week is anything goes so make sure you create something so you can join in on the fun.

Forever Night Challenge Blog is back up and running.  I don't know about you but I've been missing the challenges terribly.  The winners for the past 5 challenges have been post as well so hurry on over there to see if you are one of them :)
This weeks theme is creepy tags / anything goes.  Make sure you head over to check out what the design team has created  using images from this weeks sponsor - Dilly Beans.

I chose image #385 - sugar skull & flowers framed to work with. I colored it using pencils and gel pens where I wanted extra shine.  I also used some copics to create the dotted background.  I used a bright texture paper from my older CTMH stash and mounted it on black CS.  Add a ribbon and taadaa.... a creepy tag. 

Surf's Up!

I got this image from Tiffany Doodles by joining in over at the CDAC Progressive Freebie Challenge this week.  I stamped on craft paper and then used my colored pencils to coordinate with the paper from my older CTMH stash.  The waves are from MFT, I cut 3 strips to layer.

They are doing things a little bit differently this time around so head on over and check it out and join in on the fun.

Just For You

Here's a sweet little card I made for a new challenge blog I've found, The Cupboard Trilogy.  This is Challenge #2 - embossing.  I used my Cuttlebug folder to create the background and then used the direct to paper technique to color it.  I figured it looks like tall grass for my cute lil bug.  The image is a freebie from SK Digis.

Believe in Who you are!

This is my ATC I'd like to enter into the Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge.  The theme this week is owls.

TGI(almost)F!

What a crazy week, it's been one thing after another and I haven't had any craftin' time at all :(  I feel like I've been neglecting my blog after posting everyday while playing in the smudgefest.  I have images printed out and ready to color this weekend, I WILL find the time :)
In the meantime here's a card I did a while back that I don't think I ever shared.

Isn't she a cutie, she's Emo Elenora's Sunflower from Just Some Lines.  I colored her with pencils and layered her onto some older CTMH paper from my stash.

Sketchy Sunday

Welcome back to the final day of SmudgeFest 2012 oven on the Smudgy Antics Challenge Blog.  It has been so fun and I'm really happy that I participated this year, can't wait for next year.  I said  at day one that I felt like I had lost my mojo this summer and this week full of challenges has had me creating again so I'm beyond happy.  Some times you just have go for it and create whatever your little heart tells you too :)
Anywho.... the last challenge for the Smudgefest is a sketch....

The prize for today is the most awesome-est messenger bag EVER!!

I would really like to win this wouldn't you?!?!  If you want your name thrown in the pot for this little beauty then hop over to Smudgy Antics to post your entry you have today only so don't delay!!

For my final project I started as making a card, but I think I will turn it into a wall hanging.  It's about 7" tall and 5.5" wide.  I think if I layer it onto black CS and then maybe put in a black frame it will look pretty sharp :)  The image and sentiment is from Smeared Ink the Carnies Set. I colored her with pencils and then added some gel pen accents and glitter to her wings and buttons.  I stapled the white hemp as her tightrope.

Thanks for visiting and all your kind comments this past week, it's been so much fun!

Saturday's Song

Welcome to day 6 of the SmudgeFest over at Smudgy Antics Challenge Blog!  Today we were asked to create and ATC based on the song lyrics from Blackbird by the Beatles.  I found a cool youtube video if you'd like to hear the song. :)  Or visit Smudgy Antics as they have the lyrics there also, and while you're there join in the fun!

My image is from Smeared Ink, I stamped it in black and then used a black gel pen to add some dimension and shine. I cut her out and layered her on the blue CS that I stamped the tree on.  I can't remember who the tree is from at the moment.  Then I spritzed with blue glimmer mist to make the sky shiny and then used a blue and silver metallic sharpie to add the "stars" to the sky.
Thanks for stopping by!

Freebie Friday

I can't believe that it's already Day 5 of the SmudgeFest over at Smudgy Antics.  Today's challenge is an awesome one! Smudgy Antics provided us with a fabulous freebie that we were to use. This is Little Red Riding Hood - courtesy of Smeared Ink. Of course nothing can go easy for me, my printer ran out of black in the other day, and you'll notice I've been doing actual stamping for the past challenges.  Well I had to make a trip to the store between work, a parent meet and greet at my son's school and the our karate class. Whew I'm beat, but I got my project done!

I peeked at the challenge this morning so I'd been trying to come up with ideas all day.  I printed her out and colored her with pencils, I decided to add her to a journal page.  I had the Don't mess with Red running thru my head all day and then as I was coloring her I thought of the she's packin'.    hehehe it makes me giggle.  I figured Red usually hangs out in the woods so I made a tree and grass as the background.

Of course since it's the middle of the night I can't get a really good picture :(  I tried scanning but she just blew out so then I tried my camera in various rooms of the house.  I finally got this pic, but trust me it's brighter in person.  

Thanks for stopping by and reading all my chitter chatter.  Only 2 more days of the Smudgefest... oh no!

Thursday Throwdown

It's day 4 of the Smudgefest over on the Smudgy Antics Challenge Blog! Today's challenge (or throwdown) has to do with color.  We are asked to use at lease 3 colors from this swatch.

These aren't usually my first choice when playing with my Smeared Ink stamps, but it turned out to not be as bad as I thought it might be.  I remembered I have some lovely fae stamps that would work perfectly with this color story.  I decided to work in my art journal again. 

First I stamped this sweet fae and then colored her with pencils.  I stamped "curiosity" down the side of the page in blue, pink and purple.  Then I scribbled with my water color crayons and added water to blend them.  I added some more color to my fae with gel pens and then spritzed the entire page with some glimmer mist.  Fun, fun fun!

Here's another shot of the page in the sunshine and a closeup so you can see the shimmer of the glimmer mist.  My camera really doesn't do justice to the colors I used.
Thanks for visiting!  Don't forget to come back, there are still 3 more fabulous days of Smudgefest!  If you really like these challenges you should also check out the Smeared and Smudged Forum for monthly challenges and lots of inspiration and way cool people :)

Wordy Wednesday

It's day 3 of Smudgefest and the challenge today is a tough one.  Today we are to use words only - no images.  I decided to get out one of my art journals and figure out what to do.  I started with my watercolor crayons to create the background color on my page.

I still haven't mastered the technique yet so you can still see the texture of the paper along the edge where I had scribbled with the black crayon. But in this case I like the added texture.  I also stamped the chain link stamp in purple for more background interest.  Then I chose to use part of "The Raven" and end it with my NEVERMORE word stamp from Smeared Ink.

Thanks for stopping by, please visit the Smudgefest so you can be inspired by all the fabulous entries!