LOC #126 - spiders

This week the challenge over at Left of Center Challenges is sponsored by Sami Stamps and our theme is spiders.  I got to play with Zombie Cutie, I just adore this image!

I colored her with pencils and fussy cut her out.  I did direct to paper technique for the lime background and then sponged black in on a couple of my new Tim Holtz stencils. The sparkly spiders are from my stash. Hop  on over to LOC to join in the fun and check out the projects the rest of the design team have created with Sami Stamp images!

LOC #96 - no designer paper

Hello my crafty friends! Sorry for the late post, my internet decided to cut in and out yesterday and I hadn't set up the auto post :(  But yay it's decided to work today (knock on wood).

This week at Left of Center Challenges we  were lucky enough to have 2 sponsors,

Lacy Sunshine and All Dressed Up.  

Our challenge for you this week is to not use any designer papers.

For my project I have created a fun little ATC using A Time to Share from All Dressed Up.

I used a TH stencil and sponged my color onto the ATC and then swiped the edges on an orange inkpad.  The image I colored with pencils and fussy cut out to add to my ATC base with foam tape.

I can't wait to see what you create, join us over at LOC to see all the fabulous makes from the DT. 

PunkYouGirl - Lavish Lace

Hello Friends! I'm so excited to share the news that I've joined the PunkYouGirl DT! This is my first post as a member of the design team and our theme for the challenge is 'lavish lace', we want to see you use some lace on your creations. Our sponsor for this challenge is Stitchy Bear. They have so many different stamps to choose from you have to hop of over to check them out.
For my first contribution on the DT I have used La Llorona (The Weeping Woman).

The image is so amazingly shaded I just barely added a bit of color to it using colored pencils. I started with a white CS base and used the Tim Holtz Doily tag stencil and black soot distress ink to create my lace background.  I used a new die cut I just got a few weeks ago when a stamp convention came to town (so much fun!) and at the moment I can't remember who it's from. But I used it to cut out 2 pieces of white CS and used the same black soot distress ink to color it up and added it across the front of my card. 

You should see the wonderful creations that the DT have come up with. Head on over to the PunkYouGirl Challenge Blog and then find some lace in your stash and join in on the fun. 

31 Days of Halloween - Day 8

It's day 8 already of the Smeared & Smudged 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop. For all the rules, clues and to find out if you've won something yet please head on over to Terra's blog.
I had my journal page all planned out and then as I was searching thru my messy stash I came across a stamp I totally forgot I had. So I decided to whip up a tag since the stamp was way too big for my journal :)

I started with a kraft tag and spritzed some glimmer mist then stamped my long lost skeleton stamp from Tim Holtz. The sentiment is from an older CTMH set. I added some ribbon and it's ready to go.  I really should craft more often I'm finding all sorts of neat stuff in my stash :)

Next stop on the hop ...  Trisha. 

31 Days of Halloween - Day 7

Welcome back my Halloween Loving Friends! Today is day 7 on the Smeared & Smudged 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop. Rules and clues can be found on Terra's blog.  I was planning on getting a couple of projects done this weekend so I could relax a bit during the week, however I was glued to the TV watching season 3 of The Walking Dead since it finally was released on Netflix.  Now I'm so sad that I watched it all at once and its over :(  *sigh*  You will probably be seeing some zombies in the near future :)

For today's pages I glued down some book pages into my journal. The book shut and kinda got stuck at the center so when I pulled it apart it ripped so I decided to add a strip of washi tape to cove the ripped part.  Then I spritzed with some glimmer mist, I forget which colors maybe walnut and bronze? Then my mom stopped by with a Halloween present for me, the Tim Holtz mini blueprints set!!  Isn't she the BEST MOM EVER! So I used the gravestone stamped in black ink then I added some bats and the date using some of my CTMH stamp stash.

Thanks for stopping by!

Next stop on the hop ...  Trisha.

31 Days of Halloween - day 12

For today's project on the Smeared & Smudged sponsored blog hop I decided to make an altered rolodex card. These are similar in size to ATCs and are fun to make a little collection of art. This one I've used is about 4" x 2 5/8", but they come in various sizes.

I've used Frankie from the digi set Smell My Feet from Smeared Ink and colored him with pencils. The background stamp is from Tim Holtz and I used an orange stamp pad but since I used my scanner it doesn't look to orange. The trick or treat and the bats are both CTMH. For the little tab at the top I used a SU punch. Thanks for hopping by!
Next stop Ikes' World!