SMUDGEFEST DAY 5

Hello Peeps,

Well I have been beleaguered by problems for the last 2 days.... intermittent Internet, intermittent Power, No water, mega humidity !!! Since I was totally unable to play Day 3 and Day, it has really stuffed me up now :-( I say to myself ... "What next ?"... and I make myself a little inspirational hanging for DAY 5 of SMUDGEFEST. 

The Challenge:

FIBER FRIDAY

Today your challenge is to incorporate some sort of fiber, string, thread, or yarn into your project. You can use a little or a lot, the choice is yours!

I used a background pad of coconut matting fibre schtuff and then I dragged out my Angelina Fibres. These are Hot Fix and you can either iron them between baking paper or blast them with your hot air gun, like I did :-D  I used 'Calypso Blue'. When I heated the coconut fibres they went great shades of green and yellow too :-D

Then I added " I See You" image from the Zombie Heads Set by SMEARED INK. I coloured her with Copic markers and then cut her out. I used background paper from the 'Zombie Killa' Paper Set and shrunk it down in Photoshop and added my sentiment..... 'Stay Calm and Craft On', coz that is what I have been trying to do. !!

The two pieces are threaded together with thick white rope.

Challenges I am entering:

SmudgeFest Day 5 - Fibres  ***** WINNER *****

SMUDGEFEST DAY 2 - TAPE

Hi there,
Here I am with my creation for DAY 2 of SMUDGEFEST hosted by SMEARED INK over at SMEARED & SMUDGED.

Here are the rules: 

*Each morning from August 3rd through 9th, a new challenge will be posted. It will contain that day's theme and prize information. 

*To participate, you must make a project that fits the theme and add it to that day's post using Inlinkz. The link to add your entry will be located at the bottom of each post. Your project must be linked by midnight of the same day. Your link must go straight to the post on your blog containing your project, not your blog home page.

*Your project can be anything (card, scrapbook page, altered or 3-d item, etc) as long as it is handmade and stamped somewhere with either a rubber or digital stamp. All digital projects are allowed if it fits the theme. Feel free to think outside the box and have fun with your project! We are all about looking at things differently and look forward to the variety of projects we are sure to see.

*You must use AT LEAST 1 Smeared Ink image on your project to qualify for the daily prize drawing. You are allowed to use anything else that you like. If you just want to play along and aren't worried about qualifying for the prize, you do not have to include a Smeared Ink image.

*The daily winner will be chosen by random number and revealed later the next day in a separate post (not the daily theme post).

The Challenge:

TAPE TUESDAY

Whether it's washi, masking, duct, or scotch, we're challenging you to use some sort of tape in your project today!

Here is what I have made for today......... a Door Hanger...

I have used one of the Zombie head shots called "DROOL" and a rubber stamp sentiment "Artist At Play" which is from the Inky Dreams set.

I have coloured him up with Promarkers 4 times and then fussy cut sections of him to make him spookily 3D.

My background was a piece of corrugated cardboard and I randomly tore some of the facing off and then inked with Distress Inks in Vintage Photo and Peeled Paint. I used a strip of Dry Wall Tape as a stencil for part of it (down on the right-hand side_ and then stuck a long strip of it onto the card.

Then I added my 3D guy. I also used some Masking Tape (since I don't have any Washi) and stamped my Artist sentiment and another piece I wrote Keep Out with a red fine line marker. Attached some jolly green string and Voila !!!

I think he's scary enough to keep anybody away Hahahaha :-D

Challenges I am entering:

SmudgeFest DAY 2 - Tape

Forever Dark 2 Challenge #3 - Anything Goes as long as it's dark/creepy

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes with Torn Edges

IT'S SKULL APPRECIATION DAY 2015 ... WOOHOO !!

YaY !! - here I am with the BLOG HOP with SMEARED & SMUDGED in honour of SKULL APPRECIATION DAY !!!! Well - I sure appreciate mine ... if I didn't have it my head would look a whole lot mushy !! :-D

SKULL APPRECIATION DAY
Blog Hop
Black Dragon 
Katie
 Lisa
Tit Belsoeur
 Anna 
Sue
 Nan
 Dream In Darkness
Harp
 Maureen 
                            ------Ike------  YOU ARE HERE
Monique
Fiona
 Teresa
Leigh S-B
DominoART
Lost Coast Portal to Creativity
Julia
 Susan R.

This is just soooo cool and exciting and you should have arrived here from the Marvelous MAUREEN... if not, don't you worry as I have the Hop List up above  - see - so you can find your way around.

So, here is my piece in appreciation of my cranium and a tribute to my fave Edgar Allan POE....... this is a glimpse of his writing desk. It has his memoirs book and skully inkwell.....you didn't know he wrote in blood with a sharpened Raven feather did you ???    bwaahahaha

I snuck in and took this photo whilst he wasn't here but I better skidaddle now in case he comes back and finds me :-D

So now it's time for you to sneak off to Mystical MONIQUE and she what cranial craziness she has to show you.

Deets:

Old hardback book cover

Images; 'POE Skull Bust' and 'Arch' by IKEsART

Plastic skully smooshed up with black paint

Large chicken feather painted with black ink

Fresh Fake Blood...secret recipe hee hee 

This is also my piece for our latest Challenge starting today over at QUOTH THE RAVEN, where we have a picture inspiration Challenge #45 this month :-D

Thank you for Hopping by :-D xxxxxxxxxx

Challenges I am entering:

Crafting By Designs June Challenge - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge #36 - Anything Goes

Lost Coast Designs Skellie Fest

STUFF I HAVE BEEN MAKING

Hello Peeps,
I have been busy this end making loads of things but I forgot to Blog them, so here's a few pikkies :-)

Here's an ATC I made for the December Swap over on KRISTY'S BLOOMING JOURNEY FB Page... I forgot to take a photo before I sent them off but Kristy did it for me :-)

NOV + DEC ATC Swap at MY CRAFTS FORUM

Themes - Flags and Christmas Carol 

My ATC for the "New Moon" themes swap over at SMEARED & SMUDGED FB Group 

A card commission for a friend - Her Son IL is an online war games buff - it's one of those triple mountain card thingies. 

A card to accompany a present for a friend of mine overseas. 

I shall be entering this one over at SNIPPET's PLAYGROUND. I cut the lattice with my new die cut from Couture Creations - 'Tied Together' from their Momento Collection. The background is a small piece of rainbow card I found in my snippets box. The main image is called 'LUCE' from Vera Lane "Les Chats" Stamps. There are 4 cats in this crazy collection and I couldn't resist them :-D  I coloured it with Spectrum Noir pens, BT2, BT3, BT4, CG3, CG4, and mounted it with foam pads. The Love Tag is from a freebie set I got from MY SCRAP CHICK - Valentine Tag Printables.

Thank you for dropping in and having a look :-D

Challenges I am entering:

Snippet's Playground Wk #161  (My kitty card at the bottom)

SMEARED & SMUDGED JANUARY MEMBERS' BLOG HOP

Hello Peeps,

Welcome to the SMEARED & SMUDGED MEMBERS' GROUP January BLOG HOP.
It's all happening on FaceBook now since the Forum closed down, so why not pop over and have a look HERE. 
Our theme this month is "Dead of Winter" and I have made a fat page for my creation.
I stuck some plain white paper on my card and smeared a black ink pad over it. Then used some Perfect Pearls Mists to spray randomly. When that was dry, I used the "Beware Gate" cling stamp from STAMPENDOUS with black ink. My image is from the "A Very Skelly Christmas" rubber stamp set by SMEARED INK.I coloured him with Spectrum Noir pens and added some stickles to his hat for a frosty look and he was mounted with foam pads. My snowflake border is a Silhouette cutting file and I added some snowflake stickers to the background. I typed out the words for my title using 'Uneasy' Font printed in pale blue/grey onto grey background. The whole page was edged with black ink.

Here's a slightly different angle to show the  chilly effect I was trying to create with the Perfect Pearls - 'Forever Green', 'Perfect Pearl' and 'Turquoise'.

Right-Ho.... now you are off to see..RACHEL   and the full Blog Roll is below in case you get lost.

Thanks for visiting :-D xx

January Monthly Member Blog Hop

Black Dragon
Teresa

Shell

Kristy

Jane

Nan

Fiona

Erin

Shoni

Kim

Sarah

Ike _____ YOU ARE HERE xx

Rachel

Susan R.

Tit Belsoeur 

Sara 

Dianne

Challenges I am entering:


Inspiration Destination #16 - Anything Goes
Your Next Stamp  Challenge #5 - Colour/Sketch Challenge

Oooooh !!! HOW CREEPY !!

Hello creepy Peeps,
I have here a bit of fun for you as my entry to the 'OH, THE HORROR '  July Challenge over at SMEARED & SMUDGED FORUM.
The movie this time is SINISTER... a horror story  starring Ethan Hawke. It's about a Pagan deity called BUGHUUL and you can see the trailer HERE.
Well - silly mode set in today and I had already printed off this week's FREEBIE from SPYDER - 'Carrots The Bunny' so I decided to use him.
Can you guess what's coming yet ??????

Ta Dah !!! "ONCE YOU'VE SEEN HIM.... NOTHING CAN SAVE YOU"  ........Bwaahahahahaha..........

Well - I am chuckling like a mad thing this end, so it tickled me creating this :-D

Image - Carrots the Bunny by SPYDER coloured with Promarkers. He should look really sweet and cute with his bunch of carrots like this ...............

........ but Hey - this is ME, right ??!!!! LoL

Bloody drip edging cut and coloured by hand.

Background splatter paper from the Cranium Set by Smeared Ink

Curious Rat from Mad Science Set by Smeared Ink

"Ghoulipop" by Smeared Ink

'SINISTER' film poster background from Web

Challenges I am entering:

Oh, The Horror at Smeared & Smudged

Smeared Ink Anything Goes Challenge

The Crafters' Cafe #71 - Use a Line from a Movie          **WINNER**

A Step In The Dark #5 - Anything Goes/Dark Fantasy

Say It With Words Challenge #6  

MAY MEMBERS' BLOG HOP FOR SMEARED & SMUDGED FORUM

I am late with my piece as I have mega problems with my graphics programmes this morning on my computer :-( !!!

Hopefully you found your way here from SHONI, but if not - don't worry the Blog Roll is down below :-)
This month our theme is WATER and this crazy little guy would certainly have to live there !!! He was a freebie from SMEARED INK but I can't remember what he's called :-(

And one with my Mermaid image... an ATC.

I was hoping to show you something infinitely better - but I am tearing my hair out and highly stressed, so keeping this short and sweet !!! 
Next on you Hop list is REBECCA. Enjoy your Hop :-D xxxx


Black Dragon
Susan R
Susan S
Erin
Shoni
Ike
Rebecca
Titbelsoeur

BLOODY VALENTINE BLOG HOP - DAY 1

Hello Peeps,
Here we are with Day 1 of the Bloody Valentine Blog Hop organised by SMEARED & SMUDGED FORUM.

The Blog Roll is down below in case you get lost on your way round, so no worries there.
I have two pieces here - one as a DT Member of SMEARED INK and - because I love this event so much - I am entering on my own as well (and we've dragged in Quoth The Raven and Ike'sWorld Challenges as well hahahaha !!!)  LoL

 Here's my one as DT Member....

and here's the other one from just IKE :-D....

OK - so now you are hopping off to SHONI.

I hope you enjoy the Hop and I will see you again tomorrow for Day 2.

Thanks for Hopping by :-)

Here is your Blog Roll just in case you lose your way xx

Shell
Sue The Nanny
Susan
Julia
Black Dragon
Kristy
Maureen
Fiona
Leigh
DominoART
Airless Chambers
Quoth The Raven
Ike's World Challenges
Wendy
Shoni
Ike
Left Of Center Creative Challenges
Lisa
Violent Kitty
Lady Brayton
Samara
Rebecca

SMEARED & SMUDGED DT - PROJECT 3

Hello Peeps,
Here I am today with my 3rd 2014 piece for the SMEARED INK Design Team. I have digi images that I draw exclusively for Smeared Ink too, so why not pop over to the Shop for a browse at the great images there  :-)  There is also The Rubber Club where you can get fabbo exclusive sheets of images :-D 

Now you know already that Smudgy Antics Blog has closed , so now everything is happening in the SMEARED & SMUDGED FORUM and we have many Challenges, Workshops, Tutorials and all sorts of fun stuff going on over there, so why not pop over and join us.
I can tell you that there are some AWESOME creations in the Photo Gallery.... just breathtaking stuff, so if you are in need of a bit of inspiration, then pop over HERE.
I've got some videos in the Mixed Media University too if you want a laugh :-D  My Teamies in there have been busy showing you tips and techniques, and you can see them  HERE.

My piece today is going to be entered into a couple of Challenges in the Forum under THE CHALLENGER......  The Rock n Rolla Challenge and the Scrapbook Sketch Challenge.

If you enter any of the Challenges, you can claim this Smeared Ink image for free :-D

Girl #7 from Broken and Bleeding Set

There's also a great little 'guy' to be snagged in the Freakie Freebie Challenge :-D

Now then - on to my piece for this week...

Images I used:

Succubus 3 from the Succubus Set at Smeared Ink - exclusive by Ike

Wolf 1 - from Ike'sArt

Bible Frame - freebie from The Graphics Fairy.

Challenges I am entering:

Rock n Rolla Challenge - Smeared & Smudged Forum

Very Sketchy Challenge - Smeared & Smudged Forum Scrapbook Sketch

WOYWW 219

Hello Wednesday Peeps and welcome to WOYWW #219. In case you don't know what this is, it stands for What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday and it's all started by Julia over at STAMPING GROUND  where we all go round Blogland nossing at what other people are up to each week. I couldn't join in last week coz of my exhibition but here I am today to show you an amazing gift I received this very morning from my friends over at THE HOUSE OF BEARS :-D  Just lookee what they sent me.........

Such an awesome batch of goodies and the bestest ever tiny little easel and canvas........ isn't that just sooooo stinkin' cute ??? AND I can use the lil' easel to display my ATCs when I photograph them. I am just so overjoyed with this new stash :-D a huge THANK YOU to my darling Bears :-D xxxxx

Now onto my latest project - I can only give you a little sneaky peaky coz it is my piece for the August Members' Blog Hop with SMEARED & SMUDGED - it's my first ever real piece of Mixed Media art :-) I'm not exactly sure I LUV it but I think it's come out OK - well it is a totally new thing for me to do, so I will keep practicing :-D

Anyhoo - I am popping off now to buzz round the other desks on WOYWW 219, so maybe I will see you round some of them :-D

Byeeee xxxxxxxxxx

DESIGN TEAM THROWDOWN #7

Hello Peeps,
I hope you are having a fantastic Saturday and will enjoy a crafty weekend. :-)
Here is my entry as part of QUOTH THE RAVEN DT for the Design Team Throwdown #7 over at SMEARED & SMUDGED. This Post is a bit picture heavy but you'll see why............

Click on Pics to enlarge

All the images are from my new rubber stamp set by Smeared Ink - Quoth The Raven :-)

This is a chuncky ATC - the basic measurements are standard - 2.5" x 3.5" but the depth of these babies is 1.5".  I have split mine into three 1/2" sections and then rejoined them, so it gives me more surfaces to work on. 

I made a little quill pen from part of a feather and sort of Washi tape by stamping on some pale masking tape. The roses are from my stash. All edges distressed with black ink. Papers are from 3 Hearts Designs at the Digital Scrap Cafe.

I hope you will pop over to QUOTH THE RAVEN and see what my Teamie Sistahs ... SHELL  and BLACK DRAGON have made, and don't forget - you have until 1st August to enter our latest POE related Challenge at QTR..... IndePOEdence Day.

Now - if you would like to Vote for your favourite DT creations in this Throwdown Challenge, you have until 30th JULY to do so. Please go HERE.

Challenges I am entering:

Smeared & Smudged Design Team ThrowDown # 7         WINNER :-D

Fun With ATCs Challenge #92 - Set of 3 ..... Mine are joined together :-)