Handmade by Maureen - A Blog: December 2014

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Mo xxx

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Sunday, 21 December 2014

12 Days of Creepmas Day 11 with Rick St Dennis

Today I am sharing the reverse side of my Creepmas Fat Page for the Smeared and Smudged Swap for December. I have used the Creepmas Girl image from Rick St Dennis, coloured with Promarkers and fussy cut. I've used a technique that I learned during the 31 Days of Halloween blog hop from a post by Paper Whims. The technique involves spreading Dylusions inks on a craft sheet and placing the paper onto it to transfer the pattern. I've printed a sentiment using Word on the PC and my corner die is from Memory Box. I've finished with a black ribbon.

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx

Merry Quirkmas to You from The East Wind

The East Wind Facebook Group have a new contest starting today with the theme 'Merry Quirkmas'! I have used the Meowy Christmas cat image with matching sentiment for my card. I've coloured her/him with Promarkers and added Star Dust stickles to his baubles.

My background is a combination of Rusty Hinge and Fired Brick Distress Inks and some Black Soot around the edges. The DP is Bo Bunny and coloured with Fired Brick - I've used a White Uniball Signo to add faux stitching. I then added more DI to the card base before mounting the layers and finishing with some Xmas Red Stickles for a sparkly ball of wool!

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Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx

Friday, 19 December 2014

12 Days of Creepmas Day 10 With LOC, Smeared Ink and Delicious Darkness

Welcome to the 12 Days of Creepmas! This is a blog hop run by the girls at Smeared Ink and you will find the Blog Roll on my side bar for the duration of the hop. If you have just arrived at me and want to see what it's all about visit Terra (the hostess) at More Smeared Ink and follow the rules to be in with a chance to win! If you are hopping, you should have arrived here from Black Dragon and Teresa is your next stop!

We have a bumper challenge for you starting today at Left Of Center! To give the girls some time off, we are running this one over two full weeks starting now and we have two sponsors for you!

First up we are paying homage to Delicious Doodles who will be closing their shop doors for the last time on December 31st and we wish Teri all the very best for the future. I have used the Evil Snowman image to create my card. The dp is very old Craftwork Cards, the corner is a memory box die and I've used a sentiment from Create with TLC to finish.

I will enter this card in the Final Hurrah Challenge at Delicious Darkness.

Our next sponsor is Smeared Ink... and purely by coincidence - some of the fabulously dark themed images from Delicious Doodles and Delicious Darkness will continue to be available on Smeared Ink! So we are celebrating that too!

I have created two cards - variations on a theme - which use the Smeared Ink image 'Watchful Eye'. I have coloured with Promarkers and black pencil. The DP on both cards is from Teresa Collins and I've used another sentiment from Create with TLC. The cards are finished with come candi.

I will enter my Watchful Eye cards in the Challenge #1 at Smudgy Antics.

Thanks for looking and I hope you'll have a fabulous Christmas and join in our challenge!
Mo xxx

Wednesday, 17 December 2014

12 Days of Creepmas Day 9 with Smeared Ink

Today I am sharing the front of my December Creepmas Fat Page for the swap at Smeared and Smudged! I have used An Emo Christmas by Teri Sherman, available for a limited time at Delicious Doodles/Delicious Darkness and newly available on Smeared Ink! I have coloured her with Promarkers and added glossy accents to the eyes and Star Dust Stickles to the furry bits. My papers are from Teresa Collins/MME and I've finished with some card Candi.

I will enter my card in Challenge #5 The Final Hurrah at Delicious Darkness.
Again I have used the current sketch from the Sketch 'n Stash Challenge blog so will enter my fat page there too.

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx

Crafting By Designs Embossing Challenge

It's time for a new challenge at Crafting by Designs and this week I've chosen an image from Bugaboo Stamps to use on my card. Now, the problem I have had, is that the theme is 'Embossing'... and I made a perfectly lovely Christmas card using the image... but with no embossing on it! So back to the drawing board!

This is the card here with no embossing on I'm thinking I will put this in the post to someone this week anyway. I have used the Scarlette Party image for my cards and coloured her with Promarkers. Here's a close up of the image on the embossed card!

I have used papers from Craftwork Cards and plain card for layering. The sentiments on both match the papers and I've used card candi and a die cut poinsettia as embellishments - all from Craftwork Cards. On my card here I have embossed a panel of silver metallic card with a holly embossing folder and added 'Garnet' liquid pearls for the berries.

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx

Monday, 15 December 2014

12 Days of Creepmas day 8 and a Challenge at The East Wind

Welcome to Day 3 of the 12 Days of Creepmas! This is a blog hop run by the girls at Smeared Ink and you will find the Blog Roll on my side bar for the duration of the hop. If you have just arrived at me and want to see what it's all about visit Terra (the hostess) at More Smeared Ink and follow the rules to be in with a chance to win! If you are hopping, you should have arrived here from Black Dragon and Teresa is your next stop!
We have a brand new challenge starting today at The East Wind so I am incorporating Creepmas and the Christmas challenge!

Today I have used the Lucy Loo 'Grinch' image from The East Wind - not too creepy but she is stealing a Christmas tree!! Not the best photo but you can see the glitter I've added in places. I've used papers from Craftwork Cards and matching die cut tickets which I have stamped with my sentiment 'Ho, Ho, NO!' I've finished with Liquid Pearls in 'Garnet' and several different Stickles.

I have used the new sketch over at Sketch N Stash Challenge blog and will enter this card there.

For my, less creepy, dt project I have used this sexy pressie image from the TEW Etsy shop and coloured her with Promarkers, adding Star Dust Stickles in places.

My DP is from Craftwork Cards Mistletoe 6x6 pad with matching sentiment and tickets. I have used 'Xmas Red' Stickles for more sparkle and finished with 'Garnet' Liquid Pearls for the holly berries and corners of the image.

We love the quirky at The East Wind and would love to see some of the Creepmas projects joining our Christmas challenge! Hope you can join us!

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Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Saturday, 13 December 2014

12 Days of Creepmas Day 7 with Smeared Ink

Today is a Smeared Ink day and we have been challenge to use only images available through Smeared Ink on our projects on those days. I have used the 'Gonna Get You Snowman' by Lady Brayton at Smeared Ink. He's coloured with Promarkers and black pencil and fussy cut. My DP is from MME or Teresa Collins (depending on which pad you have!) and I've used lots of black card for layering.

I have used the current sketch at Your Next Stamp Challenge Blog #4 and will enter my card in the challenge.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Unusual Christmas at Open-Minded Crafting Fun

We have a new challenge underway at Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenges. The theme this fortnight is 'Unusual Christmas' and we have a few sponsors for you. A&T Digital Designs, Delicious Doodles, Dilly Beans and Eureka Stamps.
I have used the image #275 Disturbed Snowman Framed by Dilly Beans and coloured him with Promarkers. My DP is from Teresa Collins and I have cut some snowflakes using Silhouette store cut files on my Cameo. The mesh ribbon and black card are from my stash. I've finished with some Paprika Stickles on his carrot nose!

I will enter this in the following challenge -
Dilly Beans - Winter Holiday

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Friday, 12 December 2014

Christmas Challenge at SLS Lines

Time for a new challenge at SLS Lines for this month! The theme this time round is Christmas and there are images to be won! You dont have to use an SLS Lines image so come and play!

I have used the Mad Jester image and coloured him with Promarkers keeping a Christmassy colour palette! I have used Teresa Collins DP and lots of black card for matting. There's some red holographic card behind the jester too! The die cut corners are a memory box die and I've finished with a Craftwork Cards sentiment, candi and some red ribbon from my stash.

I will enter the following challenges with this card -

Brown Sugar Challenge - #124 red, White and Green

Chocolate Coffee and Cards challenge - #80 Christmas

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - #206 Christmas

Sister Act Card Challenge - #87 Anything Goes

A Crafty Mess - #2 Anything Goes/Traditional Christmas Colours

Crafter's Cafe Challenge - #94 Christmas

Fab n Funky - #241 Christmas

The Male Room - #25 Christmas

Cuttlebug Mania - Anything Christmas (Cuttlebug used with Memory Box corner die)

Crafty Sentiments - Christmas

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx

Anything Goes Dark Themed at Left of Center

It's Friday! And that means, another new challenge at Left of Center! This week's an easy one for you all - Anything Goes, Dark Themed! Remember to put an alternative/goth/emo/punk/fantasy/halloweeny twist on your work and anything goes! Our sponsor for this one is the totally awesome Dilly Beans, so come and play!

I have used the Ragdoll Ruby image and coloured her with Promarkers. She's fussy cut and mounted on black card. the DP is Nikki Sivil and Pebbles. The die is a cut file from the Silhouette Studio. and I've finished with some purple and black ribbon and black and white candi!

thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Thursday, 11 December 2014

12 Days of Creepmas Day 6 with Dilly Beans

My image today comes from Dilly Beans and I have coloured her with promarkers. I have been playing around with indigo blue and black for hair... watch this space for more!! I have highlighted parts with a white uniball signo pigment ink pen... needs more work I think. The DP and poinsettia are from Craftwork Cards and I've used the Tim Holtz Weathered Clock in the background.

I will enter this in the following challenges -
Dilly Beans - Winter Holidays

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Wednesday, 10 December 2014

Silver and White Challenge at Crafting By Designs

Morning! It's time for a new challenge at Crafting by Designs and this week it's a colour challenge... an easy one! Silver and White is the theme and I have gone Christmassy for my card. I have chosen a Christmas Holly image from Oak Pond Creations, one of this week's sponsors and coloured it minimally with pencils.

I have fussy cut the image and mounted on a silver oval. The card base is a fancy edged card from Craftwork Cards as are the sentiment and bow. The die cut corners are from Memory Box and I've used silver holographic card throughout. I have finished by adding white dots of Uniball Signo pigment ink to the berries and clear Wink of Stella to the white ribbon.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Tuesday, 9 December 2014

12 Days of Creepmas day 5 with Rick St Dennis

Welcome to Day 3 of the 12 Days of Creepmas! This is a blog hop run by the girls at Smeared Ink and you will find the Blog Roll on my side bar for the duration of the hop. If you have just arrived at me and want to see what it's all about visit Terra (the hostess) at More Smeared Ink and follow the rules to be in with a chance to win! If you are hopping, you should have arrived here from Black Dragon and Teresa is your next stop!

Today's elegant traditional Christmas card features Santa Claus....

Hahaha Ok, today's Creepmas card features Sandy Claws by Rick St Dennis! I've coloured him with Promarkers and fussy cut him with a black mat. The papers are from Craftwork Cards 'The Magic of Christmas' kit and the sentiment is from Create with TLC. I have finished with two Tim Holtz flourishes and matching candi.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Sunday, 7 December 2014

12 Days of Creepmas Day 4 with Smeared Ink

This little guy is a Christmas l'il Grumpie from Smeared Ink and I've coloured him with Promarkers and kept his matching sentiment next to him.I've used Christmas papers from Teresa Collins and lots of black card for matting keeping it quite a simple layered card.

I will enter this card at the following challenges -
Smudgy Antics - Anything Goes with SI

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Friday, 5 December 2014

12 Days of Creepmas Day 3 with Delicious Doodles

My card today is a creepy Christmas card... which looks pretty normal with the Teresa Collins festive paper and Craftwork Cards poinsettia and sentiment. Then you notice that the digi stamp I've used actually has a skull nestled in the holly! This is an image from Delicious Doodles which I've coloured with Promarkers. The card has some red and gold candi to finish.

I will enter this in the following challenges -

Delicious Doodles - Non-Traditional Christmas

Deliciously Dark Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx

Wednesday, 3 December 2014

12 Days of Creepmas Day 2 with Smeared Ink

Welcome to Day 2 of the 12 Days of Creepmas! This is a blog hop run by the girls at Smeared Ink and I will taking part this year. Check out the Blog Roll which will be on my side bar for the duration of the hop. If you have just arrived at me and want to see what it's all about visit Terra (the hostess) at More Smeared Ink and follow the rules to be in with a chance to win! If you are hopping, you should have arrived here from Black Dragon and Teresa is your next stop!

Today is a Smeared Ink day and there's extra incentive for the wicked bloggers to use Smeared Ink images on those days. Today's image is 'Watchful Eye' a fabulous skully santa image. I have coloured him with Promarkers and some pencils. My DP is from Teresa Collins and the sentiment is from Create with TLC. The card is finished with some black flags and card candi.

I will enter this card at the following challenges -
Smudgy Antics - Anything Goes with SI

Thanks for looking!
mo xxx

Anything Goes for December at Crafting by Designs

Welcome to our Anything Goes challenge at Crafting by Designs. This month, being December, we'd like to see your Christmas creations.

I have used the Holly Sprite image from Aurora Wings and coloured her with Promarkers. My DP is from Craftwork Cards Mistletoe paper pad with matching sentiment. The poinsettia is also from Craftwork Cards. I've used red vellum for layering and finished with card candi corners.

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx

Monday, 1 December 2014

12 Days of Creepmas Day 1 with PunkYouGirl

Good Morning December! Cannot believe how fast the year has flown by and here we are now on the first of December and time for the 12 Days of Creepmas! This is a bloghop run by the girls at Smeared Ink and I will taking part this year. Check out the Blog Roll which will be on the right side bar for the duration of the hop. If you have just arrived at me and want to see what it's all about visit Terra (the hostess) at More Smeared Ink and follow the rules you could win some prizes! If you are hopping, Teresa is next!

My first post today for the First Day of Creepmas is also my post for PunkyouGirl. We are sponsored this month by Stitchy Bear Stamps and I've used the 'Scary Clown' image by Ike's Art available in the Stitchy Store.

I have made a 4x4" Chunky Page to add to my collection and used holographic red card for the base. I've coloured my clown with Promarkers, popped a Santa hat on him from The Octopode Factory. The sentiment is from Create with TLC and some card candi finishes off the page.
Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

The East Wind Snow Queen New Release

This stunning girl is Lucy Loo Snow Queen from The East Wind. She is new in the shop today and I have coloured her with promarkers and black pencil. The silver metallic card has been embossed with the Swiss Dots embossing folder and the DP is from Craftwork Cards Bellisima paper pad. The bow and sentiment are also Craftwork Cards.

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