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

November Challenge at PunkyouGirl - POE!

New month, new challenge at PunkyouGirl. This month we are sponsored by Ike's Art and the theme is Anything Poes! That is - we want you to create something with an Edgar Allan Poe theme or Dark Themed Anything Goes. Remembering that PYG is a dark crafting blog so we hope you will stick to that - nothing cutesy!

I have used the image 'Poe Raven' printed him quite large and fussy cut. I have also used the freebie Poe Paper from Ike's Art and coloured it with Distress Stain in Fired Brick - adding some splodges too. The wording is from the Quoth the Raven rubber set at Smeared Ink].

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

31 Days of Halloween Day 1 & PunkyouGirl Halloween Challenge

Welcome to October and my first post for the 31 Days of Halloween with Smeared and Smudged! This is a month long blog hop all about Halloween and The Day of the Dead and therefore, I will be posting Daily on top of my design team commitments - I hope you'll stick around, we're going to have some fun! I will post the Blog roll in my sidebar for the duration of the hop in case you get lost or want to go see what the others have created. Your first stop on the hop is Terra, you should have come to me from Lyneen, and your next stop is Rebecca. Dont forget to leave comments on all the blogs everyday for your chance to win at the end of the month!

This first post also signals the start of the Halloween challenge at PunkyouGirl this month! And we have the fabulous Simply Betty Stamps as a sponsor for you so fabulous images to be won - I hope you'll join us here this month too! I have used the 'Rio Gone Batty' image, coloured with Promarkers and black pencil.

This is not a card, but the reverse side of a Fat Page. This was made for a swap last month and hopefully is with it's new owner - you can see the other side on Friday! For this I have used Graphic 45 An Eerie Tale papers with a sentiment from Create with TLC. The Bats and web border were cut on my Cameo with files from the Silhouette Store.

If you are hopping, your next stop is -

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Under the Sea with PunkyouGirl

Good morning! Another post from me today, we have a new challenge at PunkyouGirl for September and the theme is Under the Sea. Our fabulous sponsor for this is Delicious Doodles and we'd love to see what you can create, dark themed remember!

I have used the Scottish Selkie image from Delicious Doodles, coloured with promarkers and mounted on black. The DP is from Graphic 45 An Eerie Tale paper pad, as is the 'magical' motif down the left of the card. The dies are cut using my fabby new Cameo and I've finished with some purple self adhesive pearls and black lace.

I will enter this in the first Deliciously Dark Challenge from Delicious Doodles - Anything Goes.
Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Anything Goes at PunkyouGirl - Dark Themed Challenge!

Morning folks, me again with a post for the new challenge at PunkyouGirl! Also, it's my second The East Wind card for today! Our fabulous sponsor this month is, you've guessed it, The East Wind so why not get your dark side in gear and enter this challenge, you have almost a full month, and some gorgeous images could be yours.

I have used Lucy Loo Pearl Necklace with Skull and coloured her with Promarkers. I have used papers from Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells 6x6 and 8x8 pads. The sentiment is from Ginger's House tinted with Old Paper distress ink. The dies are Floral Oval from Spellbinders and Picture Wheel from Tim Holtz for Sizzix. I've finished with some pearlescent black card candi.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Skeletons and Secrets at PunkyouGirl

The PunkyouGirl challenge for July is 'Skeletons and Secrets' and I am here today with my midway project for the challenge! I have used an image from Rick St Dennis which you can find in his Zibbet Shop here! The image is called 'Smilin Joe Skull with Roses' and I have coloured him with Promarkers.

I created the background for the card using background stamps from the Smeared Ink 'Quoth the Raven' set, these were stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with clear powder. I then covered the card with Fired Brick, Faded Jeans, Vintage Photo and Black Soot distress inks creating a resist effect with the stamps.

I have added two Spellbinders die cut spiders. The top border is the 'Twigs' On the Edge die and the bottom border is the 'Graveyard' On the Edge die both from Tim Holtz for Sizzix. The card is finished with a black ribbon.

I will enter this in the following challenges:
Fairytale Challenge - #96 DigiStamp super challenge
Sister Act Card Challenge - #66 Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz Challenge - #15 Anything Goes 

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Ike's Art card for PunkyouGirl and Left of Center!

Well, you know I dont normally double up my DT projects but it just so happens that the fabulous Ike's Art are sponsoring this month's PunkyouGirl challenge And.... Stitchy Bear Stamps who stock Ike's Art, are sponsoring Left of Center!

The theme at PunkyouGirl is 'Sexy/Steamy'. The theme at LOC is 'At the Movies' or Anything Goes LOC style. I have used the Long Tall Sally Coloured image and a sentiment from Ginger's House Sentiments. The card blank was inked with Peacock Feathers and Picked Raspberry Distress Inks. I used the Dutch Doobadoo star stencil and Black Soot DI to make the pattern and finished by adding Black Soot around the edges too. I then simply mounted the image and sentiment and finished with a black organza bow.

I will enter this in the following challenges:
Ikes World Challenge - #18 Song/Film - Lucy Lui as a dominatrix in Payback!
A Step in the Dark - #3 Anything Goes

Thanks for looking! I hope you'll join us at these challenges this month - pop over and see what the rest of the teams have to inspire you!
Mo xxx

Things With Wings at PunkyouGirl

We have a fabulous challenge going on at PunkyouGirl this month! 'Things With Wings' is the theme and Delicious Doodles/Delicious Darkness are the sponsors!

I have used Teri's amazing 'Ivy Fairy' image, there's fabulous detail and shading on here so I didn't add too much colour. I've added Ice Greys to the wings, lilac and lavendar to her hair, blush and some darker tones for the skin and some fabulous greens for the foliage - all in Promarkers. I've distressed the edges with my Tim Holtz distressing tool and added Black Soot DI around the edges. The layered papers are from the most recent Do Crafts Gorjuss release - both the 8x8 papers and A4 die cut pack. The flourishes are Cheery Lynn and I've finished with tiny gems.

I am entering this card in the following challenges -
Delicious Doodles - #88 A Bit Moody
Craftitude - #65 That's Die-licious (Use a Die - Cheery Lyn Fanciful Flourish)
Crafts 4 Eternity - To Die For
QKR Stampede - #88 Punch or Die
Sister Act Card Challenge - #57 Anything Goes
ABC Challenge - L is for Lots of Layers


Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Fairy Tales Gone Bad!

Ok, I dont normally double up my DT projects but this is a special one!
Firstly - It's time for a new challenge at PunkyouGirl! This is a dark themed challenge, so nothing girly and frilly and frou frou! The theme this month is 'Fairy Tales Gone Bad'! I'm not sure if Alice in Wonderland counts as a fairy tale but I have taken the iconic Alice image and used Ike's Art's version and turned her into a deadly, murdering, zombie type creature! I've die cut her with some purple dp from Kaisercraft, popped her onto a 3.5" x2.5" purple card to create an ATC. I coloured her with Promarkers and then I blew really hard across the thick end of a crimson promarker to create an airbrush blood splatter effect over the image! This is finished with some black pearls, a handwritten sentiment. It's also my effort for the new ATC swap over at the Ike's Art Facebook Fan Page if you want to join in!

And secondly, we have an Anything Goes Anniversary Celebration Challenge starting today at Left of Center - this is over and above our current Die Cuts challenge - and you are welcome to enter both with the same creation! Have a look at the rules page and check out our fabulous sponsors including the awesome Ike's Art!


Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Hearts and Harelquins for February at PunkyouGirl

Another wee post from me today! It's the start of a new challenge at PunkyouGirl and the theme for February is 'Hearts and Harlequins'. This month we are sponsored by Stitchy Bear Stamps and I have chosen the 'Emo Valentine Fairy' by Teresa Sherman of Delicious Doodles to work with.

We are low on team members just now for various reasons so I've created two inspiration cards for this post.... I did cheat a bit though! Being short on time, I coloured the image with promarkers and coated it in Triple Thick to give a glossy finish - its my favourite thing just now!! And rather than adhere permanently to one card, I used a couple of tiny foam pads (Candi Fix from Craftwork Cards) and I was able to peel the image off and try it out on my second card! I'm sure I'll do another image for the other card when I have the time!

So my first card uses a white with silver foiling card blank from Kanban that I dug out my stash and covered with Fired Brick and Black Soot distress ink using a foam blending tool. I added black pearlescent paper behind the aperture and more Triple Thick to the blackened heart from the centre. I have finally gotten hold of the Martha Stewart Drippy Goo punch which forms the border along the top and I've hand written the sentiment.

For my second card, I have a black 6x6 card with red and black core-dinations. The black square is embossed using a Tim Holtz valentine embossing folder and the red is embossed with the Sizzix Swiss Dots folder. I've wrapped some red raffia (left over from Christmas!) around the card with a large bow and added the image.

I am entering this card into this week's challenge at Delicious Doodles - Love (good or bad!) also -
Cute Card Thursday - Lots of Love
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Love is in the air
Little Red Wagon - #223 Love
Nutcrafters - #61 A Little Bit of Love
Paper Pretties - Wednesday Challenge Valentine/Love
Stampin Royalty Challenge - #213 All About Love
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge - #257 Red/Love
Just Inspirational Challenges - St Valentin/Love
Shopping Our Stash - #137 Love me Tender


I hope you can join us for Hearts and Harlequins at PunkyouGirl this month!Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Steampunk Challenge at PunkyouGirl

Time for a new challenge at PunkyouGirl and this month's theme is Steampunk!
I have used the Steampunk Peg image by Rick St Dennis available at I Brake for Stamps.

I have coloured her up with Promarkers and gone with a turquoise and orange colour scheme to match my Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells 8x8 paper pad that I used for the background. I love this paper and haven't used much of it so thought I'd just get in there and start cutting! I've layered the elements with black pearlescent papers and die cut some cogs from the same paper. I finished with some black head pins and rolled roses with black Stickles for a sparkle.

Thanks for looking, I hope you'll join us for our dark themed, Steampunk challenge!
Mo xxx

Midway reminder for PunkyouGirl Dark Christmas Challenge

We are enjoying a Black Christmas at PunkyouGirl this month and I have a little card for the midway reminder today. This month we are sponsored by Delicious Doodles with a chance to win some of Teri's awesome images for yourself!

This is a wee extra post from me this month and I didn't have time to colour a new Delicious Doodles image so I have used the Sandy Claws image from Rick St Dennis which you can find on his Zibbet store and I have made my own sentiment on Word. I took for my inspiration a Christmas song that used to terrify me as a child and I think this card sums it up! Whenever I would here the song 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town' it always made me cry and I reckon is was those lyrics... 'He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake' - like he's always there, just round the corner, waiting!

I have used paper from My Minds Eye Vintage Christmas 6x6 paper pad and added some red ribbon and clear gems in the corners for some seasonal bling. There's Glossy Accents on his eyes and the layers have been torn and further distressed using Old Paper distress ink.

I hope I haven't freaked you out too much with this one! Merry Creepmas! I hope you'll join us at PunkyouGirl, there's still time to get your darker Christmas creations entered!
Mo xxx

Dark Christmas at PunkyouGirl

Well, that's us a week into December and it's time for a new PunkyouGirl Dark Christmas themed challenge!

Now, PunkyouGirl is a 'Dark Themed' Challenge blog - think Goth, Emo, Horror, Fantasy, Steampunk, Grungy, Vampires etc - this is not an 'either/or' challenge - your entry must be dark themed AND fall in line with the additional monthly theme. So many participants last month didn't qualify for a prize and I hate to leave negativity when people have made an effort to enter the challenges!

So, anyway, this month is about Christmas - Black instead of White! - or perhaps Creepmas if you'd prefer! We have Delicious Doodles sponsoring us this month and they have released some amazing creepy Christmas themed images in the last few weeks but today I am using a 'classic'! Emo Christmas is my image and I have kept her dark and gothic looking with lots of black - lace, ribbon, pins and rolled roses. The papers I have used are from DoCrafts Gorjuss range - lots of dark reds, greens, blues and Gorjuss damask and lined patterns - I have used the burgandies with black pearlescent paper to mat.

It actually looks really bright in that sunlight but I promise its a darker card than it looks!
I hope you will join us this month and show us your dark Christmassy creations!

I will be entering this card into this week's Delicious Doodles Christmas Challenge! And the following challenges too -

Ladybug Crafts - Christmas/winter
Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Extra - Anything goes
2 Creative Chicks - Christmas/winter
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Scrap-Creations - Holiday
Ribbon Carousel - Anything goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes
Inklings and Yarn - Inky Linky Party
Divas by Design - Feeling festive
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Papercrafting Journey - It's Christmas time
CRAFT Challenge - Christmas

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
Stampin' for the Week-end - Use some red
Digi Haven - Christmas cards
Card Making Mamas - Christmas/New Year
Mo xxx

Midway Reminder for the PunkyouGirl Angels and Demons Challenge!

The November challenge at PunkyouGirl is well underway and here is my inspiration piece for the Midway reminder today on the blog. The theme this month is Angels and Demons.

I have used a Smeared Ink digi stamp from the Goth Fairies collection, her name is 'Honey' - I'm sure she's an angel!

I normally go with purples and black but have changed it up a bit this time round, I have kept some purple in there but gone with copper and brown tones in there too instead of lots of black. The papers are from Kaisercraft and the stamp has been coloured with promarkers. I felt the background of the stamp was very white so I've coloured this using my ink blending tool and both 'old paper' and 'vintage photo' distress inks from Tim Holtz at Ranger.

The rolled roses are using a Marianne Creatable chinese rose die and the same background papers. The sentiment is Craftwork Cards and I've finished it with a seambinding bow and some bling. There's also Star Dust stickles on her wings.

I hope you will show us your inner Dark Angel or Evil Demon and join our challenge this month, hope to see you there!
Mo xxx

Halloween Challenge for PunkyouGirl

Wow! So many Halloween challenges out there this month - I love it!!! We have one starting today for you on PunkyouGirl and I'd love if you popped over for a look at the fabulous inspiration from Team A today.

We are sponsored this month by the fabulous Rick St Dennis MFA and he has let us loose on some of his digi stamps, I had the privilege of working with Countess Van Bloot and have gone with my favourite Purple and Black combo for this Halloween inspired card.

I have used a black die cut label from my stash and embossed it with a Sizzix spiderweb embossing folder. The skull damask paper is from Echo Park's The Apothecary Emporium paper pack and I've used my favourite purple and black pearlescent papers from my stash. The Mulberry paper flowers are from I am Roses and I've used some pins and seam binding ribbon too.

The image is coloured with Promarkers with some Star Dust Stickles to accent the dress. I also added some Dusty Concord distress ink around the edges of the damask paper.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -



thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Punk You Girl Midway Reminder for Red and Black Challenge

We are bang in the middle of a fabulous challenge over at the PunkyouGirl Challenge Blog. The theme for September is Red and Black. Why not pop over and join the design team today for some more inspiration and get your entry in.

Here is my midway inspiration for you! I have used an image by Ike called Vaguely Goth. This was a Friday Freebie from the fabulous artist and if you pop over to her blog and become a follower you could find yourself with more fabulous art.

I have used free papers from Pixel Scrapper and matted them onto pearlescent black paper. The paper in the centre was actually a grey and white paper but I tinted it using Fired Brick distress ink and a blending tool to make it red.

I finished the card with some black organza, a seam binding bow and some black roses. The sentiments are from Craftwork Cards with more Fired Brick.

Thanks for looking and why not come and join in the fun at PunkyouGirl!
Mo xxx

New Challenge for September at PunkyouGirl

Morning everyone! Time for a new challenge over at PunkyouGirl! Its team B's turn to show you some start of the month inspiration so why not pop over to the blog and see what they have for you!

This month's theme is Red and Black so get crafting in those wicked colours! We are a papercrafting challenge so anything goes as long as its paper and a bit on the dark side - check out the challenge rules if you're not sure!

Good luck!!
Mo xxx

Midway Reminder for PunkyouGirl Dark Humour August Challenge

Wow, the month is flying by!! It's time for the midway reminder for our August challenge over at PunkyouGirl Challenge Blog! The theme for August is Dark Humour so why not pop over and get some more inspiration from our fabulous Design Team!

My inspiration piece for this challenge can be found at the start of the month here, but I'll leave you with a card I made a few weeks back for another challenge blog which I think fits the 'Dark Humour' theme!

Thanks for looking and please join us at PunkyouGirl and share you're Dark Side!
Mo xxx

PunkyouGirl Challenge - Dark Humour

Its time for a new challenge over at PunkyouGirl! Can you believe we are into August already!!! Time flies when you are having fun that's for sure!

This month we are delighted to be sponsored by Teri at Delicious Doodles - her designs are fabulous, please stop by and take a look at the gorgeous digis available. I had the privilege of working with 'Cruel Cruella' Teri's take on Cruella deVille from 101 Dalmations and came up with this black and white spotty card.

I used some spotty paper from Craftwork Cards and black and white spotted satin ribbon from MeiFlower. I printed the sentiment on Word and some black and white card for layering. I have only minimally coloured the image - some grey promarkers on her hair and a few of the skin tone/accent colours on her face and arms and of course some poppy red for her lips.

I hope you like my project, please pop over to the Challenge and show us your Humerous Dark Side!
Thanks for looking
Mo xxx

PunkyouGirl Halfway Reminder

Hey everyone! This is your halfway reminder for this month's PunkyouGirl Challenge!

We are doing 'Creepmas' in July and are sponsored by the fabulous Octopode Factory and I have created a 'Creepmas Card' using Lily's 'Sugar Plum Fairy' image.

I have used a black and silver foiled snowflake paper from Craftwork Cards with banner and sentiment from them also. The Green card is a pearlescent finish card and the green striped paper is from Do Crafts Gorjuss Girls range. I've added lots of Midnight Black Stickles and black adhesive bling!

I decided to zombify the 'fairy' and coloured her with grey promarkers for the skin with a hint of green. Purple toned hair and green outfit - all using promarkers. Some star dust stickles on her crown to finish.

I am entering this card into the following challenges - 
Haunted Design House - Freaker's Free for All
My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
Sassy Studio Designs - Christmas in July
Inky Impressions Challenge - Christmas in July

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx