Smudgefest Finale - Synonymous Sunday

Wow! What a week - a creation each day and this is the last for the Smudgefest 2013 challenges over at Smudgy Antics. And as a special treat for the last day, we were all provided with a 'Ghoulipop' digi stamp to use on our finale project - anything goes but you have to use the provided image.

I printed out a page full of pops in different sizes and coloured them in different lollipop flavour/colours without really knowing what I was going to do with them! In the end I decided on a halloween canvas that we can hang every year... or maybe it will just be a permanent fixture!

I painted a 20cm squared canvas with red/orange acrylic paint and my 3yo decided that he wanted some green on it, so I let him do some random green painting! I then attached the Kaisercraft purple spotty and newsprint paper scraps from yesterdays project randomly using Mod Podge. The paint wasn't quite dry so everything has an eery green glow about it! I was concerned but I think I like it that way!

I stuck on a scrap of old black lace, some black tulle and a bit of crochet lace along with a metal corner embellishment.

The 'Happy Halloween' is a sizzix embossing folder on black pearlescent paper with some 'interference green' Perfect Pearls over the top after it was coated in versamark ink.

I will also enter this into the current Left of Centre Challenge - Use metal/LOC.
I have loved this week....am now considering 31 days of Halloween... watch this space!
Mo xxx

Sketchy Saturday at Smudgefest!

Well, If you don't know by now that its Smudgefest, then I don't know where you have been all week! Check out the details at the Smudgy Antics Blog for more info. Today is the penultimate challenge and it is based on a sketch.

I personally do not mind a sketch challenge, but I do tend to take it very literally and find it hard to change it up. This card is no exception. I have followed the sketch pretty much to the letter with the addition only of a wee embellishment to the bottom left corner and a sentiment.

Here is the sketch:-

 

And here is my take on it:-

I have used my favourite Goth Fairy from Smeared Ink as the centre peice and didn't bother with layering her, choosing instead to fussy cut and have her on raised glue dots for dimension. I did move the vertical line from the right to the left of center (see what I did there? I will enter this card in the current Left of Center Challenge!!!)

I have used papers from the Kasiercraft 13th Hour 6.5x6.5 paper pack, some black seam binding, flowers, pins and a Craftwork Cards sentiment to finish.

Entering this in the following challenges - 

Smudgy Antics - Smudgefest Day 6

Left of Center - Left of Center theme (although, technically, the pins are metal!)

Wags and Whiskers - Fairytale/Fantasy

Sister Act Card Challenge - #19 Anything Goes

Inspire me Fridays - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx

Flowing Friday at Smudgefest

Hi everyone! I have gone with some more experimenting today! The challenge for Flowing Friday for Smudgefest at the Smudgy Antics blog is to "Create a project using a flowing medium. Some examples could be watercolor, liquid ink, liquid glues, thinned out acrylics, etc.... use your imagination and let the juices flow!" I spent the morning in Costco and the afternoon in a crafty shop trying to get my head round this one and ended up having a go at diluting some acrylic paints!

I dug out watercolour paper and dripped some burgandy and black flowing acrylic paint onto it. Once that was dry, I sat it upright and sprayed LOTS of Tattered Angels Fully Purple Glimmer Mist to the top of the paper to allow it to also 'flow' down the page. I have attached this to a 6x6 chipboard square to make a wall hanging - here is the background for a closer look -

Sorry the photos are quite dark tonight - no natural light since its 9pm and the nights are fair drawing in!

For the stamped image I have used the freebie that was given to all those blogs who hopped for the Skull Appreciation Day this year - a sugar skull with roses. I've printed it quite big, fussy cut it and coloured with promarkers. I added some 'flowing' fringing along the bottom of the peice to keep it flowy! I've also used seam binding ribbon in black and purple, matching mulberry flowers and some black bling.

The 'eyes' on the skull were covered with midnight black Stickles for an extra pop!

I'm reasonably happy with this tonight, I might have printed the digi smaller but with a lack of time I couldn't change it. It's currently hanging on the wall in conservatory, I think I might leave it there!

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Smudgefest Day 4 - Twisted Thursday

Oh my, this week is going in quickly! Glad my mojo is keeping up - or at least trying to!
The brief for Day 4 at Smudgefest over on the Smudgy Antics blog is an ATC challenge - create an ATC, using at least one Smeared Ink image, with a 'twist'!

I have been mulling over this all day - with the time differences, the challenge goes live for me at 8am so I have most of the day to think about it! In the end, I took a cage to the bottom of the garden to see what I could catch!

The cage was white, I have coloured it with a black Sharpie and used a glue pen to attach some sparkly embossing powder to give the cage a shimmer. I attached it to purple pearl card and put a brad through the top of the cage to adhere it to the ATC and allow it to 'twist' open.

The background for the atc itself is black pearl paper on a card base that has been coated with clear rock candy distress paint and some Perfect Pearls sprinkled over the paint while wet. Think the goth fairy I caught also got stuck in the paint!

The goth fairy was coloured using promarkers and sparkly embossing powder attached to her wings and hair using the glue pen and heat gun. I have been very short on time today and I was trying to experiment a bit with the background, I will work more on this idea and see how it progresses! I think the idea is there, but perhaps the execution could have been better.... watch this space.

Thanks for looking
Mo xxx

Wicked Wednesday at Smudgefest!

Hi folks.... yes, I'm sorry, yet another post from me today! That's a busy Wednesday for you!
However, this is day three of Smudgefest and if you're not sure what I'm talking about, scroll down for my day one and two posts or pop over to Smudgy Antics for a look at the fabulous inspiration from their DT and the other entrants. There are prizes every day and a grand prize which you're only eligible for if you enter all seven challenges!

Today's brief - Wicked Wednesday - is a colour challenge and as normal you need to use a Smeared Ink stamp somewhere on your project. Here is the wicked colour scheme -

 

And here is my card. I'm afraid it's not very 'wicked' but I have used all the colours (i think!) and one of the Smeared Ink Goth Fairies for the front of it. I haven't put a sentiment on here, I'll wait and do that when I send the card. The papers used are free papers from Pixel Scrapper matted onto black pearlescent paper and layered up on a 6x6 card base.

I have finished the card with some black seam binding and a bow using black and sea peacock ribbon with some mulberry paper flowers and a black fancy flower. The blue dots are shiny and self adhesive from the bottom of my stash.

Not very wicked but something a bit menacing about that fairy! Also, my colouring is not very good today - need to invest in better paper for colouring, adding that to my shopping list now!

I will enter this card into the following challenges - 

Smudgy Antics - Smudgefest Day 3
Smudgy Antics - Use Fussy Cutting
Left of Centre - LOC theme

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Digi Sketch Challenge - Anything Goes
Avenue 613 Create - Anything Goes/Use a Sentiment.

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx

Terrifying Tuesday at Smudgefest

Well, its day two of the annual Smudgefest at Smudgy Antics and the theme for today is Terrifying Tuesday - choose the scariest Smeared Ink image and create!

So I dont have a lot of Smeared Ink images so I have spent ages today on the Smeared Ink site and finally chose a scary image - Defrosting Skullman Snowman!

This is the image of a snowman defrosting and a skeleton emerging from that melting snow... reminds me very much of the Frosty the Snowman Christmas song... but not in a good way! The very thought that the snowman at the bottom of your garden could come to life and come to get you is pretty terrifying!... So I made a creepy Christmas Card from it!

I printed some of the lyrics - 'He was made of snow but the children know how he came to life one day' - on repeat and printed them out, used Old Paper distress ink to colour it and used it behind the image along with some green damask paper from DoCrafts Gorjuss range. I coloured the image with promarkers, mainly the cool greys with some orange/browns for the carrot and branches.

The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards and I finished the image with some Frosted Lace Stickles for the snow and Midnight Black for the coal buttons.

I will enter this card into the following challenges -
Smudgy Antics - Smudgefest Day 2
Smudgy Antics - Use Fussy Cutting
Left of Centre - LOC theme
Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
The Hobby House - Christmas
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Smudgefest 2013!

I am excited to be joining in with this year's Smudgefest over at Smudgy Antics. The idea being that a new challenge will be posted each day this week, with daily winners and a grand prize at the end if you manage all seven challenges - so here is number one!

Manic Monday - the brief is to create a bi-polar project that showcases two opposites, and we need to use a Smeared Ink image somewhere on the project.

I have made a double sided door hanger with fairy digi stamps and depending on your mood we can have good fairy or not-so-good fairy!

I have used background papers from Kanban and faux beading on both sides. My wicked fairy is Karina a Smeared Ink digi from the Goth Fairies collection and she has been coloured with a range of purple and cool grey promarkers.

This fairy godmother type is a Rick St Dennis image which was one of his freebies a couple of months ago - check out his blog and shop for more info. I kept the colour scheme going here with lilacs and purples for the fairy and lavender beading and ribbon. Both sentiments were printed from the pc.

My only concern is that due to time differences (its 1am here!) I am photographing these projects at night for this week - I just hope they turn out ok!

I will be entering this project into the following challenges -
Smudgefest - Manic Monday
Smudgy Antics - Use Fussy Cutting
Left of Centre - LOC theme
Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx