Smudgefest 2014 - Synonymous Sunday

Wow! I cant believe it's the end of Smudgefest for 2014! I am thrilled to say that I was picked as a random winner a few days ago and I am looking forward to getting some very funky Smeared Ink Red Rubber!
This is my last post for this event this week and it's using the Smeared Ink 'Mary, Mary' image which was provided for the challenge. A difficult one for me, given that I've not coloured at all since my surgery so my colouring is strained and not to my usual standard!

I have used paper and elements from Graphic 45's new 'An Eerie Tale collection' and the Tim Holtz on the edge die 'Twigs'. I felt that the 'Fairy Tale' type papers went well with the nursery rhyme image - with that dark twist - and added a few lines! The colouring has done in my hand so I am ready for bed, putting it together to make a card has been a struggle!!

But, I have signed up for the 31 Days of Halloween Smeared Ink event in October and am looking forward to sharing Halloween/Day of the Dead creations all month - here's hoping my hand gets healed quick and I can get started!

This image is also the 'freaky freebie' for the Smeared and Smudged Forum challenges this month so I'll be linking up there too.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Smudgefest 2014 - Saturday Splatter

Today is Day 6 of Smudgefest and it's Saturday Splatter! They want us to get messy!! Now, messy house I can do, messy desk I can do... but messy creations... not sure!
I was totally inspired by Teresa Morgan's Day 3 entry - she made a 'chunky page' which I've not seen before but I thought I would like to try one. This is a 4x4" piece of art and I've just used some black card.
I have used the Monster Heart 'Phlem' again from Smeared Ink and coloured him red this time. The stamping is from the Clarity Letterbox Set and the punch along the bottom is Martha Stewart Drippy Goo.

Now for the messy bit! The background started off as white card. There was a tutorial in a recent Craft Stamper magazine for faux gelli-printing. By using acrylic paints on plastic - such as the A plate from the Cuttlebug which is what I used! I got the kids to help and we all pulled some colourful prints. I cut mine down to just under 4x4" to mount on the black and finished it by stamping the Visible Image Ripped Fishnets stamp in Black Archival ink.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Smudgefest 2014 - Flight of Fancy

Today's Smudgefest Day 5 Challenge is titled 'Flight of Fancy' and the brief is to incorporate 'wings' into our projects. I have gone with a Poe theme and as well as entering my project in Smudgefest Day 4 I will also be entering at Quoth the Raven, Nevermore where the theme is 'Anything Poes'.

I have used my Quoth The Raven rubber stamp set from Smeared Ink along with Black Archival ink. I have kept this very simple... more because it's almost midnight! I have stamped the background using the texture stamps from the set and on a separate piece of paper stamped the collage image and the wording stamps. I mounted the collage and words onto red pearlescent paper and finished the card with matching candi!

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Smudgefest 2014 - Toil and Trouble

Today is Day 4 of Smudgefest! We have a recipe of sorts and I have created a Halloween wall hanging from a cardboard base. The other items from the cauldron I have used are - black (for the die and Black Soot ink), Ribbon (for hanging), Bones (on the ribbon).... if it wasn't so late at night I might have popped some glitter on there too for good measure!

  

I've used papers from Nicki Sivill's Boo-tiful paper pad and some Halloween stickers from my stash. The image is from Smeared Ink coloured using Promarkers and the 'bunting' is the Cheery Lynn 'Witch's laundry die.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Smudgefest 2014 - Wicked Wednesday

Welcome to my Day 3 post for Smudgefest 2014! Today is Wicked Wednesday and we've to take inspiration from a wicked photo shown here!

I have always seen peacock feathers as being like eyes and so have taken inspiration from the 'eyes', the colours and, of course, the feathers! I have created a tag using Monster Hearts 'Phlem' with his big eye. He has been coloured using Promarkers. The tag is inked using Peacock Feathers and has been stamped and embossed using the Visible Image 'Ripped Fishnets' background stamp. I have added a layered flower with candi and printed a sentiment using Word.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Smudgefest 2014 - Terrifying Tuesday

Today is Day 2 of Smudgefest 2014! The theme today is Terrifying Tuesday and we have to use our favourite scary image! Now this may not be that scary to some, but I find the thought of an all seeing, omnipotent, Santa person quite scary - I used to always cry as a child at the Christmas song quoted on today's card!! So, I have used 'Watchful Eye' from Smeared Ink as my scary image and made an 'alternative' Christmas card, complete with freaky vintage santas!!!

I have coloured with my Promarkers and the papers are from My Mind's Eye. I have used Old Paper and Vintage Photo Distress Inks. The die is the new Memory Box 'Haunted Webs'.
Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Smudgefest 2014 - Mixed Media Monday

Happy Monday folks! Some of you will know that i had Carpal Tunnel Decompression surgery last Thursday, most of the posts for the next few weeks were all written before my surgery so the pressure is off for me to create for DTs etc for the next few weeks. This week, however, is Smudgefest 2014 and I fully plan to join in every day for the 7 day event! I had the foresight to colour some fabulous Smeared Ink images last week before the op so here's hoping I can make something each day to the daily theme.

Today is 'Mixed Media Monday' and the brief is to make something, with an SI stamp included, which uses 3 different colouring mediums. I started by making my own background paper. This is 180gsm watercolour paper sprayed with Turquoise and Crushed Grape Dylusions sprays then water through a Dutch Doobadoo barbed wire stencil to create a ghosting effect.

I cut this to 14cm square, edged it with Black Soot distress ink and mounted onto a 6x6 scalloped square card. The edges of the card were inked with Dusty Concord and Peacock Feathers DI to match the dylusions. The image is a SI digi called Dead Dancer Falling and she is coloured with Promarkers and edged with Peacock Feathers and Black Soot DI.

To finish the card, I have used the LaRue Flourish from Memory Box and some metallic self adhesive dots. The sentiment was printed from Word using the 'Simply Glamorous' font.

I will enter this at Smudgefest and the following challenges -
Haunted Design House - Deja-Vu Doo (previously made this card!)
Smudgy Antics - August AG
Stamping Sensations - August AG
Come and Get it Challenge - It's all about Dies

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx