MACARBRE MONDAY

Well i am finally back to myself..... i enjoyed my time with my daughters no end, its the 1st break i have had from caring for the oldies for just over a year and very much needed. The oldies went into a very nice nursing home for 2 weeks.
Before i get to the new challenge i need to anounce the winners of my candy from our 100th HDH challenge..... both winners were pick by RANDOM ORG..... SUSAN (the most organised of us minions!) did this for me as i am totally useless at that sort of thing.

OK.... the 2x WINNERS ARE........ CARLA and JODI .
PLEASE EMAIL ME AT blackdragonscraft@googlemail.com ..... who ever mails me first gets to choose either the stamp set or one of my projects.... the other then gets a choice of whats left....i hope that seems fair.
Now on to our new challenge which is...................


"Carnival of Curiosities"


You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece
of the creepy circus or carnival oeuvre.
Come one, come all!! Bring out your freaks, your fortune tellers, terrifying clowns,
and your most curious of curios.




Here is my project..... a travelling side show..... the images and words are from SMEARED INK.... the CARNIES rubber stamp set. The sideshow is in a frame that i painted and distressed.... the background is paper i altered with ink and stamps. The curtains can be closed or tied back.
The clowns face..... guess......... look into his eyes.....
i stamped POE from SMEARED INKS , QUOTE THE RAVEN rubber set onto tissue twice and pieced it together onto to a little china clown doll...... which i gave a full make over to.... altered its clothes and china feet.... hair etc.
I gave everything a shabby appearance.... well worn.... lots of travelling about ...not much money..... if you look closely at the top picture you'll see bottles laying on the floor.... the performers clothes have all seen better days.... and the lass with the accordian has turned to nicotine and alcohol.......
I hope you'll join us this week.... its great to be playing again....

I shall also enter this sideshow into the following challenges........

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING GOES BUT YOU HAVE TO COMMENTON AT LEAST ONE OTHER ENTRY.

http://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.com/ HATS.

http://www.cinspirations.blogspot.com/ USE YOUR FAVOURITE STAMP.... Poe is my favourite.

http://itsallaboutthevintagechallenge.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING VINTAGE.... this is a victorian inspired sideshow.

http://littlemissmuffetchallenges.blogspot.com/ more than 2 images on your project. I have used 3 figues in the background.

http://www.simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/ SHOW SOME TRAVEL... this is a travelling sideshow.

http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ CREATE A SCENE.

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/ FRAME..... its all in a frame.... altered but still framed.

http://www.simplycreatechallenges.blogspot.com/ DISTRESSED.... very!

http://quirkycrafts.blogspot.com/ RED HAT..... edgar the clown and the man in the background are wearing red hats.

Thanks for visiting me.... love lynx