SMUDGY ANTICS and MACABRE MONDAY

 http://smudgyantics.blogspot.co.uk/

This week's challenge theme is 
"Rain Down on Me".

You may interpret this anyway you want. 

We love when you guys and gals think outside of the box.  You can use water colours, paint with distress inks and an aqua pen, use spray inks, etc.  Heck, you can even go full grunge on a project and set it out in the rain for a bit to get even grungier or soak your project in the sink or shower for a bit.  The more creative and inventive, the better!  If all that is too extreme, just use an image with water and have fun!  

For this challenge, we also ask that you explain HOW you used water in your projects.  We can't wait to see what you come up with!  Bring it on!






I used images from SMEARED INK..... coloured with water colours, fussy cut, and added them to a background i created on corrugated cardboard.....using watered down acrylic paints. I then stamped over the the whole piece with watery silver paint, to hopefully create the feeling of rippling water.
I made a 'frame' that is supposed to look like the front end of a boat... or maybe a gothic arch.... added sand to my background and foreground.

I added sea shells/weed/netting/stones..... to this assemblage ...... hopefully creating an underwater peaceful scene. I hope you'll come and join us this week for this truly inspiring challenge. 

I shall enter the following challenges with this assemblage......

http://papersundaes.blogspot.co.uk/ LETS GET CUTE.

http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.co.uk/ ANYTHING BUT SQUARE OR RECTANGLE.

http://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ PHOTO INSPIRATION.

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.co.uk/ ABAC

http://www.bellichallenge.blogspot.co.uk/  FOR A CHILD OR CHILDREN.... i hope my little  'mer' children count.

 http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ ABAC

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ ABAC

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/ ANYTHING GOES

http://doodleartifacts.blogspot.co.uk/ ANYTHING GOES...... and for the BONUS ROUND...... the strangest things i have kept to recycle include....chicken bones..... spent light bulbs..... tin cans i leave outside to rust along with washers.......an 8'' lump of my hair(i think it might make a great tail for a small hobby-horse)...clown dolls..... WHAT do i plan to do with these things? AS yet most of them i have no ideas for!

Ok, now as its Monday it has to be MACABRE MONDAY,
http://haunteddesignhouse.blogspot.co.uk/
 macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH130
"Eye Can See You"

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece

that is to use eyeballs or optical themed images.  Now Let's SEE what you can come up with!

I keep my piece for this simple....eyes from ANATOMY 101 from SMEARED INK, coloured with promarkers, matted and layered with red and black card. The words were printed printed direct onto the card base on the computer....clever for me hey?
We hope you'll join in with us this week, and look forward to seeing your macabre/haunting/creepy/thought provoking creations.

I'll enter this piece into the following challenges....
http://www.gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ BLACK/WHITE WITH A TOUCH OF RED. it is actually white card.... crappy photo!......and hope skin tones are allowed.
http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.co.uk/ ADD BLACK CARD STOCK
http://atcswithattitude.blogspot.co.uk/ ANYTHING GOES/FACES
http://artwithnoboundaries.blogspot.co.uk/ ANYTHING GOES.
Thanks for visiting me.... hope to see you at SMUDGY ANTICS or MACABRE MONDAYS this week. love BD X