SMEARED INK NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP

Hi everyone! I hope your week is going wonderfully so far. Today we'd like to share with you that Smeared Ink is releasing some more Halloween images! To celebrate, of course we have to have a new release blog hop!
I was given Carina to play with.... and i used the large group of pumpkins from the 'Pumpkin patch' digi set as well.

I coloured my images with promarkers.... the backing papers are Basic grey.... that i inked and distress.... the words come from another sheet of paper i had in my stash but i dont know whose that is...sorry.

I added a few gems... thats a WOW for me.... but i think they look ok.



Terra

Tori

Black Dragon YOU ARE HERE!

Lady Brayton

Kapree

Sugar

Paula

Ike

Freddie

Celina
Jane

Monique

Heather

Sara

http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.com/ AUTUMN
http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/ AUTUMN COLOURS
http://happichallenge.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING TO DO WITH AUTUMN
http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/ AUTUMN
http://magicalmondaychallenge.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING GOES, BUT MUST INCLUDE A MYSTICAL CREATURE.
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ THINGS WITH WINGS.
http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ CELEBRATE THE SEASON...ANY SEASON.
http://papercutzchallenge.blogspot.com/ PUMPKINS
http://bythecuteandgirly.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-09-12T16%3A22%3A00%2B01%3A00&max-results=7 BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL
http://justtracyscraftschallenge.blogspot.com/ THINGS WITH WINGS
http://thecraftgarden.blogspot.com/ TAKE INSPIRATION FROM THE PHOTO SHOWN.

Thanks for visiting me.... go and check out the shop.... click on my POST TITLE.... it'll take you straigth there. love lynx

DRAGONSDREAM TAG IT ON

Our new song inspired challenge has been set this week by my teamie Wanda... and she's chosen DEDICATED FOLLOWER OF FASHION..... so please create a tag, with at least one real stamp , on the theme of FASHION.
Now anyone who knows me knows i do not follow fashion.... i know nowt about whats in and whats not...if its black i like it...if its not i dont....easy as that!
I decides to go quirky this week.... (and heaven forbid.... Frankie please dont banish me to outer Mongolia just yet) and used an OCTOPODE image.... same image twice up in two different sizes.... i used the larger head on the smaller body, and the larger heart off the dress to make a hat.
I used bright yellow card and used real rubber stamps from NON-SEQUTUER , now at DE-STEMPELWINKEL.... the link is on my side bar....to make my nonsense background..... script and chess pieces from their ALICE SCRABBLE SET..... i inked it and put faux stitching around the edges... mounted it on red then blue card.... my image is coloured with promarkers.
I stamped some more chess pieces and cut them out, mounted them on card and 3D'd them... i wrote out my wording... chopped it up and mounted it on card.... it says....
THE HEIGHT OF FASHION IS TO HAVE A VERY LARGE HEAD AND A VERY SMALL HAT.
I finished off with a few gems and a lovely red ribbon.
I hope you can play along this week.... you dont have to be daft like me.... but i needed to do something 'crazy'!I shall enter this into the following challenges....
http://vostamps.blogspot.com/ PRIMARY COLOURS.
http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ F IS FOR...... fashion
http://totallystampalicious.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING GOES.
http://ribboncarouselchallenge.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING GOES BUT MUST HAVE SOMETHING ON IT THAT COMES ON A SPOOL.
http://someoddgirl.blogspot.com/ STITCHING
http://sukkersott.blogspot.com/ USE A DIGI STAMP
http://forevernightchallenges.blogspot.com/ ALICE THEMED.... FREAKY FINDINGS.
http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING GOES
http://ecpchallenges.blogspot.com/ YELLOW
http://alteredalice.blogspot.com/ ALICE THEME.... TEXT BACKGROUND.
http://gingersnapcreations.blogspot.com/2011/08/gc116-color-challenge-primary-colors.html PRIMARY COLOURS
http://www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/ SONG OR FILM TITLE AS INSPIRATION
Thanks for visiting love lynx

SMUDGY ANTICS

We have a new challenge for you today..... its a goodie too! It is.....PAINT!


One of our favorite mediums! Splosh it, drip it, spread it around, or water it down...just use it and you're good to go! Remember you must use at least one SMEARED INK IMAGE for this challenge.... RUBBER OR DIGI.... we dont mind!
Now i have gone all VINTAGE..... Girly Vintage at that..... i know i am going to get my leg pulled by some.... but i just had to 'go with the flow' on this one.... and my mojo is .... shall we say.... on vacation? Or just in hiding?
I painted a quaint little box dark brown, when dry i coated it with a thick coat of pva glue and as it was just tacky i painted over it with antique cream paint.... i let it dry over night and i had this lovely cracked, distressed vintage look.... its one of my favourite techniques with paint.... quite impressive but oh so easy.

I put gems around the lip of the lid.... bling! and not black bling...pretty girly bling! I used some fabric to make ruffles and leaves..... silk leaves i heat embossed....very carefully.... i have had them shrivel up to nothing in the past..... ribbon roses, and lovely sheer ribbon bow.... a couple of beaded pins....and a silver coloured butterfly.

The cameo is a SMEARED INK IMAGE..... from the SMITTEN digi collection..... shes coloured with promarkers and triple embossed for a glass like shine.

I made the circle frame from 4 layers of card... 4 circles of decreasing size with the centres cut out of the smallest 3.... i layered them up stuck them together then painted them the same way i did the box.... but started with cream.... then pva, then brown.

I hope you'll find time to play along.... or come and join the SMEARED AND SMUDGED FORUM and take the micky out of the old dragon going soft!

I shall enter this box in the following challenges............

http://scrappyfrogschallenge.blogspot.com/ VINTAGE

http://www.papercreationsink.com/ VINTAGE/DISTRESSED

http://jffchallenge.blogspot.com/ VINTAGE

http://craftyannschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE ....pretty things are not my usual thing.

http://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ PRETTY PASTELS

http://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.com/ GIRLY THINGS

http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ TAKE INSPIRATION FROM THE PHOTO ON THE BLOG.

http://craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com/ MAKE YOUR OWN FLOWERS...ribbon ones.

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ SHARE AND COMMENT

Thanks for visiting me...love lynx

Macabre monday

Its Monday so yet again its time to be Macabre..... and our new challenge is....

........................................"The Seven Deadly Sins"......................
Wrath, Greed, Sloth, Pride, Lust, Envy,
and Gluttony

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece
that uses or includes one or more of the Seven Deadly Sins as inspiration.
There's seven to choose from so there has to be one that
strikes your fancy!

Here is my offering ..... i went with Pride in the guise of vanity.
I used 2 THIRD COAST STAMPS..... and put them together..... the lady gazing at herself in the mirror but the devil look back..... Vanity, pride call it what you will.
My coffin shaped tag is coloured with promarkers and ink.
I hope you'll have time to join in this week.
I shall also enter my tag in the following challenges,
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING GOES.... BUT YOU MUST VISIT OTHER ENTRANTS.
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING GOES
http://quirkycrafts.blogspot.com/ ABAC
http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING GOES
http://irishteddys.blogspot.com/ USE RUBBERSTAMPS.
http://ynschallenges.blogspot.com/ SONG TITLE AS INSPIRATION...your'e so vain
http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING BUT SQUARE
http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.com/ 2 OR MORE STAMPED IMAGES.
http://wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.com/ ABAC
http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ INSPIRED BY A SONG.... you're so vain
http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/ MAKE IT MAGICAL OR SPOOKY...spooky!
Thanks for visiting me.

SMEARED AND SMUDGED MEMBERS BLOG HOP

Some of you may know i am a member of the Smeared and smudged forum.... a great place to 'hang out' if like me you like GOTHIC, DARK, MACABRE, VINTAGE or any of the styles of art other than cute.... we do not do CUTE!
Every month we have a members blog hop and today is SEPTEMBERS BLOG HOP DAY.

The theme this month is Pieces and Parts. Use at least two stamp or digi images combined to make a "new" image or focal point on your project.

Well it had to be Mr Poe...didn't it?



Mr Poe is of cause from SMEARED INK and i teamed him with a steampunk gentleman from CREATIVE EXPRESSION 'Inventor' plate.





Here he is.... STEAMPUNK POE..... DAPPER ISNT HE?


The list of blogs to visit is below.... i cant wait to see what these ladies have instore..... and below that list is my art piece with Steampunk Poe.....

Terra http://www.moresmearedink.blogspot.com/
Black Dragon http://lynsblogger.blogspot.com/
Jane http://jcocraft.blogspot.com/
Kim http://basementstamper.blogspot.com/
Celina http://www.scrapvamp.blogspot.com/
Kapree http://kc-consultant.blogspot.com/
Heather http://stampdetails.blogspot.com/
Lady Brayton http://www.ladybrayton71.blogspot.com/
Kristy http://kristyleesworld.wordpress.com/
Monique http://http://www.phoebekattebeest.blogspot.com/
Lisa http://www.ldfdesign.blogspot.com/
Ike http://www.suzy-ikesworld.blogspot.com/
Jean http://jean-jeansartdolls.blogspot.com/
Dianne http://dkspinner.blogspot.com/
Kelli http://cajunstampingqueen.blogspot.com/
Sara http://welcometomydarkside.blogspot.com/


I (roughly) used the sketch from this months forum card sketch challenge..... all the stamps apart from Poe come from CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS..... its all coloured with 2x shades of blue ink and 2 x shades of brown ink.... lots of distressing.... washers, screw head and plain head brads.... brown and blue card stock.... thats it.... but i am actually rather pleased with the new Poe.... i may use him like this in the future.

I shall enter this piece into the following challenges.....

http://cr84fncolorchallenge.blogspot.com/ COLOUR COMBO...

http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING GOES.

http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/ BLUE AND BROWN

http://www.papercreationsink.com/ VINTAGE OR DISTRESSED.

http://diekreativenstempelfreunde.blogspot.com/ CARD FOR A MAN.

http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/ VINTAGE/SHABBY CHIC

http://challengeupyourlife.blogspot.com/ FOR A MAN

http://jffchallenge.blogspot.com/ VINTAGE

http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.com/ 2 OR MORE STAMPED IMAGES.

Thanks for visiting me today...love lynx

DRAGONSDREAM

This week we are continuing with our song titles as inspiration theme, and have a challenge set by my teamie Helen.... shes a huge Liverpool supporter.... so chose a song to match her favourite teams colours..... RED RED WINE, by UB40...... which means we want to see lots of RED on your tags this week.
I used a CRAFTY SECRETS stamp set that has been unused in my craftroom for.... well it must be 2 years at least..... i keep meaning to alter a wine box for my Dad, but it never gets done. I stamped onto some DP....( moulin rouge) coloured my images with colour soft pencils..... and inked all the edges in 3 shades of red. I then stamped another 4 bottles, 3 glasses and quite a few grapes/leaves.

These i coloured with pencils , then fussy cut... and used foam pads to add depth to my tags.

I then used red and grey ink on a course sponge and gently dabbed over the 3D images to blend them in.

I finished off by using slightly larger red tags to mount my image tags on and fine red ribbon.

I know i'm greedy but i couldnt decide which to show... so i'm showing both!

I hope you can find time to play along.... you dont have to do red wine.... just RED..... but whats better than a little red wine.....?

Please dont answer that!

I shall also enter these tags in the following challenges,

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/ B...IS FOR..... bottles.

http://www.stampsruschallenges.blogspot.com/ FRIENDSHIP.

http://ribboncarouselchallenge.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING GOES.

http://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.com/ WORDS

http://jffchallenge.blogspot.com/ WORDS

http://stempelsonne.blogspot.com/ FRUIT OR HARVEST.

http://wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING BUT A CARD.

http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/ NOT A CARD.

http://www.ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/ STAMP ONTO PATTERNED PAPER.

http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/ RAISE YOUR GLASSES.

http://desertislandcraftschallenge.blogspot.com/ USE AT LEAST 3 THINGS FROM THE LIST..... my things are a little green, nature inspired, dimention and a sentiment.

Thanks for visiting me... love lynx

MACABRE MONDAY

We have a new challenge for you and its.....


"P.M.S. Psychotic Miss Silver"

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece
that uses or includes an angry/crazy/psychotic woman and silver.
We've all been there. Some weeks are better than others. Make her crazy. Make her angry. Make her silver. Well, not literally, but use silver somewhere on this project.

This is my project..... i have used 3x SMEARED INK images (2xrubber and 1x digi) 2x CRAFTS AND ME rubber stamps and a DELICIOUS DOODLES digi image. .... and of cause CHERRY PIE stamps to make up the background.
I also used MS graveyard border punch, promarkers and distress inks to colour, and silver miri card as well as black card stock for the base. I finished it off with some black gems, silver rub on metallic paste and little metal flowers i made, with punched leaves.

I looked up PSYCHOTIC......
1.depressed mood most of the day nearly every day
2.noticeably increased or decreased sex drive
3.loss of interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities most of the day nearly every day
4.significant weight loss or weight gain, OR decrease or increase in appetite nearly every day
5.insomnia OR hypersomnia (sleeping excessively) nearly everyday
6.psycho motor agitation (moving more quickly) OR retardation (moving more slowly) nearly every day, so much that other people notice
7.fatigue OR loss of energy nearly every day
8.feelings of worthlessness OR excessive or inappropriate guilt (which may be delusional) nearly every day (not merely self-reproach or guilt about being sick)
9.diminished ability to think or concentrate, OR indecisiveness, nearly every day
recurrent thoughts of death (not just fear of dying), recurrent ideas about suicide without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt or specific plan for committing suicide
10.delusions or hallucinations
11.increased and intense daydreaming

....... and maybe ..... i am! I have tried to convey as sense of sadness and desperation (hence the tears) as well as the self serving smirk on the nearest images face and the aggression that the women with guns portray. Deep? Very DEEP! Thats how i'm feeling at the moment.... very mixed emotions going on in my head..... normal maddness will resume shortly..i hope!
.

I shall enter this piece into the following challenges.....

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING

http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING GOES
http://papermakeupstamps.blogspot.com/ PINKS GREYS BLACK AND WHITE..... hope the hair colour doesnt count!
http://heartsonginspirations.blogspot.com/ DISTRESSING.... the edges and the subject matter.
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/ USE A DIGI .... i have used 2.
http://stampinsistersinchrist.blogspot.com/ 'QUIET COLOURS' ..... all very muted and understated, except the red hair.....
http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING GOES...DO SOMETHING YOU WOULDNT NORMALLY DO. ..... i have tried to express emotion in pictures....
http://forevernightchallenges.blogspot.com/ DEVILISH INTENTIONS.... oh yes!
http://funwithshapesandmore.blogspot.com/ DIES OR PUNCHES...MS border and leaves
http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/ USE A DIGI 2x images
http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/ PUNCHES...MS border graveyard and leaves
http://smudgyantics.blogspot.com/ USE METAL.... the little flowers
http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/ BORDER PUNCHES ....MS graveyard
http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/ USE SOMETHING DIGITAL ...2x images

Thanks for visiting me...love lynx

DELICIOUS DOODLES IS BACK.............

Good morning.... All.... its Friday and DELICIOUS DOODLES is back..... we have a easy-peasy challenge for you this time ........ FRESH NEW START.

Try something new, have a new theme, use your new stuff, whatever! As long as you let us know what is new or fresh to you that's OK by us!!

I have used a new image.... EVIL SKULL.... it'll be on sale next wednesday...... think you'll see a lot more of this with Hallowe'en around the corner!.... and i have used new papers from the wonderful Susan.....
http://www.craftychaosdesigns.co.uk/papers.htm the set is called ABSOLUTION DEFERRED . I used MOJO MONDAYS sketch..... 3 different papers from the set mentioned above..... inked them and stamped flourishes in the corners....added white high-lights.... used a brown leather effect card as base and matting.... distressed it to death..... used an MS border punch..... COBWEBS.... then onto the EVIL SKULL...... Teri has a collection of wonderful creepy images in her shop.....http://deliciousdoodles.blogspot.com/ and this skull will be there soon.... i printed it out 4x .... coloured 'em all with ink, then cut bits out to decoupage it up......

I hope you can join us this time.....

i'll enter this piece into the following challenges.....

http://www.mojomonday.blogspot.com/ SKETCH.

http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/ PUNCHES...... i used MS cobweb border punch.





http://irishteddys.blogspot.com/ FLOURISHES.... stamped on the background papers.





http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING GOES.





http://cardsformen.blogspot.com/ 'G' is FOR...... grungy, grey, gross ( thats what one of my twins called it) great (thats what the other twin called it!.... they dont agree on anything!)





http://www.mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.com/ EASY AS 1, 2, 3.... 1x digi image, 2x rubberstamps and 3x backing papers.





http://scrapbooksisters.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING GOES.





http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/ BORDER PUNCH





http://challengeupyourlife.blogspot.com/ FOR A MAN





http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/ FOR A MAN

http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/ HALLOWE'EN

Thanks for visiting love lynx

SMUDGY ANTICS..... HURRY...HURRY....

We have a great challenge going on the SMUDGY ANTIC blog at the moment...... so hurry, hurry, any of you who like to do something that little bit different..... as the theme is........


UP IN FLAMES


We're going to let you play with fire this week! Channel your inner pyro and burn, singe, or scorch a project. Or, take the challenge and use it as a theme, it's your choice.

I played with my 'burnie' tool..... and a lighter ( for the latter i did stand at the kitchen sink as i wasnt sure how quickly this old veneer would burn!)



I used the rubber set LONELY BOY, from SMEARED INK, stamped using very pale grey( i just wanted to be able to see the image) onto oak veneer ( borrowed from my grandads shed.... he used to do marquetry) cut to atc size.


I then burned all the line detail in using my 'burnie tool' with a fine point attached.... then i tried to shade in some more detail using a small ball tip...... the one of Lonely boy...alone.... sounds strange hey?.... i painted around him with cream acrylic.... as i'd boobed a bit with some of the lines.......

....and i painted in all the whites of the eyes as the oak was to dark for eye-balls.

When i'd done with my little tool.... i stood at the sink and used the lighter to burn the edges.... this wood has to be nearly antique.... it burned so fast.... glad i was at the sink!......

It would be great if you could come and join in this week but be quick...times running out!.... and somewhere on your piece you must have a SMEARED INK IMAGE....either digi or rubber.... either will do.

I shall enter this set of atcs into the following challenges....

http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.com/ AUTUMN COLOURS..... shades of brown (wood and burnt wood!)

http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/ HALLOWE'EN/AUTUMN/FALL.

http://take-time-for-you.blogspot.com/ ABAC

http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/ NO BACKING PAPER.

http://www.stampsruschallenges.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING GOES.

http://jffchallenge.blogspot.com/ SAY IT WITH WORDS..... rest in peace lonely boy!

Well thats it.... thanks for visiting me today.... keep safe love lynx

DRAGONS DREAM .... and my NEWS

I have the honour of now being part of the Dream team.... i adore the Dragon...(Frankie) her work and her challenges.... some of you may remember i did a guest spot there over a year ago...where does the time go?
Waffling over..... we have a new challenge for you and its to be inspired by the song title 'Bed of roses' by Bon jovi, chosen by my teamie Elizabeth..... your TAG must have some metal on it and at least one REAL ( even if its just a sentiment) stamp ( as this is a stamping based challenge.... i am in heaven!)
I stamped a red tag with a large rose flourish from CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS ,embossed with black powder.... mounted this onto a slightly larger black tag.
The Rose in the upper corner, again from creative expressions was stamped 6 times and coloured with promarkers.... fussy cut into layers and decoupaged.... i added black scruffy feathers...instead of leaves.

The skeleton in the coffin is made from a recycled food container..... it was rather thick so took me nearly 2 hours to do..... i was given a notepad by my dad and step mum and this wonderful image is on the back cover..... i rubbed over it.... like we used to as kids with crayons...remember?.... then i spent 2 hours deeply embossing and de-bossing to give the effect i wanted..... i then painted it with matt black paint....once dry i buffed it up... and i am pretty pleased with the result.

I'm happy with my bed of roses.... and we'd love to see yours..... whatever your style!

I shall enter this into the following challenges

http://opus-gluei.blogspot.com/ ROSES OR ROSETTES

http://take-time-for-you.blogspot.com/ ABAC........... this is a tag.

http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/ NO BACKING PAPERS.

http://theshabbytearoom.blogspot.com/ INSPIRED BY THE COLOUR OF YOUR BIRTHSTONE.... mine is ruby(july)

http://lollipopcrafts.blogspot.com/ USE SOMETHING RECYCLED.... i used a foil food container.

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ IN FULL BLOOM.

http://pixieduststudiopixiechallenge.blogspot.com/ TAG

http://phindysplacechallenge.blogspot.com/ MAKE YOUR OWN EMBELLISHMENTS.... i made everything.

http://www.ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/ GREY AND BLACK WITH A POP OF RED. ...hope silver counts as grey?

Thanks for visiting me today.... please come and dream along with us.... we look forward to seeing your take on this charming theme.

love lynx

TRY IT ON TUESDAY

This week at Try it on Tuesday is altered week.... and great news...it can be anything! You can alter whatever takes your fancy.... a book, a bean can.... an old jewelry box. I sanded this lewelry box down then painted it orange.... distressed the heck out of it.... then covered the flat panels with Hallowe'en paper, (that i aged and ink distressed) from my stash.

I used a Skull image from SMEARED INK .... printed it out 6 times and fussy cut it into a kind of 3 dimentional image.... and stuck it onto the back of the pull down drawer.

The bits on top come off and its still a jewelry box.....or a Hallowe'en candy box..... but i liked the idea of making it into a wizards desk.... i need to make more 'stuff'.... books and bits 'n' bobs......

The skull came out pretty well i thought.... all the fussy cutting was well worth the effort.

I hope you can find time to alter something this week...we'd love to see it. I shall enter this into the following challenges.....

http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/ COME TO THE DARKSIDE

http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/ HALLOWE'EN/ AUTUMN/FALL

http://www.alyssundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ HALLOWE'EN

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ MAKE IT MONDAY.......

http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/ DISTRESSING OR TEARING

http://www.cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/ ALTER IT

http://lothiancrafts.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING GOES

http://blingitonchallenges.blogspot.com/ ABC..... altered... box..... creepy.

Thanks for visiting me today.... love lynx

DRAGONS DREAM TAG IT ON

Today i had a little play....and made this tag for the challenge at Dragons dream... not often i get to just do something like that....but i had a lot of 'drying time' for my Macabre Monday project.... come back tomorrow for that!.... so i did some stamping and masking .... i used 4 seperate stamps to create this scene..... 'the only way to travel'.The steampunk man is from destampelwinkel , the abbey is from Crafty individuals, the cloudy sky is Cherry pie... and i cant remember where the grassy front bits from...sorry.
I kept the colours simple.... mainly blue/pale blue and grey....plus a little green for the fore ground.
I shall also enter this tag into the following challenges,
http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ LIGHT BLUE

http://thepapervariety.blogspot.com/ TRAVEL OR TRANSPORTATION

http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/ BOY OR MAN

http://dutchdare-cardchallenges.blogspot.com/ ABAC

http://pixieduststudiopixiechallenge.blogspot.com/ TAG YOUR IT.

http://thestampmanchallenges.blogspot.com/ TRAVEL

http://craft-roomchallenge.blogspot.com/ MASKING

Thank you for visiting me. love lynx

GUEST DT SPOT at CRAFTS and ME.

I have had the pleasure of being the guest designer for 2 challenges at CRAFTS AND ME this month..... and the new challenge there is LACE.
Well i'm not the lacy type really but i knew exactly what i was gonna do.... i was given this lovely CELTIC ANGEL to work with..... (you can see her better in the pictures below.)
I am a member of the SMEARED INK DT and the challenge there this week is GOTHIC NEW BORN (i cant imagine which idiot picked that theme!!!..... Oh it was me!)..... Kapree on the team is expecting a Hallowe'en baby ( a little girl.....yay!).... and i wanted to do a 'welcome' canvas for the little one.
The canvas is 18''x 10''.... i painted it... stamped wire mesh on it..... added fabric mesh... black lace.... i coloured images with promarkers/ink and paint. I made flowers from paper, fabric and an old coke can... i used silk leaves and black plaslic ones i cut off an old head band of the lasses.

Theres chains, tassels, hearts, wings so much.... and i hand cut the name at the bottom.

I have no idea whose stamp the baby image is, but its adorable! The mesh stamp is from QUOTH THE RAVEN and the wings are cut from one of the FLYING HEART digi images both form smeared ink. The window is a freebie digi from the internet.

Please come and check out the challenge at CRAFTS AND ME..... and play along at SMUDGY ANTICShttp://smudgyantics.blogspot.com/.

i shall enter this mixed media canvas into the challenges below.... http://smudgyantics.blogspot.com/ GOTHIC NEW BORN

http://www.papercreationsink.com/ FLOWERS

http://hookedoncraftchallenges.blogspot.com/ THINGS WITH WINGS....angel, and the baby is asleep on ravens wings.

http://stampsfun-creativity.blogspot.com/ MYTHICAL CREATURES/FAIRYTALE.... angel... or maybe they exist?

http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/ ABAC. ....this is a canvas.

http://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.com/ WINDOWS.

http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/ DIMENSION AND TEXTURE

http://gingersnapcreations.blogspot.com/2011/08/gc113-chestnut-theme-challenge-babes.html BABIES AND TOTS

http://phindysplacechallenge.blogspot.com/ FOR SOMETHING NEW..... a baby not yet born.

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ BABIES AND LITTLE ONES.

Whilst i was away.... it seems soooo long ago now.... i thought i had auto posted my 1st guest piece for CRAFTS AND ME.... but because i am an idiot....see post below to confirm this!.... it didnt work.... so you can see it below.... its another wall piece.... i used the same angel, a DELICIOUS DOODLES celtic frame and cherry pie stamps for the scene i created.

I coloured it with promarkers and ink.

The challenge was to have a NUMBER on it.... 381.... 3x words 8x letters 1x meaning = i love you.

I triple heat embossed the numbers hearts and word in blue then stamped into them with chocolate brown.

I shall enter this into the challenges below......

http://sketchycolors.blogspot.com/ SHADES OF BLUE.

http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/ NO BACKING PAPERS

http://theresmagicintheair.blogspot.com/ MAKE A SCENE

http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/ BROWN AND BLUE

Thanks for visiting me and getting to the end of this long post.

love lynx

TRY IT ON TUESDAY

I am totally useless at anything hi-tech and still havent mastered doing a timed post..... as this goes to prove! I thought it was done for yesterday but ....hey it was still unpublished!
This weeks new challenge at TRY IT ON TUESDAY is a HANGING.
I made this wall piece using THIRD COAST STAMPS, GOTHIA....http://www.thirdcoastrs.com/ ... coloured with promarkers. I used recycled card to make the frame/mount.... painted it and heavily distressed it. I added black bling.

Handmade fabric flowers.... i used silk, tuille and mesh... pearl brads (i coloured with promarkers to match) are in the centres. I added a spider... i hope that counts as an insect!....although i know itstechnically not!!!

I shall enter this wall piece into the following challenges ....


http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/ BLING IT UP....around the edge

http://www.alyssundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ HALLOWE'EN.... GOTHIA is one of the new HALLOWE'EN releases at THIRD COAST STAMPS.



http://scrappyfrogschallenge.blogspot.com/ BLING....yep!



http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING GOES.



http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/ RED, RIBBON OR ROSES .... red and handmade roses.



http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/ HANDMADE FLOWERS



http://forevernightchallenges.blogspot.com/ MYSTICAL WOMEN



http://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.com/ ANIMALS OR INSECTS...hope the spider counts?



http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ BOLD AND BRIGHT.... red is bright? Black'n' red are very bold.



I hope you have time to come and join us at TIOT this week and make something to hang.
Thanks for visiting love lynx

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

MACABRE MONDAY

Well its Monday, its Macabre ...but ..................... ITS OUR 100TH CHALLENGE......
So, to celebrate this milestone, we're going to do a few things different this week . The general list of rules still apply, so be sure to follow them to be considered for the coveted Gruesome Twosome & Master of the Macabre titles!
There is BLOG CANDY-CORN to be had this week!
Did you know that Vincent Price would've been 100 this year?!
Yes, so it is divine providence that this week's challenge is:

"Varying Visages of Vincent"

(translates to: the many faces of Vinny)
You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece

that is inspired by the TRUE Master of the Macabre, Vincent Price.
A movie, character, poem, narration, song or quote... anything that the great Vincent Price has touched can be used for inspiration. If you need a little help, HERE is a link for some images, HERE is the official Vincent Price website, and HERE is a link to a website with some audio clips.
Now, about the blog candy... Here's a pic so far:

There are rubber and clear stamps, a handful of cards created by The Masterful Mistress herself, chipboard shapes and letters, altered chipboard purse & album pages, skullies, ribbons, floss, embellishments, Distress Stickles, rub-ons... Even a cute stuffed jacko ... and much much MORE!

As we get more comments & challenge entries,
there MIGHT be more thrown in throughout the week!
AND some of the Minions will be giving away additional blog candy on their own blogs...
be sure to check them out!

The rules for entering blog candy drawing:
1. Readers shall hop to each of the Macabre Minions blogs to see their take on the challenge...
readers must comment on each of the (6) posts.
2. Spread the word about the candy corn via your blog, Twitter, whatevah. Then just comment on this HDH post with a link to the announcement about it.
3. If you play along with the HDH Macabre Monday 100th challenge, you get TWO extra chances to win... just linky up and then add two more comments. We will be selecting a Gruesome Twosome like we normally do.

I am a HUGE fan of Vincent Price... so i couldnt make just one thing....i made 3!

This is a framed mixed media piece.... the pictures i googled.... i altered a piece of DP with stamps from Cherry pie,and lots of ink. I stamped and embossed a raven, cut it out and triple embossed for extra shine.... i made 3 shrink plastic ravens using a Tim Holtz die.... i printed the name out on the 'puter... coloured it with promarkers and cut it out.... i then triple embossed it.

I made the shabby flower/rosette, added dangly feathers/beads/ and a VP centre.

The frame was painted and distressed... i love doing that!

Next up is a necklace..... made using red glass beads, bronze coloured chain/beads and findings... i made a mounted cabichon using a picture of VP from the film THE RAVEN.

This is a close up.....

and finally if you havent lost the will to live by now...is my 3rd project.... a brooch.... i make these fairly regularly..... this one has a detachable smaller brooch in the centre so it can be worn either as a BIG statement piece or just as a small VP brooch.

As we are celebrating our 100th challenge and having CANDY and GIVE-AWAYS.....

ONE lucky(...or unlucky, which ever way you wanna look at it.... )PERSON will get to chose which ever of my VINCENT PROJECTS they'd like to have.... and another REALLY LUCKY PERSON will win the wonderful............

QUOTH THE RAVEN rubber stamp set from SMEARED INK............... ITS MY FAVOURITE STAMP SET EVER!.....and quite fitting as VP was in many films of MR POE stories..... and his reading of THE RAVEN poem is heart stopping!

Now before you really do give up all hope of getting to the end of this long post....i'd just like to say THANKS for making MACABRE MONDAYS SO SPECIAL.....

............... off you go to........

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna

...................who will have something brilliant to show you........

i know cos i've seen it!

We can't wait to see everyone's take on this VIVP (Very Important Vincent Price) challenge!

Thanks for getting all the way through this post....love lynx

SMEARED AND SMUDGED FORUM JULY BLOG HOP

Every month at Smeared and Smudged we have a members' blog hop. This month the girls wanted us to to step away from cards and ALTER a 3D object. The only rule was that had to have a stamped image or sentiment on it somewhere.

I had great fun altering this china owl..... i used PAPER ARTSY stamps..... stamped onto tissue paper and heat embossed , black, i then used copious amounts of pva. Once dry i coloured my owl with black and grey ink..... i used black ink at the bottom to sort of shade the edges.... and tried to define his beak and eyes the same way.

I used brass washers and black gems for his eyes.

Finally i coated him with clear sealer.

Below is the list of the other blogs to visit.... these girls will really inspire you..... hop in any order you like but make sure you visit them all.... cos if you miss one you'll miss something amazing!

Terra- http://www.moresmearedink.blogspot.com/

Alex- http://www.paperandstring.blogspot.com/

Black Dragon- http://lynsblogger.blogspot.com/

Kapree- http://kc-consultant.blogspot.com/

Jane- http://jcocraft.blogspot.com%20/

Steph- http://stephscreativechaos.blogspot.com/

Heather- http://stampdetails.blogspot.com/

Madeleine- http://craftylittlewoman.blogspot.com/

Helen- http://cromscubbyhole.blogspot.com/

Ike- http://suzy-ikesworld.blogspot.com/

Fiona- http://idontdostraight.blogspot.com/

Lady Brayton- http://www.ladybrayton71.blogspot.com/

Below is the double page spread of the book i'm altering.... just incase any of you are interested.


I shall enter my owl in the following challenges,

http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/ BLACK AND WHITE PLUS ONE OTHER COLOUR.. i hope brass counts.

http://www.kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/ EMBOSSING...heat embossing

http://www.simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/ EMBOSSING as above

http://gingersnapcreations.blogspot.com/2011/07/gc110-spicy-supply-challenge-gears-cogs.html STEAMPUNK/GEARS/COGS ETC

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/ ALTER IT.

http://desertislandcraftschallenge.blogspot.com/ AT LEAST 3 THINGS FROM THE LIST.... mine are, steampunk, monotone, and black/white

Thanks for taking the time to visit me today love lynx