IKES WORLD NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP

 Welcome to our 1st ever  NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP.

We, the DT are showcasing  the 12 new images from  IKE'sART .

I am the 1st stop on this bloghop so i hope i can whet your appetite with my project.

I chose to work with COGNITIVE THOUGHTS....

....... ON THIS 14''X10'' CANVAS.

Below is the full blogroll.... you now need to visit the very talented GINNY.

Ike'sWorld Challenge Blog

Black Dragon

Ginny

Lisa

Crafting Vicky

Samara

Jane

Shelley

Ike

Kristy

Melanie

Shoni

I don't do Straight

Keren

I hope you will have fun hopping round to everyone and having a look at what they've created, and I am sure they would appreciate it if you left them some LUV :-)

Since there is NO Ike'sWorld Challenge this week, we are having a bit of fun with the Hop. Do you fancy Winning one of the New Images ???? 

All you have to do is go around the Hop and leave everyone a comment and then go to IKE'sWorld Challenges and leave a Comment saying that you've done that.... simple eh ???!!  

This Hop will run throughout this week, so you have plenty of time to enter. Make your way round and back here by Midnight on Sunday 2nd FEBRUARY 2014, and then we will do a random pick from those of you who completed the Hop and let you know the Winner at our next Challenge post, which will be on Tuesday 4th FEB.

Thanks for stopping by BDx

SMEARED INK 'S DT BLOG HOP FOR JANUARY

Well...here I am.....back in blogland, 

although i havent actually got access to my craft room at the moment, i'm having a load of work done on this old house , including a new back entrance way, which hasnt been completed yet....so i cant get to my craftromm which is a summerhouse at the bottom of my garden.

Welcome to a new feature of the SMEARED INK design team...

every month we are going to have a bloghop, this month our theme is....

ANYTHING GOES WITH OUR FAVOURITE SI IMAGE/STAMPS.

Below is the full blog roll, please visit these talented ladies....

 
Blackdragon... you are here!!!
Fiona
Shell
Leigh
Kapree
Shoni
Ike
Rocio
I dont have anything new to share with you so i shall show you a few older projects made with my favourite SMEARED INK stamp set..... QUOTH THE RAVEN of cause, still available on back order from the rubber club.

Thank you for stopping by.... why not come and join us at the SMEARED AND SMUDGED FORUM? Its free to join and we have various challenges etc. BDx

IKE'SWORLD CHALLENGE

This time, for Challenge #9 we are offering you ANYTHING GOES as the theme.
We would like to see all sorts of wonderful creativity in any format that you so desire but remember ...
only those creations which use an IKEsART image are eligible to be voted upon for the Prize and Top 3.

 I have used ALICE for this card....coloured with promarkers, a piece of DP,

 some fancy ribbon, I wrote 'fancy a cuppa' in blue and edged it with silver.

Hope you can come and join us this time.... nothing is easier than ANYTHING GOES.

Thanks for visiting BDx

I'd like to enter the following challenges

CRAFTYBOOTS ...ANYTHING GOES

CREATIVE CREATIONS ....ANYTHING GOES

QUIRKYCRAFTS...EYES WIDE OPEN

ROBYNS FETISH.... USE A DIGI

MUSICALLY CHALLENGED...ANY SONG  FROM ANY MOVIE.

MY TIME TO CRAFT... MOVIE OR MUSIC INSPIRED

Happy new year.... New Qoth the raven challenge and Smeared ink catch up..

I hope everyone had a wonderful festive season....

we in this dragons den all had a varity of coughs, colds and lergies.

On to crafty stuff.... we have a new challenge for you at 

QUOTH THE RAVEN  Quest 28 ..... 

'ANYTHING POES'.
Thou canst fashion anything which thy heart desires.. but remember ye that thy offering MUST be related to Edgar Allan POE to be considered worthy of being chosen for the Prize. Bring ye not thy fluffy, smushy if it not be POE !!!

My offering is a 2014 diary that i have altered using an image from SMEARED INK,
coloured with promarkers and copious amounts of ink added to the edges.
You have until the 6th of February to play along.... i really look forward to seeing whatever POE  art you can create.

I am pleased to tell you all that i shall be staying at SMEARED INK as a DT member for yet another term, the new team has just been announced so 2014 is looking like it'll be a good one.... please come and check out the forum... its FREE to join... we have loads of challenges every month and the 'vent' is a great place to chat with like minded stampers. The whole of the QUOTH THE RAVEN team of trolls are now design team members at SMEARED INK :)

Thanks for stopping by.... i hope to blog as much as i can during january but i'm having massive alterations done to my house starting tomorrow..... so i maybe a MIA now and again.

BDx

12th DAY OF CREEPMAS

Welcome back......Well this is it.... the last day.

 It's now Day #12 of the SMEARED AND SMUDGED 12 DAYS OF CREEPMAS BLOG HOP.

The full blog roll is on my side bar, You can hop all over the Creepmas period, when you're bored of the eating, drinking and being merry.....

 all the details about this amazing CREEPMAS CELEBRATION can be found on TERRA'S BLOG .

Please come and check out the SMEARED AND SMUDGED FORUM, which is FREE to join, we have loads of challenges, tutorials and different groups doing amazing things.
So i'll end with a POE pressie..... and a few pictures of my home decked out.

 This box of kiddies wooden domino's have all be altered using Smeared ink digi papers and stamps.

 Here is a pic of the box above and another domino box..... although the dominos in the smaller one haven't ben altered, i'll leave that to the friend who i'm sending them to.

 So now.... here is the Skull and bow tree .... its only 3ft tall but caused quite a stir when folks realise that the baubles are skulls.

 Here's my Ho Ho Poe hanging near the wall light.

 The little creepmas wreath from day  #1 has been added to the centre of our door wreath,
its surprised a few of our visitors.... I like that ;)

 Finally..... our very traditional tree in the lounge..... just so you know that I do still do Christmas as well as Creepmas.

Thanks for stopping by.... happy hoppy... have a wonderful CREEPMAS..BDx

11th DAY OF CREEPMAS

Welcome back......another couple of days closer to creepmas....not long to go now!

 It's now Day #10 of the SMEARED AND SMUDGED 12 DAYS OF CREEPMAS BLOG HOP.

The full blog roll is on my side bar,

 all the details about this amazing CREEPMAS CELEBRATION can be found on TERRA'S BLOG

Please come and check out the SMEARED AND SMUDGED FORUM, which is FREE to join, we have loads of challenges, tutorials and different groups doing amazing things.
Today i have yet another decoration to show you....
this one is hanging on a wall in my dinning room.

Each pennant has been cut from Christmas DP . 

The letters cut from Halloween DP and stamped with a cob-web stamp from 

De-stempelwinkel.

My girls helped me add all the creepy-crawlies.... and we used nice Halloween orange ribbon to hold all our pennants together.

Thanks for stopping by see you Monday for the last of our  12 day blog hop.

BDx

DAY 10 OF THE 12 DAYS OF CREEPMAS

Welcome back......another couple of days closer to creepmas.

 It's now Day #10 of the SMEARED AND SMUDGED 12 DAYS OF CREEPMAS BLOG HOP.

The full blog roll is on my side bar,

 all the details about this amazing CREEPMAS CELEBRATION can be found on TERRA'S BLOG

Please come and check out the SMEARED AND SMUDGED FORUM, which is FREE to join, we have loads of challenges, tutorials and different groups doing amazing things.
Today i have yet another decoration to show you....

 ....a door hanger.... i covered another pound store buy with DP, sanded all the edges for a really neat finish.
Wrote 'Bah-humbug' on in pencil then painted in the letters to match the existing colour. I stamped all over the hanger with a crackle stamp from DE-STEMPELWINKEL....best crackle stamp i own.
I coloured my RSD image....called GRUMPY  DRAGON ..... did he name it after me?... with promarkers, fussy cut and stuck it to my doorhanger. I then gently inked everything to blend the image in and coated with matte sealer.... think this might end up on the front door!

Thanks for stopping by today...happy hopping... BDx

DAY #9 OF THE 12 DAYS OF CREEPMAS

Welcome back......another couple of days closer to creepmas.

 It's now Day #9 of the SMEARED AND SMUDGED 12 DAYS OF CREEPMAS BLOG HOP.

The full blog roll is on my side bar,

 all the details about this amazing CREEPMAS CELEBRATION can be found on TERRA'S BLOG

Please come and check out the SMEARED AND SMUDGED FORUM, which is FREE to join, we have loads of challenges, tutorials and different groups doing amazing things.
Today i have another decoration to show you.
I have my dinning room decorated for CREEPMAS and my lounge decorated for CHRISTMAS....well i have to as one of my daughters doesn't like creepy stuff and my Dad would refuse to visit if i didn't do 'traditional Christmas'.
This decoration is one of those that could go in either room, as if you just have a quick glance at it, its looks very traditional.

But on closer inspection its really more CREEPMAS.

 I really do adore these SMEARED INK sheep.......and the deer skull...... all available on back order at the RUBBER CLUB....
and maybe the sheep are still available as a digi?

Noel started life as a pound shop buy.... stripped of its gingham covering and altered to look festive with a twist.

Thanks for visiting today.... happy hopping see you again very soon BDx

8th DAY OF CREEPMAS

Welcome back......another couple of days closer to creepmas.

 It's now Day #8 of the SMEARED AND SMUDGED 12 DAYS OF CREEPMAS BLOG HOP.

The full blog roll is on my side bar,

 all the details about this amazing CREEPMAS CELEBRATION can be found on TERRA'S BLOG.

Today i have 2 things to show you... this card isn't really creepy but its not traditional Christmas either.

On the SMEARED AND SMUDGED FORUM, which is FREE to join,

we have various challenges every month including 

FrEAKY FREEBIE ...where you are given a FREE digi image to create something with.

This months image is STEAMPUNK SANTA.

I coloured him with promarkers, used DP from my stash and some die-cut cogs.

 Also today i have an altered domino fridge magnet....

this little guy really is quite creepy...... but he does have a golden star with him for Christmas :)

The stamp is from Third coast.... stamped directly onto the domino, heat set, then delicately coloured with promarkers so not to disturb the ink.

Its then coated with diamond glaze.

Thanks for visiting me today. I hope to see you on the forum.

Happy hopping ...Have a lovely Sunday BDx
I'd like to enter the following challenges...
STEAMPUNK CHALLENGE- SANTAS NEW VEHICLE
FUN WITH SHAPES- NICHOLAS
SPARKLES MONTHLY CHALLENGE-ANYTHING BUT A CARD. my domino fridge magnet.

7th DAY OF CREEPMAS and DE-STEMPELWINKEL.

Welcome back......
 to the SMEARED AND SMUDGED 12 DAYS OF CREEPMAS BLOG HOP.
The full blog roll is on my side bar,
 all the details about this amazing CREEPMAS CELEBRATION can be found on TERRA'S BLOG.
Today i have a couple of CREEPMAS ATC's.

I have used SMEARED INK images, coloured with promarkers,smeared with ink and,
if you look closely i even got out the dreaded glitter....eeeek!
I'm sorry they are just simple projects but i have been beavering away with a few time-consumming pieces, including the project below.
Its my day to post on the DE-STEMPELWINKEL DT blog, heres what i'm altered... you can find all the details over there.... i'll just show you the oictures so not to bore you to tears.
FROM THIS...

TO THIS...

Thanks for taking the time to stop by, happy hopping, see you again on Sunday for DAY #8.
BDx
I'd like to enter the following challenges...
PUNK YOU GIRL CHALLENGE-BLACK CHRISTMAS .....the atc's
STAMPIN WITH THE DRAGON-GIFT OR DECORATION .....the clock
WICKED WEDNESDAY ATC CHALLENGE- CREEPY CHRISTMAS ....the atcs
PERFECTLY RUSTICS-CHRISTMAS GIFT....the clock

SMEARED AND SMUDGE MEMBERS BLOG HOP FOR DECEMBER

Every month  the SMEARED AND SMUDGED FORUM 

hold a blog hop for members to join in with... check out all the details on  TERRA'S BLOG,

this month we have an ANYTHING GOES theme.

Here is the full blog roll.....

                                   Black Dragon .....you are here :)
Lyneen
Kay
Julia
Laura
Evil Edna
Shoni
Maureen
Rocio
Kapree
Fiona
Susan

 I have altered another of my girls discarded board books.

I cut a hole in all the pages except the front and back covers, then glue all the pages together onto the back cover.
I used TH papers and the new digi images from SMEARED INK,

 ....coloured with promarkers.

 I had the idea of using these old board books as boxes to hold a piece of hand made jewellery, above and below are the two i have completed showing you the size difference.
The small one is to hold earings... the large one will hold necklace/ bracelet or even a handmade book.... i really must get these things made, time is running away with me.

Thank you for stopping by.... happy hopping, see you again tomorrow for DAY #7 of the 12 days of Creepmas.

BDx

6th DAY OF CREEPMAS and new challenge at IKES WORLD.

WOW.... We're on day #6 already....

have i done my Christmas shopping yet? 

NO.

All the details for the 12 DAYS OF CREEPMAS BLOG HOP 

HOSTED BY THE SMEARED AND SMUDGED FORUM 

are on Terra's blog and, 

the full blog roll is on my sidebar.

My creepmas offering today is ...

my nephew's creepmas card.

 I used a DELICIOUS DOODLES image , coloured with promarkers.... lots of matting and layering, an embossing folder and ribbon.

NOW....We have a new challenge for you over at IKES WORLD... I should have posted yesterday but

life... well Little Lily ...got in the way.... well not really in the way, i treasure my time with that dear little girl... but at just 13 months I dont get much done when shes here......so.....

 CHALLENGE #7.... CHRISTMAS IS COMING.

 yet another card.... only a couple to go.... then i wont have to make anymore for another year!

I have used one of IKE'S KOOKY KATS.... coloured with promarkers and gave him a santa hat.... pinched from a SMEARED INK image.... again coloured with promarkers. I cut out 2x banners and wrote ''purrrfect- christmas'' on them.

You have about 12 days to join in with this challenge.... hope to see you there.

Thank you for stopping by today, happy hopping.

BDx