Sunday 22 June 2014

DESTEMPELWINKEL DT PROJECT

Happy Sunday to you.... its my turn again to post onto the
once again its a page in my little critters book.
This page has special meaning to me.... 
9yrs ago today I had my twin girls.... together they weighed  6lb 12oz,
we are a family of dragons.... 
one is glitter dragon,(because she loves everything pretty and sparkly)
 the other little Black dragon...(because she's a goth  like me!)
 I stamped and masked the letter tiles, stamped the dragon, 
then i carefully postioned and stamped the critters onto the letter tiles.
I used promarkers and pencils to colour the images.... 
then used a wash of distress inks for the background.... finally adding a splattering of distress ink
flicked from a tooth brush.... messy and fun!
I love this dragon.... did you notice she's blowing out 9 candles?
JUST PERFECT! 

below is another page from the book.... that I forgot to show here on my blog.....
ooops!
These little critters have fun wherever they go!
 All the stamps for both of thes pages are available from DE-STEMPELWINKEL.
Thank you for stopping by. BDx
I'd like to enter the following challenges...
A LITTLE BIT CRAFT...CHILDS PLAY....these little critters are very child like!
CREATALICIOUS CHALLENGE...HAPPY BIRTHDAY
FAIRIES CHALLENGES....SUMMER what could be more summery than the beach!
LIA STAMPZ...SUMMER FUN 
ONE SWEET CHALLENGE...HIT THE BEACH
SPARKLES MONTHLY CHALLENGE...AT THE BEACH/SUMMER FUN
KITTY BEE DESIGNS...FAIRY TALE OR FANTASY CREATURES.
FAIRYTALE CHALLENGE...LAZY SUMMER DAYS
KEEP IT SIMPLE.... SPLATTERS.... the birthday page has splatters.
STAMPING FOR THE WEEKEND...ANYTHING GOES.

Tuesday 17 June 2014

IKE'S WORLD CHALLENGE

The challenge at IKE'S WORLD is MONOCHROME
that means you choose just one colour but you can use as many shades of that colour as you wish.
I went with brown.... though I might do black...but black is rather difficult to do shades of as they're grey!
So heres my tag...

I used COGNITIVE THOUGHTS coloured with promarkers and pencils.
I used brickwork dollshouse paper and some paper i found with cogs on which i fussy cut and added.
The flowers i made using these two kinds of paper as well.
You have until june 23rd to enter this challenge...hope to see you there.
Thanks for stopping by BDx
I'd like to enter the following challenges
LOVE TO CREATE.... ANYTHING GOES
WHOOPSIEDAISY...LOTS OF CIRCLES ...cogs
WITHOUT WORDS....FEMME FATALE.... not a card but hope a tag is ok?
FAIRYTALE STAMPERS.....BROWN +
PUNK YOU GIRL...SEXY/STEAMY

Monday 16 June 2014

HDH MACABRE MONDAY 666 NUMBER OF THE BEAST

Yes, you read the title correctly.
We are celebrating how close we are to 666 followers of
our quaint little, dark sided challenge blog.
There are nearly 666 beasties who follow our blog! Wow!
Thank you to everyone who stops by, comments, and even dares to
play with us. We appreciate you all, and look forward to spreading
the word of the "dark artist", to all who will listen. 
Join us, if you dare! @ 
HDH MACABRE MONDAY
So to truly celebrate, we are having a 
Number of the Beast 
themed challenge this fortnight.  
Bring out yer beasties and yer monsties! You could even use the number
six (or multiple sixes) in your project, or make an Iron Maiden project as well.
It's up to you. Interpret the theme as you like, but remember to keep it
creepy, dark, Gothic, Steampunk, or Hallowe'en in nature. 
And we're offering some equally wicked prizes to commemorate this
auspicious event. The Minions are still hammering out the details 
of all of the prizes, but just know that some original Minion artwork is involved!!
We're not only awarding prizes to our chosen Gruesome Twosomes,
but we are also going to award a special prize to one (or more) lucky entrants
Nice, right?
Keep in mind, this is all in good fun. We are not promoting Satanism, 
 but we are celebrating our own popularity,
and having some fun while we're at it.
 I made another box altered with clay.
 The top has 666 on it,skulls and a death.
 The sides are stamped clay using SMEARED INK STAMPS.
A tutorial for this technique can be found on the SMEARED AND SMUDGED FORUM.
I do hope you'll be able to join us this fortnight....
remember its all just good fun.
Thanks for stopping by BDx
I'd like to enter the following challenge....
STAMPOTIQUE DESIGNERS CHALLENGE..... BOXES

Thursday 12 June 2014

SMEARED AND SMUDGED MEMBERS HOP

Well here we are again, 
time for another SMEARED AND SMUDGED MEMBERS BLOG HOP.
This month our theme was to ALTER SOMETHING.
I stated out with a frame from one of our pound stores.
 I covered it in  digi-papers from SMEARED INK,
that I printed onto canvas paper and roughed up good and proper!
 You know how difficult it is when you're crafting to keep stuff tidy...?
 Well .... this assemblage depicts just that scenerio....
....whatever your craft is..... you always end up with a complete mess!
Stuff stacked everywhere...... every nook and cranny full.
 Nearly everything i've used has been re-claimed from previous projects,
or is a left over from something.
The two 'stone' bottles  started life as a 'party-popper' and 'bubble mixture' bottle.
The little books i made from scrap card.
These little witches shelves are stuffed full of bits and bobs..... just like my own shelves in my craftroom.
I hope you enjoy looking at everyones ALTERED projects....
i'm sure you'll be amazed and inspired.
Thanks for stopping by BDx


Tuesday 10 June 2014

HDH MACABRE MONDAY

Our Macabre Monday challenge theme is
"Bubble, Bubble, Toil, and Trouble".
 it's a recipe challenge.
Your project must include the following ingredients:

BLACK
PURPLE
GREEN
METAL
FLOURISH 

That's it.
You have until Sunday to link up your creation.
 The stamps are from SMEARED INK rubber club as a past offering.
I've coloured them with promarkers and pencils.
I've used die-cut flourishes that i coloured purple and green.
The butterfly in the top corner is metal!
I hope you'll be able to join us for this challenge.
Thanks for stopping by. BDx


Sunday 8 June 2014

SMEARED INK DT PROJECT

Good morning on this sunny Sunday...
not something i've been able to say to often this year.
I am an old hand on the SMEARED INK DT....
both in age and time served.
I adore the the images/stamps that this company produces,
we also have a FORUM for stampers, where you'll find great challenges every month 
with great prizes.... every month there is a freebie image for you to create with...
plus a members blog hop..... there is always friendly helpful chat on the vent..
an ART JOURNAL group and a MIXED MEDIA group.
The SMEARED AND SMUDGED FORUM is FREE to join... 
come and give us a look.
Today I have another little altered box to show you,
using SMEARED INK stamps with clay.
Boxes like these make great gifts for boys and men(Fathers day is just around the corner!)
There is a step by step tutorial on the forum HERE on how to do this...
easy and effective.


Hope you'll come along and join us on the forum.
Thanks for stopping by BDx
I'd like to enter the following challenges...
EMERGENCY CRAFTERS...NOT A CARD
RHEDD'S CREATIVE SPIRIT... ANYTHING GOES MUST BE ALTERED ART.
MY TIME TO CRAFT...NO DESIGNER PAPER.
LEFT OF CENTRE... AT THE MOVIES OR ANYTHING LOC (the skull...an old hammer horror film)
BOMBSHELL STAMPS...SKULLS
A STEP IN THE DARK...ANYTHING GOES.
FANTASY STAMPERS... ONE FOR THE BOYS

Wednesday 4 June 2014

DE-STEMPELWINKEL....Guess what today is....?

June 4th has become SKULL APPRECIATION DAY,
so in honour of this event I, have done a double page spread in my
''little critters book of fun'' for my post today on the DE-STEMPELWINKEL designers blog.
 I didn't cheat today....everything has been stamped and masked,
no stamping then cut'n'paste bits on these pages.
 The little critter above looks like he's doing a highland fling and...
the little critter below has learned the amazing trick of balancing on his tail...
these little fellas have great fun wherever they go.

This page, called 'RUNNING WITH SCISSORS' 
was on the designers blog last week,
but I had another senior moment and forgot to put it on my own blog.....
 so you have a double helping today :)


.....and for those who missed it below is the cover....
I hope to have the whole book finished by the end of june... or maybe july!
the stamped images on all the pages are coloured with promarkers,
the backgrounds are coloured with distress ink.
MOST SUPPLIES are from DE-STEMPELWINKEL

Thanks for stopping by.... there'll be more 'critter' craziness from me soon.
BDx
I'd like to enter the following challenges...
LOVE RUBBER STAMPS... ANYTHING GOES
PASSION FOR PROMARKERS.... MYTHICAL CREATURES
SHOPPING OUR STASH... CRITTERS!
TIME 4 SCRAP...ANYTHING GOES.