SMEARED AND SMUDGED MEMBERS HOP FOR MARCH

Welcome to this months SMEARED AND SMUDGED members blog hop.

Smeared and Smudged is now a facebook based group...

you're welcome to come and join us...

we embrace all kinds of art work... especially those that other groups/challenges frown upon.

Below is the full blog roll...

please visit everyone on the list....

you''ll be inspired I promise.

March Monthly Member Blog Hop

Black Dragon .... you are here.

Kristy

Nan

Teresa
 Leslie Rahye 
Maureen
Susan R.

Lisa

Sarah

Leigh 

Susan S.

Jenn 

Ike

Fiona

I'll warn you now...this is a picture heavy post... sorry...
I started with an old book for my WONDERLAND MADNESS project..
.. I have kept it for ages as it has a really quirky opening....

 .......different isn't it?

 So here it is now.... I used some G45 papers that I had been keeping for a special occasion.
FRONT...

 BACK....
I added stamped distressed flourishes, using copper and gold embossing powder.

 COVER OPENED....

 .....THEN THE HIDDEN SURPRISE...

 ...... A RABBIT HOLE TO LOOK INTO.....
PLUS
A HIDDEN TAG ON THE INSIDE OF THE FIRST PAGE.

 ...BETTER LOOK AT THE TAG....

 ...THE VIEW DOWN THE HOLE...

 ...THE DISTRESSED STAMPED SWIRLY FLOURISHES...

 ...MORE ALICE...

 ....AND YET MORE ALICE....

I covered the book in faux leather... with gold detailing before distressing it...
I wanted it to have a well loved appearance so i also aged the very white pages...
much better now they have a grubbier look.
Thank you for visiting me... off you hop to the incredibly talented KRISTY.
BDx

Another week begins.......SMUDGY ANTICS ....ANYTHING GOES.

Good morning to you all.....

another Monday has arrived,  

today I have the reverse side of the 'WOMAN OF POWER'

fatbook page to share with you on the SMUDGY ANTICS BLOG

 I used a rubber stamp from the QUOTH THE RAVEN  plate for the 

wire mesh in the background. I coloured her up with alcohol ink and pencils.

.....and because i forgot to blog last Sundays piece, which is the other side of this fatbook page....

here it is!

 Again she's a WOMAN OF POWER, and I used the rubber stamp from 

QUOTH THE RAVEN plate in the background..... shes coloured as the top one.

Have you entered our ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE yet?

We accept... no...adore, the projects that other challenge blogs delete,

so spread your wings...try something different and join in with us

SMEARED INK lovers.

BDx

QUOTH THE RAVEN

We have a brand new challenge for you starting today at

QUOTH THE RAVEN

Our theme is DREAM ON....

You can create anything you desire as long as it follows the theme and, 

you'll be in with a chance of winning....

Here's my take on the theme... I used the poem by POE...

A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM as my inspiration.

 I used clay, stamped with stamps from DE-STEMPELWINKEL...

 the heart shaped base is six layers of grey board. I painted the finished project with acrylic paints to give it a stone effect.

I hope you'll join us this month... we love to see your POE inspired work.

Thanks for stopping by BDx