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

SMEARED INK day #5

Welcome to the last of my new release projects for Smeared ink. This piece is very personal to me.... its half of a two page spread..... and expresses how i feel....
I was given an image from GROSS ANATOMY... the 2 severed heads i have used in the cut out feature of my altered book.
All the other stamps used are SMEARED INK .... either real rubber or didis. I have used paint, ink, pages from a 1928 book of common prayer, Victorian style scrap.... lace...and my own wording and doodles.

I kept this ( and the facing page) page muted...using soft colours with black.....

The opposite page i'll share tomorrow.

I shall enter this into the following challenges and hopefully not offend or upset to many people.

This piece is an expression of how i feel.... i dont expect anyone to agree with me.

http://stampsfun-creativity.blogspot.com/ DIGI STAMP

http://kbchallenges.blogspot.com/ DIGI STAMP

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

http://www.frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/ QUOTE

http://thecraftgarden.blogspot.com/ A BIRD ON YOUR PROJECT

Thank you for visiting me.

lynx

MACABRE MONDAY.... using #4 new image from SMEARED INK.

Well.... its Monday and i got well and truely conned by my DT minion buddies at MACABRE MONDAYS....... i was given the impression that our challenge was something different to it actually is....... our new challenge for you is ...................
Haunted Birthday Bash!
You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece
representing a haunted birthday or celebration.
Make it red and bloody, or dark and creepy. Whatever you wish,just make it wicked!

Now why would my friends to this to me?

THANK YOU ....YOU TRUELY ARE VERY SPECIAL TO ME.

My offering could be a birthday card for a fella..... i suppose.... i know one i can send this to....

I am show casing another new digi image from SMEARED INK today, this one is from ZOMBIE PIN-UPS.... http://www.smearedink.com/..... coloured with promarkers.

I stamped and heat embossed the background using one of SMEARED INKS 'Inky dreams' stamps.....mounted on to distressed red card.... added bling, a hand made flower and blood drips made using a MS punch.

This sentiment made me smile.....

thanks for visiting..... please go and check out the challenge .... the minions have made the most fantastic birthday cards with me in mind.... i am so 'touched' i am crying.... stupid old dragon!

I shall enter this into the following challenges and hope i dont offend anyone.

http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.com/ FOR THE MAN IN YOUR LIFE.

http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.com/ FOR HIM

http://stampinbsdesignteam.blogspot.com/ ADD BLING

http://sarahhurleychallenges.blogspot.com/ COLOURING

http://iftheshoefitsscrapit.blogspot.com/ RUBY

http://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.com/ GLITTER OR BLING

http://www.totallygorjuss.blogspot.com/ FOR THE MAN IN YOUR LIFE

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ ONE FOR THE BOYS
love lynx

SMEARED INK day #3 of NEW RELEASES

Happy Sunday.... today has my third offering of the new releases at SMEARED INK.
I have used one of THE MISTRESSES OF THE DARK for this mixed media wall hanging.
I distress painted the circular board.... added my image that i coloured with promarkers and cut out. I have used crochet mesh fabric, beads, gems, feather butterflies that i painted black... flowers (poppies) i made.... and the word ADORE that i hand cut inked paited then heat embossed then distressed...lots.
Tomorrow i'll show you another new release from Smeared ink.

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

http://tsgclearstamps.blogspot.com/ USE FABRIC....crocheted mesh

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

http://www.bellichallenge.blogspot.com/ MAKE YOUR OWN EMBELLIES.... the poppies i made..... and i used my dreaded gem stash and butterflies i have had for years.

http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/ MAKE YOUR OWN FLOWERS...i made the poppies

http://www.amberscraftsandstuff.com/ EMBOSSING....heat embossed letters

http://littlemissmuffetchallenges.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING BUT A CARD...this is a wall hanging

http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ BUTTERFLIES.... 3 of theem...although there are black!

Thanks for visiting me today love lynx

SMEARED INK NEW RELEASES #2

Happy weekend.... today i have another of the new releases from SMEARED INK to share with you..... below is the full digi set................... HEEBIE JEEBIES........ .............and this is my card using the image from the dead centre above.... i also used the splatters from SMEARED INK..... coloured the image with promarkers and darken/distressed the edges with ots of lovely black ink............

....torn red card, mounted onto black cardstock..... job done.

Please take a look at the post below and if you have time do the hop..... there are some really great new images to use this Hallowe'en..... or if your'e like me.... use 'em anytime.

See you tomorrow for number 3 love lynx

SMEARED INK NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP

It's mid July and its HALLOWE'EN release time....
This will be the first of two Halloween Releases by Smeared Ink.
The second release will be in September. There are a total of 11 digi sets being released on 07/15/11 plus one preview single image from the September release. Anyone who loves creepy....there is even a creepy cute set!.... Zombies.... Day of the dead..... or just plain weird (ME!) you need to do this blog hop and have a look at the images.............. then go to the SMEARED INK STORE....... over the next 5 days i'll be showing the ones i was given to create with...... my 1st offering is from the A BIT BATTY set.................

i've made a wall hanging..... sort of in the style of a Victorian trophy.............. six layers of this wonderful digi image.... all aged and fussy cut..... and i do mean fussy cut..... are decoupaged onto my painted and distressed 10 inch circular canvas. I used chipboard letters, painted and distressed....and a definition from a vintage dictionary..... and a row of studs around the edge.

Below is the list of blogs you need to visit..... in any order you want.....

Terra

Tori

Alison

Kelli

Black Dragon

Lady Brayton

Kapree

Sugar

Dianne

Paula

Our Guest Dt Steph

Heres a close up of the fussy cut face..... i was pretty pleased with how it came out.... it looks pretty real.

I shall also enter the following challenges,

http://quirkycrafts.blogspot.com/ NO PATTERNED DP'S......... mines a painted background

http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/ LOTS OF TEXTURE........ cracked paint on canvas, studs, 3D paper sculpture in the centre.

http://happichallenge.blogspot.com/ CRITTERS.........a beautiful bat.

http://www.kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/ USE SCISSORS............. a very fussy cut bat!

http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.com/ ANIMALS.........bat.

http://www.cinspirations.blogspot.com/ NO FLOWERS ALLOWED......... none!

Hope you can visit all the blogs on the list and come

back tomorrow for the next preview.
love lynx

MACABRE MONDAY

Its Monday again.... so we at MACABRE MONDAY have a new challenge for you... this week its........................................ Loathsome Lotharios
You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece
representing those bad boys we (sometimes) love to hate.
Think of a rake, libertine, a scoundrel, or a seducer... a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women, and create something that represents your desire or disgust.


I created a scene using 5 stamps from THIRD COAST and 1 from CHERRY PIE.... ( the chappie standing looking at the lasses)i made masks for them all except the last one used that was the building at the rear. I coloured my scene with distress inks, then dakened all the edges..... then...idiot that i am i remembered i needed to do a shaped card.... so i cut my scene into an arch and re-distressed the edges! I mounted my scene onto an easel base i made from black card stock.
I made my 'stop' and covered it with black ribbon.... i made 5 clay flowers, glued them to punched flowers added punched leaves... and the dreaded glitter.... saving grace.... it is black glitter!
I hope you can find time to join us minions this week.

I shall also enter this at,

http://quirkycrafts.blogspot.com/ NO PATTERNED PAPERS..... its a stamped scene.... on a plain black base.

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/ FAVOURITE TECHNIQUE.... stamping and masking

http://irishteddys.blogspot.com/ FLOWERS..... yep.... black ones.

http://ccmspotlight.blogspot.com/ MASKING..... 5 masked images.

http://blog.therubbercafe.com/ SHAPED CARD..... an arched easel.

http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.com/ MALE ORIENTATED/FOR HIM...... hopefully!
Thank you for visiting..... love lynx

SMEARED INK DRAGONSDAY

Every other Wednesday its my turn to post on the SMEARED INK DT BLOG..... i affectionatly call it Dragonsday instead of Wednesday. I had a look at some challenge sites last night and decides to make something that i could enter in a few of these.
My friend Susan ...of Craftchaos designs discovered a Hallowe'en challenge blog.... there are a couple of Vintage challenges , a couple of distressing challenges and a couple wanting your favoutire stamp/things.... so with these in mind .... i set about my project.... well as soon as favourite image/stamp/thing is concerned Poe comes to mind.... and the other day i was asked by one of my girls what FASCINATION meant..... so i used my love of all things Poe as an example for her.... and this is the basis of my wall art piece.I found a brilliant sketch at OUR VINTAGE AFFAIR.... http://ourvintageaffair.blogspot.com/ (THE SKETCH and FLOWERS, INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE HANDMADE YOURSELF. )
I started off with a piece of T!m Holtz paper that i ink , sanded and distressed I used my favourite stamp set from SMEARED INK.... the wonderful QUOTH THE RAVEN... stamped the wire mesh randomly over my distressed paper..... i used a white pencil to just slightly high-light some of the swirls.... i coloured some gems with 'Umber' promarker to make the curve of the sketch.... i wanted a frame for Mr Poe...so i made one from thick card.... did a cracked paint effect on it...... stamped and masked Poe.... stamped the wire over my mask, and coloured with the same distress inks i used for my background. I placed my Poe image in my frame and used UTEE.... i made 3 tiny paper roses and added some metal leaves i coloured with Umber promarker..... I found lurking in a box some acrylic words.....i think i brought these in 2007 then promptly forgot them..... so i used 3 of these that i attached to some backing paper with diamond glaze..... tiny brads to fill the holes..... the word Fascination is a MAYA ROAD DIE-CUT.... that i distress ink then triple embossed.... the same tiny brads added.... i made 3 tiny pencils..... as Poe's writting is another of my favourite things..... then just mounted it onto distressed blue, then distressed brown card stock.
Blue and brown arnt colours i usually use but i think they have a lovely vintage feel.
If you have a few minutes to spare sometime please come and check us our on the SMEARED AND SMUDGED FORUM.... the link is on my side bar..... i shall enter this Mr Poe piece into the following challenges.....

http://happichallenge.blogspot.com/ FRAME IT..... i made this frame from 4 layers of thick card....




http://www.simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/ SHOW A FLOURISH..... the flourishes were all ready printed on the paper but i have 'highlighted' them





http://halloweencardmaking.blogspot.com/ TEARING OR DISTRESSING...... not sure if this is Hallowe'eny enough.... but what says Hallowe'en better than POE?




http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/ 'BINGO' my line is GEMS, FLOWERS and DIE-CUT.





http://www.frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/ VINTAGE PHOTO OR PICTURE...... i hope my stamped image of Poe counts.... if not i am sorry.





http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/ MY FAVOURITE THINGS..... Poe... ink...distressing... SMEARED INKS QUOTE THE RAVEN STAMP SET...... paint.... dirty hands and inky fingers!





http://craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com/ VINTAGE...... i hope this piece has the Vintage feel.





http://desertislandcraftschallenge.blogspot.com/ i used...PROMARKERS, DISTRESS TOOL, CRYSTALS, DIAMOND GLAZE AND POP-DOTS.





http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com/ FAVOURITE STAMP/IMAGE.... my favourite stamp plate... QUOTE THE RAVEN from SMEARED INK.... Poe is my fascination!





http://www.bellichallenge.blogspot.com/ HANDMADE EMBELLIES..... i used the acrylic words i found lurking.... and i made the frame, flowers and pencils.
Thanks for visiting and making it to the bottom of this really ultra long post.... sorry if i bored you to tears!
love lynx

MACABRE MONDAY

Sorry i have been absent for a while...life has a nasty way of interferring with my crafting these days.
Its Monday so it is of cause MACABRE.... and we have a brand new challenge for you......
............................................................... .Xtremely Xhaustive


You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece
using looooooooooooooong elements.
Stretch your imagination and your stash, and use things like string or ribbon, or barbed wire or sinew and ligaments. It's your call.

I decided to alter another doll...... this one is called GLORIA............. after my teamie at MM.
You can see my long dangly bits...... a cord and a cross on a chain...... plus some of the flesh on her face is dangling off just a bit.
It would be great if you can join in the fun with us this week.....

I shall also enter Gloria into the following challenges.....

I know Zoe will laugh at this....not sure about anyone else...... my friend says i'll probably be damned to hell for this but.... a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do.... and no offence is intended... its just for fun.

http://jffchallenge.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING GOES.... Zoe you like out of the ordinary?

http://alteritmonthly.blogspot.com/ ALTER A DOLL OR ANY PART OF....

http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/ THE LETTER 'D'............ DOLL

http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING GOES........... Yep its anything!

Thanks for visiting me today...i hope to be back again soon.

love lynx