SKULL APPRECIATION DAY BLOG HOP and new CHALLENGE AT QUOTH THE RAVEN

SKULL APPRECIATION DAY
Blog Hop
We on the SMEARED and SMUDGED fb forum
are celebrating today with a wonderful, inspiring blog hop.
The full blog roll is below...
Black Dragon 
Katie
 Lisa
Tit Belsoeur
 Anna 
Sue
 Nan
 Dream In Darkness
Harp
 Maureen 
Ike
Monique
Fiona
 Teresa
Leigh S-B
DominoART
Lost Coast Portal to Creativity
Julia
 Susan R.
WARNING PICTURE HEAVY POST!!!
I played with clay and faux finishes for my projects...
a pair of coasters, a fridge magnet and a hallhanger.
The stamps are SMEARED INK.

 The two coasters have a polished slate finish.

The fridge magnet tarnished copper.

 The wall hanger ...good old rust and corrosion.

The detail these stamps give with clay is magnificent.
This is a close up of the faux tarnished copper fridge magnet.

This the faux rust...

 ...this the polished slate.

Its the first time i've used this SMEARED INK stamp set with clay...
I am IMPRESSED! Shall be using them again for sure.
ALSO TODAY we have a new challenge for you at
QUOTH THE RAVEN..
we have a picture for your inspiration this month...
here is my project...A double page spread in a book of
POE i'm creating.

It has a SKULL on so I thought i'd combine my post...

and hopefully encourage some of you hoppers to join us at QUOTH this month.

You have until the 28th of June to join us.

Hope you will all enjoy the SKULL APPECIATION HOP...

Thanks for stopping by

BDx
I'd like to enter the following challenges...
LEFT OF CENTRE CHALLENGES... ANYTHING GOES LOC
FOREVER DARK...ANYTHING GOES (DARK ART
DREAM IN DARKNESS ANYTHING (DARK) GOES.

SMEARED AND SMUDGED MEMBERS BLOG HOP FOR MAY 2015

Sorry its a very short post from me today

my darling daughters have given me the tummy bug they had.

May Member Blog Hop
Black Dragon
Nan
Teresa
 Leslie Rahye
Anna
Tit Belsoeur
 Susan R.
Maureen
Jane
Barbara
Susan S.
Katie
Shell
Donna

I have an altered desk tidy to share today....
a pressie from my dear friend who has come to visit for a few days.
Being a bit stupid I forgot to take a 'before' shot... but please believe me it did come as plain MDF.

After painting the entire thing,
I altered Tim Holtz papers with ink, paint and stamps, and covered it inside and out.
I made a dimention skull from 8 layers of digi stamps fussy cut and dipped in my melting pot.

This will now reside in dining room with all my note books, diarys and planners in....
the largest compartment at the back holds an A4 sized pad easily.
Thank you Helen... I love this desk tidy. xxx
Off you hop to the weird and wonderful Nan... who i'm sure will have something amazing to share....
as will everyone on this list.
SMEARED AND SMUDGED MEMBERS really are a wickedly talent group of artists/crafters.
Thanks for stopping by BDx

QUOTH THE RAVEN week #2 and DOMINOART

                 We have a wonderful challenge for you at QUOTH THE RAVEN this month,

''RAVING RAVENS''

We're at wk#2 already but because i'm a terrible blogger you'll get to see my wk#1 and wk#2

both together today...Tut tut!!

This was WK#1

I Stamped onto a cotton tee-shirt with stazon using a TH stamp,
then with a fabric pen drew over it to give it more detail... I added lose feathers and a sprinkling of dots
around it.

The 'nevermore' is a smeared ink stamp, stamped with stazon.
I ironed on the reverse of the design to heat set it.

......and this is WK#2

The stamps are all SMEARED INK... coloured with alcohol pens and pencils.

Now my WK#2 project is just the inside of the box lid of an altered game that is my project over at

DOMINOART'S 15 DAYS OF HALF-O-WEEN

to see the complete project please go and check out the DOMINOART blog,

there have been some superb projects already this month with more to come every other day until the end of May.

You have until the end of May to join us at QUOTH THE RAVEN,

with your RAVING RAVEN themes projects... we really do look forward to seeing what you create.

Thank you for stopping by today.

BDx

HUGE NEWS and NEW CHALLENGE AT SMUDGY ANTICS

Good morning,

We have a new look to the SMUDGY ANTICS CHALLENGE,

as you might or might not be aware, SMEARED INK shall cease trading as from 

MAY 5th 2015.

Because of this the SMEARED INK DT shall become the 

SMEARED AND SMUDGED DT,

We shall continue to produce wickedly alternative art, on the SMUDGY ANTIC'S blog and,

 on our facebook SMEARED AND SMUDGED group

Because of the closure of SMEARED INK we shall from now on,

allow you to enter our challenges  at SMUDGY ANTIC'S with

 any DIGITAL IMAGES or REAL STAMPS.

If you do use a SMEARED INK image on your project,

we shall enter you TWICE in the random draw for the prize at the end of the month,

instead of just once for images from any other company.

We hope you continue to enjoy joining us every month for our challenges at 

SMUDGY ANTIC'S.

We shall change the format slightly.. we'll be having weekly reminder posts rather than daily inspiration,

there will be a RANDOM WINNER every month who shall receive a 

SMEARED INK digi image and a real rubber SMEARED INK stamp...

plus there will be a TOP 3 that will be voted for by the DT.

HOPEFULLY, SMEARED INK shall return in the not to distant future, 

until then we'll keep the SMEARED INK flag flying at SMUDGY ANTICS and on facebook.

MAY 2015  '' ANYTHING GOES''

My project features POE...and skulls.
I played with clay again to make this small heart shaped wall hanger.

I used real rubber stamps from SMEARED INK.....you can still order these stamps but be quick..
the shop closes its doors on 5th MAY.

 I hope to see you at SMUDGY ANTICS this month...
its the only place you'll be able to get SMEARED INK DIGI'S OR STAMPS....
we'll be giving ONE digi and ONE stamp every month to the RANDOM DRAW winner.
Thanks for stopping by BDx

I'd like to enter this into the 1st challenge at DREAM IN DARKNESS....a new darker art challenge... I wish them every success in their new venture.

IKES WORLD CHALLENGE....#36 NO PATTERNED PAPERS

I have been a retarded blogger!

I for some reason have not blogged for ages...

I am now getting my act together and shall blog regularly!

We have a new challenge for you at 

IKES WORLD

NO PATTERNED PAPERS.

I have used the beautiful ROBOT 2

to make a new cover for this little note book.

 I coloured the image with alcohol pens and pencils...

matted onto black sturdy card.

There is a wonderful freebie image on the challenge blog ....

you have just short of 2 weeks to enter.

Hope to see you there.

BDx

Final Day of the APRIL MUSE BLOG HOP.

April Muse Three Day Blog Hop

Black Dragon
Susan R.
Fiona
Shell
Nan

Welcome to day #3 the final day of this 3 day blog hop hosted by

 SMEARED AND SMUDGED.

We are a group of crafters who embrace the alternative/dark/macabre/raunchy/saucy/ idiotic/ offensive/ 

(in fact absolutely anything you can possibly think of )

.......side of crafting.

Over the  3 days we have  had 3 different themes....
DAY #3 the theme is....ZOMBIE RESURRECTION...
....So anything featuring Zombies will do.

 I used egg baskets that are a colouring page off the internet and the fantastic ZOMBIE BUNNIES from
IKE'S ART.

 These close ups are a truer colour than the top picture... for some reason my camera doesnt like the full page!

 I coloured everything with alcohol pens and pencils.

Thanks for taking the time these last 3 days to visit me and the other 4 bloggers.
BDx

DAY #2 OF THE APRIL MUSE BLOG HOP

April Muse Three Day Blog Hop

Black Dragon
Susan R.
Fiona
Shell
Nan

Welcome to day #2 of this 3 day blog hop hosted by

 SMEARED AND SMUDGED.

We are a group of crafters who embrace the alternative/dark/macabre/raunchy/saucy/ idiotic/ offensive/ 

(in fact absolutely anything you can possibly think of )

.......side of crafting.

Over the  3 days we have 3 different themes....
DAY #2 the theme is....
AWAKEN THE BEAST:
A DARK SPRING PROJECT THAT FEATURES CREATURES OR ANIMALS.

I used SMEARED INKS dig set CREATURE FEATURE,
and real rubber from DE-STEMPELEWINKEL for the stones at the bottom, the foliage and the cherry blossom.

 I added all the line detail in to keep everything looking similar to the CREATURE FEATURE digis.

I hope  you'll visit everyone on this APRIL MUSE hop.
See you tomorrow for the final day...DAY #3.
BDx

DAY #1 of SMEARED AND SMUDGED APRIL MUSE BLOG HOP

April Muse Three Day Blog Hop

Black Dragon
Susan R.
Fiona
Shell
Nan

Welcome to day #1 of this 3 day blog hop hosted by

 SMEARED AND SMUDGED.

We are a group of crafters who embrace the alternative/dark/macabre/raunchy/saucy/ idiotic/ offensive/ 

(in fact absolutely anything you can possibly think of )

.......side of crafting.

Over the next 3 days we have 3 different themes....

Day #1 being APRIL 1st, known as APRIL FOOLS DAY,

our them is 'Funny or foolish'

I chose to depict a friends favourite Easter joke.

 I used SMOKEY  from SMEARED INK, with baskets of eggs a freebie colouring page off the internet.

The words are computer generated.

SMOKEY and eggs/baskets are coloured with alcohol pens and pencils.

Hope to see you again tomorrow for DAY #2

BDx

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