"Protected Vision Of Red"

Hello Everyone and Happy Friday! The NEW challenge is up over at Forever Night Challenges, the theme is "Red Riding Hood"... the movie (See Movie Trailer Below)! I had so much fun coloring up this awesome image from our sponsor, Delicious Doodles! The winner of this challenge will receive FOUR images of choice from Teri's Online Store! How cool is that? Be sure to head on over to the Forever Night Challenges Blog to see what the other Design Team Members have created for you as inspiration, then get your own creations linked up! 

Material List

Stamp ~ Delicious Doodles - Lycaonia

Patterned Paper ~ Out Of My Scrap Tubs

Card Stock ~ Georgia Pacific & Stampin' Up (Basic Black & Yo-Yo Yellow)

Aleene's Paper Glaze

Black Soot Distress Ink / Inkssentials Blending Tool with Foam Pad

3M Foam Tape (To Pop Image Up)

Brad & Sun/Moon Charm ~ Out Of My Stash

Stickles by Ranger ~ Xmas Red

Prismacolor Colored Pencil Numbers

997, 1093, 913, 923, 924, 925, 941, 947, 1082, 935, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1063, 1065, & 1067

I will be entering this creation into the following challenges...

• Crafty Purple Frog Challenge #38 ~ Let's Get Distressed
• Digi Doodle Shops Best Challenge #102 ~ Something NEW (The Digi)
• Digi Stamps 4 Joy Challenge #40 ~ Glitter & Bling
• Diva's By Design Challenge #29 ~ Anything Goes and 1st Blog Hop
• Just Keep On Crafting Challenge #1 ~ Anything Goes

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message!

Have a wonderful Easter weekend!

"Join Me For A Drink?"

Good Morning Everyone! Welcome to Day 2 of the S&S Bloody Valentines Member Hop!  Let's get all the normal hop stuff out of the way first... You should have come from ever talented Ike's blog, if you did NOT... You really need to start from the beginning, which is with one of our fearless leaders... Tori's Blog! (If at anytime you get lost along the way, you can find the complete blog roll to the right on my sidebar! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------->

The creations for the next 3 days (including today) will be posted by 9am PST! So be sure to check out all the bloody beautiful artistic creations by all of my sisters at Smeared And Smudged! If you would like to take part in the next event or want to get to know us a bit better, come and join us at theSmeared And Smudged Forum! We would LOVE to have you! Bwahahaha!

Material List

Stamps ~ Smeared Ink - Rachel & Decanter Set from the Glam Vamps Digi Set

Patterned Paper ~ Out Of My Scrap Tubs

Card Stock ~ Wausau Paper & Stampin' Up (Brilliant Blue)

Stampin' Up Crystal Effects

3M Foam Tape (To Pop Images Up)

OPI Fingernail Polish ~ Malaga Wine (Used For The Blood Drips)

Prismacolor Colored Pencil Numbers

 949, 935, 1050, 1051, 1065, 1067, 901, 1100, 1022, 1086, 925, 1030, 940, & 1034

Now that have seen my Fat Book Page, I will send you on your way to the magnificent MaryKay's Blog! Be sure to come back tomorrow to see what we have created especially for you!

I will be entering this Fat Book Page into twelve different challenges...

• Haunted Design House ~ Macabre Monday Challenge #119 ~ Freaks - Free For All
• Smudgy Antics Challenge ~ Anything Goes
• Delicious Doodles Challenge  #12~ All Loved Up
• Hotshot Craft Challenge #4 ~ One For The Boys
• The Poodles Parlour Challenge ~ Anything Goes
• The Stamp Man Challenge ~ Texture (Fingernail Polish Blood Drips)
• Auds Sentiments Challenge #47 ~ Anything But A Card With A Sentiment
• Craft Us Crazy Challenge #20 ~ Anything Goes
• Southern Girls Challenge #37 ~ Magic & Mystery
• Creative Card Crew Challenge #3 ~ Fantasy Creatures
• Papertake Weekly Challenge ~ Anything Goes
• Crafty Boots Challenge ~ Valentines

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message!

Have a wicked weekend!

"Witch In Training"

Welcome to Day 17 of 31 Days of Halloween Hop by Smeared & Smudged!! We are well into our 3rd week as a Wicked Bloggers, and let me tell you I am having so much fun creating!!! I finally got my mind focused on Halloween and Day of the Dead!!! As a Horrified Hopper it is very exciting to see all of the wonderful creations that all of the other Wicked Bloggers have come up with! I must say this... We have some really awesome talent and mojo happening! So be sure to hop, fly, creep, or crawl through all of the creations each day (you never know where a prize may be hidden)! If you happen to get lost along the way the whole blog roll is in the side bar to the right! If you arrived here from Tori's blog, then you are on track... if you didn't and would like to start from the beginning, head on over to Terra' s blog!!!

Today I have a simple but cool looking ATC to share... (at least I think it is cool looking)! I am very pleased with how it turned out, not quite what I had in my mind when I started! Okay... let me get you on your way...

Material List

Stamp ~ Delicious Doodles - Pumpkin Witch

Designer Paper ~ Crafty Chaos Designs - Eye of  Newt Digi Set

Card Stock ~ Wausau Papers & Stampin' Up (Basic Black)

Krylon Triple-Thick Crystal Clear Glaze Spray

Stampin' Up Ink ~ Going Gray & Q Tip (To Do Background Around Image)

Sponging Technique ~ Stampin' Up Ink ~ Basic Black (To Do All The Distressing Of The Edges)

Half Pearls ~ Recollection by Michael Stores Inc.

Stickles by Ranger ~ Crystal

Prisma Colored Pencil Numbers

1054, 1058, 1076, 1007, 1008, 1085, 911, 912, 913, 1032, 1033, & 1034

As always thank for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Hope to hear from you tomorrow!

Have a wicked day!

"Can You See The Beauty?"

Welcome to Day 16 of 31 Days of Halloween Hop by Smeared & Smudged!! We are at the HALF WAY MARK as a Wicked Bloggers, and let me tell you I am having so much fun creating!!! I finally got my mind focused on Halloween and Day of the Dead!!! As a Horrified Hopper it is very exciting to see all of the wonderful creations that all of the other Wicked Bloggers have come up with! I must say this... We have some really awesome talent and mojo happening! So be sure to hop, fly, creep, or crawl through all of the creations each day (you never know where a prize may be hidden)! If you happen to get lost along the way the whole blog roll is in the side bar to the right! If you arrived here from Tori's blog, then you are on track... if you didn't and would like to start from the beginning, head on over to Terra' s blog!!!

Today I have a simple but cool looking ATC to share... (at least I think it is cool looking)! I am very pleased with how it turned out, not quite what I had in my mind when I started! Okay... let me get you on your way...

Material List

Stamps ~ Smeared Ink - Flower King Skulls from The Flower King Digi Set & The Spider Web Stamp ( I have no idea who it is by... It doesn't have a name on the wood block!?!)

Designer Paper ~ Handmade using Starburst Sprays from Lindy's Stamp Gang - Witches Potion Purple & Screamin' Banshee Black)

Card Stock ~ Wausau Papers & Stampin' Up (Basic Black & Brilliant Blue)

Creative Inspirations Paint - Fairy Dust (Only On The Blue And Purple)

Stampin' Up Crystal Effects

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

3M Foam Tape (To Pop Image Up)

Stickles by Ranger ~ True Blue

Spider Brads ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc.

Prisma Colored Pencil Numbers

1083, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1054, 1007, 1008, 989, 913, 904, & 906

I will be entering this ATC into seven different challenges...

• Delicious Doodles Challenge #4 ~ Halloween but NO Orange
• Bling It On October Challenge ~ No Patterned Paper
• Desert Islands Crafters Challenge #18 ~ (Must Use 3 From The List Of 10 - Halloween, Favorite Color (Purple), Spiders, & Bats
• The Emerald Faerie Challenges #11 ~ Flowers, Flowers, Flowers
• Just Some Lines Challenge ~ Reminds You Of A Song (The Misfits ~ Skulls ~ 1982)
• CAS-ual Friday Challenge #24 ~ Halloween With No Orange
• Inspire Me Friday at the Joyful Stamper #28 ~ Anything Goes

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Hope to hear from you tomorrow!

Have a wicked day!

"Brewing Beauty"

Good Morning Everyone!!! Today is Day 2 of 31 Days of Halloween Hop by Smeared & Smudged!! I am sooooo excited to be apart of this "Halloween Hop Party"!!! The rules are simple; anything Halloween or Day of the Dead related are accepted in any form that you wanted to create in... cards, scrap layouts, ATC's, Altered Art or anything else that you can think of!!! The only real rule is you MUST use at least one stamp (regular or digital by any company) on your project!!! How cool is that? There will be daily prizes hidden along the way and also a HUGE Grand Prize to one lucky person!!! We needed to sign up for this month long hop back in September... Whew... what a commitment!!! LOL! J/K!!! The blog roll for the month is to the right on the sidebar!!! Be sure to hop, fly, creep, or crawl through all of the creations each day (you never know where a prize maybe hidden)!! Okay onto my creation...

Material List

Stamp ~ Inkadinkado ~ Witches Set

Designer Paper ~ Made My Own Using Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Sprays (Freaky Franken-Lime, Hag's Wart Orange, & Screamin' Banshee Black)

Card Stock ~ Wausau Papers 60#(?) & Stampin' Up (Basic Black & Green Galore)

Stampin' Up Crystal Effects

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Deckled Rectangle Large

Ribbon ~ Halloween by Michael's Stores Inc. (Cut Each Bat Apart)

3M Foam Tape (To Pop Image Up)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Orange Peel, Purple, & Star Dust

Prisma Colored Pencil Numbers

912, 913, 1085, 1092, 946, 948, 1065, 1067, 918, 1002, 1003, 923, & 949

I will be entering this creation into five different challenges...

• Forever Night Challenge #11 ~ Anything Goes
• Delicious Doodles Challenge #3 ~ Tales of the Unexpected
• Paper Cutz Challenge #111 ~ Halloween Project
• Art Impressions Stamps Challenge #34 ~ Get Ready For Halloween
• Whimsical Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

I hope to hear from you tomorrow!

Have a wicked day!

"Sexiest Witch In The Coven"

Good Morning! I have a wonderful card to share with you today! Okay, Okay... I know yesterday, I said I wasn't going to be doing many cards; but this one is for an awesome reason! I created it using the Smeared And Smudged Card Sketch Challenge (see below) and I will be entering it into Delicious Doodles DT Call as my entry creation, to try out for a spot on their Design Team! What do you think? Is she the sexiest witch or what? Now for the details...

Material List

Stamps ~ Delicious Doodles - Pumpkin Witch (Image) & My Own Little Mind (Sentiment) - The Wiccan Rede

Designer Paper ~ Little Yellow Bicycle - Frightful Collection & Oriental Trading -Halloween Paper Pack

Card Stock ~ Wausau Papers 60# (?) & Stampin' Up (Basic Black, Green Galore, Lovely Lilac, & Pumpkin Pie)

Creative Memories Oval Cutting System

Light Sponging Technique ~ Stampin' Up Ink (Going Gray & Lovely Lilac)

3M Foam Tape (To Pop Up Image)

Half Pearls ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc.

Stickles by Ranger ~ Star Dust

3D Metal Rhinestone Brads ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc. 

Prisma Colored Pencil Numbers

935, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1065, 1067, 1070, 949, 1007, 1008, 912, 913, 989, 1004, 1026, 997, 1092, 1085, 940, 917, & 918

I will be entering this card into eleven different challenges...

• Smeared & Smudged Card Sketch Challenge ~ Sketch (see below) ~ Deadline Date & Time: Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 1:59am CST

• Delicious Doodles The Challenges ~ DT Call ~ Deadline Date & Time: Friday, August 19, 2011 at 7am CST
• The Crazy Challenge #80 ~ Movies (Practical Magic) ~ Deadline Date & Time: Sunday, August 21, 2011 at 9am CST
• Incy Wincy Designs Challenge #106 ~ Recipe (3 Embellishments, 2 Papers, & 1 Image) ~ Deadline Date & Time: Sunday, August 21, 2011 at 9am CST
• Paper Playtime Challenge #53 ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Saturday, August 27, 2011 at 7am CST
• Simon Says Stamp And Show Challenge ~ Show Some Bling ~ Deadline Date & Time: Sunday, August 21, 2011 at 11pm CST
• Bearly Mine Challenge #17 ~ Bring On The Bling ~ Deadline Date & Time: Monday, August 29, 2011 at 2pm CST
• Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge Blog #36 ~ Favourite Stamp ~ Deadline Date & Time: Sunday, September 4, 2011 at 6am CST
• Shopping Our Stash Challenge #13 ~ Our Weakest Link... What we have to buy... (Stickles, Digi's, & Half Pearls) ~ Deadline Date & Time: Monday, August 22, 2011 at 11:59pm CST
• Try It On Tuesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 7pm CST
• Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #62 ~ Non Stamped Sentiment  ~ Deadline Date & Time: Monday, August 22, 2011 at 5pm CST

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Have a wicked day!