"A Twist Of Love"

Hello Everyone! The NEW challenge will be posted over at the Forever Night Challenge Blog! Jamie is having some troubles with her Internet, so once that is resolved, you will find the challenge! So that you can get started on the challenge... It is "Anything Altered"! As you know, I have been really concentrating on altering items, so today I have another "Altered Canvas Tile" for you! I am really having fun with this whole process. I will walk you through step by step on what I have done with this one (4 X 4).

Here is what it looks like finished.

I started out with this white 4 X 4 canvas tile.

I painted twice with Black Acrylic Paint.

Then I mixed (all by myself) these wonderful colors and painted it once, using a very generous coat of each of the colors. (Acrylic Paint)

Once it was good and dry, I Dry Brushed some Black Acrylic Paint over it to grunge it up.

Now was the fun part (which I am getting really good at), I added a layer of Modge Podge and quickly added my cut out images; making sure that they were all pressed out completely flat. Then I added another generous layer of Modge Podge over the top of the whole tile. I let that sit and dry completely for two days. Then added one more layer of Modge Podge for good measure to make sure it was sealed completely. Since the Modge Podge left a tacky feel, I sprayed the tile with Krylon UV-Resistant Clear Acrylic Coating. Now it is completely sealed and not tacky at all!

After the tile dried for another day. I added a piece of black card stock over the back and used Wonder Tape to adhere it to the tile. I then cut several strips of Magnetic Tape and added them, they already had a sticky back. (Yay!)

I used my MFT Die-namics Rolled Rose Dies to make some flowers. After they were rolled and glued, I sprayed them with Shimmer Mist Spray by Tsukineko. Once they were dry, I adhered them to the tile using Inkssentials Glossy Accents! That stuff really works and a little goes a long way! I love the fact that it dries clear and that it's a staple in my craft arsenal!

Prismacolor Colored Pencil Numbers

~ Emily ~

 Hair - 1054, 1056, & 1058

Shoes, Trim on Dress and Sleeve Gloves ~ 935 & 1008

Dress - 932, 1008, & 956

Veil - 956 & 1026

Eye Shadow - 932, 1008, 956, 1026, & 935

Skin - 997, 927, & 928

Flowers - 993, 994, & 912

~ Victor ~

Skin - 997 & 927

Candle - 932

Shoes - 935

Clothes - 956, 1063, 1065, & 1067

Hair - 1054, 1056, & 1058

I will be entering this Altered Tile Canvas Refrigerator Magnet into the following challenges...

• Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge #129 ~ Stripes or Checks 
• Fussy And Fancy Challenge #61 ~ Punches or Dies
• Inspire Me Friday at Joyful Stamper #55 ~ Anything Goes
• Do You Stack Up? Challenge #68 ~ Stripes
• I Brake For Stamps Challenge ~ Anything But A Card
• Just Keep On Crafting Challenge ~ Anything Goes
• One Stitch At A Time Challenge #110 ~ Anything Goes
• Pile It On Challenge #17 ~ Sparkle and Shine
• Hiding In My Craft Room Challenge #43 ~ April Showers Bring.... Handmade Flowers
• Art With No Boundaries Challenge ~ Anything Goes

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

Have a wicked week!

"Crystal Ball"

Welcome to Day 8 of 31 Days of Halloween Hop by Smeared & Smudged!! Today is the start of the second week as a Wicked Blogger, 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!!!

My card creation today is another ATC; which I am very happy to say turned put just the way I wanted it too!!! Ooppss... I should remind you to your shades on... I got a bit carried away with the glitter again!! LOL!

Okay on to my creation, so you can be on your way...

Material List

Stamp ~ Stamp N Doodle - Fairest Of Them All (The image and sentiment are together!)

Designer Paper ~ Crafty Chaos Designs ~ Gothic Bruise Digi Set

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

Stampin' Up Crystal Effect

Sponging Technique ~ Stampin' Up Ink (Basic Black, Going Gray, & Taken With Teal)

Rhinestones by Darice

Spider (Out Of My Stash)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Lavender

Prisma Colored Pencil Numbers

907, 936, 1096, 917, & 1056

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

• Fussy And Fancy Friday Challenge ~ Fall or Halloween
• Inspire Me Friday at Joyful Stamper ~ Anything Goes
• Crafty Ribbons Challenge ~ Pretty Spooky
• Pixie Dust Studio Pixie Challenge #94 ~ Anything But A Card
• Stamp Insanity Challenge #77 ~ Anything But A Card

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 weekend!

"Killin' Time"

Welcome! Today the project that I am sharing with you was created for two awesome challenges. The first challenge is the Smudgy Antics Challenge "Dead Divas", the second challenge is in the Smeared And Smudged Group "Junk Funk Challenge". Okay, now for some details... The Dead Divas Challenge on the Smudgy Antics Blog is to create anything that you would like, use your imagination and only one rule... You MUST use a Smeared Ink Stamp! The Stamp that I have used is Anya from The Glam Vamps Digi Set. The Junk Funk Challenge is to be creative in using Staples on your creation, so I created a staple chain for around my image and one chain that dangles from each corner of the sentiment! Let me tell you, it was a bit of pain to sit and hook them all together, bend and squeeze each one shut... but that is me, once I get an idea in my head... I have to do it, no matter what! LOL!

Material List

Stamps ~ Smeared Ink - Anya from the Glam Vamps Digi Set (Image) & My Own Little Mind (Sentiment)

Designer Paper ~ Paper Pizazz & Out Of My Stash

Card Stock ~ Wausau Papers 60# (?) & Stampin' Up (Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, & Going Gray)

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Deckled Mega Rectangles - Large

Staples (Chain Around My Image & Chain That Dangles From The Sentiment)

Stampin' Up Pastel Chalks (Background Of My Image & Sentiment)

Brads ~ Out Of My Stash (Most likely Stampin' Up)

Punch ~ 1/16" Fiskars Handheld Circle Punch

3M Foam Tape (To Pop Image & Sentiment Up)

Half Pearls ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc.

Stickles by Ranger ~ Gunmetal & Xmas Red

Stampin' Up Crystal Effects (Boots & Eyes)

5 X 7 Black Frame

Prisma Colored Pencil Numbers

923, 924, 925, 1050, 1051, 1054, 1056, 1058, 935, 1068, 1069, 1063, 1065, & 1067

I will be entering this picture into thirteen different challenges...

• Smudgy Antics Challenge ~ Dead Divas ~ Deadline Date & Time: Sunday, August 21, 2011 at 2am CST
• Smeared And Smudged Junk Funk Challenge ~ Use Staples ~ Deadline Date & Time: Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 2am CST
• Digi's With Attitude Challenge #32 ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 11pm CST
• Fussy And Fancy Friday Challenge #43 ~ Use A Lot (3 or more of your favorite embellishments - Half Pearls & Brads) ~ Deadline Date & Time:  Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 10pm CST
• Joyful Stamper Inspire Me Friday Challenge #20 ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 11am CST
• Phindy's Friday Challenge #69  ~ Something New (New Friend in my case) ~ Deadline Date & Time: Friday, August 26, 2011 at 3am CST
• The Poodle Parlour Challenge ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 6:30pm CST
• Stamp Insanity Challenge ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 7pm CST
• Shelly's Images Challenge ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 7pm CST
• Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog ~ Song Of Choice (Hunt You Down by JT Hodges) ~ Deadline Date: Thursday, August 25, 2011
• Paper Crafting Journey Challenge #17 ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 6am CST
• Crafty Purple Frog Challenge ~ Hot... Red Hot! ~ Deadline Date & Time:  Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 1am CST
• Craft Us Crazy Challenge #15 ~  Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 11pm 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 weekend!