"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!

"Love Hurts"

Good Evening! Smeared Ink is having a daily challenge all this week to kick off their new weekly challenges that will be starting on the Smudgy Antics Blog!  Today is Day 4 of  7, for the Smudgefest Event! 

TWISTED THURSDAY CHALLENGE

The challenge today was to create an ATC (Artist Trading Card) with a twist! The twist was anything that you could come up with! Well first I must say, I have NEVER created one of these... so I had to ask questions and do a bit of research! LOL! I have decided that they are AWESOME!!! I can't believe how much I have learned (as far as techniques and things about myself) since I have joined the Smudged & Smeared Ning Group! I also have found that I am loving Smeared Inks Digital and Rubber Stamps! 

The rules to these challenges are you MUST use a Smeared Ink Image (Digi or Rubber) and you Must complete each day's challenge by midnight PST! And that is it! There are Daily Prizes and one HUGE Grand Prize for one lucky person! (To be eligible for the Grand Prize Drawing, you MUST complete all 7 days of challenges! Whew!) 

Well this is what I came up with! 

Material List

Stamps ~ Smeared Ink - Shot Grumpie from the Love Li'l Grumpies Digi Set (Image) & My Own Little Mind (Sentiment)

Designer Paper ~ Crafty Chaos Designs ~ Under A Blood Red Moon Digital Set

Card Stock ~ Wausau Papers 60# (?) & Stampin' Up (Brilliant Blue)

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Small Deckled Rectangles

Stampin' Up Crystal Effects

Sponging Technique ~ Stampin' Up Ink (Basic Black, Brilliant Blue, & Elegant Eggplant)

3M Foam Tape (To Pop Up Image)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Star Dust & True Blue

Rhinestones ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc.

Prisma Colored Pencil Numbers

1101, 906, 1102, 1065, 1067, 932, 1099, 924, & 925

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

• AiFactory Challenge ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 11pm CST
• Craft Us Crazy Challenge #14 ~ Anything Goes For August ~ Deadline Date & Time: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 11pm CST
• Crafty Purple Frog Challenge ~ Anything But A Card ~ Deadline Date & Time: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 11:30am CST
• Bling It On Challenges #6 ~ ABC Challenge (Arrow, Blood, Critter) ~ Deadline Date & Time: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 6pm CST
• Sir Stamp Alot Challenge ~ Whatever You Fancy ~ Deadline Date: Thursday, August 25, 2011
• Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge # ~ Anything But A Card ~ Deadline Date & Time: Friday, August 5, 2011 at 3am 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 rest of the week!

"Blood Bath"

Welcome! Smeared Ink is having a daily challenge all this week to kick off their new weekly challenges that will be starting on the Smudgy Antics Blog!  Today is Day 2 of  7, for the Smudgefest Event! 

TERRIFYING TUESDAY CHALLENGE

The challenge for today is to create a project that showcases your favorite scary Smeared Ink image! Go ahead, pull out all the stops and give us the willies! Well this is what I came up with! The rules to these challenges are you MUST use a Smeared Ink Image (Digi or Rubber) and you Must complete each day's challenge by midnight PST! And that is it! There are Daily Prizes and one HUGE Grand Prize for one lucky person! (To be eligible for the Grand Prize Drawing, you MUST complete all 7 days of challenges! Whew!)

Material List

Stamps ~ Smeared Ink - Courtney from the Mistresses Of The Dark Digi Set (Image), The Stamping Boutique ~ Vintage Bathtub (Image), & My Own Little Mind (Sentiment)

Designer Paper ~ Oriental Trading Company Inc.

Card Stock ~ Wausau Papers 60# (?) & Stampin' Up (Elegant Eggplant)

Exacto Knife

Stickles by Ranger ~ Star Dust & Purple

Stampin' Up Crystal Effects

Sponging Technique ~ Stampin' Up Ink (Basic Black & Elegant Eggplant)

Flowers ~ Fabric Fancies

Gems ~ Darice (In The Flower Centers - Don't They Kinda Look Like Eyes?)

Rhinestones ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc.

Ribbon ~ Out Of My Scrap Bag (Yay... For Me! LOL!)

Prisma Colored Pencil Numbers

923, 924, 1029, 1030, 1031, 931, 931, 950, 1067, 911, 913, 1050, 1051, 1094, & 1019

(The above picture is at an angle, so you can see all the sparkles!)

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

• The Hotspot ~ Studio 313 Challenge #7 ~ One or More Of The Colors Listed ~ Deadline Date & Time: Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 8pm CST
• Sparkle Forum Challenge #17 ~ One For The Girls ~ Deadline Date: Sunday, August 14, 2011
• VOStamps Challenge #17 ~ Bling ~ Deadline Date & Time: Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 12pm CST
• Shopping Our Stash Challenge #11 ~ Vellum or Violet or Violin ~ Deadline Date & Time: Monday, August 8, 2011 at 11:59pm CST
• Stampin' B's Design Team Challenge #121 ~ Ribbon ~ Deadline Date & Time:  Thursday, August 4, 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!

"My Bi-Polar"

Hello All! My creation is for Smudgefest 2011! Smeared Ink is having a daily challenge all this week to kick off their new weekly challenges that will be starting on the Smudgy Antics Blog! Today is Day 1 of 7! I have decided to participate in it and try to complete all 7 days! It will be HUGE challenge for me; but I need to do this for me! Since my goal is to explore myself and my art at the same time, what a better way to do this than to just jump right in! Right? 

MANIC MONDAY CHALLENGE

The challenge for today is to create a bi-polar creation that showcases two opposites! Well as you can see I have a few more! The rules to these challenges are you MUST use a Smeared Ink Image (Digi or Rubber) and you Must complete each day's challenge by midnight PST! And that is it! There are Daily Prizes and one HUGE Grand Prize for one lucky person! (To be eligible for the Grand Prize Drawing, you MUST complete all 7 days of challenges! Whew!)

Material List

Stamps ~ Smeared Ink - Heart Grumpie from the Love Li'l Grumpies Digi Set (Image) & My Own Little Mind (Sentiments)

Designer Paper ~ Out Of My Stash

Card Stock ~ Wausau Paper 60# (?)

Sizzix Die - Scallop Tag

Stampin' Up Punch ~ Word Window

3M Foam Tape (To Pop Image Up)

Half Pearls ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc.

Creative Memories Metallic Silver Pen

DMC Floss (Black, Gray, & White)

Prisma Colored Pencil Numbers

931, 932, 1100, 1101, 915, 916, 923, 924, 925, 935, 1067, 912, & 918

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

• Craft Your Passion Challenge # 69 ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 11:59pm CST
• Come And Get It Challenge # ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 4pm 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!

"Vampire Candy"

Good Morning Everyone! I am posting my very first dark creation! It feels awesome to finally be able to go to the dark side and not be alienated for it! I have found a wonderful place to hang out, where everyone is welcome that has a different sort of style and taste in images! Best of all... It is like having Halloween all year long! How cool is that? LOL!

The image that I have used in this creation is by Smeared Ink called Shelby, she is from the Mistresses of the Dark Digi Set! I hope you will take a few minutes (LOL... for me it is at least an hour) to go checkout all of their digi's and rubber stamps! You will definitely get goose bumps! LOL!

Material List

Stamp ~ Smeared Ink - Shelby (Image) & My Own Little Mind (Sentiment)

Designer Paper ~ Crafty Chaos Designs ~ Under A Blood Red Moon & Lair Of The Beast Digi Sets

Card Stock ~ Wausau Paper 60# (?) (Image), Wausau Paper Royal Metallic Series (Kings Gold & Sparkling Merlot), & Stampin' Up (Basic Black)

Ribbon ~ Stampin' Up (Certainly Celery & Baroque Burgundy)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Black Diamond, Burgundy, Lime, & Star Dust

Sponging Technique ~ Stampin' Up Ink (Baroque Burgundy & Basic Black)

3M Foam Tape (To Pop Image Up)

Rhinestones ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc.

Prisma Colored Pencil Numbers

925, 937, 1004, 1093, 935, 1095, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1054, 1056, & 1058

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

• Smeared Ink July Sketch Challenge ~ See Sketch Below ~ Deadline Date & Time: Monday, August 1, 2011 2am CST

• Crafts & Me Challenge #45 ~ Ribbon ~ Deadline Date & Time: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 5:30pm CST

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!