"The Tell-Tale Heart"

Good Afternoon Everyone! How is your weekend going? Mine is pretty good, it's raining; but can't complain to much! Soon the snow will come and then the cold, so will be satisfied for right now! Today I have a picture 8 X 10 to share with you. I know it is not in a frame; I thought I had one more black one in that size, but nope I don't. So it will wait on getting framed! LOL!!! This picture is for the Smudgy Antics Challenge... POE ME! Blackdragon has created some of her beautiful creations as the prize... they are awesome, so I just knew I needed to get a creation finished and in for a chance at winning them!!! Be sure to check the NEW RULES that are on the Smudgy Antics Blog about entering. I am running a bit behind as the challenge will be closing at 2pm CST. So I need to get my butt in gear to make the deadline! Please be sure to check it out on Monday morning for the NEW challenge for the week! Okay on with my creation...

Since you are not able to read the passages that I have used I will go ahead and list them here...

The Tell-Tale Heart

By Edgar Allan Poe

1843

Under The Mad Eyes

TRUE -nervous -very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?

Under The Pocket Watch

A watches minute hand moves more quickly than did mine.

Under The Skull

If still you think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body.

Under The Cracked Heart With Wings

"Villains!" I shrieked, "dissemble no more! I admit the deed! -tear up the planks! here, here! -It is the beating of his hideous heart!"

Material List

Stamps ~ Smeared Ink - Mad Eyes & Skull from the Anatomy 101 Digi Set, It's About Time Pocket Watch Digi Single, Cracked Heart from the Heart Wings Digi Set, & Stampin' Up - Heart used for the background

Patterned Paper ~ Handmade (Using Distress Inks)

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

Stampin' Up Crystal Effects

Distress Inks (Pumice Stone & Black Soot) / Inkssentials Blending Tool with Foam Pads

Making Memories Distress Edger Tool

3M Foam Tape (To Pop Up Image)

Stampin' Up Paper Piercer Tool Set

Gray DMC Floss / Needle (Out Of My Stash)

Prisma Colored Pencil Numbers

925, 935, 902, 1079, 1063, 1080, 1085, 1072, 1074, & 1076

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

• Smudgy Antics Challenge ~ POE ME
• Spleniferous Creations - Color My World Bloggers Challenge ~ Use Your Favorite Colors
• Culture Shock Challenge ~ Do It Yourself
• Joyful Stamper - Inspire Me Friday Link Up Party #34 ~ Anything Goes
• Hanna & Friends Challenge #121 ~ Red + One Other Color
• Paper Crafting Journey Challenge ~ Anything Goes
• Papercrafting Star Challenge #72 ~ Anything Goes
• Creative Card Crew Challenge ~ Monochromatic
• Creative Craft Challenge ~ Free For All
• Sassy Cheryl's Challenge #91 ~ Anything Goes
• Pile It On Challenge #47 ~ Anything Goes with a P... POE
• One Stitch At A Time Challenge #89 ~ Anything Goes
• Lollipop Crafts Challenge #58 ~ Anything Goes
• Stamps & Fun = Creativity Challenge #74 ~ Stitching

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

Have a wicked weekend!

"I'll Get You!"

Welcome to Day 30 of 31 Days of Halloween Hop by Smeared & Smudged!! We only have 1 more day left! I have seen a huge heap of cool projects during this hop and I am a bit sad to see it coming to an end!! But we still have a few more projects to go and goodies to be given away!!! 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 cool hanging project for you!!! I created this for two awesome challenges, first Smeared & Smudged Junk Funk Challenge. We are to incorporate tin can lid(s) into our project and the second one is Macabre Monday Challenge over at the Haunted Design House is to create and pay tribute to the movie "Pumpkin Head". (I have NOT actually seen the movie; but thought this would be close! What do you think? Okay... let me get you on your way..

You will see two different pictures, the first one above is with the flash and the second one below is without it! I guess they sorta look alike... oh well!!! The last picture is the lid that I used. I painted it black and you can see where it is in my project!

Material List

Stamps ~ Smeared Ink - #6 Pumpkin from The Patch Digi Set (3x) & Ike's Art - Get You (She was so nice to give us this creepy little guy as a freebie this month!)

Designer Paper ~ Apothecary Emporium  by Echo Park

Card Stock ~ Wausau Papers

Tuna Fish Lid

Acrylic Paint by Artist Loft ~ Black

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Standard Circle Small & Lacey Circles

Drill

Floral Wire

Adhesive

Pop Up Glue Dots by Stampin' Up

Krylon Triple-Thick Acrylic Coating Spray

Prisma Colored Pencil Numbers

1032, 1033, 1034, 911, 912, 913, 1030, 1052, 1054, 1056, 1058, 1032, & 1033

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

• Smeared & Smudged Junk Funk Challenge ~ Use Tin Can Lid(s)
• Macabre Monday - Haunted Design House Challenge #112 ~ Movie Pumpkin Head
• Di's Digi Designs Challenge Blog ~ Halloween
• Just Some Lines Challenge ~ Halloween Theme
• The Secret Crafter Challenge #158 ~ Spooky or Whimsical
• Splendiferous Creations Challenge ~ Happy Haunting
• Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge #106 ~ Halloween
• Patties Creations Challenge #32 ~ Halloween or Autumn Colors
• Stamping For The Weekend Challenge #19~ Spooky
• Do You Stack Up Challenge #43 ~ Halloween
• Pixie Dust Studio Challenge #98 ~ Spooky
• Paper Play Challenge #43 ~ Halloween/Witches

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, as it is our last day :(

Have a wicked Sunday!

"Halloween Crypt"

Welcome to Day 29 of 31 Days of Halloween Hop by Smeared & Smudged!! We only have 2 days left! I have seen a huge heap of cool projects during this hop and I am a bit sad to see it slowly coming to an end!! But we still have more projects to go and goodies to be given away!!! 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 very special project for you!!! You're probably wondering why it is so special well... This is the first ever "Altered Item" I have done besides the ornaments! This is my baby... I was hoping to save it 'til the last day; but I need a bit more time on 2 projects that I was going to show before this one!!! LOL!!! Okay... let me get you on your way..

Material List

Paper Mache Coffin ~ Bought from Michael's Stores Inc.

Gesso by Golden

Light Molding Paste by Golden

Artist Loft Acrylic Paint (Black & White) I mixed 3 different batches to make the different shades of gray... like a crypt! 

Folk Art Silver Paint ~ I stippled this on in different area's to give it the look of stone!

Stamps ~ Studio G, Amuse Artstamps, & The Bat Stamp (?)

Skeleton ~ Dollar Tree

Cross Pendant ~ Out Of My Stash

Stickles by Ranger ~ Xmas Red, True Blue, & Green

Jewel Brad ~ Stampin' Up / Colored with Copic B18 Lapis Lazuli

Stampin' Up Ink ~ Basic Black & Going Gray (Sponged on the Gauze)

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

• Smeared & Smudged Rock-N-Rolla October Challenge ~ Marilyn Manson's Music Video "This Is Halloween"
• Splendiferous Creations Challenge ~ Happy Haunting
• Culture Shock Challenge ~ Tim Burton
• Glitter Geeks Challenge #21 ~ Ghosts and Ghouls, Spiders and Spooks
• Joyful Stamper Inspire Me Friday #30 ~ Anything Goes
• Do You Stack Up? Challenge #43 ~ Halloween
• Sassy Studio Designs Challenge #96 ~ Inspired by Favorite Movie (Serpent And The Rainbow) 
• Decorate To Celebrate Challenge #11 ~ Halloween Party Decor

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 Saturday!