"Colorful Bloody Love Gush"

Welcome Everyone! Today is the 1st day of the S&S Bloody Valentines Member Hop! Are you excited yet? I have had a "BLOODY" good time creating for you! (LOL... I just had to throw that pun in there!) 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 the Smeared And Smudged Forum! We would LOVE to have you! Bwahahaha!

Material List

Stamps ~ Strange Skin - Key Hole & Key Heart Drips Digi Images

Patterned Paper ~ Out Of My Scrap Tubs

Card Stock ~ Wausau Papers & Stampin' Up (Eggplant Envy & Glorious Green)

Stampin' Up Crystal Effects

Spider & Drops Rhinestones ~ Recollections by Michael's Store Inc.

3M Foam Tape (To Pop Images Up)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Gunmetal

Prismacolor Colored Pencil Numbers

935, 910, 920, 993, 994, 1030, 925, & 956

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 creation into five different challenges...

• Smudgy Antics Challenge ~ Anything Goes
• C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #141 ~ Valentine's Day
• Craft Us Crazy Challenge #20 ~ Anything Goes
• Do You Stack Up? Challenge #58 ~ LOVE
• Rainbow Lady's Challenge #191 ~ Have A Heart

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

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!

"Bloody Good Night"

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 5 of  7, for the Smudgefest Event! 

FLOWING FRIDAY CHALLENGE

The challenge today was to create using a "flowing medium"! Some examples are watercolors, liquid inks, liquid glues, thinned out acrylics... use your imagination and let the juices flow! This is my first attempt at using Twinkling H2O's and Creative Inspirations Paints! I have only done a little with acrylic paints on wood and Rust-oleum paint on metal! (Ya know, outside where you could make a HUGE mess it really didn't matter! LOL!) I have NEVER done this on paper! I definitely need more practice!!! LOL! Thanks to everyone at Smeared And Smudged for giving me that extra little nudge to get started! I needed it! LOL!

I will run through the rules real quick... 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, a picture! 


The photo below is Twinkling H2O's & Creative Inspirations Paint Only!

This photo shows the front covered thickly with Stampin' Up Crystal Effects!

Material List

Stamps ~ Smeared Ink - Amanda (Image) & (Sentiment) are from the Mistresses Of The Dark Digital Set

Designer Paper ~ NONE (I did it myself... Go Me! LOL!)

Card Stock ~ Loew Cornell Water Color Paper & Stampin' Up (Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, & Green Galore)

Creative Inspirations Paints (Coal, Royal Purple, & Spring Green) / Aqua Brush (Small)

Twinkling H2O's (Iridescent Blue & Ruby Red)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Black Diamonds & Star Dust
Stampin' Up Crystal Effects


This photo shows it at an angle, so you can see the shading that I added!

I am entering this creation into ten different challenges...

• Cute Card Thursday #176 ~ No Designer Paper ~ Deadline Date & Time: Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 2pm CST
• Crafty Purple Frog Challenge ~ Anything But A Card ~ Deadline Date & Time: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 11:30am CST
• Craft Us Crazy Challenge #14 ~ Anything Goes For August ~ Deadline Date & Time: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 11pm CST
• AiFactory Challenge ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 11pm CST
• Raise The Bar Challenge #69 ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 11am CST
• Joyful Stamper Inspire Me Fridays #18 ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 11pm CST
• Frosted Designs Friday Challenge ~ Coloring ~ Deadline Date: Thursday, August 11, 2011
• Papertake Weekly Challenge ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Monday, August 8, 2011
• For Fun Challenge ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date: Tuesday, August 9, 2011
• Just-Add-Ink Challenge #79 ~ Just Add Tearing / Distressing ~ Deadline Date & Time: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 6:59am 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!

"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!