12 Days of Creepmas Day 12

Welcome to my blog and the last post for the 12 Days of Creepmas.  It's rather bittersweet that this is the last post for this holiday blog hop.  Now I have wait a whole year to do another.  I sure hope y'all have enjoyed these last twelve days of beautiful projects created by our Jolly Bloggers.  Also, a big thank you to Terra and Tori for all their hard work in putting this together.

Today, I finally get to use a Smeared and Smudged stamp.  I received my first shipment a few weeks ago, from the Smeared and Smudged Rubber Stamp Club.  I am using three of the images from the Dark Holidaze set by Rick St. Dennis.

I began by stamping all three images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I masked off the bottoms of each image and stamped some snow drifts.  I colored these images with Crayola colored pencils and Gamsol as well as a couple of BIC Markers. I then inked the whole thing with DI Tumbled Glass and Vintage Photo to age it.  The papers are from Harper's Bazaar and Luca and Lola from the Paper Studio.  I should have added a sentiment but I forgot. :)

I sure hope y'all have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year.  I will continue to be posting different projects for my design teams.  I do have an announcement.  I have been selected to be part of three new teams beginning in January.  Open Minded Crafting, Clear it Out Challenges, and I am part of the Core 4 at Kenny K's.  How exciting is my new year going to be?  Stay tuned for some great DT examples. :)

Day 11 of the 12 Days of Creepmas Blog Hop

Welcome to my blog.  We are on the Christmas countdown here at my house.  My daughter has finished her Christmas shopping and has all her presents wrapped and under the tree.  I am not finished shopping, nor do I have anything wrapped yet.  I do have all my cards made and ready to be dropped in the mail..yeah, they are going to be late :) and I have finished all my hand made Christmas presents.  I will be posting pictures after Christmas because my mom and my mil both read my blog and I don't want the surprise to be revealed.

For today's card, I have used an Ike's Image.  I just Suzy's images.  She's so creative.

I was feeling not so Christmasy when I made this card.  I have been feeling this way for the past few weeks.  And now, I have been diagnosed with Shingles.  I am in lots of pain but I am pushing through.

I used some papers from the Harper's Bazaar paper pad from The Paper Studio to make this card.  I used my Crayola's to color in this chick.  The sentiment is mine and the card stock is Recollections and GP.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a great day.  Make sure to stop in on Monday for the final card in the Smeared and Smudged 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop.  I have received my first set of rubber stamps from the club and I am going to use it to be able to participate in Smeared Ink Day.  Stay tuned.

Day 10 of the 12 Days of Creepmas

Good Morning!  Welcome to Day 10.  Can you believe it's less than a week 'til Christmas?  Where did this year go?  Man, it seems to older I get, the faster time flies...And I wan't having fun the whole time..LOL.

Today's card features an image from Jade Draggone.  I think she's kinda cute in a twisted way.  She was intentionally designed for Halloween, but just as most of the images I have used along this hop, I made her into a Creepmas image.

I printed off my image onto Neenah Solar White card stock and colored with Crayolas and OMS.  After trimming down the image and inking her with Memento Lady Bug ink, I matted her onto a piece of Red card stock from Recollections. The card base is GP card stock.  The sentiment is from my computer and the papers are from MME.  I added two little candy canes from Jolie's to finish off the card.

Thank so much for all the great comments y'all have left me so far along this hop.  It still always surprises me when I log onto my blog and see that I have so many.  I hope y'all will continue along the blog roll that is listed on the right side of this post.  I will be back on Saturday with another card.  Have a great day!

Day 9 of the 12 Days of Creepmas

Howdy!  Welcome to Day 9 of the Smeared and Smudged 12 Days of Creepmas Blog Hop.  As usual, the blog roll is posted to the right of this post and if you need a refresher of the rules, prizes and winners, please hop over to Terra's blog (First on the list) and check them out.

For today's project, I have created a card.  Shocking right? :)

Isn't he cute?  He is an image drawn by Vince Ballard.  He is a great artist with some fantabulous images.  I colored this guy with Crayola colored pencils and added a bit of glitter gel pen.  The patterend papers are from The Paper Studio.  I used Recollections card stock for the base and the mats. The sentiment is from my computer.  I did ink the edges with Fired Brick Distress Ink.

Make sure to hop on through the blog roll to see some amazing projects.  Stay tuned for Day 10 on Thursday.  Have a very creeptastic day.

Day 8 of the 12 Days of Creepmas Blog Hop

Well, we are three-fourths of the way through our hop.  It's been fun so far, but now I have a stack of off the wall Christmas cards with no one to send them too. My family and most of my friends would not appreciate my dark sense of humor that I have found being part of the Smeared and Smudged group.  I didn't even know I had a dark side.  I'm liking my dark side, but my light side is still shining brightly.

Today's card uses another  image from Jade Draggone.  This is a Halloween image, but coloring her dress and hat with Christmas colors makes it very versatile.

I tried to find a font that looked like it had bites out of because of her pet rat, but this is the closest I could get.  I used my BIC Markers for color in this image and added some touches of Sakura Glitter pens, too.  The papers are from MME and I used a Dark Red card stock from Recollections for the card base.  The flowers are made from small circles of satin held over a candle flame to melt and curl them.  I added a gem-encrusted star for the centers.  

I hope y'all liked my offering for today.  Now go on over to Black Dragon's blog and she what her wonderfully creative mind has come up with for today.  Have a great day and God bless.

Day 7 of the 12 Days of Creepmas

Welcome back to my blog for Day 7 of our Creepmas Hop.  For all the details of the hop, please hop on over to see Terra's blog.  For the duration of this hop, the blog roll will be posted on the right of this blog.  There have been some wonderful creations so far along this hop.  I want to thank each of you for the great comments y'all have been leaving for me, too.  I love reading them.

For today's offering, I have a card made with a Jade Draggone image.  I just love her artwork.  It's funky and creative.

 After printing out the image on Neenah card stock, I used my BIC Markers to color it.  I trimmed it, rounded the corners and inked the edges with DI Vintage Photo.  The card base is made from Neenah and the  mats are Co-ordinations Dark Blue.  Both patterned papers are from DCWV Winter Basics 6x6 pad.  Adding three large blue gems finished off this card.

Thanks so much for hopping by to see me.  The next stop along the way Black Dragon's blog.  She's an amazing artist.  Have a wonderful day and God bless.

Day 6 of the 12 Days of Creepmas

Hello there!  I hope y'all are having a great time during this wonderful blog hop.  I sure hope y'all are going through all the blogs so that you don't miss any of the wonderful projects being created for your viewing pleasure.

Terra has all the deets on her blog and you can find the entire blog roll on the right side of this post.

For today's project, I have created another card using an image from Anji's Antics.

You always see this sentiment on Christmas cards and it seems that everyone sends this type of card. Well, I had to creep it up a bit.  My house is decorated with reds and greens and ready for Christmas even if it is a bit creepy.  It's been cold here in NE PA so the pumpkin on the porch has stayed nice a fresh.  LOL.  I used some papers from MME to make this card and used a card base made from SU Crumb Cake.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I have say that I have been really enjoying reading the comments that you guys have been leaving.  Keep them coming.  I value every one that I get and it makes me feel special that y'all have taken time out of your day to come see my blog.  Have a wonderful day and God bless.

Day 5 of the 12 Days of Creepmas

Welcome to Day 5.  Have y'all been hopping along the blog roll and seeing all these amazing creations? Aren't they spectacular?  We have some amazingly talented people posting projects.  

If you need the list, I have posted it for the duration of this hop on the right hand side of my blog.  Make sure to stop in and see Terra also for the deets.

Today I have a kinda romantic Christmas Creepmas card.  I used and image from Crafty Moments Cardmaking.  Vince is an amazing artist and has designed some fantastic digis.

Isn't this just the sweetest couple.  LOL.  I found these two beautiful Christmas papers in my stash. Where, oh where had these beauts been hiding.  I think they have a vintage, romantic feel to them.  I printed the image on Neenah card stock and colored them with Crayolas.  I'm still hoping for Prismas for Christmas.  I inked the edges with DI Vintage Photo and matted it onto some Dark Green Recollections card stock.  I printed out the sentiment and used the same ink and card stock to match the image.

I really like the way it turned out and I hope y'all do too.  Have a great day and I'll be back on the 11th with another Creepmas card.  Have a creeptastic day!

Challenges for this card:
Created with Love--Anything Goes
Parade Your Crafts--#10  Christmas

Day 4 of the 12 Days of Creepmas

Welcome to Day 4 of the 12 Days of Creepmas sponsored by Smeared and Smudged.  Terra and Tori have been at it again.  They works so hard.  Make sure to stop by Terra's blog and leave her some love.

For today's project, I have made a card using a cute little Frankenstein.  Who says Frankie has to be strictly for Halloween?

I printed out the image onto Neenah Solar White card stock and inked around the edges with DI Vintage Photo.  I found this santa hat on my computer and enlarged it enough to fit Frankie.  The sentiment is mine.  I used two pattered papers from The Paper Studio and card stock from Recollections to complete the card.  Those little presents are from a sticker pack that I picked up a few years ago at Walmart and the sparkly red snowflake is from Christmas last year at Michael's.

I hope y'all have enjoyed this little creepmas card and make sure to visit all the blogs on the right side of this post to see some amazing creations.  I'll be back on the 9th for Day 5.

Day 3 of the 12 Days of Creepmas

Hello my Merry Hoppers and Jolly Bloggers.  So glad you guys stopped in today.  As always, the blog roll is posted to the right of this post and you can find all the deets on Terra's Blog.

Today I have a card that features a Delicious Doodles image.

I used my trusty Crayola's to color in this little Emo girl.  I trimmed down the image and inked the edges with DI Vintage Photo.  I used three papers from DCWV and some Green Recollections card stock.  I printed the sentiment from my computer. Adding some gems and some small snowflake punches finished up this card.

Thanks so much for all the great comments y'all have left for me.  I truly appreciate it.  Now, get hoppin'. :)

Have a wonderfully creeptastic day.  God bless.

Day 2---12 Days of Creepmas

Welcome back to the 2nd day of the 12 Days of Creepmas.  Did you guys see all the wonderful projects from Sunday?  Wowza.  I sure missed all the great projects from the 31 Days of Halloween, but I'm getting my fix now.

If y'all just happened to stumble upon my blog, make sure you go back to the beginning and visit Terra's blog for all the information.  You will find the entire blog roll as well as the scheduled blog post days to the right of this post.

I started this blog with a classic....Poe.  Today, I thought I would do a funny, off center card.

When I saw this image, I had to laugh.  I can just picture some poor father, trying to liven up Christmas for his children getting stuck in the chimney.  The image, one I found for free on the web, had a sentiment on it, but I wanted to change it.  I fussy cut the image out after coloring it with BIC Markers.  I used a speech bubble from DS4J and wrote the sentiment.  The papers are from DCWV and The Paper Studio.  The green card stock is Recollections and the card base is GP from Walmart.  I used a die cut that a friend of mine sent me and added two gold brads.

I hope y'all enjoyed this card and that it made you giggle just a bit.  Stay tuned for Thursday's card. Have a wonderful day and God bless y'all.

Day 1---12 Days of Creepmas

Hello and welcome to the first day of the 12 Days of Creepmas Blog Hop sponsored by Smeared and Smudged.  For those of you who participated in the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop in October, y'all know how this works.  For those of you who are just visiting for the first time, let me explain.  There will be 12 days between now and Christmas that the Jolly Bloggers will be posting a gothic, horror, or just a little bit off center Christmas card.  You can take up the mantle of Merry Hopper by visiting each blog listed to the right of this post on the days listed for the hop.

Here are the scheduled days of the hop:
Sunday December 1st
Tuesday December 3rd (Smeared Ink Day)
Thursday December 5th
Saturday December 7th (Smeared Ink Day)
Monday December 9th
Wednesday December 11th
Friday December 13th (Smeared Ink Day)
Sunday December 15th
Tuesday December 17th (Smeared Ink Day)
Thursday December 19th
Saturday December 21st
Monday December 23rd (Smeared Ink Day)

Each person on the blog roll will have a project posted on these days.  Make sure to stop on by and leave some love for each one.  The complete list of rules and sponsors can be found on the Smeared and Smudged group.

For my first project, I chose to use the master of the macabre...Poe.  Yes, I know, most people don't consider him as part of Christmas, but remember, this is Creepmas.

This image is from Ike's World.  I love it.  It's my first ever Edgar Allen Poe image.  The background paper is also designed by Ike.  I colored him with BIC Markers and printed off the sentiment from my computer.  It's a very simple card as I wanted Poe to be the focus.

I hope y'all enjoyed your first visit to my blog for the 12 Days of Creepmas.  Make sure to hop along the rest of the blogs to see what my blogging friends have for you.  I'll see you back here on Tuesday, December 3rd for another Creepmas card.

Challenges Entered:
Creative Craft Challenges 2--Non traditional Christmas
Shopping Our Stash--Holiday/Winter