Day 27 of the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop

Welcome, friends, to Day 27.  I have noticed a drop off of participants in the hop..it's been a long haul for some of you.  Thank you to all those who are hanging in there with us.  To my Wicked Blogger pals, I have thoroughly enjoyed each and every project you have created.  There have been some that piqued my curiosity, some that blew my socks off and some that totally creeped me out.  You guys are a talented bunch of artist.

Today's offering is a little card that I threw together quickly.  Today was catch up on chores day so I didn't have alot of time to craft.  I still have quite a bit to catch up on, but I'm getting there.  

I found this green web paper in my scrap bin and thought, hey, this would be good to make a card with.  I used a white gel pen to draw some faux stitching to replicate the spider's web threads and attached some little spiders from a confetti pack that I bought a couple years ago.  The stamp in the bottom corner is an old one from Inkadinkado.  I added some gems and that finished up this quickie.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Make sure to check Terra's blog for all the winners, sponsors and rules.  Hope on over to Lisa's blog now and she what she has created.

Welcome to Day 25 of the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop sponsored by Smeared and Smudged.  Terra has been working her butt off on this hop and she deserves some love.  Make sure you stop by her blog..first one on the list and leave her some.

I want to apologize for the crappiness of the picture for today.  My camera decided to not work right so I had to use the web cam on my laptop.  I couldn't edit it at all.

I used a cute little zombie from Opal Manor to create this card.  I colored him with Crayola colored pencils and fussy cut him out.  I used some Spellbinders to make a place for him to rest.  The papers are from my stash and the card stock is Recollections and Colorbok.  I didn't add any embellies cause I wanted the little zombie to take center stage.

Thanks so much for stopping by my place today.  Make sure to head through the rest of the blogs today.  I hope to see y'all tomorrow for another Halloween project.

Don't forget to enter into my giveaway...see the Giveaway Post for all the information.

Day 20 of the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop

Howdy y'all.  It's Day 20 and we only have 11 more to go.. That is so sad.  I am really diggin' this blog hop.  I'm going to miss it when it's over.  I am learning so much and seeing so many great projects.   My Wicked Blogger buddies so totally ROCK!

For today, I have made a cute card.  I used a Doodle Pantry image called "Frankenbirdie."  I think he is so totes cute!

I used a precolored digi for this card.  I die cut him with Spellbinders and added a sentiment from the set.  The card stock is Recollections and the patterned paper is DCWV.  There's not too much to say about this card.  It was pretty quick and easy.

Thanks for stopping today.  Make sure to hop on over to Terra's blog for all the winners, sponsors and rules.  And don't forget to leave some love for all the other Wicked Bloggers on the roll to the right of this post.  See y'all tomorrow.

Day 17 of the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop

Welcome back for Day 17 of the Smeared and Smudged 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop.  Make sure to check out Terra's blog for all the rules, sponsors and winners of the Scavenger Hunt.  And, if you need it, the entire blog roll is to the right of this post.

Today's card is a cute one.   I actually had this little image from Inkadinkado's Halloween Cat and Friends colored and just waiting for a project to put it on.   I found that project today.  

I have to apologize for the darkness of the picture.  My camera decided to break on me tonight and I had to scan in the image.  Nope, you're not seeing double.  I did a drop shadow on the sentiment using Versa Magic in Purple Hydrangea and stamp it twice.

The papers are all from Recollections Halloween collection Haunted Estates from last year.  I rounded the corners of the Orange Glitter Dot paper.  I used pop dots to add the image, which was colored with colored pencils, OMS and Sakura Glitter pen.

Thanks so much for joining me today.  Make sure to come back tomorrow for Day 18.

Day 11 of 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop

WHOOOO HOOOO!! It's Friday.  Thank goodness.  It's been a long week around my house.  Not alot of time for crafting this week, so I've been working late into the night to get my projects done.   Anyhoo..

Welcome to the 11th day of our hop.  To my way of thinking, it's going too fast.  I am having such a great time creating dark art that I don't want it to end..maybe a Christmas hop is the works, eh?

So, today's project isn't such a dark one.  I had to throw some cute in here somewhere.  The image is from Jade Draggone and  is called, "Mormelar."  I colored her with my colored pencils and OMS.  I did add some Sakura glitter pen to some of the jewelry and if you look closely, the skellies have gold teeth..lol

I used my Coluzzle to cut out the image and black mat (Recollections).  The patterned papers are all from DCWV.  I had to add something to make it wicked, so I used a sentiment from Delicious Doodles.  

Thanks so much for joining us today for our blog hop.  Remember, you can find the entire blog roll to the right of this post.  If you need a refresher on the rules, want to check out the sponsors or are curious to see if you won yesterday's Scavenger Hunt, check out Terra's blog.   

Get hopping and make sure you come back tomorrow for another creepy project and  later today for the winner for my giveaway.

Day 10 of the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop

Good Morning, my Horrifying Hoppers.  Welcome back for Day 10 of our month long hop sponsored by Smeared and Smudged.  Terra and Tori have worked very hard to put this hop together.  Thanks so much ladies, for all your hard work.  Just a little reminder..if you get lost along the way, the complete blog roll is to the right of this post.  For a complete set of the rules, sponsors and a list of the Scavenger Hunt winners, please hop over to Terra's blog.  Make sure to leave some love while y'all are there.

I wasn't too sure about this whole month blog hopping thing at first.  I haven't done alot of dark art, but I think you ladies are pulling me to the dark side.  I think I am about to cross over..not full time, but definitely more than I have been.  I have been having so much fun doing this hop.  

Today, I have created a card using three of Delicious Doodles images.  Teri is an amazing artist.  For this project, I used the "Pile of Bones" digi paper, "Halloweenie Bones Border" and "Gothic Bride."

This first picture is of the whole card.  I printed the border four times and layered them to make it kinda like chipboard.  I fussy cut it out and inked it with DI Vintage Photo.  I put it on two layers of pop dot squares.  The bride is colored with BIC Markers, Sakura Glitter pens and a #2 pencil.  I wanted a light shade of gray that I could really manipulate and I didn't have that shade of colored pencil, so I improvised.  I fussy cut her out and inked the edges with the DI.  I used Basic Gray card stock from SU for the card base, which is 5.5" square.  The background paper is from American Crafts.  I had a strip of fabric roses from Recollections that were a cream color.  I used a Memento Reinker to color them.  I cut this one off of the strip and added a few leaf die cuts.  I felt like it needed something so I added a burgundy mini rose to the center.

Here's a close up of my Gothic Bride.

And a close up of the rose.

This picture shows the card from the side.  It's kind of dark, but hopefully you can see the dimension.  I think I might go back with a gray marker and shade the pop dots so they aren't quite so stark.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today.  I hope y'all liked what I had for ya.  Remember to keep on hopping to see what the rest of my Wicked Blogger buddies have created for your viewing pleasure.

Remember, today is the last day to enter the Haunted Bird House Giveaway.  My daughter will be picking the winner tomorrow.

I am going to enter this project in the Haunted Design House #177 Dimensional Halloween.

Day 8 of the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop

Hello there, Horrifying Hoppers.  So glad to "see" y'all. Today is the 8th day of the hop and I have an exciting project for ya.  I have made a card using a Delicious Doodles image.  I am so in love with these images.  They are sexy, spooky, creepy, and lovely all at the same time..if that's possible.   Let's see what's been created:

This lovely lady is "La Rosa Muerta".  Isn't she gorgeous.  I colored her with Spectrum Noir markers.  All of the papers are from American Crafts and the card stock is Recollections.  Each piece has been inked with DI Vintage Photo.  The sentiment is from Inkadinkado Spooky and Creepy stamp set.  I dyed three paper roses black using a reinker and then hot glued them on.  I think she turned out pretty well.

Remember to stop by each blog on the roll, which can be found to the right of this post, and leave some love for the other Wicked Bloggers.  And for a complete set of rules, sponsors, and the winners from the Scavenger Hunt, make sure to stop by Terra's blog.

Thanks so much for the wonderful comments that y'all have been leaving for me.  I love them.  There are still three days left to enter my Haunted Bird House giveaway, too.  Now get hopping on over to Lisa's blog for some more eye candy.

Day 7 of 31

Welcome, Horrifying Hoppers,  to Day 7 of our 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop sponsored by Smeared and Smudged.  Can you believe an entire week has gone by already?  Man, time flies when you are having a ball.   Let's see what we have for today's offering..how about a Vampiress?

This beauty is from Cuttlebug Cuties and her name is Alice.  She kinda looks like Alice from the Twilight series don'tcha think?  I used colored pencils and OMS on her and just did some simple matting and layering for this card.  I didn't  want a bunch of elements taking away from how beautiful the image is.  I used a Gold Metallic pen for her goblet.  The sentiment I just printed out from my word processing program.

Thanks so much for joining me today.  Remember to stop by Terra's blog for all the rules, sponsors, prizes and of course the winners from yesterday's Scavenger Hunt.  And, for those of you who get lost along the way, the entire blog roll will be posted on the right side all month.

I am going to enter this card into the Card Making' Mama's and V's Sweet Ideas challenges for this month.

31 Days of Halloween--Day 5

Wow..It's Day 5 already.  Are y'all having a good time making your way through all these fabulous blogs?  I know I am.  It's amazing how creative my blog buddies are.  For the duration of this hop, you can find the entire blog roll on the right side of my blog..just in case you get a bit discombobulated along the way.  For a list of the rules, sponsors and the daily clue for the Scavenger Hunt, please check out Terra's Blog.

Today's project is a 3-D Haunted Birdhouse.  I tried for creepy, but for some reason it came out cute.  I'm not very good at this creepy, dark stuff.  Be ready, because this post is picture heavy.

This first picture is of the front of the bird house.  I bought the bird house for $3 at Wal-mart today.  I painted it a flat black and dry brushed it with white, gold, and harvest orange.  I then went back with a dark gray.

This is the right side (facing the front).  I added some Freaky Fabric to mimic spider webs.  I added quite a few little baby spiders crawling around looking for Mama Spider.

Here we see the back.  I apologize for how dark it is. I tried to lighten up the picture, but it didn't work well.  I added some more spiders here on the back and some red and black flowers.

Here she is..Mama Spider with some of her babies.  I found this spider on sale after Halloween a couple years ago.  It's hard to tell in the picture, but she's glittery.  This is the left side of the bird house (facing the front).

Here's another shot of the front.  The skeleton is a Recollections Stamp and I stamped him in Memento Tuxedo Black and cut him out, inked him with DI Vintage Photo and glued him on.  The raven on the top is actually two ravens from the Martha Stewart Acetate Die Cut pack from last year.  I pulled the backing off one and stuck it to the other to make it stronger, then cut him out of his background.  He's hot glued on the top.

Here's a close up of the skeleton.  I almost forgot to add a stamped image.  I was almost done with my project when it dawned on my lightening fast mind that I hadn't added a stamped image.

Here are a couple of close ups of the hand and Mama Spider.  You can tell in this picture that she's pretty glittery.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I truly appreciate all the great comments that you Horrifying Hoppers and Sinister Lurkers are leaving.  I am going to give away this Haunted Bird House to one lucky commenter.   If you would like to have this birdhouse for your Halloween collection, stay tuned for my post entitled, "Giveaway" which will be coming this weekend.  I will have a trivia question in the post and everyone who answers correctly will have their name put into a bowl and my daughter will draw one name. I want to make sure that you have this by Halloween so I will leave the contest open until the 10th.  The name will be drawn on the 11th and will be mailed out by the 15th.

Thanks again for stopping by..now get goin'.  There is tons more to see!

Day 3

Welcome back to Day 3 of our 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop hosted by Smeared and Smudged.  The complete blog roll can be found on the right side of my blog for the entire month in case you get lost along the way.  For a complete set of rules, please hop over to Terra's Blog.

For today's project, I have a created a cute card.  I thought I would mix it up some this month and do some cute cards as well as some on the darker side.  So without further ado, I give you.....Witch Kitty.

I used an image from the Recollections Stamp set called Halloween for my focal.  Colored pencils and OMS were used on this one.  After coloring, I used my Spellbinders and Cuddlebug to die cut the image.  I inked the edges with DI Vintage Photo and matted it onto a black scalloped circle also cut with Spellbinders.  The patterned papers are DCWV and adding some black gems from Queen and Co finished off this cutie.

Your next stop along the way is Lisa's Blog.  Remember, if you just happened to stumble upon my blog or are a regular reader of my blog, please go back to the beginning so you don't miss anything.  Also remember to keep an eye out for the Scavenger Hunt image for today.  Here's the clue for today's image:

 



                                          My funeral was long ago

but dead I'm not as you'll soon know.

While eating brains my strength will grow.

Thanks so much for hopping along with us.  Have a great day!

31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop--Day 1

Hello there.  Welcome to Smeared and Smudged's 5th annual 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop.  I have decided to give it a whirl and blog the entire 31 days.  There are a few rules..not many... but let's get those out of the way first.

You can chose to be a "Horrifying Hopper".  Here are the rules for that group:

What You Have To Do:

Hop through each of the Wicked Blogs that are participating and leave a comment on each project. No need to sign up, just start on the first day and work your way through all the blogs. All Horrifying Hoppers will receive a Survival Button at the end of the month to proudly post on their blog.

The Rules:

You must leave a comment on EACH participating blog EVERY day in October to qualify for the grand prize drawing. Your comment should be about the project or something related (i.e.-no "Here's my comment for today" or "I'm here!"...these types of comments won't count!) If you miss a day or a blog, you will still qualify to receive a survival button, but will not qualify for the grand prize drawing.

You can also chose to be a "Sinister Lurker".  Those rules are:

                                                               What You Have To Do:

Some of you can't participate all month long, and that's okay! Only Wicked Bloggers and Horrifying Hoppers are up for the grand prize drawing, but if you can't do either of those you will still have the chance to win some Lurker prizes! We will be hiding scavenger hunt pictures randomly throughout the month on various participating blogs...if you find one on any given day, you will be put in for that day's freebie drawing. It may be a coupon, a free digi, or a Halloween goodie, who knows! We are working on some great sponsor prizes for the scavenger hunt this year, and it will be well worth your time to visit every once in a while.

The Rules:

Scavenger Items will be hidden randomly on the Wicked Blogs, and are not guaranteed to be available every day. You will have to visit blogs to find them. If you find one, you will email and let us know exactly where it was and your name will go into that scavenger item's drawing. Each person who finds the "hidden" picture will get one entry. The drawing for each scavenger prize will be the day after it was posted and winners will be chosen by random number based on who emailed. Wicked Bloggers are able to participate and find scavenger pictures as well, unless it is hidden on their own blog.

For a complete list of rules and to see what the grand prize is, please visit the Smeared and Smudged ning site  here.

So, now that all the housekeeping is out of the way, let's move on to the project that I created for Day 1.

This is a 5x7 altered canvas.  The little gargoyle in the left corner is a Queen Kat Design stamp.  I colored it with Spectrum Noir pens.  I added a hand and a spider that I found on clearance after Halloween a couple years ago.  The patterned papers are DCWV.  

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today.  You will find the entire blog hop list on the right sidebar of my blog.  Have fun hopping and don't forget to leave some love on every blog that you stop at.  Make sure that you look for the image that is hidden somewhere along the hop.  It's the Scavenger Hunt image.  When you find it, email us at smearedinkstamps@gmail.com to let us know that you found it.  Here's the clue for today's image;

Be wary if I cross your path,

If not your luck will feel my wrath.
Nine lives I live; you do the math.

31 Days of Halloween Hop with Smeared and Smudged

Hello there friends.  I have something fun for y'all today.  Smeared and Smudged is having their 5th annual 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop in October.  Each day in October the Wicked Bloggers will have a new project for you.  I am going to enter this year.  It will definitely stretch my limits as I don't normally create dark, creepy and wicked projects, but it sounds like fun.  If you would like to participate as a Wicked Blogger or a  Horrifying Hopper (meaning you will comment each day on each project) click on the link above and sign up.  You will be entered into the grand prize drawing worth over $300.   All of the rules and details can be found on Terra's blog.  Wish me luck..lol