Bombshell

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all well and enjoying the sunshine :)

I recently bought this stamp from Bombshell Stamps and I couldn't wait to use it! ........so here it is let me know what you think :)

 

The image is from the Girls Ruin Set from Bombshell Stamps.  I have coloured her with Pro markers and Sakura Gelly Roll Glitter pens.  The backing papers are from Papermania's Capsule Collection - Lemon Sorbet,  add a bit of lace and a ribbon and there you go........Bombshell.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge(s)

The Corrosive Challenge - Girlie

Shopping our Stash Weekly Challenge - Weakest Link.  Mine are Stamps, Flowers, Ribbon and Lace

Creative Inspirations - Use Your Favourite Stamp (the newest one is always my favourite)

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Stamp Insanity - Anything Goes

Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by :)

Take care.

Fiona. x

See.......I can do pretty

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all well and enjoying our tiny bit of summer, I'm going camping next weekend, so be warned it WILL rain!

The card I would like to show you I made for a colleague at work, who has now left to start her maternity leave.

Those of you who follow my blog, I must warn you, this card is in no way gruesome, macabre, halloweenish or zombyfied............in fact, it is quite pretty.

Those who dare take a look and let me know what you think :)

 

The image is stamped and heat embossed and the rest is just layering and lace.   Oh! and a  few flowers and a bit ribbon. lol

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge(s)

KB Cute Monday - Babies

Stamp and Fun Creativity - Monochrome

Anything Goes Challenge - Birthday/Celebration

Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - No Sentiment

Phindy's Place - Something New - Job/House/Baby etc

4X4 Friday - Happiness

So Artful Challenges - Lady in Waiting

Challenge up Your Life - No Patterned Papers 

Thanks for stopping by :)

Take care.

Fiona. x

Go With The Flow

Hi Everyone,

Go with the Flow is one of my favourite Queens of the Stone Age songs,  So, I was kinda pleased when Smeared and Smudged used the song and the video as inspiration for their Rock N Rolla Challenge.

Here is the card I made, let me know what you think :)

 

The bat image is from Smeared Ink's A Little Bit Batty digi set.  I reversed to colours on the PC  made it look like a negative and then digi coloured it red.  The flock of bats (top and bottom) are stamped and heat embossed and the ribbon sentiment is the tag from the back of my bathrobe LOL.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge(s)

Smeared and Smudged Rock N Rolla Challenge - Queens of the Stone Age Go with the Flow

Smeared and Smudged Junk Funk Challenge - Staples

Sparkles Forum Challenge - One for The Boys

Irish Teddy's - Halloween

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Anything Goes

Try it on Tuesday - Anything Goes

Terrifically Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes

Rainbow Lady's - Inspired by a Song (Go with the flow)

Crafty Purple Frog - Red Hot

Cards for Men - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by :)

Take care 

Fiona. x

Queen of the Damned

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all well.  Thank you so much for all your comments on my previous posts.

The card I would like to show you, I made for the Haunted Design House Macabre Monday Challenge - Queen of the Damned.

Here it is, let me know what you think :)

 

As you can see I have used a Kenny K image she is called 'Misfortune' and you can get her from Kenny K Downloads.  The sentiment reads " That's Queen Bitch to you"

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge(s)

Haunted Design House Macabre Monday - 102 Queen of the Damned

One Stitch At A Time - Bling it Up 

Kenny K's Krafty Girlz - Layers

Paper Creations Ink - Show Us Your Flowers 

Tuesday Throwdown - Non Stamped Sentiment

Some Odd Girl - Use Opposite Complimentary Colours from the Colour Wheel
Fussy and Fancy - 3 Or More of Your Favourite Embellishment

Thanks for stopping by :)

Take care

Fiona. x

Powder My Nose

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all well.   Many thanks to those of you who commented on my previous post(s).

The card I have to show you I made for the Smeared and Smudged Forum Very Sketchy Challenge.

There are two choices of sketch, I chose the Card Sketch

 Card:

Scrapbook:

 

and this is the card I made following the sketch 

The image is called Powder My Nose and is from the Smitten Didgi Set by Smeared Ink.  The backing paper is by Crafty Chaos Designs printed in grayscale.  The lace is from Jancie's of Hollywood and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.   
The pearls and the cute little tassel are from my stash.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge(s)

Smeared & Smudged - Very Sketchy Challenge - August

Lollipop Crafts - Monochrome

Ribbon Carousel - Anything that comes from a spool (I used Lace)

Truly Scrumptious - Lace

Stamp Insanity - Lace and Pearls

Meljens Designs - Use Black

Fussy and Fancy - Use A lot of your favourite embellishment, 3 or more (I have used 9 Flowers)

Thanks for stopping by

Take Care

Fiona. x

Kreepy Kids

Hi Everyone,

The challenge over at Haunted Design House is Kreepy Kids and since I'm not allowed to use images of my own kids, there really was only one other option............

.....and here he is, Let me know what you think

 

The image is of Chucky.  The backing papers are from Crafty Chaos Designs - the Zombie Catwalk set.  The splodge spots are stamped and triple heat embossed as are the mutilated bunnies and the goo at the bottom of the image.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge(s)

Haunted Design House - #101 Kreepy Kids

The Crazy Challenge - Embossing

Crazy Amigos - Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday - No Curved Edges

Your Next Stamp Challenge - Border Punch/Dies (I have used Martha Stewart's Goo Punch)

Do You Stack Up - Emboss it

Cute Card Thursday - Clean and Simple

Crafty Sentiments - Punches & Dies

Thank you for stopping by

Take care.

Fiona. x

Hello!

Hi everyone!

My name is Alex and I'm posting this on behalf of my Mam (or Fiona as you know her) as she is busy with work and wouldn't be able to post it in time.

So here is another one of her amazing cards (I wish I was as creative as her...my lack of creativity is shown in the design of the blog and it's background)

My Mam made this for Stamp Insanity's SISC71~Your FAVORITE SISC!

She chose the Favourite Colour challenge (three guesses what her favourite colour is...)

I think that's it....Oh! except, this post will probably be edited by my Mam once she gets in from work so you won't have to put up with me for long lol.

OK, thanks all!  Nice to meet you. See ya around.

From
Alex

Thanks Alex :) and nope, I'm not going to change a single word, all I'm going to do is say Thank You to all those who left kind and encouraging comments on my previous post and add the usual details.

The image is one of the new Victorian Steampunk releases from Make it Crafty
The backing paper is from the Papermania Capsule Collection, Heather Paper Collection by Tina Higgins.  The flowers and ribbon are from my stash.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge(s)

Stampinsanity - SISC71 Favourite Colour
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi
Irish Teddy's - Embellish it
KB Cute Monday - Anything Goes using a Digi
The Octopode Factory - Girls Girls Girls
The Emerald Faerie Garden - #6 Lace
Catch The Bug Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by

Take Care 

Fiona. x

PS Don't listen to Alex, she is very creative!

Synonymous Sunday

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to day 7 of SmudgFest....... the last day of a week of challenges hosted by Smudgy Antics.  For today's challenge we are to create a project using a little cutie by the name of Calypso. Those generous people at Smeared Ink have given her to us FREE, but don't worry she will be available to buy from Smeared Ink soon

When I saw her an idea started to form in my head (should have left it there :(  ).  I wanted to keep this card mega simple, with just eyes peering from the darkness , but I don't think I have pulled it off tho. If I had the time I would start over. 

Sorry folks, it looked much better in my head!    

 here is my entry using Calypso,  let me know what you think.

 The image is from Smeared Ink.  The cats eyes were drawn by my Daughter and then coloured with Sakura's (by me)

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge(s)

Smudgy Antics - Synonymous Sunday

Little Red Wagon - Put a Critter on it

Stamp Something - Use a Digi

Speedy Cat's Friend's - a card in Anything except the standard 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".(mine is 8"x8")

Simply Create - Favourite Animal

Cards for Men - Clean and Simple
Creative CAS - Clean and Simple

Thanks for stopping by

Take care

Fiona. x

Haunted Design House's 100th Challenge

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all well.  Thank you all sooo much for all your kind and encouraging comments on my previous post. :)

This week over at Haunted Design House they are holding their 100th challenge, to celebrate this they are offering some Blog candy-corn

There are rubber and clear stamps, a handful of cards created by The Masterful Mistress herself, chipboard shapes and letters, altered chipboard purse & album pages, skullies, ribbons, floss, embellishments, Distress Stickles, rub-ons... Even a cute stuffed jacko (he's my favorite)... and much much MORE!                  

WOW!!!!

The challenge this week is the "Varying Visages of Vincent" (translates to: the many faces of Vinny),  To create a dark, Gothic. or Halloween based art piece that is inspired by the TRUE Master of the Macabre...... VINCENT PRICE....... A movie, character, poem, narration, song or quote ........ anything that the great Vincent Price has touched can be used for inspiration.

I have decided to do a Scrapbook page for a change, let me know what you think :)

Oh I am sooo lucky, I get to combine two of my favourites ....... Vincent Price and Alice Cooper!  Vincent was a Special Guest Star on Alice Cooper's album "Welcome to My Nightmare" one of my all time favourites!!!

Images of Vincent Price and Alice Cooper are from the Internet.  The background is a photocopy of Alice Cooper's "Welcoome to My Nightmare" album cover.

I would like to enter this scrapbook page in the following challenge(s)

Haunted Design House - Macabre Monday Varying Visages of Vincent

Cute Card Thursday - No Designer Paper

Crafty Purple Frog - Anything but a Card

Thanks for stopping by

Take care.

Fiona. x

Sketchy Saturday

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to my second posting in one day LOL I Hope you are all enjoying SmudgeFest!

Today is day 6 of SmudgeFest, which, as you know is hosted by Smudgy Antics.  Today's challenge is a sketch challenge (see pic below)

 

The sketch doesn't have to be followed exactly, just so long as my project shows my idea came from the sketch

Here is my take on the sketch, let me know what you think :)

Sorry the photo is not the best :(  The sentiment reads - "One minute we're spanking each other with meat and the next minute it gets WEIRD!"

 

Again,  the image is from Smeared Ink's Femdom set (I just love em), the sentiment is from a Las Vegas Stamps Online, but I typed it up and printed it from the PC, cos I wanted to change the font.  The backing papers are from Papermania's Capsule Collection - Mono Paper Pack by Tina Higgins (bought from Hobbeycraft).  The lace and bling are from my stash

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge(s)

Smudgy Antics - Sketchy Saturday

Crazy Amigo Challenge - Anything Goes

Sassy Studio  Designs - Dare to be Sassy Thursday #84 Use a Sentiment on the Front

Dezinaworld - Anything That Makes You Smile

Thanks for stopping by.

Take Care.

 Fiona. x

Steampunk Burlesque

Hi Everyone

Hope you are all well,  Many many thanks for your kind comments on my previous posts :)

Kenny K has brought out a Fab new set of digi stamps - Steampunk Burlesque, and the challenge at Kenny K's Krafty Girlz is to use a Steampunk image and Metal Embellishment(s)

Here is my effort, let me know what you think

 

The image is Lady Victoria from Kenny K's Downloads, the backing papers are from Crafty Chaos Designs, The cogs are Spellbinders die cuts, the metal embellishments are the gold flower, the brad in the centre of the flower and the chain running down the length of the ribbon.

I would like to enter this care in the following challenge(s)

Kenny K's Krafty Girlz - Metal Embellishments
Creative Card Crew - Put Your Best Foot Forward
Crafty Us Crazy - Anything Goes
Raise the Bar - Anything Goes
Frosted Designs - Your own Colouring 
Do You Stack Up - Black with a Pop of Colour

Flowing Friday

Hi Everyone.

Hope your are all well.  Thank you to all of you who left kind comments on my previous post :)

Here we are on day 5 of SmudgeFest, a week of challenges hosted by Smudgy Antics.

Today's challenge is Flowing Friday, to create a project using a flowing medium, ie watercolour, liquid ink, liquid glues, thinned out acrylics etc.   I decided to use watercolours.  Now I must warn you,  a painter I am NOT!!!

Here is my entry, let me know what you think :)

I have used an image from the Smitten set by Smeared Ink, she is backed by a watercolour painting from the internet, sorry guys, I'm not that talented, especially when it comes to painting!  I have coloured her with pro markers and the kids little box of paints (I don't have any), then I cut her out and mounted her on foam pads, added some feathers, but unfortunately I didn't have any shells, so I used the blue and white cherry blossoms instead,..............  if you close one eye and squint.................they still don't look like shells! hahaha

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge(s)

Smudgy Antics - Flowing Friday
Cutie Sunday - Flower Power

Come and Get It Challenges - Anything Goes

Deep Ocean Challenge - Sea

Make it Colourful - Colour your Character with Dark Skin

Catch the Bug  - Water
Die Cut Dreams - Must Use a Digi Holiday Fun
Paper Playtime - #51 Summer
Tuesday Throwdown - Summertime
Divas by Design - #7 Summer
Stampavie and More - Summer

Thanks for stopping by.

Take care

Fiona. x

Twisted Thursday

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all well and enjoying SmudgeFest!

Here we are on day four already!.  Today's challenge for SmudgeFest at Smudgy Antics , is make and ATC with a twist, you can interpret "twist" any way you want.  Initially I was stumped by this one, mainly because what other people consider twisted I just don't see it, but I do remember a friend of mine saying "they're just twisted!" when I showed her the Femdom set of digi's,  So..............I thought I would go with them.  I have chosen this particular image, mainly because I haven't used her before and though she would fit nicely on an ATC.

Here she is, let me know what you think :)

The image is by Smeared Ink, from the Femdom set.  The backing paper is from Crafty Chaos Designs, this time printed in its original colour

I would like to enter this ATC in the following challenge(s)

Smudgy Antics - SmudgeFest Twisted Thursday
Make it Monday - Make it Monday #48
Incy Wincy Designs - Monochromatic colours 105
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Anything but Square

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge - Monochromatic

Thanks for stopping by

Take Care

Fiona. x

Wicked Wednesday

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all well and enjoying SmudgeFest :)  A big THANK YOU to all those who have commented on my previous posts.

Already we are on day 3 of the Smudgefest week long challenge hosted by Smudgy Antics.  Today is Wicked Wednesday, and today's challenge is a colour challenge, We are to create something using the colours shown below.

Orange, Gold/Mustard, Grey, Dark Purple

 And this is what I have come up with, let me know what you think :)

For this card I have used the Von Bayros image from Smeared Ink and the Grey Backing Paper is from Crafty Chaos Designs pringed in greyscale instead of it's original colour, which is purple.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge(s)

Smudgy Antics - Wicked Wednesday Colour Challenge
Order of the Opus Gluei - No Words Allowed
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes



Terrifying Tuesday

 Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all well.

Welcome to day 2 of SmudgeFest...... a whole week of challenges hosted my Smudgy Antics.  Today's challenge is to create a project that showcases your favorite scary Smeared Ink Image.  Sounds easy .....right?  but when you love them all it's really hard to choose just one!

Here is my choice, she certainly makes me shudder.  Let me know what you think.

The image and sentiment are from Smeared Ink's Zombie Pin-up set (you probably knew that lol) and the backing papers are from Crafty Chaos Designs.  The gorgeous little skull in the centre of the ribbon was a free gift from Gloria at Creepy Glowbugg .  She also sent me some brains, which I was going to use on this card, but I can't bring myself to part with them yet :)

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge(s)

Smudgy Antics - Terrifying Tuesday
Happileigh Scrappin Challenge - Anything Goes
Magical Monday Challenge - Magical/Mythical Teal and Red (are Zombies Mythical?)
Your Next Stamp - 3-2-1 Three Embellishments, 2 Patterned Papers & 1 Image

Stampin B's Design Team -Create a Card using Ribbons

Thank you for stopping by.

Take care

Fiona. x

SmudgeFest! Manic Monday

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all well.  Thank you sooo much for all your kind comments on my previous post

Now, on to this post........today is Manic Monday,  the first day of SmudgeFest! Yey!!!....

 

a week long challenge hosted by Smudgy Antics.  There will be a different challenge every day for a whole week ending on the 7th August.

Today's challenge is to create a Bi-polar project that showcases two opposites.

Here is my entry, let me know what you think.

The Image(s) are from  Smeared Ink - Zombie Pin-Up set.  the image on the left has been photoshoped to remove all her zombieness.  The backing papers are from Crafty Chaos Designs.  The sentiment is from my sad little mind.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge(s)

Smudgy Antics - Bi-polar
Come and Get It Challenges - Anything Goes

Sparkles Challenges - One for the Girls

Thank you for stopping by.

Take care

Fiona. x

PS My daughter and husband are complaining they are not getting any credit for helping me out in my mad panic to make this card, please see below

CREDITS

Alexandria (daughter) - Photoshopping

Christoper (husband) - Photography

I might add they are only due credit for this project only, I usually do it all myself  while they sit and watch me fly around like a headless chicken LOL