Alter a Box with Smudgy Antics

Welcome back for another fortnight challenge with Smudgy Antics.  For this challenge we want to see more than just paper and glue. We want to see dimension and lots of it.  The Smudgy Antics team wants to see you guys and gals ALTER a BOX!

You may use any type of box.  The box can be big or small, cardboard or wood, even plastic.  The shape can be creative as well.  Do you have any lefover heart shaped boxes from Valentine's Day? If so, you may be a hoarder, but you will have a cool box to work with!

Although the focus of the challenge is to alter a box, you must still use a stamped image (real or digi) and you must follow the rules posted in the sidebar at Smudgy Antics to be in the running for a prize.

My piece is a work in progress....... meaning it's not quite finished and I warn you there are quite a few photo's

First of all this is what I started with

Which I painted with Acrylic paint

and coloured the edges with gold ProMarker

This is the finished front cover

The inside has yet to be completed.

The main image is a Rubber Stamp from Smeared Inks As Death set, also available in digi. The corner stamps have been embossed with little crystal skulls attached. The die cut is by Spellbinders.

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

All My Crafts Challenge - Anything but a Card/Layout

Paper Playtime - Emboss (Wet or Dry)

Pretty Little Ribbon - Lace

That Craft Place - Altered Items

Stampin for the Weekend - Die Cuts/Punches

Natalie and Amy's Challenge - Things with Wings

Stephen King Knightmare

Hi All, Welcome to a new challenge at Haunted Design House, and that challenge is.......

Stephen King Knightmare

Now, not the sort of guy you would use as a muse to tell your kids their bedtime stories, but for this challenge lets get sick and twisted and use the unhealthy mind of  Stephen King as inspiration.  You can use his books, movies and comic books as your muse.

I decided to go with one of his movies .........Maybe I found this one particularly scary, cos 

I HATE clowns!

Not that you can tell from the photo, but this is an easel card, the main image is from the net and the elephants are digi stamps from Smeared Ink's new Circus set.

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

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Sparkle N Sprinkle - Use a digital Image

Amusing Challenges - Anything Goes

Speedy and Friends - Easel Card

DT Throwdown ~ Leather and Lace

I have finally plucked up the courage to join my friends at Quoth the Raven and enter the SMEARED & SMUDGED FORUM  DT Throwdown Challenge, The theme this week is Leather and/or Lace. Please visit the Smeared and Smudged Forum to check out the other Quoth the Raven entries.

Here is my entry

For this card is have used leather effect card, but the lace is real :). The image is of Edgar Alan Poe by Smeared Ink from their Quoth the Raven digi set

Please visit the Smeared & Smudged  DT Throwdown Forum to place your votes :)

Voting starts Thursday 25/02/13 at 12.01noon and ends Friday 26/04/12 at 12 midnight.

* Don't forget you can still enter Quest 20 at QUOTH THE RAVEN - PICK ANY 3 *

Glitter and Gore

Before we move on to today's post I would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to all those who left kind comments and gave me moral support regarding the unkind comment left by an anonymous blogger on my previous post. I could have deleted the comment, but I have left it, as a reminder, to those that need it, of how not to behave :).

Now on to happier news....... we have a new challenge starting today at Smudgy Antics and the theme for the next two weeks is Glitter and Gore. You are to create something.......anything you like, just so long as you use a stamp, rubber or digi. Please check out the rules at Smudgy Antics before you enter.

Here is what I came up with  

The base of the card has been glittered using double sided sticky tape and black glitter.  Next I created a frame around the flyer for Gore Couture (an online shop) using the same technique. The main image is called Sex Kitten and she is from the Zombie Pin~up set by Smeared Ink, which I have coloured with promarkers and Le Plumes.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenge(s)

Gothic Stamp Pad - Gothic Cuties
Sparkle N Springle - Use a digital Image
Catered Crop - Add a Glitter
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi
Drunken Stamper - Twilight - Creatures of the Night
Pattie's Creations - Make it Sparkle

Dirty Vintage

Welcome to the Smeared and Smudged April Member Blog Hop. If you have arrived from Anna's blog, then you are on the right track, if not you can find the blog roll on my side bar. The theme this month is Dirty Vintage ~ Use vintage style images.... and make it dirty by grunging it up, distressing it, or making it just plain DIRTY!

Here is what I came up with

The image is from the net, the sentiment is a stamp from Viva Las Vegas Stamps. All embellishments are from my stash.

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

Paper Crafting Journey - Use a Sentiment

Addicted to Stamps and More - Anything Goes

Fab & Funky - 1 image, 2 DP, 3 Embellishments

Frilly & Funkie - Vintage Upcycle ( Ornate feather was part of the wrapping from a gift I received)

Paper Shelter Challenges - Use at Least 2 Flowers

Pennys Paper Crafty - Sentiment

Crafty Sentiments - Lace and Pearls

By the Cute & Girly - Vintage

Live & Love Crafts Challenge - Bingo (Lace, Vintage, Pearls)

Incy Wincy Designs - Fur or Feathers

Lexi's Creations - Ribbon and/or Lace

Simply Create Too - Use Your Stash

PS  on Monday 22/04/13 Mr Rick St Dennis MFA very kindly awarded me his award of excellence, please see below :)

Thank You Rick 

Skeletal Remains

WooHoo! for the next two weeks the very generous Lily Chilvers of the Octopode Factory will be sponsoring the new challenge at Haunted Design House,

and that new challenge is Skeletal Remains...... create something depicting the image of a skull or skeleton.  You will find loads of skellie inspiration in the Octopode Factory Etsy store, or if you prefer rubber stamps, then take a look~see here

I have used the Skull with Roses and Banner digi stamp from the Octopode Etsy shop I printed the sentiment onto the banner, coloured both images with promarkers and decoupaged them, not that you can tell from the photo. I then added lots of metal skellie embellishments

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

ABC Challenges - 123 ( 1 DP, 2 Images, 3 Skeletal Hands)

Sparkle N Sprinkle - Us a Digital Image

Delicious Doodles - Anything Gothic

Anything Goes Challenge - Heavy Metal

Passion for Promarkers - Cut Out Your Image

Quoth the Raven Nevermore - Quest 20

The time has come to prepare ye for thy new Quest. The Master hath provided thee with a fine list of articles beseeching to be transformed into creations of such divine glory that may be humbly offered for his perusal.

Choose thee ANY 3 items and create something which doth please thy artistic hankerings :-) But remember - thy offering MUST be related to Edgar Allan POE to be worthy of attaining the Prize. 

Bring ye not thy slushy and mushy if it be not related to POE in some instance, for thou shalt not be rewarded.

RAVEN

RIBBON

EDGAR ALLAN POE

LACE

SCARLET

METAL

STITCHING

FLOWERS

FEATHERS

SKULLS

CATS

Here is my offering to the Master

I have chosen Flowers, Lace and Metal, but I have also used feathers, scarlet, ravens and Poe

The image is called Fallen by Victoria Frances.

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

Creative Moments - Things with Wings

Spooky and Scarey - Edgar Allan Poe

Divas by Design - Flowers

Anything Goes Challenge - Heavy Metal

Papertake Weekly - Bingo (blooms, free, lace)