Saturday, March 17, 2012

Card for Emily

I saw on Dustin Pike's blog that there is a lil girl named Emily that has cancer and it just touched my heart, so I just had to make her a card! and here it is

the image was free from Dustin, and I'd like to thank him for bringing this to my attention! I will post my card on Monday! hopefully it will bring a smile to her face!

I hope you will join me in brightening up a lil girls day!
get well soon Emily!

I would like to enter this into Dustin's challenge "my life is a zoo" (use an animal)

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Milli's thank you




I made a lil slideshow to thank all my blogging friends and family that have given Millie new clothes, slippers, and decor! I cannot thank you enough! some pics I just threw in there because she is so darn cute!

Saturday, February 25, 2012

blog candy

I'm not sure if you have heard or not but Susan over at Pieces of Fate has some blog candy, and she has just extended it by two weeks! so there is still time to get your name entered into one of her 3 prizes!
Create your own banner at  mybannermaker.com!

Thursday, February 23, 2012

dark and Wonderful

today I have an awesome card to share with you
I LOVE IT...so proud of me! I used Kenny K's Lady Raven, and wings from Kenny K's Xmas Accessories, I embossed the background with a sizzix embossing plate on red paper, then went over it with my brayer and some black paint. the bats are made from some mold n pour UTEE and then painted black, the senti is from CTMH.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
Smeared and Smudged's Rock N Rolla- an REM music video here is a pic I caught from where my inspiration came from.Graphicat Sketchs-sketch
Dilly Beans-seeing red
Smudgy Antics-Wicked with wings
Kenny K-Embossing

Monday, February 20, 2012

Liebster Blog Award

I have to tell you...I have the greatest friends in the world!
I don't know if you have heard about this Liebester blog award, but I just checked my comments and I have gotten two of them! I'm going to cry I feel so loved!
so a big thank you to Fiona and Laura you girls rock and made my day! you are both so talented and I get so much inspiration from the both of you.

Fiona said "I read on Dianne's blog that the name means little darling in German"


About this award…

These awards give small bloggers with less than 200 followers some well deserved recognition for their creations. Here are the rules:
* Thank your Liebster Blog Award presenter on your blog.

* Link back to the blogger who presented the award to you.
* Copy and paste the blog award on your blog.
* Present the Liebster Blog Award to 5 blogs of 200 followers or less who you feel deserve to be noticed.
* Let them know they have been chosen by leaving a comment at their blog.

narrowing it down was hard, luckily allot of the blogs I love already have this award! but here are my top 5 (in no particular order)


some of you may not believe you are my top because you don't see me commenting, but I really am...I'm a silent stalker ;) much love Kapree

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Love me ATC

today has been a good day for me... I just love Saturdays...I got to spend all day with my lil one, I got 2 lovely packages in the mail, and I made some ATCs
here is the first oneI made it with the ATC Creation Fun challenge and the Simply Betty Stamps challenge in mind.
the theme for ATC creation fun is "what is love" so I typed up this senti and I thought it l ooked great with this image! and the Simply Betty challenge is "spritz, mask, paint" and that is what I did to my background I took paint and went over a ABC mask with silver, then put some maroon and purple all over it then I glimmer misted it, then I made my tag and painted up the edges, stamped and colored my Piper girl with pencils...added some ribbons and stuff to my tag, glued it all together and there I have it!
I would also like to enter this into the following challenges
wicked wednesday atc- Quote/words
The Octopode Factory - fancy dress

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Bloody Valentine

today I have a bloody card to share with you
I used Allura Von D from Kenny KI colored her with markers and then took my bloody hearts from Smeared Ink and some red nail polish and dripped blood everywhere....not exactly what I had in mind...but not bad...(maybe its because I'm high on nail polish fumes)

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges
haunted Design House-love lies bleeding
Forever Night Challenges-unlock my heart
Kenny K's Krafty Girlz- 3 red hearts
Octopode Factory- Valentines
Delicious Doodles- all loved up

Sunday, February 12, 2012

final day of the Bloody hop

Today is the final day of the hop...I sure enjoyed it!! I have gotten so much inspiration!
and as my VD finally I give you two creations!

first my bomshell cardI used bombshell stamps and a senti and banner from tattered angels. I used my red stickles and markers. I followed the Bombshell sketch for this month.

and this second one is a digital creation with the QTR challenge in mind...
I found the Annabel Lee image on deviantart, the background paper came from susan's crafty chaos, and the elements came from various scrapbooking sites. and the digital senti and poem is my own...well the poem is by E.A. Poe, but I copied it and pasted it on the image.

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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Bloody Valentine blog hop day 2

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Today I have followed the Very Sketchy sketch from Smeared and Smudged...I have also used a past Smeared Ink freebie:)
I had fun making the background paper for this one...I used acrylic paints blues greens and blacks...then smeared red blood all over it...it was a blast! I colored the image very lightly with red...I just loved the darkness of it and didn't want to mess with it much... thanks for stoping by now be sure to check out all my twisted friends in the rest of this hop...and come back tomorrow for another day of fun!

Friday, February 10, 2012

Bloody Valentine blog hop

welcome to day one of our awesome Bloody Valentine blog hop!I don't know about you but I never have liked Valentines day! when I was in high school I was sure to put on an extra coat of black nail polish (I'm serious too) I just never understood all the fuss! so that is why I am more than happy to participate in this blog hop! its my kinda valentine! bloody and gory :D and not just one but 3 days of it (insert evil laugh)
here is my first offering!

I use a zombie hearts image from Dilly Beans...I colored my image with markers, and added red stickles and liquid glass to the hearts, I then took my Smeared Ink stamp and embossed it in red on some black paper, I put it all on some distressed purple paper and made a lil tag out of a CTMH stamps and my own writing...I added a brain from Creepy Glow and some ribbon and there I have it! I think I may give it to the hubs for our Anti valentines day :)

now be sure to check out the other ladies and see what fab things they have created for you! here is the list

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I would like to enter this card in the following challenges
Dilly Beans-Zombie love
Mojo Monday-sketch
Poisoned Peas-Freestyle

Friday, February 3, 2012

Free stuff!!!

you guys have to check this out...this girl got all this free stuff
all she did was refer her friends to this awesome site called Blitsy, its free to register and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday they have awesome sales on scrapbook/crafting supplies
I'm brand new to it so I don't know much but I just didn't want to keep this to myself...I sure hope its not to good to be true!

from the way I understand it is, you earn $10 credit when your referred friend makes their first purchase.
here is the link

Monday, January 30, 2012

love or stupid?

here is my take on Smeared and Smudge's very sketchy challengethis is an actual x-ray...well a copy of one...my mom works at the prison and this woman was trying to get in to visit her boyfriend...she didn't make it pass the metal detectors...duh! if you click on my image you can see it bigger and you can see the buttons on her jeans...I couldn't imagine how she was panning on getting this out without it going off!

I made the orange paper with acrylic paints, and stamped some hearts and flying hearts I got from CTMH, and I stamped my "not for the timid" stamp (from smeared Ink's carnies set) in paint.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
HDH- Shot through the heart

Sad post, new challenge

this is a sad post for me...this is my last post as a DT member of Smeared Ink
I'll try not to get all sappy on you but I do want you to know that Smeared Ink is run by some amazing ladies and a great team! they have become my best friends over the past year...well more than a year...I have been threw so much with these girls...they were one of the first people to know I was pregnant and then they helped me threw my pregnancy, Tori was one of the first people I texted on the way to the hospital :) and now my lil one has all these aunts some across the states and her favorite dragon aunt in the UK! wow ok I didn't mean to ramble, and I'll cry if I say any more...I'll just tell you these ladies are amazing and I'm so proud to call them my friends!

ok onto the challenge and my card
this challenge is a sketch! and here is my creationI used what may be my fave SI set...not positive they are all my fave...but this one is right now;)
the set is called Quoth the Raven, and I took Mr Poe and stamped him 6 times and cut him out with my spellbinders and rotated it and put it on pop up dots, I cut my raven out and did the same with him. the background paper was textured grey so I went over it with my black ink pad and made it a little darker (it can never be to dark)
well there you have it folks!
here is the sketch
and I would like to enter this card into the following challenges
Quoth the Raven Nevermore-a creation in Poe's image

~EDIT
this card won top 3!!!

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Lady V

I finally got around to making a card for the Kenny K challenge...I love their images and fully intend to play along each week but....life happens :)
this weeks challenge is "Get your bling on" so I used Lady Victoria and created thisI love it! I just love that look on her face! I colored her with pencils then made her hat and cape sparkly, I then made a flower out of my heart punch and made the middle out of stickles...the background paper I made with acrylic paints, the Beautiful stamp came from CTMH
I followed the sketch from sketches by carly...thanks for taking a look! have a great weekend!

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Don't dream it...be it

ok this is my last RHPS card....for now :)

this one is using Becki from Saturated Canaries...another new image of mine...I just found this company and I already have the biggest wish list...I just love these images!I made the senit (a phrase I love) a quote from the movie, I colored my girl with pencils then smudged the colors around with a nib and some paint thinner. then I stuck her on some paper that I made with acrylic paints, used a border punch, threaded some ribbon, tied a bow, added some lil dried flowers...and there I have it....I love this card...I was going to give it away but I think I'll keep it in my craft room!
at the Saturated Canaries challenge blog the challenge is die cuts/punches...so I thought I'd enter this card there, as well as Forever Night Challenges...last one I swear...I can only enter 3 times:)

HDH RHPS

this week I got my HDH (get lost) project done on time...(unlike last weeks...5 min late)
today I'm sharing with you another RHPS creation...
I love how this turned out...I printed out the castle, sign, and quote, then I took my phone book and cut the map out of the front page, I glimmer misted one of my tattered angels screens...the one that kinda looks like a compass, then I threw some red and black paint at the paper, stuck some black mesh to it, and glued on my images....my Brad and Janet are brand new as of today from the Octopode Factory! I colored them with pencils and glued them on top again I did a RHPS theme because its on my mind due to the challenge at Forever Night ChallengesLink

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

RHPS Obsession

I created this card for the Forever Night Challenge which is RHPS inspired :)
if you know me you know I love this movie...well duh my blog title...anyways so I created this using an image from Ike's Art called "she man"
I made the senti (yes I have the RHPS font on my computer) I colored him with pencils then added glitter, and threw on some more bling and there I have...thats right a Valentines card! ha ha I love my sense of humor!
thanks for stopping by...off to make something else RHPS related :)

Monday, January 23, 2012

Smudgy Antics challenge

today is the start of a new challenge at Smudgy Antics...
this week's challenge is Tall Dark and Gruesome
I immediately thought of this guy













I colored his eyes red and put some black around them, then I colored the snake and added stickles and red to his eyes as well...the dark paper is some that I tried to make look like snake skin, I took some paper towel and inked it up and put some UTEE on it to make it shiny....I like how it turned out....be sure to stop by Smudgy Antics to see the other DT creations and enter the challenge for yourself!

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Freak Show calendar

I bought this pocket calendar with the intentions of altering it and I finally got around to doing it
I saw a challenge at Stampotique to create a pocket or purse calendar and so I just had to join.
(I was hoping to have it finished in time to join the HDH this week, but I'm exactly 5 min late:( oh well) I made the paper with shaving cream and acrylic paint (tutorial coming soon to Smeared and Smudged) I stamped my Freak show stamp from Smeared Ink's Cardies set, and bats and a border from CTMH...I colored Perl with my markers and added green stickles to her necklace and headband...

New goal: start projects way before their due date!

BFF Betty

I made this card the other day and I just love how it turned out!
this was the first time I have ever used white hair...well kinda bluish-white, and that is my first bow like that...and you will be seeing them more often I love them! I used my everyday Teen scene simply Betty stamp and I think this may be one of my faves! the "best friends" stamp came from CTMH...I was sure to use a Betty so I could enter it into the Simply Betty challenge.
I also followed the sketch from Critter Sketches this week.

Edit: I'm so sorry I forgot to mention where my coloring inspiration came from...on the Simply Betty DT there is so much inspiration...I have a huge folder on my desktop of coloring ideas, and this one came from Lelia...her blog is full of inspiration, be sure to take a look...again I'm sorry Lelia I wasn't meaning to just steal ideas and run, I fully intended on giving you credit!

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Baby Shower!!!

I have a baby shower to run to but I wanted to share some cards I made and some decorations I madeMy sister's shower is today and I made these two lil bassinets out of diapers to go on either side of the diaper cake my mom is making....super cute huh? they were easy too...well would have been if I used bigger diapers...if you going to try it...don't use newborn diapers:)

the two cards are for my sis and my half sis...they are due only days apart...I think one is feb 10 and the other the 12....I used my "growing love" stamp from Sweet Pea stamps, and I colored her with my pencils then took my nib and blended the colors...I added some dimensional fabric paint to the dots in their hair, and added some glitter to their tails....the quotes say "A moment in my tummy...forever in my heart" and "to the world you may be one person...but to one person you may be the world"enjoy off to the shower I go

Monday, January 16, 2012

Raven Masking Challenge

today is the beginning of another challenge over at Smudgy Antics
this challenge is Masking, and here is my card for itI love this raven stamp! I love this whole quoth the raven set...its from Smeared Ink and its so much fun!
I masked my Raven and stamped the words to the poem in grey ink, and I stamped the other words in black, I used some more of that black tissue paper and used the fence looking stamp and made a strip to kinda look like ribbon..
I followed the sketch for Sweet Sketch Wednesday and I was sure to use the raven so I could enter it into the "Raven" challenge at the new Quoth the Raven, Nevermore challenge blog...

Thursday, January 12, 2012

January S&S Hop: Mesh It!

hi! welcome to another Smeared and Smudged blog hop!
I missed last months so I was so excited to join this month! I had a blast creating my project!
the theme this month is "Mesh it" and here is my project


I guess its a wall hanging...the base is cardboard (a really cool painted piece I got from my Secret Santa..thanks) the cardboard has white, gold and yellow on it, then I colored my Accordion player from the Carnies set (this is my first time using her...this is one of my new SI sets) ...I colored her with markers and then I added some black mesh I got from my mother in law...it was Halloween decorations...curtains I think... then I dropped handfuls of buttons in the corners and put Elmer's (PVA) glue on them to hold them in place, added some home made spirals and my senti from Ginger's house and there I have a super rad project!

here is the rest of the girls be sure to leave lots of love!

JANUARY SMEARED & SMUDGED
MEMBER BLOG HOP
BLOG ROLL


Tori
Black Dragon
Fiona
Monique
Jane
Celina
Sara
Kristy
Heather
Kapree
Helen
Alison
Sugar
Dianne
Lisa
Sharon
Pam
Ike
MaryKay

I would like to enter this project into the following challenges
HDH: Metal Mania
Stampin' Royalty: use Fabric
Little Miss Muffet: something new
Paper Sundaes: saturated colors
Everybody-art-challenge: Shabby
anything goes challenge blog: anything goes
top tip tuesday: anything goes --- tip: if you run out of pop up dots...use your hot glue gun...just hold your item to be glued up a little until it dries!

Monday, January 9, 2012

Smudgy Antics Challenge

today is the beginning of another challenge at the Smudgy Antics blog
the challenge this week is Recycle Something
so I recycled a parmesan cheese jar, and made it into a toy for my lil one

I stamped out all my grumpies on shrinky dink paper with stazon ink, then shrunk them and threw them in this jar with different kinds of glitter, and some silver and blue beads from a necklace, and some purple stuff I got on a Christmas present (thanks BD) I then filled it with water and some glycerin, I then hot glued the lid (so it wont come open and make a big mess) and there I have a snow globe shaker toy thing.

not sure if I made it for the lil one or the hubs and me:)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
Hooked on crafts: try something new (first time making a snow globe)
Lexi's Creations: anything goes
Polly craft challenge: anything but a card
Stamps R Us: anything goes
Truly madly crafty challenges: Anything goes

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Bad Example

I'm so excited that HDH has started back up again with their challenges I just love the DT and all the wickedness that goes on there!!! so I created a project for their "got goth" challenge.

Isn't she rad?!? she is one of the Goth Fairies from Smeared Ink...and she is brand new to me, I got the whole set so stay tuned to see more:) I colored her with my pencils then took my nib thing and dipped it in paint thinner to get the colors to blend a little better. the black paper is tissue paper glued to card stock...it made a cool texture, the skull paper is a gift bag (I have made other projects with these) and the green and black swirly paper is some other home made stuff...the quote came from Ginger's House (lots of awesome word art!) oh and I liquid glassed her wings....I think thats it...

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
HDH- got goth (of course)
2 Sisters challenge: Things with wings
CES challenges: Anything goes
Fairy tale challenges: Something new (new image)
Art Impressions Stamps: anything goes
Sassy Studio Designs: something new (new image)
Fab n Funky: Something new (new digi)
flutterby Wednesdays:anything goes
Inky Impressions: Anything goes
My Mums craft shop: Something new
Simon Says: new Something

Sunday, January 1, 2012

nevermore

YOU HAVE TO CHECK OUT THIS BLOG!!!!
some awesome ladies have begun a blog just for people like me (well and them) its so cool its all about POE!!!!


I can't wait for the 12 that will be their first challenge!!! OOOOHHH so excited!

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Smudgy Antics wicked Christmas for DH

here is the Christmas card I made for my DH, and he loved it! (yay) I made it with the Smudgy Antics Wicked Christmas challenge in mind...well and it was a perfect image for him :)

I love this chick...she is from Smeared Ink's Femdom digi set...the senti is from there too...I put her in a snow globe from Crafty Ann's to make it a little more festive, I'm entering this card in the CDAC progressive freebie challenge, and the Skipping Stones sketch challenge, and I hope to enter it in a few more I'm super proud of how it turned out!

you must check out the Smudgy Antics challenge this week...its still going and you still have a chance to win the awesome Gothic Christmas digi set...that's right the whole set! check it out!!

Sunday, December 25, 2011

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Monday, December 19, 2011

Smudgy Antics Christmas challenge

This week at Smudgy Antics the challenge will run for two weeks due to Christmas
the challenge will be Wicked Christmas

and here is another tag that I made, using that same ty-dye paper inspired by this month's Rock n Rolla challenge at Smeared and Smudged.
this tag is for my lil brother, I used the freebie image from last month's round of challenges at Smeared and Smudged. Then I splattered it with black paint, I colored the Santa hat black, and added some snow paint to give it more dimension, and I don't know if you can tell from the photo but I burned the green ribbon to kinda give it more character.
I hope you'll join us this week, you have plenty of time to enter.

If I don't post before Christmas, I hope you all have a Merry one...
I'm so excited for Millie's first Christmas, she just received a new Christmas dress from her Auntie BD and she is super cute in it!

Saturday, December 17, 2011

RHPS tag

there is still time...very little but time to enter the challenge at Smudgy Antics this week.
the challenge is to be inspired by a movie, poem, or book....and I couldn't let a challenge like this go without sponsoring my all time fave movie!
The Rocky Horror Picture Show! (image on sidebar)
I created this tag, that is going on my mom's Christmas present...

the Frank n Ferter image came from Ike! the snow globe came from Crafty Ann's via the CDAC freebie challenge, the senti is an altered phrase from the movie. I made the ty-dye background paper that I got inspiration from the rock n rolla video for this month on smeared and smudged (I'll have a tutorial soon for how I made it) but the fishnet stamp is from Smeared Ink's Urban Decay stamp set...