Give yourself over

Bloody Valentine

2012-02-15T23:17:00.006-07:00

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

final day of the Bloody hop

2012-02-12T02:00:00.002-07:00

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.

Blog Roll

Bloody Valentine blog hop day 2

2012-02-11T02:00:00.001-07:00

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!

Blog Roll
Tori
Ike
Sara
MaryKay
Alison
Helen
Jane
Black Dragon
Kapree
Sugar
Monique
Lady Brayton
Kelli
Lisa
Kristy
Steph
Jennifer
Susan G.
Jamie S.
Fiona
Shell
Trisha
Emjay
Dianne

Bloody Valentine blog hop

2012-02-10T02:00:00.008-07:00

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

Blog Roll

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

Free stuff!!!

2012-02-03T17:24:00.000-07:00

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
http://blitsy.com/rewardsref/index/refer/id/24339/

love or stupid?

2012-01-30T10:38:00.004-07:00

here is my take on Smeared and Smudge's very sketchy challenge this 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

2012-01-30T08:50:00.006-07:00

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!!!

Lady V

2012-01-28T11:24:00.004-07:00

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!

Don't dream it...be it

2012-01-26T20:04:00.005-07:00

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

2012-01-26T19:00:00.002-07:00

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 Challenges

RHPS Obsession

2012-01-25T21:56:00.004-07:00

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 :)

Smudgy Antics challenge

2012-01-23T02:00:00.001-07:00

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!

Freak Show calendar

2012-01-22T16:05:00.003-07:00

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

2012-01-22T14:55:00.001-07:00

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!

Baby Shower!!!

2012-01-21T10:05:00.003-07:00

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

Raven Masking Challenge

2012-01-16T02:00:00.002-07:00

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...

January S&S Hop: Mesh It!

2012-01-12T09:04:00.007-07:00

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!

Smudgy Antics Challenge

2012-01-09T02:00:00.005-07:00

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

all these lil guys are inside

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

Bad Example

2012-01-07T23:41:00.010-07:00

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

nevermore

2012-01-01T01:23:00.003-07:00

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!

Smudgy Antics wicked Christmas for DH

2011-12-27T08:37:00.005-07:00

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!!

2011-12-25T09:31:00.000-07:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Smudgy Antics Christmas challenge

2011-12-19T08:07:00.003-07:00

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!

RHPS tag

2011-12-17T23:59:00.003-07:00

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...

WINNERS

2011-12-15T11:21:00.002-07:00

For last week's designer pack of digi paper giveaway I had two comments and so I'm going to give it to both of you! YAY

Monique, and Sara will you both email me (batman-love (at) live.com) and I'll send it to ya

congrats!
stay tuned there will be another giveaway soon

Smudy Antic Gremlins

2011-12-12T11:13:00.001-07:00

Today there is a new challenge at Smudgy Antics!

the challenge is to be inspired by a book, poem, or movie
so I decided to combine this with the Smeared and Smudged "Oh the Horror" movie challenge Gremlins, and made this waterfall card

I used two grumpies and a background stamp from the Urban Decay set. the rest is hand written.
its the rules for owning a Gremlin, I tried to color the grumpies like the two main Gremlins(Stripe, and Gizmo)

so there ya have it, now come join us at Smudgy Antics for your chance to win a new digi image not even in the store yet.

Mer in shell

2011-12-08T21:24:00.005-07:00

I found time to play with the new version of My Memories Suit 3! and it is awesome!
MMS and a new Smeared Ink image double awesome!

this new image is called Mer in Shell

isn't it the cutest? the whole merbabes digi set is super cute!
my Sketch came from the Very Sketchy challenge this month over at Smeared and Smudged...did you know that just for entering one of their 5 challenges you get a free Smeared Ink digi? how easy is that?!?!

speaking of free...one lucky commenter will receive this free designer pack from My Memories Suite it comes with the already made layouts, as well as papers and embellishments to create your own (like I did) these papers can be used with any program not just MMS, you have one week to comment. and if you hit the shop and find some other papers you just cant live without, feel free to use this code to get 10% off (STMMMS55038)

fairy tag

2011-12-08T08:00:00.004-07:00

today I have a tag to share with you...sorry I have been gone for so long...its been a rough week, work is busy and baby doesn't want to sleep at night...just during the day :( but I did find time to make this tag and I'm finishing up a digital project too so you may be lucky and get another from me tonight :)

oh I have so much to tell you about this tag...ok well here it is..I'll let ya look at it first...

cool huh...ok so the background is made with this Magic Stamp Moldable Foam (the stuff I made my button card with) but this time I used rubber bands and made my background. (rubber bands also happens to be the smeared and smudged junk funk challenge item for December!)

I used one of the new tattoo fairies with the target wings...love this idea for an interactive digi stamp set...interchangeable wings....you get the body then you can buy different wing designs...so excited to get more wings!!!

so join in the challenges at Smeared and Smudged for your chance to win some awesome prizes...stay tuned for my entry into this weeks smudgy antics challenge

I would like to enter this tag into the following challenges
Mami Doodles: glitter
Divas by Design: Anything goes
Sundays with Crissy: anything goes
Card Caravan: Glitter
Dream Valley: Sparkle

Smeared Ink Steampunk

2011-12-03T02:00:00.000-07:00

Smeared Ink's new release blog hop

today we are showing you some of the new images available in the Smeared Ink store just in time for Christmas!

I have posted the DT blogs below this post so you can hop along and see what we have, but you may have noticed that Smeared and Smudged is also doing a 12 Days of Christmas hop, so some of these will coincide with that...so much fab inspiration for you to look at where to begin?!?!?

since your here I might as well tell you about my fabby project

here I have the new Steampunk Elf.

I used my clock mask and inked up my background then splashed some water on it to give it more of a grunge look, then I stamped "time of your life" across the top, and stamped my Happy Holiday stamp and added green stickles to the box next to "Christmas"
I colored my elf with pencils as well as his bat, cat and pressies...but with them I added liquid glass to kinda give the appearance of a shiny metal...and I think thats it...ok onto the rest of the DT members so you can see what they have for ya!

Tori
Black Dragon
Lady BraytonKapreeSugarPaulaIkeFreddieCelinaJaneMoniqueHeather

Mourning Glory Challenge

2011-11-28T08:22:00.003-07:00

New challenge at the Smudgy Antics blog
the theme this week is "Mourning Glory" (make a project using graves, churchyards, etc)
here is my creation

I used my Death Cab image and senti from the same set as my main images, then used my Holy City stamp and stamped some shrinky dink paper then cut it into a heart and used it for my flower center. I love the simplicity of the card I really wanted the images to stick out!

hope you'll join us this week, and remember use a Smeared Ink stamp to be entered for the prize.

Red Death

2011-11-25T10:48:00.003-07:00

I hope all my US friends had a great Thanksgiving!
today I have a card to share with you...I made it for a few challenges
first there is the "Poe Me" challenge at Smudgy Antics where you just need to make something with or inspired by Mr Edgar Allan Poe

next challenge is the Oh The Horror challenge on Smeared and Smudged...the movie this month is "Masque of the Red death" (based on the story by Poe) my quote came from the movie too...it says "There is no face of death...until the moment of your own death"

so grab your Poe stamps or something inspired by him and join the challenge!
also don't forget today is the last day for the Sale at Smeared Ink...so grab em while you can! all my stamps are from the Quoth the Raven stamp set (except the mask its from inkadinkado)

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges
Sweet Sketch Wednesday: sketch

Relax

2011-11-22T22:59:00.005-07:00

here is a card I made for the Very Sketchy challenge on the Smeared and Smudged forum
I used the Stitchy Situation Doll #3, a senti from the Occassions lil Grumpies, and my new Moldable Foam Stamp...I made this with the day after Thanksgiving in mind, after the madness of shoping, and the holiday your falling apart and just need to relax!

I talk about the Moldable foam in the "Into the Dark" section of the Smeared and Smudged forum.

check out the forum for your chance to win cool prizes and meet even cooler people!
and don't forget about the big PreBlack Friday Sale going on for your chance to get this lil guy at a discount!
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges
One stitch at a time - anything goes
totally stampalicious - combine stamps
Lollipop Crafts - anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Lots of circles
Sarah Hurley - Buttons

WINNER

2011-11-21T14:44:00.005-07:00

its time to announce the winner of the My Memories Suite Program....
The winner is

IKE

wahoo congrats! I'll send you an email with your code after I receive the code from the company...sorry to make you wait

if you missed the giveaway and would like to purchase the program feel free to use this code to receive $10 off

STMMMS55038

PRE-BLACK FRIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA SALE

2011-11-19T21:52:00.003-07:00

PRE-BLACK FRIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA SALE over at Smeared Ink.

All stamps (digital and rubber) are 25% OFF.

This sale goes from November 19 - November 25.
The discount is applied upon checkout

Also they will temporarily be discontinuing the rubber sets (so now is your chance! hurry before what you want is gone). After the current stock is depleted they will be offered in digi form. And be sure to check back soon as there will be a new digi release soon!

check out what I just made with my Candy Is Dandy rubber stamps, some stazon ink, and an old CD!its going to be earrings and a necklace set....super cute huh...and super easy...but it can't be made with digi so hurry and order your rubbers today (he he he rubbers...I'm immature I know) I'm thinking of making a lil tutorial for this so stay tuned:)

Dear Heart / GIVEAWAY

2011-11-14T01:00:00.005-07:00

Today is the beginning of another challenge week at the Smudgy Antics blog
and you'll defiantly want to check it out, there have been some updates...

the challenge this week is called "Dear Heart"
and here is my creationI used the "just-one" grumpie and made him all digital and awesome! I used the sketch from My time made easy
be sure to enter this challenge for yourself and invite your friends to do the same!

now onto my news...as you may have noticed I have been doing allot of digital projects lately...the reason for this is because I won a giveaway and my prize was MyMemories Suite Software!!!! I saw that Terra and Sugar also had this software and I hope they are loving it like me...this is how I have been making my digital cards lately, there are so many tutorials it made it super easy to get started...and the fact that I can export them to jpeg files and share them with my family...and you guys...its just awesome! I already have some baby announcements made, and I'm planning on making my Christmas cards this way too, before I received this software I was just going to take my baby pics to Walmart and have them do it...but I like this so much better! its so much more personal, and with all the free digital papers and kits that are out there it makes it that much easier (yes the majority of my digital papers were free, I think the only ones I bought are from Susan's Crafty Chaos) I also just found out that you can add video and sound to your projects...this will be great when making those baby scrapbook pages to send to grandma, and have a lil video of her cooing or her first steps...oh I'm so excited!

I was given two of these softwares, one for me and one to give away. All you have to do is -become a follower of one of these three sites:

Blog

Facebook

Twitter

-and visit MyMemories.com and tell me your fave paper pack
-I'll pick a winner in one week...11/21/11

if by chance you don't win, or you can't wait you can copy and paste this code (anytime) and receive a $10 discount (feel free to share this code with your friends)

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good luck!

Thank You Auntie BD!

2011-11-10T17:43:00.001-07:00

I just received this in the mail...with some other goodies! and I love it! thank you so much BD! I can't wait to show it off to all my family and friends!

Thanks a million BD you are the greatest!

Millicent Michele

2011-11-01T19:57:00.003-06:00

She’s here! I had my beautiful baby girl a week ago today…almost to the hour :)

She was 7 lb 5 oz 21 inches long…she was born at 7:43 PM

I had to have a c-section…they thought she was going to be bigger…and I had allot of amniotic fluid so they tried to start me and after 24 hrs they asked if I wanted to start over and do another 24 hrs or just do a c-section…I chose not to wait! So she wasn’t as big as they thought…but I’m still glad she is here! She is so sweet! So much dark hair…just like her mommy and daddy :)

I am so happy right now she is so perfect…well except at 3 in the morning…but I’ll get by :S she is sleeping right now and I think I’m going to go do the same thing….so dead tired! Thanks for all the well wishes I’ll try to post again soon…but ya never know!

Much love! MWAH

Kapree and Millicent

PS these pics wont stay up long...I have problems with pics online

Smudgy Antics

2011-10-31T02:00:00.001-06:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

today is another fab Smudgy Antics Challenge! The theme this week is Dark and Gruesome
hopefully you see a project below if not that means I had my baby!!!!

Just in case

2011-10-30T02:00:00.002-06:00

if you are reading this...I have had my baby!!!!! :) :) (sorry if your seeing this post again)

Halloween baby shower

2011-10-29T02:13:00.002-06:00

if you are reading this...I have had my baby!!!!! :) :)

a little bit batty

2011-10-28T02:00:00.001-06:00

if you are reading this...I have had my baby!!!!! :) :)

Today is day 28 of Smeared and Smudged's 31 days of Halloween....ooohhh its so close!
being that today is Friday its also Smeared Ink day :) so I have a Batty digi card to share with you.
I used one of the lil bats from "a little bit batty" digi set...I also used that for my senti...it just fit :)
the papers came from Summer Driggs and the charm came from Lizquis

I used the sketch from CPS Card Sketches

I sure hope you have been enjoying this hop...as always the wicked bloggers are on my sidebar...see ya'll tomorrow :)

Just in case

2011-10-27T02:00:00.003-06:00

if you are reading this...I have had my baby!!!!! :) :)

here is a pic of preggers me in my Halloween costume :)

and the baby shower invitation I made for my MIL where I wore the costume...I made this digitally using a Sass Studio's image and Summer Driggs papers:)

Kenny K

2011-10-26T02:12:00.003-06:00

Today is day 26....almost there!!!
this is autoposted....and if you are reading this part I have had my baby!
(I'll delete it if I didn't)Today we are sponsored by Kenny K...they have such fab images! I was lucky enough to get to work with one of them...her name is Lady Victoria :)

I wanted to make another digi card because I have these super cool papers from Crafty Chaos Designs. And I found a free font here and made my Happy Halloween stempunk banner!
There is also a challenge this week at Kenny K's Krafty Girlz that is to use dots...so I added some polka dot ribbon to finish it off :)

Thanks for taking a look..."see" ya'll tomorrow

Masquerade

2011-10-25T02:00:00.002-06:00

if you are reading this...I have had or am having my baby!!!!! :)

Day 25
we are getting so close to the end of Smeared and Smudged's 31 days of Halloween :( I'm loving all these projects!

here is my offering for today...yes another digital :)

today I worked with the Freebie Masquerade from Smeared Ink...I got it just by entering one of their challenges! the papers came from Lizquis as well as the embellies...and I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday! enjoy the rest of the hop..."see" ya tomorrow :)

Wicked

2011-10-24T02:00:00.002-06:00

Day 24
I'm waiting on some stamps and until I get them...I'm going digital :)
Today's offering features a super sexy witch

She is from Sassy Studios designs she is called Bewitched, the papers and embellies came from Lizquis and the sketch is from Forever Night Challenges.

now off you go hopping to see what the other Wicked bloggers have for you (on my sidebar) I'm loving this month...I'm getting so many great ideas...hopefully I'll be able to play along next year too :)

Skully Lady Raven

2011-10-23T02:00:00.001-06:00

today I have another digi card to share with you for my day 23 of the 31 days of Halloween

This is Lady Raven from Kenny K, and the paper and embellies came from Lizquis Scraps, and the senti is from Sassy Studios.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
Simply Betty - "On the fourth day of Halloween My true love gave to me Four Skeletons "
The Sweet Stop- Sketch
Sassy Studios - Halloween, spooky/creepy

Broom-Hilda

2011-10-22T02:00:00.000-06:00

YAY its the weekend!
so excited to just kick back and do thing all weekend...except craft of course :)
Today is day 22 of Smeared and Smudged's 31 days of Halloween... and I have had a blast! such creativity!!

today I have a Simply Betty digital card to share with you.

the image is called Broom-Hilda...she is a Merkid that I won once....and this is my first time playing with her...isn't she great?!? The digi papers came from Summer Driggs.

I would like to enter her into the Simply Betty 12 days of Halloween challenge for day 5 (five scary spooks) also there is an itinerary challenge at the Desert Island Crafts...that I used some of...I used:
Halloween
SBS Image
Favorite color (purple)
Stripes

also I told you that I would post some pics of stuff I got from the baby shower...here are the Halloween clothes I got...I'm still in the process of pouting everything away...I'll take more pics but these were just to cute I had to share!the pirate onsie says "lil Terror" and the Pumpkin one says "grandma's Lil Pumpkin"...

I bought the black skirt so she can wear them with all these and people wont think she's a boy :)

Smeared Ink

2011-10-21T02:00:00.000-06:00

Day 21...and I'm still here...maybe this kid is going to be on time...that would be cool...right on Halloween! whoa that would be so fun!!! for any of you that wanna know...I feel great! no complaints...well I am tired but that could also be because I stay up all night crafting and stalking blogs :)

now onto the reason you are here...my project

I got a new digital scrapbooking program and I have been playing with it all night, and this is what I came up with...I know its kinda ho-hum but I'll get better!

this guy's name is Hershel...and he is one of Smeared Ink's Owlets (digi set) the background paper is from Crafty Chaos Designs and the sketch came from Fetch a Sketch....
now back to playing with my program so I can get really good :)
enjoy the hop and see ya'll tomorrow!

Day 20 Halloween Treats

2011-10-20T02:00:00.003-06:00

Today is Thursday and another StampInsanity challenge day...and day #20 for Smeared and Smudged's 31 days of Halloween...and some sad news...I'll be leaving the Stamp Insanity DT after this...I just don't think I can keep up with everything after the baby is born...hopefully I'll be able to come back after I get the hang of things... :( I have had a blast...these ladies rock! so I decided to go out with a bang...I made a super cool project for this challenge Halloween Treats ...check it out
see...super cute huh? I took my two fave images...both Devil Dolls (surprise surprise) Lilith and Kassandra...I colored them with colored pencils...they are kinda tiny so you can't see much detail but they are super cute in person :)

what I did was I took a can of fruit cocktail (the little ones...about 5 inches...I think) opened them upside down (to keep the pop top intact) (leave a little attached...it helps) ate the fruit..mmm... and then washed and let it dry...I then filled it with some tissue paper and candy (all packed upside down) then I hot glued the bottom closed...decorated the sides and tied it off with ribbon....yup I think thats it...I'm planning on giving these to my mom and mother in-law when the baby is born...kinda like a thank you and congrats on being a grandma...and cuz I know they'll appreciate them :)

here are some more pics of the process...hopefully it kinda helps explain what I did....kinda :)
sorry I know thats long, and you have allot to do today...all the Wicked Bloggers and all these Stamp Insanity Groovy Guls...all located on my sidebar...see ya'll around :)

EDIT: I forgot to mention that this fab Devil Doll's Digi set will be given away to a lucky winner, all you have to do is trick out your treat and enter the challenge!

2 trick or treaters

2011-10-19T02:00:00.000-06:00

Day 19 of the 31 day's of Halloween
I made a tag today...and had so much fun doing it...check it out

I used two images from Stampotique and then stamped a lil trick or treat bag and put it in their hands, added my sparkly boo...colored my girls with markers, I took some spiderweb paper and then took some clear plastic (I cut it from a DVD case) and dripped alcohol ink on it then stuck it to the top of my paper, added some ribbon and there I have it...kinda cool huh? I love it!!!
over at Stampotique they are having a challenge to create a tag, and at Simply Betty Challenges on day 2 of their 12 days of Halloween the challenge says "On the second day of Halloween My true love gave to me Two trick or treaters" and...ya I think thats it...

have fun hoping and good luck winning prizes!

Vampire Lilith

2011-10-18T02:00:00.000-06:00

Day 18 and still going strong...lets just hope it lasts...
today I have a Tickled Pink card to share with ya

this is Vampire Lilith and she is awesome...I actually think the Lilith image is what got me started in gothic crafting...lil fun fact for ya...anywho....I took a Halloween gift bag and cut it up and wrapped it around a piece of paper for my background, then I stuck Lilith on some green paper (after I colored and stickled her up) stamped my senti from CTMH and added my sparkly spider...and thats all there is to it...simple but oh so cool!

see ya'll tomorrow...have fun hopping!

Smudgy Antics Skull Time

2011-10-17T02:04:00.002-06:00

Welcome to day 17 of the Smeared and Smudged 31 day's of Halloween...
also its Monday that means a new challenge at the Smudgy Antics blog... this week's challenge is called "Skull Time"
So I have altered this skull with my Smeared Ink stampsI bought the skull from Michaels craft store...it was brown paper mache and I painted it white then modge podged some white tissue paper that I stamped onto it...and made it look like thissuper cool huh? I love how it turned out...I should have bought 2...or 3
I used the spiderweb from Candy is Dandy and the rest are all from the Quoth the Raven set....
be sure to stop by the Smudgy Antics blog and enter this challenge for yourself, and be sure to comment on the DT blogs as well as the Wicked Bloggers for 31 days of Halloween ---->

Witch for day 16

2011-10-16T02:00:00.000-06:00

Day 16
today I have my fave witch image to share with you...got her from 3rd coast stampers.

I made this card with my brayer roller and ink, then stamped my image and added a bit of color, stamped my tree from Tattered Angels, and got my quote from Sassy Studios...put it all together with a ribbon to top it of and there I have it...I love the simplicity of this card! and I just love that image...can't go wrong with a naked witch :)

be sure you hop along and leave some love...there are some awesome projects here ---->

Dragonlets for day 15

2011-10-15T00:00:00.000-06:00

I just love weekends! don't you?
Today is day 15 of the Smeared and Smudged 31 day's of Halloween...I think were about half way threw this...bitter sweet...I love seeing everyone's projects!
today I have an image from Delicious Doodles to share with you....

this image is called Dragonlets and Me...isn't it cute?!? It was a freebie for the CDAC Progressive challenge for round 4, also there is a challenge at the Delicious Doodles blog for a Halloween card with no Orange....wahoo!

I colored the image with my pencils, and added sparkles to her wings, then stuck her to some green skully K&Company paper and the "Happy Hauntings!" stamp came from CTMH

be sure to check out all the other "Wicked Bloggers" they are on my sidebar---->

Smeared Ink Scary spider

2011-10-14T02:03:00.001-06:00

today I have a smeared ink project to share with you...for Smeared and Smudged's 31 days of Halloween!!!
its day 14 and every Friday I'm going to try and do a Smeared Ink project...as it is the challenge for us 31 day bloggers.
so today I have a Scary spider card to share with you.

I used the spider from Killer bo peep's build a garden set, and the scary senti came from the lonely boy and puff set...I embossed my spider with white embossing powder, added some jems and ribbon and there I have it scary and simple

now be sure to hop along and don't forget about the awesome prizes up for grabs just for finding hidden images :) all bloggers are on my sidebar ------>

edit:
I forgot to mention that that spiderweb paper...is tissue paper from one of my baby shower presents...cool huh? I just glued it to white card stock and cut it up.

Baby hat

2011-10-13T02:00:00.002-06:00

today I have a lil project to share with you for day 13 of the 31 days of Halloween...

all of this is homemade...I stamped my cat (don't remember where he came from) then put black stickles on him and liquid glassed him to a bottle cap I got from the bottlecapco then I made the flower on a small circle loom, and I made the baby hat on a bigger circle loom (both from Provo Craft). I sure hope this lil hat fits my baby's head...I have been told that DH had a big head...so we'll see :) I have made allot of these flowers and put them on hair clips so I can switch them out... but I haven't made centers for them all...yet...I'll share when I do :)

have fun hopping along the wicked blog trail....isn't this great? such fab artists!!

Smeared and Smudged day 12

2011-10-12T02:00:00.002-06:00

yesterday was great DH made me dinner, and we sat and watched movies all night...(sigh) he's the best! k enough mushy stuff...I also had a Dr apt yesterday...he said everything is good and the baby is where she is suppose to be, she measures what she is suppose to and everything...he checked and said I'm not dilated so he will see me in 1 week...and probably not before then...and I'm ok with that...I really enjoy her kicking me :)
k enough personal stuff lets get down to why you're here...my project for day 12

this is a "swing" card I made for DH
I used the swing template I saw at Split coast stampers, my zombie senti is from Smeared Ink, and the Zombie babe is from Simply Betty. I colored her with pencils, and accessorized with one of creepy glowbuggs metallic purple bwainzzz.
thanks for looking...enjoy the hop! ----->

edit
here is a picture of the card half open so you can get an idea of how it works (that grey box under my watermark is where I deleted what I wrote to DH...ha ha you can't see :P)

Wicked Mischief

2011-10-11T02:18:00.000-06:00

Day 11 of Smeared and Smudged's 31 days of Halloween....and my 3 year wedding anniversary!!! yay
Today I have this card to share with you
I found the idea here, its using 2 CTMH stamps...wicked and Mischief and I just love the way its layed out...the stamp combo is awesome!not much to describe here...so I'm going to go be with DH for the rest of the day...and I'll see you all tomorrow for day 12...thanks for lookin :)

Day 10

2011-10-10T02:00:00.000-06:00

today is day 10 of Smeared Ink's 31 Days of Halloween!
I hope you all had a great weekend...I know I did...way to short :(

onto today's project...
I made this lil pendant to share with you

I made some homemade clay and stamped my cat from CTMH then painted the background silver and my cat black...then added some green gem eyes...

simple but I think its cute...I'm going to give it to my lil niece as part of a Halloween goodie bag I'm pouting together for her and her mom...more to come later :)

now on your way to the other Wicked Bloggers.....links on my sidebar ---->

Feed my Frankenstein

2011-10-09T02:10:00.000-06:00

Smeared and Smudged's 31 days of Halloween

so glad I got some cards made just in case I don't find time...I had my baby shower yesterday and man I got some cool stuff...I gotta take pics of all my new baby Halloween clothes...I'll try to do that tomorrow...

so here I have a card that I made using the free digi "Frankie" from last month's challenges on the Smeared and Smudged forum.

I colored him up and glimmer misted some green paper and then added black puffy paint to all the stitches...his and the card...I then added my senti...just typed lyrics from Alice Cooper.

thanks for taking a look, enjoy the rest of the hop...all the participants are on my sidebar ----->

Crinkly baby toy

2011-10-08T02:00:00.000-06:00

We are officially one week into the 31 days of Halloween!!! YAY its the weekend, It was such a long week...I'm so excited for today...I have another baby shower! so in light of that I made my little one a toy...I found the idea on this blog, and decided to make one for my lil Halloween monster :)

I used CTMH (close to my heart) stamps and some orange and black material I had laying around, and some ribbons...I wanted to get the different textures for her, the rick-rack is kinda felt, and the bats are slick, and the black is grosgrain, I cut up a chip back and put it inside and sewed it up...the back is just black fabric...not sure what kind its kinda slick...and as you can see in the right light...kinda transparent...I stamped my images with black stazon ink...and I'm going to get some C clips (I think is what they are called) so I can hook this onto her car seat....this was so fun to make and so easy, I'm going to do more for my baby and have some on hand for other showers...

thanks for taking a look...have a fab weekend and don't forget to visit the rest of the blogs on the list ----->

Grumpie Cube

2011-10-07T02:00:00.004-06:00

Welcome to day 7
phew its finally FRIDAY!!!! this also means its Smeared Ink day on the 31 days of Halloween hop.

so for today's project I made a Halloween Cube...I got the idea from a tutorial I saw on LB's blog...thats right I'm snoopy and I stalk people :) here is her post...and here is mine I stamped all my grumpies on some clear plastic that I colored with alcohol inks, and then glued them to my cube...the top is a spider web from the Lonely boy and puff set (glittered up with stickles) and the bottom is Happy Halloween also from lonely boy and puff..and glittered up.

thanks for taking a look...now be sure to stop by the other fab blogs...I have already gotten some great ideas I'm going to use later this month :)

Lilith tag

2011-10-06T01:51:00.004-06:00

Happy Thursday! so close to the weekend.....ugh!
Welcome to day 6 of Smeared and Smudged's 31 days of Halloween...as well as a new challenge at Stamp Insanity!!!

today's challenge at Stamp Insanity is ABC (Anything But Cards) so I made a tag! I used Lilith (whom I love!) I colored her with my pencils, then made a tag inking it up and using a spider web stencil from tattered angels, my wicked Halloween stamp is from CTMH and the bats are from Stamp Insanity as well...all my bats are black stickled...don't know how well that shows up...but they look super cool in person.

now be sure to enter this challenge for yourself and don't forget the 31 days blog hop as well as the groovy gurls on the Stamp Insanity DT

Sammi Kelli Alison
Juanita Jane Tina

Totally Witchin

2011-10-05T02:00:00.003-06:00

wahoo its day 5 of Smeared and Smudged's 31 days of Halloween, and half way through the week!!!
today I have something super cool to share

I was looking at our sponsors and decided to advertise as many as possible in one project...the sponsors are so cool! so I have an image from Creepie Cute Stamps, the sketch from Graphicat Designs, and paper from Crafty Chaos Designs...oh ya I'm clever:)

super cute huh....ya I said it...cute...I'll get creepy soon...don't worry!
the senti came from Sassy Studios as well as the skulls, and the paper is from the Regal Rampage set, and it was all done digitally. oh and extra bonus...the image is a freebie!

ok onto the rest of the blogs you go...enjoy!

Scary Halloween to you

2011-10-04T02:00:00.006-06:00

were on to day 4 of Smeared Ink's 31 days of Halloween! are you guys having as much fun as I am?
Today I have a Simply Betty card to share with you...I'm sure you have all heard her tragic news...if not go here

I'll try to keep this short and sweet...

I used the image Pipper from the Burton Weenies set, I colored her with pencils and paper pieced her skirt, the background paper is from a set I got at michales (forgot the name) and then I added some of Tim Holtz distress crackle paint (old paper color) this was my first time using this paint and I think I feel an addiction coming on.... the senti is from CTMH and the skull is from Creepy Glowbugg's etsy shop...I cut some ribbon into strips and made a funky embellie....I tried my best to follow the sketch for Smeared and Smudged's Very Sketchy challenge.

thanks for taking a look...see ya'll tomorrow!

click the image to find out more

31 days of halloween

2011-10-03T01:25:00.003-06:00

Today is day 3 of Smeared Ink's 31 day's of Halloween...as well as a new challenge at the Smudgy Antics blog....this week's challenge is called "pick a pumpkin"

so for my Pumpkin card I turned one of the grumpies into a pumpkin :)

isn't he cute?!? I stamped my Stumpie grumpie on orange paper and then cut him out...and then added a witches hat in green to make it look like the stem of the pumpkin....I then colored his eyes white with a marker, stamped my grumpie senties punched a few pumpkins, embossed my background and inked it up and added a bit of ribbon....and there I have my stumpie pumpkin card... he's kinda pissed because people keep wanting to take him home and stick him on their porch :)

so go check out the Smudgy Antics blog and make a pumpkin card for the challenge for your chance to win an awesome prize...also be sure to check out everyone elses creations for day 3 of Smeared Ink's 31 days of Halloween (links on sidebar)

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
divas by design challenge sketch

Lonely boy tag

2011-10-02T01:42:00.001-06:00

so how was day 1? super cool hop huh? this is going to be so fun! such talent!!
now onto day 2
today I have a tag to share with you

I used alcohol inks to make the background...I first made alcohol splotches, then went over them with rubbing alcohol to lighten them, and then I put droplets of alcohol down and took a coffee stirring straw and blew the alcohol and made the splotches....I was just playing around and I really like what I came up with...so I stamped my Lonely boy (from Smeared Ink) and his spider and added a glittery boo to my tag...and there I have...what I think...is a pretty cool tag!

now off you go to the other fine people of the hop...again they are all on my sidebar...and you don't want to miss anyone....the whole month there is going to be prizes to be given away....all you have to do is find the hidden image in one of the blogs....every day there will be a chance for a prize...good luck and have fun hopping....I know I will!!!

day 1 T-shirt

2011-10-01T01:00:00.004-06:00

Welcome to the first day of Smeared and Smudged's 31 days of Halloween!!!
this year is going to be awesome! there are so many participants! I just hope I can make it till the end....my baby is due on Halloween....which brings me to my first project

this t-shirt I made after seeing it made here...and the original here
isn't it the cutest! I'm loving it and going to wear it until she is born....its the only Halloween shirt I can fit into :( I wear my Halloween shirts year round...so it really sucks...

and in true Smeared and Smudged fashon all these "31 days of Halloween" it must be stamped...so I stamped some stars on my baby's bow...the stamp came from Stamp Insanity's Morgan's Spell...to make my shirt...I got a super large black t-shirt (on sale for $1.50) sketched out my image with chalk and then went over it with white Tulip puffy paint...then filled it in with a paint brush...then added some purple puffy paint for the heart and bow...and there I have it...super cute! hope ya like it....now hop along and see what everyone else has created...the blog list is and will be on my sidebar all month long....thanks for stopping by!

Mystic Beauties Photo Inspiration

2011-09-22T08:50:00.002-06:00

Happy Thursday people...I have to hurry I'm on my way to a baby shower (for me) a few hours away I'm so excited!
but I wanted you all to know about the challenge going on at stamp insanity this week...
its a photo inspiration challenge...but you get to pick one of two photos! how cool is that?
this is the one I pickedcool huh?
and here is my card
I took the pink sparkles from the photo and put them in my Belle Lune girl's wings with stickles, and the red from her lips for all the red...I donno for some reason I just kept seeing red :) the thank you senti came from CTMH I embossed it in white, and embossed the background paper with my cuttlebug.

thanks for taking a look...and be sure to see what the other girls have made for ya.

Bone to pick with you

2011-09-19T08:33:00.007-06:00

Today on the Smudgy Antics blog a new challenge has gone up...YAY for Mondays!

the challenge this week is "bone to pick with you" and you can interpret that any way you wish...I went with the word bone...and used my Death image from Misty Benson's Morbidly Adorable Tarot Set

this was my first time inking up this stamp...and I really must do it more...I love it!
I made the background paper with alcohol inks and rubbing alcohol to give it kinda a marbled look, then stamped my image, and added puffy paint to their eyes to make them stand out more...and then I stamped my "happy Birthday" stamp from the occasions grumpies set (they just look like they are ready to party to me :) added some bling and there I have it!

be sure to check out what the others have created this week, and enter the challenge for yourself...to win a free Halloween digi...
its almost Halloween!!! I'm so excited baby is coming!!!

craftingforallseasons: Birthday
cutecardthursday: anything goes
thesquirrelandthefox: anything goes
pileitonchallenge: colors of fall
cinspirations: anything goes

Smeared Ink New Release Hop

2011-09-15T02:00:00.004-06:00

Its the second release of Smeared Ink's New Halloween images!!!
there are many blogs to hop through so I will keep this short and sweet....well not really sweet because at smeared ink...we don't really do "sweet" :)

I go to work with one of the new Zombies...

Isn't she awesome?!?! I love her eyes! I added the blood to her hair...and I colored it red then went over it with liquid glass...she is colored with my colored pencils....the senti is from the Smitten digi set...I thought it was perfect! and the spiderweb is from the candy is dandy set....I added puffy paint to it...the brainz are from Creepy Glowbuggs etsy shop...another perfect!

thanks for stopping by...here are the other blogs for you to check out today...if your going in order your next stop is Sugar...

Terra

Tori

Black Dragon

Lady Brayton

Kapree <----you are here

Sara

I tried to follow the sketch for the Smeared and Smudge's Very Sketchy challenge...I think I'm close enough:)

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges
totallystampalicious: anything goes
phindysplacechallenge: Stripes
cardmakinmamas: Digital
onestitchatatimechallenge: anything goes
cinspirations: anything goes

Lady Godiva

2011-09-11T14:29:00.006-06:00

today I want to share with you a stamp that 3rd Coast Stampers just released...and I'm the one that gave them the idea to make it!!! how cool is that?!? You're welcome :)

Click on image to enlarge

isn't she hawt? I love the story of Lady Godiva and I'm so happy with how this stamp turned out..the horse just looks amazing!

I colored her with my colored pencils and added chalk to the background, distressed some paper, and then I made a flower out of paper towel roll....its the junk funk challenge this month at Smeared and Smudged...every moth they give you a new "thing" to recycle and make a project with...I found this flower on this blog...and it just fit perfect with my card...the senti is a famous quote by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich...

~UPDATE: 3rd Cost just featured my card on their blog! how cool is that!?!~

thanks for taking a look I hope you love her as much as I do!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
anythingchallenge: Vintage/Shabby Chic
papertakeweekly: anything goes
freshbreweddesigns: Something New (new stamp)
jffchallenge: Timeless Vintage
phindysplacechallenge: Stripes

I'm a WINNER

2011-09-08T10:48:00.002-06:00

YAY guess what guys I WON!!
Jean was having a lil challenge on her blog...to guess the images she used and I was the first to comment!!! I can't wait to receive my winnings in the mail!

Isn't she the best...go check out her blog

Blog Hop

2011-09-08T01:54:00.006-06:00

Welcome to the Smeared and Smudged Blog Hop!!!

the theme for this month's blog hop is "Pieces and Parts" Use at least two stamp or digi images combined to make a "new" image or focal point on your project.

and here is my creation

I took a girl from the Chicks dig guns set and the wings from Quoth the raven and made a new image...kinda an angel of death sort of feel....I used the mask technique to get the wings on her.

I colored her with colored pencils, the gun too...then I liquid glassed the gun to make it really stand out...I was inspired by a scene in the Rock N Rolla challenge this month...in the music video a cop drops something in the water and she is black and white and the water is blue...it was really cool! that and I loved making my grumpie card earlier this week I just had to try it again...and I didn't do to much else to this and I love how it turned out...it may become a wall hanging instead of a card...hmmm

now that you have heard me ramble...go check out what the rest of the members have for you...here is the hop list if you're lost...your next stop should be Heather

Terra http://www.moresmearedink.blogspot.com

Black Dragon http://lynsblogger.blogspot.com/

Jane http://jcocraft.blogspot.com/

Kim http://basementstamper.blogspot.com

Celina http://www.scrapvamp.blogspot.com

Kapree <<- - - ME

Heather http://stampdetails.blogspot.com/

Lady Brayton http://www.ladybrayton71.blogspot.com

Kristy http://kristyleesworld.wordpress.com

Monique http://www.phoebekattebeest.blogspot.com

Lisa http://www.ldfdesign.blogspot.com

Ike http://www.suzy-ikesworld.blogspot.com

Jean http://jean-jeansartdolls.blogspot.com/

Dianne http://dkspinner.blogspot.com

Kelli http://cajunstampingqueen.blogspot.com

Sara http://WelcomeToMyDarkSide.blogspot.com

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

the pink elephant: Sketch

flutterby wednesdays: things with wings

cards for men: G is for Gun

creative card crew: anything goes

paper play challenges: two or more stamped images

stamptacular sunday: anything goes

Stamp Insanity purple and black

2011-09-08T01:00:00.001-06:00

the StampInsanity Groovy Gurlz are back! we took a little break, And, we have combined our 2 Wards into 1! I sure hope you'll join us for this challenge...
Purple and Black

I colored up my Lita and put her on some rockin animal print paper...I added the senti and some bling...I also noticed that my last 4 Stamp insanity cards have been purple and black...wow I must love this color combo!

be sure to check out what the other groovy gurlz have for you...see ya next time

Metal Mania

2011-09-05T09:00:00.001-06:00

This week's Smudgy Antics challenge is Metal Mania
"This one is easy: Use metal in your project! It can be a piece of metal, a metal base, a metal color, or even Heavy Metal (for all you headbangers out there)."

and here is what I created using stamps from the Candy is Dandy set

I played with some wire I had while watching TV and I just loved it...so I added it to this card to make it perfect! I colored my ice cream cone in pencils, stamped the background paper, and only stamped part of the "sweet nightmare" senti....
I followed the sketch for the Fussy and Fancy Challenge

grab some metal of your own sorts and play along this week...a super cool digi is the prize for one lucky winner!
be sure to check out the other DT creations and leave lots of love!

Grumpie Scream!

2011-09-04T12:34:00.004-06:00

here is my latest grumpie card...its been so long since I have played with these guys!

I love this card! I embossed the "scream" from the "lonely boy and puff" Smeared Ink stamp set, and the patterned paper is a stamp from the "quoth the raven" set. The skulls are from Creepy Glowbugg...and ya...not much else was done to it...and I really like how it turned out...simple and scary! I really wanted him to stand out so I framed him in red so he could be entered into the Haunted Design House challenge this week "I was framed"

I would also like to enter this into the following challenges:
Paper take weekly: Sketch
The Play Date Cafe: black and white with splash of red
creative card crew: anything goes
scrapbook sisters: anything goes
fab n funky challenges: embossing
charisma cardz: anything goes
rainbow ladys challenge: embossing
catch the bug: anything goes

Fearless

2011-09-04T11:33:00.005-06:00

at Tiddly Inks this week the challenge is "to create a reading-inspired project"
so I did mine off surprise a horror book!

I took Frankiee and colored her up and put her on some cuttlebug embossed paper added some blue creepy glow skulls, and then put a Mary Shelly quote from Frankenstein and there I have my reading-inspired project!
the quote says:

"Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful."
— Mary Shelley (Frankenstein)

thanks for taking a look!

The sketch came from deconstructing jen

Bombshell Hop

2011-08-30T22:00:00.000-06:00

Today is the Bombshell Hup Day Hop!!!
and I'm super excited about this one...its on my favorite subjects...bomshells and movies!
the theme is "put me in the movies"
and here is my card

I used a car from the Speed Shop set and made it red with big yellow headlights like in the Stephen King movie Christine...I colored my car with pencils and made my background paper with red paper and black ink...I made the base and everything very dark (like the movie) and added my get well senti (unlike the movie) because this card is going to Ryan

If you haven't heard about Ryan yet you can go here to find out more...
Meredith is having a call for cards for Ryan...a friend that was in an accident and is currently in the hospital with a brain injury, and Meredith is asking that people send him cards to make him happy and hopefully help him recover...

now back to the hop....here is a list of all the great participants...be sure to leave lots of love!

Bombshell Blog: http://bombshellstamps.blogspot.com/
Alison: http://alisonsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com
Laura: http://craftylittlewoman.blogspot.com/
Alaine: http://missalaineousmosaics.blogspot.com/
Meredith: http://www.papercanteen.com
Kelli: http://www.cajunstampingqueen.blogspot.com
Mary G.: http://www.mystampinhide-away.blogspot.com
Alex: http://www.paperandstring.blogspot.com/
Sparkly Engineer: http://sparkly-train.blogspot.com/
Celina Anthony: http://poniesandcrafts.blogspot.com
Glittery Kate: http://ferrishyn-frontier.blogspot.com
Kapree: http://kc-consultant.blogspot.com/
Cheryl: http://inktrap.blogspot.com
Dianne: http://dkspinner.blogspot.com

Octobat

2011-08-25T22:25:00.007-06:00

Today I have a fun card for you...
well it was fun to make :)

you may remember this paper that I made a little bit ago for a smeared Ink prject...well here it is again...in another smeared ink project...ha ha perfect matches what can I say...

I used my new Creature feature image Octobat
I colored her with markers and pencils, I then added some puffy paint...and just kinda played around making swirly seaweed like stuff....like I said it was fun to make...

I had several challenges in mind...
first is the Forever Night challenges...it is to use mythical women...ya she's mythical...
Next is the Graphicat Sketches...self explanatory...
then there is Haunted Design House...carnival of Curiosities....thus the freak show and again the Octobat...
then there are a few anything goes challenges (that I love) Paper Playtime, Stamps R Us
and at Order of the Opus Gluei they have a Seaside challenge
and Hooked on Craft Challenges challenges us to use things with wings.

Dogs R Fun Bookmark

2011-08-24T22:05:00.003-06:00

today I have a bookmark for you
its using a Tiddly image I have had for a while and wanted to use ever sense its called Dogs R Fun ...I just love dogs and wish I could have one! so I'll just keep crafting with them until I get one :)I made this for the challenge this week at Tiddly inks that is back to school Bookmarks...I colored my image with pencils, my "explore" stamp came from CTMH.

Thanks for taking a lookie look.

Hubby's B-day card #1

2011-08-22T23:30:00.005-06:00

This weekend is my Hubby's B-day and so I told him that he was going to get a ton of cards because I have so many ideas...he inspired me :) aaaaawwww I know puke....shut up!

anyways there is a challenge going on at Kenny K's Krafty Girlz to make a card using layers...so I went out and bought me a new image to play with (I let hubby kinda pick...I narrowed it down to 3) and here is my creation.

isn't she sexy?!? he is just going to love her...how could he not? her name is Allura Von D. I colored her with my colored pencils and then added on the layers and a CTMH stamp and there I have it...well there he has it ;) I'm so excited to give it to him (the card that is, not....oh never mind) I kept the outside of the card clean...its the inside that is as dirty as Allura ;)

I found a sketch with a bunch of layers at Guylou's Inimitability blog that I want to enter this card into too...

1000 sheets

2011-08-22T21:17:00.003-06:00

I'm sure by now you have heard about this massive giveaway...if not then here it is...

Amy is giving away a thousand sheets of paper...along with a bunch of other goodies...how sweet is she? I have been stalking her blog since her last giveaway and she is amazing!

Major congrats Amy!

Gothic Newborn

2011-08-22T08:59:00.006-06:00

there is a new challenge at Smudgy Antics and it is perfect for me!

Gothic Newborn

how cute is that?!?! I know I'm twisted I think its cute...ha ha
here is what I made for my lil newborn

I used the quoth the raven stamp and stamped my onsie with black stazon ink...easy peasy but oh so effective! I can't wait for her to wear this around town...better yet around my mom!

see what the others have made for their Gothic Newborns then enter this challenge for yourself.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Incy Wincy: anything but a card
Shelly's Images: anything goes
Craft us crazy: anything goes
paper-craftingjourney: anything goes
thepoodlesparlour: anything goes
phindys place challenge: Something new (new baby)
sweet stampin challenge blog: Babies and little ones
The Octopode Factory challenge: birds of a feather
creative inspirations: use your favorite stamp

Pinky purple

2011-08-21T14:45:00.002-06:00

At Tiddly Inks this week the challenge is Inch my way along...we are to use inch art to create wee projects for wee people...seeing as how its my niece's b-day this was perfect timing!

I created this lil card for her..using her fave colors purple and black...and the Tiddly image Pinky. I added puffy paint to the cupcakes to make it look like frosting....I really like how they look!

thanks for taking a looksie...be sure to check back tomorrow to she the super cute project I made for the new Smudgy Antics challenge!

between two evils

2011-08-18T09:58:00.006-06:00

today at the Stamp Insanity blog there is a super easy challenge....Anything goes! don't you just love these?

I made this card for the challenge and just love how it turned out!

I colored my Angelica image (from the Devil Dolls set) with colored pencils, and stamped on some already patterned paper with Smeared Ink's Candy is Dandy background stamp. and added some glitter and bling and there I have it...oh and the senti came from Tiddly Inks.

thanks for taking a look! now be sure to check out the other groovy girls and enter this challenge for yourself!

Sammi Kelli
Susan

Edward Scissorhands

2011-08-14T20:43:00.003-06:00

today I made a creation with my new Karber image...Edward scissorhands...

I colored him with my pencils, and put him on some snowflake paper...I love that scene where he makes it snow!!!
anyways...the inspiration behind this was the lighter side of Burton challenge at the burtonesqe dolls....

I would also like to enter this card in the following challenges
2 sisters challenge: sketch
Sassy Studio Designs: distress
Karber: anything goes

Kiki's thank you

2011-08-13T22:51:00.003-06:00

over at Tiddly inks this weeks challenge is a tribute to all those teachers out there...so I made a lil thank you card for....a later day...I'm out of school and don't have any kids...yet...give me 79 days and I will...I do have an aunt that is a teacher....I donno I'm sure I'll give it to someone eventually :) always good to have thank you cards on hand....oh here is my card

I used the Kiki dog image, and the school house and made a lil button out of it. My TY stamp and paper are from CTMH....and the sketch is from There She Goes challenges.

Stamp Insanity Blog Hop

2011-08-13T04:00:00.004-06:00

Welcome to the Stamp Insanity Blog hop!
I'll try to keep this short so you can visit all the awesome blogs on the list.

We were given a sketch to work with and a twist: add flowers

here is my take

I finally got my Morgan's Spell Stamp all inky! and I can't wait to do it again! she was so much fun to color...I used colored pencils for her, and added some sparkles to her hat...the bats are from the Cuttlebug Disney Halloween dies. the senti is from the same stamp set, and then of course my lil orange and purple flower :)

now of hopping you go...thanks for stopping by
also if you leave a comment on the HOP POST you will be in for a chance of winning some StampInsanity grooviness!

Blog Hop list

Tina

Sammi

Audrey

Beth

Kelli

Alison

jane

kapree < me

Sugar

susan

Kenny K fun in the sun

2011-08-13T01:40:00.003-06:00

over at Kenny K's Krafty Girlz this week's challenge is "fun in the sun"
and here is my creation

so I took my Holla back girl and put her on some bright summery paper (from summer driggs...fitting for the challenge) and added some flower embellishments, put her sitting on a present and there I have it, this is completely digital...and so fun!

the papers and embellies came from Summer driggs EasyBreezy set
the sketch came from Sweet Sketch Wednesday

thanks for looking!
speeking of Digis be sure to take advantage of the Smeared Ink Digi sale going on for a few more days.

S&S blog hop

2011-08-11T01:00:00.001-06:00

Welcome to the Smeared and Smudged blog hop!!!

this month's theme is paint! how fun for me...love paint!!!

so I made this

I made the background paper with paint...I started with maroon, added some yellow, splashed on some blue, added some red, smeared in some green, and there I have it...super awesome messy background paper! I added my mushroom stamp from the Killer BoPeep set and just kinda tinted them grey...there was so much color in the background I didn't know what else to do :) the senti came from the Candy is Dandy stamp set....and there i have it

no off you go to check out what everyone else in this fabby forum has created!

before you go...I thought you would like to know that there is a super sale going on for the next few days....I posted about it yesterday but incase you missed it...its 5 digi sets, 5 days, 50$ (thats 30$ worth of savings!) so if you have ever thought about getting some digis now would be the time!!! Starts today and ends on the 15th! stay tuned later this week for me to feature my newest digi set, and another reminder!

next up is Sugar...here is the list if you want to start over or get lost....

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafts4eternity: sketch

5 Day Digi Sale

2011-08-10T14:10:00.003-06:00

STARTS TOMORROW!!!!