Smeared Ink/Simply Betty blog hop

The Smeared Ink and Simply Betty DTs are joining forces to bring you a Zombilicious blog hop!

What brought this on? A mutual love for Zombies, of course! Well, that plus Simply Betty is sponsoring 2 of the Smeared and Smudged monthly Challenges. If you enter these challenges you have a chance to win Simply Betty Zombie digis! Not only that but you will get a free digi image from Smeared Ink just for participating! How awesome is that?!

In addition to sponsoring the Smeared and Smudged challenges this month, Betty was generous enough to allow the Smeared Ink DT to work with some of her zombies. Hop around and leave some love then be sure to swing by the Smeared and Smudged forum to join in the challenges!

(yes this all may sound very familiar to you but LB was on the ball and I wasn't....and she said it so beautifully!)

now onto my card

I got to work with the Zombie Lola, and isn't she the coolest?!? and her lil rat is oh so cute (I think his name is Louie) I colored this with my colored pencils, added some distressing ink, and toped it all off with a bottle cap with "hold me" stamped inside (senti from Smeared Ink's Grumpie stamps) I'm not sure if the hold me is Louie speaking or Lola....you decide :)

I had two reasons for adding that bottle cap..one love em and want them on everything...and two it is the junk funk challenge for this month...one of the challenges Betty is sponsoring this month...that and the Rock n Rolla challenge.

here is the hop order in case you started here...or get lost because zombies are eating your brain...

Betty:

http://scrappybetty.blogspot.com/

Terra:

http://www.moresmearedink.blogspot.com

Tori:

http://ndustrial-lemon.blogspot.com/

Alison

http://alisonsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/

Kelli

http://www.cajunstampingqueen.blogspot.com/

Lady B

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

Kapree: <---- ME

http://kc-consultant.blogspot.com/

Sugar

http://sugscardsnmore.blogspot.com/

Dianne:

http://dkspinner.blogspot.com/

Paula

http://www.whatspeaks2myheart.wordpress.com

Helen:

http://cromscubbyhole.blogspot.com/

Cheri:

http://graphicatcreations.blogspot.com/

Nicole:

http://canadiannickelscrapn.blogspot.com/

Jennifer

http://wannabecr8tive.blogspot.com/

Suzi:

http://www.mrsweyremaster.blogspot.com/

Gargoyle card

Happy Thursday people! I hope your week has been going well....

today I have a card to share with you featuring the oh so cool Digi Thurston


I gave him some creepy red eyes to go with his stone cold face...ooohh I just love him!

Don't forget to enter this months Smeared and Smudged challenges...all new and so exciting...and you'll want to get that free digi...trust me!

also you have a chance to win some other Smeared Ink images by entering the weekly gallery challenge.....details on the Smudgy Antics blog....

Smeared Ink end of term/new release hop

Today is the Smeared Ink End of Term/New Release Hop...and you should be coming here from the Lovely Black Dragon's blog... I have really been looking forward to this hop especially after I saw all the new images that are being released (pics at the bottom of this post) but the image I got was so perfect for me! I have so many plans...I can't wait to use it on a scrapbook page!!! eek

ok I'll show you what I have made today.....I'm so happy with it!

Its a notebook that I have been keeping all my pregnancy stuff in....like appointments and little bits about how I'm feeling...kinda like a journal just recording things that I think are interesting and that I think baby will like when he/she grows up....and things I'll probably forget...ugh I don't know where my mind is these days!!!!

I used guesso to cover the whole base of my book...I really like that some of the checker still shows threw...I think it gives it a little something more...then I got green, orange, and purple paints and squirted a dab on an old credit card and scraped it across the book to create the background, then I took some shimmery white and painted a spot for my new cute lil dragonfly family to set, then glued that in, then I took the Joy from the Symbology of Angels set and stamped that across the top, and put two little flowers in each corner from the Killer Bo Peep Build a Garden set. and colored them in with some sharpies....

I sure hope you like it and it inspired you a little

here is the blog roll in case you get lost...you should have started at the DT blog....

Smudgy Antics http://smudgyantics.blogspot.com

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

Tori http://ndustrial-lemon.blogspot.com

Alison http://alisonsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com

Kelli http://cajunstampingqueen.blogspot.com

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

Kapree http://kc-consultant.blogspot.com

Ladybrayton http://www.ladybrayton71.blogspot.com

Meredith http://www.papercanteen.com/

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

AlexJanuary Guest http://www.paperandstring.blogspot.com/

Jane February Guest http://jcocraft.blogspot.com/

SugarMarch Guest http://sugscardsnmore.blogspot.com/

Smeared and Smudged blog hop

welcome to another great Smeared and Smudged blog hop!

I love these hops, I love seeing all the creations...and we have a great list today. Its at the bottom if you get lost...you should have come here from Monica's beautiful blog...

The theme this month is to use green and brown as your color combo, and I started with one project but didn't finish it in time so check back on my Smeared Ink Sunday at the Smudgy Antics blog.... I do love the card I created I'm so happy with how it turned out....

I used one of the femdom images and colored her with colored pencils and then added some liquid glass to make it look more like leather...so cool! oh and I used the sketch from the Smeared and Smudge's very sketchy challenge. After the hop stop by and enter a challenge so you have the chance to get a free digi (just for entering) and you could win some other amazing prizes.

Your next stop is my twisted and talented zombie friend Alex

"Strange Skin, one of our monthly sponsors, has offered to give two digis for one lovely winner of this blog hop!!! All they have to do to qualify is leave a comment on each participants blog...it needs to say something about the project...not here's my comment or anything!!!" But you really don't have to I know there are some people (cough me cough) that would prefer if nobody commented :) no I guess thats not nice go ahead....leave these ladys some well deserved love:)

Tori http://ndustrial-lemon.blogspot.com

Alison http://alisonsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com

Kelli http://cajunstampingqueen.blogspot.com

Ladybrayton http://www.ladybrayton71.blogspot.com

Sugar http://sugscardsnmore.blogspot.com/

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

Monica http://giddygreetings.com

Kapree http://kc-consultant.blogspot.com

Alex http://www.paperandstring.blogspot.com/

Tiffany http://bkfastattiffanys.blogspot.com/

Jane http://jcocraft.blogspot.com/

Meredith http://www.papercanteen.com/

Dianne http://dkspinner.blogspot.com

Judyhttp://creatingartwithheart.blogspot.com/

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

Kimberly http://www.heartflywithpassion.com

Smeared Ink Fish tails

Today is my Smeared Ink day and I get to post on the Smudgy Antics blog! I have chosen to share with you an occasion lil grumpie


This is my first time using this image and I had so much fun with it, I added glitter to some of his scales and some liquid glass to his eye, and the rest is in colored pencils. For some reason every time I look at this image I just laugh! I love the grumpies!
be sure to stop by the forum this month, there are all sorts of fun things going on, there is a new Mixed Media class starting hosed by the lovely Meredith starting today! And there are new challenges which means a free digi if you enter!
thanks for stopping by

I wish to enter this card into the following challenges
Dude Time Doodles - Sketch

Valentines day Smeared and Smudged style

Its the February Member Blog Hop!

Over at Smeared and Smudged we were challenged to create a Valentines Day/love themed card without using hearts, the colors red and pink, and anything cute. This was super easy fore me...I hate Valentines day! and I hate pink! my only challenge was to not use red blood...so I went a different direction all together.... and created this

I forgot who made that orange stamp, the background is black glimmer mist, and the quote is printed on velum "This year for Valentine's day, let's have a quiet night at home" It made my DH laugh so I guess that's all that matters!

I just love this Spreader Bar image...I love all the new digi images! The sketch came from the Smeared and Smudged's very sketchy challenge.

now go check out the rest of the fabulous girls and how they show there V-day love Smeared and Smudged style! I can't wait to see what everyone has created!!

Tori
Alison
Lady B
Helen
Kymberly
Berenice
Kelli
Lisa
Dianne
Teri
Rebecca
Steph
Jane
Sugar
Kapree <---- you are here
Black Dragon
Alex

Happy Valentines Day

found this here via Nicole's blog isn't it cool!?!?

Smeared and Smudged Sunday

~For Shannon's Sentiments Day 2 of previews see post below~

Today for your Smeared Ink viewing pleasure I have altered a gift box I was given...it was all pink and cute so I had to go all Smeared Ink on it and make it cool!

I used my Quoth the Raven Set and stamped all over a glimmer misted newspaper, then modge podged it onto the gift box...I thought this looked pretty perfect for a v-day present!






Speaking of V-day be sure to check out the Smeared and Smudged style Valentines day hop tomorrow! I'm super excited about this! its Valentines day my style...

Smeared Ink and Delicious Doodles Hop

yay the hop is finally here!
this is a big one too so I hope you'll keep up! its 2 design teams all featuring Smeared Ink stamps! yay!! we have joined forces with the Delicious Doodles team so watch and learn...no really these ladies are amazing!!

you should be coming here from Meredith's beautiful blog
and now onto my creation!

isn't she awsome! she is the Dominatrix image from the FemDom Digi set! you must check all of them out they are so fun! I printed her out then chalked around her then I mounted her on some card stalk that I sanded down and added in some glimmer misted book paper from Madness Paper and the twirly thing at the top was chipboard I coverd with some more of that glimmer misted paper then liquid glassed....this turned out alot lighter than I wanted it to but oh well it works I'll just have to make a darker one later:)

Be sure to enter the challenge this week at DD for a chance to win 5 single digis or 1 digi set of your choice from Smeared Ink !

thanks for stopping by, now go check out what everyone else has made! here is the list if you get lost.

Alison

Kelli

Black Dragon

Lady Brayton

Meredith

Kapree<------you are here

Lisa

Jane

Teri

Anita Marie

Pascale

Allison

Ildiko

Alex

Claire

Terra

Tori

Chicks Dig Guns S&S challenge

I made my first step card!

I used the chicks dig guns set from Smeared Ink and made my own background paper using alcohol inks...my inspiration came from the oh the horror challenge this month which is double movies Planet Terror, and Death Proof...and they both feature some bad-ass chicks with guns! I haven't seen the movies but I have seen the previews and I think my hubby has seen them...anyways this is what I made and I LOVE it!

go check out the Smeared and Smudged forum and enter some challenges, or be there when the new challenges are up, they run the whole month, and this month's prizes are so cool...I can't wait for next months (ha ha I know what they are and they are super cool too!)

Birthday Girl

ok I know allot of you have seen this post about the super sweet Rio, well if not go check it out its very touching!

so I made her a card and I'm getting it in the mail tomorrow...I really loved coloring her and can't wait to do it again! I have seen so many wonderfull ideas on how to color her I must try them out. here is what I have made.


also over at Simply Betty Challenges its a sketch challenge so I just had to play along! I colored my birthday girl in colored pencils and then liquid glassed her spider web, added some bling, I stamped and embossed the background of my green paper using my Smeared Ink candy is dandy stamp. I'm so happy with how it turned out, and I hope Rio has a very happy birthday!

thanks for stopping by!

I'm entering this card into the following challenges
thesisterhoodofcrafters- anything goes
fabnfunkychallenges - Digi
craftycreationschallenges - Heat emboss

Edgar's Kiss costume

today is my day to share something from Smeared Ink with you and here it isthey are Edgar Allen Poe KISS atc's...cool huh?

I stamped Poe 4 times and then put kiss makeup on him, then I made a mask of him and stamped and glimmer misted the background, all the stamps for this are from the Smeard Ink set Quoth the Raven, the reason I did this is I got a little inspiration from the Photo inspiration challenge, I know it's only a pic of her dressed as Gene Simmons but I just had to make one of Peter too (he is my fave)...so why stop there Ace and Paul just completed my set.

here is the photo I got my inspiration from
here is a picture of last Halloween....or was it 2 Halloween's ago...I don't remember

I'm Peter (of course) my hubby is Gene (you can see why) and my brother is Paul, my nephew is Ace...sorry the pic is so bad...its actually a pic of a pic but hey you get the idea!

I entered this into the Paper cutz challenge-your chice and the little red wagon-one layer and wonder, as well as Penny's Challenges -anything goes

Hell hath no fury

here is a card I made for the HDH Hell hath no fury


I used an embossing folder and my image is from Smeared Ink's new digis Femdom! this is such a fun image...there were so many things I could have these ladies saying! I can't wait to create my next card! I tried to keep this one really simple because I think the image just speaks for itself its so great:) the word blocks say "I thought we were friends?" " then why did you talk trash about me?"

thanks for stopping by

Killer bo peep box

Welcome to the Smeared and Smudged January Member Blog hop!

Since its a new year the theme was "Something New" try something new, use a new stamp...etc

so I did both, I found this pattern and made a box

here is what it looks like closed
and you open it up it unfolds and here is the inside


pretty cool huh? I don't have anything in the lil boxes just yet...well nothing but paint because I'm messy...but I was thinking of putting like paper clips and thumb tacks in it and putting it on my desk....

the paper I painted and stamped using my (at the time) new candy is dandy background stamp, and then I used my new killer bo peep stamps. I'm in the process of writing up a tutorial so be sure to check back later for that....


thanks for stopping by...here is a list of the other super fab ladies...then head on over to the Smeared and Smudged forum and see what kinda mischief were getting into...

Terra

Tori

Helen

Jane

Black Dragon

Steph

Meredith

Alison

Teri

Kristie

Paula

Monica

Diane

Diane

Lady Brayton

Kelli

Kapree

Lisa

Life Is Sweet

here is a card I made using Ann Marie of the Vamp digis at Smeared Ink


I love her and I colored her in colored pencils, then picked some background paper and I really like how it turned out...the sketch I found at Skipping Stones Design

Be sure to come back tomorrow...I'm serious there is going to be a really really cool hop! you don't want to miss it!!!!!!

Candy is Dandy / YourStory Recipe book

Today is my day to share a Smeared Ink project with you and I'm so excited to show you...There is a challenge over at the Smeared and Smudged forum, the wonderfully talented Alex has challenged us to make a book....after reading that I knew I wanted to make this one....

my very favorite Dessert recipes all in one place (yes Just Desserts has double meaning) I had so much fun coloring these images up and they were perfect! this is almost all of the stamps from the Candy is Dandy stamp set...but they are the only stamps I used...I colored them with sharpies cut them out and put them all together laminated them and used my new YourStory photo machine and made a super cute book! I hope you can tell how much fun I had with this! I wanted to laminate everything so this book would last...not only am I a messy crafter I'm also a messy cook:) this book actually has 12 pages but the other two had no decorations on them...the recipe took up the whole page...The font I found on the Bombshell Stamp site.
thanks for stopping buy...no go pick up this stamp set and make your own cook book...then take pictures and let me see :)

be sure to stop by the Smeared and Smudged forum there is so much action going on right now! you wont want to miss it...

I'm entering this into the Crafty Sentiments - anything but a card
and The Creative Cottage- use something new

you don't wanna miss this!

today I have a few items to share with you...
first is my New Years card


I used one of Smeared Ink's Occasions lil Grumpies (this lil guy is to cute!) and I colored him with markers, and the paper I made with my Alcohol inks, I then cut it all up and arranged it and stamped my grumpie senti on it and there I have my cute lil card....
The sketch came from Mojo Monday
I'm also entering this card into the following
Paper Playtime - New Year
For Fun Challenges - New Year
Fresh Brewed Blog - New Year


next...

now this is really cool....

are ya ready...

CHECK THIS OUT!

isn't that the coolest blood vial necklace you have ever seen... a picture of? to bad you can't see it in real life (and that my camera sucks) but ugh I love this necklace! I wore it yesterday and got complemented on it woop whoop! love when that happens...the vampire mouth I took from another neclace that I took apart because it was to girly and...well I made it cool!
this lil vial I got from Smeared ink in their odds n ends section...I have always wanted a blood vial necklace and now...I have one! yay ME!

12th day of Smeared Ink Christmas / angel tin

Welcome to the final day of the 12 days of Christmas!
I wanted to make something super cool but I had like zero time... so this will have to do

I altered an Altoids tin to hold a key chain I made for a Christmas present.


I used an angel from Smeared Ink's symbology of Angels set, I stamped him on some clear plastic and glued some material on the tin then attached it with glue and brads, and on the inside I stamped a senti right on the material. the domino was only stamped nothing to fancy I wanted to keep it masculine but still cool....
the senti and watch stamp came from CTMH

so wadda ya think not to shabby huh?

well I hope you had as much fun as I did on this hop...there are some very talented ladys here! if you have missed anything be sure to check past posts on everyone they are so great! I know I got allot of inspiration...
I entered this tin into the One Stitch at a time challenge blog - anything goes
I would have loved to enter it into more...but I was to late...its already midnight...oh well maybe next time...

have a very Merry Christmas!!!

Lonely boy christmas

Happy Friday! yay! wow Christmas is a week away...YIKES!

I hope you all have been following along on our 12 days of Christmas smeared and smudged style! if you haven't check here, and then go and look back on the moth of the fab creations we have all made!

today is a smeared ink day speaking of smeared ink, I strongly encourage you to sign up for there newsletter! I received mine the other day and they gave me a free digi (my choice) and informed me that there is a major sale this weekend only (12/17, 12/18, 12/19) where everything in stalk is 25%off! so go check out the sale and while your there you might as well sign up for the newsletter! back to my project

I chose to make lonely boy and puff a cute festive ornament...ok so I guess its not really cute but hey its my kinda ornament!


I stamped him on green...kinda a Grinch feeling, then I put him in that candy cane sweater, and I made the....I'm going to call them snowflakes....out of bending some wire I found at w-mart on a spool in the craft section, then I glued some sparkles on them. I had so much fun with this I'm going to do it again...so be on the lookout...

don't forget all the other amazing girls...liks on my sidebar

and I'll "see" you sunday

I'm entering this into the following challenges
http://www.papersundaes.blogspot.com/ - anything but a square (max 10)
http://craftyhoschallenge.blogspot.com/ - red and green
http://www.alyssundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Christmas movie
http://critterchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - No pattern Paper
http://www.stampsruschallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://www.rileyandco.blogspot.com/ - Use Metallics
http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/ - Christmas
http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything but a Christmas card
http://aliceinwonderlandchallenge.blogspot.com/ - red, green + 1 other color (white)
http://craftypurplefrogchallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything Christmas

Christmas Thurston

Hello Friends, welcome back to day 8! wow we are so close to Christmas its scary! hope your ready!
if your just joining us on our merry lil hop be sure to start at the beginning so you don't miss anything....click here for all the details

for my card today I used The Thurston Digi from Smeared Ink


the sketch came from the Very Sketchy Challenge from the Smeared and Smudged forum, I printed the hat...Kenny K image...and then I took some sparkly pipe cleaner and made it into a wreath (saw something like this on one of Tim Holtz tags) and dabbed some red puffy paint on it, I put some snow writer stuff on his hat (thanks Tori) my Thurston image is colored an then I added some UTEE he is super shiny I love him! I don't think Thurston looks very happy that I stuck a hat and wreath on him but hey...its Christmas so he'll just have to deal with it! :)

be sure to check out the other Jolly bloggers (sidebar) and I'll "see" ya on Friday

I'm entering this into the following challenges
Fresh Brewed - Christmas
The Crafy Pad - Embossing
Crafty Hos - Red and Green
Saprkles Forum - Christmas
One Stitch at a time - Anything goes
Stamping with Fun - Christmas
Pear Tree Designs - Christmas
Karbers Challenges - digi
Stamps r us Challenges - anything goes
Simon says stamps and show - Tim technique
theres magic in the air - red and green
a spoon full of sugar - Christmas Cards
creative card crew - anything goes
Cards for men - Christmas for man
top tip tuesday- Christmas inspired
dutch dare - Christmas card
delightfulsketches - Embossing
ecp challenges - Christmas
creative inspirations - anything christmas

Christine on day 6

welcome back!
today I have a card for you that I have been so excited to make..it is using one of my new Smeared Ink digi images she is a Glam Vamp and her name is Christine...isn't she fab! you can pick here up by clicking here.


there is a challenge at the Haunted Design House that was to use only 8 things on a card, I hope I did this right....

1-digi
2-white paper
3-patterned paper
4-black ribbon
5-liquid glass on skulls
6-black ink
7-stamp
8-red paper

I think that's right....sorry if its wrong...this was really hard! but so fun
the sketch came from Mojo Monday

other challenges I'm entering this card into is

Digi's With Attitude!- anything goes-Digital
Crafty Ho's- religious holiday (christmas)
Pear Tree Designs- Christmas
Stamps r us -Holiday card
Whoopsi Daisy - ribbons and bows
Creative Card Crew- anything goes
The color Dare- Riding Hood Red, Old Olive
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - Merry Christmas
Meljen's Designs - red, green, gold
Card Makin Mamas - anything goes
Totally Papercrafts - paper piecing
Frosted Designs - Riboon
Karber Christmas Challenge- digital stamp
Stamp Something - Digi Day
Mark's Finest Papers - Paper Piecing

Be sure to check out all the Jolly Bloggers (sidebar), and if you're a Merry Hopper, be sure you're commenting! see ya later:)