SmudgeFest - Day 7

Oh Wow, it's the FINAL CHALLENGE over at Smudgy Antics! Can you believe it? 7 daily challenges to encourage thinking outside the box.- Smeared Ink style! What a ride it has been! Daily prizes and a chance to win a whopping $200 prize for those that last the distance and use at least one Smeared Ink stamp in the projects.
Today is Sketchy Sunday. Using the sketchy - make a project to win an awesome Grumpie bag!!

This is what emerged from my craft room. I kept the colour scheme simple with black, white and gold/yellow.

I've used three Smeared Ink stamps here. All rubber but the digis can be found here for the flowery border and sentiment, I heat embossed in gold, and here for the rose coffin from the Candy is Dandy set. This was coloured with promarkers before coating with rock candy.

The corner detail is a wooden laser cut from Crafty Embellies.

The diagonals are strips of chiffon gathered into a rose button. I added a leaf pin and some die cut leaves to complete all the required elements of the sketchy. The paper used is from BoBunny, Enchanted stack.
Back to normal tomorrow at Smudgy Antics when we start back on the weekly challenges. Hope to see you there - It's a fun one ;D.

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Smudgy Antics - SmudgeFest, Day 7, Sunday Sketch
No Matter Which Challenges - Anything Goes
Crazy Challenge - Black + White + one other colour (yellow/gold)

Smudgefest - Day 5

FREEBIE FRIDAY!

Take the image at Smudgy Antics Blog and use it in your projects for today! It's yours.

It is Little Red Riding Hood - Courtesy of Smeared Ink

I'm trying to get some DT stuff done as well as compete in the Smudgefest over at the Smudgy Antics Blog this week. Back to work on Sunday as my hols are almost over :(  With time constraints, I went for a really simple tag.
I used the Vampires and Werewolves CD from Jem's Designs as my backing. Love that werewolf!!
The image that is available just for today from Smudgy Antics  for those taking part in the Smudgefest, has been altered slightly, digitally, by me so that I could layer without having to fussy cut round it.
Coloured with distress inks

Some co-ordinating ribbons and 3 little charms - a crossbow as hidden in RRH's cloak, A wolf and a spare set of his dentures.

The blood drips on the BG have been highlighted with glossy accents to give the look of  fresh blood.

I am entering this into Day5 of the Smudgy Antics Smudgefest.

Smudgefest day 3 - Just Words

Well I'm back from my hols. A 9 hour car journey back, we made good time. Had a fantastic time staying with a dear friend. This did however cut heavily into the day to do my project for day 3 of the Smudgefest over at Smudgy Antics.

WORDY WEDNESDAY

USE ONLY WORDS TODAY(no images, just words). This did get edited after I'd started off on my journey - and by then I'd already formulated a plan.
EDIT - So...I didn't realize how hard this one could be for everyone so here is an idea that might help....you can use background/texture stamps to help create your project....
 9 hours - enough time to prepare the base of the project - and could be done on the journey - YES!!!

This is it - finished.

An altered book using the method as first seen created by a friend on the Smeared & Smudged forum - Shell. Heartfelt thanks Shell for the inspiration.
Some red glitter cs round the sides and covered by black tulle, each piece tied in a bow with a large red, home-made flower attached.

A large concertina flower on top, covering most of the home-made green paper in stash.

The words Earth, Air, Fire and Water from the Goddess set - Smeared Ink - were stamped and foiled onto flower shaped die cut red card.
Time's up - got to get this linked.
See you soon for day 4 which hopefully won't be as rushed

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Day 4 Smudgefest at Smudgy Antics

Smudgefest - Day 2

The Challenge: TRASHY TUESDAY 

Create a project by upcycling some of your trash! Be sure to pick something that is obviously trash (i.e. soda can, bottle tops, bread closure tabs, etc.). 

Last full day of our hols today - and the weather was glorious (for a change). We took the opportunity of going to the beach. After trawling some of the charity shops for any "objects d'art" that might be useful (or just because!!) we went down to the beach and had icecream. You can't go to the seaside without having an icecream, can you?
This is just one of the pics that with go in the scrap book when I can print it out and will form part of a double page spread with my day 2 entry for Smudgefest.

This is the page - following the scrapbook LO as per the August very sketchy challenge over at the Smeared & Smudged forum.

Showing a map of the area where we have been exploring, the napkin is the one that my husband's icecream was served with and the green tinsely bit was served with mine.

Here, you can see the journalling that can be slipped out to read, under the stamped images. These are from the Candy Is Dandy set from Smeared Ink. Coloured with promarkers.

Wednesday is the day for travelling - about 9 hours in total - and tomorrow's challenge will be a bit pushed. I will be doing my very best though to keep going. I will however be able to use my main PC - this old lappy is a bit temperamental 

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Day 2 Smudgefest at Smudgy Antics

Smudgefest - Day 1

Another quick post from me. Still on holiday but trying to join in the fun over at Smudgy Antics' Smudgefest.

The Challenge: MONDAY MASH-UP 

Create a project using at least THREE of the items on our list.

• fibers or ribbon
• metal
• paint
• chalk
• newspaper
• pencil
• deco paper
• glitter
• stencils

I went for paint, metal and DP. With of course the required stamping. The images used here are all from the original Li'l Grumpie Set from Smeared Ink. I used the rubber set but the digi set can be found here.
I stamped on white card and the DP. Coloured with promarkers then fussy cut out and attached to the DP over that stamped image. All the sentiments are from the same set.

I am entering this into day 1 of the Smudgy Antics' Smudgefest challenge