Funky? What's funky?

Morning all.
The ongoing weekly challenges over at Through The Purple Haze had me reaching for the dictionary. Week 7 and the challenge title is "Funky Girls and Boys" !!
Well the first definition was an unusual theme to say the least
1. a. Having a mouldy or musty smell: funky cheese; funky cellars.
b. Having a strong, offensive, unwashed odour.
They can't mean that. I looked on further... relating to Music
2. a. Of or relating to music that has an earthy quality reminiscent of the blues.
b. Combining elements of jazz, blues, and soul and characterized by syncopated rhythm and a heavy, repetitive bass line.
ok and reading the last bit......
3. Slang Earthy and uncomplicated; natural: "At the opposite end of Dallas's culinary spectrum is funky regional fare" (Jacqueline Friedrich).
4. Slang
a. Characterized by originality and modishness; unconventional: "a bizarre, funky [hotel ] dressed up as a ship, with mock portholes and mirrored ceilings over the beds" (Ann Louise Bardach).
b. Outlandishly vulgar or eccentric in a humorous or tongue-in-cheek manner; campy: "funky caricatures of sexpot glamour" (Pauline Kael).

Food for thought. Well the sponsor of the challenge this week is Kenny K so I went with section 2 - music - hence the music DP and the colour blue in this card and section 4 - unconventional with a caricature of sexpot glamour.

Kenny K does draw quite a few girls that fall into the category of sexpot glamour. I opted for one of the Steampunk girls - Lady Victoria. Coloured with promarkers.

I teamed her with some steampunk papers from the chronology range from docrafts and a piece from the DCWV heritage stack. Opting for an unconventional blue and brown/rust colour scheme and using the sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday as my inspiration.

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The flowers are a mixture of paper flowers and copper coloured cog die cuts in my stash with copper brads to attach. Ribbon and lace also in stash. The sentiment was stamped onto some little arrow diecuts that were then coloured with blue DI.

I am entering this card into the challenge at

Through the Purple Haze - Funky Girls and Boys

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Their Sketch

Sweet Stamps - Birthday

Who Are You Calling A Succubus?

Macabre Monday again at Haunted Design House challenge #147!!! Wow nearly a round 150 already!!
This week we're being sponsored by the fabulous Kenny K.

Kenny K has generously offered up 2 digis of choice to each

of the chosen Gruesome Twosome

So what are you waiting for?

You already know the theme - it's there in my blog post title.

The rest of the minions have some wonderful eye candy for you waiting in the dungeon. My little contribution is this little card.

I used Lady Raven., coloured with promarkers. 

I don't have an oval cutting die so just traced one round her, fussy cutting out the feet and hand so that I could slip two red balls behind. The sentiment is from a set by Creative Expressions. All this was then layered onto some BoBunny BP, then red paper then onto a black DL cs base, corners trimmed.The red and black lace and black satin ribbon from stash as were the gems. These are red with a few dots of black promarker to colour. 

We'd love to see what you can make now. So get creating and come show us

I'd like to enter this card into the challenge at
Vintage Elusions Cards & Crafts - Bling it/Anything Goes 

A Birthday card

A Steampunk birthday card that is. Just a little bit. Both the papers used are from a CD, MCS "playing with steampunk". The image is from Kenny K. The colouring and theme inspired by ForeverNight Challenges photo .



The sketch I used was at Cards & Things, turned on it's side.
First, the image.
Coloured with promarkers with just a touch of copper paint on the sword and goggles.
The sentiment was stamped rubber into a triple embossed, in copper, piece of card.

Cogs are from Tando and TH, all other embellies from stash.

I am entering this into the challenge over at
Cards and Things - Their Sketch
Forever Night - Photo Inspiration
The Crazy Challenge - Steampunk
Birthday Sundaes - Birthday card with a sentiment

11th day of Christmas with Smeared & Smudged

Nearly at the end of this fab blog hop organised by the Smeared & Smudged forum. The last day will be on the 23rd and no doubt there'll be a splendid array of eye-candy that day as well by my fellow bloggers. Back to today though.
A very simple tag for attaching to young grandson's pressie that Santa will no doubt have left under our tree by mistake. Going to have a house full apparently as he with his mum and dad have invited themselves to Christmas lunch hehehe. The more the merrier and Christmas is all about the children. I miss having the young'uns sometimes now that ours have all grown up.
Back to my tag. I didn't go overboard with it as no doubt it'll end up in the rubbish bag along with all the wrapping paper. Just something to make it that bit more special than the shop bought ones.



I used a Kenny K Father Christmas image, coloured with promarkers. Boots, lips and eyes have been given a light coat of glossy accents.
The base is glossy paper with DI rubbed over then spritzed with a home made shimmer mist after running through the bigshot with a snowflake plate. A bit of ribbon attached before backing with a scrap of Christmassy DP. The Merry Christmas ticket is chipboard, well inked, some self-adhesive letters from "that box of bits that might come in handy" coloured red with promarker again. Attached to the ticket and more glossy accents added with just a light dusting of glitter. Some holly leaves from that same box and red gems for berries.
Santa was attached with foam tape. Some ribbons to tie with some jingle bells.
See told you - quick and easy.

Blog list is still over there on the right for you merry hoppers to follow and get to see the awesome projects the others have made.
Thanks for visiting

I am entering this into the challenge
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays - Bells

Smeared and Smudged November Blog Hop

I am scheduling this post so hopefully will auto post when I'm slogging it out at work.

That time again when the folks at the Smeared and Smudged forum get together and wander around in blogland en mass.
This month it's all about getting "A Little Steamy". Something in the steampunk style.

It really is worth your while to go look at all the creations made by my fellow artists. They are such a talented bunch.

This card has been made not only for this bloghop but also as hubby's birthday card. Just in time for this weekend.

The image used is from KennyK. Coloured with my promarkers with a touch of copper watercolour paint for the metal elements. Ink distressed with "weathered wood" DI.

The background panel is copper pearlised card, embossed with TH retro circles then that DI rubbed over the raised bits. The cog die cuts are again TH, heat embossed with copper. Just the one thin layer to give a distressed look.
The sentiment was stamped in two parts, again copper embossed. The two bits were individually mounted onto coiled wire with a couple of old watch parts.
This was all mounted onto a black card base.
The sketch followed was that of the S&S november challenge. So I will be posting in there after today

Here's the list of the other folks for you to go visit

Terra

Tori

Jane

Kristy

Sugar

Sara

Laura

Celina

Joyce

Steph

Helen - that's me

Heather

Abbie Kay

Black Dragon

Dianne

Monique

Sharon

Fiona

Ike

Lady Brayton

Susan

When you've done all that - don't be shy come see us at the forum.
Thanks for looking

There are a couple of challenges that I'd like to enter into
Bearly Mine - One for the boys - well he's a bit older than a boy
Digital Tuesday - Anything goes
Stamps R Us - Masculine
KennyK's Krafty Girls - Celebration Time - Hubby's B'day

Dotty

I'm going soft in my old age I think. There's no need to agree with me.
Anyway I've started on my valentines cards. I know there's ages but I want to be ready and I'm not sure what time I'll have between now and then. Also it's my wedding anniversary just before as well. I daren't not have a card ready for that!!!
Following the sketch over at Sunday Sketch and Stamp and using a Kenny K image, the freebie for this month, I have this to put away for a month.

The BP is actually red with white polka dots, but try as I did, I cannot get the light right to show it properly. This was matted onto some apple green then moss green card base.
The heart die cut and the image section have been distressed with barn door DI and the decoupaged image coloured with promarkers. The image section was layered onto distressed core-dinations CS. The sentiment was computer generated and covered with a dotty net fabric. The ribbons (sage green with bright green spotted layered on) and little jewels also from stash.

I am entering this into the challenges over at
Kenny K's Krafty Girlz #25 - theme is hearts
Sunday Sketch and Stamp #44 - their sketch
WinterWonderland - Let's go Dotty

Sketch by Papertake

That same Kenny K image. My girls love it and all 3 want the same image for their OH. So one more card to make with it.
This time I used the sketch over at Papertake Weekly Challenges.


Again sparkle!! This time using some old papermania christmas papers mounted two strips onto red cardstock and then onto some bottle green that I sprayed with gold. The panel under the image is a holographic red onto that same green. The image was coloured with promarkers and glitter added to the white bits. This was cut out using Lily of the Valley templates and mounted onto some glittered up red card stock. the ribbon from stash is velvet with some glittery organza on top. The sentiment is a peeloff ( for speed). All then mounted onto red card base. Finished off with some little pale green gems.

As it's Papertake's sketch, I am entering this into it.
I am also entering this into the challenge over at Totally Gorguss for their "traditional Christmas Colours" challenge.

Sparkle and Spots (and Stars)

I finally got round to entering one of Kenny K's challenges. I was going to last week but I forgot to post the card I'd made - doh!! Both cards are Christmas ones so they will be used.
This one is made using the sketch over on CMLI group on the craft bubble forum..... daughter in law wanted one to give to son. She chose the image .......


It's a KennyK image called "mistletoe" but they're holly leaves so the berries are red here. I coloured the image with promarkers and added glitter to all the white bits. The oval shape was glittered up using strips of double sided tape. The spotty/starry paper was printed onto pearlised paperthe ribbons are velvet, satin and lace. I have added a touch of stickles to the roses and some little clear/pearlised gems in the corners.
I don't do girly cards that often but was quite pleased with the way this one turned out.

I am entering this into the Kenny K challenge for spots and sparkle
and into the Crafty Purple Frog challenge for sparkle
Also entering into the challenge on Creative Friday - Pinups