Vincentenial

OOps, I was so intent on getting the last Smudgefest project done I nearly forgot to post this that I have been working on as well.
A project set by Haunted Design House to celebrate the life and artwork of one of THE Masters of the Macabre. The Varying Visages of the actor . Barb is also doing a little blog hop round the minions with some fab candy up for grabs. But blogger has been very unkind to me this week and it's been hard enough getting onto my own blog let alone any one elses!

I lifted all the images from Google and stuck them on a clock face. The central image is by Steve Pugh representing "The Pit" and the Pendulum was made by running a small aluminium pie dish through my bigshot to flatten and then card stuck either side. A cocktail stick to hang with.


The numbers are purposely stuck "upside down". A few reasons, the eye has to really look to puzzle the enigma and it would make a person really look at the clock not where the hands are.

I am entering this into the centennial HDH challenge - Varying Visages of Vincent

Smudgefest - Day six

Wow, day 6 already. One more day to go on the 7 day challenges. Full details are on the Smeared and Smudged Smudgy Antics Blog. Today is the Sketch Challenge.


A long hard think into which Smeared Ink image to use. Then I remember I have some stamped images sent to me by a friend of the Goddesses that I haven't used yet. Just the thing!!
The Fire Goddess was the one I chose. Coloured with promarkers. Cut out and mounted onto red c.s. matted onto a pale orange fibrous paper.

Lots of firey coloured papers as well. Handmade paper was wetted and pulled apart to show the fibrous nature of it. the edges treated to a bit of "barndoor" DI. All stuck together and finished off with ribbon. The base card was also given a lick of DI in spiced marmalade and barn door. I tried to give the impression of heat.
A few firey red tear drop gems to represent more flames.


I am entering this into the Smudgy Antics day 6 challenge

Smudgefest - Day five

FLOWING FRIDAY

Create a project using a flowing medium. Some examples could be watercolor, liquid ink, liquid glues, thinned out acrylics, etc.... use your imagination and let the juices flow!

So many choices. Which to choose today?
I went with acrylic paints.

The skull was "decorated" with watered acrylic paint first.
Then, using the BoPeep Build a garden set again from Smeared Ink, stamped onto tissue paper for the flower images and onto card for the spiders. I used the colour scheme from day 3 for the most part. Promarkers used throughout. The flowers were adhered with mod podge and the spiders held in place with acrylic glue substitute.

The pics aren't the best due to the time of night.






















I am entering this into
Smudgy Antics - Smudgefest day 5 challenge

Smudgefest - Day four

TWISTED THURSDAY

Make an ATC with a "twist". You can interpret "twist" any way you want to, this is just one interpretation. ATC size: 3 1/2" x 2 1/2"

That's our challenge for today.
Had a long think on this and was only just before bedtime I came up with this. As it's a one day challenge, I had to stay up and finish. Oh well, maybe I get to lay in tomorrow.

Two of the Smeared Ink mini Grumpies from the original set. Stamped directly onto blue card and coloured with promarkers. Some of the sentiments from the same set with a couple of added ones from me.
The twist? Firstly, the Grumpies themselves have twisty bits on them. Then there's the twisted wire to make a flower, more wire twisted round a stone and last but no means least is the twisted ribbon rose that I made.


I am entering this into day four of the smudgefest challenge over on the Smudgy Antics blog.

Smudgefest - Day three, A colour challenge

Wicked Wednesday in the week long Smudgefest being held over at Smeared and Smudged, Smudgy Antics Blog. Today is a colour challenge. Using the colours Pumpkin Orange, Mustardy Yellow, Dark Gray, Deep Purple make something with at least one Smeared Ink stamp on it.
Today I have made a tag. A very simple one at that. Using the birthday Grumpy. Coloured with promarkers in the set colours.
on the back which is made from orange cs distressed with some weathered wood DI, I have attached a dark grey mini envelope with the "sentiment" on and inhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif. Also a few beads, again in the challenge colours.

I am entering this into the challenge at
Smudgy Antics - day 3 of the Smudgefest

Smudgefest - day two

Terrifying Tuesday!!
I don't own any of the really terrifying images from Smeared Ink. I can't think of any that terrify me anyway. So I went with what would. Also something that would terrify any male with half a brain cell. Another page in my art journal will have to suffice.


To find myself in a room with pink flowery wall paper and no door to escape would be my nightmare.
The image is of course from Smeared Ink's "Chicks dig guns" set. This was in a grab bag recieved the other day. It is coloured with promarkers and fussy cut out. The pink flowery is from a pad of paper for babies that was in a RAK. The impression of the corner of the room by using DI. some dark orange/brown paper for the floor.

This is being entered into day 2 of the Smudgefest challenge being hosted on the SmudgyAntics Blog all week

Smudgefest - Day one

Yep. Smudgefest has begun. The full details are over on the Smudgyantics blog. I hope to be able to complete all the projects. We are given the challenge in the morning and have to post and link by that night. It's going to be tight considering I work full time as well. Well I got day one done. 6 more to go.

Today's challenge is "Bi-Polar". A project that showcases two opposites.
I have used the sheep and fence from the Killer Bo-Peep's Build a Garden set and some shadow trees for my art journal piece. Stamping and masking my way through.
I hoped to depict opposite direction and opposite sides of the fence.
All images coloured with promarkers. The background created with coloured pencils.
BP is from Crafty Chaos on a pale green marbled paper given the DI treatment.

A little bit of journaling to finish.







I am entering this into the challenge over at
Smudgy Antics blog - for day 1 - Bi-polar