Attention: HDH Blog Stalkers - we have candy....

You really should head over to the

Haunted Design House

 blog and check out the scrumptious morsels of candy slop

that the Masterful Mistress has bucketed up for you to

salivate over.

Yup! There it is in all it's shiny candy glory.

So much cool schtuff I might create a new user name

just to enter my damned self!

GO NOW!!!!!!!!

...before she changes her mind! 

Head over to the HDH blog and get all the

morbid details on how she's gonna make you suffer

for a chance at the winnings.

Macabre Monday "Alone in the Dark" challenge

Just popping in between Zombie posts

and showing you what I did for this week's

Macabre Monday - "Alone in the Dark" challenge
at Haunted Design House.

This week is sponsored by our very own Minion,

Teri from Delicious Doodles!

The very first image I ever purchased from Teri was

The Grotesque Gargoyle.

It was fun to color him in, although I did have

a bit of a time with the shading since I chose

to follow along with the dot technique for most of it.

I like the effect it lends to the gargoyle and it's not 

my normal way of shading so I like the new look to

my coloring.  

I have a fondness for gargoyles (yes, another collection)

and I don't find this guy grotesque at all.

Just wanted to put that out there.

Now for a little show and tell.

This is "Drago", named after Billy Drago.

Gargoyle shelf, awesome Pinky Toast framed print

and Haunted Mansion mini replica placard (I have the vulture one also).

Cat gargoyles on an arch, various other 'goyles

and my beloved "Cosmos". 

Thumb sucking cherub gargoyle, mini Gryphon 'goyle,

and fat butt Gargoyle (and "Mos").

And now, back to our regularly scheduled post.

I ended up fussy cutting this Guardian of the Graveyard,

and sticking him in the foreground of a very dark scene

that I found online.

Please join us this week at HDH for our

"Alone in the Dark" challenge

using black or an eerily dark background (c'mon, how easy is that?!)

sponsored by  Delicious Doodles!!

You have until 10:00PM CST Sunday to play.

Summer Zombie preview - London

Today is my final sneak peek of the awesome

Summer Zombies at SBS.

This is my very favorite image from this new line!!

I LOVES me some London!!

Honestly, have you ever seen anyone look

so cute eating a brain burger??

London manages to pull  it off and still

look completely feminine and adorable!

I kept this card pretty simple since I really

wanted London to stand out and be the

main focus. Just some yellow pearls for accent

and a witty sentiment and I'm done! 

I had to come up with a unique sentiment for

this card. This was the best I could manage

that I hadn't seen before.

Betty and Cheri/Graphicat both have both come up with

some really great sentiments that are perfect for all

the zombie images. Check out both of their sites to see

all the different zombie (and non-zombie) sentiments.

So, the big release is tomorrow and then all of the new

Summer Zombies are available for purchase!!! 

Summer Zombie preview - Betty

Today's Summer Zombie sneak peek is...

Zombie Betty!!!!

So fun to make these zombies into

such sweet and colorful cards.

I usually make the hair on characters really

bright and nontraditional, but this time I flipped

the script a bit and made the skin really bright

and left the hair very normal colored. 

I had to throw in a brain, pink this time, and

use it as a center for my fleur. Such a fun accent

for these images.

I'll be back tomorrow for yet another 

Zombie sneak peek, before the long awaited

release on Friday at Simply Betty Stamps.  



Summer Zombie preview - Rio

Nothing says, "Summer fun", quite

like the stench of rotting flesh in the hot sun.

That being said, I have a great card to share with you

today.

This week is full of sneak peeks at the new

Summer Zombie line

at Simply Betty Stamps.

This is Zombie Rio.

How cute is she just relaxing in the sun,

sipping on a cocktail with a tiny brain garnish?!

Too cute!

These new images are great fun to create with

and not just limited to teen cards.

Everyone loves a zombie!!

I'll be back with more peeks later this week!

  

Zombie Invasion

Yup, that's right.

There's a zombie invasion going on over at

Simply Betty Stamps Challenge blog.

This is one of my very favorite zombified characters

from the Zombie line at Simply Betty Stamps.

This is Christian.

I really love the whole black and white image

with a touch of color. I have used red and pink 

as the accent color before, but really love the 

horror feel with the lime green accent.

I also used some brains that I originally made at the

behest  of our fearless leader, Betty.

The whole idea kinda took on a life of it's own and

now I am offering these brains for sale at my Etsy shoppe

to use on all of your zombie themed craft projects. 

Please join in on the zombiliciousness going on over

at the SBS challenge blog, and maybe even win some

killer zombie images of your very own.  

Wicked Wednesday - HDH085 Gothic Pin-up

This week's Wicked Wednesday offering is for
the Gothic Pin-up challenge
at Haunted Design House
sponsored by Tiddly Inks. 

I chose to create with "Wicked Fun".

I guess that I am pretty predictable since Donna

said she figured I'd pick this one.

What can I say? I'm a sucker for a chick with horns! 

I decided to go with a non-traditional fire color scheme,

and chose purples instead of reds.

Besides, Donna kinda beat me to it this week with her fiery red

card on Monday and the naughty underwear sentiment.

I used a Tiddly Inks freebie sentiment from their

Paper Craft Planet group from a while back.

Please join us this week at HDH and maybe you will be the

lucky weiner of a $10 gift certificate to the

Tiddly Inks digi store.

The Bwainzz are in!!!

The Glow Bwainzz are in my Etsy shoppe today!!

Please stop by and have a look.

www.etsy.com/shop/glowreahhh



I just HAD to share this!

Bleepin' hialrious!

Thank you Dave Lowe!



BWAINZZZZZ!!! and some Zombie WIPs

Zombie Apocalypse

 is this week's challenge theme

at Haunted Design House.

Zombies. Easy. Done! My area of personal expertise if I dare.

This is my challenge. I'm all over it.

And I sit, and I continue to sit some more and I ponder

the possibilities of this challenge. Do I use a digital image

or do I use one of the new SBS Zombies? Do I even make

a card, or should I sculpt something? Yes, clay that's good.

Now what to sculpt? A whole Zombie? I'd like to add that this

internal conversation was happening at like 2AM on Wednesday.

An entire Zombie sculpt is not going to happen. The pressure 

really kicks in when I see what fellow DT member, Lynx made.

Really? And I'm supposed to be the Zombie girl?

I conceded a few times, but finally went with what I am

currently working on anyway.

I give you...

"GlowBwainz"!!!! 

These are about the size of a quarter and are flat enough to

use on paper crafts. 

They are perfect as cabochons or for use on other crafts.

I picture these on a trinket box in leui of rhinstones or

a cameo.

Hmmm... the seed was just planted.

These two were some prototypes with bites taken out.

I made some that actually do glow in the dark,

and I also made some as pendants too.

Check my Etsy shoppe for these brains and some

larger, more detailed sTeAmPunKiNs in the coming days.  

And here is a project I have been dying to get to for weeks!

I have taken these sweet, resin cherubs

and transformed them a bit.

Can you see where this is going?

I plan to make them in to magnets and or lapel pins.

Stay tuned... 

Wicked Wednesday - Zombie Apocalypse in pictures

So my Macabre Monday project did not go as planned.

I am working on another "something", but wanted to 

bring you some Kitty Zombie Lovin' to keep you 

satisfied until I complete, said project. 

This concludes my Wicked Wednesday offering.

Hopefully, I'll be back tomorrow with a real,

CreepyG original zombie creation.

I will try not to crumble under the pressure to create something

truly amazing. I'll try, but I kinda think that was my downfall

the first time around. 



Say it with fleurs

Today is my first time ever using a new Penny Black

stamp that has been collecting dust much too long.

This image is called, "Acrobat..."

I was going to darken it a bit and focus on the

spider web and add spiders and more webs, but

I am feeling a bit "spring-ish" and wanted to play nice

again today.

I am going to enter this card in the "Say it with Flowers" challenge

at the Penny Black Saturday challenge.

This little hedgehog is just too darn cute

and I don't mind adding him to my

stash of "Is this appropriate for Grandma?"

cards. Most of my stuff is not for Grandma.

Do not fear! I will be back tomorrow with something 

really nasty and zombified to redeem myself of all of this

cuteness. 



Imelda May is the shiznit!



A quick WHACK of cuteness

Just a quick post today to celebrate

SPRING!

The Wisteria in my backyard was pretty much the

clincher for me when we were going to buy this house.

It pretty much covers the entire back patio.

Aside from all of the GIANT, black, bumble bees,

it's where I like to spend my spare time.

Sometimes even the undead like to bask in

the sun and despite the stench of heated decay,

zombies even enjoy doing some light yard work.

So, before I amble out to the yard, I would like to

leave you with something so sweet it'll make your 

teeth hurt.

This is "Lolli-Anya".

So bleepin' ca-yoot!

 
I have had this image in rubber for over a year.
Shame. Shame. I know.
I'm glad I finally inked her up and made her
into a spring inspired card for this week's
WOW Farm Fresh challenge at TGF.
I miss coloring Anyas. So much space to really blend
and show shading properly.
Too cute! Gotta appease the masses every so often.

Don't worry, I'll be back on Wednesday with something
nice and sick for this week's
ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE
Macabre Monday challenge at Haunted Design House.
 

WTF? I'm outta storage for my photos?

Sorry, can't upload any photos to my post

since I have apparently run out of space?!

Really?

Anyone know how to get around this?

I've already deleted a bunch of files off of my Picasa

account, but it doesn't seem to have helped.

Anyone?

The Zombies have arrived!!

No, the great and imminent Zombie apocalypse

hasn't begun (yet), but the new line of Zombies are

available at Simply Betty Stamps!!

There is also an "All about Rio" challenge

going on at Simply Betty Challenges too! 

This is Zombie Rio. She is just one of the SIX new

designs at SBS. They just keep getting better too!

She is so sweet and demure with her books and

smart little specs. You could probably get away with

using this image on a more mainstream card, not just 

a card for a teenager who likes Zombies.

 

Betty has also come up with some cute sentiments

which compliment the images perfectly. 

Some major destashing going on right here.

Those nautical star brads are way old and I have

a bit of a surplus of that black netted weave ribbon.

I am the first to admit I have some massive issues,

and shopping and hoarding are just two of them.

Man, I need to start that art journal.

I can feel a catharsis coming on. 

I will warn you now, it won't be for the

weak of heart or stomach.

Pop on by SBStamps for the new images

and then stop by SBChallenges to

play along and win some free images.

New Kenny K Krush and a Bugaboo boy

Last year I entered the Kenny K "Name that Kitten" contest,

and one of my name submissions, Cheyenne, was a winner.

I received that image plus two more of my choosing. 

I chose my former flame, Mae Western, and my new

sexy lady crush, Harley Ryder.

Tell me this chick isn't hott as all get out!

Once I colored her suit and her face, she was gorgeous.,

But when I finished that bad ass 80's Rocker chick hair,

Miss Harley Ryder was/is my new Kenny K krush.

I am entering her (um, ewww) in the Pretty in Pink challenge

at Kenny K this week.  

Next up is an image I have been wanting to create

with for quite some time.

  

This is Deacon Cupcake from Bugaboo Stamps.

Too cute with his gothy, little self!

I did try and butch the card up a bit 

since most all of my nephews are now

moody, sullen, angst ridden, teenagers.

Cute doesn't score points with them anymore.  

I absolutely LOVE this postmark stamp.

It's from an awesome company, Leavenworth Jackson.

I popped one of my Glow Skullz (which can be purchased 

on my Etsy site) in the center to finish it off.

I am entering this card in the Bugaboo challenge

this week for Anything Goes. 

I'll be back later with an awesome ZOMBIE creation!!  

 

More Stitchy Bear and some Sparkle too!

One of my goals this year is to "destash" some

of my hoarded crafting products. I have been

trying to include at least one hoarded bit on

every project I make. So far so good.

This is another card I made using one of the silhouette images from

the "Dem Bones" digi set from this week's HDH challenge sponsor,

Stitchy Bears Digital Stamps.  

This key is my destash for this card. It is an awesome

wood cut out from Pork Chop Show on Etsy.

I've got some really creepy baby doll eye cut outs from him

also, I just haven't been able to fit them into a project yet. 

I used another of the Dem Bones images for

a masculine, yet fancy, card.

Yes, I know the ribbon is crooked. I fixed it,

but didn't bother to retake the pictures.

The weird bat brad is the destash here.

Now for some Sparkle.

I have had this Sparkle Creations image for quite

a while and I was so inspired by this week's Sparkle challenge

that I am entering this card in the "Neutrals with a Splash of Color"

challenge.

  

This is "Cruisin' Chloe". LOVE the VW Bugg!!

I went with shades of brown and then some pinks

for my splashes of color.

The ribbon is the destash on this one. Very vintage-ish.

And that paper is tres old. Were talking the Dollar Tree

circa 2005 maybe? It's old, but a perfect match with the image.

Since this is also a birthday card, I am going to enter it in this

week's Birthday Sundaes challenge of "Anything Goes".