Dilo En Espanol release blog hop

If you are joining me from the fabulous 
 Stefani

then you are in the right place. 

If you'd like to start this hop from the beginning, you can

start hopping right here.

Welcome! Bienvenido!

That's it for my Spanish, but I am so happy to be playing along

with the fabulous DT members from Dilo En Espanol and some of my

Dilly Beans DT members on this great hop!

What's the occasion you ask?

Well, the talented Megan Suarez (of Dilly Beans) has teamed up with

Dilo En Espanol (Say it in Spanish) and has released

6 gorgeous images as clear acrylic stamps!!

Follow along on the hop and leave comments for all of the

amazing creativity you are enjoying.

Randomly drawn comments will be rewarded with some

wonderful crafting prizes of your very own!

I am using the gorgeous Camila  stamp on my card.

This image brought out the softer side of my crafting style.

I kinda like it.

Such a beautiful image and a great size for card making

and ATCs.

Megan's images are great fun to color with her bold outlines

and strikingly gorgeous faces. Perfect for so many occasions.

I even got to break out with my girly, summery accents.

Next up on the hop is

Melissa

If you get lost along the way here is a list of all the blogs

participating in today's hop.

Dilo En Español- www.retosabby.com

Monica- www.monicascreativemadness.com

Yvonne- http://scrappingisbliss.blogspot.com/

Gaby- www.gabycreates.com

Xochitl- http://cricutcritter.blogspot.com/

Michelle- www.scrappinwithmybug.com

Kate- http://scrapperscreativecorner.blogspot.com/

Cristina-http://rutscht.blogspot.com

Donna-http://donnamundinger-popsicletoes.blogspot.com/

Stefani - www.stylesbystefani.blogspot.com

Gloria- http://creepyglowbugg.blogspot.com/ - you are here!!

Melissa Nash- http://8ers.blogspot.com

Abby- www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com

Dilly Beans tag challenge

Today's challenge theme at Dilly Beans Friday challenge is

tags.

I can count on one hand how many tags I have made

in my entire crafting career. Not that I have anything

against tags, I just don't use them much in my gift

giving. I usually just include a handmade card.

Until now.

I love making tags! So flippin' fun!!! And so much

faster to create than my marathon (2 hours minimum,

but usually even longer) cards. I am trying to work on

limiting my time spent on coloring to under 30 minutes,

but I can barely finish most images in less than an hour.

I'm kinda a slow sculptor too.

Anyhoo,

here's my tag.

I used my favorite Dilly Beans image (shhhh! don't tell the others),

Monster Boy

 He colors up like a dream and is so darn cute and versatile!

For a monster boy, anyway.

I used a coffin image from Tiddly Inks as my tag base,

and then just added a cool tombstone ad stamp,

and an all occasion rhinestone spider brad. 

This is not the last coffin shaped tag you will see from me!

Stop by Dilly Beans Friday challenge for some inspiration

and maybe get addicted to tags yourself. Even better, enter

the challenge and you could win not only the envy and accolades

of your peers, but you could win some free Dilly Beans images of

your very own!

Quick sgraffito update:

It's slow going, but this is the back of the skull.

I started this a few months ago, and I had hoped to have it

completed in time for National Skull Appreciation Day, but

that did not happen. I'm shooting for Hallowe'en at this point.

I kinda hated the bat when I first did it, but there is no going back

once you scratch into the skull. So, I figured by adding all the other

flourishy schtuff, the goofiness of the bat wouldn't be so pronounced

(to me anyway - a Virgo and an insecure artist! Egads!).

I'm having fun adding as many "S" shaped flourishes as possible.

My last name begins with an "S", so I think it's kinda cool. 

Overall, I'm likin' it.

Have a great weekend, and

Keep it Creepy!

  

Wroughten Wednesday - StRaNgE bReW

I'm running a bit late, but I have somethin' cool to share.

This week the Macabre Monday challenge is a recipe.

I'll just put it out there, that I suck with recipes.

Whether it's a baking recipe (totally suck!!!) or an epoxy recipe

(you don't even wanna know!), I usually have a hard time 

conforming to the perameters of a set and specific recipe.
I have a hard time to conforming in general, just to be clear. 

I think I did okay this time.

First I started with the 2 layers - black card and DCWV dp.

This paper is perfect for this cameo portrait image.

I have had a matstack of this awesome paper for far too long!

Then I added 1 main image - "Just Bitten" from our sponsor

Strange Skin.

She is so flippin' cool! I used Copic BVs on her skin and  RV90's for her hair.

The image is layered onto a die cut (punched) element which is a

floral oval Spellbinders Nestie. I am really pleased with how she turned out.

Lastly we have some puffy satin bat trim, coupled with

the odd, yet bat-like metal brad with rhinestones, and

the final adornment of four black pearls.

Ta-dah!

There is still plenty of time to get your recipe together for this

week's Macabre Monday challenge. If I can do it, you certainly can!

Strange Skin

has offered up 2 digis of choice to each Gruesome this week!

Lots of dots

It's Friday, and that means another fun challenge

from Dilly Beans!

This week's theme is dots.

I colored this little guy up in what is my current favorite

color scheme of teal and orange. The purples and the greens

are just extra colorful goodness.

I love working with Megan's images. 

His official name is "framed bat ghoul",

but I'm going to call him "Steve". 

In the past Megan had asked where we hang her artwork that we

purchase from her. Here is where.

And another one here.

And then the peacock feather painting hangs perfectly next to my

husband's least favorite mirror. But it's got peacock feathers on it!

This will work until I happen upon the perfect frames for these paintings. 

This is actually scaled way back for the picture. Usually there is an

over abundance of tchotchkes and cool schtuff all over this mantle.

Just wait until September.



Bad Baby!!

I have been wanting to play along with Smudgy Antics

for some time now. I am usually intimidated by the

insane DT work, and I don't manage my time well.

That being said,

I swallowed a "big girl pill" and set the timer.

I have had this image by Rick St. Dennis for a long time.

I instantly fell for this little guy, but found him hard to pass off

on any baby shower or baby birthday cards.

Most of the "norms" would not approve, and I am a firm

believer in not pushing one's opinions on others.

Fair is fair. They don't make me go to church and I don't give

them zombie cards.  

But, imagine my giddiness when I saw that the challenge

over at Smudgy Antics was bad baby!

This is one bad baby!! 

So glad I finally got to play with him.

 

Sugar, ahhh, honey, honey

This week at Dilly Beans challenges the theme is

Sugar.

Interpret that however you want. At first I was going

to use a bunch of Diamond Dust on my project, but

that was going to be very labor intensive and may not

have translated well over the internet.

So I went with the next obvious choice.

Sugar skulls!!

Megan has so many coooool sugar skull images

to choose from! I ended up settling on the

Sugar Skulls Stacked image. 

Then the next obvious step was to use this

Frida Kahlo quote from the artists quotes set

at Dilly Beans .

I had to add some sparkle by outlining the

sentiment with lime green Doodlebug glitter.

I only used the same BG and RV Copics to try and keep

the image from getting too busy with too many colors.  

Sugar is the theme at Dilly Beans challenges this week.

Hope you can play along!



Hey there, Bone Daddy!!

Father's Day is fast approaching and I am glad that

school is out and I can create non-stop during the day.

I am turning into such a procrastinator.

I color images weeks in advance and then let them sit

for weeks until the deadline to mail the actual card is, tomorrow.

Kind of a weak ticket, but I'm working on it.

Here is my nerdy FIL's card.

I used this adorable image from Tiddly Inks.

He is available as part of the Robot Holidays set.

My FIL works for the state of California and

does something with computers. This looks just like him.

Even down to the eyeglasses to which I added 

Glossy Accents to give them some shine.

My FIL's name is Richard, but somehow I'm the only

one who gets away with calling him, "Dick".

I love that man.

Next up is the card I made for my husband.

I used a killer image from SimplyBStamps called,

Draco. He is part of her Steampunk Hallowe'en line.

I ended up adding way more spritzes than I had intended, but

I think it came out pretty cool. I used some Tattered Angels

Dragonfly mist, and then I used a bunch of Copic Toner grays

with the SU airbrush tool (it's a booger sucker, let's be real here).

Me likey.

Oh, and the Bone Daddy title I set on the computer.

It's kinda my hubby's nickname. On a good day, anyway.

Well, I have a few more cards to create today, so I had better 

get to it.  

Perplexing Pigment Play at HDH

This week over at the old Haunted Design House,

we are sponsored by Bugaboo stamps.

Bugaboo was one of my very first digi stamp purchases when

I started this little hobby of mine. I fell for the Skelekinz line

via another blogger and I was instantly hooked on their

simple designs that lend themselves to so many occasions.

They are so easy and fun to color.

The theme is a color challenge using black, teal,

purple and lime green.

I used an old Bugaboo freebie called, flower tag

(they give away a free image every Friday),

and the cute (in a mouth less and nose less kinda way)

bare feet image. I think they work well together.  

I used a circle and a scalloped circle Spellbinder,

fussy cut the tag and the bare feet girl, and then

doused it all with Stickles and Stardust Gelly Roll pen.

She strikes me as a fairy and fairies have to sparkle right?

If memory serves me correctly, most fairies are quite nasty and

can be quite the handful. Or in the case of their enormously long

and sharp teeth, quite the mouthful. 

I mean if she has no mouth to terrorize or eat

the other garden residents, then the least she can do is sparkle.

Join us this week at HDH for your chance to win 

7 free images (that's a $21 value!) from the

Bugaboo store! 

PURPLEPURPLEPURPLE

The challenge today at Dilly Beans is...

purple.

I love purple in all it's varying shades of violet, orchid, lilac,

lavender, and puce.

I just like saying "puce". 

I used Dilly Beans image #417 - Lila.

Isn't she gorgeous?! I'm sure she will be stunning no matter

what colors are used. She really pops in purple though. 

I added some white gel pen dots to her eyelashes like Megan

tends to do sometimes, on the original paintings. I broke out the

purple Stickles for the hair, used purple Distress ink for the

background, used an swirls embossing folder for the

background paper, highlighted the embossed swirls with

Firefly Stickles, and finally tied it all up with a pretty purple bow.

Pop over to the Dilly Beans Designers and Friday challenges

to see what the rest of the talented DT created for this

purple themed challenge.

Maybe even be inspired to play along with us for your chance

at winning some Dilly Bean images of your own.

There is also an awesome sale still going on over at

 Dilly Beans. 

Buy any 10 images and get 10 images FREE!!

     Now that is what I call a sale!!

Calling all Truebies!!

Season 5 starts this Sunday!

Can I get a "hell yeah!"?!
I missed it so much, I have been watching the reruns. A lot.

Hey! I just noticed that my favorite ripped werewolf is missing

from this group shot! We can't have that now, can we?

Let me fix that.

 

There, that's so much better.
How you doin'?
Woof!

Anyhoo, I digress.
And I drool, too.

The challenge this week at Haunted Design House
is to pay homage to the enigma that is
HBO's True Blood.

Here is my collage card.

I had lots of elements that I wanted to use on this card.

Believe it or not, there were more bits of ephemera that didn't make it.

It's a bit much, but I think it strikes a decent balance.

I was able to use yet another of these weird bat-like brads,

and destash my ever growing collection of feathers.

I think they procreate in the jar where I keep them.

Every time I grab one, three more pop out!

I also finally broke out the weird (for me) TH Distress Stickles

in Antique Linen. I never quite knew how to use this product

in the past, but it gave the aged piece a nice sheen. I ended up

using my finger to spread the schtuff around until I was happy

with the appearance.

I used this image a few years ago for another True Blood card

I made, but I used UTEE and the cracked glass effect this time.

It really gives a nice weight to the card as well.

That's it for now.

Join us over at HDH for our Truebie or not to Truebie challenge.

At least stop by and see what the other talented Minions have

made to inspire and seduce you with this week.

Zombies for sale

Just a peek at some of the newly dead

over at my Etsy shop.

Each piece is re purposed from neglected and unwanted

figural statuary. You could even say that they're "green".

I crack myself up! 

This little one is not for sale, but I love the evil gaze of the

unfinished "Zombunny" in the background.

What garden is complete without a bloodied angel

lying amongst the petunias?

ZOMBUNNY has arrived!

This cute little fella likes to adorn the edge of

candy dishes or flower pots.

Multifunction at it's finest.

My first black haired cherub.

Beelzecherub!!

Okay, now I'm just being silly, right?

I like to refer to these two as, "the Twins".

Best part? There is a taper candle holder on the other side!

Siamese twin angel candle holder!

I couldn't have planned it better had I cast this piece myself. 

Throw back wall hanging. Maybe chalkware, but seems heavier.

He looks so much better this way, trust me.

This is the third composer bust I have Zombified.

I am always on the lookout for new ones.

Those, and Buddhas.

I need more Zombuddhas.

Stop by my Etsy shop and check out my
Hallowe'en themed items, supplies, and weird wares.
I am also open to custom listings and special orders.

Thanks for dropping by!

Who are you calling a Dilly Bean?

ME!!!

That's right, I am an official Dilly Bean DT member!

I have been a fan of Megan's art style for quite some time.

I own a few (only four so far) of her gorgeous paintings,

and I enjoy using her fun and quirky images for my crafting projects.

I was so honored for her to invite me to be a part of her

design team, and I am looking forward to making all kinds of

cool schtuff with her images.

The new Friday challenge this week at Dilly Beans is

STRIPES.

I cannot tell you how long and hard I looked for striped paper

in my immense paper stash. Apparently, stripes don't jump out at

me while choosing new papers to buy.

I'll have to change that going forward.  

I guess I didn't have to use every striped paper I could find,

but somehow I think they all play nicely with one another.

The red striped vellum was stuck in a used paper organizer

I bought at a yard sale years ago. Glad to finally make use

of it.

I just had to use one of  Megan's newer images,

Worried Skellie.

So sweet.

In a "stitched-closed-mouth" sorta way. 

Personally, I think all boys should come with this option.

I accordion folded the panel behind the main image, and

then hit it with a sanding block for stripes and distress.

I managed to work in some twine (that I have had for far too long),

by wrapping it around the panel in a random fashion. 

Lastly, I added some stick on brad heads, but had to modify

them a bit to match the color scheme. 

Viola!

Hope you are inspired enough to enter, but if you still need

some more inspiration, check out what the rest of the DT

came up with over at the

Dilly Beans challenge blog!