Ribbons at Dilly Beans

It's Friday! Which means it's a new challenge at

Dilly Beans Challenge blog.

This week's challenge is to use

ribbons!

Yay! Girly schtuff!!

Some of my fellow DT sistahs think it's funny to see me

create girly and pretty and cute schtuff. 

Someone has to show these chicks how to do it!!

LOL! That's gonna get me on some one's hex list.

I used the fabulous Seahorse #423.

Isn't she gorgeous?! I just adore Megan's style of seahorses.

I think it's the eye that really draws me in, but that mane is just fabulous! 

I received some art grab bags from Megan a week or so ago,

and I was so inspired by her tags that I had to make one!

This thing kind of got away from me a few times, but I managed to

wrangle it in and add a ribbon or two.

I used sequins, rhinestones, white gel pen, tiny die cut scallop shells,

 MS branches for seaweed, and some fibers.

I have a hard time with the whole "less is more" concept.

Drop by the challenge blog and take in the eye candy for this week.

Play along, and maybe win some free images of your very own! 

Ahhhh, ...to be young again.

If I could do it all over again,  I would still marry the same man,

but we would be having a Hallow e'en or a Zombie/horror themed wedding.

My in-laws (the Pentecostals) would be thrilled.

My best friend's niece is getting married in a few weeks and

requested a custom wedding cake topper for her wedding.

Here it is.

I really am quite pleased with myself.

I had to really rein in my tendency to go really bloody.

It is for a wedding after all. And not even a zombie themed

wedding at that.

See, nice and subtle.

She loved her topper and I am glad. Now I don't have to give her a

wedding gift! Ha!

Since I was kind of on a roll, I went with the mojo and made some

more zombified goodies.

This was the second choice topper if Kara didn't like the first one.

"I don't care if you are a zombie, we're getting married!" 

I just love how his fingers are digging into the ground!

And yet he is still smiling.

We all know that Disney is not sacred to me (see this post),

so when I saw this unpainted Donald at a local discount store

I had to pounce!

Just what do you think he has in that tool box of his?

 I really like how this one turned out.

Zombunnies!!!!

Zombie St. Nick

And another one....

...and another.

I'll be listing or have already listed, all or most of the

above pieces in my Etsy shoppe.

You can also comment or email me directly, if you are

looking for a custom piece for someone special or for the

most awesome Hallow e'en or Christmas gift ever!!  

And that's what I've been up to lately.

How you doin'? 

  

Movie Madness times deux

The challenge over at HDH this week is

Movie Madness.

We are sponsored by Spesch Designer Stamps who also

generously offered up freebies for the Minions to use on our projects.

So I went the route of the overachiever.

I made two projects, but only because I couldn't decide on

which Spesch image to use.

First up, we have ...

Fleetwood.

That's Fleetwood Coupe de Ville, baby!! From "The Wiz". 

This is actually the "Oz Lion" from our sponsor, Spesch Designer Stamps.

I just lurve him! I didn't want go Disney with the creepy/sad Lion King,

and I didn't want to go with the Wizard of Oz, so The Wiz allowed me

the funkadelic color scheme. I watched The Wiz a while back with my

son thinking he'd like it, and he did not. Not at all. It kind of left a bad

taste in my mouth as well. That subway scene is still quite creepy though.

I remember really liking it as a kid back in '78, but kind of like

 the "Dukes of Hazzard", I only really liked it as a kid back in the day. 

My goofy ass husband on the other hand... still loves that c-rap.

 I digress.

I really like this image of ol' Voldy and the gang.

It's called "Voldemort and the Death Eaters", also available at Spesch. 

Killer artwork! I was so inspired even though I am not a huge

Potter geek. I have read all of the books, and I have seen all the films,

and I did cry when I read Dobby's death and at the end of the series.

BUT, I am not a Potter geek. Oh, and I did go out at midnight to get the

Deathly Hallows in 2007. In my defense, we lived in Paris, Texas

 and we were so bored that it seemed the only thrilling thing to do at midnight.

Goin' to the Walmart. Whoopee! I think there were about 15 people there

for books. I bet only half of us could read. 

I hate Texas.  

Thanks for stopping by!!

Smudgetastic Monster ATCs

In yet another attempt to step outside of my cozy, creative box,

I am making ATCs (Artist Trading Cards) for the very first time.

I was inspired to play along over at

Wicked Wednesday ATC challenge

with their theme of "Famous Monsters".

I have never made an ATC before, and when I have wanted to

play along with Jenn's challenges in the past, I usually already exceeded

the  size requirements. I tend to work much larger than 3.5" X 2.5". 

Well, not this time!

I have a bunch of awesome digital images from my

Sister Minion Andrea, who is the creative mastermind behind,

Smudgetastic Digis  and

The Smudger Challenge Blog.

I ended up using a few images to make a few ATCs.

I just couldn't stop! So fun!!!!

This is "Drakilly".

I backed him with glittery bat paper and glittery spider tape. 

Everyone's favorite burn victim, "Freddy Krueger".

I backed him with some Hallowe'en scraps (which is perfect for ATCs!)

and the ever popular, MS Drippy Goo punch, complete with Stickles.

I also added some clear glaze Sakura pen to his face and hand for

some texture on Fred's burns. 

Lastly, I have used, The Bride of Frankenstein,

but I'm not sure if she's available in the shop or not. 

Stop by Smudgetastic Digis, they have a bunch of

cool and versatile images to work into any project!

Then, check out the Famous Monsters challenge at

Wicked Wednesday ATC challenge!!  

Orange and Pink at Dilly Beans

It's (late) Friday and that means another challenge

 has been set over at Dilly Beans.

This week's challenge is to use the colors

pink and orange.

I have always liked this color combo. So bright with a 1960's feel.

I envision geometric shapes and plastic egg chairs.

And mummies.

I used the Mummy and Spider love candy image

from Dilly Beans. So cute!

I colored the main mummy image with Copics and then painted the

background with Distress Inks. I also added some Spica pen to the

spider web and some white gel pen for highlights. 

I kinda forced the bling onto this card, but I have been hoarding that

orange and pink bling for way too long!

Such a fun color combo! I'll probably start using it more now that I can see

how much I like it.

Check out the Dilly Beans challenge blog for more samples made with

the orange and pink challenge theme.

Feelin' inspired?

Play along and maybe you'll win some images of your

very own from Dilly Beans!

   

Wake me up before you ... nevermind.

It's hump day and you know what that means!

I'm showing off my project for this week's

Macabre Monday Music Mayhem

challenge.

Mine is kind of a stretch, but I really wanted to use this image

from Delicious Doodles.

Her name is Steampunk Sally,

but for my purposes her new name is ...

"Whole Lotta Neon Rosie"

inspired by AC/DC's "Whole Lotta Rosie". 

I also had "Paint it Black" by The Stones as an option as well.

I had all these new neon glitters that were just screaming to

be played with, and then this fabulous image has been just daring me

to give it some life. I even used some of my fluorescent Copics.

I now know why I need fluorescent orange and yellow.

I am kinda on a neon kick. I'm not even gonna try and deny it.

I have always had a penchant for black light posters and I think

that this may explain my recent neon obsession. I'm not over it yet.

You have been warned. 

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Oozak - bright colors

Crafts and Me - ribbon and a bow

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Paper Pretties - bling it on

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - all things girly

Stick a needle in your... heart

This week's challenge at HDH is a

Butchered Blueprint.

That's Minion speak for a sketch challenge.

I flipped the sketch to accommodate my design idea. 

I used the Candy is Dandy Bear from Smeared Ink, and

matched him up with one of the many witty sentiments from

Ginger's House.

I pierced his little heart with a pink stick pin in keeping with the sketch. 

He does look a bit dangerous doesn't he?

Don't be a stick in the heart, and join us for this week's challenge!



Sparkle and Shine at Dilly Beans

It's Friday (the 13th), and it is time for another challenge at

Dilly Beans.

This week we are sparkling and shining.

I used the Mummy and Pumpkin image.

So sweet and easy to color and create with too! 

The background paper is nice and shiny, and textured to appear

like mummy wrappings. Perfect!

I Stickled the c-rap outta the punkin and the spider webs.

Tres sparkly!!

Drop by the DB challenge blog and see what the rest of the DT

has cooked up this week.

Fabric and fibers @ Dilly Beans

Well, the calendar says it's Friday, but I'm still a bit off this week.

The Friday challenge at Dilly Beans is

fabric and fibers.

This was a challenge for me since I don't have much in the

way of fabric or notions in my crafting stash.

I knew I had some wall paper samples that were made of fabric,

but didn't find those until last night by accident. Too late.

I chose a sweet image for this week's challenge.

This is image #426 Hello Friend.

I colored the image to match the paper this time.

Very matchy-matchy for me.   

Here is proof that there actually is fabric on here somewhere.

I used a scrap of some fabric/paper I received in a scrap pack

I bought years ago. I frayed the edges to make it appear to be

more on the fabric side than the paper. I also frayed the ends

of my bow, but not sure if it just looks unintentional and messy.

I did add a bunch of glitter to make it all sparkly and to

distract from the wonky fabric I used.

Glitter fixes nearly everything. 

Fun challenge this week. Pushed me right out of my comfort zone.

Isn't that why it's called a challenge in the first place?

If you want to see more inspiration for this challenge, stop by the

Dilly Beans challenge blog

to see what the rest of the DT fabricated.

There is also a new

Dilly Beans Inspirations blog

that caters to clean and simple card designs, tutorials and 

inspirational ideas for your next project.

Check it out!  



Old and Gross!!

Well, it seems like it's becoming my modus operandi

to be late with my Wednesday posts.

Keeping with that tradition, here is my

Vile Vintage Ephemera shadowbox.

I have a hoarded supply of 8X8 shadow boxes that I picked up at a

ridiculously low price last season. It didn't occur to me to use one for

this project until late, Tuesday evening. I tore my original project apart,

and started anew around midnight.

Hence my tardiness. 

Creepy ass ventriloquist dummy and his "Papa".

I mounted the photo and aged the whole thing to appear

distressed and forgotten.

I finally got another opportunity to use one of those

cool baby doll eye wood cuts from Pork Chop Show on Etsy. 

Some people find the notion of Nuns and/or Catholicism

to be vile or politely unpalatable.

I lightly sanded the face off of the nun to make her appear

as a demon might when it's being photographed.

Then I added bloody fingerprints to give it some more drama. 

I aged a mini plastic domino and added it to the bloodied playing card.

I also worked in a feather and some lock washers.

I UTEE'd more bits of strange ephemera, and added a handmade tooth.

I think that covers Vile and Vintage Creepy Glowbugg style.

I will list this in my Etsy shop very soon, if anyone is interested.

I'd like to enter this shadowbox in the following challenges:

Smudgy Antics - Anything Goes

Frilly and Funky - texture 

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes

Well, I'm off to go work on some commissioned Zombified wedding cake toppers.

I'll post some photos when they're completed. 

Happy Independence Day

I'll be back later with a piece of Vintage Vileness.