Smeared Ink Monthly DT Blog Hop

Welcome to the June installment of the 

Smeared Ink monthly blog hop.

I can hardly believe that it's already summer.

Moreover, that it's almost July 4th! 

Time really flies when you're an old lady!

Anyhoo,

here is my card using one of the awesome "Llorona" images available exclusively

from the Smeared Ink Rubber Club. Well, they haven't been released just yet,

but since I'm on the DT I get the perks of playing with the new releases early.

[insert shit eating grin here]

     

I struggled to make this card. I tried to force some cool Day of the Dead

dp on this project, but there was a shade of green that just wouldn't play nice

with all the purple. I scrapped it finally, and just kept everything in shades of purple

and black. So much better! 

I broke out with the pearl stick pin and a handmade headstone embellie.

I need to make more of these. That is one of the best Martha Stewart

punches in my collection. Next to the drippy goo punch. That one is a

definite must have for any creepy crafter.   

Be sure to check out the entire hop with these handy links.

Shell

Kapree

Shoni

Creepy Glowbugg

Rebecca

  

Creepy CAS

I have always struggled with the whole "less is more" ideal. 

More is always bedda! Right?

Well, maybe not always, but usually I opt for more.

This is my version of clean and simple.

I'm not sure if there are any specific rules for CAS, but

I have a feeling dp might be on the no-no list.

I'm such a freaking rebel.

I have the extreme pleasure of being on the Smeared Ink DT,

so that means I get to play with new releases before they are  

available to the masses. This image is from the new rubber only, 

release at Smeared Ink. It's called, "Llorona".  

This is the left side of the image. Very cool, huh?

All colored with Copics, and highlighted with a white Gelly Roll pen.

You know you want this set of deeply etched, red rubber stamps, huh?

Check out the deets of the Exclusive Rubber Club here. 

Here is my fancy schmancy embellishment.

I bought a sheet of those rhinestone clusters and have had them

for years. It's nice to occasionally remember to use my cool crap.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Keep it creepy!! 

Llorona in rubber

It's not a naughty as it may sound.

It's actually a new release in rubber

over at the Smeared Ink Rubber Club.

With the onslaught of digital images (which I also love, now),

it's nice to get inky with some new, exclusive designs in rubber.

The new set is called, "Llorona", and is 

only available through the rubber club. 

It is an exclusive to the club release, 

and will never be released as digital images. 

Got it? If you like these images, please sign up for the

Smeared Ink Rubber Club. You won't be disappointed.

I am quite pleased with  myself here. While this is a big departure from

my usual color scheme, and overall feel, it is still beautifully haunting and vintage.

I did hit all the edges with frayed burlap distress inks for a uniform color and 

aged effect.

I am getting so much use out of my new Bow-Easy.

I find myself adding bows to everything now. Well, almost everything.

My hand tied bows used to suck out loud, but now they turn out 

perfect, every time. Best $5 I ever spent. Just sayin'. 

I used papers from the "Lost & Found Two" pad from MME.

It is so much easier to use the papers from the same set, as opposed to 

trying to coordinate scraps, and misc. papers from my stash.

I'm learning. Slowly. But, I'm learning. 

I've got a couple more samples for this release coming soon. 

Be sure to stop back by to check 'em out.

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

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog - Dots and/or Stripes

Left of Center - Anything Goes

4Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes