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!!  

Tardy for the Party - part deux

**This is my second catch up post for the day**

**Scroll down for my final Oh Alice! DT project.**

HDH073: Smudgetastic  

This week's Macabre Monday challenge is to color your image(s) with

pencils, charcoal, pastels, chalks, etc., giving a smudged appearance.

I have never thrown away a card I was working on simply because it

was not salvageable. Today, I threw away two cards.

Geesh! Who'd have thought that a smeared or smudged card

would be so hard to create?!

I threw in the towel and just made a cute little card with minimal smudges.

The awesome bat image was drawn by our newest addition to

the dungeon, Andrea! This chick is so talented in so many mediums.

She is quite an inspiration and a fount of new blood for our little gathering here.

The entire DT got to play with some of Andrea's killer

digital images.  There were so many to choose from that I went

totally retro and used an image that she sent to me eons ago! 

I LOVE this little guy!

I also used a Tiddly Inks freebie image for the smudged portion

of my card. I went over it with a Versamark pen and then clear 

embossed it to make it stand out after all of my distressing. I also 

used a circle Spellbinder and embossed it with swirls from my

Cuttlebug folder. Then I added some metallic  purple pigment ink

and heat embossed it with an iridescent powder. 

Note to self: Emboss with folder afterIcutting the image with a Spellbinder. 

Otherwise, you end up flattening your embossing when you

run it through the Sizzix. Duh!

Drop by the Haunted Design House blog and and show

me how easy this challenge was for you!