Under the Sea

Wow, I can hardly believe we're already up to challenge #6 at

Aurora Wings Challenge blog.

The new challenge theme is 'Under the Sea', and there is

no shortage of Aurora Wings images to choose from in this category.

I had a hard time choosing an image myself, but I finally decided on this

lovely siren of the sea. And the fact that there was a skull involved help

to sway my decision.

I started out coloring the 'Secret Kisses' using Copics.

I made blotches in blue greens to give her a spotted koi look. Or at least

that's what I had in mind while doing this.

My next logical and obvious choice was to add my favorite lime green hues.

I also started out by making blotches, and then just blended out to the blue greens.

Usually with this color combo, I go for orange as my next color to really

give good contrast and pop against the cooler tones. I decided to just stay in 

the cool tones and went with purple. You can never go wrong with purple. 

I added some air bubbles to the background so she didn't just look like

she was floating in midair. 

When I think of magical mermaids, I think glitter and sparkles. 

Always.

Lots of sparkle and glitter. Lots.

And here we have my all time favorite colors. 

All together, in one magical underwater package.

This card is going to my SIL for her birthday, today.

She's not a super girly-girl, so I think she'll dig this card. 

Thanks for dropping by today.

 I do hope you'll make a trip over to the Aurora Wings challenge blog

and see all of the wonderful under the sea inspired DT projects.

Truly inspired works by all of the DT, you won't want to miss it.  

RSD Freebies and a WW reminder

Looks as though I am a day (or two) late on this post,

but better late than never.

As is his usual, generous style, Rick is offering two freebies

for the next two weeks. A fairy image is available on the

Sparkle and Glitter blog, and the Grumpy Dragon 

is available on the Airless Chambers blog.

The challenges are both Anything Goes, so why

not play along for a chance to win more free images?

Here is how I colored and used the Grumpy Dragon freebie.

I chose to color him in red and black with Copics.

I used some contrasting colors for his eyes and his tongue,

hoping they'd stand out a bit against the red and black. 

I used some ancient dp from Costco that has silver thread stitched into it.

I used a new (to me) ATC and corners die from TH for the corners.

I worked in a (crooked) swirly die cut from a Memorybox die, jazzed

up with red Stickles.

I also managed to add this cool charm I have had for a

couple of years. I affixed it really shabbily, and will be fixing it soon.

It's a little too "rustic". It's crap. I gotta change it.

So, drop by the Sparkle and Glitter blog, and the Airless Chambers blog

to claim your freebies. It would be great if you'd share your makes using the new 

images and enter the corresponding challenges. The EDT really looks forward

to seeing what you create with Rick's awesome images.    

I also wanted to remind you that there is still time to play along

at WW ATC for the current Red, White, and Blue challenge.

We're sponsored by 2CuteInk.

They should be called, "2Stinkin'CuteInk"!

I was trying for a "summer bbq at the lake" feel for this ATC.

Not sure why the right corner went wonky, but that's

handmade for ya!

Drop by WW and play along to win images from 2CuteInk. 

Did someone say, Freebie"?!

Everyone likes a freebie, don't they?

Crafters especially like freebies.

Today, Rick St. Dennis is giving away two free digital images.

Over at the Airless Chambers blog, there is this killer skeleton image.

Grab him, make a project using him, and enter it in the monthly freebie

challenge to win more free images. Win, win!! 

I colored this dapper fellow with Copics, and then fussy cut him out.

I added a couple of bones from a previous "RSD blog only" available set,

and a square of this cool, self adhesive, "Magic Mesh" to finish it off.  
I am really new to this magically adhesive mesh, and wish I had 
applied it with some dimension. Next time....  

Then, if you pop over to the Sparkle and Glitter blog, you can pick up

this beautiful "Desdemona" image.

I colored her up in purples, teals, and golds. She is such a beautiful image,

that I may have to color her up in various color schemes to see which one

I like the best. It's amazing how diverse an image can be by just simply changing the paint job. 

I finally found the perfect opportunity to use one of my precious,

handmade by Andrea, sheer fleurs. It goes beautifully with this tag.

So how's that for some awesome freebies?

Make sure to get them, and then play along with the monthly challenges

on each blog for a chance to win more free images. 

Please play fair, and don't share the images. 

Direct your friends to the blogs so they may get the images and some inspiration for themselves.

   

   

Friday Fanfare

Wow! The month of February is already half gone!

Time sure flies when you get old. Damn.

Today I have four projects to share. Yeah, someone got her mojo flowin'.

These are the beginnings of my journal pages for the Dilly Beans 

Red and Black challenge. 

I absolutely LOVE the Dylusions ink sprays! They are so vibrant 

and they blend so well together. I used the Postbox Red 

and the Black Marble colors, and then used a cool rib cage stencil 

from Retro Cafe Art. I spritzed the stencil with water, let the water 

sit for a couple seconds, and then rolled a roll of paper towels over it to remove the inks. It's nice, right?

Same idea here, but used Retro Cafe diamond pattern stencil. 

I used Dilly Beans #377 Martin's Heart image, and the Zombie sentiment

from Dilly Beans #375 Cute and Dark words set.

I also added the Zombie stencil from Retro Cafe Art on this one.

Looks so cool!!!  

For this panel, I used #255 Framed Zombie Hearts 4, and another 

sentiment from the Cute and Dark words set. 

I couldn't help myself, and filled the heart at the bottom with

googly eyes. It goes with the sentiment, don't you think?

And now for something totally different.

The challenge this week at Sparkle and Glitter is 

All the Things I Love.

We are sponsored by Sweet Pea stamps.

I chose to use this gorgeous image from Ching Chou Kuik called,

The Hummingbirds.

I LOVE hummingbirds! I have a feeder right outside my living room 

window so I can watch them feed and (unfortunately) fight for the feeder.  

I collect their feathers as well. For what? I don't know yet.

This is another journal page. I used some home made acrylic sprays,

and my favorite tool, bubble wrap, for texture on the background. 

Hummingbirds are quite difficult to color. It proved impossible for me

to capture their iridescence with Copics, but I tried. 

Close-up of the varying textures of the painted page, the bubble wrap design, chipboard stickers, and the curled edge of the image. 

I LOVE how this turned out! 

This card is for my Grandma's birthday this Sunday. 

She'll be a young 83, and doesn't act a day over 70! She is amazing, 

and I LOVE and cherish her immensely. Another wonderful gift 

given to me when I married my husband. We may not share the same bloodline, but she is definitely my Grandma! 

I used all purples on this card, as purple is Grandma's favorite color,

and mine too. I LOVE this 1906 Hat image from Rick St. Dennis.

She is stunning in any color!

Please join us at Sparkle and Glitter and Dilly Beans for the current challenges.

Have a wonderful weekend.     

No squares allowed!!!

The new challenge at Sparkle and Glitter is

Anything BUT a Square.

Sounds easy enough, but I found it kinda hard to not go the easy route

and just use a rectangle instead. I went the route of the round for my project.

I now see just how simplistic this looks and wish I had added more 

schtuff to it to make it look more lush. Unfortunately, I ran out of ideas

after the addition of the bulls eye target. I also came to the conclusion that

I don't have very many love themed sentiments either. 

Hearts and mushy love are just not my thing. 

I used the awesome "Night Flyer the Succubus" image from Rick St. Dennis.

She has arrows in her hair and I thought she'd make a wicked cupid!!!

I need to find an arrow to stick in the bulls eye now.

I printed the bulls eye from the Internet (Remington site), added a gemstone to the center, and glittered up the grapevine wreath die cut as a frame.

Please join us at Sparkle and Glitter for the new challenge of

"Anything but a Square".   

Looks like the Mayans were wrong

Well, we made it! Still here!!!

I didn't put any real stock in the whole Mayan calendar thing,

but ya just never know. Stranger things have happened.

Today is the new Sparkle and Glitter challenge,

and the theme is

Last Minute Shopping.

I am not a last minute shopper, or a Black Friday shopper, or a day after

Christmas shopper. I do like to shop, but cannot stand the crowds and the

ridiculously rude and inconsiderate turds that fill the stores this time of year,

more than ever. I am not what you'd call a "people person".

All that being said, I do enjoy giving gifts and I do like them to be pretty when

they are received. Being sick for a few days put me behind in my gift wrapping duties,

so I opted to use a lot of gift bags this year to make things go a little faster.

As I said, I do like to shop, and I really love the candles at Bath and Body Works.

I stock up on their candles when they have good sales, and then I find that I have

a bunch of these cute shopping bags left over from my purchases. Usually, I just reuse them as they are for lunches, or to just carry schtuff in. They are very durable and nice little bags.  

I decided to make better use of them this year, and to decorate them for

holiday gift giving.

I used Winter Friends, from Rick St. Dennis

to turn this shopping bag into a gift bag.

Very cute and resourceful, if I do say so myself.

I got to use a embossing folder I received moons ago

from fellow EDT member, Suzi, (thanks, Suzi!) and I coupled that with some

matching snowflake ribbon to finish it off. 

One down, six more to go!

Thanks for dropping in today. I hope you stop by the

RSD Sparkle and Glitter challenge blog to see what the rest of team has been up to. 

Happy Holidaze!!!

   

   

Twisted Holidaze at Sparkle and Glitter

Wow! Is it Friday already? Actually, it's almost Thanksgiving already?!

Where does the time go?

The theme is rather fitting for the new challenge at Sparkle and Glitter.

It's Twisted Holidaze!! 

They are upon us!

 I stepped outside of my well worn box, and made my first gatefold card.

I also had to make it hard for myself and had to do 

the math for the dimensions I needed.

Twice.

I used the Creepmas tree that Rick drew at my suggestion.

You can thank me now. It's awesome!!!

After coloring the tree and it's "ornaments" with Copics, I went over all the

rat tails, feet, and ears with a glaze pen. I also went over the snakes with the glaze

pen to give them all a shiny effect. I went over the shrunken head strings with a Stardust pen.

Gotta have sparkly strings!! 

The is one of my very favorite images called, Head Master.

Great tattoo imagery right there.

I added the Beware tin sign to act as the closure for the card.

I tried to make it appear distressed by lightly sanding it with a sanding block.

For the inside sentiment, I used Merry Creepmas BONES.

I flanked it with some EK border punched spider webs.

Not too bad for my first Creepmas card of the year.

Lots more to come!!

Please join us over at Sparkle and Glitter for all the Twisted Holiday fun!  

  

Virtual Zombie Walk 2012



The day has finally arrived!

Today is the day that we, zombie lovers, get to show our love for the undead.

Now I show my love of zombies as much a possible all year long, but this

is a more organized and structured event, featuring TONS of blogs to check out. 

The entire list of "walkers" will be at the end of this post.

 

 

Firstly, I am a crafter, and may even be considered an artist, if the wind blows just right.

I have handcrafted all of my Zombified offerings today.

 

This is a polymer clay zombie skull ornament. I have sculpted the skull from

polymer clay and then I added an acrylic wash to help bring out the details.

He is part of a set of Hallowe'en themed Creepmas ornaments I am working on.

The tombstones are also a part of that line of ornies.

They will all be available in my Etsy shop very soon.   

This little putrescent beauty is a re purposed statue I picked up

at a local thrift shop.

I completely repainted her in acrylic paints, and then worked my "Zombie Magic"

on her to bring out her undead qualities.

Her eyes have been painted with glow in the dark paint so you can

tell if she's staring at you in the dark. 

Lastly, I have made this killer Zombie Virus step card!

I've used three awesome zombie digital images from

the uber talented, Rick St. Dennis.

Today is also the "Spooky or Sweet Hallowe'en" challenge over at the

RSD Sparkle and Glitter challenge blog. I opted for SPOOKY!!!

This image is called, Let's Pahrtay!

Perfect for the Zombie loving birthday boil or ghoul! 

This is the Zombie Beauty Queen image, complete with

blotchy bruising and partially skinned cranium. 

And this is your Classic Zombie.

Looks like he just stepped out of "Night of the Living Dead".  

Side view of my card. I went with a step card to accommodate all of the

images I wanted to use. I think it turned out pretty damn cool!!

 

Thanks for shambling by today. 

 

ZOMBIES RULE!!!

 

Here is the full list of participating blogs:

   

Zombies Everywhere

[Retro-Zombie]

Halloween Blues

The Southern Northerner

Martha's Journey

Annie Walls

GingerRead Review

App'y Talk

Kweeny Todd

Jenny's House of Horrors

Bubba's Place

Fictional Candy

herding cats & burning soup

Author Sherry Soule Blog

Paranormal research Group Blog

Adult Urban Fantasy by Sherry Soule

Moonlight Publishing Blog

Candid Canine

Ghost Hunting Theories

Above the Norm

A Dust Bunny In The Wind

Faith McKay

Zombob's Zombie News & Movie Reviews

Flesh From The Morgue

The Living Dark

Some One Else's Cook

Stumptown Horror

Forget About TV, Grab a Book

Zombie Dating Guide

Strange State

The Paranormalist - Renae Rude

Idée Fixe

Random Game Crafts

WhiteRoseBud's Tumblr

Gnostalgia

Book Me!

Carmen Jenner Author

Sarasota Zombie Pub Crawl

Not Now...Mommy's Reading

Love is a Many Flavored Thing

Its On Random

Ellie Potts

Attention Earthlings!

Horror Shock LoliPOP

The Spooky Vegan

The Story In...

DarkSide Detectives Blog

Something wicKED this way comes....

Julie Jansen: science fiction and horror writer

Author/screenwriter James Schannep

The Zombie Lab

Creepy Glowbugg

Pickleope

Sharing Links and Wisdom

Midnyte Reader

This Blog Has A.D.D.

Carol's Creations

Jeremy Bates
Vanessa Morgan

   



Sparkle and Glitter with Rick St. Dennis

Today is the day!

It's the very first day of the new Rick St. Dennis challenge blog!

The theme is "Anything Goes Sparkle and Glitter".

Easy enough, right?

Rick has a TON of brilliant images in his Etsy shop to choose from

and he even offered a couple of free images to play with over the weekend.

You don't have to use a RSD image to play, but it will earn you an extra entry if you do!

 

Choosing just one image was rough,

but after considering the challenge, I finally decided to color up a gorgeous

Sea Sprite. 

 

As attractive as the Spite is, I am drawn to the fish more.

He is gorgeous!!

I went with a non traditional color scheme in keeping with the

fantasy theme. 

I tried to find some papers that would work and found some

pearl paper (from Walmart of all places) in a Colorbok paper pad.

I also used a strip of paper that I made using an Andy Skinner technique.

It turned out soooo cool, but doesn't show well here.

I added some rhinestone swirls to cover the sparkles requirement.     

And then that brings us to the glittered portion of my project.

I used quite a bit of Stickles to accent the Sprite's hair and

to bring out the iridescence of that fabulous fish!

 

 

Pleas join us at Sparkle and Glitter challenge blog

where you can find inspiration for the theme, and maybe even win some

free images from not only Rick, but Delicious Doodles is sponsoring a prize

as well!!