The Snowman from Hellgnome

I don't know about you, but that title sounds like a great

Christmas movie. 

And by great, I mean watchable since I will watch damn near

any scary movie that is on TV. Case in point, I just sat through

2 1/2 hours of 'The House That Jack Built', starring Matt Dillon as a serial killer.

BORING! There were a few scenes worth watching (see taxidermy scene), but

overall a total snooze fest. Then there's 'Mandy", starring Nicolas Cage. 

I was left thinking and audibly asking, "WTF did I just watch?".

Makes me give 'The Nun' another star. 

Which brings that total up to three stars now.

Okay, back to my card...

Doesn't this just make you all warm and fuzzy inside?

No? Just me then. 

I began my creative foray by coloring this killer Horned Snowman

image from Inked Artist/Hellgnome Death Digis . 

I used Copic markers for my coloring of the snowman.

I just can't seem to use anything else to color with these days.

My Zigs are missing me...

I took some designer paper that resembles wooden planks,

and used some Dylusions sprays in Cherry Pie and Post Box Red for 

blood splatter. This guy looks kind of messy, so I splattered him as well.  

I used a die cut from the same paper pad and splattered that with

Dylusions sprays also. These reds are perfect for blood splatter.

Just sayin'... 

I popped everything onto some black card stock using foam tape

on the snowman and his festive sign.

I managed to find some still intact Xmas candy to use as props

for my photo shoot. I like it.

Thanks for popping by today.

Hope everyone had a magnificent Creepmas!!  

And all the best for 2019!!  

   

Hellgnome!!!

Woo hoo! I'm back today to share a card I made using a digital

image from Hellgnome Death Digis.

My friend, Stephanie thought I'd dig these images for some strange reason.

And she was so right! These aren't your run of the mill all occasion images.

Unless you're like me and like to create weird stuff all of the time.

This image is called, Skull Monster.

If it's not in the shop, it will be very soon. 

I colored this bad boy up with Copics and matted it onto silver card stock.

I added a few more white dots, and tried my hand at using blending fluid

to add spots in the gray areas. That's kind of scary to do after you've colored

an entire image. Probably won't do that too often.

Finally, I added the word, 'SEEK' and this dog is ready to hunt. 

Check out the Hellgnome Death Digi shop, and both the facebook 

and Instagram pages for inspiration and group shenanigans.

A Quick Haunted Word

So I survived Mother's Day, and true to form,

I didn't do what my Dad told me to do. 

I still plan to write a letter to my Mom, 

but I just couldn't bring myself to do it on Mother's Day. 

I was already having a really hard time, and opted not to 

dive into the most painful part of my life. My fear was that

I may not come back. Ever been afraid to really feel the pain?

I am terrified, but know it will help me heal. All in good time.

I do have a really cool project to share with you today.

Been keeping busy creatively. Idle hands and all that... 

First up is the second half of the Haunted Design House challenge:

Can I Have a Quick Word?

I chose one of my favorite words that doesn't begin with an "F",

and used WEIRD.

 Weird on Google search comes up with a definition of:

suggesting something supernatural; uncanny.

Funny that some of the synonyms for weird are 

odd, bizarre, awful, creepy, spooky, ghastly, freaky, strange,

magical , haunting, grotesque, kooky, etc...

More of my favorite words.

I began with a box frame I have had for months (years?).

I knew it would be perfect for a cool shadowbox display, and as it

turns out, I was right!

I distressed the box with a cool TH hammer with various tips

to give cool textures for aging and distressing. 

 I painted the box red and then black, all the while distressing

as I went along to each layer. I painted some wooden feet

and then gave them a coat of Rock Candy crackle paint. 

I have had this clear embossing paste from Dreamweaver Stencils for a while,

 and was inspired to use it on all sides of this box as soon as my new 

Dyan Reaveley  skull stencil arrived. It goes on very well, and I was worried it

was going to remain kinda rubbery, but once it cured completely ( a couple of days)

it was fine. I am loving the new stencil, too. It comes in a larger size, but this

one will do for now...

One can never have too many doll heads...

I salvaged this one from my kid and chopped the back of

her head off to fit in the frame/box better. I painted her with black gesso

to give me a good base to work with. I used a crackle technique on her

to give a cracked porcelain doll feel.    

As I was waiting for the head to dry onto the frame backing,

I used some TH wood letters and some Scrabble tiles to spell, weird. 

I used the TH hammer to distress the "W" and added some black acrylic wash and 

lime green Inka Gold metallic rub. I used distress paint daubers on the "E',

and white distress paint on the "I" to make it stand out. The "R" got a

smattering of Diamond Dust, and the "D" got a coat of  

green antiquing cream from DecoArt's Media line. 

I really LOVE how the "D" turned out. That is a great product!  

Once I arranged everything the way I wanted, I glued everything

down using Glossy Accents. I usually never use GA as a glue,

but I wanted to make sure this thing wasn't going to fall apart

any time soon.

I used some Pork Chop Show wooden pieces, along with various TH bits

and bobs. I used some mirrors, too.

One of my favorite parts is the eyeball on the top. I used a plastic doll

eye I bought on ebay, and glued it onto one of those TH specimen pins.  

I love the way the plastic TH dolly looks almost like

a negative image in the face after distressing it with black soot

distress paint, and then rubbing some of it off. TH star, and skull and crossbones

made there way onto this, too. I added some Firefly Stickles to the little bottle

to help spread the green color around a bit.

I generously coated the inside walls of the box with

platinum glass glitter. Kinda reminds me of the

genie on Pee Wee's Playhouse, Jambi. 

Okay that's it for my weird HDH creation. 

I love it. How about you?

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

Pile it On - Not Cute

Mixed Media World - Vintage (it's weird, but it does look old)

Left of Center - Distress It

Inspiration Emporium - May challenge - Get Pasted

Creepmas: Day 6 and a Wicked Winged ATC

Creepmas is in full swing now!

I've started to find my groove and now I'm almost an entire day ahead 

of my Creepmas projects. Almost.

Today I made a tag.

I have only made a few tags so far, but I really enjoy making them.

It gives me a chance to play with my Distress Inks and a squirt bottle.

I like making the backgrounds for my tags that way. 

I used Rick St. Dennis' "Creepmas Girl" image.

Ya gotta love a creepy chick with antlers! 

Dontcha?

For the background, I crumpled the tag, ran various distress inks over the high spots, and used sponge daubers to blend in some other colors. 

I spritzed the tag with some pearlized mist, and then stamped the 

"Let it snow" sentiment randomly. 

Popped on a couple of snowflake die cuts and ta-dah!!!

Next up is Aletha for the RSD hop.

The link for the 13 Days of Creepmas hop is on my sidebar.  

 I got so wrapped up in my Creepmas projects,

I forgot to share my Wicked Wednesday ATC with you!

This week's theme is "Wing it" and our sponsor is Stampotique.

I missed the bus when it came time to order my sponsored DT image from Stampotique, but that's okay, I had a few (or 20+) of my own to choose from.   

"Daniel's Tree Topper" is one of my newest stamps from the incredibly talented, Daniel Torrente. 

He originally comes holding a heart, but I wanted to mix it up a bit

and added the skull from the pumpkin cube. I love his lazy eyes!!

I added some dots of color (and Sakura Clear Star gelly roll pen) to give some interest and sparkle to the background.

I am entering this ATC in the Guest DT call for next year at Stampotique.

Fingers crossed..... 

Join us at Wicked Wednesday ATC challenge this week! 

Play along and you could win a $30 gift certificate to Stampotique Originals!! 

Let the Creepmas festivities begin!!

The first day of Creepmas has arrived!! Huzzah!!

Hopefully, you are joining me from two different,

but equally awesome, blog hops.

The first being the original, 13 Days of Creepmas hop,

 

and the second one being the St. Dennis 13 Days of Creepmas blog hop.

 

 

That's a whole lotta hops!

The hop order for both hops is in my sidebar.

Hopefully, there will be minimal confusion.

 

My first project for Creepmas is a Creepmas card.

Every year, I intend to send out handmade cards to everyone on my list,

but by the middle of December I usually admit defeat

and break out with the (oh the horror!) store bought cards.

Yeah, I said it. I sell out on occasion. So sue me.

   

Now who wouldn't love to receive a holiday card like this?!

It's both, creepy and festive!!

 

I used one of the many fabulous Creepmas images drawn by the talented,

Rick St. Dennis.

This lovely little gal is called, "I love my prezzies".

She can be found HERE in Rick's Etsy shop.

In keeping with the Creepmas theme, I added a handmade

paper bat button, with some candy striped twine and a fitting sentiment sticker. 

 

And let's not overlook this trio of menacing parcels.

I would have had no problem waiting until Dec. 25th to open my gifts

as a kid, if they looked at me like this!

 

Well, it appears that you still have quite a bit of hopping to do,

so I won't keep you any longer.

 

If you are on the Creepmas hop your next stop is:

Cult of the Great Pumpkin

 

If you are on the St. Dennis Creepmas hop your next stop is:   

ALETHA-http://ajsalternativecreativeendeavors.blogspot.com