Can't contain the creepy

First off, the sun is actually shining today! It's been like 10 days straight of rain and gloom. I need my vitamin D, or I get all pastey and foul. I would not fair well in a place like Seattle or somewhere that doesn't get much sun. Those periods of complete dark in Alaska would kill me, but I guess you make up for it with the days of straight daylight. I'll stay in California, thank you very much.

Okay, when I saw this guy in the digital images section of Hambo stamps, I knew I had to have him and I knew exactly what Hambo sentiment I would pair with him.

I'm still a bit torn over using the Martha Stewart DP, but it's finished and it looks 'aight'.

I had a blast making him look like he had just been in surgery. I used the "booger sucker thingy" to give the illusion of blood spatter on his coat. I had to pop his hands and brain up on pop dots, because when I used the crystal effects to give it all a wet look, the

c-rap never turned clear! It stayed opaque. Boo.Hiss. I think that stuff is pretty old, so I threw it out so I'm not tempted to possibly ruin another project.

(inside sentiment)

This is one of my favorite sentiments from those kooky kids over at Hambo. 

I know just the post-op guy who deserves this card - and a laugh.

Sssweetheartsss

When I first saw this Hambo digital image, it made me think of me and my husband

of almost 14 years. Something to do with the strangling part, I'm sure.

Too much fun to color and it really got me in the mood for Valentine's Day. 

It has always been a dream of swine....

When I started this little blog last year, I didn't have any idea where it would take me.

I have made quite a few friends, picked up a few techniques, and now I am a Design Team member for Hambo Stamps!!!!!!!!

I am so flattered and excited to be a part of the Hambo litter (as in a litter of piggies).

I had to think really hard for about a second before I replied favorably to Monica and Tim's offer to be on their DT.

Okay, enough horn blowing. On to the card.

 

When I was kid I collected armadillos. I still have quite few stuffed, ceramic, and concrete (best doorstop ever!) armadillos in my home, some 25 years later. When I saw this little guy on the on the retiring page of the Hambo site, I knew I had better snatch him up, and the matching sentiment before they were all gone forever. If you like this image and sentiment you better get over to Hambo, pronto! Very limited quantities left on the retiring images.

   

It never hurts to have some belated birthday cards on hand when the situation arises, and it happens quite often around my house.

Well, thank you to Tim and Monica for giving me my FIRST DT gig!

I hope I can do them proud.

Thanks Gabby!

I have Bugaboo on the brain lately. Here is another digital image from Bugaboo stamps, from their 'Skelekinz' line.

I first heard of these images from Gabby, over at her "Confessions of a Stamper"blog. Just upon reading the name of the line I was immediately intrigued and checked the site to find some of the cutest images ever! I have three of the 'Skelekinz' images and a couple Monkeys as you've already seen. Very cute and fun to color.

 

Just for fun, I broke out with the old 'booger sucker', SU airbrush thingy. I popped a Copic in it and started spraying! I really like the effect it gave to the card. I'll have to use it a bit more in the future. Finally getting organized might really improve my range of techniques, now that I can find stuff that I haven't ever used or haven't used in a loooong time.  

More Munkee Luv

Yes, it's another Bugaboo monkey! Too cute! I am a suckah for beady eyes. And animals in hats. Don't know why exactly, but they leave me giggling like a lunatic every time!

Anyhoo, on to my card. I have had that patterned paper for way too long, and have been dying to use it on something! I really forced it on this project, but it's the least heinous of my attempts, and I was tired of seeing it all lying around for the last week.

I colored the little fella with Copics and used some Doodlebug glitter on the hearts.

Look Ma, no Stickles!

Macabre Monday #21 "Eerie Elegance

It has been quite a while since I have played along with Barb at Haunted Design House's Macabre Monday Challenge. I totally missed playing, but my world has been rather chaotic as of late and this is the first chance I have had to get back in the craft room and create!

The challenge was eerie elegance. I'm all about the eerie, but the elegant part had me stumped. I finally decided to forego the stamped image altogether and just keep it tres simple, with the jeweled spider brad and some cool raggedy ribbon I just got from

Gorey Details, paired with my favorite violet ribbon.

Taa daa!

Monkey Business

Is this the cutest darn monkey ever?!

I love monkey images and have seen some really cute ones (I am really a big fan of Dustin Pike's monkeys), but this one is too bleepin' cute for words!

I got it as a free image at http://www.bugaboostamps.com/. It seems that every Friday they release a new freebie image to try. I love free stuff, and free monkey stuff is really all a girl wants anyway right?

  

So much fun to color. The lines are nice and thick so it is easy to stay within the lines, which is hard for me sometimes. Coloring at 3AM can lead to sloppy coloring among other things.

I think this will be my husband's "ValentiMe's Day" card, unless I come up with something better before February 14th!

BTW, that typo for "ValentiMe's" was intentional. Don't want folks to think I'm spelling impaired. I do miss the spell check option for the blog posts though. I keep my dictionary handy just in case I get stuck on a four dollar word.