31 days of Halloween

Yep, it's that time of year again for Smeared inks Halloween blog hop and this year i'm so excited to be taking part in it over at Airless Chambers.

I chose two of Rick's digi images for this make.  The adorable Mr Modo and I used half of the Cemetary arch.

To start off with I used my ever so faithful pro-markers to colour in the digi's. The main part was using a tag which I covered in a crackle paint to distress, then added three different distress inks. I added some of the green frantage at the bottom over the base of the Tim Holtz grave stones. Some of the paint has been sanded for a more distressed look.  I hope you enjoy my make and head over to the hop to makes sure you see everyone's amazing work.

Sparkle and Glitter

Hi crafter's, 

Time again for the 'sparkle and glitter' progressive challenge.  The design team used an Alice image.  Did you know that Rick St Dennis has created  a handbag sized Alice colouring book, it can be purchased here.

Here is my creation using Alice.

I decided to make a gift bag and go for a bold looking version of her complete with a RSD tattoo.

I hope you visit the other creations from the design team and join in the challenge.

BeeCrafty stamp

Now this has to be one of my fave stamps.  The poor thing is probably in dire need of a rest.  Hope the makes help you to love the image and to get hooked on BeeCrafty goodies.

Why not pop on over to the facebook group and see what other crafter's have made and the amazing design team.

Recent makes

So sorry for my absence here, silly laptop issues.  Here are a few recent makes of mine to keep you going til my next blog post.

All the above were made using the digi images available from Rick St Dennis , which can be obtained from here.  There is also a fabulous facebook group for all fans of Rick's to share their makes and to get inspiration from the design team.

Sparkle and Glitter post

Time again to post in the 'sparkle and glitter' blog. I hope you take the time to pop on over and leave a comment and check out some of the amazing previous postings.

I chose the strong character of Victoria McSteeme to work with.

Victoria was coloured using limited colours with pro-markers, I'm sure she wouldn't have approved if I had not been frugal.  The papers used were a gift from a craft friend Anne Chilvers, thanks Anne.

Seeing as Victoria looks so dramatic I could see her treading the boards in a musical, hence the wooden effects sentiment to tie in with the theme.  I added more texture using screw brads and a tiny padlock.

Please feel free to check out Rick's facebook group.

Recent makes

Tic Tac Poe.... 

Pardon the play on words, I couldn't resist it.  I used the fabulous Poe digi by Rick St Dennis, available here.

I used lime dylusions paint as a base then added waxes, distress inks using stamps and masks.  The bird stamp and feather hopefully tie in with the Raven.

I also used one of my favourite dies , the barbed wire. I will be entering this into the following challenges.

http://smudgyantics.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/anything-goes-may-2015-week2-reminder.html

progressive challenge

Time to play with yet another stunning digi from Rick St Dennis.  This time I had to choose the gorgeous Cassiopea.

Just couldn't resist this image, I mean wow... what hair! The first option was to be subtle tones throughout, but really? me and subtle?  I used a cream 8x8 card blank and added some Anne Marie Designs canvas card and pattern card in co-ordinating colour tones. Before adding the top card I used a Sue Wilson die to give the effect of a lattice type window just behind Cassiopea.  The ivy die is also from Sue Wilson. and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

The image was coloured in limited colour tones using pro-markers.

Please come and visit the Sparkle and Glitter blog, or if you prefer the darker side of craft, then come over to Airless chambers.

Entered into the following challenges;

http://becraftyandcraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/