31 Days of halloween - Day 31

Caw, Caw! It's the most wonderful day of the year....

Caw, Caw!!  

 Vincent and I are so excited!  Today, TODAY, is HALLOWEEN!  Yeah!!  It is the bestest day of the year (take that grammar police!)  In honor of it being not only Halloween, Smeared Ink Friday and the last of the 31 Days of Halloween Alex has created a puzzle piece using a great image from the Smeared Ink Quoth the Raven Set. 

For those of you who might not realize it... this is a heart.  Yes, this is what they are truly shaped like.  Obviously, this image is part of the set because of the "other " Edgar's work, The Tell-Tale Heart.

Well, we won't keep you.  We have some candy to eat celebrating to do.  Enjoy the last day of creations and have a fantabulous time (grammar police, you are on my list today....) with the other Wicked Bloggers!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Edgar and Vincent

31 Days of Halloween - Day 31

I am so sad.  Today should be the happiest day of the year for me because it is HALLOWEEN, but instead I am here thinking it is my last day of blog hosting with all you lovely people.  caw, caw...... : -(.  I am very happy that Alex decided for her final 31 Days creation she would feature ME.

The great thing about this is she could also accomidate her other wish for the final day and use a Smeared Ink image since this is all put on by the Smeared and Smudged Forum.  Alex tells me it is a wonderful place to hang out filled with super nice and creative people.  Yep, no animals allowed, well except for the Dragon, but how can you say no to a dragon?

This tag has the Raven image from the Quoth the Raven set.  The background is a combination of Glimmer Mist with a screen and distress inks.  The gauze is actually some of the Magic Mesh linen weave in white and then inked up with a combination of distress inks and copics.

Challenges:
Crafting When We Can- Halloween or anything but a card
Scrappy Frogs - Something that Flies


I really hope you have all enjoyed the 31 Days of Halloween.  Perhaps you have even found a couple of blogs you want to check on periodically to see what they have cooked up.

Happy Halloween!
Edgar

31 Days of Halloween - Day 27

Welcome, welcome!  So lovely to have you join me again today!  I am getting a bit concerned about Alex.  She has been working on tomorrow's items and there is much giggling and cackling coming from the crap craft area.  I am almost scared to see what she has for us.  However, today's is great fun!

This tag has one of the super fun Grumpies from Smeared Ink.  The Grumpies always make Alex laugh.  This little guy is the Frankenstein Grumpie from the Creepy Li'l Grumpies set.  The set comes with all these fun sentiments too. 

Some days don't you just want to look at someone and actually SAY that?  There are plenty of others to chose from as well and Alex tells me they are just as entertaining.  If the giggling is any indication, they certainly must be.

Be certain you come by tomorrow to see what Alex has cooked up for the New Release showcase for SCACD.  I can only imagine what her twisted mind has done with all the strange sounds I am hearing.  Until then, she asked me to remind you, (I'm doing it, I'm doing ii, CAW!!!) to check out the sneak peeks and enter for the blog candy HERE.

Happy Halloween!
Edgar

31 Days of Halloween - Day 21

CAW, CAW!  Caw, caw, cawcawcawacaw CAW!  Oh wait- sorry, I got so excited and just carried away.  English Edgar, English. You will see what got me all wound up though and completely understand.

Today is Smeared Ink Day for the 31 Days of Halloween.  In addition Alex saw a challenge for a Poe inspired/Raven item and this tag was created.  The raven and skull are both from the Smeared Ink Quoth the Raven set.

Challenges:
Gingersnap Creations #123 - Ravens

Happy Halloween!
Edgar

Dirty Rat

Smudgefest Day 7 has an extra special treat! There is a free digi image from Smeared Ink and the challenge is to use it! YAY!!!
Here is my entry for the final day of Smudgefest!

So- what do you think?  Have you entered Smudgefest today?  I would love to see what you create with this wonderful image!!!

Get Inky!

Alex

More Braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiins!

Smudgefest Day 6!  Yep- already day 6.  It has gone quickly!!!  Today the challenge is a sketch.  I promise you I started with the sketch, and hopefully you can still see remnants of the sketch in my finished project.

The letters and image are all from the Build a Zombie Alphabet Set by Smeared Ink.  The 'blood' is actually from a Viva Decor Pearl Pen in red.  It really does make the best blood of anything I have used!

Get Inky!

Alex

Going with the flow

flowing mediums that is.  Smudgefest Day 5 the challenge is to use a 'flowing medium'.  I used 3 :). 

Now for all the deets... This lovely lady is from the Smeared Ink set Chicks Dig Guns, which is a favorite 'go to' for me.  She is all bad looking and I love it.  The sentiment is from The Grumpies.  The Grumpies have the best sentiments EVER!   I think this one just works so perfectly with the image, don't you?
As for the flowing part.  The tag is colored with a couple of different glimmer mists that were sprayed directly onto a non stick craft sheet and them mopped up with the tag and left to dry. 

I decorated some of the image with the Smooch and the 'dots' are done with the Viva Decor Glitter Liner in hematite.  I love the way this retains the 3D shape when it dries and that it really stays black!

Hope you are playing along with the Smudgefest or at least enjoying looking at what others are creating.  There is really some amazing stuff being made.  Check it out!

Get Inky!

Alex

Twisted Thursday

It is day 4 of the Smudgefest Challenges.  I have to admit that this is getting me SUPER excited for the 31 Days of Halloween again this year and Edgar told me he can't wait either!!!
Today's challenge was to create an ATC 'with a twist'.  I have to admit, the example on the blog is AMAZING so be sure to check it out.  This is what I was able to come up with during my very limited creative time today.

Obviously, my 'twist' is the ribbon.  The sentiment, skulls and bones are from Smeared Ink in the Grumpies Set and Killer Bo Peep.  Now, I have to tell you that I think dolls are the CREEPIEST things EVER!  I saw this sticker and knew there was no way I could make it cute and nice.  I can totally see this thing coming awake at night, the head spinning around and it flying off the shelf to viciously attack someone. EEK!!!

Get Inky!
Alex

Where is Edgar?

Hear I am!!!  After much prompting from all of you and BEGGING from me, Alex has let me out to visit!  I am also going to show off her creation fro today's Smudgefest challenge since it has a STUNNING bird on it.

The Smudgefest Day 3 challenge is a color challenge.  The colors are orange, mustard yellow, dark grey and deep purple.  Alex used the deep purple ink to stamp the images.  The building top and the bird are both from the Holy City set by Smeared Ink.  She used the orange and yellow distress inks to sponge in a sunset and the dark grey to color the building.  She also used a pewter (dark grey) metallic rub on around the edges of the tag.  So, what do you think?

Personally, I am loving seeing the tags again.  I am also enjoying hearing Alex giggle and sing when she makes them.  Being let out of the cage.... Priceless!

Hoping to see you tomorrow!
Edgar

How creepy can I get?

I think today is IT.  I mean truly creepy, not shocking, just the skin crawling heebie jeebies :).  I have combined the Smudgefest challenge to use the scariest image from Smeared Ink with the Haunted Design House Macabre Monday challenge to be influenced by the legendary Vincent Price.

Ok- so let me share the process my twisted mind went through :).  I knew that the spider image from Killer Bo Peep was what HAD to be used as the creepiest/scariest one of Smeared Ink I have.  I mean, lets face it, Zombies are just plain funny, not scary, but hairy legs spiders are WAY ooky.  I was doing some research and found that one of the many movies Vincent Price was part of was called The Web.  I went looking for some images from it and found this:

Now- I have NO IDEA what this image is from, but I want to say "Geez Vincent, do ya think...."  So, I kept looking and found not the poster for the movie The Web, but to The Fly.

BY JOVE, I think she's got it!  However, during the process I saw many, many of what I would call classic Vincent Price of him with a skull of some sort like this one.

 So, after all of this, I pulled out the supplies and got busy.  This is the result.....

Spiders are from Killer Bo Peep set as is the skull- which my brain hears doing the infamous Vincent Price evil cackle.  The grave is from the Zombies set.  Hope you like it :)

Challenges:
Smudgefest Day 2- Terrifying Tuesday
Haunted Design House #100- Varying Visages of Vincent
Simon Says - A Tag

Get Inky!
Alex

Most times I'm good....

but sometimes I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad....

I know, I know, terrible, but fun :).  Smeared Ink is having what they are calling SMUDGEFEST this week on the Smudgy Antics BLOG.  It is a week long contest with a daily challenge to create.  Each day has prizes by random draw for all who enter and for those that enter every challenge, there is a GRAND PRIZE drawing at the end.  WOOT WOOT!!

Today the challenge is "Manic Monday" - create something showcasing opposites.  I used the Sheep from the Killer Bo Peep stamp set by Smeared Ink.  The most difficult part was lining these images up!!

Hope you enjoy and I can't wait to see all the other creations this week!

Challenges:
Smudgefest Day 1 - Manic Monday
DDH 10 - Black & White

Get Inky!
Alex

Ever have one of those days.....

This is for the challenge on the Smeared and Smudged forum "Oh! The Horror!"  The girl image is from Stamp It Crazy and the rolling heads and dangling innards are from Smeared Ink. 

Get Inky!

Alex

Smeared and Smudged April Member Hop

Hello my lovelies!  I am so excited that Alex has allowed me to visit with you again today!  Things here have been a bit touch and go for me due to a recent addition to the family.  At the moment, as you can see, Tinker and I seem to have a truce in place.  It might take me just a bit longer to get her pecked into submission won over.

In the meantime, distance seems to be a good thing...  Now, on the creating that has been happening around here.  The challenge for the hop this month for Smeared and Smudged forum members is to use metal, and brads and eyelets don't count.  Alex decided to use foil stickers and gold metalic paint.  I think she is stretching things brilliant.

Here is a fabulous tag with a rather regal and somewhat Egyptian looking raven, check out the eye.  The tag was decorated with the Glimmer Mist that had accumulated on a screen and then smooshed onto this particular tag- waste not, want not. (even though the google eyes got thrown away!)  The words "i'm watching you" are from the Li'l Grumpies stamp set at Smeared Ink.  That amazing crown is some Maya Road Chipboard painted with a gold paint pen. 

It has been lovely visiting with you again.  Perhaps we can talk Alex into letting me out a bit more often.  I have been feeling a bit, what's the word.... caged, ROFLOL!!!

Be certain to check out all the fabulous creations from the other members of Smeared and Smudged hopping this month.

Terra http://moresmearedink.blogspot.com/
Kelli http://cajunstampingqueen.blogspot.com/
Lady Brayton http://www.ladybrayton71.blogspot.com/
Black Dragon http://lynsblogger.blogspot.com/
Alison http://alisonsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/
Kapree   http://kc-consultant.blogspot.com/
Alex http://www.paperandstring.blogspot.com/
Sugar http://sugscardsnmore.blogspot.com/
Jane http://jcocraft.blogspot.com/
Kymberly http://1darkrosaleen.blogspot.com/
Helen http://cromscubbyhole.blogspot.com/
Paula http://www.whatspeaks2myheart.wordpress.com/
Tori http://ndustrial-lemon.blogspot.com/
Lisa http://www.ldfdesign.blogspot.com/
Tiffany http://bkfastattiffanys.blogspot.com/
Dianne http://dkspinner.blogspot.com/
Steph http://stephscreativechaos.blogspot.com/
Judi http://creatingartwithheart.blogspot.com/

Adios Amigos,

Edgar

Smeared Ink - new release blog hop

It is NEW RELEASE time at Smeared Ink and that comes with a Blog Hop! I am super excited to get to participate this time around as a Guest Designer.

This release, the challenge was to use three different Smeared Ink sets to create the project.  That really got my brain going.  I will admit that originally, I was going a different direction, but when I actually pulled my stamp sets, this image took over in my brain and here it is for all of you to see!!

The primary image is "Scared Eyes" and is one of the new releases.  Above are the cathedral and bird from Holy City and the sentiment is from Li'l Grumpies.  I used Sugar Cookie Glimmer Mist on the panel.  After it dried I placed a stencil from Crafters Template on and sprayed with Olive Vine.  I further distressed the edges with  brown ink and then a copper metal paint pen.  It is all mounted on a panel of dark green.

I hope that you take the time to visit all the artists on the hop.  There are some amazingly creative people associated with it and they always inspire me.  Take the time to leave them a little love :).


Smudgy Antics http://www.smudgyantics.blogspot.com
Terra http://www.moresmearedink.blogspot.com
Tori  http://ndustrial-lemon.blogspot.com

Alison http://alisonsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com
Kelli http://cajunstampingqueen.blogspot.com

Ladybrayton  http://www.ladybrayton71.blogspot.com
Black Dragon  http://lynsblogger.blogspot.com/
Kapree http://kc-consultant.blogspot.com
Meredith http://www.papercanteen.com/
Lisa http://www.ldfdesign.blogspot.com/

Alex january Guest http://www.paperandstring.blogspot.com/

Jane February Guest http://jcocraft.blogspot.com/

Sugar March Guest http://sugscardsnmore.blogspot.com/

Get Inky!

Alex

Happy Valentine's Day - Smeared & Smudged Style

Valentine's Day- a day for all the mush and love and gunk.  Yep, I do enjoy that part of it, but at our house we do not celebrate Valentine's Day.  My DH said many, many years ago that he thinks it is stupid.  If you love someone no one should have to remind you with a special day to tell them.  Now, this only works because he does do things other days, if he didn't, that would be another story.  He really is a great guy!

In keeping with the anti- Valentine's Day process and as a challenged for those funky gals at Smeared & Smudged, where we take great pride in being just a bit different, we are doing a special Valentine's Day hop for you Smeared & Smudged Style.  The challenge part is NO red or pink, NO hearts and nothing CUTE, unless of course you make it uncute.

This is the card I will be giving my hubby today.

I used an image from the Smeaked Ink "Build a Zombie Alphabet Set" which is so much more than an alpha set.  I have used this set a BUNCH! 

No- go check out what everyone else has created and be sure to leave them some love while you are there!

Hop Participants:

Terra
Tori
Alison
Lady B
Helen
Kymberly
Berenice
Kelli
Lisa
Dianne
Teri
Rebecca
Steph
Jane
Sugar
Kapree
Black Dragon
Alex

Challenges:
Macabre Monday #76- Love Bites
Ellephantastic Challenges #23 - Distressing w/Love theme
Wee Memories #43 - Live/Life, Laugh or Love - I figure I actually covered 2 out of 3 :)
Card Making Mamas #14 - Valentine

Get Inky!

Alex

Smeared Ink- by Delicious Doodles

Smeared Ink is sponsoring the Delicious Doodles Challenge Blog this week.  In celebration their is a hop going on!

I have used the Smeared Ink digital image Scientist.  I would have followed the sketch that is the CHALLENGE this week, but I forgot!!!

My twisted sense of humor was around though.  I kept thinking about the commercials 'there's an app for that' about all the smart phone applications available out there.  I figure that long before smart phones there was some mad scientist in a room someplace saying "There's a potion for that!".

Be sure you check out what everyone else created!!!

Teri
Anita Marie
Pascale
Allison
Ildiko
Alex
Claire
Terra
Tori
Alison
Kelli
Black Dragon
Lady Brayton
Meredith
Kapree
Lisa

Jump on over to the challenge and participate this week for a chance to win 5 single digis or 1 digi set of your choice from Smeared Ink !

Get Inky!

Alex

Smeared Ink - NEW RELEASE HOP!!!

Smeared Ink is having a fabulous release of several digi sets in plenty of time for Valentine's Day creations, Smeared Ink Style.  I am thrilled to get to be part of the hop to introduce these images to you.  I got to play with on of the Grumpies!

So- is there anything about a Grumpie that screams all butterflies and rainbows to you?  Me either.  That is why this is so perfect!  This Grumpie certainly looks less than thrilled to be playing Cupid and I felt it only fitting to put him in the appropriate 'atmosphere'.  It just makes me giggle.

I used some blue Flower Soft for his fuzzy eyebrows and wings.  He was in need of some texture to help his mood.  I'm sure that once he finishes up he will feel better.

Now, be certain to check out all the wonderful creations by the Smeared Ink Design Team with these new releases.  Once you have your head full of wonderful ways to use them all, hop on over to Smeared Ink and pick them up!

Terra
Tori
Alison
Black Dragon
Lady Brayton
Meredith
Kapree
Lisa
Alex

Get Inky!

Alex

Smeared and Smudged Book It Challenge

The Smeared and Smudged forum has several challenges available to participate in each month.  This month I got to create one of them!  I decided that the challenge would be to create a book.  Any kind of book, accordion fold, star, bound, ANYTHING!  The only rule is that it must have stamping included someplace.

For my book I decided to make one to hold all of my 'to do' items that never seem to make the daily to do list.  Things like when I tell someone I will send them the pack of rub ons I'll never use, or when I want to drop someone a note because I haven't talked to them in a while, or even when I need to make an appt. to have 'the girls' checked.  Those are the things that tend to slip through the cracks, but to me they are often the things that are most important.

Here is what I ended up with!

I used the Grumpie with the cape (because sometimes I think I am superwoman and can do it all) from the Creepy Li'l Grumpies set by Smeared Ink and the word stamps "suck it up" and "so excuses" from the original Li'l Grumpies set.  Purple is my favorite color so I used my purple inks.

I used some glimmer mists on the lace, but it didn't take quite like I had hoped so I also grabbed the stickles and added some to the flower parts of the lace.

It is filled with 4x6 index cards.  I couldn't find unlined so I put the lined ones in backwards because I prefer to write on unlined surfaces for things like this (so no, the picture is not upside down). It is bound with binder rings and I used cardboard for the cover.  I know it isn't fancy, but actually, that is what I like about it.  It is something I can USE and not worry about ruining it.

I also would love for you to check out the Li'l Book of Creepies made by Tori.  It is an accordion book and I loooooooooooooove it!

I hope you will join us for the challenge this month.  I am really looking forward to the variety of things people make and I know I will be creating more this month as well.

Get Inky!

Alex

12 Days of Christmas - Day 12

Today is the last day of the 12 Days of Christmas Smeared and Smudged style.  I know that Alex and I have enjoyed ourselves immensely and hope you have as well.  The projects shared by all the Jolly Bloggers have been amazing!!!

For the final project, Alex has created another tag for your viewing enjoyment.  She used Glimmer Mists for the background again.  The gold in the mists is so brilliant in real life, I wish it would photograph better.  Alex then stamped one of the angels and words from the Smeared Ink The Symbology of Angels set.

Alex then used and xacto knife to cut around portions of the image so that she could adhere actual feathers where the wings are on the stamped image.  (my tail is looking a little short right now, just sayin'.....)

I think this is my personal favorite of all of Alex's tags so far.  I feel a bit of a kindred spirit thing going on for some reason.

For those of you concerned, as you can see, the glitter did wash out.  Not easily or painlessly, but next time I will just move faster.

Challenges:
Something Completely Different - tags - Happy Christmas
Kard Krazy: Tag Tuesday - Colors of Christmas , Silver or Gold (gold in the glimmer mist)
Paper Playtime #30 - Anything Christmas


Happy Holidays!
Edgar

12 Days of Christmas - Day 10

Day 10 of 12 Days of Christmas Smeared and Smudged style.  Day 9 was to be a Smeared Ink day, but Alex forgot, so she is declaring Day 10 a Smeared Ink day.  Gotta love a gal that just alters things to how she needs them ;)

Alex grabbed the Zombie set with the amazing zombie alphabet and created a tag for her zombie loving oldest to put on one of the gifts for him under the tree.  Now- if she had named him something shorter, Edgar for example, she could have stamped straight on the tag, but she didn't so angle it is.  That allowed her to put on a rolling skull from the Killer Bo Peep set.  She changed out the string on the tag for a burgundy ribbon that coordinates with the reddish Glimmer Mist.  She also used the graphite Glimmer Mist as well and a well placed finger print or two.  Since there wasn't quite enough creepiness for Alex, she layered up some skull and crossbones ribbon pieces on the side attached with staples.  We hope the zombie lover loves this too!

Joke for the day:

What is a zombie's favorite kind of weather?


When is raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiins

Happy Holidays!
Edgar