Thursday, October 31, 2013

Day 31 of 31

It's here!!!  Halloween!!! I LOVE HALLOWEEN!!!  

My project today is my take on the newest WW ATC challenge Halloween Creepy!!

I just an image from Just some Lines called Night Walker:


I hope you have a wonderful Halloween and good luck on winning the big prize!!!!

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Day 30 of 31 and Hump Day Hop

Hey guys, today is the last Wednesday of the month and you know what that means, Hump Day(said like the commercial with the camel!!) hop by Bombshell Stamps!!!

Alison set for our theme this month Witching Hour.  I immediately knew I wanted to use the Halloween Costume Digi set for Bombshell Angel, I just didn't know what else I wanted to do with her!!!  So I am working on other projects and remember this partial quote from a Shakespeare writing and thought it would be great to use!!! Some say that this is where the term Witching Hour came from, but no one really knows for sure!!!  Anyway here is my project:


'Tis now the very witching time of night..

Here is the whole Soliloquy from Hamlet:

Tis now the very witching time of night, 
When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out 
Contagion to this world: now could I drink hot blood
And do such bitter business as the day 
Would quake to look on. Soft! now to my mother.
O heart, lose not thy nature; let not ever 
The soul of Nero enter this firm bosom:
Let me be cruel, not unnatural:
I will speak daggers to her, but use none;
My tongue and soul in this be hypocrites
How in my words soever she be shent,  
To give them seals never, my soul, consent!

Head to Kathi's blog next!!

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Day 29 of 31

Can you believe it's almost over???  Kinda sad!!  

Today I have for you an ATC I made using a JSL image called eater!  She is doing something I could never do and that is touch much less eat a spider!!!



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Monday, October 28, 2013

Day 28 of 31

Today I have or you a reminder post for the DICC challenge sponsored by Just Some Lines.  

Here is the itinerary:

1.) Witches/Broomsticks
2.) Black Cats
3.) Cauldrons
4.) Use stripes
5.) Sentiment on front
6.) Use lots of black
7.)  Glitter and Sparkle
8.)  At least 2 ribbons
9.)  use Kraft cardstock/paper
10.) Die cuts or punches


Here is my project using #s 1, 4, 5, 6, and 9


Also, check out this weeks Muse Monday projects on the Bombshell blog we are featuring the Alter Skulls set this month and it is on sale!!
Here's what I made....



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Sunday, October 27, 2013

Day 27 of 31

Hey guys, I am back with my take on this weeks Dilly Beans challenge!!!  She is just a small little note card but I love her!!


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If you are looking for the rules and the prizes they are in a tab at the top of the page!!!

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Day 26 of 31 and Leslie Rahye's Very Spooky Halloween Steampunk blog hop

Hey guys, I have another JSL challenge reminder for you today!  You have until the end of the month to play with us!!  Head on over to see what it's all about!!!



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This year I am participating in the Very Spooky Halloween Steampunk blog hop and I am so super excited!!!  I LOVE, I mean LOVE LOVE LOVE Steampunk!  and Halloween so the opportunity to make something Steampunk and Halloween was something I just could not resist!!!  I had seen Jim the Gentleman Crafter make a Jacked Up Jack-o-lantern on YouTube last year.  Once I saw that I had to make my own version.  So I did.  Mine is a Steampunk Jack-o-Witch!!

Now a little back story... Everywhere I go I am constantly picking stuff up.. Walk in a parking lot and pick up rusty things, go to the hubby's office on a weekend and I am outside walking the grounds while he is inside doing what ever it is he has to do that day!  I mean everywhere...  I also scour the junk yards, when hubby goes to get car parts I am looking on the ground and in the grass for the little things that people don't care about, and sometimes they just throw them in for free!!!  It's like I  am cleaning for them!!  LOL  anyway that was all told so that you could understand where I got most of the things I put on my
Jack-O-Witch!

OK here are the pictures you have been waiting for!


Here is my Jack-O-Witch!  I started by covering the pumpkin in metal duct tape.  Not Grey Duct tape but the metal shiny tape they use for covering holes in duct work!  Then I thought it looked to shiny for what I wanted so, I took a sponge of the makeup variety and sponged black archival ink all over it.... well that really turned out to purple for me so I took another sponge and sponged Golden Transparent Red Iron Oxide fluid acrylic paint all over... that made it really pretty but kinda to orange, so then I took Golden Carbon Black fluid acrylic paint and sponged that over it and there you go, that's where the color came from!!

This is a paper mache hat I got from the craft store.... I had this tissue paper with the keys on it I got last year so I ripped it up and adhered it with fluid matte medium...  while it was still wet I added the same fluid acrylic paints to it and bent the brim of the hat to give it some character.


Here are most of my found objects, some I have purchased in the past like the key and the little pointy eye but most of the items are found or made with a big shot...  The Gears are grunge board cut with the big shot and painted with gold paint, under the key eye is a wooden drawer pull that I shoved into the pumpkin... the nose is an old screw I found on the ground somewhere and the little screws were in my stash and I have no idea where they came from!!!  The mouth is a drawer pull I got from the habitat for humanity resale store!!  The eyeglass rim was found on a parking lot and also the spring!  

I hope you enjoyed my Steampunk Jack-O-Witch!!  Now make sure to hop to see the rest of today's projects!!!  There are prizes to be won and Leslie Rahye has all those details for you!  
Here are the hop participants!!



Friday, October 25, 2013

Day 25 of 31

Hey guys, guess what today is?  It's Bombshell Stamps Wacky Holiday day!!!  Today is Punk for a Day and we decided to make our Bombshells Punk Out!!!  So I took one of the Halloween Costumes for the Bombshell Angel and punked her out!!! First I took her into Photoshop so that i could get rid of her shoes and then printed her out!  then I colored her skin and drew in fishnet hose and some fishnet gloves, drew on some boots and the finished coloring her!!!  The colors are courtesy of my daughter because she was spending the day with me in the studio!!



here is a close up!


Head on over to the Bombshell blog to see what others have made or you!!!

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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Day 24 of 31 and Wicked Wednesday

Hey guys, today I have for you my take on the newest Wicked Wednesday ATC challenge, Halloween Cute.

I used an image from Dilly Beans called Ragdoll Ruby!  LOVE HER!!!


I am also going to enter her into the current Dilly Beans challenge, and the current spectrum noir challenge

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Day 23 of 31

Hey guys, today I have or you another simple ATC I made using another $1 spot image!!  I again used washi tape and the background paper is something called mod podge paper... I guess it is designed to use with mod podge, I just got it cause it was on clearance and Halloween theme!!!



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Emily yesterday you asked how I colored the black... I used my spectrum noir markers, true black, IG10, IG8, and IG6.  Your could also use the cool greys with copics starting with the darkest and stepping down 2... There are great tutorials with copics out there, I just don't use them often... sorry...Anyway I went over the natural black lines on the image with my black, then over that an a little further out with the IG10, then over the IG10 and a little further out with the IG8, and then over the whole image with the IG6.  Sorry I don't have time to show in pictures right now!  There are tutorials out there though, some on the spectrum Noir website lots on youtube!!

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Day 22 of 31

Today I have for you an image from JSL.  It's so cute, I love the witch clothes on the line!!!  


I used my spectrum noir markers to color this!!! 



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Monday, October 21, 2013

Day 21 of 31 and Chromatic Craze

Hey guys, yesterday we started a new challenge over at Chromatic Craze!  Head on over there to see who the winners of last months challenge are!

Here are the colors for this month:


Last month I was the winner for one of the Dilly Beans challenges and I got to pick 3 images!  I picked this one and decided to use these colors on it!  I chose craft card stock to mount it on!


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I am going to be entering this into the Dilly Beans challenge!!  Thanks for reminding me Donna!!!


Sunday, October 20, 2013

Day 20 of 31 and Dilly Beans

Long title huh?  Don't worry thought cause it won't be a long post!!!

Here is my take on the newest Dilly Beans Challenge:

AND here is this months Chromatic Craze palette:

I will be back tomorrow with my project!!





Saturday, October 19, 2013

Day 19 of 31 and JSL reminder

It's time for a JSL reminder post!!! Come on over and play in this months challenge!!!  You know you want to!!!



Isn't that image cute!!

Friday, October 18, 2013

Day 18 of 31 and Wicked Wednesday ATC

I am back today or my take on this weeks Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Get Goth.  I used an image from Delicious Doodles or my ATC.


Yep, it flips up so that you can write a little note!  

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Day 17 of 31

Today I have for you a simple ATC I made.  I love to make a trade ATCs!!!  This stamps(the date) came from the $1 spot at Michael's.  I used some Halloween washi tape as well! 



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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Day 16 of 31

DAY 16 ALREADY!!!!  Wow can you believe it?  Hopefully you've been following all the guide lines and rules and regulations for being entered into the grand prize, which you can find on the tab up at the top of the page...

This image is from the Growing Hearts set from Bombshell Stamps.  She is colored with my spectrum noir markers PL 5, PL 4, PL 3.



Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Day 15 of 31 and DICC

Hey there, it's time for the new DICC challenge!!  This time we are sponsored by Just Some Lines!  There are a lot of images from them for me this month!!  Guess it's a good thing I love them!!!

Here is the Itinerary:


1.) Witches/Broomsticks
2.) Black Cats
3.) Cauldrons
4.) Use stripes
5.) Sentiment on front
6.) Use lots of black
7.)  Glitter and Sparkle
8.)  At least 2 ribbons
9.)  use Kraft cardstock/paper
10.) Die cuts or punches


Here is my project:

using #'s 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,and 9


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Monday, October 14, 2013

Day 14 of 31

I am here today with a project for this months Muse Monday at Bombshell stamps! This month we are featuring the Alter Skulls set and I have made an ATC for you!


I have also used the colors set by the pin up challenge!!!  You have all month to play with us so come on over and take a few and go and see what other have made for you on the blog!!

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Sunday, October 13, 2013

Day 13 of 31

I am posting my take on this weeks Dilly Beans Challenge today!! This week it's Halloween!


She is such a cutie!!!  

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Saturday, October 12, 2013

Day 12 of 31

It's Saturday and guess what that means... well yes it means weekend but for me it means a JSL reminder post!!!  Remember JSL has released some new images this month and we have a challenge going on!  This month our challenge is Halloween!!!  Come and play with us here!!!

Here is my Reminder project:


This is Voodie, isn't he to stinking cute!!!!

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Friday, October 11, 2013

Day 11 of 31

Hey guys, today I am here with a DICC challenge reminder!!!  The current challenge ends on the 15th so you still have time to play!!!  

This challenge is sponsored by The Octopode Factory and here is the Itinerary:

1. Use all the colors from this pallet: http://design-seeds.com/index.php/home/entry/sushi-hues3
2. skulls
3. witch(es)
4. bats
5. creepy crawlers (bugs, spiders, things like that)
6. candles
7. Moons
8. jack-o-lanterns
9. zombies
10. make it an ATC

Here is my reminder project:

Using #s 2,5,6,and 8
come on over and play with us!!!

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Day 10 of 31

Wicked Wednesday ATC challenges!  Have you heard of them?  If you haven't you need to go over there and find out all about it especially if you LOVE making ATC's!!!  Now I had heard of them a while ago but for some reason never participated even though I make ATC's on almost a daily basis!!  Go figure!!  Anyway this weeks challenge is Creepy Cute and who has better creepy cute images than Dilly Beans, no one!!! LOL

Here is my project:


I colored my images with my spectrum noir markers, OR 2, OR 3, FL 2, DG 4, DG 2, DG1, IG 6, IG 4, and IG2.

I printed my monsters out one a little smaller so I could do a little mini me thing.. Like a father and son going trick or treating!!!

I am entering this into the Spectrum Noir Monthly Challenge use orange! I am also entering this into the Dilly Beans challenge Halloween week 1

Dogsmom, on yesterday's card, the three little dots on the top are fake dew drops... I say fake cause they are clear vase fillers. like you would use for fake flowers... I got a huge bag of them for some reason several years ago and I just use them like dew drops because I have them!!  The spider "ribbon" is washi tape I got at Michael's!!



Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Day 9 of 31 and Bombshell Sketch

Today is the day for another wonderful Bombshell Sketch Challenge for you!!!  Kathi has done it again, she has made an awesome sketch!!!

I made my project using the Growing Hearts set from Bombshell stamps and a monochrome color scheme!!

We would love to see you play along with the Bombshell challenges this month so head over to the Bombshell blog to find out how!!!

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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Day 8 of 31 and Get Your Crap Together!!!

Day 8 already!!! Today I made a project using Alison the Witch from Tiddly Inks. 


She is colored with spectrum noir markers.  I love that image!!! Blog roll is on the side bar and the rules and regulations are in a tab up above!!!

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This year I am doing another post for Get Your Crap Together's 31 Days of Halloween but this year I am doing a recipe!!  A few years ago I made Caramel Apple Cupcakes for the Tea Party under the Harvest moon blog hop and everyone loved these cupcakes, even Rainey the Basset Hound.  Seriously I made them and had them on a cake stand on the island and while we were gone she pulled it off the island and proceeded to eat 10 cupcakes cause we ate 2 already..  I have no idea how she didn't eat the glass that broke when the cake plate came down but she didn't!! She did cut her paws but that didn't stop fat girl from eating what she wanted!!!  Anyway that was like I said a few years ago and this time I will make sure they are where she can't reach them!!  Anyway that was the last time I made the cupcakes because soon after, like two weeks, I found out I had type two diabetes... kinda sucks but I am dealing with it!!  Anyway when the opportunity came for me to make a recipe for this blog I ask the family what they wanted and they all said Caramel Apple Cupcakes!!  So that is what we are going to have!!!

Caramel Apple Cupcakes

1 1/4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
zest of one lemon
juice of half a lemon
2 eggs
1 lb apples chopped( usually 2 apples)
1 1/2 cups chewy caramel candies(about 25)
1 tbsp. heavy cream


Preheat oven to 350*.  Prepare muffin pan by lining with baking liners.  
In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, lemon zest and salt. Set aside. 
Shred or chop the apples into a small bowl and toss with the lemon juice.  Set aside. 
In a medium bowl whisk together the eggs and sugars until well blended, then whisk in the oil and vanilla.
  
Stir the wet mixture into the dry mixture until well blended.  This will be thick. 

Add in the apples until just blended. 
Fill the lined muffin cups with the mixture, a little less than 1/3 cup each. 

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until done.  Let cool slightly in the pan then move to a cooling rack...It is very important that they are completely cool!!! 

 Once cool combine the caramels and the heavy cream in a bowl and microwave for 1 minute.  Stir.  Microwave for 30 seconds more.  Stir, keep stirring, you will come to a point where you say screw it I am done, it's going on lumpy, but don't give up, keep stirring until it's smooth.


Then spoon on top of each cupcake!!!




Monday, October 7, 2013

Day 7 of 31

I have another ATC for you today!  Quite honestly I made this ATC for a WWATC challenge last month and forgot to post it so I saved it for today!!  I used an image from Delicious doodles and the broom is from the doll house furniture section!!


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Matney you asked about the patterned paper yesterday, it's just paper, it came that way!  No punching circles for me!!!  

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Day 6 of 31

The new Dilly Beans challenge was posted on Friday, Halloween!  Here is my take on it!!


The image and the saying are from Dilly Beans!

Go over and participate in the challenge yourself!!!  

Blog Roll is posted on the sidebar and it is of utmost importance that you follow the rules for winning the prizes!!!

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Day 5 of 31 and JSL

Hello Lovelies, today is the day we start showcasing the new images from JSL!!  This months images are freaking awesome!!!  I love them so much!!

Here is the image I chose to work with today:
They are called Zombie Friends... Are they cute!!!

Now there is a saying I have seen on pinterest and around other places that says:"I love you but if the Zombies come I am tripping you"!  So I thought that since they were already zombies and besties I would reverse it so that we were all living in Zombie Land and the Humans were bad!!!  

I Love you But if the HUMAN's come I am tripping you!!!

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Friday, October 4, 2013

Day 4 o 31 and Wicked Wednesday ATC challenge

Hey guys, today I have for you an ATC I made using a JSL image for the newest Wicked Wednesday ATC challenge Voodoo/Stitching!

His name is Voodooie and I think he is so stinking cute!!!  I even added some rub-on stitching to it..


He is colored with Spectrum Noir Markers IG 8,6,4,and 2.  OR 3 and 2 and FL 2.

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Thursday, October 3, 2013

Day 3 of 31

Hello Lovelies, As you may know I have recently become part of a new design team for Just Some Lines!!  I am really excited about that and will be back Saturday with a new release project so be sure to come back then!!!


Isn't that a cute little image!!! 

Don't forget to follow the rules for the prizes for 31 Days and that the blog roll is on the sidebar!!!

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Day 2 of 31

It's time for a new round of Pin Ups for Bombshell stamps and our Pin Up this month set a challenge for us to use Purple, Orange, Black and Lime Green...  One of my favorite Halloween combinations!!

I used Alter Skulls, which just so happens to be our Muse Monday set this month. 


To play along with the Bombshell Pin Up challenge head on over to the Bombshell blog!!

The rules to win the huge prize at the end of the month are posted on a page up above.  Remember to leave everyone some love and the blog roll is over there-------->!!!

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Day 1 of 31 and DICC #63

Hello Lovelies, today's DICC is brought to you by The Octopode Factory!!!  I love their images!! 

This is the itinerary for this challenge!!

1. Use all the colors from this pallet: http://design-seeds.com/index.php/home/entry/sushi-hues3
2. skulls
3. witch(es)
4. bats
5. creepy crawlers (bugs, spiders, things like that)
6. candles
7. Moons
8. jack-o-lanterns
9. zombies
10. make it an ATC



                                             Here is what I made using #s 1,2,3,4,5,6,8, and 9



The candle on top of the jack-o-lantern's is from Bombshell Stamps Alter Skulls set, which is the Muse Monday set this month, which means that it is on sell this month so check it out!!!

The Blog Roll for 31 Days of Halloween is listed on the side bar and will be there all month!  Remember to follow all the rules and regulations to be eligible to win all the awesome goodies that are available!!