September Sketch

Hello Lovelies, today is the day for the sketch challenge for Bombshell stamps!!  As usual Kathi has given us an awesome sketch to work with...

Sorry it's blurry, the other one is better, but as you can see it's a tag, a gigantic tag, like a size 10 I think...Just wanted to play with them... The whole tag and the circle are covered with washi tape, my new love!!!

Here's a close up of the tag, see the pretty washi tape!!! LOVE!!!  I colored my pretty with my spectrum noir markers! 

Bombshell Sketch Challenge

Hello Lovelies, I hope you are having a wonderful day!!!  Today is the day for our Bombshell sketch challenge!  Of course Ms. Kathi, our fearless DT captain, has provided us with a wonderful sketch again!!


Told you it was awesome!!!  Now I took this opportunity to let you all in on a little secret… You will understand when you see the picture and the sentiment!!!


Yep that’s right we are moving!!  YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY  so right now as this is being posted I am packing up all of our shtuff, ok honestly it’s midnight I'm probably sleeping, but you get the drift!!   I decided to take my time with packing and purge as I go… every room every drawer!  Yep that is the plan stan….

So head on over to the Bombshell Blog and see what all the other DT have made and remember we all want some love!!!!!

Bombshell Sketch Challenge

Hello Lovelies!   Today I have to share with you my take on this month’s Bombshell Sketch!  You know our wonderful DT captain Kathi always comes up with wonderful sketches and this time she did not disappoint!!!  Here is the sketch she presented us with this month!


Isn’t it wonderful!

Here is my take on the sketch.  I am using my newly acquired Bombshell Stamp set Girls Ruin and I have to say I really like this set!  I have colored her with a mixture of copic markers and prismacolor pencils.  The patterned paper is from My Minds Eye and it’s from the Lost and Found Collection.



I hope you enjoy and head over to the Bombshell Stamps Blog to see what others have made for you!  Also remember that our prize patrol hottie is always on the lookout for people to give prizes to so be sure to go to each blog and comment for a better chance to have a prize for yourself!  

Bombshell Sketch Challenge

Hello Lovelies, today is the day we wait for the day when we get to see what awesome sketch Ms. Kathi makes for us bombshells.  This one is no different it is as awesome as all the others she makes! 

Told you it was awesome!!

Here is my take on the sketch using my newest set Rise and Shine from Bombshell stamps.

Head on over to the Bombshell Blog to see what everyone else has made and also remember to go to their blogs and leave them some love, you never know what prize patrol person may be lurking!!!! LOL

Bombshell Sketch Challenge!

Hello lovelies, today is the day for another awesome sketch from the wonderful Ms. Kathi our wonderful Bombshell DT captain!!  I love all of her sketches!  I took this sketch and shrunk it to fit onto an ATC.  I think you all know me well enough by now to know that I love making ATCs...

I used the set Sacred Heart Art from Bombshell on my project today.  I hope you enjoy it!

Remember to head over to the Bombshell Blog to see the sketch and also to see what some  of the other DT members have made for you!  I hope you join us for some fun and wonderful prizes this month!

Day 21 of 31

Hello Lovelies,  Welcome to another Forever Night Challenge.  Today we have for you, a sketch challenge.  We were lucky enough to get to chose an image from the MelJens Monster Mash collection!  Here is the sketch:

We did not have to use the colors in the sketch just the design.  I chose to work with Little Frankie.  Here is my take on the sketch:

Now head on over the the challenge blog and see what the other dt members have made for you today and don’t forget to finish out the 31 days blog roll!!! On the sidebar!

Day 12 of 31

  
Welcome to the first Trick or Treat Blog Hop going on October 12th to October 14th over at Forever Night Challenges!
If you have just Trick or Treated ROSA, Then your in the right place! If you didn't trick or treat them you can start here at FOREVER NIGHT CHALLENGES to start your trick or treat journey and find out how you can win some great prizes!!
Each one of our Night Crew Designers and Special Guest Designers have created a design with an image provided by Tiddly Ink's You need to trick or treat and comment on all the stops to be counted for prizes!
Plus some of our stops also have some Trick or Treat Candy !!
Also as a part of the Trick or Treat Twist our 13th Freaky Friday Challenge is posted and will be available to LINKY up from Friday 14th until Oct 20th . Complete both tasks to be eligible for the prizes!

My project is using Owlette.

I am one of the DT that have a blog candy to give away but I have one extra stipulation for winning my candy, you must become a follower of my blog and complete the other tasks to be eligible for my candy!
Head over to the Forever Night Challenges Blog to see what you Have to do to win some of this wonderful prizes!!!
 
Your next Trick or Treat stop is JAIDEN
There are also some cool sponsors for our blog hop and they are:

Tiddly Inks is offering a $15 gift certificate!

They are offering a $5.00 coupon. 

Smeared Ink is offering a free digi image!

Strange skin is offering this wonderful Cameo Set!!

Thanks for Trick or Treating!!
NOW FOR THE BOMBSHELL SKETCH:
Hello lovelies, today I have for you a double post in one. Not only is it Bombshell sketch challenge day over on the bombshell blog, but it is also the start of Forever Night Challenge blogs 3 day blog hop!!
First of all the Bombshell sketch….

This is the wonderful sketch Ms. Kathi made for us this month! Here is my take on the sketch…

The other day I was having a Pumpkin Spice Latte and I thought, I wonder what a Pumpkin Spice Martini would taste like! So that led to this card! I used the Man’s Ruin stamp set. Kraft cardstock and Halloween patterned paper from My Minds Eye called Haunted. It’s pretty all the paper in this pad is printed on kraft! I LOVE IT! Stickles on the glass cause every martini needs a sparkly glass!!! The background is kraft paper smeared with the new Limited edition distress inks from ranger! I LOVE THEM!!! I hand wrote the name of the drink cause it just needed it!!

Bombshell Sketch Challenge

Hello Lovelies, today I have for you my take on the Bombshell sketch set forth by our fearless Bombshell leader Ms. Kathi!  She always makes wonderful sketches.  I have to admit though i changed one part of it! 

Here is the sketch:

Here is my  take on the sketch... I used the bombshell set Retro Cowgirl.  I love that set.. I love all the bombshell sets! 

Now remember that you can win some wonderful prizes including the Retro Cowgirl set just joining us this month in the challenge!

Be sure to head over the the Bombshell Blog to see what the other DT members have made and for more complete details on how to win... You are also more than welcome to join us on the Bombshell Stamps Forum!!

Simply Betty Smeared and Smudged Style

Hello Lovelies, Today my Smeared Ink DT friends and I are having a blog hop featuring one of this months sponsors Simply Betty.  Betty and a couple of her DT girls are joining us for this hop as well! Betty offered out DT some free digi images of her Zombie Teens or Summber Zombie Teens.  I chose to get the Christian Zombie teen, but couldn't resist sneaking back over and purchasing a couple of the summer zombies as well!!!!  I love those zombies!!!!  Anyway, Simply Betty is sponsoring a couple of the challenges over on Smeared and Smudged so if you want some wonderful digi images from her you better come on over there and play!!! 

So as I said I chose the regular Zombie teen Christian and for some reason I love this dude.  I also have a couple of rubber Christian images as well as a few other digi images of him.... there is just something about this image that reminds me of my son....maybe its the personality that comes out of his eyes when I look at him... who knows.  Anyway I have him and I couldn't wait to play because the first thing that popped into my head wasn't the fact that he was carrying his head in his hands, it was the look in his eyes that said, My mom is gonna kill me for ripping my brand new jeans!!!!!!  Maybe that is just my wicked sense of humor coming out who knows... I am sure his mom would be just as upset about his head falling off, you know blood on the carpet and all, but who knows... depends on how much the jeans cost.!

So here is my project, it is my take on the sketch challenge on Smeared and Smudged! Like my good friend Lady Brayton said, not all scrapbook pages need pictures...I think the image is wonderful and should be the focal point! 

So leave me some love then continue on with your hop... If you started with me make sure to go back to the top of the list and see what everyone has made....

Betty:

Terra:

Tori:

Alison

Kelli That's Me!

Black Dragon:

Lady B

Kapree:

Sugar

Dianne:

Paula

Helen:

Cheri:

Nicole:

Jennifer

Suzi (Mrs. Weyermeyster):

Grumpily Graduating!

Hello Lovelies, Today I have to share with you a card I made using the card sketch, from the sketch challenge on Smeared and Smudged. I used Artie, a graduating Grumpy for my card, he is this months freebie for participating on the forum! Now you may be thinking,Kelli that doesn't say anything about graduation. Well you would be right, I made this card for a friend of my daughter who loves Alice in Wonderland almost as much as I do, therefore the sentiment! Today is also my day to share on the Smeared Ink DT blog, Smudgy Antics, so head on over there and see what all the other DT members have been up to as well!!!

Oh and one other thing.  Skull appreciation day is June 4, 2011 and we over at smeared and smudged have joined in on the celebration with a blog hop! It's open to every forum member so come on over and join the forum to participate!!!  You will get a free digi image of a skull to play with(available later this week) and meet lots of new friends!!!!! You can find more information here!

Bombshell May Sketch

Hello Lovelies, Today I have to share with you a card I made using this months Bombshell Sketch. I am totally in love with this sketch, alhough I love all of the sketches that Kathi makes!!! I used one of the Bombshell stamps digi images. I thought that this card could be good for a girl or a boy! Anyway head on over to the Bombshell Blog and check out what all the other DT members have created and be sure to join in on our challenge for your chance to win some awesome Bombshell Goodies!!!!!

Forever

Hello Lovelies, it's Tuesday which means it's my turn to play on the Smeard Ink DT blog Smudgy Antics!!!  I have for you today a card I made using a couple of my favorite things....vampires and ummmmm vampires....LOL  I used an image from the Glam Vamps set from SI.  These are digi images that I printed out then colored with my copics.  I then used this cool digi scrapbook set I found featuring another of my favorite things, the Twilight series!  I think it turned out wicked cool! It also follows the Smeared and Smudged Sketch challenge card sketch for April!!!

Bombshell Sketch April

Hello lovelies, I hope today finds you doing well!!!  I have to share with you today a card I made slightly following the Bombshell Sketch challenge for April!!  I have also added it to the Bombshell Blog so be sure to head over there to check out all the other DT creations!!! 

I know I am a latergator but it was necessary in my mind!!!   I had a card in the makes the first week of April, and by the time it was done I decided that I didn't like it and wasn't going to show it!!!  No matter what I tweaked on it or added to it I could not bring myself to like it.... So I scrapped it and said I will wait for my new sets to get here..... WELL...  I forgot to remind Shannon that I moved, she forgot I moved and sent them to the old addy, luckily the tenant we have there refused them so they went back to Shannon and then out to me!!!  Poor stamps have been from one coast to the other and back again!!!!  They were tired when they got here, but oh so ready to be inked(they told me so!!)So I inked them up and make 2 projects in 2 days!!! Nothing like new rubber to give inspiration!!!  Anyway, here is the sketch card I made using Rose's portrait:

So as you can see it's not quite the sketch that Kathi made but I think sketches are guideline to give inspiration anyway!!! 

Challenges I entered:

Pile It On - use a rubber stamp
Drunken Stampers - don’t use any tools that uses electricity
Art Impressions Stamps - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments - #26 Anything Goes
Pixie Dust Studio - Say It Out Loud, include a sentiment
Anita Be Stampin' #16 - Anything Goes
Make it Monday #32 - Anything Goes

Delicious Doodles Blog Hop Smeared and smudged Style!!!

Hello lovelies, 

Today we are having a wonderful hop!  Teri over at Delicious doodles is one of our sponsors this month over on Smeared and Smudged and offered the DT some wonderful images from her shop!!! I chose the Skeletal Candle Holder image.  Why you may ask, it's not Halloween you say, well why can't Halloween be everyday I ask, and I say to you one I love candles, two I love skulls, and three why not get something that has both!!!!!  When I started working on my card for this hop I knew I wanted to do something very basic with my image.  So I just sponged Antique Linen Distress ink all over it, then I set it aside because something just wasn't right with it to me.  I mean if is so beautifully drawn that it doesn't need me to change it much.  so I'm sitting here looking at it and think OK I need to add some color so I just reach over into my marker bin and pick the first one that touches my fingers, pull it out and there is orange.  I use orange as a highlight/color pop here and there and call it good.  Then I start searching for patterned paper to use that will go with it.  All the while thinking what am I going to make this look like.  Then I'm like DOH  you have a card sketch silly so there ya go.  A double dipper for the DD hop and the S & S card sketch challenge.  Yeah sorry for rambling there.....

Anyway I put the card together and it's sitting there waiting for it's glamour shots appointment and I start thinking,  I wonder why the color orange picked this project.  What does the color orange mean.... so I googled it... here is what I found.   It's the 3rd one down on the google page, cause 3 is a good number...

'Orange is a colour which is formed by mixing red and yellow. It is a colour which symbolizes energy, zest, enthusiasm and creativity. One who wears orange is known to be someone who loves to experiment. Orange is also an appetite stimulant.

The colour orange signifies an open-minded approach. It gives vibes of friendship, fun and informality. Sexually speaking, the colour orange signifies passion and foreplay, an adjunct to the colour red which signifies erotica. If red is the colour of passion, then orange is known to be the 'igniter' of passion. The colour orange certainly draws attention as being liberal and unconventional. It is also known to be an immune booster. No wonder, one sees tonics, sexual stimulants and immunity boosting medicines sold usually in orange coloured packs.'

Now I know why it picked me and my project, it knew I needed energy and creativity!!!

Here is the hop list!  Please head on over and see what everyone has made!!!  IT's FUN!!!!

Teri

Kelli

Terra

Tori

Alison

Black Dragon

Lady Brayton

Meredith

Kapree

Lisa

Alex

Ingredients List:

Image= Skeletal Candle Holder

Cardstock= Stampin up Bacis Gray and Vanilla

Patterned papers = Pink Paislee (Twilight Collection) and Basic Grey(eerie/zombie)

orange copic

Antique linen distress ink

Snow Bunnies and Sketches????

Are you scratching your head yet?  If so then I have done my job for the day!!!  LOL  No really, January is a very busy month.  My hubby is retiring from the Navy, starting a new job, and moving into a new town!!!  Not only are we moving we are moving on the 17th!!!!  So my life for the past couple of days has been...Pack a box, clean a space, pack a box, clean a space, stamp a project, pack a box, clean a space, color a project, pack a box, eat, clean a space, fall down in the computer chair, finish a project, then veg on the couch until the hubby wakes me up and says time for bed!!!!!

So this month I have found myself having to multi task on projects.  For this project I combined the lovely sketch that Kathi made for us and the wonderful challenge from Ms. January!!! 

Ms. January's challenge is all about Snow Bunnies!  You can find more information about that here!!  Ms. Kathi always gives us wonderful sketches and I love to play with them!!  You can find the sketch here!!

Now here is my project...

I used Bombshell set A Pirates Life and colored her with my icy blue copics.  Then ya know every bunny has to have some bling so I gave mine some bling with Picket Fence stickles.  I started with Baxxill Basics cardstock then layered decorative paper from Heidi Grace Designs (frosted blvd./crystal snow), another layer of cardstock, this time SU. and then my wonderful Pirate Bombshell.  Well I think she is wonderful.  I finished the card off with some ribbon I got from Michaels umpteen years ago and the silver cord is from a lovely RAK my friend Blackdragon sent me!!!

To see more takes on the sketch and also more details on Ms. January head on over to the Bombshell Blog!

Thanks for Visiting.

On the 5th day of Christmas...

Hello Lovelies, I hope your morning is a little warmer than my morning!!!!!  Today I have for you a card I created using Bombshell Stamps.  Now you all know that I don't stitch on my cards but something about this one just called for it.  Don't go thinking I hauled out my sewing machine for this one, cause you would be wrong, this card is hand stitched!!!  I started with some gray card stock as the base of my card.  Added some decorative paper and a piece of brown card stock and that is what I stitched together.  My pirate is colored with copics and the sentiment is printed out from the computer and then stitched onto brown card stock. This is also my interpertation of the Bombshell monthly sketch for December!  I'm not quite sure this is what Kathi had in mind when she made the sketch, but it's what my brain started screaming at me to make once we saw it!!!  You can find more detail on this months Bombhsell sketch here!  Also if you haven't already head on over to the Bombhsell blog and enter our follower contest! 

Before you do that though, hop over to the side bar and see what all the other jolly bloggers have made for todays hope.  Then hop on over to Smeared and Smudged to see all the wonderful new contest for December!!!!!  Ok so here is my card....

This card will also be used for challenges issued by:

stampsruschallenges.blogspot.com

peartreedesigns.blogspot.com

Day 16... Bombshell sketch

Hello lovelies!  It's Bombshell sketch time!!!  As always our sketches are designed by our wonderful Ms. Kathi!!!  Now as you know you are always eligible to win some great prizes from Bombshell, but this month we are pairing up with RSC  and they are offering additional prizes as well!  So come on and get your sketch on!!!  It's going to be awesome!

First off, here is the sketch:

Secondly, here are the prizes that you can win by participating!!! 

Thirdly, here is my take on the sketch! 

 I used an image from the stamp set Man's Ruin from Bombshell Stamps.  I totally love this set, it was my first one so I'm kinda partial to it!  So come on in and join up for some fun and awesome prizes!!!!

Remember, go see what everyone else has done, names on my sidebar!  Rules and Regs. are in the tab at the top of the page!!!  Enjoy

C-YA tomorrow!

Smeared and Smudged First ever Blog Hop!!!!!

Hello all my lovelies, I would like to welcome you to the first ever Smeared and Smudged blog hop! The smeared and smudged ning group is really rolling and with the new Smeared Ink stamp line coming out we are all getting very excited! The Smeared and Smudged ning group is all about Alternative, Vintage, and Gothic Art Rubber Stamping. We would love to see you over there! Also keep in mind that Smeared and Smudged is having a Design Team Call so come on over and check it out!!!!

For my project I decided to use a card I made for the Bombshell March Sketch Challenge! I used SU card stock, red, and retired SU patterned paper. Bombshell stamp set Speed Shop! I love vintage cars and so wish I could have one of everyone made!!!! But alas I cannot! Anyway time to stop dreaming and get on with showing the pictures of my project!!!!!!

Now go on over and see what everyone else has created! I know I can't wait to hop along also!

Meredith

Kathi

Kim

Alex

Kelli

Monica

Alison

Amberlee

Black Dragon

Steph

Michelle

Kas

Kymberly

Keely

Kymberly

Lisa

Kymberly

Lynda

Sarah

Jean

Terra

Smeared and Smudged January Sketch Challenge

There is another sketch challenge this month going on over at Smeared and Smudged. There is one for cards and one for scrapbooking. There are some awesome projects over there already and this months prize is a free plate OF THE WINNER'S CHOICE from Faerie Song Art Stamps. I would love to see what you create so come on over and link it to your project! The designer of the sketches this month is... ME! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! I used the Bombshell stamps Butterfly Queen stamp set and colored it with my copics. Then added diamond stickles to it for a little pop! I hope you enjoy it and I also hope to see you over at smeared and smudged!

Happy Creating!