Forever Friends

Hello Lovelies, Today is my day to post on the Smudgy Antics blog and I am late Sorry!  I had a wonderfully long weekend vacation and am running a little behind.. Today I am showing a “scrapbook” I am working on.  As most of you know I spent my long weekend vacation in NY visiting Alison and her family and while there we went to the Long Island Children’s Museum. It was so fun!  Anyway, I knew I wanted to scrap the pictures that were taken and also start scrapping the 17 gagillion boxes of pictures I have so why not start now!!!  Anyway, I knew this had to be something that wasn’t just an 8x8 page or a 12x12 page and I had these lying around so this is what I am doing….
I am taking this…
 
and turning it into a scrapbook.  As of now I just have one section started and it isn’t done, but I wanted to show you to give you an Idea of what I was doing.  I am thinking of doing both sides and hanging it from the ceiling in my craft room, what do you think?  Then again if I do one side I can hang it on the wall…. decisions decisions…. Ok so for the first one, Alison and I took a picture together that reminded me of the fun house mirrors at a carnival so that is what I went with.  Right now all I have on the section is the paper and the words which came from the Carnies set over at Smeared Ink.  The picture is added digitally but I will have them printed out soon!!! 
What do you think?  Good idea? Bad idea? Throw it out? Keep it?  I need opinions as I am just getting into the scrapping thing!!!

What's in your Brew?

Hello Lovelies. Ok let's be honest with each other, it was a long long weekend with the hubby and kids home from work and off from school for 5 days and I completely forgot that it was my Tuesday to post on Smudgy Antics until ummmmm like 9pm on Monday..... Soooooooooo, as most of you know I have several projects that I have made and posted that are works in progress so I decided to work on one of those.!!! In January I posted this lovely post for the S and S member hop! It was meant to be a place where I kept my everyday thoughts for journaling in my art journal and has turned into something completely different! Fo those of you who don't know I went to school to become a chef and actually finished and worked as a chef for a few years, then things happen and one thing leads to another and now I am a stay at home mom and I love it. I love to cook and am always looking for new things to try. My kids know this and have started writing down recipes or tearing them out of magazines for me(of course only things they are interested in!!!). So long story short, this has turned into a recipe holder of sorts. This is where I keep those bits and scraps until they are tested and voted on and then they are put into the bigger recipe holder!!!

Today I added a digi image from SI Mad Scientist set and the words Witche's Brew (which will be printed out and attached to the actual book!!!)... This is where I keep all my Halloween themed recipes. You know the kids are always bringing those home cause they involve candy or sugar most of the time!!!Anyway, I am sorry I didn't do something more elaborate for you today, I will try not to forget next time!!!! Hope you enjoy!

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!

Hello My Pet

Hello lovelies, I have missed you so.  Being sick SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Alas I have returned with my offering for the Smudgy Antics DT Blog.  If you haven't been there yet you should go!  It's full of wonderfully wicked art work, simply because we have wonderfully wicked DT membes!!!! Make sure to check out the new challenges over on Smeared and Smudged also, we have some wonderful sponsors this month, Simply Betty and Sweet November Stamps!!!!!! You know you don't want to miss out on those!!!

Today I have for you a bookmark/tag I made using Smeared Ink digi set Fedom.  I didn't do much to the image itself except add a little chalk here and there(thanks Alison for turning me on to that!).  The tag on the other hand I distressed the hell out of and then added a really cool background (from Itkupilli) I have had for a while!  My image i popped up for some depth.  No it's not quite finished as I haven't added ribbon and bling yet.  I know what I want to use and I know I have it, it's just a matter of digging it out and as I was a sick one this past few days that didn't happen!!!

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!!!

Shake it up!

Hello Lovelies, Today I have to shre with you a card I made using Smeared Ink stamps.  I love shaker cards cause they are fun!!!  I mean who doesn't love to shake things!!!   My card is featured today on the Smeared and Smudged DT blog, Smudgy Antics, you will also find this weeks challenge over there!

Ingredients used:
Smeared Ink stamps, Fae's and Killer Bo Peep
Pennywise Arts Microbeads
Versafine Ink
Su cardstock
SU black embossing powder!

Irish Toast

Hello Lovelies, Today is my day to post on the Smeared Ink DT Blog Smudgy Antics and I also wanted to share with you here!!! Today I am sharing with you a card I made for a friend. It's St. Patty's day theme with a lovely Irish toast on the inside. Now sorry this is going up so late in the game...it really sucks when you go to take a picture and the battery is dead so you charge it with plenty of time to take a lovely picture outside.... then remember at midnight when your in bed already that you still need to take a picture!!! Anyway needless to say, I was to lazy to get up at midnight and get this posted so I am doing it now before I have to take the kids to school! Hope you enjoy

List of Ingredients:
Image: Victoria Case digi
flower from Killer Bo peep Smeared Ink(not that the picture shows it for some reason!!!)
Cardstock: Stampin up
Embossing powder
copics

Your stuck with Me!

Hello Lovelies,
I must admit first thing that this is not a new project for me. This is the very first card I made with the Carnies set from Smeared Ink! I also must admit that this Tuesday somehow snuck up on me. I know it comes the same time every week, so I don't know how it snuck up on me!!! Maybe it had something to do with the kids being ot of school and the hubby being off of work sinceThursday and my days are all messed up.... anyway I apologize fot not having a new project to show you! I m working on something, but can't promise that it will be up today!
Anyway here it is! Hope you enjoy!  Please check out the Smeared Ink Design Team Blog~ Smudgy Antics~ you will see some wonderful projects over there from some very very talented ladies!!!

New Toys

Ok so I got my new, well new to me, Misty Benson sets from Smeared Ink a few days ago and couldn't wait to play! Problem was I didn't know what to do. I only have the one set of Copics,which I am rectifying one payday at a time, but none of the colors I have screamed use me loud enough that I wanted to pay attention to them so..... I dug through the drawers and pulled out my prisma color pencils, none of them were screaming loud enough either, but then I heard it. On one side of the craft room there was a faint, hello did you forget about us, and then on the other side I heard it also. So I went looking and guess what I found, watercolor crayons and pencils.... Yep I used them. Now your probably thinking, watercolor really, there so dull! Well you have never seen me watercolor.....LOL no really, I have some very very very bright colors. Anyway I couldn't pass up this image to share today as she is protecting her teddy from whomever may try to take it! I love it! Hope you enjoy! This project is also featured on the S & S DT Blog.  Go have a peek at all the other projects posted everyday!

please excuse the photo, when I went to take a picture I couldn't find the camera and when I did, in my daughters room, it was dead so this is from my phone... I will have better pics later!