Better late than dead

So sorry for the delay in naming the winners of the past few challenges.

No good excuses, just an oversight.

The appropriate Minion has had her lashings as a result.

Hopefully, she has learned her lesson.

"She", would be me. The welts give me character.

 

BARE BONES #164

Monique

and 

WendyLynn

Skeletal Remains #165

Lady B

and

Terra

and the winner of the Octopode gift certificate is

Lorraine

Please contact Donna to claim your prize.

Stephen King Knightmares #166

Keren

and 

Matney

Congratulations to all of the chosen winners!!

Please grab your Gruesome Twosome badge from this post

or under the HDH Badges tab at the top of the blog.

We have been enjoying all of the decadent eye candy 

we have been receiving as entries for our Macabre Monday challenges. 

It is such a treat to visit your blogs and see what kind of magic 

you create from our bi-monthly themes. 

It keeps getting harder and harder to chose only two projects

to bestow the honor of Gruesome Twosome upon.

We like the challenge though, so keep 'em coming!!!  

HDH167 - Emergency Embellishment

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Our next Macabre Monday challenge is :

Emergency Embellishment

 

pick your favourite embellishment, and use ONLY that embellishment on your project.

 

 

Have the minions been able to supress the need to add also just a skull, a tassel or a brain embellishment!

 

Both sets of embellishments above can be purchased here

 

Sultana Of The Sinister Black Dragon:

 

 Temptress of Terror Teri:
 

 

 

Freak Of The Formidable Fiona:

 

Agent Of The Abominable Andrea:

 

 

 

Remember to check back next Monday for more creepy inspiration.

 

Stephen King Knightmare week 2

When you think of Stephen King, what comes to mind?

Rabid St. Bernards, scary old clowns, vampires, The Overlook Hotel, 

girls with telekinetic powers, ghosts? How about a creepy 

hospital with a giant anteater roaming the halls? 

Maybe even a '58 Plymouth Fury, named Christine?

No matter what you think of Mister King, he has been both prolific, 

and ground breaking, in the horror genre.

Our second week of Stephen King Knightmares has now begun.

Please share your version of a Stephen King title (film, tv, or book) with us.

If it isn't obvious, please let us know which title you have chosen 

as your muse.

Now let's see what the Minions' Knightmares look like, shall we?

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna

     

Christine

Contagion of Corrosion Croms

Rose Madder

Freak Of The Formidable Fiona


IT

Cadaverous Concoctor of Chaos

Creepy Glowbugg

Cat's Eye

Now you have all week to come up with something Knightmarish, 

based on the works of Mister Stephen King. 

Enter your creations here. 

HDH166 - Stephen King Knightmare

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Our next Macabre Monday challenge is :

Stephen King Knightmare

Now not the sort of guy you would use as a muse to tell your kids their bedtime stories but for this challenge lets get sick and twisted and use the unhealthy mind of Stephen King as inspiration.  You can use his books, movies and comic books as your muse.

Take inspiration from a movie:

Or from a comic book:

Or one of his books:

Let's see what has come from the equally twisted minds of the minions!

Sultana Of The Sinister Black Dragon:

Menace Of The Monstrous Mark:

Agent Of The Abominable Andrea:

Imp of Insanity Ike:

Remember to check back on Monday for the next installment of mentally deranged mwahahaha.

Design Team Throwdown Round #4

Helloooooooo Dark Followers!

Are you ready for Round #4 of the
Design Team Throwdown Challenge taking place at 

Smeared and Smudged's ning forum?!

We are!!!

Teri, Helen and Donna are competing as a team for the badge and bragging rights of the DT Throwdown champions.

Top designers from some of the BEST alternative DTs are competing

against each other to see which DT reigns supreme.
We here at HDH won the first AND third challenge... 
and we very much hope we can do it again! 

This DT Throwdown Challenge is all about Leather and Lace!
Let us reveal what the Minions have been up to:

Temptress of Terror Teri
A Twisted Easel Card with Napkin Fold Envelope

Please visit Teri's blog 
to learn about all of the fabulous details involved in making this stunning project!


Contagion of Corrosion Croms
Wicked Bondage Doll

Please visit Crom's blog to learn more about this 

incredible doll, and the design process involved in creating 

this outstanding leather and lace project.

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna

A Butterfly Queen Dress Form Art Doll

 

 

 

Please visit Donna's Blog for more pix and all of the details

involved in making this magical project. 

 

 

You must be a member of the S&S ning group to participate and/or vote on the entries.

Join now, and check out the stunningly wicked and fabulous entries, 
and cast your vote for your favourite team!!!

Voting starts on Thursday, and continues through Friday. 

 

Macabre Monday - Skeletal Remains week 2

Show us your bones!!!

Welcome to the second week of  the Macabre Monday challenge

Skeletal Remains.

Pretty simple really. We want to see skeletons and/or bones.

All in a relatively Hallowe'en or Gothic fashion.

We are sponsored by The Octopode Factory

for this challenge. Lily has generously offered up 

$15 worth of goodies from her shop. 

Need some inspiration?

Here ya go.

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna  

Masterful Mistress of the Macabre Barb

Sultana Of The Sinister Black Dragon

Cadaverous Concoctor of Chaos

Creepy Glowbugg

C'mon, show us your bones!!!

Enter the Skeletal Remains challenge here.

HDH165 - Skeletal Remains

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Our next Macabre Monday challenge is :

Skeletal Remains

We are not actually goading you into doing a Burke and Hare on us! What you can do is get down to the nitty gritty with anything relating to skeletal remains e.g. skulls, skeletons and bones etc.

This week we are lucky enough to be sponsored by 
The Octopode Factory.


Lily is offering up a $15 gift certificate to the winner.

Lily has some of the most quirky, original images available. 
Something for everyone, even us creepy folk!  
There is also a challenge blog for The Octopode Factory.


Let's see what the Minions have dug up for this skeletal theme.


Menace Of The Monstrous Mark:



Using the Valentine St Valentine digital stamp.



Agent Of The Abominable Andrea:



Using The Raven and the Pirate Bay Frame digital stamps.

WIP:

Using Pirate Digital Stamp 

Imp of Insanity Ike:


Using Jack digital stamp.



Freak Of The Formidable Fiona:



Using Skull with Roses


Sultana Of The Sinister Black Dragon:



Using Hanging Skulls, Skull Head Sticks and Edgar Allan Poe digital stamp.




Contagion of Corrosion Croms:



Using Skull with Roses


Now don't forget to check back next Monday for the other instalment of creepy inspiration!

Smeared and Smudged's DT Throwdown Challenge #3: Mini Books

Are you ready for Round #3 of the
Design Team Throwdown Challenge going on at 

Smeared and Smudged's ning forum?!

Teri, Creepy Glowbugg, and myself (The Masterful Mistress) are competing as a team for the badge and bragging rights of the
DT Throwdown champions.

Top designers from some of the BEST alternative DTs are competing

against each other to see which DT reigns supreme.
We won the first challenge... I KNOW we can do it again!

This DT Throwdown Challenge is all about Mini Books!
Let us reveal what the Minions have been up to:

Temptress of Terror Teri
The Little Book of Gothic Horror

Please visit Teri's blog to learn about all of the fabulous details in this beautiful faux leather & copper mini book!


Masterful Mistress of the Macabre Barb
Mixed Media Dark Art Book 

Please visit Barb's blog to view each page up close and personal, and see what happens when she raids the Architectural samples closet in her office ;)


Cadaverous Concoctor of Chaos 
Creepy Glowbugg
Ephemera Explosion Book

Please visit CreepyGlo's blog to see more of her ephemera
addiction, um, ... collection, and more details about every page
of this handmade mini book.

You must be a member of the S&S ning group to participate and/or vote on the entries.  Join now, and check out the stunningly wicked and fabulous entries, and cast your vote for your favorite team!!!

Voting actually starts on Thursday, but you can sample the eye candy now.