Haunted Design House

The gals from The Burtonesque Dolls , Simply Betty Stamps and Simply Betty Challenges blogs figured it was a good time to put together a blog hop of our very own: SIMPLY BETTY. This hop is ALLLLLLLLLLLLL about Betty and since October is Betty's favorite month (as it should be!) and there are sooooo many exciting things happening, why not do it just before?!!  This way we can get things warmed up for the whole October and Halloween theme.  Kinda like an appie!!  And since Halloween is her favorite time of year you will be seeing mostly, if not all Halloween cards and we have used only Betty Emo's images.   For my tribute to Betty, of course I HAD to use the Witchy Betty stamp!  After all, Betty just happens to be my Halloweenie Soul Sistah :)  I am sooooooo glad we found each other via the WWW.  She is just one of the sweetest gals around... pairing that with the fact that she has some sah-weet stamps & digis... and then throw the whole...

HDH Macabre Monday Rules: 1 . Create a dark and macabre SOMETHING (card, scrap page, altered item, whatever) that follows the specific Macabre Monday challenge given. Cutesy is fine, but creepy is better :) 2. You have until the following Sunday night @ 5pm central time to post your creation and please leave a direct-link back here. 3. If you upload to any online galleries (TACPCC, S&S, PCP, SCS, etc.) , please tag the title using HDH058 . 4. Weekly giveaways! Some weeks will be loaded with loot, others not-so-much ... but the thrill is in the win, right?! Some prizes shall be by random drawing, others hand picked... and I'm not telling you ahead of time :) 5. I'll be selecting a weekly Gruesome Twoso me (my top two favorite creations) from all the players. At the end of every month these will be compiled and a Master of Macabre will be selected and will receive a little giftie from me... this could be stamp sets, handmade items, papers, halloweenie embelli...

This makes me smile so much - the Dark Side is taking over the whole of the crafting world, Bwahahahahahahah! I found this first lot on Slightly Warped , but there are no credits given, so we can't all give praise to whichever fiendish soul created these little beauties :( But these little beauties I can give credit for, we should all bow down before xsomnis , who has these pics up at her Flickr account And last but definitely not least, we have dollmaker cArNiVaLiTy, who creates these awesomely creepy dolls. You can see her Flickr album HERE and her Etsy shop HERE

Yeay... the new calendar is out for The Scrapbook Page , and sign-ups can begin for my classes! First up, Eerie & Elegant Cards on October 11th, 6:30pm-8:30pm.  Click on the link and it will take you to the store's website where you can see all four cards. This is my favorite of the four, but the others are pretty cool, too :) And this one I am REALLY excited about... a Halloween Waterfall Mini-Album on October 19th, 6:30pm-8:30pm.  It is a wine bag album :)  Plenty of pockets & pull-outs...  all in Halloweenie glory! There is no way to do this album justice in a photograph.  Tons of heat embossing, Tim Holtz stamps, May Arts ribbons, flocked paper, and so much more.  LOVE it. If you are in the Kansas City area, stop by The Scrapbook Page and sign up!  For you out-of-towners that would like to purchase kits, please email the store for details.

Ok.  I am totally jealous of those who live in Florida... well, at least for the month of October :)  The Seminole Casino Coconut Creek is having a ton of events, my favorite being held on October 16th:   A meet & greet with a couple of the True Blood cast members!  The main focus for me would be Joe Manganiellio who plays "Alcide" ... yum!   SCCC will also be having a pumpkin carving contest , costume contests , AND... are you ready for this... a meet & greet with Linda Blair !  Yep, the horror flick queen herself.  Check out dates & more events below (click on photo to enlarge): Seminole Casino Coconut Creek is hosting a prize giveaway on Haunted Design House!   Though it's not Halloweenie, these little babies will come in handy... SCCC is providing three car charger USB drives ! Pretty sweet, right?  So, wanna know how you can possibly get your mitts on one of these?  All you have to do is become an HDH f...

This ends tomorrow (Sept. 22), so hurry over and show some luvin' to Aisling!  She is amazing... and what she does with ATC's... fabulous! Aisling's blog Be sure to start from the beginning & gather info from all six of her posts!!!

HDH Macabre Monday Rules: 1 . Create a dark and macabre SOMETHING (card, scrap page, altered item, whatever) that follows the specific Macabre Monday challenge given. Cutesy is fine, but creepy is better :) 2. You have until the following Sunday night @ 5pm central time to post your creation and please leave a direct-link back here. 3. If you upload to any online galleries (TACPCC, S&S, PCP, SCS, etc.) , please tag the title using HDH057 . 4. Weekly giveaways! Some weeks will be loaded with loot, others not-so-much ... but the thrill is in the win, right?! Some prizes shall be by random drawing, others hand picked... and I'm not telling you ahead of time :) 5. I'll be selecting a weekly Gruesome Twoso me (my top two favorite creations) from all the players. At the end of every month these will be compiled and a Master of Macabre will be selected and will receive a little giftie from me... this could be stamp sets, handmade items, papers, halloweenie embe...

Obviously the time is nearing for THE GREATEST HOLIDAY EVER and I would not be me if I didn't start hyping up some of the Halloweenie fun schtuff that will be happening in BLOG LAND :)  And if you know of any awesomeness that needs to be shared here, PLEASE email me with the blog address and info & I'll spread the word! First up, Simply Betty Stamps !  This little announcement is for a new ongoing weekly challenge blog... and I know how y'all love challenges :)  Click HERE for all the deets for the Simply Betty Challenge blog! Second, and this one is coming up SOON, September 25th , The Practical Magic Blog Party 2010 !  I would have LOVED to participate in this one, but I just don't know if I'll make it in time :)  Someone cast a spell for me to find my mojo & extra time!!!  Click HERE for the details and get ready for some magic! Third, the Smeared and Smudged forum is hosting the 31 days of Halloween starting October 1st !  If you wou...

If I was rich and I had a Victorian "Painted Lady" mansion, this is how I would furnish it. These couches do not look very comfortable, but that's the price you have to pay to be stylish and unique.  There is a movie called, "Devil Chair", about an evil chair from hell that curses all who obtain it. Save your time, it's not worth the rental. And lastly, the Piece De Resistance....   Ewe know ewe want one!!! Again, not much in the comfort department, but uber creepy and yet alluring at the same time.

Yeay!  It's here!  SBS Release Day Hop ... if you have arrived here from Angela's blog , then you are on the right track... if not, head over to the SBS blog for all of the hop details, AND to learn how you can get a couple of the Halloweenie Emos in rubbah! Now, on to today's bit of Halloweenie-ness!  This is Lola the Mummy & Christian the Vamp .  Lola reminds me of what I feel like in the morning before my coffee :)  In person, her hair looks super shiny... can't really tell here. Christian is a bit cranky.  The sentiment inside this card should read:  " Stop touching me "... kinda like two siblings in the backseat on a road trip, right? LOVE the moon... turned out pretty dimensional, no? Ok, so now on to the rest of the Simply Betty Stamps Halloween Emos Blog Hop! Your next stop is Calie's blog !

How did you like yesterday's preview?  Well, on to Day Two: This is Rio the Devil ... doesn't she look like she is up to no good?!  Love her... even though I had to use red... you know I don't do red very well :)  But Rio was totally worth stepping out of my comfort zone! Like the sentiment?  Is it not PERFECT for Rio?!  {and perfect for me in general :)}  Well, I got it from Paulette at TLC ... thanks, Paulette! I really like how her face, eyes & hair turned out on this one!  Those demon-red eyes... gotta love 'em :) Well, tomorrow is the big Release Day!!  Be sure to start over at the SBS blog for all of the details of the release, and maybe how to get your mitts on some free rubbah!!! :)

**Note:   Please scroll down to the next post for the latest HDH Macabre Monday challenge! Yes, it is that time again!  Time for a couple of days of teasers before SBS releases their Halloween Emos :)  Wednesday the 15th will be here before you know it, and you'll be able to purchase some of these babies for yourself.  Until then, how's about a taste?  This is Franken Millerstein & PumpkinHead London . The names alone make me smile. :) See?  I'll confess right now.  This is my FAVORITE Emo release yet from SBS... for obvious reasons :)  Creepy cuteness on overload.  Seriously.  I even gave Franken Millerstein a nose-ring... accessorizes nicely with his neck bolts, right? And PumpkinHead London ... LOL... LOVE HER !  Those glowing eyes and that sinister grin... me likey a lot :) Be sure to check the SBS blog & other DT's blogs for additional peeks!!  On Wednesday, there will be a HUGE blog hop... I can't wait fo...

HDH Macabre Monday Rules: 1 . Create a dark and macabre SOMETHING (card, scrap page, altered item, whatever) that follows the specific Macabre Monday challenge given. Cutesy is fine, but creepy is better :) 2. You have until the following Sunday night @ 5pm central time to post your creation and please leave a direct-link back here. 3. If you upload to any online galleries (TACPCC, S&S, PCP, SCS, etc.) , please tag the title using HDH056 . 4. Weekly giveaways! Some weeks will be loaded with loot, others not-so-much ... but the thrill is in the win, right?! Some prizes shall be by random drawing, others hand picked... and I'm not telling you ahead of time :) 5. I'll be selecting a weekly Gruesome Twoso me (my top two favorite creations) from all the players. At the end of every month these will be compiled and a Master of Macabre will be selected and will receive a little giftie from me... this could be stamp sets, handmade items, papers, halloweenie embellis...