Haunted Design House

That's right everyone... I'm baaaaaack :)  The "real" jobs have been keeping me hoppin' for so long, that I almost forgot how to find this damn blog!  I'm working this weekend, too, so if I was gonna play, it had to be today.  So, without further ado: HDH126 - Grimm's Grimmest Ike's images that I used for this challenge are f'ing awesome.  "Red" is looking a bit... ummm... yeah, YOU know what I'm sayin'.  >`:)  Let's just say the hubby is diggin' this card. I'm not happy with how the wolf turned out.  When I was almost done with it, my damn marker dumped a HUGE drop right in the middle of it.  Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!  So I kept going over it to try and blend it out, so it looks all blah now.  Dammit.  Good thing "Red" is the focus I guess. I also used an old Rusty Pickle patterned paper that I've been hoarding (LOVE it).  The sentiment stamp is from StampInsanity. You've...

The chosen Gruesome Twosome for last week's "Can I quote you on that?" challenge are CGRA and I don't do straight Congratulations ladies and please note we have a new badge for you to add to your collections! 

Running a bit behind this week. Better late than never. This week's challenge is to find inspiration in one of the Brother's Grimm fairy tales. There are well over 200 tales of strangeness, murder, intrigue, and superstition to choose from. Disney apparently took his signature move from the original stories of killing off the mothers in the first paragraph, as told by the Grimms. Then the evil step mother and her unattractive and ill behaved offspring arrive to ruin the life of the sweet, and innocent maiden. Three drops of blood also seem to be a theme in more than one of the Grimm stories, although I only recall the specific in Snow White.  I went with an oldy, but a goody (aren't they all?), Hansel and Gretel That old witch has no idea what she's in for!   I used Bowtie and Karin from Stampotique to represent those kooky kids in the story.  I colored them up in bright, candy colors and Stickled the begeezus out of the old shack to make it pretty to the ki...

Andrea, The Agent of the Abominable here at HDH, is launching a challenge blog!  So, to get some buzz going, she is offering up some awesome dark blog candy :)  You should definitely go check it out: Smudger Challenge Blog I would LOVE to get my hands on some of those handmade clay goodies!!  Good luck to Andrea and her new challenge blog endeavor!  Don't worry... she's still a Minion... she won't escape THAT easily! And don't forget, you've still got a few days to play along with HDH's Macabre Monday challenge that is being sponsored by Ike's Art !

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules* ( Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges ) Ok, macabre fans ... your challenge this week: HDH126 " Grimm's Grimmest " You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween -based art piece based or inspired by one of  the t ales of the Brother's Grimm . There are well over 200 tales to choose from and you may be surprised by how brutal and horrific the original tales were actually written. For example, did you know that in the original version of Cinderella, (translated from the original "Aschenputtle") in order for the wicked step sisters to get their feet to fit into the slipper that one hacked off their toes and the other her heel? It would seem that most of the tales ended with some sort of bloodshed and death. Quite a long cry from the watered down versions we were raised on from Disney and Scholastic books. Oh! And let's not forget that...

Welcome to another Wretched Wednesday !! Up first are last week's chosen ones, the Gruesome Twosome for the Evil Empire challenge. Congratulations to Crom and Kristy Lee I know both of you ladies already have the badge so, thank you for playing and we look forward to seeing what creations you will come up with next. This week's challenge is all about quotes . I am a big fan of the written word and I really enjoy a good, thought provoking, or witty little quip worth repeating. In my head, that's a good quote. I have a couple of books of quotations and many notebooks of quotes that I have enjoyed and jotted down over the years. Mae West was always good for a smart citation. I chose just one of her many zings, and matched it with this great zombie chick from Simply Betty's PCP site . I decided to keep the colors bright and cheery to give it a springtime feel despite the bloody connotations. I had so much fun with this one, that I may just h...

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules* ( Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges ) Ok, macabre fans ... your challenge this week: HDH125 " Can I quote you on that? " You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween -based art piece based or inspired by your favorite quote . There are so many wonderful quotes to draw inspiration from! Maybe a quote from a favorite book or movie character. How about something historical or just plain hysterical? Check out what the Macabre Minions have created to get your evil juices flowing this week: Sultana of the Sinister Lynx : Creepy Cricut Cween Donna :  "A woman has the age she deserves." -Coco Channel Agent of the Abominable Andrea : "Is it better to out-monster the monster or to be quiety devoured?" -Friedrich Nietzsche Our Devious Digital Demoness Susan will be back when she is feeling better, hopefully soon! Temptress o...

First up we want to announce the Master of the Macabre for the month of February. Congratulations to Mary Kay Please email Barb (addy in the sidebar) to caim your Master's prize. So last week's challenge seems to have stumped some of you. Unfortunately, only three of the entries actually qualified for the challenge of using the same image twice. Therefore, we are awarding one Dilly Beans digi image to each of the three qualifying entrants.   Congratulations to Mary K  Lisa/b.creative Jenn Congratulations ladies! Please email Donna here  with your free digi of choice from Dilly Beans Stamps .   We really appreciate everyone who takes the time to play along, but it is such a bummer to have to disqualify entries due to them not following the stated challenge for the week. Please make sure all entries are: Halloween-ish or  dark side in nature, that they follow the set challenge for the week, that they have a direct link to th...

I'm running a bit behind today. This week's challenge seems to have stumped even our most loyal and creative weekly followers. The challenge is called, Evil Empire . You are supposed to choose your favorite Disney villain and make a project using your chosen bad guy or gal as your inspiration. Now that can mean anything from using Maleficent's color scheme of black and purples, to making your project with an Arabian flair to show us the evil Jafar .  I chose the absolute scariest Disney villain ever...                                        Chernabog (also known as Satan ) is the massive nocturnal devil and the main antagonist in Night on Bald Mountain , who holds power over various restless souls. His name is taken from Chernobog , a deity of Slavic mythology ; the...

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules* ( Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges ) Ok, macabre fans ... your challenge this week: HDH124 " Evil Empire " You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece based upon a infamous Disney villain . There are so many nasty characters to choose from like, Scar, and Ursula. Madam Medusa, or my favorite Disney bad guys, Prince John and Sir Hiss .  Check out what the Macabre Minions have created to get your evil juices flowing this week: Sultana of the Sinister Lynx : Creepy Cricut Cween Donna : Agent of the Abominable Andrea : Our Devious Digital Demoness Susan will be back when she is feeling better, hopefully soon! Temptress of Terror Teri   New image will be available on Wednesday at Delicious Doodles . Imp of Insanity Ike : Cadaverous Concoctor of Chao s Creepy Glowbugg : will post on Wretched Wednesday, so ch...

Creepy G here with this week's WW installment of Macabre Monday's Terrible Twos challenge , sponsored by  3 digis of your choice are up for grabs this week. Megan is also retiring quite few digis, so now is a good time to pick up those images you have been "thinking" of getting. I decided to jump right into spring with this little number. I used the " Zombie Bunny " image from Dilly Beans . I printed him out once in black and then I flipped the image, lightened up the opacity, and enlarged it, before printing him again. I colored them both with Copics, but the larger one got more of a faded look. I cut it into quarters and mounted everything up on black and green papers and stocks. Simple, yet effective.   Such a perfect image for those of us who like things a bit on the macabre side for all occasions. I hope Megan makes a new Zombie for upcoming occasions like Thanksgiving and the 4th of July. Can't you just see this guy with a pilgrim's hat...

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules* ( Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges ) Ok, macabre fans ... your challenge this week: HDH123 "Terrible Twos" You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween -based art piece that uses the same image twice . Doesn't matter if it's a digi or if it's stamped, or even hand drawn. Make it twice and make it creepy or at least strange and unique. We have a sponsor this week! And not just any sponsor, we have the awesome Megan is offering 3 digi images of your choice from her shop. She keeps adding new and unique images all the time! She has something for everyone, especially those of us who like the strange and unusual. Check out what the Macabre Minions have created to inspire you using Dilly Beans images.  Sultana of the Sinister Lynx : Creepy Cricut Cween Donna : Agent of the Abominable Andrea : Temptress of Terror Teri : is suffe...