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This week we are sponsored by  Smeared Ink They have offered up a very generous prize of a $15 digi shopping spree in their shop!  The Macabre Monday challenge this week is to use some sort of distressing on your project. Super duper easy, right?!   I chose this little candy corn monster to work with. He is so cute in a slobbery and chopped off head kinda way. I am in love with this guy. Or maybe it's just his little teefs. I used some distressed paper from a random Hallowe'en paper pack, I added a distressed bit of the cover from a TH Hallowe'en paper pack, and worked it over pretty good with a sanding block and the TH distressing tool. I think I like using scissors better. I added some cool webbed ribbon in green and black and even snuck in that bug ribbon that I bought last season and never managed to work it into a project. You still have until Sunday at 5PM, CST to enter to win a $15 digital shopping spree at Smeared Ink!!! ...

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules* ( Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges ) Okay, macabre fans ... your challenge this week: HDH135 " Pass the distressing, please. " You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween -based art piece that uses distressing of some sort. Get out your nail files, your scissor blades and your distress inks! Your hands are really the best tools to crumple and rip, and then spritz and sponge your way to a distressed masterpiece!  Distressing is also a good way to work out those aggressions  possibly left over from this past weekend's festivities. We are sponsored this week by Smeared Ink has generously offered up a $15 digi shopping spree to their online store! They have so many unique images, I'm sure you'll find something that strikes your fancy! Let's see what the Minions have torn up for your viewing pleasure this week. (You can...

As usual, we are running a bit behind here in the dungeon. Better late than never though, right? We am proud to announce Cgra as our Master of the Macabre for April !!! Congratulations!!! Please contact The Mistress to lay claim to your winnings. Her addy is in the sidebar, and include your mailing address too.  The chosen Gruesome Twosome for the Hot as Hell in Here! challenge are Mark     and Lady B Congratulations to you both! Great takes on the theme of fire and/or Hell. Grab your badge and display it proudly! We would also like to add a special mention this week to Nancy Check out  Nancy's blog to find the YouTube link that makes this card even funnier! Thanks so much to everyone who took the time to join us last week for our fiery challenge. We really enjoy seeing what you come up with each week!  We'd love to have you all take a stab at our ...

It is Wednesday already, and I have two   toothy inspiration pieces for you!! Long in the Tooth is the challenge, and we are sponsored by Andrea has offered up a one of a kind sculpture to this week's winner. Check out this post for more info. First up, is the incredibly talented, Teri .  Teri has used her gorgeous new image, La Rosa Muerta , which is available in her digi shop, Delicious Doodles . I toiled and scrapped a few projects before coming up with this card. I printed out some dental diagrams I found on Google images. I printed them onto kraft stock, colored the teeth with a white pastel pencil,  and then aged the panels with distress inks.  I used my favorite stamp from Paper Make Up Stamps called, Chomps . I think he's still available as a digi, but they no longer carry rubber. I added an "I Bite" sentiment and layered it onto a Spellbinder die cut.  I had to add some blood splatter to t...

*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: HDH134 " Long in the Tooth " You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween -based art piece that shows us some chompers , teeth , fangs , dentures , etc.! Creepy toothy grins to wind up teeth ! If it has something to do with teeth, we wanna see it! We are sponsored this week by our own incredibly talented, Andrea! Not only is she an amazing painter, and felter, but her sculpting skills are out of this world! Drop by her Etsy shop and take a look at just a sampling of what this lady is capable of! Andrea has graciously offered  up her one of a kind sculpture of ... Now is your chance to win a Smudgetastic original. I am the proud owner of many Smudgetastic pieces. Every one is a masterful piece of art unto itself. Let's...

Creepy G here with a really belated submission for our latest challenge, Hot as Hell in here!! This was a real challenge for me to even come up with this simple layout. I had mounds of grandiose plans for this gorgeous image from SimplyBStamps . I colored her up over a week ago, and then just kept pushing papers around for the last week. My mojo must be on hiatus.  Her name is Druscillia . She is quite magnificent. Somethin' about those horns... I struggled and I toiled over the sentiment for this card and finally settled on one I received from my dear friend, Catherine. Perfecto! I used real fire to burn the edges of the main image (yikes!), and then almost completely burned up the sentiment. I found it helpful to work over a sink and use a damp paper towel to douse the embers. You still have time to help fan the flames with us this week.  The deadline to enter is Sunday at 5PM CST.

.... the Gruesome Twosomes of the last two challenges. HDH131 CASE a Minion challenge Cgra for her awesome CASEing of Andrea's key chain arsenal. And Carol for her beautiful CASEing of Lynx's fantastic box. HDH132 Gothic Make Over challenge Colleen and Cgra and then the winner of 2 Saturated Canary images is... Sandi!!! Please contact me here to claim your prize.  Congratulations to all of the winners! Please grab your GT badge and display it with pride. We really appreciate and look forward to seeing everyone's projects and creations every week. Keep that dark mojo flowin'!! 

*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: HDH133 " Hot as Hell in Here!! " You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween -based art piece that represents  flames or something that requires heat ; burning , scorching , wet embossing. Or just go the literal route and take us on a tour of Hell. Let's see who will spark your inspiration 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 : Imp of Insanity Ike : "Fingers" crossed, she'll be on the mend and back at it very soon. The Freak of the Formidable Fiona : The Contagion of Corrosion Croms : ...

As Summer is basically here, it makes me long for the cool, crisp evening air of Autumn and all that is dark and lovely.  However, HBO's True Blood is back in June with Season 5, so that is one of the FEW saving graces of Summer :)  And  since I'm already counting down to June 10th, I thought I'd go all vampish on a cute Saturated Canary digi:  Suzie Stockings   Me thinks I Goth'd her up just a bit.  I used Copic Toner Grays for the black, my favorite "dead" skin combo (BV23, BV20, C00), and for the red:  R39, R56, R37, R35.  The two papers are from Karen Foster, the glittery die-cut is from a LSS, May Arts bat trim, & who knows where the black heart brad came from :)  Did you notice I added a little rhinestone on her garter, too?  Love it. Her dress was really fun to color... all of those folds! The red is waaaay off in this photo.  Damn glitter & shimmery cardstock threw off the lighting. Krista wit...

I have a triple threat for your viewing pleasure today. Not only do I have a Gothic Make Over sample to show you, but I am joined by the  two new meat bags  here in the dungeon, Fiona and Croms !!! This week we asked that you take a cute or non-goth image and make it Gothic in some way. Could be as simple as your paper and embellishment choices or how you choose to color your image. We are sponsored this week by Saturated Canary who have generously offered up 2 digi images of choice to the winner of this week's Gothic Make Over Macabre Monday challenge. First up is ... The Freak of the Formidable: Fiona Using sponsored image, Honey. The Contagion of Corrosion: Croms Using sponsored image, Gothica. What a tough act to follow! Nice job newbies. Here is my lowly submission... Using sponsored image, Dreds. Looks like we all got the Gothic = purple and black memo. These images are fun to color an...