Haunted Design House

Here we are in the second week of our Chunky ATC challenge . Have you got your wood yet?  Remember, it doesn't have to be made of wood. It can be any kind of substrate like cardboard, foam sheets, a hollow box. Just as long as it meets the measurement requirements of 3.5" x 2.5" x 1.5" total. Ready for some wicked inspiration from our grossly talented Minions? Agent Of The Abominable  Andrea : Freak Of The Formidable  Fiona : Sultana Of The Sinister  Black Dragon : Imp of Insanity  Ike : Creepy Cricut Cween  Donna   Creepy Glo:   Temptress of Terror - Teri  And you thought that green goo the Minions ooze of their pores was just  Dungeon Funk . That's concentrated crafty awesomeness right there! Hope we haven't scared you off with our challenge. It's not as hard as you may think, and it is so much fun!!! Enter our current Macabre Monday h...

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules* ( Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges ) The new challenge theme is Chunky ATC . Don't freak out. It's not as intimidating as you may think. Basically, a chunky ATC consists of a dimensional ATC, measuring 3.5" x 2.5" x 1.5". Usually it is cut from a plank of wood, but it can also be a bunch of ATCs glued together to achieve the 1.5" depth. You can also create a hollow box (see template below),  as long as it measures properly.  You can have all kinds of dimension and embellishments, as long as they are all attached to the original 2.5" x 3.5" x 1.5" block/box. Now that we have the basic details out of the way, You are to  create a   dark,  Gothic, or  Hallowe'en   based Chunky ATC . We are combining this post for both,  the Macabre Monday challenge, and the new DT Throwdown at Smeared and Smudged . I bet you'd l...

Running a little late, but the second week for our Freaker's Free for All challenge has begun! Bring out your freak flag and wave it high! We're looking for anything as along as it follows our basic guidelines (see sidebar). Oh! Really quick, before I unveil the Minion's inspiration pieces, I want to blow our ancient Horn of  Huzzah , and announce that the HDH team won our third victory in the  Smeared and Smudged DT Throwdown !! Donna and I, were a two Minion wrecking crew and we took the win with our " Danse Macabre " inspired projects. Thank you to everyone who took the time to visit the entrants and vote, and an extra thanks  for voting for us.  If you missed it, you can see our entries here . *Edit Sorry for repeating myself. I guess I forgot that I already bragged about our win two weeks ago!  The fumes here in the dungeon really deplete the brain cells. I gotta get out of here more.  And now, on with the show....

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules* ( Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges ) Welcome to the new  Macabre Monday  challenge, Freaker's Free for All You are to  create a   dark,  Gothic, or  Hallowe'en   based art piece.  That's it. No other rules. Anything goes this time around. Let's see what kind of damage the Minions will do when there are no rules . Agent Of The Abominable  Andrea : Freak Of The Formidable  Fiona : Menace Of The Monstrous  Mark :

Whew! The dungeon has really been boiling lately! Temps here have been stuck firmly in the 100+ degrees  for a few days now, with no relief in sight for another week or more! We have a Minion working full time to keep the swamp coolers going, but it really is just a special, little slice of  Hell here, at the moment. Try not to be jealous. The heat hasn't slowed down the creativity that has been churning  out of the Dungeon, though. Oh no, no, no, my friends.  In case you haven't heard, the two Minion team of Donna, and myself,  have won the latest DT Throwdown! Yup! We ROCK! Everyone who entered the challenge did an outstanding job.  So much so, that we were tied with Smeared Ink,  and we won the tiebreaker vote! Just barely!! Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote,  and to everyone who voted for us. So, since we're feeling so fortunate to have won our  third DT Throwdown , we have some Lucky 1...