Gruesome Twosomes for HDH017 & HDH018

The month of December is a busy one... and it is abundantly clear by the challenge participation ;)  I didn't even get one done for HDH018!  And we had TWO WEEKS to do it... what a slacker I am.  So, the Gruesome Twosome for the last two challenges:

HDH017 - Spooky Sprites Gruesome Twosome:  Linda aka Oz for a very cool vintage project, and Lynx for her fiendishly grinning woodland sprite.  And you two had NO competition... LITERALLY!  Thanks so much for sticking with me ladies!

HDH018 - Wintery Wraiths Gruesome Twosome:  Anne for a very cool Christmas parlor scene, and Lynx for her unearthly haunted Christmas doorway.

Please grab your GT badge from the sidebar, Anne, and linky it back to here!  Oz & Lynx are already set ;) 

Thanks so much for everyone's participation!  I can't wait to gear up after the hollidays!
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Macabre Monday #018 - Wintery Wraiths

Welcome to Haunted Design House's Macabre Monday challenge!

HDH Macabre Monday Rules:
1. Create a Halloweenie SOMETHING (card, scrap page, altered item, whatever) that follows the specific Macabre Monday challenge given. Cutesy is fine, but creepy is better :) However, no extra 'points' are given either way.
2. You have until the following Sunday night @ 5pm central time to post your creation and linky back here.
3. If you upload to any online galleries (TACPCC, PW, PCP, SCS, etc.), please tag the title using HDH018.
4. I'll have monthly contest giveaways... tune in for additional details.
5. I'll be selecting a weekly Gruesome Twosome (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. He/she will be asked to be a guest blogger for the following month, if they so wish, and receive a little giftie from me... this could be stamp sets, handmade items, papers, halloweenie embellishments... you just never know.

Ok, my little pretties... your challenge this week:

Wintery Wraiths 
Create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween page, project or card featuring a ghost a la winter...

...decking the halls, singing carols, or maybe just hovering around the eggnog?

Just to help you out, according to Dictionary.com, the definition of wraith is:

1. An apparition of a living person that appears as a portent just before that person's death.
   
2. The ghost of a dead person.
   
3. Something shadowy and insubstantial.
   

Hee hee... happy holidays? ;)

Halloweenie Project Playlist on TAC's website...

Ok, so I haven't been posting much lately, right?  Well, part of the reason is because I was busy creating these lovelies:  http://www.theangelcompany.net/PromoProjectPlaylist.html !  Click on the Fall Into Fabulous title to see the stamp specials, and click on the individual photos (including the Boo-berry one) for a closer look at the projects :)

I had an absolute blast, and these stamp sets make me want to host a Halloweenie bash even more than before!  I LOVE how the two mummy things turned out... so much fun!  I think I'll be doing several of these projects to sell at my upcoming craft fair booth... most definitely.

Thanks for looking!  And if you have any questions on recipes, etc., just email me and ask!

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Macabre Monday #007 - Menacing Moveables

Welcome to the Haunted Design House's Macabre Monday challenge!

HDH Macabre Monday Rules:
1. Create a Halloweenie SOMETHING (card, scrap page, altered item, whatever) that follows the specific Macabre Monday challenge given. Cutesy Halloween is fine, but creepy is better :) However, no extra 'points' are given either way.
2. You have until the following Sunday night @ 5pm central time to post your creation and linky back here.
3. If you upload to any online galleries (TACPCC, PW, PCP, SCS, etc.), please tag the title using HDH007.
4. Starting in September, I'll have monthly contest giveaways... more details to follow.
5. I'll be selecting a weekly Gruesome Twosome (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. He/she will be asked to be a guest blogger for the following month, if they so wish, and receive a little giftie from me (I have NO idea what this will be!!).

Ok, my little pretties... your challenge this week:

Menacing Moveables

For this week's challenge, you are to create something that moves.  Spinner cards, sliders, pop-ups... anything with a little action ;)  To illustrate, I'd like to show you something that I had made for a TAC Paper Wings design team project... sorry for the repeat for some of you!

The moon moves on the front a little bit with the help from a swing arm, and all of the creatures of the night on the inside are suspended from an acetate swirl created from a Sizzix die.  I used Crystal Lacquer on the bats, ghost, and owl eyes, and Stickles here & there (everywhere!).

I used Copics to color... it took forever since I am not marker savvy at all.  I cut the tree branches and highlighted them with a white gel pen & Moonlight White Brilliance ink.  There are a ton of different TAC stamp sets that I used on this, so if you would like the names, just leave me a comment or shoot me an email.

Gruesome Twosome for last week:  Lisa & Christina W. for their BOLD use of Perplexing Pigments!  Grab your GT badge in the sidebar ladies!

Ok, let see some action... do you accept this week's challenge?
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O Christmas Tree...

That's right... 8 more Christmas cards done! It's another cutesy design, but I've been in a cute mood lately... so bear with me during this trying time :)

The black gate-fold card bases were kinda fun with which to work... a little difficult, but fun.

Stamps (all TAC): Victorian Elements, Holiday Cheer, Playful Bet, Merry Words (retired)

Paper: DCWV card bases & orange cardstock, White UltraSmooth & Winchester cardstocks (TAC), SU! pattern paper

Ink: Noir & Violete Palettes, Champagne Dazzle VersaMark, Olive Glimmer Mist

Other: TAC black & white ribbon, ghostie trim (May Arts?), Crystal Stickles, EK Success border punch


So...
no more takers on the second Macabre Monday challenge??? You've got a couple days left!