Macabre Monday #022 - Fallen Angel

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 :)
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 HDH022.
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 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:

Fallen Angel

 You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween page, project or card using images of Angels from the darkside.  Creepy, cool or cute... they just need have a touch of the angelic about them :)

This week is sponsored by Stamp It Crazy again!  Yep, the winner this week will receive this creepy cool winged rubber stamp, unmounted, from Barb at SIC.  I'll confess, as soon as I ripped open my package this week, I couldn't wait to ink her up!  I used to think that THIS image was my favorite from SIC, but the one from today is definitely my fav of the moment!!!

And look... I finished my card BEFORE I posted the challenge!  I'm on a roll :)  Oh man, I probably just TOTALLY jinxed myself.

Isn't she awesome?  I couldn't decide what color her outfit should be, so I'll be making more soon :)  I went with this little pink number today... and how fitting that Valentine's Day will be coming up soon.  Doesn't she look wistful?  Or maybe broken-hearted.  Oh the possibilities :)

Stamps:  MS182 (Stamp It Crazy... page down a little), From A-Z (TAC... retired)

Paper:  DCWV, white UltraSmooth & black cardstocks

Ink:  Boudoir Blush & Noir Palettes

Other:  Copics, Crystal Lacquer, distresser, sanding block

The Crystal Lacquer makes her boots, skirt & sleeves look like vinyl-wear... me likey :)  I mean, not for ME to wear, but she pulls it off nicely ;)

Ok, I had problems whittling down to two favorites for the last challenge... as usual... you guys are awesome!  So, just this once, I picked three :)

HDH021 - Eerie Elegance Gruesome Threesome:  Nans for her dreamy moonlit lady, and Melisa for her beautiful blood red skelly card, and Terra for her ghoulish couple in love.  Please grab your GT badge from the sidebar ladies and linky it back to here!  We want to get some more players to join the fun!

And the random draw winner for week HDH021, who will receive the awesome prize pack from Oz is... Alex!!!  Alex, please email me your address and I'll forward that to Oz :)  Thanks again, Oz, for sponsoring!!

Dude! Why didn't someone remind me...

... to draw a winner for Stamp It Crazy's Moon Fairie stamp from HDH020?!  Seriously, who's turn was it to babysit me... you guys are slippin' ;)

{drum roll}

Doot doot doot doooooo...........Melisa!  Winner!  Winner! Chicken Dinner!  Melisa, please email me your address so that I may forward it to Barb at Stamp It Crazy, and she'll send you out that unmounted image.  Thanks again, Barb, for sponsoring!

Yes, it was all very scientific... I wrote the participants' names on slips of paper and drew from a jar.  I am soooooo high tech here :)
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Hellllllooooooooooooo?

Only 2-1/2 more days left for this challenge and chance at the giveaway!   Just a friendly reminder... that's just how I roll :)

Movie Alert on Chiller!!!

Alert:  Killer Klowns from Outer Space is on the Chiller channel right now (10:00pm central)!! 

Eerie Elegance

Well, here my take on HDH021... in all it's sucky photographic glory.  No matter what I did, I could not take a decent photo to save my life... yep, that's right... dead woman writin'.


At any rate, I loved Oz's challenge card last week so much... it inspired me to get the ol' heat gun out!

It really looks better in person.  I heat embossed the black card base with clear EP... overheating parts here and there to give a distressed look.  Then spritzed on a deep violet Glimmer Mist and wiped off immediately.

Stamps:  sentiment (Stampendous or Hero Arts... can't remember!), From the Crypt (SU!)
Paper:  black PTI cardstock
Ink:  VersaMark
Other:  Transcendence embossing powder, Haunted Shadow Glimmer Mist, EK Success edger punch, circle punch, misc. fatty satin ribbon

Super simple & kinda grown up, no?
  What have YOU been working on?!
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Macabre Monday #021 - Eerie Elegance

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 :)
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 HDH021.
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 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:

Eerie Elegance

 You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween page, project or card of the elegant persuasion.  Tone-on-tone, timeless, or maybe just a little grown-up :)

This week's challenge is sponsored by our very own Oz!  How sweet is this prize pack?!  Thanks, Oz... you are the best!  But I hope that doesn't mean that you aren't going to play this week, we always LOVE seeing what you create.

I've got my card finished, but the photos are way too sucky... and not in a good way!  I'm hoping to snap some quick pics before work tomorrow and upload tomorrow night.

HDH020 - Bubble Bubble Toil & Trouble Gruesome Twosome:  Terra, for her creepy carnie girl, and Oz for her beyond fantastic flourished panel!  Please grab your GT badge from the sidebar ladies and linky it back to here!  We want to get some more players to join the fun!

Oz, should we just always put you in as a GT?!  Maybe it should be a weekly Gruesome Twosome AND OZ :)

More love and another Challenge Alert!

I posted a little lovely on my other blog... more black with a shot of red love card.  In case you're up for it :)

But what I really wanted to tell you guys, is about the card challenge over at Stamp It Crazy's new blog!  Barb is giving away a $25 gift certificate for her store... go HERE for details!  The challenge isn't dark or halloweenie, but I'm sure you Pepsi lovers (blech!) will have no problems!

Dark Love

So I've had these glittery black chipboard letters for OVER A YEAR, and figured I should use some :)  It's been kinda blah here lately, with the sun only peeking out for a few, so I thought I'd take advantage of my dark mood.

It's kinda Twilight-ish, maybe?  I don't know since I STILL haven't seen the movies or read the books.  I KNOW!  Crazy, for a lover of all that is macabre... especially vampires.

The black netting used to hold some glass pebbles... I cut it apart and tied it together with some black Scrapper's Floss.  Recycling gone goth?  ;)  The flower is Bazzill & the spider is confetti.

Super simple and easy and not very creative, but you've got to have those projects from time-to-time!

What do you think?
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HDH019 Gruesome Twosome & December Master of the Macabre!

I want to thank all of those that have been participating in these off-the-wall challenges!  I LOVE seeing all of the creativity that is out there, and I'm glad that you are sharing it with us :)

Ok, enough of the sappy stuff.  Starting this month with HDH020, I will be awarding prizes every week.  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 tellling you ahead of time :)  OH THE POWER!  Sometimes it's good to be the Masterful Mistress of the Macabre, no?  Yeah, I just now named myself... I'm hoping it doesn't sound too... ya' know :)  If you have a better title for me, please share ;)

On to the point of this post... our GT's for last week & December's MOTM:

HDH019 - MoonGlow Gruesome Twosome:   Kristen for her artfully hand-drawn piece and Oz for her moonlit trees!  Please grab your GT badge from the sidebar, and linky it back to here!

Now, the list from which I will draw a name for Master of the Macabre for December 2009 (from HDH016-HDH019 challenges):

1.  Linda B
2.  Lynx
3.  Oz
4.  Lynx
5.  Anne
6.  Lynx
7.  Kristen
8.  Oz

I'm seeing a pattern here ;)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

7

Timestamp: 2010-01-05 17:36:04 UTC



The Master of Macabre for December 2009 is:  Kristen!!!  Grab your Master of the Macabre badge from the sidebar, and please email me with your mailing address so that I can send out your winnings :)

Thanks so much for everyone's participation!
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Macabre Monday #020 - Bubble Bubble Toil & Trouble...

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 HDH020.
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:

Bubble Bubble Toil & Trouble:  Use These Ingredients

 For this week's challenge, you are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween page, project or card using the following ingredients: colors - violet, blue, & copper; a flourish, ribbon & image of your choice.  You may ADD to this list of ingredients, but you must use ALL that are listed above.

BONUS:  This week's challenge is sponsored by Stamp It Crazy!  If you haven't visited this site, you really should... very cool images at VERY reasonable prices, quick shipping, and the owner is so nice!  Barb from Stamp It Crazy will send this week's random drawing winner the MoonFairie stamp I've used in my challenge card! 

I actually completed my challenge already!  Hard to believe, I know... GASP!  I'll wait for you to pick yourself up off the floor...
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Stamps:  MoonFairie (StampItCrazy)
Paper:  Bazzill & White Ultrasmooth (TAC)
Ink:  Cognac, Prussian Blue & Violete Palettes, Cosmic Copper Brilliance
Other:  Grungeboard flourishes (Tim Holtz), MM gems, Scor-Bug, Stickles, & misc. ribbon

After coloring the fairie's wings & cutting out the image, I covered her in Stickles.  I used Diamond on her wings & two Distressed Stickles on her body & hair.  It really looks so much cooler in person.  Both the moon & fairie are popped up on foam tape.

I sponged the moon with Cognac & then rubbed the copper over the filigree area.  I also loosely covered the flourishes with the copper ink.

I had fun with this challenge & I hope you do too... let's get some participation this week!  Don't forget... there will be a drawing for a freebie!
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Simply Betty Stamps Valentine Emos - Preview Day 1

Ok, you KNOW how I just love the creepy stuff, but I SWEAR that as soon as I saw this Valentine Betty image I was a goner.  Is she not the CAH-YOOTIST chick ever?!  Complete all the way to her adorable little skully hair bow... it makes me smile.

:)

See?!

Next to all of the Halloweenie Emos, this is my FAVORITE Emo to date.  Look at that sassy little wink as she blows a kiss... LOVE it.

Digi/Rubber image:  Valentine Betty (SBS) - available starting January 7th!

Paper:  MME ASB-Ledger, Echo Park ELC-Ornaments, Bazzill red cs

Other:  Copic markers, Diamond Stickles, circle punches, misc. twill, tile & brads

Be sure to pop over to the Simply Betty Stamps blog to check out my awesome fellow DT's work!  And you may want to load that blogsite into your Reader, because there will be previews every day from now until Release Day on January 7th!!!

And don't forget that January 3rd starts up another year of Macabre Monday challenges here at HDH!!

Macabre Monday #019 - Moonglow

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 HDH019.
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:

Moonglow

Create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween page, project or card featuring the moon as the main image ...

...radiant luminosity, or maybe a little dark... perhaps by which to cast a spell?

I can't wait to see what you all come up with for this one!

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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Double Bonus Winner!!!

Check this out!  Remember the bonus drawing for HDH013 Beauty School Dropout?  You know creepy-cool image I used on the card I made... well, the owner of that stamp company, Barb Harper of Stamp It Crazy, left this comment:

Hello Barb, I want to say you did a wonderful job with the creepy girl image. I will help you out and give your contest winner a free creepy girl image. Great Work!

Barb Harper www.stampitcrazy.net

Which means that Susan gets another freebie!  Yeay for Stamp It Crazy!  Thanks so much, Barb, and I can't wait to use some of the images I just purchased from you... they are fabulous :)  Susan, I've still got your address, so let me know if it is ok to send it on to Barb!

Now, doesn't this make you want to participate in challenges even more?!

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Macabre Monday

Ok, so I've decided to leave last week's challenge up again this week... I know it gets busy around this time of year.  So y'all have another week to get to this one :)  Thanks to Lynx for your participation... we always look forward to your creations!

I hope your Winter Holiday is fantastic and drama-free ;)

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? ;)

HDH017 - Spooky Sprites... twisted Christmas style...

Keep in mind that I said that for this challenge, you can use something with a fairie, pixie, or other wee ones... my wee one is an elf :)  Not just any elf... a very, very evil elf.  He is probably one of the most evil little buggers I've seen... thank you Torrente!

Stamps:  All Things Christmas (TAC sentiment), Santa Baby (Torrente)
Paper:  TAC's Scarlet, Black & White UltraSmooth cardstocks
Ink:  Noir Palette
Colorants:  Copic & Tombow markers
Other:  White gel pen, Stardust glitter pens, sheer wire ribbon

Uber-creepy, no?!  Me likey... a lot :)  These photos really do kinda suck... he is much cooler in person... you can see the shimmer and shadows much better.

Now the question is... WHICH person on my naughty list gets this :) ...

Gruesome Twosomes and Master of the Macabre...

I totally got yelled at by a couple of you for being the slacker that I am :)  I will no longer be giving excuses... it is just me ;)  So, on to the LONG OVERDUE list of awesomeness that has graced our screens this past month:

HDH014 - Ghastly Gravesites Gruesome Twosome:  Nans, for an absolutely uber-creepy collage (me likey a lot!), and Linda (Oz) for the rose embellished headstone... fantastic!

HDH015 - Sinister Smirks Gruesome Twosome:  Creepy Glowbugg for a truly sinister santa card, and Melisa for her "Edward" ATC... you gals know I'm a sucker for Torrente images!

HDH016 - Witchie Woman Gruesome Twosome:  Linda B. for the cool witchy fabric she used, and Lynx for her dark & mysterious lady.

Please grab your GT badge from the sidebar ladies and linky it back to here!  We want to get some more players to join the fun!!!

Now, the list from which I will draw a name for Master of the Macabre for November 2009 (from HDH012-HDH015 challenges):

1.  Nadine
2.  Nans
3.  Linda (Oz)
4.  Susan
5.  Nans (again!)
6.  Linda (Oz - again!)
7.  Creepy Glowbugg
8.  Melisa

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

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Timestamp: 2009-12-08 18:02:29 UTC

The Master of Macabre for November 2009 is:  Linda aka Oz!!!  Grab your Master of the Macabre badge from the sidebar, and please email me with your mailing address so that I can send out your winnings :)

Congratulations, everyone!  I'm sorry it took so long to announce... hopefully next time I'll be better :)  OH!  Also, I have a huge list of challenges already to go, but if there is one that you would like to suggest, please email me anytime!

Macabre Monday #017 - Spooky Sprites

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 HDH017.
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:

Spooky Sprites


Create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween page, project or card featuring pixies, fairies and/or other wee ones...

...cute or evil... or maybe in between?

I know, I know...

... I suck.  And NOT in a good way ;)  It's almost time for the next challenge, and I'm just now posting my quickie card for this one!

Stamps:  witch (Stamp It Crazy), sentiment (Prickly Pear)
Paper:  Bazill & TAC cardstocks
Ink:  Palette
Other:  gems, bat lace & glitter pen

Until next time...