Dire Warning...

Ok, I'll admit it... this one is pretty creepy :)  I mean it must be... Poot (Eric) threatened to have me committed last night ;)  He kept muttering to the babies (four-legged with fur):  "mommy is psycho... "

muhuwah ahhh ahh ahh ahhhhhhhhhh

Talk about fabulous therapy.  I'm tellin' ya'... give me something to color & an edge distresser and I am happy :)  See?

And have you tried Copics on kraft cardstock... it is so yummy.  You get a completely different shade of color, and it's all muted.  Fan-tab-u-lous-ness, I'm just sayin'.  It's great for darker cards, so you don't end up with a stark white image panel.  Me likey... a lot.

Stamps:  Winter (Stampotique), sentiment (River City Rubberworks), skull (Bombshell)

Paper:  basic brown, scarlet, kraft cardstocks (TAC), Bazzill green

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo, Moulin Rouge & Burnt Umber Palettes

Other:  EK Success edger punch, Scor-bug, Crystal Lacquer

Copics:  0, YR04, YR18, R29, E57, V99, G21, G85, BG72, BG78, BV23

I added a bit-o-lacquer to his heart... couldn't get a good shot of it, so you'll have to trust me ;)  And I went a little Scor-bug happy, but the texture worked perfect, me thinks. 

What do you think... are you scared?  :)

Macabre Monday #036 - Macabre Monday Music Mayhem

HDH Macabre Monday Rules:
1. Create a dark and macabre 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 please leave a direct-link back here.
3. If you upload to any online galleries (TACPCC, S&S, PCP, SCS, etc.), please tag the title using HDH036.
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:

Macabre Monday Music Mayhem

 You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween page, project or card using images/sentiments inspired by a particular song!!  That's right.  It doesn't have to be your favorite song, just a song that inspires something a little dark, a little twisted, a little "um, yeah... ok... who in the Hell are you going to send THAT card to?" kind of work :)

{trumpets sounding} Doot doo doo dooooooo... here's mine:

Stamps:  Angel (Stampotique), Victorian Elements (TAC), Funny Farm Phrases (TAC)
Paper:  white ultrasmooth, black, scarlet, & Penelope cardstocks (TAC)
Ink:  Noir, Orangerie & Burnt Sienna Palettes, Memento Tuxedo, Moonlight Brilliance
Other:  sheer ribbon (HL), goo punch (MS)
Copics:  0, YR04, YR18, R02, R24, R29, E00, E02, E11, V99

Can you guess what song I used?  Come on...
...
...
Ok, here's a hint:  it's by The Cult.

Yep!  From 1989:  Fire Woman

"Fire woman, yeah

Shake, shake, shake, shake it, yeah

Wound up, can't sleep, can't do anything right, little honey
Oh, since I set my eyes on you
I tell you the truth
T-t-t-t-twistin' like a flame in a slow dance, baby
You're driving me crazy
Come on, little honey
Come on now

Fire
Smoke, she is a rising fire, yeah
Smoke on the horizon, well
Fire
Smoke, she is a rising fire
Oh, smokestack lightning
Smokestack lightning

Well, shake it up, you're to blame, got me swayin' little honey
My heart's a ball of burnin' flame
Oh, yes it is
Trancing like a cat on a hot tin shack
Lord, have mercy
Come on little sister
Come on and shake it

Fire
Smoke, she is a rising fire
Oh, smoke on the horizon, yeah
Fire
Smoke, she is a rising fire
Oh, smokestack lightning, baby

I was thinking what I've been missing
I'll tell you truthfully, well
She's coming close now
Oh, I can feel her
She's getting close to me
And I never, yeah

Fire
Smoke, she is a rising fire
Oh, smoke on the horizon
Fire
Smoke, she is a rising, rising, rising fire
Smokestack lightning
A-j-j-j...

Burnin' out
And shake it baby
Gotta have money

Stand down in front of me
Say, san stam bye to me
Say, san stam bye to me, yeah

Fire woman, you're to blame..."

 Yeah, it's kinda old... I mean that was the year I graduated high school, dude.  :)
So what tune has been playing in YOUR head lately?

A little not-so-creepy post...

... but I used an image from one of my FAVORITE creepy stamp sources, so that counts, right?  I do have plans to creep this one out eventually, but I thought I'd go a little sassy traditional for the first time ;)

Is her dress not freakin' awesome?  These photos kind of wash out the color... she looks really freakin' pale!  She looks better IRL... I need to get my camera manual out:  I don't even know what all the buttons on my camera do ;)

I thought the sentiment was fitting for the "come hither" look on her face and in her body language, right?

Stamps:  Tina (Stamp It Crazy), Spunky Sprite Boys (TAC), Swirlies (TAC)

Paper:  white ultrasmooth, black, & DCWV green cardstocks (TAC)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo, VersaMark

Other:  Transcendence EP, ribbon (HL), misc. rhinestones, Scor-bug, silver glitter pen

Copics:  0, E000, E11, E57, YR23, V01, V04, V06, V09

I guess I need to figure out what next week's challenge is going to be instead of just playing... shouldn't I?!

Sassy Perl

Ok, so I'm a little behind in the Stampotique Designers Challenge, but I DID do it :)  The challenge was to make a girly-girl project.  Soooooo... here's Sassy Perl:  

I LOVE her.  Though the color palette isn't too terribly girly, I thought the big sheer bow & the flower helped :)  And how do you like the sentiment?  I KNOW!  How many times have I said this out loud?!  I picked it up at a stamp convention, so I can't remember the company.  Sorry.

Stamps:  Perl (Stampotique), unknown sentiment

Cardstock:  Bazzill, DCWV purple, & white Ultra Smooth (TAC)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo

Other:  EK Success edger punches, Yellow Scrapper's Floss, Buttons & Blossoms (MM), ribbon (HL)

Copics:  0, BG72, BG78, V93, V95, YR20, YR23, YR24, YR02, YR18, E53

Her hair & eyeshadow turned out pretty cool.  Crossing my fingers to get to play some more this weekend!

A fun new Perpetual Blog Hop...

Check this out... I found it over at Mel's, and the originator of this Hop is HERE at Clips-n-Cuts.  Vicky was celebrating her 100th blog post and started this fun ongoing blog hop of papercrafters.  So join in the fun... it super easy:

Macabre Monday #035 - Walking Dead Divas

HDH Macabre Monday Rules:
1. Create a dark and macabre 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 please leave a direct-link back here.
3. If you upload to any online galleries (TACPCC, S&S, PCP, SCS, etc.), please tag the title using HDH035.
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:

Walking Dead Divas

 You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween page, project or card using images/sentiments of o-so-girly zombies!!  Blingy, pink, flowery (or not)... let's see those ladies of the day & night... 

uh... I meant that in a totally non-hooker type of way ;)

And lookie!  I finished mine early :)  Yeay!  This background was made with one of the Impressabilities plates.  After embossing it with my Big Shot, I dragged my Belle Rose & Noir Palette pads across the top to pick up these lover-ly crescent moon shapes!  Sahweeeet!  I highlighted her hair and metal studs with a Stardust Clear glitter pen... for just a little sumpin' sumpin'.

I colored her with Prismacolors and mineral oil with blending stumps.  The fabulous image?  Yeah, it's another from Stamp It Crazy... Zombie Girl with Doll... me likey alot :)  AND, it just so happens, that this stamp will be the prize this week!  Yeay!!  Who wouldn't want this?!  That's what I thought.  

So, let's see those decrepit divas of the flesh eating variety this week... yum!

A Sweet Blogger award...

... yeah, sweet... like me :)  {finger poised over lips to avoid hurling incident}

LOL!  I know, kinda funny, right... me... sweet...  Well, at least I have Cheryl @ The InkTrap snowed :)  Thanks so much, Cheryl... I'm soooo glad you stalk me ;)  

Now I must pass this on to 10 others.  And let me just say that there are FAR MORE than 10 that deserve this award.  So, I have decided to number my favs that are either sweet people or that have sahweet talent {or both :)} and have fate select 10 (well, if you consider Random.org fate)  ;)  Except number one... I picked myself :)

 1.    Laurie @ Soapbox Creations, my WOSFF (web-o-sphere-friend-forever)

2.  Alison @ 21st Century Pillowbook

3.  Angela @ Artistic Detours

4.  Michelle @ Creative Journey

5.  Mel @ Mel Stampz (has the most awesome tutorials ever!)

6.  Oz @ WoodInk (GT Mistress)

7.  Alex @ Paper and String

8.  Melisa @ Art From My Heart

9.  Lynx @ BlackDragon's Crafts (GT Mistress)

10.  Suzanne @ Other Lovelies

If y'all haven't been to Cheryl's blog, you should check it out... she is fan-freakin-tastic with the Copics and her cards have so many wonderful details.  Thanks again, Cheryl!

Blog candy alert!

If you haven't gone over to Stamp It Crazy's blog and become a follower, please get it in gear and do it!!!  For every 50 followers she gets, she will give away 50 rubber stamps!!  Yes, you read that correctly.  She needs 24 more before she'll draw a winner this time, and then another 50 and she'll do it again!

Gruesome Twosomes and other various awesome people...

Once again, I'm behind in announcing winners... my bad!

And I think I've said this before, but I seriously believe that Lynx & Oz should just be their own Gruesome Twosome every week.  I'm always gravitating to their work, so from here on out, you two shall be the weekly GT Mistresses.  Don't worry... you'll still be in the prize drawings ;)


HDH032 - Somber Shakespeare Gruesome Twosome:  Renee for her dark lady w/ Yorrick, and to Linda in PA, for her withered Cleopatra.  Great job, ladies!!!  Grab your GT badges from the sidebar and linky back here!

HDH032 prize winner, whom will receive the awesome Stamp It Crazy Girl with Skull image I used for my challenge card is:  Sarah!  Please email me your mailing address so that I can forward that on to Barb at Stamp It Crazy... thanks so much for offering up the prize, Barb!

HDH033 - Freaker's Free for All Gruesome Twosome:  Dragon for her beautifully dark collage piece, and lachsekatze for her awesome hand-drawn image.  Grab the Gruesome Twosome badge from my sidebar and link back here, please!!!

And Lynx's entry was so fantastic... I love how you layer images... so hauntingly beautiful!

HDH033 prize winner, whom will receive a fun prize pack from me is:  Trina!  How lucky are you... winning a prize the first time playing!  Please email me your mailing address so that I can mail out your goodies!

Congratulations everyone! 

Macabre Monday #034 - Grim Gift Boxes

HDH Macabre Monday Rules:
1. Create a dark and macabre 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 please leave a direct-link back here.
3. If you upload to any online galleries (TACPCC, S&S, PCP, SCS, etc.), please tag the title using HDH034.
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:

Grim Gift Boxes

 You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween themed box perfect for housing a little giftie of some kind.  Stipulation:  you must use at least one flower!!  Stamped image, digi, paper, or a real live, dead, dried number... as long as it's a flower :)

I was away this weekend at a TAC demonstrator gathering (The Angel Company rubber stamps) and one of the late night challenges was to take an empty card box and create something with the box of paper scraps they had.  How fun was this?!  It was the kind of box with a clear plastic lid, and their scraps were awesome.  This is what I created:

The bit of green that is peeking between the weaves is actually on the inside of the lid.

The large flower was made from three scallop circles, and the little flower was made with six flower punches.  Everything is crumpled & distressed.

I also decorated the inside.  I'm thinking this would be perfect for one of the milestone birthdays when everything is supposed to be black... like the big 40 :)

Stamps:  TAC (can't remember which set... I was sleep deprived & brain dead at the time)

Paper:  More Mimi dp & black cardstock

Ink:  Palette Noir

Other:  black paint (Plaid), scallop circle & flower punches (Marvy), misc. black brads & card box

Ok... your turn... what great little grim gift box can you create?!

I couldn't take it....

... all of that rubber... sitting there... staring at me... mocking me... I cracked.

Ta da!  It was so worth it... ya' know... not getting some of the non-fun stuff done that I really need to get done :)  Isn't she awesome?!  This is one of the Goddess stamps from Elementals from Smeared Ink... me likey alot.  I almost started with regular skin tones and thought better of it... I'm so glad.  I think I'll have to buy refill ink for my Copic markers soon, but man I had fun.

I added Crystal Lacquer on the water drop tattoos, eyes & lips... o-so-shiney :)  I seriously tried to get a decent photo, but I'm telling you right now the skin shading looks way better in person.

One thing I might do next time is mask off the inked cheek area... I HAVE been know to perform stamp surgery before... cutting out elements or snipping them apart... but I'm thinking Terra might hex me if I did that :)  AND this is such a lover-ly stamp image... maybe I'd better stick to masking :)

And just so you know, I've NEVER seen a stamp sheet of rubber so damn thick before!  It is unbelievable... I'm just sayin'.  Lil' Grumpies is on my list, but I must wait until next month... dammit.

Macabre Monday #033 - Freaker's Free-for-All

HDH Macabre Monday Rules:
1. Create a dark and macabre 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 please leave a direct-link back here.
3. If you upload to any online galleries (TACPCC, S&S, PCP, SCS, etc.), please tag the title using HDH033.
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:

Freaker's Free-for-All

 You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween page, project or card using whatever the hell ya' want!!  That's right, baby... a true free-for-all... no rules... no suggestions... no limits :)  I can't wait to see the variety of entries this week... they should be off the hook!

I probably won't get to mine this week, dammit... I've got a TON of stuff to do... and ya' wanna know what sucks even worse?  Lookie at what came in the mail on Friday:

Yeah, that's right... my order from Stampotique!  AND guess what else showed up...

My awesome winnings from Smeared Ink!  I know!  

So you are wondering what the sucky part is, right?  Well, I don't get to play with any of these yet :(  waaahhhhhhh 

Far too much to do with little time to do it... hmmm... maybe I should call in sick...

April Fool's Day Smeared and Smudged Member Blog Hop

Happy April Fool's Day!  Is that the proper greeting?  I guess I've never really thought about it :)  Well, at any rate, today will be hoppin'... Blog Hoppin' that is!  The Smeared and Smudged online community is having a blog hop that is sure to be full of surprises... I'm not telling about ALL of the surprises... you'll just have to find out for yourself

{muhu whah ahhh ahhh ahhh ahhhhhhhhhhhh}

My project, however has no surprises... I was mojo-less for that part, so my sad little fairy must do.  I brayered & sponged directly on the card base for this one... the only additional layer is the fairy herself :)  She is so beautifully sad, don't you think?

I colored her with Copics and probably should have gone a little more dark with her to fit into the rest of the scene, but I kind of like how she is this bright little thing standing out in the middle of a dark evening.  I used a three-color feathering technique for her gown... it looks really good in person.

Stamps:  Sad Elfwood Fairy (Stamp It Crazy), tree (Tim Holtz), Edge Designs (TAC), Trendy Greetings (TAC), Fresh Air Favorites (retired TAC)

Paper:  premium white & white ultra smooth cardstocks

Ink:  Violete, Starry Night, Iris, Jardin Moss, Water Lily Green, Raw Sienna, Cognac, & Noir Palettes, Memento Tuxedo, Onyx VersaFine

Other:  Copic markers, foam tape

And to see if you actually read all of this stuff, I'm going to be offering up a little surprise of my own... be sure to leave a comment on this post, and I'll draw a name on Thursday, April 8th after 5pm.  Now, keep in mind that this IS April Fool's Day, so the little surprise you get in the mail MIGHT be new, used, shiny, ready for the trash bin... you just don't know!  It might be dark or cute or something in between, but I'm not telling.  Sucka!

Have fun hopping through all the blogs to see the great variety and talent that Smeared and Smudged members have to offer!!!  It is such a fun community of stampers, and if you like things a little on the dark side or out of the norm, it's definitely the place to gather!  These stampers are really fun group... now, go and check them out for yourself and be sure to leave the love!

Alison
Kelli
Meredith
Michelle
Kathi
Kim
Lisa
Danielle
Alex
Jean

Monica
Sarah
Erica

Black Dragon

Kymberly

Steph

Lady Brayton

Barb ***this is me!***

Terra

A-tisket A-tasket...

... three freaks in a basket!  You are humming that old nursery rhyme right now, aren't you?!  Come on... admit it... you are going to Google it as soon as you leave here ;)  Let me save you the trouble... from Wikipedia:  CLICK HERE

Ok, back to the card... this is for another challenge from Stampotique Designers: SDC#4 - Easter.  I haven't received my latest order from Stampotique, so I only have four stamps on hand... I think 3 in a Round worked perfectly!  Please click on the photos to see them close-up.

How wonderfully springy and Easter-y... right?  ;)  I hope you can tell I was trying to create a basket handle with the ribbon.  And I went a little edger punch happy on this one.  And look... even some actual handwriting... un-freakin'-believeable.

Stamps:  3 in a Round (Stampotique), rolling alpha (Provo Craft)
Paper:  Bazzill & white cardstocks
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo & Palette Noir
Colorant:  Prismacolor pencils w/ mineral oil blending
Other:  ribbon (TAC), flowers (Archiver's & MM), MS spider border punch, EK Success edger punch, Distress Stickles (flower center)

What do you think?

Macabre Monday #032 - Somber Shakespeare

HDH Macabre Monday Rules:
1. Create a dark and macabre 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 please leave a direct-link back here.
3. If you upload to any online galleries (TACPCC, S&S, PCP, SCS, etc.), please tag the title using HDH032.
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:

Somber Shakespeare

 You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween page, project or card using images/sentiments from Shakespeare's tragedies.  Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet... I know he's got a ton of plays & poetry, so let's limit this challenge to the tragedies only!!  Click HERE for a list from Wikipedia.

I chose Hamlet... it was the first thing that popped into my head when I saw this stamp from Stamp It Crazy!  PERFECT!

I'm also using this card as another entry over at the Copic Creations challenge No. 24!  Does green count as a skin-tone technique?!!  I hope so :)  If you click on the second photo, you can really see the shadows on her face, which I think turned out pretty cool.  As did the skull... did you know that when you use the blender on the BV20 & BV23 Copics that it appears to separate the blue from the violet?!  The effect is awesome!

Stamps:  Girl with Skull (Stamp It Crazy), Fresh Air Favorites (retired TAC)
Paper:  white Ultra Smooth, black, & Bazzill cardstocks
Ink:  Palette Noir
Other:  Copics, Scor-bug, Black Soot Distress Stickles, EK Success edger punch

Ok, people... let's see some culture ;)  Break out those old English Lit. books from back in the day for a little inspiration this week!!

Are you up for it?!

HDH031 Gruesome Twosome...

HDH031 - Perilous Princess Gruesome Twosome:  Paula for her wickedly gruesome skeleton princess collage, and Barb for her beautifully colored fairy (plus the sentiment made me smile)!  Please grab the Gruesome Twosome badge from my sidebar and link back here!!!

HDH031 prize winner, whom will receive a little surprise goodie pack is:  Barb!  Yep... this time YOU get a prize :) congrats!  I'll get that mailed off to you soon!

Congratulations ladies!

Fairy princess...

I have had this fairy all colored up with no where to go!  I just haven't been feelin' the mojo flowin'... I'm thinkin' it's this dreary weather... ugh.  So, I tried to use a sketch... let me just say that I do not use sketches... they are hard for me to design with for some reason.  That being said, I am not happy with the card, just happy with colored image :)  So I'll include this on the Copic Creations Challenge No. 24 for blonde hair and faces/skin tones.

Maybe you would have better luck with this sketch... it's over at the Smeared and Smudged forum, and it's the March Smeared and Smudged Very Sketchy Challenge.  And of course, this goes along with the princess theme here at HDH, except she's not sinister enough :)

I really like how I made her sleeves look sheer and the two-toned wings.

Stamps:  FY39 Elegant Fairy (StampItCrazy), Yield to the Princess (TAC)
Paper:  white ultra smooth & black (TAC), DCWV blue, & Bazzill gold cardstocks
Ink:  Tuxedo Memento, Noir & Cognac Palettes
Other:  Bazzill Bitty Blooms, Copic markers, turquoise sequins, gems (Hobby Lobby), Diamond Stickles

What do you think?

Macabre Monday #031 - Perilous Princess

HDH Macabre Monday Rules:
1. Create a dark and macabre 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 please leave a direct-link back here.
3. If you upload to any online galleries (TACPCC, S&S, PCP, SCS, etc.), please tag the title using HDH031.
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:

Perilous Princess

 You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween page, project or card using images/sentiments of princesses.  Young or old, sweet or sinister... as long as she has got a dark twist!!

I was cleaning up my scrap pile and came across this stamped image hiding amongst the bits & pieces!  I had stamped her when I was doing THIS card.  Here she is in all of her glitteriness.

Stamps:  Gooseneck (Stampotique), Yield to the Princess (TAC)

Paper:  white UltraSmooth, basic black, & Bazzill cardstocks

Ink:  Palette Noir & Onyx VersaFine

Other:  Copic markers, EK Success edger punch, Diamond Stickles, Michael's ribbon, misc. gems

I LOVE how her eyes turned out!  That Copic blender is awesome :)  After coloring, I just placed a dot of the blender, and it forced the color to the outer edge... creepily wonderful effect.

I know you know that I'm a Torrente fan... and Gooseneck really is one of my faves!  However, I'm waiting on a new shipment... so be on the lookout for some more :)

So, are you all up for the challenge?! 
Let's see some pretty creepy little princesses!

Hello Dolly Gruesome Twosome...

Wow... this post TOTALLY catches me up on winner announcements!

Un-freakin'-believable!

HDH030 - Hello Dolly! Gruesome Twosome:  TerryEO for her wicked cranky baby & bear, and Alex for her wonderful altered book project!  Please grab the Gruesome Twosome badge from my sidebar and link back here!!!

HDH030 prize winner, whom will receive the awesome Stamp It Crazy Gothic Dolls image I used for my challenge card is:  Lynx... by the way Lynx, can I just say that I LOVE YOUR ENTRY for this challenge?!  Please email me your mailing address so that I can forward that on to Barb at Stamp It Crazy... thanks so much for offering up the prize, Barb!!!

Congratulations everyone!

February 2010 Master of the Macabre...

Uh.... my bad... I totally forgot to mention the Master of the Macabre for February?  Sorry!  Linda, aka Oz has graciously offered up this oz-some prize package... thanks, Oz!!!  You are the best... how many times have I said that? ;)


The Gruesome Twosome list from which I will draw a name for Master of the Macabre for February 2010 (from HDH024-HDH027 challenges):
1.  Oz
2.  Susan
3.  Barb
4.  Lynx
5.  Teri
6.  Jane
7.  Creepy Glowbugg
8.  Lynx

{drum roll}

The Master of Macabre for February 2010 is:  Susan!!!  Grab your Master of the Macabre badge from the sidebar, and please email me with your mailing address so I can forward it to Oz so that she can send out your winnings :)

Thanks so much for everyone's participation!