HDH041 - Vile Vintage

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 HDH041.
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:

Vile Vintage

 You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween page, project or card using vintage images and materials.   Yep... let's go old-school creepy.

And I suck... and not in a good way.  I haven't finished my challenge card yet.  So, to try to make up for it, I'll announce a few winners from the previous challenge :)

 
HDH040 - Beautifully Beastly Butterflies Gruesome Twosome:  Teri for her beautiful bat-erfly, and to Kristen for the awesome image she created specifically for this challenge (love it!).  Great job, ladies!!!  Grab your GT badges from the sidebar and linky back here!

HDH040 prize winner, chosen randomly, whom will receive a little sumpin' sumpin' from me is:  Croms (fab easel card)!  Please email me your mailing address so that I can get your goodies out!

I'll be announcing May's Master of the Macabre this week!  Stay tuned.  In the meantime, 

are you up for the Vile Vintage challenge?

TBD Challenge #4: The Corpse Bride

I gave up on the butterflies for the moment, and decided to play along with The Burtonesque Dolls challenge this week!  It's been awhile since I had seen Tim Burton's The Corpse Bride, so Tuesday night I popped in the ol' dvd and snuggled in with the K-9 kiddos.

I forgot that it was a musical... of which I'm not a fan... but I still liked the movie :)  The dark palette with the eerie blue moonlight... love it!  So that set the tone for my card today.

Once again, I grabbed my Haute Couture diva from The Angel Company... LOVE her.  This isn't the first time she's been a creepy bride.  Remember THIS card?! 

I created a fence with my latest border punch (another "LOVE it"!)  I used the Scor-bug to create the pickets and added a bit o' green bling... it is her wedding day after all :)

Stamps:  Haute Couture (retired TAC)

Paper:  Bazzil, white ultrasmooth & black cardstocks

Ink:  Palette Noir

Other:  EK Success edger punches, tulle, Scor-bug, misc. gems

Copics:  0, BV20, BV23, G12

I will say that the photos totally suck... she really does look awesome in person... as does the fence.  I think my camera kept focusing the damn tulle instead of the main parts of the card, so it's all fuzzy.... but you get the jist.  Thanks for a fun challenge TBD!!

Beastly Butterfly take two...

... here's another one... not sure about it... me thinks me mojo is amiss.

HauntedDesignHouse's HDH040 - Beautifully Beastly Butterflies

FluterByWednesday's Challenge #111 (open)

Digi:  Butterfly (Scrap Your Scraps)

Paper:  TAC's scarlet, kraft & DCWV orange cardstocks

Ink:  Burnt Sienna & Noir Palettes

Other:  EK Success edger punch

Copics:  0, V99, YR04, YR18, R24, R29

Maybe I'll have some time this weekend to try again... hmmm...

What do you think?

HDH040 - Beautifully Beastly Butterflies... my 1st take...

Ok, so the idea that was floating around in my head for this challenge, didn't actually hit the worksurface as I imagined it.  So I have ANOTHER idea that I can hopefully get done in the next day or two :)

Me thinks I should have NOT used the white ink in the sky... just sayin'.  I must say that I do LOVE the double border punched scene at the bottom.  AND the butterfly came out pretty good, too :)  Definitely a fun one to color.

The butterfly is a $.99 digi created by Angelia from Scrap Your Scraps, who just happens to be a buddy of mine!  You definitely need to check out the original digi... I actually inverted it & cut the antennae & curly-q's off since I didn't want to cut AROUND those little suckers :)

See the clouds?  I actually used a VersaMarker and colored just a portion of a border stamp (left off the vines & foof), as well as to highlight the gravestones and top of the fence.  A little embossing powder & heat gun... and voila... shimmery moonlit clouds & schtuff :)

Digi:  Butterfly (Scrap Your Scraps)

Stamps:  Edge Designs (TAC), So Splattered (retired TAC)

Paper:  Hemingway, black & kraft cardstocks

Ink:  Violete Palette, Moonlight Brilliance

Other:  VersaMarker, Transcendence EP, MS border punches

Copics:  0, V06, V09, V99, BG72, BG78

What do you think?

HDH040 - Beautifully Beastly Butterflies

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 HDH040.
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:

Beautifully Beastly Butterflies

 You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween page, project or card using images of butterflies that could be fluttering on the Darkside.   Because even the Darkside needs a little beauty :)

Though my challenge card hasn't been started, I've got an idea fluttering about in my head!

What about you...

Are you up for the challenge?

Let's see a bunch of participation on this one... I mean, who DOESN'T have a butterfly image floating around somewhere!?  Anyone?  Buehler?

Gruesome Twosome times two :)

HDH038 - Voodoo Witchery Gruesome Twosome:  Donna for her beyond fabulous "real" MS voodoo doll (it's a good thing), and to Oz & Paula for there awesome joint-venture voodoo store front card.  Great job, ladies!!!  Grab your GT badges from the sidebar and linky back here!

HDH038 prize winner, whom will receive the awesome Stamp It Crazy Elf w/ dreds image I used for my challenge card is:  Renee (fantastic voodoo witch, my friend)!  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!


HDH039 - Devious Doctors & Fiendish Florence Nightingales Gruesome Twosome:  Sarah E. for her true fiendish Florence card, and Alex for turning that sweet fairy nurse into something NOT so sweet.  Fabulous work, girls!  Grab the Gruesome Twosome badge from my sidebar and link back here, please!!!

HDH039 prize winner, whom will receive the awesome Stamp It Crazy Vampress image I used for my challenge card is:  Margie!  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!


The next Macabre Monday challenge is merely a few hours away!!  Let's get it going on!

Skull spinner...

Another challenge card!  Barb over at Stamp It Crazy is holding a challenge for a spinner card... it will end on Monday night, so better hurry!  It's been a LONG time since I've done one of these... I forgot how fun they are to make!

And I had so much fun doing The Burtonesque Dolls' skull & black flower challenge, I decided to add that to the mix again as well.  Same tissue paper & Glimmer Mist technique as the last one, but with a smaller flower die.

Stamps:  Creepy Tree (Stamp It Crazy), Punk Princess (retired TAC)

Paper:  Bazzill & black cardstocks

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo & VersaFine Onyx

Other:  Copics (BV20 & 0), Black Gold Glimmer Mist, tissue paper, Micron pen, pennies & pop dot

Don't you LOVE that creepy tree?  VERY Burton-esque, no?  :)  And I thought the sentiment was kinda lovey-dovey... hmmm... I wonder if Poot would appreciate this card for our next anniversary...

... maybe not :)

Fiendishly Fun Friday!

I've got a three-fer!  I knew I had to finish a card for my own HDH039 challenge (duh), but then the Burtonesque Dolls & Busy Beauties Boutique teamed up with a sketch, and THEN the Burtonesque Dolls also had their third challenge for using skulls & black flowers!

HDH039:  I was seriously stumped with this one, people.  I have NO doctor/nurse type images.  None.  Nada.  Nothing even remotely close.  Well, a month or two ago I bought this awesome vampyre image from Stamp It Crazy that hadn't seen any ink yet {GASP!!!}

Isn't she great?!  Her fiendish smile reminded me of what Oz had mentioned about nurses drawing blood ;)  I drew a little nurse's cap, though I know I've never seen a nurse outfit like this ;)  Sexy and sinister, no?

BD & BBB:  I'm not-so-hot with sketches.  I never seem to stick to them much, but I think you can still tell I used it :)  I created the black poofy flower from tissue paper, scrunched it up, spritzed with Glimmer Mist, and zapped it with the heat gun.  The heat caused it to get even more funky... me loves it.

Stamps:  HAL93 Vampress (Stamp It Crazy), Punk Princess (retired TAC)

Paper:  old dp from stash, Neenah, Bazzill, DCWV & black cardstocks, tissue paper

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo, Black Gold Glimmer Mist

Other:  Nesties, circle punches, MS web punch, Sizzix flower die, foam tape, Micron pen

Copics:  0, RV10, RV13, RV14, BG02, BG05, BG07, BV20, V99, R29

What do you think?

26 days and counting...

... until True Blood starts up again!

Eric, I think I love you.

HDH039 - Devious Doctors & Fiendish Florence Nightingales

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 HDH039.
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:

Devious Doctors & Fiendish Florence Nightingales

 You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween page, project or card using images and/or sentiments of demented doctors, MD's of mayhem, nasty nurses, or psychotic psychiatrists.   

This fabulous challenge has been created by one of our very own Gruesome Twosome Mistresses, OZ!  After a recent up close and personal visit, she has a wonderful outlook on our medical people :)  From Oz:   

"Devious Doctors and Nasty Nurses!!!   That smirk just before they stick that HUGE A$$ED needle in your arm could scare ya to death iffin the bed pan don't kill ya first!!"

I, being the loser that I am, have NOT done the challenge yet!  And I don't have ANY idea what to create... I KNOW I don't have any Dr./Nurse stuff... hmmmmm... 

What do you think...  

are you up for the challenge?!

Master of the Macabre... times two...

I cannot freakin' believe this... do you realize that I didn't select a March Master of the Macabre?!!  I knew I was behind for April, but daaaaaammmmnnnn!!!!

The Gruesome Twosome list from which I will draw a name for Master of the Macabre for March 2010 (from HDH028-HDH031 challenges):
1.  Susan
2.  Creepy Glowbugg
3.  Tracey
4.  Lynx
5.  Terry EO
6.  Alex
7.  Paula
8.  SIC Barb

{drum roll}

The Master of Macabre for March 2010 is:  Creepy Glowbugg!!!  Grab your Master of the Macabre badge from the sidebar, and please email me with your mailing address so I can send out your winnings :)

The Gruesome Twosome list from which I will draw a name for Master of the Macabre for April 2010 (from HDH032-HDH036 challenges):
1.  Renee
2.  Linda in PA
3.  Dragon
4.  lachsekatze
5.  Renee
6.  Sarah
7.  Gabby
8.  Donna
9.  Margie
10.  Suzi
11.  Donna


{drum roll}

The Master of Macabre for April 2010 is:  Renee!!!  Grab your Master of the Macabre badge from the sidebar, and please email me with your mailing address so I can send out your winnings :)

Now then, I guess I'm going to have rely on you guys to remind me when it's time for May's MM selection!  If I haven't posted it by 8pm (central time) on June 5th, someone needs to yell at me... seriously... AND demand a prize for having to act as my assistant :)

Thanks so much for everyone's participation!  Our followers are growing every week... we like that!  Because we all really need a little bit of dark to balance out the cute & cuddly in our lives :)  Keep the Eerie Inspiration comin', guys!!

Gruesome Twosomes and other various fabulous 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 ;)


HDH034 - Grim Gift Boxes Gruesome Twosome:  Renee for her fabulous "At Death's Door" box, and to Sarah, for her fabulous skull & scorpion purse box.  Great job, ladies!!!  Grab your GT badges from the sidebar and linky back here!

HDH034 prize winner, whom will receive a fun prize pack from me is:  Alex!  Woo hoo!  Please email me your mailing address so that I can mail out your goodies!

And we can't forget our GT Mistresses:  Lynx & Oz... fabulousness as usual, ladies!


HDH035 - Walking Dead Divas Gruesome Twosome:  Gabby for her fabulous Newt zombie girl (those eyes!), Donna for her boney party girl, and Margie for her dumpy princess zombie.  Grab the Gruesome Twosome badge from my sidebar and link back here, please!!!  Ok... so this time it's a Gruesome Threesome (ooooh, that sounds kinda... um... yeah whatever), I just couldn't whittle it down to two :)

HDH035 prize winner, whom will receive the awesome Stamp It Crazy Zombie Girl w/ doll image I used for my challenge card is:  Gabby!  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!

And more from our GT Mistresses:  Lynx & Oz... love it, ladies!  That paper doll zombie idea from Oz is so twisted :)


HDH036 - Music Mayhem Gruesome Twosome:  Suzi for showing us Anya in a whole new bloody light, and to Donna (again) for her fabulous "face in a jar" (so wonderfully twisted).  Great job, ladies!!!  Grab your GT badges from the sidebar and linky back here!  If I could have chosen a third, it would have been Creepy Glowbugg for her fantabulous take on Cold Ethyl :)

HDH036 prize winner, whom will receive a fun prize pack from me is:  Donna!  Woo hoo!  Please email me your mailing address so that I can mail out your goodies!


HDH037 - Ode to the Bruise Gruesome Twosome:  Creepy Glowbugg for her three bruised brothers... fabulous shiners, Creepy!  And Sarah E. for her very literal take on the challenge (uh, ewwww!).  Grab the Gruesome Twosome badge from my sidebar and link back here, please!!!

HDH037 prize winner, whom will receive the awesome Stamp It Crazy  cute witch w/broom image I used for my challenge card is:  Lynx!  It may be a little on the cute side for Lynx, but I hope you like it!  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!

And of course our GT Mistresses:  Lynx & Oz & Oz... great work, ladies!  Lynx: SERIOUSLY sick wonderful beyond awesome creation for this... I'm just sayin'.  Let me know if you would like to find a new home for it... I would be MORE than happy to take it off your hands :)


I'm hoping to get time to select April's Master of the Macabre later today!  Stay tuned!

Congratulations everyone!  I hope to see lots of participation in this week's challenge!!  Barb at Stamp It Crazy has an AWESOME voodoo doll now... he is totally on my gonna-get list!

HDH038 - Voodoo Witchery

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 HDH038.
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:

Voodoo Witchery

 You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween page, project or card using images and/or sentiments of the voodoo persuasion.  Witch doctors, medicine men, deep south voodoo... or in my case:  a magical Rasta Voodoo Elfwitch :)  Check it:

I was going to color the skin of this fairy green, as is my usual tendency with fairies, but I had already stamped her on green cardstock.  So in order to create shadows and depth, I used a couple of violet-based colors... they created this beautiful plum-cocoa skin color!

You can barely see her pointy ears amongst her dreads, but they are there!  I used the Copic blender to remove color from her eye area... looks like green eyeshadow, no?  The moon is made from kraft packing paper (like grocery sacks) and sponged with ink.

Dig the awesome shape of this card front!!  It's one of Tim Holtz's open edge dies.  Me likey A LOT!  I added a copper orange piece to the back of the card so the funky edge would really show.

Stamps:  Elfwood w/ Dredlocks (Stamp It Crazy), sentiment (Viva Las Vegas)
Paper:  black (TAC), green & orange (Bazzill) cardstocks, and kraft packing paper
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo, Burnt Sienna & Orangerie Palettes
Other:  white gel pen, EK Success edger punch, Tim Holtz die, ribbon (HL)
Copics:  0, V95, V99, YR04, YR18, YR23, YR24, RV13, G85

Did I mention that this awesome image is up for grabs this week?  Yep!  Barb over at Stamp It Crazy, being the awesome person that she is, has offered up this rubber stamp!!  Thanks, Barb!!

So, let's see some voodoo magic, mon!  Are juju up for the challenge?!!  ;)

HDH037 Bruiser and the Killer Dustbunnies...

Yeay... got my card done, and only a day late :)  I went for a touch of the cute on this one guys... hopefully your not too disappointed... I'm sure Poot is happier with this one ;)  I used white in addition to the purple, teal, black & yellow requirements, but oh well!

This awesome image is from Stamp It Crazy... too darn cute, right... I colored her with Copics.  Well, when I first got this stamp, I was trying to figure out what that thing was on her broom handle (the yellow thing).  And then it hit me like a bus... it must be a huge dust bunny, right?!  I know they are prevalent around here... only laced with dog hair :)

The outside sentiment is from Bugawumps, and on the inside, the card says:

"...like the Killer Dustbunnies under your bed."

Oh!  And see that fan-freakin'-tastic black holey trim?  That is a bit of yumminess from Creepy Glowbugg... LOVE IT!  Thanks so much... you're pretty sweet... in an off-the-wall, pseudo creepy kinda way :)

The web stamp is Inkadinkado & was stamped in VersaMark, the spider is from a set gifted to me from a fellow TAC demo, Seleise... thanks, man, you are sealin' awesome.  The teal cardstock is something random, purple is DCWV, and the black, white, & yellow are all from TAC. 

I know I'm behind in announcing a couple of past winners... I'm hoping to get to it tomorrow since I'm "working" from home  :)

Macabre Monday #037 - Ode to the Bruise

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 HDH037.
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:

Ode to the Bruise

 You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween page, project or card using colors of those painful reminders of the flesh: bruises... purple, teal, yellow & black.  Yeah, I know... pretty eff'd up, but that's just how I roll.  I don't have my entry done yet, but it is started!  I'll post in a day or two :)  

Can't wait to see what y'all create!

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: