Who are you callin' a Succubus?! Wretched Wednesday

Due to my (un)healthy obsession with television and my

(un)natural love of my DVR, I am officially a TV junkie.

I record so much TV every week, but I do manage to watch

some really cool and strange and funny shows that I would

probably miss if I had to rely on the antiquated way of watching TV.

One of my favorite shows to watch is "Lost Girl" on Syfy channel.

At first I wasn't feelin' it, as it started right after "Being Human" and I

had a hard time transitioning from werewolves and vampires, to the world of

the light and the dark Fae. Huh? Isn't that the premise for "True Blood"? 

Anyhoo, as result of my having a girl crush on "Kenzie" (the main character's sidekick),

 I was inspired for this week's challenge.

Yup! That was me!!  

 

"Who are you callin' a Succubus?!"

 

What exactly IS a Succubus you ask?

In folklore traced back to medieval legend, a succubus (plural succubi) is a female demon or supernatural being appearing in dreams, who takes the form of a human woman in order to seduce men, usually through sexual intercourse. The male counterpart is the incubus. Religious traditions hold that repeated intercourse with a succubus may result in the deterioration of health or even death.

In modern fictional representations, a succubus may or may not appear in dreams and is often depicted as a highly attractive seductress or enchantress; whereas, in the past, succubi were generally depicted as frightening and demonic.

Now ya know. 

 

We are sponsored by Kenny K who has such a talent for drawing hot ladies.

And he also draws some really cool guys and animals too! 

Kenny has generously offered up 2 digis of choice to each of the GTs this week!

 

Up first, is Fiona using Carmen Electrafying from Kenny K. 

 

 

Super cool use of both wicked images together!

 

 

 

I went in another direction entirely.

 No matter how hard I tired to keep in the dark, Gothic vein, the cards I was working on kept going in the vintage, faded direction. I even switched images thinking I could

darken up Jane Jettpack, but she turned out rather vintage in over all feel.

 

Can you say, "Hottie"?!

 

The challenge has been set.

Let's see your sinister, your wicked,

your naughty ladies!!

You have until Sunday at 5PM CST to enter!!

 

 

 

And now for the Gruesome Twosome from last week's

"Hiding in the Corners" challenge, sponsored by

Stitchy Bear Stamps.

 

 

Aletha

 

and

 

 

Monique

 

Congratulations ladies!!
Please grab your badge and display it with pride!

 

Now for the winner of the $10 store credit good for

Stitchy Bear images is....

 

Elly!!

Wicked cool altered cordless phone!

Please contact Barb (email addy is in the sidebar)

to lay claim to your prize!

 

Please stop by all of the winner's blogs

to get a better look at their fabulous creations!!

 

Thank you to everyone who played along last week.

We really enjoy seeing what it looks like when you

craft on the dark side!!   

 

 



Macabre Monday HDH147 - Who are you calling a Succubus?!

 *Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Okay, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH147
"Who are you callin' a Succubus?!"

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece

that depicts a Succubus in one form or another.
Just what is a Succubus you may ask?
In folklore traced back to medieval legend, a succubus (plural succubi) is a female demon or supernatural being appearing in dreams, who takes the form of a human woman in order to seduce men, usually through sexual intercourse. The male counterpart is the incubus. Religious traditions hold that repeated intercourse with a succubus may result in the deterioration of health or even death.
In modern fictional representations, a succubus may or may not appear in dreams and is often depicted as a highly attractive seductress or enchantress; whereas, in the past, succubi were generally depicted as frightening and demonic.
Now ya know!

We are sponsored this week by

 

Kenny K has generously offered up 2 digis of choice to each

of the chosen Gruesome Twosome.

Now it's time to check out what the Minions have created this week
using Kenny K images.

August guest DT 

Stampin' Angel Jenn

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

  

Imp of Insanity Ike:

The Freak of the Formidable Fiona:

will reveal her project with Glo on Wednesday.

The Contagion of Corrosion Croms:




The Menace of the Monstrous Mark:

Check back on Wednesday for Creepy Glowbugg's and Fiona's
creations and the Gruesome Twosome from last week's challenge.

Attention past winners!!!

The Mistress has sent me to ask that any past winners

of sponsored prizes or Master of the Macabres

that have not yet received their winnings, please contact

her via her email (in the sidebar) to lay claim to your prizes (again).

The Dungeon is a wet and humid mess, and it seems as though The Mistress

has misplaced her notes. Again.

Thank you for your understanding.

Have a wicked day!   

Wretched Wednesday Hiding in the Corners

It is the middle of the week already.

Have you started your project for this week's challenge yet?

Hiding in the Corners

is the challenge. All you need to do is make something

sinister and adorn the corners. Easy enough?

I chose to indulge myself, and feed my latest crafting addiction.

Artist Trading Cards.

I used Ike's "Honey" image for this serial killer

inspired card. Gotta love a crazy hott bitch with a meat cleaver!

Blood splatters and all corner adornments accounted for.

For this little masterpiece, I have used another

of Ike's images called, "WitchyMou".

Isn't she wonderfully horrible?!

I mounted the image onto an old dictionary page starting with

"blood root". I highlighted the bloody words with some Brick

and Worn Lipstick Distress Inks and a water painter.  

I used some Y26 &Y28 on her teeth and then used a glaze pen

to give them a slimy sheen. I did the same for her eyes. Slimy, I say! 

As the piece de resistance, I used a preciously tiny polymer clay

cauldron, crafted from my talented Minion Sister, Andrea.

I added some potion vapors and bubbles from paper scraps and Stickles.

Perfecto! 

Speaking of Andrea, she is joining me today with her awesome creation.

Andrea chose to work with the wicked WitchyMou too.

She's quite popular down in the Dungeon.

Andrea has layered WitchyMou onto some layers of melted tulle

(I don't know how she does that!) and adorned each corner with equal 3D wickedness.

So nice to have a little company in the Dungeon in the middle of the week.

Please join us this week and show us what's hiding in your corners.

 And now for the naming of the Gruesome Twosome from last week's

"Insidious Inspiration" photo challenge.

Congratulations to

Vee

and

Lisa

Congratulations ladies.

Fabulous work!

Please grab your badge and display it proudly.

Taking back the crafting world,

one creepy project at a time.  

Keep 'em comin'!

 

Macabre Monday HDH146 - Hiding in the Corners

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*
(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Okay, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH146
"Hiding in the Corners"

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece

that is obviously adorned in the corners.
It doesn't matter if it's an ATC, a painting, or a 3D project.
It must have something lurking in or on it's corners.
As usual, creepy cute will work, but the Minions really get
a warm and fuzzy feeling when we see beautifully scary,
tastefully macabre, and gorgeously Gothic inspired pieces.
Just sayin'.

We are sponsored this week by

 

Stitchy has generously offered up a $10 store credit to one

lucky winner.

Now it's time to see what the Minions have hidden in the darkest
recesses of their corners.

August guest DT 

Stampin' Angel Jenn

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

  

Temptress of Terror Teri:

Imp of Insanity Ike:

The Freak of the Formidable Fiona:

The Contagion of Corrosion Croms:





The Menace of the Monstrous Mark:

Check back on Wednesday for Creepy Glowbugg's creepy creation
and the Gruesome Twosome from last week's challenge.

Another addition to the HDH dungeon!

That's right... and you've probably been expecting this one:

The Menace of the Monstrous Mark

Oh yeah, baby... we finally captured a manly Minion for your creative inspiration!  Here's a quick bio:

“Hi, I started this crafting thing Xmas 2011 and have no art background.  My Sis has been crafting for years so I thought I would give it a go… my interest has grown from there.  I work for myself as a Landscape gardener and have been doing this for about 15 years.  I have two very stupid cats called Spesh (yes it is short for special needs) and Pounce. In the past I have spent a lot of my time climbing rock faces and it is still something I enjoy when time can be found.  As of this year my main interest has been the arts and crafts thing… love learning new styles and techniques.  I love being outdoors and need to get back to the climbing game."

Well, so much for that getting-back-outside-thing... Mark is officially part of the dungeon and is fitting in quite well already!  Here is his first offering as a Macabre Minion for this week's HDH145 Insidious Inspiration Macabre Monday challenge:

Once again, Mark has blown us away with his knack for 3-dimensional macabre creativity!  Freakin' fantastic as always :)  We are very lucky to have you as a part of our brood... welcome... and beware ;)

Wretched Wednesday Insidious Inspiration GTs and MoM

This week we have provided you with a photo

to draw your inspiration from.

I am a huge Oddities geek, so this photo really spoke to me.

Problem was, trying figure out that the hell it was saying!

This was a rough one, so I opted for a very literal interpretation.

I am starting to enjoy making ATCs, so I thought this would make

for a smaller and what I thought would be easier project.

Smaller? Yes. Easier? No.

It looked pretty good in the sketch phase, but once the colors were added, there

was no going back. I don't hate it, but I wanted to feel more proud of it than I am. 

Betcha Fiona rocked this one!

 

Why yes, yes she did!!

Beautiful!!

 

There are still a few more days to join us with for our

Insidious Inspiration photo challenge! 

We want to see what you see when you look at that picture.

And now for the naming of the Gruesome Twosome from last week's

Freaker's Free for All challenge.

Congratulations to

Monique

 Click the link on her name and see all the fabulous details of this

incredible little Witches Tea Party shadowbox.

and

Lisa Sparkle

You must do the same to see all the wonderfully strange

images and bits she used for her revamped thimble cabinet.

Truly inspired work this week ladies.

Please grab your badge and contact Barb (her email addy is in the sidebar)

to claim your Tiddly Inks winnings!

Thank you to everyone who played along with us last week.

We really appreciate your creativity and your willingness to

rise to our challenges.

We're taking back the crafting world,

one spooky project at a time.   

 

And lastly, I am pleased to announce

Monique

as July's

Master of the Macabre

Congratulations (again) Monique!

Please alert Barb to your Master status

and provide her with your mailing address.



Macabre Monday HDH145 Insidious Inspiration

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*
(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Okay, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH145
"Insidious Inspiration"

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece

that is inspired in some way by this photo:


It's nice, right?

Now it's time to see how the Minions have interpreted

this mojo provoking photo.

First up is our esteemed
August guest DT and birfday girl,

Stampin' Angel Jenn

(I know, but we let her hang out anyway)

Jenn is not only our guest DT this month, but Donna and I also have the

pleasure of working with Jenn on the Dilly Beans DT.

Jenn is a busy gal with all of her DT commitments, but she also runs the

Wicked Wednesday ATC challenges,

and is a wife and Mom.

And yet, she never seems to miss a challenge.

Happy Birthday Jenn!

We look forward to seeing more of your

wonderfully dark side this month!

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

Donna's version of a Lachrymatory or Tear Bottle.

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

  

Imp of Insanity Ike:

The Freak of the Formidable Fiona:
will be joining in on the mid-week inspiration with Creepy Glo.

The Contagion of Corrosion Croms:

Check back on Wednesday for Creepy Glowbugg's,
and Fiona's creations.
We will also be announcing the Gruesome Twosome
from last week's "Freaker's"challenge and July's
Master of the Macabre.

Wretched Wednesday - Freaker's Free for All

It's that time of the week where I try to entice you with my wares.

The Macabre Monday challenge this week is

Freaker's Free for All

and we are sponsored by

 

I used a few Tiddly Inks images for this one.

I used "Vamp Me" as my main image.

I also used the headstone and the coffin from the Vampire extras pack.

I attached everything to a floral oval Spellbinder and added some

paper fleurs for that overall Gothic feel.

I am not a big Vampire fan

(I like the dirty werewolves better- like Alcide Herveaux),

but this is a sweet image, perfect for the newer generation

of Gothic glamourists and Vampyr lovers.

The challenge is anything goes, so why not play along with, well, anything!!!

As long as it's Hallowe'en or Gothic in nature, we'd love to see it!

And now the moment you've all been waiting for,

the naming of the Gruesome Twosome from

last week's Movie Madness challenge.

Congratulations to

Katt

"The Shining"

and

Monique

"Alice in Wonderland"

Wonderful creations ladies!

Truly inspired!

Grab your badge and display it proudly.

Please contact me here to claim your prizes. 

Keep those beautifully dark, not fit for public viewing,

brilliant works of Hallowe'en and Gothic inspired art coming!

We're taking back the crafting world,

one creepy project at a time.