Macabre Monday HDH151 "I'm melting!"

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

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

HDH151
"I'm melting!!!"

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

that has something to do with
melted wax, candles, witches, or melted flesh.
The possibilities really are endless with this one.
It's time to start tapping into your Halloween spirit,
and create something seasonally spectacular!

Let's see some inspirational examples from the Minions to get your mojo flowin'.
    
September Guest DT
Lady Brayton:

Beautiful, digitally melted creation!

Sultana of the Sinister Lynx:

What a great little curio of melted wonders! 

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

There is that melted flesh I was talking about!

The Contagion of Corrosion Croms:

You have to check out Helen's blog for tips on creating this magnificent

witch's wand using... hot glue.

And then there is this gorgeous candle with a digi transfer
technique using a great witch image.





The Menace of the Monstrous Mark:


Melted wax mixed media on canvas. Nice.


Temptress of Terror Teri

A little ATC sized easel card

Check back on Wednesday for Creepy Glowbugg's (and possibly some
other MIA Minions) creation(s) and the Gruesome Twosome 
from last week's "Oh my gourd!" challenge.

Oh my gourd!!! WW inspiration

 

 

Well, another Wednesday has crept up on me, and caught me a little behind.

Nothing has gone as planned this week, especially my gourd project.

This week HDH is sponsored by Funworld's Floating Pumpkin Kits.

With it still being a little early in the season for pumpkins, I decided to use

a faux pumpkin for my project. I've had some for a few years and never got

around to actually carving them, but the monkeys at Mike's do it every year

for their check out counter lights and displays, so how hard can it be?

I watched a few videos with helpful hints and tips for a successful

fake pumpkin carving experience. I decided the easiest and fastest  

way was to use a Dremel. I think the key here is to use the correct bit.

I did not use the correct bit. I gave up immediately after the incorrect bit caught the

foam of the pumpkin and ripped a big plug of faux punkin foam out of my design.

Boo on power tools.

I ended up using the little saw they provide in the kit, a nail file, an X-acto knife,

a bastard file, and finally a rat tail file. Now doesn't all that sound so much easier

than carving a real pumpkin?!

No, no it doesn't.  

The actual kit is quite simple to use on the pumpkin once you have

carved it to your liking. Or to your disliking. I went with a very simple

design even though I really wanted to show off like Donna and Lady B.

They both went in the professionally finished and insanely detailed route,

which worked for them quite nicely.

I hung my pumpkin rather high so the neighborhood delinquents would have to

work really hard to give this guy a roundhouse kick or use it as a punching bag.

Don't even tempt them...     

And then the piece de resistance, I didn't have a freaking fake tea light

on hand except for a purple Hello Kitty one that was pretty weak.

Really?

Anyhoo, the Floating Pumpkin kit is pretty cool and would be great if

you hung a bunch in a display or from your trees. Very simple to use

and gives a great effect to your Hallowe'en displays.   

  

Since I wasn't feeling I had performed to my full potential this week,

I made an ATC using Andrea's awesome pumpkin digi and

the cool Raven background was a fabulous freebie from Ike a

few weeks ago. I used a Memory Box "Spooky collage" stamp

over the Copic colored pumpkin and added some distress inks,

a sticker, and a couple of rhinestones to finish it off. 

I may have redeemed myself.

 

Oh! And I'm not the only one with a Wednesday project to share.

 

Andrea

Killer clay work and paint job! LOVE the stitched mouth!!

 

Teri

This little Pumpkinhead cutie is now available at

Delicious Doodles. Teri is offering a special deal

if you'd like to have all 10 of the new Halloweenies line. 

Drop by her shop and check them out! 

 

 

Fiona

Awesome image! The perfect pumpkin if you ask me.

 

 

 

Mark

 

 

Fabulously gourdgeous tag and ATC! 

 

It's nice to have some mid week company here in the dungeon. 

And how's that for inspiration?

 

Now for the real reason you are still hanging about...

the Gruesome Twosome!!! 

Last week's challenge really did challenge you guys didn't it?

Bare Bones was a hard one for most of us, but some of you were

really in your zone.

 

Congratulations to

 

Carla

So elegant and classy.

 

 

and

 

Claire  

I am a sucker for an altered image like that bunny pinata,
with his guts kinda hangin' out. Nicely done.



Please grab your badge and display it proudly.

 Thank you to everyone who took the challenge last week.
We had a lot of really good eye candy to choose from. It keeps getting harder
and harder to choose every week.
We can't wait to see your pumpkin inspired projects for this week's
Oh My Gourd!! challenge.
 

Macabre Monday HDH150 "Oh My Gourd!!!"

 *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:

HDH150
"Oh My Gourd!!!"

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

that utilizes, mimics, infers, or is otherwise obviously
gourd or pumpkin inspired.

We have a wonderfully creative and timely sponsor this week!!
Funworld's Floating Pumpkin Hangers

These are called Floating Pumpkin Hanger kits.
Very cool concept and pretty simple to put together.
These look awesome in a grouping and the website has lots of
photos and design ideas. They are available through Spirit,
Amazon, and possibly other online retailers. A simple Google search
should help you locate them in your area. They even have a Face Book page.


Some of the DT live in other parts of the world, and pumpkins aren't
quite in season. So some of us had to improvise, while others shied away from
the literal interpretation completely. 
  
September Guest DT
Lady Brayton:

Yes, that is a  real pumpkin. And yes, there is a floating kit attached,

but unfortunately, it didn't show up as well as that awesome carving!!!

That is one hard act to follow.

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

So elegant and gourd-geous! So thankful for the faux pumpkins!!
Such a beautiful decoration to last for years. Plus, it also shows that
the metal wire can be camouflaged and made nearly invisible.
Yay tulle!!

Sultana of the Sinister Lynx:

It is so good to have Lynx playing in the dungeon with us again!
We all missed her terribly, and are thrilled to welcome her back!
Fabulous little Vintage themed ATC book!
A pumpkin on every page!! Perfect!  

Temptress of Terror Teri:

Teri is releasing a new line of digis called, "Halloweenies".

Check out her newest image, "Pumpkinhead"! So cute!!

Drop by Delicious Doodles to see the rest of the designs and more!!

Imp of Insanity Ike:

Since Ike lives in Greece, so she improvised.


Carved Aubergines anyone?
Fabulously gourd-geous in their own way!!!

The Contagion of Corrosion Croms:

That is one hell of an up cycled paper bag!!

Oh my gourdy, that's wonderful!!  

Check back on Wednesday for Creepy Glowbugg's (and possibly some
other MIA Minions) creation(s) and the Gruesome Twosome 
from last week's Bare Bones challenge.

Wretched Wednesday Bare Bones

Better tardy than dead!

I am alive, but still a bit "off". Okay a little more "off" than usual.

But I did manage to actually produce something for this week's challenge.

Bare Bones - no bumpy embellishments or dimensional creations this week.

More along the lines of a clean and simple, but cleanliness is not

really in my repertoire.

 

I went with a tag this week, featuring an insane image from

Rick St. Dennis. I was inspired to create a tag after watching a Stamp-tember tutorial

by Tim Holtz. It was perfect for this "non-dimensional" challenge, and it gave me

a reason to use some new stamps and more of my unused Ranger products. 

Who doesn't need a Zombie Stripper image?!!!

Isn't she just wonderfully wretched?!

I have a few RSD digis from last years designs, but he has come out

with so many new and horribly twisted Hallowe'en themed images this season.

I picked up a few more, with plenty still on my wish list.

He is a fabulous artist and just recently had a DT call on his blog.

Congrats to our own Croms, for her recent DT spot!!!

Check out her blog to see what she created to really wow Mister St. Dennis.

   

I intentionally left off the seam binding ribbon at the top

for this photo. I didn't want any real dimension at all on this tag.

Rules is rules!

I had fun using Distress Inks to create my tag background, and adding

lots of strange and awesome stamps that I have been collecting for years.

I love all of the (non dimensional) layers and overall dirtiness of it. 

 

There is still plenty of time to come up with something flat, but not boring,

for our Bare Bones challenge.

Deadline is Sunday the 9th, at 3PM CST.

 

 

  

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

We had a ridiculous level of talented submissions last week

for our Bad Moon Rising challenge.

It was near impossible to narrow it down to only two and our prize winner.

Good thing the Minions are an opinionated bunch. It's a group effort every week.

 

Congratulations go to

 

Keren

 

and

 

die amelie 

 

    

 

Truly inspiring and stunning work this week.

So creative!!

Thank you for sharing your wonderful creations with us, and please grab your badge 

and display it proudly.

 

 

The winner of the $15 store credit to our wonderful sponsor

 

is

 

Carol

 

 

Congratulations, Carol!!

Please contact me with your email addy so I can pass it on to

Deb at Cupcake Moon!!

 

 

And last, but certainly not least, we have the

Master of the Macabre for August

Monique!!! 

 

Congratulations to you!

Please contact Barb with your mailing address to claim your masterly winnings.

 

 

Thank you to everyone who finds inspiration in our challenges, and takes

the time to share their talented creations with us!!

 

 

 

Macabre Monday HDH149 Bare Bones

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

HDH149
"Bare Bones"

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

that uses NO dimensional embellishments. That's right.
No rhinestones, no pearls, no ribbons, no chipboard.
Pretty much a clean and simple layout. It doesn't have to be
a single layer card, but no bumpy bits.

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

First up, is our

September guest DT 

Lady Brayton

My name is Angela Brown aka "Lady Brayton" (or Lady B).

Lady Brayton is my stripper name, but since I have neither the body

nor the talent to strip, I have made it my crafting name.

I've been drawing and coloring ever since I could hold crayons and I've

been cutting and pasting ever since I learned to use scissors without

stabbing myself or others. I still struggle with the "not stabbing others" bit, but

the meds the doctor gives me are really helping me with that problem. 

I currently work as a chemotherapy infusion nurse. I make time for myself and

my art everyday. Artistic expression is my therapy. It is necessary for my sanity.

It soothes my soul and relaxes my mind. Eventually, I hope to make art a career,

but for now I am content to play.

Welcome to the Dungeon Lady B!! We have your pole all warmed up for you.

Practice makes perfect! Now, start dancin'!!!!

Let's see what our little over achiever did shall we?  

Nice work. I think we'll have her back next week too! 

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

Simply perfect!

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

  

Looks like Andrea got the over aciever memo as well.
Beautifully wicked paintings, with a couple more on her blog too.



Temptress of Terror Teri:

Teri is such a rebel. She glued the pearls on before

realizing they were taboo this challenge. Couldn't remove 'em

without ruining her project. She gets a pass this time.

Check out her newest digital image! So cute!!

The Freak of the Formidable Fiona:

Nothing warms the Minions cockles more than the "F" word!!

The Contagion of Corrosion Croms:

So CAS!! Digging the black and white simplicity.

The Menace of the Monstrous Mark:

Mark used a Daniel Torrente image. LOVE those little dudes!!!
Nice crackle effect on the frame too.

Check back on Wednesday for Creepy Glowbugg's 
creation and the Gruesome Twosome and winner from last week's
Bad Moon Rising challenge.