Show up and vote!!! Please?

Today is the first day of voting for the current 

Design Team Throw Down at the

Smeared and Smudged forum.

Andrea, Mark, and I have worked really hard to create

some visually stunning Faux Finishes for the Throw Down theme.

You can click on our names and see our creations up close and 

personal.

Andrea

Mark

Glo

Please drop by the S&S forum and cast your vote for your favorite

team's projects. You do have to be a member to vote, but sign up is

a snap, and you will be joining a forum full of tips, tricks, inspiration, 

and camaraderie for the alternative artist. 

No spam or weekly emails either!

Voting is only open today and tomorrow, so don't dally!! 

Macabre Monday Dante's 9 Circles of Hell

Welcome to the second week of the Macabre Monday 

Divine Comedy challenge.

Most of you are probably, at least vaguely familiar with the poem 

written back in the 14th century, by Dante.

It is an allegory telling of the journey of Dante through Hell, guided 

by the Roman poet Virgil. In the poem Hell is depicted as 

nine circles of suffering located within earth. 

Allegorically, the Divine Comedy represents the journey of the 

soul towards God, with the Inferno describing the recognition and 

rejection of sin.

For more info check out the wiki page here.

Here is how (some of ) the Minions interpreted the theme:

 Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

Gluttony

The Contagion of Corrosion Croms:

 

Circles 2-9 

She gets around.

Imp of Insanity Ike:

Lust

We hope you'll join in on the Hellish fun we are having this week.

There are plenty of sins to choose from, and lots of wickedness, too.

For example, did you know that the 8th Circle is Fraud, and sorcerers,

astrologers, fortune tellers and false prophets, were made to 

endlessly walk with their heads on backwards so they couldn't see what

was ahead of them? How's that for eternal damnation?

You have all week to come up with something infernal.

    

DT Throwdown Round 2

Here we are again with our Design Team Throwdown entry.

The voting has changed a bit, giving the teams more time to create, 

with the voting being open Thursday and Friday ONLY.

Now we are being judged together as a team, as opposed to
receiving individual votes.

For more info you can go here.

The theme is FAUX FINISHES.

Here are our entries:

Andrea

Gorgeous faux metal and rust technique on a chipboard box.

For more info, please drop by Andrea's personal blog.

Mark

Very masculine and gritty faux rust and patina techniques 

on a journal cover. 

Faux cracked glass technique.

Embossed diamond plate and riveted metal chipboard pieces.

For more info, please drop by Mark's personal blog.

Gloria

Paper Mache skull with bronze metallic paint and patina treatment. 

All paper and card stock gears and cogs and such, 

given a faux rust technique.

Stamped stylized steampunk gears onto tissue paper and adhered it 

over the bronze and patina. Next time, I think I'll apply it before 

the patina step.

Good shot of the bronze and patina, and a close up of the gears and 

stuff. For more info drop by my personal blog.

The Haunted Design House team won the first DT throw down, 

and we'd love to go two for two on this round as well.

We all worked really hard on our projects and we think it shows.

If you would like to see the entries from all of the teams

and cast your vote on Thursday or Friday, here is the link. 

You do have to be a Smeared and Smudged forum member

to participate and vote, but it's free and very worth signing up.

HDH 163 Dante, A Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy/ Dante's Inferno

Well This week It's Menace Of The Monstrous Mark here with this fortnights challenge, I have managed to slip the chains long enough to set the theme.

Now as you can see from the picture above the Theme is 'The Divine Comedy'

I'm sure most of you know at least the rough gist of the story, Dante battling through the different levels of hell or in the very least you might have played the computer game (me) I did try reading it once, Way heavy going.Ok so the challenge is not to read the Divine Comedy although you can, but to create something inspired by Dante's time down under. Here is a break down of the circles of Hell Dante passed through.

Now you can pick a circle of Hell that appeals to you or feel free to sum up Dante's time as a whole, or just a wild Hellish vision of your own. Go crazy and get inventive, We can not wait to see what you can come up with.

Remember to check back next Monday for more inspiration from our DT. Lets see what we have this week.

Temptress of Terror Teri

(The Gates of Hell)

Sultana Of The Sinister Black Dragon

(Limbo and Heresy)

Freak Of The Formidable Fiona

(gluttony)

Agent Of The Abominable Andrea

(treachery)

Menace Of The Monstrous Mark

Stop on by the DT's blogs, leave some love and find out more about what they have created for the challenge.

We can not wait to see what you come up with. 

Mark.

We dominated!!!

Just wanted to brag on the Minions for winning the very first

Smeared and Smudged DT Throwdown!!!! 

                                         

Thank you for your votes!!!

The new challenge begins tomorrow.

Now that the other teams have seen what we can do,

I have a feeling the competition is really gonna heat up!

Cast your votes

Its time to cast your votes for your favorite project

in the DT Throwdown going on at the Smeared and Smudged forum!!

Donna, Mark and myself (Creepy Glo), have worked really hard on our

entries, as did everyone else entered. We are competing against some of 

the best design team members in the alternative crafting community. 

Here is what the Minions made for the contest.

Mark

Please drop by Mark's blog and check out the fine details of his 

awesome box.

Donna

Drop by Donna's blog and check out her details for this lovely 

flocked bat project.

Creepy Glowbugg

Stop by my blog and see how I made this awesome set of drawers.

  

Please join Smeared Ink's Smeared and Smudged forum 

(only members can participate or vote, but it's FREE, so why not?)

and cast your vote for your favorite project.

We aren't looking to win a popularity contest, so please vote for your 

favorite project from all of the entries.  Voting closes this Friday!

And while you're there, poke around and check out all of the awesome discussions, challenges, tips, and more offered at the 

Smeared and Smudged forum. 

Drop Dead Gorgeous Macabre Monday week 2

Drop Dead Gorgeous 

is the theme for the second week here in the dungeon.

Surely you can think of someone or something that is considered 

undead and gorgeous in the eyes of the beholder.    

Here is what the Minions have prepared for you this week.

                 Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

The Contagion of Corrosion Croms:

Sultana of the Sinister Blackdragon:

Cadaverous Concoctor of Chaos

Creepy Glowbugg:

IMP OF INSANITY

IKE

So now you should get the idea of what we mean by
DROP DEAD GORGEOUS. 

Please join us and show us your creativity.

And now for the chosen ones from our

Gruesome Guardians challenge.

Congratulations go to

Carla 

and 

Chriss

Don't forget to grab you badge ladies.

Feel free to drop by the Gruesome Twosome's blogs and check out

their winning creations in greater detail.

Thank you to everyone who played in the dungeon with us.

This was a fun challenge and we enjoyed everyone's guardians.

Now, show us your gorgeously undead creations!

You have until this Sunday evening to enter. 

DT Throwdown

This is our banner for the Design Team Throwdown going on at 

Smeared Ink's ning forum. 

Mark, Donna, and myself (Creepy Glowbugg) are competing as a team

for the badge and bragging rights of the DT Throwdown champions.

Top designers from some of the best alternative DTs are competing

against each other for votes, which will be collectively tallied and

the winning DT will be crowned the winner for the current challenge theme.

You must be a member of the SI ning group to participate and/or vote on the entries.

Join now, and check out the stunningly wicked and fabulous entries, and 

cast your vote for your favorite project!!!

Voting actually starts on Monday, but you can sample the eye candy now.     

HDH162 - Drop Dead Gorgeous

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

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

Our next challenge is :

Drop Dead Gorgeous

Think corpses, zombies, grave digging or even our old favourites, vampires! 

Isn't this guy handsome:

 





I think you get the idea!

For week 1 of Drop Dead Gorgeous we have:

Menace of the Monstrous Mark:

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

The Freak of the Formidable

Fiona:




Bring out yer Dead!!!!

MM: Gruesome Guardians week 2 + winners

Today marks week two of our 
Gruesome Guardians challenge.

We want to see your dark projects featuring a guardian-type
creature that protects or guards treasures, doorways to other worlds,
long forgotten Fae royalty, whatever. Make it up! We'd love to 
hear your story! Just make sure that you explain your guardian 
if it isn't painfully obvious in your work.

And now for some Minion Eye Candy   

Sultana of the Sinister Blackdragon:

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:





The dungeon is running on a bit of a skeleton crew this week, but
hopefully I'll be back with an offering later.



And now for some Gruesome Twosomes!!!

Congratulations go to 

Paper Whims


and 

Happy Crafter Shell
  

Please grab your badge and display it with pride and arrogance!
YOU ROCK!!!

Thank you to everyone who played along with us for our Poe challenge.
We had so many quality entries, it was hard to choose just two.
We are looking forward to seeing what you create for our
Gruesome Guardians challenge. You have until Sunday evening to enter!!
And remember, all of the chosen Gruesome Twosomes will be entered
to win our Master of the Macabre title and prize, to be drawn in March.