Haunted Design House

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules* ( Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges ) Our next Macabre Monday challenge is : Stephen King Knightmare Now not the sort of guy you would use as a muse to tell your kids their bedtime stories but for this challenge lets get sick and twisted and use the unhealthy mind of Stephen King as inspiration.  You can use his books, movies and comic books as your muse. Take inspiration from a movie: Or from a comic book: Or one of his books: Let's see what has come from the equally twisted minds of the minions! Sultana Of The Sinister  Black Dragon : Menace Of The Monstrous  Mark : Agent Of The Abominable Andrea : Imp of Insanity  Ike : Remember to check back on Monday for the next installment of mentally deranged mwahahaha.

Helloooooooo Dark Followers! Are you ready for Round #4 of the Design Team Throwdown Challenge taking place at  Smeared and Smudged's ning forum ?! We are!!! Teri , Helen and Donna 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 to see which DT reigns supreme. We here at HDH won the first AND third challenge...  and we very much hope we can do it again!  This DT Throwdown Challenge is all about Leather and Lace ! Let us reveal what the Minions have been up to: Temptress of Terror Teri A Twisted Easel Card with Napkin Fold Envelope Please visit Teri's blog   to learn about all of the fabulous details involved in making this stunning project! Contagion of Corrosion Croms Wicked Bondage Doll Please visit Crom's blog   to learn more about this  incredible doll, and the design process invo

Show us your bones!!! Welcome to the second week of  the Macabre Monday challenge Skeletal Remains . Pretty simple really. We want to see skeletons and/or bones. All in a relatively Hallowe'en or Gothic fashion. We are sponsored by The Octopode Factory for this challenge. Lily has generously offered up  $15 worth of  goodies from her shop.  Need some inspiration? Here ya go. Creepy Cricut Cween   Donna     Masterful Mistress of the Macabre  Barb Sultana Of The Sinister  Black Dragon Cadaverous Concoctor of Chaos Creepy Glowbugg C'mon, show us your bones!!! Enter the Skeletal Remains challenge here .

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules* ( Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges ) Our next Macabre Monday challenge is : Skeletal Remains We are not actually goading you into doing a Burke and Hare on us! What you can do is get down to the nitty gritty with anything relating to skeletal remains e.g. skulls, skeletons and bones etc. This week we are lucky enough to be sponsored by  The Octopode Factory . Lily is offering up a $15 gift certificate to the winner. Lily has some of the most quirky, original images available.  Something for everyone, even us creepy folk!   There is also a challenge blog for  The Octopode Factory . Let's see what the Minions have dug up for this skeletal theme. Menace Of The Monstrous  Mark : Using the Valentine St Valentine digital stamp. Agent Of The Abominable Andrea : Using The Raven and the Pirate Bay Frame digital stamps. WIP: Us

Are you ready for Round #3 of the Design Team Throwdown Challenge going on at  Smeared and Smudged's ning forum ?! Teri , Creepy Glowbugg , and myself ( The Masterful Mistress ) 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 to see which DT reigns supreme. We won the first challenge... I KNOW we can do it again! This DT Throwdown Challenge is all about Mini Books ! Let us reveal what the Minions have been up to: Temptress of Terror Teri The Little Book of Gothic Horror Please visit Teri's blog to learn about all of the fabulous details in this beautiful faux leather & copper mini book! Masterful Mistress of the Macabre Barb Mixed Media Dark Art Book  Please visit Barb's blog to view each page up close and personal, and see what happens when she raids the Architectural samples closet in

As we begin our second week of the Bare Bones/CAS  ( c lean a nd s imple) challenge,  we have some fresh Minion inspiration and perspiration, for you. Sultana Of The Sinister  Black Dragon Menace Of The Monstrous  Mark Creepy Cricut Cween  Donna   Imp of Insanity  Ike Cadaverous Concoctor of Chaos Creepy Glowbugg Keep it simple, no embellishments or multiple layers.

Drum roll please....... The Master of Macabre is Shelley .  Congratulations Shelley for substantially getting your creep on and you are the proud winner of  Teri's La Llorona image AND Lynx's Poe Piece.      We bow to you oh creepy one.  If you could  email   with your address to claim your prizes please.      The Gruesome Twosome for the Drop Dead Gorgeous Challenge are:   Carol with her amazing Zombie Head.     and   Crystal with her very cool Frankie Card.       The Gruesome Twosome of the Dante's Nine Circles challenge are:   Monique  with her insanely brilliant card.       and   Fiona with her brilliant ATC.     Now you can display your badges with the knowledge that you guys have the ability to hone your dark side to wicked little pieces of art.   Thank you and remember to check out this week's challenge which is Bare Bones .