Haunted Design House

Today marks the opening of the "Suspense and Gallows Humor" art showing at Gallery1988 in L.A. I wish I still lived in Southern California. I just liked how timely this opening is to our Macabre Monday challenge this week. Now I would like to announce our GTs from our "Off with their heads!" challenge. Cgra and Nancy W and the winner of the $15 store credit for The Octopode Factory is... Mary Kay   Please contact Donna here to claim your prize! Congratulations to all of this week's winners and thank you to everyone who joined in on our madness last week. I think there is still time to get busy on something Hitchcock inspired for this week's challenge too! "I am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach." - Alfred Hitchcock 

Two weeks in a row?!  I can't believe it either.  I'm sure I just jinxed myself :)  But, yes, I was able to play along with Macabre Monday ! I've been a fan of Octopode Factory's images since they first came on to the scene.  I love the bold lines and the creepy quirky style.  This week, we've been lucky enough to be sponsored by OF... and here is my offering: I used the head of  Frankenstein's Bride , the body of Morticia , and also the severed head of the Headless Spectre .  KaiserCraft patterned paper, Martha Stewart edge punches (x3), May Arts black web trim, & a sentiment stamp from River City Rubberworks round out this card. I added Glossy Accents to the eyes and the blood... looks great IRL.  I just love how this image looks... and it's from three different digis!   You've still got a couple of days to play along for a chance at some Octopode Factory goodness!  Are you up for the challenge?...

I can't believe it's Wednesday already! This new year is just zippin' by. I had such a blast working on this week's challenge. Our sponsor is The Octopode Factory and we got to play with some new images from Lily. I chose the Day of the Dead couple . And I used the bodies of Tweedle Dee and Dum from the Octopode's Alice in Wonderland line. I kept the color scheme really simple with warm greys and reds, with the thought that it conveyed the feel of romance. Plus, I spend way too much time choosing my colors, so this was a quicker process than usual.     I glittered her veil and the accents around her eyes. Everyone knows that a bride has to sparkle! I used quite a bit of black Doodlebug fine glitter on his moustache and goatee, and I added some red Stickles around the eye for more sparkle.  And I finally got to showcase this gorgeous tattered rose ribbon I received from the Mis...