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 ) Welcome to the new  Macabre Monday  challenge, "Who are you supposed to be?" You are to  create a   dark,  Gothic, or  Hallowe'en   based art piece that depicts a costume or character you have been, or want to be for Hallowe'en.   Isn't there that one costume you always remember fondly from your childhood?  Or maybe that one character  you've  always wished you had the guts  (or the money, or the body) to portray  at this year's costume party? We're being sponsored by I Brake for Stamps . They have a huge, and varied selection of images from various talented artists. Definitely something for everyone. Della has generously offered up two images of choice to each of the chosen Gruesome Twosomes . Nice! We have chosen to work with the new Hallowe'en ima...

I'm running quite late this week and since our  yearly celebration of Hallow'een fell on a hump day, I'm late for the mid week inspiration as well.   The challenge this week is Hammer House of Horror . Choose a Hammer film, a Hammer actor, or Hammer movie monster, and let it be your muse for this challenge. We're looking for non-cute and/or horror inspired creations. The options really are limitless for this one.    It's your last chance to thrill us for the year. This will be our last scheduled challenge for 2012. And it's your last chance to have your name cast into the bubbling cauldron to win this month's Master of the Macabre!   First up is the finished product of Mark's  Peter Cushing box , with a twist.     The front of the book, featuring Mister Cushing.   The spine of the book pulls out to reveal a secret drawer. Nice!   And the back cover, w...

Do not adjust your monitors.  It is not a glitch.  And no... you are not hallucinating (or maybe you are).  It is I... The Masterful Mistress of the Macabre! Oh how I have missed this.  It has been so sad that I haven't been able to get my creep on this year and participate at HDH.  Life sometimes is a drag, and the mundane things like work,bills & drama unfortunately take the front seat. So, on to the good stuff for today!  This week we are sponsored by Rick St. Dennis .  I chose to work with his " Salome the Vampyr " and " Hexology " images... and they are fabulous: I apologize for the horrible photos... I just don't know how to adjust my camera when it comes to reds... they always end up REALLY bright.  Anyway, I know the color combo on this card is a bit different.  Red, purple, black & gold?  Yeah.  I had already colored her gown purple & hair black, so the robe needed contrast... it DOES pick up ...

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 w...