Haunted Design House

Have you been checking out the awesomeness that the rest of the Simply Betty Stamps DT has been up to this week?  Very cute with just a touch of creep... I mean if you HAVE to be cute, at least you can add a skull or bat here and there, right?  :) Today, the girls and I are showcasing Betty & Batty ... they really are sweet. I kept it super simple today, using a couple Martha Stewart papers, red grosgrain & a little epoxy bat from Recollections.   I think this image really is the cutest out of the lot... but how sweet CAN she be if she's holding a bat, right?  Not to mention the skulls on her skirt, shoe & hairband.  They make me smile. :) See? Beware of the cuteness. Tomorrow will be another preview, and then Friday is Release Day where you can get your grubby mitts on these images for yourself!  Be sure to check back! And have we scared everyone off from the HDH challenge this week ... or is it a toughie?  I've got a ton of...

HDH Macabre Monday Rules: 1 . Create a dark and macabre SOMETHING (card, scrap page, altered item, whatever) that follows the specific Macabre Monday challenge given. Cutesy is fine, but creepy is better :) 2. You have until the following Sunday night @ 5pm central time to post your creation and please leave a direct-link back here. Please make sure that your blog post / upload has been made AFTER the challenge date... we wanna see fresh stuff, not those from a few weeks ago!! 3. If you upload to any online galleries (TACPCC, S&S, PCP, SCS, etc.) , please tag the title using HDH088 . 4. Weekly giveaways! Some weeks will be loaded with loot, others not-so-much ... but the thrill is in the win, right?! Some prizes shall be by random drawing, others hand picked... and I'm not telling you ahead of time :) 5. We'll be selecting a weekly Gruesome Twoso me (our top two favorite creations) from all the players. At the end of every month these will be compiled and a Master...

Yep... building up to another new release from Simply Betty Stamps!  Every day this week there will be a preview of a new image of the Teen Scene line, so be sure to check back on the SBS blog to see them all!  I'll be back Wednesday & Release Day Friday with a couple more to show :) First up, London & Lynx : Don't you LOVE that curly hair?!  And her blouse is so cute with the little skully. At first I was going to make her a redhead... but I do that soooo much, I opted for a nice limey yellow-green this time.  And nothing finishes off an outfit like an orange bead-studded choker, right?  ;) That's it for today folks... be sure to keep checking back & pop over to Simply Betty Stamps blog to see more of London & Lynx ! Oh!  And HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

My bad.  This was supposed to be posted yesterday. :) Over at the Simply Betty Stamps challenge blog , we are doing a super easy challenge!  So you should be able to play along... just create a card or project for Mom.  See, I said it was easy. Here's mine: Yeah, I'm sure my mama will give me a smile over this one ;)  VERY fitting, no?  I used my new uber-awesome iron gate punches from MS... just  a bit around the sentiment.  I LOVE those things!   Digi/stamp:  SGKW Birthday Sally Rubber stamp:  Trendy Greetings (TAC) Paper:  DCWV, Caboodles White & set D cardstocks , OLD paper from stash Other:  VersaFine Onyx ink, Copic markers, MS punches, Micron pen So, since Mom's Day is tomorrow, do you all have your cards done?  If not, whip one up and link it up over at Simply Betty Stamps Challenges !!!

Since you've been oh-so-patient this week... I decided I should probably go ahead and let you know the winner today... ...the winner of this bit of awesomeness is... ... ... ... ... (don't you hate waiting?) ... ... ... Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 20 Timestamp: 2011-05-07 03:24:12 UTC  ... Soooooo if you scroll down our list o' comments, we get: Starla B. said... Mmmmm.....candy.... I'm a pretty recent follower, just found you guys a week or two ago, but I'm loving it!! I know I'll be a faithful follower for years to come! =D 4/30/11 10:27 AM Congratulations, Starla B!   Please email me your mailing address & I'll get those goodies boxed up and mailed off next week!!  My email address is in the sidebar. Thanks for everyone's comments!  And don't forget that this week is a Freaker's Free For All challenge and you've got until Sunday at 5pm central time (US) to linky up your creations!...

**This post will remain at the top until May 6th... for newer posts, please scroll down** But before we get to the candy, please read: The NOT-so- Masterful Mistress of the Macabre here.  I have been so damn busy with work and other responsibilities that I have neglected necessary blog housekeeping duties & announcing quite a few of the last Masters of the Macabre .  So I guess it's about time for me to dig through my big box of scraps and reward you guys... and you'd BETTER like it... just sayin'.  >':) Stay tuned for that announcement later this week. Ok, now on to the reason why you clicked over here... mmmm.... BLOG CANDY Haunted Design House has officially hit 400 Stalkers!   YEAY!  Who knew that there were so many fan- freakishly -tastic people out there ;)  So to celebrate, I am offering up this bit of fiendishly fun goodies: Items include: orange rub-on letters, pleather card-keeper handbag, blank mini-album, three sheets of Grun...

This week's challenge is one of my favorites, Freaker's Free for all ! What this means at HDH is whatever bizarre, unsavory, unnerving, bit of strangeness you can muster, just might win you a title! If you have a project that doesn't really fit any other challenge blog criteria, we want you!! That being said, I have a couple of (finally) finished projects to share with you. I have added more gourds to my garden. I love the "Fairy Tale" punkins and always make a mummy or Jack Skellington every year out of their sickly white flesh. More happy Jacks awaiting a new home. New listings are going up today/tomorrow on Etsy .  The sTeaMpUnKinS are all fired up and ready to start chugging along towards Autumn. And finally, my lovely cherubs . I am so stoked with how these turned out! I know they are a bit offensive when my husband (is that thumping I hear?) is not a fan! Yeah! Mission accomplished!! Aww! Isn't he just an angel ? So, I'm thinking lapel pins...