Haunted Design House

Ahhhh, the smell of damp, fetid earth and the slick feel of a yet to be determined globulus muck! It's good to be back! The gates to the Haunted Design House are open for business!  Kicking the year off in traditional HDH style, the challenge is, " Got Goth? ". Nice and easy... but don't get used to it! Here is my submission. It's good to be back at it again! I can feel the 'ol mojo warming up! Okay, I started off with some really cool laced dp, but can't remember who it's by (Barb?).  I used some long hoarded real lace trim from Wild Orchid  along the bottom.    This awesome image is called, Tad Batty by  Terra Bidlespacher for Sweet Pea Stamps . I added a big vellum moon as the backdrop for the image. I used Sparkling Silver mist to add texture and some dimension to the moon. I had some chipboard flourishes from a year or two ago that matched the color scheme and give the illusion of vegetation. I finally got to use my MS skul...

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules* ( Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges ) Have you MISSED us, terribly?!! Well... the Haunted Design House Macabre Monday challenges are BACK! (pause for applause) ... ... Ok, macabre fans ... your challenge this week: HDH114 " Got Goth? " You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece that uses or includes a Goth theme.  Think black, lace, leather, elegance, etc. Yeah, I know... an easy challenge... but since most of us suck (and not in a good way) at keeping New Years' Resolutions, I thought I would give us a chance to finish SOMETHING the first week of the new year! Check out what the Macabre Minions have created for your viewing pleasure: Sultana of the Sinister Lynx : Creepy Cricut Cween Donna : Agent of the Abominable Andrea : Our Devious Digital Demoness Susan is out with a few broken bones, but is hopefully healing up nicely. ...

... that's right, I have collected yet another soul to do my Macabre Monday bidding! She is from the "meat-grinder Tilda" fame. Have you guessed yet? That's right... please velcome: The Imp of Insanity Ike Here's a little bio: Hi there – I am Ike……a nickname that I got hooked with many years ago due to my surname, and in my profession at that time, …… they just loved  to give nicknames. OK – potted history ….. I was born in the UK, went to art college, worked as a Cop for 30 years, had me 1 fabulous daughter, lived on an island, retired and moved to another country, became a grandmother, do my own thing  :-D I live in Greece now and have a passion for kitties J I have 8 house cats and several interlopers that I feed at the windows. This number grows all the time as the kitty telegraph goes around !!  I also have 8 English Light Sussex chickens that I reared myself in an incubator. I am a complete nutter or shou...

Do you hear that scratching? That simpering? Squabbling and snickering? Have no fear, (well, maybe some fear) it's just the Minions wanting to come out and play. It's been a long holiday and the little beasties want to show you what they've been up to! The new season of Macabre Monday challenges starts this coming Monday, the 2nd of January . 

That's right! It's time to dust off your ghoulish goodies and get ready to start off the New Year with a whole new slew of Macabre Monday challenges!! Little hint: The first challenge of the New Year is gonna be GOTHIC in nature. That is all. Come back on Monday if you dare!!! Bring a friend if you think it will help. 

Just a quick note to wish everyone a wonderful Winter Holiday weekend!  And even though I didn't keep it creepy this week, just know that I still haven't put away ANY of my Halloween decor :) Does that make up for it?!! More My Mind's Eye paper and a Simply Betty Stamp image. Merry Creepmas to all!!

Warned ya' yesterday... just sayin'.  Today's bit of non-creepiness: But at least she has attitude, right?  Another image from SBS's Sweet Gothic Kids.  And Echo Park paper maybe?