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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...

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules* ( Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges ) Ok, macabre fans ... your challenge this week: HDH127 " Off with their heads!! " You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween -based art piece by removing the head from one or more images and  then placing them on the body of another image . It's like reinventing your stamps and digis! Our sponsor this week is The Octopode Factory!! Lily is generously offering $15 in store credit to her Etsy shop here . There are so many awesomely strange and unique images to choose from, you're sure to find something that fits your style or inspires you to try something new. Check out what the Macabre Minions have chopped the heads off of this week: Sultana of the Sinister Lynx : Creepy Cricut Cween Donna : Agent of the Abominable Andrea :     Our Devious Digital Demon...

That's right everyone... I'm baaaaaack :)  The "real" jobs have been keeping me hoppin' for so long, that I almost forgot how to find this damn blog!  I'm working this weekend, too, so if I was gonna play, it had to be today.  So, without further ado: HDH126 - Grimm's Grimmest Ike's images that I used for this challenge are f'ing awesome.  "Red" is looking a bit... ummm... yeah, YOU know what I'm sayin'.  >`:)  Let's just say the hubby is diggin' this card. I'm not happy with how the wolf turned out.  When I was almost done with it, my damn marker dumped a HUGE drop right in the middle of it.  Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!  So I kept going over it to try and blend it out, so it looks all blah now.  Dammit.  Good thing "Red" is the focus I guess. I also used an old Rusty Pickle patterned paper that I've been hoarding (LOVE it).  The sentiment stamp is from StampInsanity. You've...

The chosen Gruesome Twosome for last week's "Can I quote you on that?" challenge are CGRA and I don't do straight Congratulations ladies and please note we have a new badge for you to add to your collections! 

Running a bit behind this week. Better late than never. This week's challenge is to find inspiration in one of the Brother's Grimm fairy tales. There are well over 200 tales of strangeness, murder, intrigue, and superstition to choose from. Disney apparently took his signature move from the original stories of killing off the mothers in the first paragraph, as told by the Grimms. Then the evil step mother and her unattractive and ill behaved offspring arrive to ruin the life of the sweet, and innocent maiden. Three drops of blood also seem to be a theme in more than one of the Grimm stories, although I only recall the specific in Snow White.  I went with an oldy, but a goody (aren't they all?), Hansel and Gretel That old witch has no idea what she's in for!   I used Bowtie and Karin from Stampotique to represent those kooky kids in the story.  I colored them up in bright, candy colors and Stickled the begeezus out of the old shack to make it pretty to the ki...

Andrea, The Agent of the Abominable here at HDH, is launching a challenge blog!  So, to get some buzz going, she is offering up some awesome dark blog candy :)  You should definitely go check it out: Smudger Challenge Blog I would LOVE to get my hands on some of those handmade clay goodies!!  Good luck to Andrea and her new challenge blog endeavor!  Don't worry... she's still a Minion... she won't escape THAT easily! And don't forget, you've still got a few days to play along with HDH's Macabre Monday challenge that is being sponsored by Ike's Art !

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules* ( Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges ) Ok, macabre fans ... your challenge this week: HDH126 " Grimm's Grimmest " You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween -based art piece based or inspired by one of  the t ales of the Brother's Grimm . There are well over 200 tales to choose from and you may be surprised by how brutal and horrific the original tales were actually written. For example, did you know that in the original version of Cinderella, (translated from the original "Aschenputtle") in order for the wicked step sisters to get their feet to fit into the slipper that one hacked off their toes and the other her heel? It would seem that most of the tales ended with some sort of bloodshed and death. Quite a long cry from the watered down versions we were raised on from Disney and Scholastic books. Oh! And let's not forget that...