Rudolph, Enhanced

Today is the the tenth day of Smeared and Smudged's 2014 12 Days of Creepmas Blog Hop!  I'm excited to be here, along with all the other great artists that you can see in the blogroll to the right.  Start at the top with Terra or just jump in anywhere and follow along.  If you've arrived here from Keren's blog, you'll want to continue on to the lovely Leigh after stopping here.

We guarantee to give you an alternative view of the holidays!

Today is also the start of a new challenge over at Left of Center Challenges, sponsored by Delicious Doodles and Smeared Ink. I have a chosen to make card featuring Steampunk Rudolph from Smeared Ink.

"How d'ya like me now, huh?!"

The details:

1. Steampunk Rudolph--Brass the Steampunk Reindeer from Smeared Ink
2. Alphabet--Studio G alphabet set
3. Spectrum Noir colored pencils
4. Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Transparent
5. Tsukineko irRESISTible Pico Embellisher in bronze and silver

Elfin Rumors

Today is the the ninth day of Smeared and Smudged's 2014 12 Days of Creepmas Blog Hop!  This is also a Smeared Ink day, in which we have been challenged to use Smeared Ink images.  I'm excited to be here, along with all the other great artists that you can see in the blogroll to the right.  Start at the top with Terra or just jump in anywhere and follow along.  If you've arrived here from Keren's blog, you'll want to continue on to the lovely Leigh after stopping here.

We guarantee to give you an alternative view of the holidays!

Today I have a piece of altered art which I have entitled Elfin Rumors.  This is an "art" plaque which I acquired at my local Goodwill.  It started out looking like this:

And it now looks like this:

Now, I know that on these Smeared Ink days we have been challenged to use only SI stamps, but I have a really hard time using just one brand of stamps.  For me, part of the fun and challenge of making a piece is to pull stamps and images from all sorts of sources and then make them work together somehow.  I know that probably disqualifies me from the Smeared Ink Day, but that's OK!

The details:

1. Santa face--from Old-Fashioned Christmas Illustrations CD-ROM and book, by Dover Publications
2. Elves on candy cane horses--from Create with TLC
3. Mrs. Claus and small sentiments--from Femdom rubber stamp set from Smeared Ink
4. Spectrum Noir colored pencils
5. KimberlyGeneral’s,  Loew Cornell, and Prismacolor watercolor pencils
6. Faber Castell Gelatos
7. Background collaged from paper scraps, tissue paper, acrylic paints, chalk pastels

The Little Brat

Today is the the eighth day of Smeared and Smudged's 2014 12 Days of Creepmas Blog Hop!  I'm excited to be here, along with all the other great artists that you can see in the blogroll to the right.  Start at the top with Terra or just jump in anywhere and follow along.  If you've arrived here from Keren's blog, you'll want to continue on to the lovely Leigh after stopping here.

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Today I have a little piece I have entitled, The Little Brat.  As you can see this is another of my adventures in discount framing!

And here we have my best friend through the holidays, a little elf I just like to call "Evan."  (Sometimes his friends "Jim" and "Jack" visit my house, too!)

The details:

1. Santa and child image--from Old-Fashioned Christmas Illustrations CD-ROM and book, by Dover Publications.
2. KimberlyGeneral’s,  Loew Cornell, and Prismacolor watercolor pencils
3. Prima Marketing Chalk Ink Edgers 
4. Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Inks
5. Swirl stamp (in background)--from Hero Arts Not Perfect Poly Clear stamp set
6. Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Gold
7. Tsukineko irRESISTible Pico Embellisher

Have a Holly Jolly Skully

Today is the the seventh day of Smeared and Smudged's 2014 12 Days of Creepmas Blog Hop!  This is also a Smeared Ink day, in which we have been challenged to use Smeared Ink images.  I'm excited to be here, along with all the other great artists that you can see in the blogroll to the right.  Start at the top with Terra or just jump in anywhere and follow along.  If you've arrived here from Keren's blog, you'll want to continue on to the lovely Leigh after stopping here.

We guarantee to give you an alternative view of the holidays!

Today I have a little Creepmas tag, A Holly Jolly Skully.

The details:

1. Skull--Watchful Eye from Smeared Ink
2. Holly (foreground)--from Create with TLC
3. Holly (background)--from Inkadinkado Christmas Past Cling Stamp Set
4. KimberlyGeneral’s,  Loew Cornell, and Prismacolor watercolor pencils
5. Sharpie markers
6. Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Transparent

Merry Christmas Darling

Today is the the sixth day of Smeared and Smudged's 2014 12 Days of Creepmas Blog Hop!  I'm excited to be here, along with all the other great artists that you can see in the blogroll to the right.  Start at the top with Terra or just jump in anywhere and follow along.  If you've arrived here from Keren's blog, you'll want to continue on to the lovely Leigh after stopping here.

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Today I have an ATC, called Merry Christmas Darling.

She's a witchy Christmas diva.

The details:

1. Christmas diva--Willow, from Nikki Burnette's etsy shop, aurella27
2. KimberlyGeneral’s,  Loew Cornell, and Prismacolor watercolor pencils
3. Spectrum Noir colored pencils
4. "Merry Christmas" sentiment--from stash
5. Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Gold
6. Background--collaged and stamped with materials from stash
7. Tsukineko irRESISTible Pico Embellisher

Santa, Drunk and Bitter

Today is the the fifth day of Smeared and Smudged's 2014 12 Days of Creepmas Blog Hop!  I'm excited to be here, along with all the other great artists that you can see in the blogroll to the right.  Start at the top with Terra or just jump in anywhere and follow along.  If you've arrived here from Keren's blog, you'll want to continue on to the lovely Leigh after stopping here.

We guarantee to give you an alternative view of the holidays!

Today I have an altered piece of art which I have entitled, Santa, Drunk and Bitter.  This was an "art" piece on board which I got from Goodwill, gesso-ed up, and then painted and stamped and had my way with.

Drunk and bitter Santa is now hanging in my bathroom, in honor of the holidays.

The details:

1. Santa image--from Vintage Christmas Cards CD-ROM and Book by Dover Publications
2. Alphabet--Studio G alphabet stamp set
3. Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Sprays
4. Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Inks
5. Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Gold
6. Faber Castell Gelatos
7. Leaf stamps--from Trees rubber plates from The Enchanted Gallery
8. Background--collaged from various papers, acrylic paints, chalk pastels, and inks

Only Mrs. Claus Knows

Today is the the fourth day of Smeared and Smudged's 2014 12 Days of Creepmas Blog Hop!  This is also a Smeared Ink day, in which we have been challenged to use only Smeared Ink images.  I'm excited to be here, along with all the other great artists that you can see in the blogroll to the right.  Start at the top with Terra or just jump in anywhere and follow along.  If you've arrived here from Keren's blog, you'll want to continue on to the lovely Leigh after stopping here.

We guarantee to give you an alternative view of the holidays!

Today I give you a fat page which I have entitled, "Only Mrs. Claus Knows."

And she keeps her secrets, you can be sure.

The details:

1. Image--from Smitten digi set by Smeared Ink
2. Alphabet--Studio G alphabet
3. KimberlyGeneral’s,  Loew Cornell, and Prismacolor watercolor pencils
4. Colorbox archival pigment ink in Cranberry

Fears by Ike's Art with LOC Challenges

I am thrilled to be able to announce that I am a new member of the Design Team for the Left of Center Challenges!  I can't tell you how excited I am to be a part of this great team of artists!

Today is my first DT offering for a challenge, which is the "Fears with Ike's Art" challenge starting today over at the LOC site.

(If you are looking for my post for The 12 Days of Creepmas, please scroll down to the post below.)

This is my creation, using the Ike's Art image called Girly Pin-Up.

Thanks to Maureen and the rest of LOC Design Team for allowing me to play!

I'm Watching You

Today is the the third day of Smeared and Smudged's 2014 12 Days of Creepmas Blog Hop!  I'm excited to be here, along with all the other great artists that you can see in the blogroll to the right.  Start at the top with Terra or just jump in anywhere and follow along.  If you've arrived here from Keren's blog, you'll want to continue on to the lovely Leigh after stopping here.

We guarantee to give you an alternative view of the holidays!

I have a tag today which horrified my 15-year-old stepdaughter.  Yay!  I win!!

Vampy Santy

The details:

1. Background paper--Pine St. Square Paper Pack by The Paper Studio
2. Santa image:  from Old-Fashioned Christmas Illustrations CD-ROM and book, by Dover Publications.
3. Alphabet:  Studio G alphabet
4. Prima Marketing Chalk Ink Edgers

Zombie Gingerbread Men

Today is the the second day of Smeared and Smudged's 2014 12 Days of Creepmas Blog Hop!  This is also a Smeared Ink day, in which we have been challenged to use only Smeared Ink images.  I'm excited to be here, along with all the other great artists that you can see in the blogroll to the right.  Start at the top with Terra or just jump in anywhere and follow along.  If you've arrived here from Keren's blog, you'll want to continue on to the lovely Leigh after stopping here.

We guarantee to give you an alternative view of the holidays!

Today I have a quick card to offer, using an image from the latest Smeared Ink Rubber Club plate, A Very Skelly Christmas.

OK, true confessions--it wasn't meant to be quite that blood-spattery, but sometimes late at night...unpredictable things happen.  And I think I kinda like it!

The details:

1. Zombie gingerbread man--from A Very Skelly Christmas rubber set by Smeared Ink
2. Zombie gingerbread sentiment--from Create with TLC
3. Spectrum Noir colored pencils
4. Tsukineko irRESISTible Pico Embellisher
5. Background paper--Pine St. Square Paper Pack by The Paper Studio
6. Background paper embossed with Darice Crackle Embossing Folder

Confused and Enraged

Today is the the first day of Smeared and Smudged's 2014 12 Days of Creepmas Blog Hop!  I'm excited to be here, along with all the other great artists that you can see in the blogroll to the right.  Start at the top with Terra or just jump in anywhere and follow along.  If you've arrived here from Keren's blog, you'll want to continue on to the lovely Leigh after stopping here.

We guarantee to give you an alternative view of the holidays!

To start things off today, I have a piece I've entitled "Confused and Enraged."

I got this frame (with a piece of "art" in it, naturally) for a couple of bucks at Goodwill, after reading this post by Ann over at wonderstrange.  She's so right!!  A cool frame makes everything looks better and more artistic!  And the price was oh, so right!

The details:

1. Reindeer image:  from Old-Fashioned Christmas Illustrations CD-ROM and book, by Dover Publications.
2. Alphabet:  Studio G alphabet
3. KimberlyGeneral’s,  Loew Cornell, and Prismacolor watercolor pencils
4. Prima Marketing Chalk Ink Edgers
5. Background:  collaged from scraps, painted, sanded, and sprayed within an inch of its life