Searching Witch

This is Day 20 of Smeared Ink's month-long extravaganza, the 31 Days of Halloween!  Welcome to my blog.

Today I have a quick, simple make to share--a 6 x 6 inch fat page, which I have entitled "Searching Witch."

I apologize for the rather poor quality of this photo; I was getting ready to take a picture of this piece and I dropped my digital camera, completely screwing up the lens.  *sigh*  So I had to make do with a pic from my stepdaughter's phone.

The details:

1.  "Searching Witch" digi stamp from Create with TLC, printed on Neenah and colored with Stabilo CarbOthello pastel pencils

2.  Distress Inks in Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, and Black Soot

3.  Forest embossing folder by Darice

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, and, as ever, thanks for all the kind and generous comments.  If you are following the entire hop, you can find the blog roll in the right-hand sidebar.

Raven's Blue

Today is Day 14 of Smeared Ink's annual October-long blog hop, the 31 Days of Halloween.  Welcome back to my blog!

Today I have another 6 x 6 inch fat page for you, entitled "Raven's Blue."

I was trying to capture, with the Perfect Pearls, the glossy blue-black that raven's feathers have .

The details:

1.  Ravens with skull digi stamp from A Day for Daisies, printed on Neenah and colored with watercolor pencils

2.  Ranger Perfect Pearls in Interference Blue

3.  Tree branches stamp from I Brake for Stamps, stamped with Ranger Perfect Medium and dusted with Ranger Perfect Pearls in Interference Blue

4.  Black glitter tape by Recollections, distributed by Michael's

That's it for me today--as always, thanks for stopping by my blog and thank you for all your comments!  To see the entire blog roll, please look in the right-hand sidebar.

Mary's Horns

Today is lucky Day 13 of Smeared Ink's awesome annual blog hop, 31 Days of Halloween!  Welcome back to my blog for the day!

Today I have a 6 x 6 inch fat page to show you, entitled "Mary's Horns."  This is my latest creation in my series this year, Halloween for Freaks and Geeks.

The details:
1.  Goth Girl rubber stamp by Mary Vogel Lozinak, stamped on Neenah and colored with Spectrum Noir colored pencils
2.  Cat hand-cut stamp by Naturecarvings
3.  Background sprayed with Prima Color Bloom spray mists, using Hero Arts Irregular Checkerboard Background stencil
4.  Distress Ink in Black Soot
5.  ColorBox fluid Chalk Ink Pad in charcoal

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!  If you're following the entire hop, the blog roll can be found in the right-hand sidebar.

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

Where Death and Gibson Girls Intersect

Today is the thirtieth day of the 31 Days of Halloween Challenge and Blog Hop, sponsored by Smeared Ink and the Smeared and Smudged forum!

To see everyone who is participating in the blog hop, follow the blog roll on the right.  If you're following the blog roll, you probably got here from Sue's blog and will want to proceed to Leslie's blog after you've stopped here!

Where has the time gone?!  I honestly don't know what I'm going to do with all my time when I'm not hopping 37 blogs a day!  I have so much enjoyed looking at everyone's work this month; I've drawn so much inspiration from all of you.  I can only hope that I might have inspired someone just a smidgen as much as you all have inspired me.

So, today, the penultimate day of the hop, my two series, A Gibson Girl Halloween and Death Has a Life Too, have collided, producing this:

Death wants to look his best for his beautiful date.

The details:

1. Lavinia--Gibson Girl stamp from flonzcraft (also on ebay here)
2. Death--Antique Gothic Chemistry Skeleton 1 digi stamp from AntiqueGraphique etsy shop
3. Alphabet--Studio G alphabet set
4. Spectrum Noir colored pencils
5. Prima Marketing Chalk Ink Edgers
6. Background--collaged from scraps, found papers, tissue paper

Death Considers Growing A Mustache

Today is the twenty-eighth day of the 31 Days of Halloween Challenge and Blog Hop, sponsored by Smeared Ink and the Smeared and Smudged forum!

To see everyone who is participating in the blog hop, follow the blog roll on the right.  If you're following the blog roll, you probably got here from Sue's blog and will want to proceed to Leslie's blog after you've stopped here!

As the penultimate entry into my Death Has A Life Too series, I offer you "Death Considers Growing A Mustache."

The details:

1. Death--Grim Reaper from Viva Las Vegas Stamps
2. Mustaches--Mustaches Clear Stamp Set by Stampabilities
3. Alphabet--Studio G Alphabet set
4. Background--collaged from scraps, etc.

Taking Liberties

Today is the twenty-fifth day of the 31 Days of Halloween Challenge and Blog Hop, sponsored by Smeared Ink and the Smeared and Smudged forum!

To see everyone who is participating in the blog hop, follow the blog roll on the right.  If you're following the blog roll, you probably got here from Sue's blog and will want to proceed to Leslie's blog after you've stopped here!

I think this might be the last of my series A Gibson Girl Halloween; I seem to have run out of ideas on this series!  Well, ok....there might be one more!  *wink*

Pearl and Edward have distinctly different ideas about what "taking liberties" might entail.

The details:

1. Pearl and Edward--from Gibson Girl Illustrations CD-ROM and Book by Dover Publications
2. Kissing couple--from Gibson Girl Illustrations CD-ROM and Book by Dover Publications
3. Couple on couch--from Old-Time Naughty French Illustrations CD-ROM and Book by Dover Publications
4. KimberlyGeneral’s,  Loew Cornell, and Prismacolor watercolor pencils
5. Sharpie marker
6. Faber Castell Gelatos
7. Background paper--from The Paper Studio Best of the Paper Studio 12 x 12 paper pack
8. Alphabet--Studio G alphabet stamp set
9. Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Inks

The Halloween Party

Today is the twenty-second day of the 31 Days of Halloween Challenge and Blog Hop, sponsored by Smeared Ink and the Smeared and Smudged forum!

To see everyone who is participating in the blog hop, follow the blog roll on the right.  If you're following the blog roll, you probably got here from Sue's blog and will want to proceed to Leslie's blog after you've stopped here!

In my latest installment of my series A Gibson Girl Halloween, Primrose wants so badly to go to the Halloween party, but will her husband allow it?

He's afraid of what she might get up with her wild friends.

The details:

1. Gibson girl (and boy!)--from Gibson Girl Illustrations CD-ROM and Book by Dover Publications
2. Woman in cat costume & woman in witch costume--free vintage images from The Graphics Fairy
3. Woman in bat/witch costume--from Create with TLC
4. Man's body (in striped tights)--from plate of rubber by Mary Vogel Lozinak, purchased from her etsy shop (it is actually a pig's body, and I removed the head)
5. Wolf's head--from Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers Halloween UM set 1 at Stamp Francisco
6. Faber Castell Gelatos
7. Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Inks
8. Background papers--found papers and paper from The Paper Studio Kellerkurtz & Company 12 x 12 paper pack
9. Alphabet--Studio G alphabet set
10. KimberlyGeneral’s,  Loew Cornell, and Prismacolor watercolor pencils

Death Waits for a Hot Air Balloon Ride

Today is the twenty-first day of the 31 Days of Halloween Challenge and Blog Hop, sponsored by Smeared Ink and the Smeared and Smudged forum!

To see everyone who is participating in the blog hop, follow the blog roll on the right.  If you're following the blog roll, you probably got here from Sue's blog and will want to proceed to Leslie's blog after you've stopped here!

Going back to my series Death Has a Life Too, I offer you "Death Waits for a Hot Air Balloon Ride."

Riding in a hot air balloon is something Death has always dreamed of.

The details:

1. Death stamp--from Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers Halloween UM set 3 at Stamp Francisco
2. Hot air balloon and men on bicycle--from Balloons and Bicycles set by EZ Mount
3. Faber Castell Gelatos
4. KimberlyGeneral’s and Loew Cornell watercolor pencils
5. Alphabet--Studio G alphabet stamp set
6. Prima Marketing Chalk Ink Edgers
7. Background trees--hand-drawn with Marvy Le Plume II markers
8. Tsukineko Brilliance Dew Drop pigment ink

Octavia Goes Too Far

Today is the twentieth day of the 31 Days of Halloween Challenge and Blog Hop, sponsored by Smeared Ink and the Smeared and Smudged forum!

To see everyone who is participating in the blog hop, follow the blog roll on the right.  If you're following the blog roll, you probably got here from Sue's blog and will want to proceed to Leslie's blog after you've stopped here!

Returning to my series A Gibson Girl Halloween, today I present you with Octavia, who has gone too far.

Her friends just don't know what to make of her.

The details:

1. Clara (in the cat costume)--free vintage image image from The Graphics Fairy
2. Henrietta (in the witch's hat)--Gibson Girl stamp from flonzcraft (also on ebay here)
3. Octavia the octopus woman--Steampunk Lady Octopus digi stamp from Deb's Vintage Prints etsy shop
4. Witch's hat--free digi stamp from The Octopode Factory
5. KimberlyGeneral’s and Loew Cornell watercolor pencils
6. Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Inks
7. Background papers--from The Paper Studio Kellerkurtz & Company 12 x 12 paper pack, Becky Higgins Project Life Heritage Edition paper pack, and The Paper Studio Tattered and Worn 12 x 12 paper pack

Death Finally Gets the Joke

Today is the sixteenth day of the 31 Days of Halloween Challenge and Blog Hop, sponsored by Smeared Ink and the Smeared and Smudged forum!

To see everyone who is participating in the blog hop, follow the blog roll on the right.  If you're following the blog roll, you probably got here from Sue's blog and will want to proceed to Leslie's blog after you've stopped here!

The third installment of my series Death Has a Life Too is entitled "Death Finally Gets the Joke."

Death hasn't been to very many comedy clubs, so it took him a little while to get into it.

The details:

1. Death--rubber stamp from Art Stamps, Too!
2. Open-mouthed man--purchased from this ebay seller (Unfortunately, I don't know who the original maker of this stamp is.)
3. Alphabet--Studio G alphabet stamp set
4. Background papers--The Paper Studio Tattered and Worn 12 x 12 paper pad, Kaisercraft Basecoat 12x12 paper pad, found papers
5. Prima Marketing Chalk Ink Edgers
6. KimberlyGeneral’s and Loew Cornell watercolor pencils
7. White gel pen

Death Pets His Kitten

Today is the fifteenth day of the 31 Days of Halloween Challenge and Blog Hop, sponsored by Smeared Ink and the Smeared and Smudged forum!

To see everyone who is participating in the blog hop, follow the blog roll on the right.  If you're following the blog roll, you probably got here from Sue's blog and will want to proceed to Leslie's blog after you've stopped here!

I have the second in my Death Has a Life Too series today; it's entitled "Death Pets His Kitten."  It's a 6 x 6 fat page.

The details:

1. Death image--Antique Skeleton digi stamp from AntiqueGraphique etsy shop
2. Column--rubber stamp from Stampabilities
3. Kitten--rubber stamp from Sweet Impressions
4. Spectrum Noir colored pencils
5. Background--found papers
6. Alphabet--Stampcraft Party Alphabet
7. Prima Marketing Chalk Ink Edgers

Death Dreams of a Tropical Vacation

Today is the fourteenth day of the 31 Days of Halloween Challenge and Blog Hop, sponsored by Smeared Ink and the Smeared and Smudged forum!

To see everyone who is participating in the blog hop, follow the blog roll on the right.  If you're following the blog roll, you probably got here from Sue's blog and will want to proceed to Leslie's blog after you've stopped here!

Thanks to all of you who have given me such kind feedback on my projects up to now!

I'm taking a break from my A Gibson Girl Halloween series for a while (the Gibson Girls will reappear later in the month, though!) and today I'm introducing a new series I've been having fun with, Death Has a Life Too.  This first entry, a 6 x 6 fat page, is entitled "Death Dreams of a Tropical Vacation."

The details:

1. Death image--Antique Skeleton digi stamp from AntiqueGraphique etsy shop
2. Background paper--Multicraft Stack Pad 6x6 Perfect Prints Vintage 2
3. Larger palm tree--palm tree stamp from Prairie Peddlers ebay store
4. Smaller palm tree--unknown stamp manufacturer
5. Blending chalks-- unknown maker
6. KimberlyGeneral’s and Loew Cornell watercolor pencils
7. Alphabet--Studio G alphabet stamps
8. Prima Marketing Chalk Ink Edgers
9. Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Inks

All The Skeletons

Today is the thirteenth day of the 31 Days of Halloween Challenge and Blog Hop, sponsored by Smeared Ink and the Smeared and Smudged forum!

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Third in my series A Gibson Girl Halloween, I have Diana, who has decided to let "All The Skeletons" out of her closet to play.

The details:

1. Skeletons in the Closet stamp--I purchased this stamp from this ebay seller, although I believe that this stamp originally comes from Viva Las Vegas Stamps
2. Diana--Gibson Girl stamp from flonzcraft (also on ebay here)
3. Kimberly General’s and Loew Cornell watercolor pencils
4. Alphabet--Studio G alphabet stamps
5. Prima Marketing Chalk Ink Edgers
6. Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Inks
7. Background paper--from me & my BIG ideas mambi sheets Vintage Birdcage
8. Faber Castell Gelatos

A Miserable Halloween

Today is the twelfth day of the 31 Days of Halloween Challenge and Blog Hop, sponsored by Smeared Ink and the Smeared and Smudged forum!

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Continuing my series A Gibson Girl Halloween, today I have poor Annabelle who anticipates a "Miserable Halloween."  This is a 6 x 6 inch fat page.

The details:

1. Crystal ball--stamp from unknown maker
2. Annabelle--Gibson Girl stamp from flonzcraft (also on ebay here)
3. Woman's head in crystal ball--from All the Gals stamp set by Dina Wakley
4. Background--found papers
5. KimberlyGeneral’s and Loew Cornell watercolor pencils
6.  Faber Castell Gelatos
7. Little B Kraft/White chipboard
8. Alphabets--Studio G alphabet stamp sets
9. "Miserable"--word stamp from I Brake for Stamps (this was an overstock stamp which I believe is now sold out)
10. Prima Marketing Chalk Ink Edgers

A Wanton Halloween

Today is the tenth day of the 31 Days of Halloween Challenge and Blog Hop, sponsored by Smeared Ink and the Smeared and Smudged forum!  Today is Friday, so it is also a Smeared Ink day, featuring images from Smeared Ink.

To see everyone who is participating in the blog hop, follow the blog roll on the right.  If you're following the blog roll, you probably got here from Sue's blog and will want to proceed to Leslie's blog after you've stopped here!


Before scrolling any further, please read the Warning:


WARNING:  my project today uses adult images!


Starting my series A Gibson Girl Halloween, today I offer you Victoria, who longs to be naughty.

If only she knew someone who would indulge her fantasies....

The details:

1. Victoria--Gibson Girl stamp from flonzcraft (also on ebay here)
2. KimberlyGeneral’s and Loew Cornell watercolor pencils
3. "Wanton"--word stamp from Alpha Stamps
4. Bound woman--from Femdom rubber stamp set from Smeared Ink
5. Background paper--from The Best of The Paper Studio 12 x 12 paper pack
6. Fainting couch--free Victorian couch digital image from The Old Design Shop
7. Yasumoto Pearlescent Water Colors

Feeding the Halloween Monster

Today is the ninth day of the 31 Days of Halloween Challenge and Blog Hop, sponsored by Smeared Ink and the Smeared and Smudged forum!

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I have a 6x6 fat page today, which I have entitled Feeding the Halloween Monster.

My cat-loving family was horrified by this one.

The details:

1. Hand Holding Chopsticks rubber stamp from Viva Las Vegas Stamps
2. Small cat--from Cats-M05 rubber plate from The Enchanted Gallery
3. Hungry monster--Blinky from I Brake for Stamps
4. Background--from the Kaisercraft Basecoat 12x12 paper pad
5. Sentiment--from Stamp Francisco
6. Spectrum Noir colored pencils
7. Prima Marketing Chalk Ink Edgers

Halloween Queen

Today is the sixth day of the 31 Days of Halloween Challenge and Blog Hop, sponsored by Smeared Ink and the Smeared and Smudged forum!

To see everyone who is participating in the blog hop, follow the blog roll on the right.  If you're following the blog roll, you probably got here from Sue's blog and will want to proceed to Leslie's blog after you've stopped here!

My creation for today is this 6x6 fat page entitled, Halloween Queen.

The details:

1. Little B Kraft/White chipboard
2. Background paper—Forever in Time paper theme pack Heritage collection
3. Cardstock—Paper Accents
4. Girl—Friday with Skull digi stamp from Dilly Beans Stamps
5. Crown—fussy-cut from Circus Lion Tamer stamp by Mary Vogel Lozinak of pinkflamingo61 etsy shop
6. “Halloween”—digi stamp from Fishbone and Wishbone digi stamp set by VeraLaneStudio etsy shop
7. “QUEEN”—The Scrap Pack Fiona alphabet (no longer available, as far as I can determine)
8. Blending chalks—unknown maker
9. Faber Castell Gelatos
10. Prima Marketing Chalk Ink Edgers

Dark Angel

Today is the second day of the 31 Days of Halloween Challenge and Blog Hop, sponsored by Smeared Ink and the Smeared and Smudged forum!  Welcome!

To see everyone who is participating, follow the blog roll on the right.  If you're following the blog roll, you probably got here from Sue's blog and will want to proceed to Leslie's blog after you've stopped here!

My offering for today is a 6x6 fat page titled, "Dark Angel."

She's a tortured soul:  made fun of as a child for having only one eye.

The details:

1. Little B Kraft/White chipboard
2. Arrow—Hero Arts Striped Arrow
3. Wings—from Wings set by Mirkwood Designs at Victorine Originals
4. Whimsical Cyclops—stamp by Mary Vogel Lozinak of pinkflamingo61 etsy shop
5. “Angel”—from Too Sweet set by Basic Grey
6. “DARK”—alphabet set from unknown maker
7. Small star—Hero Arts Tiny Stars set (no longer available)
8. Embossing powder—Ranger seafoam white & silver
9. Spectrum Noir colored pencils
10. Faber Castell Gelatos
11. Loew-Cornell chalk pastels

Hey Kid!

Today is the long-awaited first day of the 31 Days of Halloween Challenge and Blog Hop, sponsored by Smeared Ink and the Smeared and Smudged forum!

To see everyone who is participating, follow the blog roll on the right.  If you're here from Sue's blog, welcome!

To lead off, I offer this little scene (a 6x6 fat page) entitled Hey Kid!

To me, clowns are always creepy, and this one rising from the dead is creepier than most.  (In fact, when my son was very small, I taught him to say, "Twowns awe pwetty tweepy.")

The details are as follows:

1. Little B Kraft/White chipboard
2. Gelatos by Faber Castell
3. Vellum--unknown maker
4. Clown parts & sentiment from Build-A-Clown set by BasicGrey (now, sadly, discontinued) 
5. Tombstone—hand drawn
6. Running child—from Stampers Anonymous Studio 490 by Wendy Vecchi Art for Men set
7. Moon—from Sun, Moon, and Stars set by Metropolitan Museum of Art
8. Spectrum Noir colored pencils
9. Alphabets—All Night Media Jive Alphabet (note:  the set that I have is no longer available, but a larger size in the same font is available here) & Studio G Alphabet Set
10. Trees--stamp by D.O.T.S. no longer available

Now continue to Leslie's blog and keep enjoying the Halloween creations!