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

Something Wicked

Today is the eighteenth 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!

Thank you all so much for all your kind comments about my work, and especially yesterday's Bat Out of Hell Driving School.  That idea had been rattling around in my head since I first ordered the A Little Bit Batty set from Smeared Ink, and it was so much fun to create!

Today I have a postcard, which I have entitled, Something Wicked.

Don't open that door!

The details:

1. Woman's head--from All the Gals stamp set by Dina Wakley
2. Door--Half Open Door from Viva Las Vegas Stamps
3. Cat--from Cats-M05 set from The Enchanted Gallery
4. Background paper--from Kaisercraft Basecoat paper pad
5. "Something wicked" quote--Something Wicked This Way Comes Shakespeare quote from British Isles Artworks etsy shop
6. KimberlyGeneral’s and Loew Cornell watercolor pencils
7. Prima Marketing Chalk Ink Edgers
8. Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Inks

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!

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 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