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.

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

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

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

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

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