Happy New Year 2013!

This is my last post of the year.

I wanted to wish you all a wonderful year full of love, blessings and prosperity.

Hugs,

Julia

12 Days of Creepmas: Day 12

Welcome to the last day of 12 Days of Creepmas at Smeared and Smudged.
You should have arrived here from Alison's Blog if you didn't, then follow the blog roll on the sidebar.
To see all the wonderful prize please go here.
This is my offering for today:

Image: Smeared Ink - Bats With Garland

Thanks to all the Hoppers for your wonderful comments.
Now hop over to Jane's Blog, she has something special for you.

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

12 Days of Creepmas: Late Day 10 and Day 11

Yikes I'm back!

Welcome to Day 10 and 11 of 12 Days of Creepmas.
You should have arrived here from Alison's Blog if you didn't, then follow the blog roll on the sidebar.
To see all the wonderful prizes please go here.
For my my Day 10 late, I made an ATC:

Image: Smeared Ink - Smokey; The Octopode Factory - Hat

This is my offering for today:

Image: Smeared Ink - Cold To Trot Snowman

I had so much fun working on this one.

Now hop over to Jane's Blog, she has something special for you.
I would like to enter the ATC in the following Challenge:

• Wicked Wednesday ATC: I Love Santa

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

12 Days of Creepmas: Day 10...

Welcome to Day 10 of 12 Days of Creepmas.
You should have arrived here from Alison's Blog if you didn't, then follow the blog roll on the sidebar.

To see all the wonderful prizes please go here.
I want to apologize, my husband has been really sick and things have gotten crazy. 
I'll try to make a project and post it later.
Now hop over to Jane's Blog, she has something special for you.

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

12 Days of Creepmas: Day 9

Welcome to Day 9 of 12 Days of Creepmas.
You should have arrived here from Alison's Blog if you didn't, then follow the blog roll on the sidebar.
To see all the wonderful prizes please go here.
This is my offering for today:

Image: Smeared Ink - Femdom - Dominatrix; The Octopode Factory - Hat

I had so much fun with this one.

Now hop over to Jane's Blog, she has something special for you.

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

12 Days of Creepmas: Day 8

Welcome to Day 8 of 12 Days of Creepmas.
You should have arrived here from Alison's Blog if you didn't, then follow the blog roll on the sidebar.
To see all the wonderful prizes please go here.
This is my offering for today:

Image: Smeared Ink - Edgar; The Octopode Factory - Hat

Yeap... another ATC,  poor Edgar is so lost in time and space!

Now hop over to Jane's Blog, she has something special for you.

I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 117: Anything Goes
• Simply Create: Linky Party #14
• Inspire Me Fridays 89: Anything Goes

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

12 Days of Creepmas: Day 7

Welcome to Day 7 of 12 Days of Creepmas.
You should have arrived here from Alison's Blog if you didn't, then follow the blog roll on the sidebar.
To see all the wonderful prizes please go here.
This is my offering for today:

Image: Smeared Ink - Femdom Bow Down

I made this card for my husband; do you think he will like it? 

Now hop over to Jane's Blog, she has something special for you.

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

12 Days of Creepmas: Day 6

Welcome to Day 6 of 12 Days of Creepmas.
You should have arrived here from Alison's Blog if you didn't, then follow the blog roll on the sidebar.
To see all the wonderful prizes please go here.
Here is my offering for today:

Image: Smeared Ink - Deer Skull - Gothic Christmas

I had to make another ATC.  I had this idea all day in my head and just couldn't resist!

Now hop over to Jane's Blog, she has something special for you.

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

Twisted Holidays!

Hi everyone!!!Welcome to our new challenge at Poisoned Peas Please, an alternative art challenge blog.
The theme for this challenge is :

Twisted Holidays!

It is all about looking at that other side of the fairy tale, that side that's for grown up, might be darker, funnier, sexier, you decide! I'm sure we each have a different way of looking at this theme, and thats the fun part, be creative and feel free to express your artistic ideas.
You can use any image for this challenge and we would LOVE to see all types of creations (ex. cards, scrap layouts, fat book pages, artist trading cards, tags, boxes, bags, 3D ~ Altered Art or any other crafting projects that have some form of paper on them). This is a month long challenge.Here is my offering:

Image: I Love My Prezzies by Rick St. Dennis

We have an amazing artist sponsoring this challenge and he has plenty of yummy digis for this challenge in his Etsy shop. Our sponsor is none other than the very talented Rick St. Dennis MFA. And his prize is two digis of your choice.

I can't wait to see what everyone creates!
I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 119: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #88: Anything Goes
• Simply Create: Linky Party #13
• Smudgy Antics: Distress It

Thanks!

Love,
Julia

12 Days of Creepmas: Day 5

Welcome to Day 5 of 12 Days of Creepmas.
You should have arrived here from Alison's Blog if you didn't, then follow the blog roll on the sidebar.
To see all the wonderful prizes please go here.
Here is my offering for today:

Image: Smeared Ink - Babies of the Damned-Demon Baby

I hope you are not getting tired of my ATC's.

Now hop over to Jane's Blog, she has something special for you.

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

12 Days of Creepmas: Day 4

Welcome to Day 4 of 12 Days of Creepmas.
You should have arrived here from Alison's Blog if you didn't, then follow the blog roll on the sidebar.
To see all the wonderful prizes please go here.
Here is my offering for today:

Image: Smeared Ink - Edgar Allan Poe, Quoth The Raven

  Some details:

I've been having so much fun making ATC's.

Now hop over to Jane's Blog, she has something special for you.

I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 118: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #88: Anything Goes
• Quoth The Raven, Nevermore: Poe, Poe, Poe - Merry Christmas
• Smeared and Smudged Challenge, GDT: Create Background using Masking and Stencil Techniques

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

Forever Night Creepy Challenge 57!

Hi everyone!

Yay... I am part of the Design Team for Forever Night Creepy Challenges!!!

It's Friday and it's time for Challenge 57: 

Add Some Lace / Anything Goes.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Sassy Studio Designs and it was hard deciding which of the fabulous images provided I wanted to use for my card..., finally Maleficent Honey spoke to me and here it is:

The background scene is also a digi from Sassy Studio Designs called Home for the Holidays.

Now hop to the new BLOG and take a look at the wonderful creations by the DT.

I can't wait to see what everyone creates!

I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 118: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #88: Anything Goes
• Simply Create: Linky Party #13
• Sassy Studio Designs: January Guest DT Call
• Crafty Creations Challenges:Winter Scene
• Divas by Designs: Let it Snow
• Inky Impressions: Snow or Winter
• The Perfect Sentiment: Let it Snow
• Everybody Art Challenge: Christmas
• Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes
• Top Tip Tuesdays: Christmas
• The Crafty Bloggers Network: Anything Goes
• Crafty Boots: Anything Goes
• Tammy's Scrapping Corner: Anything Goes Christmas

Thanks!

Love,
Julia

12 Days of Creepmas: Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of 12 Days of Creepmas.
You should have arrived here from Alison's Blog if you didn't, then follow the blog roll on the sidebar.
To see all the wonderful prizes please go here.
Here is my offering for today:

I made an ATC using an image is from Smeared Ink , called Bat with Prezie.
The background was fun to create.
I covered a piece of cardstock with pieces of masking tape. Colored the surface with Distress Ink: Peacock Feathers, Festive Berries, Mustard Seed and Black Soot. Cover the entire surface with clear embossing powder and heated the embossing powder until it melted.

The image was colored with Copics and Prisma coloring Pencils.

Now hop over to Jane's Blog, she has something special for you.

I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 118: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #87: Anything Goes
• Smeared and Smudged Challenge, Junk Funk: Use Masking Tape
• The Octopode Factory: Words
• Sparkle and Glitter: Twisted Holidaze

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

12 Days of Creepmas: Day 1

Yikes!!!

It's finally here... yes! Are you ready for this hop? 
You should have arrived here from Alison's Blog if you didn't, then follow the blog roll on the sidebar.
To see all the wonderful prizes please go here.
Here is my offering for today:

Image: Delicious Doodles, Skully Xmas Wreath

I made a gift box... hum... a coffin gift box filled with candies. My daughter will love this one. 
Now hop over to Jane's Blog, she has something special for you. 

I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 117: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #87: Anything Goes
• Sparkle and Glitter: Twisted Holidaze
• Quirky Crafts Challenges: Come to the Dark Side - No Cute Images
• The Octopode Factory: Words
• The Corrosive Challenge: Anything Goes
• Emergency Crafters: Anything Goes
• Desert Islands Crafters Challenge: 1. Creepy Christmas, 2. Anything But A Card, 3. Blood Red

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

'Tis the Season

Hi everyone!
Wow, did I have fun creating this one!
Here is the page from my art journal that I made today:

Images: Rick St. Dennis and Smeared Ink

Some details:

I love working on my art journal.
I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Sparkle and Glitter: Twisted Holidaze
• Make it Monday 117: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #86: Anything Goes
• Pause Dream Enjoy: Anything Goes
• Paper Creators Crafts: All About Christmas
• Dilly Beans Challenges: Anything Goes
• Dream Valley Challenges: Non Traditional Christmas
• Quirky Crafts Challenges: Come to the Dark Side - No Cute Images
• The Octopode Factory: Words
• The Crafty Bloggers Network: Anything Goes Christmas

Thanks!

Love,

Julia 

Challenge # 9 at Poisoned Peas Please!

Hi everyone!!!

Welcome to our new challenge at Poisoned Peas Please, an alternative art challenge blog.

The theme for the ninth challenge is :

The Walking Dead!

It is all about looking at that other side of the fairy tale, that side that's for grown up, might be darker, funnier, sexier, you decide! I'm sure we each have a different way of looking at this theme, and thats the fun part, be creative and feel free to express your artistic ideas.

You can use any image for this challenge and we would LOVE to see all types of creations (ex. cards, scrap layouts, fat book pages, artist trading cards, tags, boxes, bags, 3D ~ Altered Art or any other crafting projects that have some form of paper on them). This is a month long challenge.

Here is my offering:

Image: Monster Clown by Rick St. Dennis

We have an amazing artist sponsoring this challenge and he has plenty of yummy digis for this challenge in his Etsy shop. Our sponsor is none other than the very talented Rick St. Dennis MFA. And his prize is two digis of your choice.

I can't wait to see what everyone creates!
I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 115: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #84: Anything Goes

Thanks!

Love,
Julia

Happy Creepmas!!!!

I have to admit that time is moving so fast, it is kind of scary.
Christmas is almost her, stores are filled with ornaments and decorations,and everything is so traditional.
I am not saying it is boring, I love traditional, but sometimes have more fun with the non traditional things.
Since I have lots of problems finding the non traditional decorations and centerpieces, I will be making some of them myself.
When I saw the new image by Teri, owner and designer of Delicious Doodles, I knew what to create, an altered puzzle for my coffee table.
Here it is:

The image is called Skully Santa, don't you just love him!
the image was colored with Copics and Prisma color pencils. Cutting the pieces was kind of tricky because my hands are hurting a lot, but it was so much fun to see everything come together.
To finish it up I used Vintage Photo distress ink and made the borders a little darker, it creates some interests and contrast to the piece. The frame was painted with red acrylic paint and it was also distressed.
This piece measures 8 inches by 11 inches (20.32 centimeters by 27.94 centimeters).
I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 114: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #83: Anything Goes
• Paperminutes 242: Spooky Christmas
• Tuesday Alchemy: Anything But A Card
• Simply Create: Linky Party #9

 Thanks!

Love,

Julia

31 Days of Halloween: Day 31!

It's Day 31 of 31 Days of Halloween!
I can't believe I made it!
This has been so much work and so much fun.
Thanks to all the amazing artist that have shared their talent during this wonderful hop.
You should have arrived here from Jean's Blog if you didn't, then follow the blog roll on the sidebar.
To see all the wonderful prizes please go here.
Here is my offering for today:

I made an ATC holder to show all the ATC's  I made during this celebration.
The image is from Smeared Ink. 
Now hop over to Jennifer's blog, she has something special for you.

I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 113: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #82: Anything Goes

 Thanks!

Love,

Julia