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Sunday, June 30, 2013

New Challenge at Left of Center!

Hi everyone!
It's Friday and it's time for a new challenge at Left of Center Creative Challenge!!!
Left of Center is a bi-weekly Challenge blog that allows/encourages all things Left of Center- Steampunk, Goth, Halloween (year-round), dark, spooky, creepy, anime, edgy, mythical (fairy tale, mermaids, dragons, fairy, literary characters, fan art), and horror, as well as regular mainstream crafters.
Each Challenge will have a theme, and as long as you project fits into one of the above Left of Center categories, you can follow it or not. If you are more of a mainstream crafter, you must follow the Challenge theme. It's a win-win for all!

The theme for this challenge is: 
Use a sentiment in the front, but of course you also have the option of anything goes following our categories
Our sponsor for this challenge is Ike's Art.
Here is my inspiration:
Using Long Tall Latex Sally


I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:
Thanks!
Love,
Julia

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Robotics 2 // Out of this world and a Tutorial

Hello Everyone!
I'm sharing today a very simple technique for creating backgrounds using acrylic paints and plastic wrap tissue paper. Many crafters use this technique, but I am sharing how I do it, and hope that you will try it.
Supplies:
Tissue paper
Gel Medium
Mini canvas
Acrylic paints: Bronze
Gelatos
Painting Brush
Procedure:
  • Give a base coat of bronze acrylic paint to mini canvas.
  • Tear white tissue paper and crumple.
  • Open gently, you don't want to loss all the fabulous folds.
  • Cover the canvas with gel medium.
  • Add the paper, careful to maintain the folds.
  • Seal the paper with gel medium, be gentle with the brush, we don't want to tear the paper.
  • Allow to dry.
  • Paint this complete surface with bronze acrylic paint.
  • Color the raised surface with a turquoise Gelatos.
  • Add a little turquoise paint, I like to use my fingers, feel that I have more control of the amount of paint added.
  • Allow to dry.
  • Adhere your colored image and Sentiment with gel medium.
  • Add your decorations.
Here is the final project:
Image used: Robotics 2 // Out of this world
Hope you liked the tutorial and have fun creating.
I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:
Thanks!
Love,
Julia

Sunday, June 23, 2013

First Challenge at PunkyouGirls!!!

Hi everyone!
I have some wonderful news to share:
I was invited to be part of a new challenge blog:
Don't need to tell how exciting this is. 
Our first challenge is up and running and the theme is
I created two projects with the images provided by our wonderful sponsor Ike's Art
For my first project, I made a tag using Sinful Beauty, the background is from Nicecrane Designs:

My second project was an ATC, using Honey:

For more inspiration hop over PunkyouGirl Challenge Blog and take a look at the amazing creations from our DT.
Thanks!
Love,
Julia


Friday, June 14, 2013

New Challenge at Left of Center!

Hi everyone!
It's Friday and it's time for a new challenge at Left of Center Creative Challenge!!!
Left of Center is a bi-weekly Challenge blog that allows/encourages all things Left of Center- Steampunk, Goth, Halloween (year-round), dark, spooky, creepy, anime, edgy, mythical (fairy tale, mermaids, dragons, fairy, literary characters, fan art), and horror, as well as regular mainstream crafters.
Each Challenge will have a theme, and as long as you project fits into one of the above Left of Center categories, you can follow it or not. If you are more of a mainstream crafter, you must follow the Challenge theme. It's a win-win for all!

The theme for this challenge is: 
Embossing, but of course you also have the option of anything goes following our categories
Our sponsor for this challenge is Dilly Beans
Here is my inspiration:
Using Zombie Girl with Bow

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



Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Skull Appreciation Day 2013!

Today's the day. The dead are here!!!!
The idea started over at the Skulladay blog. To have a day set aside to honor the bones beneath our flesh.
Smeared and Smudged has organized a massive bone... I mean blog hop, to include not only S&S members but any dead, or living artist that wants to join us.
There're some amazing prizes up for grabs as well. For full details go to 
Terra.

If you have hopped over from Wendy (don't drop anything on the way), then you are in the right place. If you just happened to stop by and would like to join our hop from the beginning, please go to Terra  and follow along for a chance to win some amazing prizes.
Each designer along the way is featuring a handmade Skull-themed project or more, for those undead member of the world.
Be sure to visit all the stops and leave a comment.
My first project features an image by Rick St Dennis and is called Monument, you can find this image in the Skull section of the store.
Here is my creation:
I colored the image with Spectrum Noir markers. for the tag I used Distress Inks, Tim Holtz Stamps and heat embossing powder. added a glittery swirl, some jewels and ribbons.
If you love this image you should visit Smeared Ink, they have a new rubber stamp set featuring Rick St. Dennis images called Morte.
Next I will share a set of ATC's, the images are from Smeared Ink and Delicious Doodles and the backgrounds are from Nicecrane Designs.
Image: Calaveras Bride - Smeared Ink
Background: Gothic Architecture - Nicecrane Designs
Image: Skull and Roses - Smeared Ink
Background: Gothic Architecture - Nicecrane Designs
Image: Skull's 'n' Roses Corner - Delicious Doodles
Background: Grunge Nature - Nicecrane Designs
Image: Skully Santa - Delicious Doodles
Background: Gothic Architecture - Nicecrane Designs

Image: Anatomy 101- Skull Front and  Edgar Allan Poe, Quoth The Raven (retired) - Smeared Ink

Background: Grunge Nature - Nicecrane Designs
Your next stop is Susan.
Here is the line up in case you get lost:
Skull Appreciation Day 2013 Blog Roll:
Terra
Tori
Laura
Kapree
Kristy
Sandy
Jacki
Rick St Dennis
Airless Chambers
Wendy
                           Julia*** You are HERE
Susan
Lady Brayton
Black Dragon
Kay
Miko
Creepy Glowbug
Aletha
Ike
Miranda
Hazel
Monique
Shoni
Suzi
Leigh S-B Designs
DominoART
Alison
Donna M
Donna W
Jane
De Stempelwinkel
Evil Edna
Jenn
Steph
Anna
Bombshell Stamps
Helen
Shell
Movie Magic Monthly Blog
Fiona
Serena
Little Black Kitten
Maureen
Karen
Milo
                     Teri***THE END
Have fun and be inspired!
Thanks!
Love
Julia

Saturday, June 1, 2013

June Freebie!

Hi everyone!
June has arrived and Rick St. Dennis is offering a fabulous freebie for the month of June, 2013:
This month we have a challenge contest and the theme is
ANYTHING BUT SQUARE and no sharp corners
Create a fabulous project and post your link on the JUNE CONTEST ENTRY PAGE and link back to our freebie post. Contest closes JUNE 21, 2013 and winners will be announced on June 22.
You can read all the detail HERE.
Here is my inspiration:


For more inspiration hop over to Airless Chambers!! You have to see what the Elite Design Team created with the freebie. 
I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:
Thanks!
Love,
Julia