31 Days of Halloween 2014: Day 10

Day 10 of 31 Days of Halloween has arrived!!!!
Having an amazing time hopping around!I'm one of the Wicked Bloggers and you can find the complete Blog Hop Roll on the side bar.

Today I bring an altered bottle featuring an image from Morte rubber stamp set from Smeared Ink

Hope you like it!

Can't wait to see you tomorrow!
Now hop over to Lisa's blog, she has something special for you.

Thanks!

Love,
Julia

31 Days of Halloween 2013: Day 31

Day 31 of 31 Days of Halloween is here!!!
Happy Halloween!
I can't believe it, 31 days... we have had so much fun and have been so inspired by so many talented artist.
Thanks everyone for your amazing creations.
If you came from Carla's blog, then you are on the right track; if not, then please visit Terra's Blog and enjoy the hop.
Today's project is an altered candy holder featuring images from a rubber stamp set designed by Rick St. Dennis for Smeared Ink Rubber Club called Voodoo.

Some details of the process:

Image was stamped on parchment paper with Archival Ink. Images on box were also stamped with Archival Ink.
The box was painted with DecoArt Paints (Orange and Citrus Green).

Now hop over to Steph's blog, she has something special for you.
I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make It Monday 164: Anything Goes
• Five Simple Things: Inspire Me Fridays 126
• LEJ Designs Challenge Blog: Anything Goes
• Try it on Tuesday: Halloween
• Twisted Tuesday: Free For All
• Altered Eclectics: October Challenge
• Simon Says Stamp Blog - Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Giveaway Alert!!!
Remember that there is still time to leave a comment and win one of the handmade jewelry pieces from 31 Days of Halloween, please follow this Links: Day 1 and Day 13!!
Winners will be posted tomorrow.

Thanks!

Love, 

Julia

31 Days of Halloween 2013: Day 30 with Domino Art

Day 30 of 31 Days of Halloween is here!!!
If you came from Carla's blog, then you are on the right track; if not, then please visit Terra's Blog and enjoy the hop.
I am also part of Domino Art's 31 Days of Halloween Celebration.
Today's project is a Domino Book, featuring images from Rick St. Dennis.

Supply list

• Two Dominoes
• Sculpey (white)
• Sculpey Push Mold (Miniature Dolls)
• Acrylic Paints (Black, Silver)
• Organza Ribbon ( Black, Orange)
• Beads Assorted
• Bead caps

Images:

• Count Meowt
• Parfum de Morte Skull
• VOODOO Skull Man
• Mr Shadow
• Batty Betty
• Let's Pahrty
• Zombie Beauty Queen
• Craft Witch

The process is really simple:

• Sand lightly the surface of the dominoes. This allows better coverage of the paint.
• Glue the dimensional elements. I used polymer clay faces and hands, using industrial strength glue (E6000). Allow to dry.
• Apply a coat of silver all over the dominoes and allow to dry.
• Apply a coat of black acrylic paint and remove excess paint with paper towel. This has to be done quickly or the black paint dries.
• Paint the inside of the dominoes black.
• Glue the black organza ribbon to the sides of the dominoes and the orange organza ribbon around the dominoes. I used E6000 glue to do this.
• Glue two metal bead caps to the bottom of each domino. This are the feet and help the book to stand. Used E6000 glue for this step also.
• Color and scan images.
• Re-size image as desired and make an accordion
•  insert for the book.
• Glue each end of the accordion insert to a domino (see Photos) 
• Tie a bow to each side of the book.
• Add the beads to the top of the book, careful to glue them just to one side of the book. I glued them to the front of the book, using a hot glue gun. 

Enjoy your book, just imagine the possibilities!
I love that it looks like stone.
Now hop over to Steph's blog, she has something special for you.
I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make It Monday 164: Anything Goes
• Five Simple Things: Inspire Me Fridays 126
• City Crafter Chllenge: Game Night
• Ribbon Carousel: Halloween
• LEJ Designs Challenge Blog: Anything Goes
• Clear it Out: Theme - Halloween, Stash - Anything Orange (Ribbon)
• Try it on Tuesday: Halloween
• Twisted Tuesday: Free For All
• Altered Eclectics: October Challenge
• One Sweet Challenge: Things That Go Bump In The Night

Giveaway Alert!!!
Remember that there is still time to leave a comment and win one of the handmade jewelry pieces from 31 Days of Halloween, please follow this Links: Day 1 and Day 13!

Thanks!

Love, 

Julia

31 Days of Halloween 2013: Day 20 with Domino Art

Day 20 of 31 Days of Halloween is here!!!If you came from Carla's blog, then you are on the right track; if not, then please visit Terra's Blog and enjoy the hop.
I am also part of Domino Art's 31 Days of Halloween Celebration.
Today's project is a set of rings with altered Scrabble tiles, featuring images from Rick St. Dennis.

Ring 1

Ring 2

Ring 3

Ring 4

Ring 5

The supplies used:

• Scrabble tiles
• Golden Paint: Carbon Black
• Ranger's Glossy Accent
• E6000 adhesive
• Ring Blanks

Images by Rick St. Dennis; Viktor Visage, Angry Annie and Bubble Bubble, Toil and Trouble

The process is really simple:

• Color each tile with Golden Acrylic Paint (Carbon Black)
• Color and scan images.
• Re-size image as desired and print. I used part of the face just to create interest.
• Adhere image to Scrabble tile using Glossy Accents.
• Cover the surface of the paper with Glossy Accents, this seals the paper and protects our work.
• Once it is dry you can adhere to the ring blank using an industrial strength adhesive resistant to water, I like to use E-6000. Allow to dry completely (I usually wait 48 hours before wearing mine).

Enjoy your new rings, just imagine the possibilities!
I have some news, I will giveaway some of the projects that I design for this event and rings #3, 4 and 5 will be part of the giveaway . Just leave a comment and I'll choose the winners on October 31st.
Now hop over to Steph's blog, she has something special for you.
I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make It Monday 163: Anything Goes
• Five Simple Things: Inspire Me Fridays 125

Thanks!

Love, 

Julia

31 Days of Halloween 2013: Day 13 with Domino Art

Day 13 of 31 Days of Halloween is here!!!
If you came from Carla's blog, then you are on the right track; if not, then please visit Terra's Blog and enjoy the hop.
I am also part of Domino Art's 31 Days of Halloween Celebration.
Today's project is an altered domino featuring an image from a rubber stamp set designed by Rick St. Dennis for Smeared Ink Rubber Club called Voodoo.

The supplies used: 

Domino game piece

Golden Paint: Carbon Black

Black Sharpie Pen

VersaMark embossing ink pad

Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel: Black

Ranger's Glossy Accent

Perfect Pearls: Metallic

Voodoo Stamp Set from Smeared Ink Rubber Club

Designer Paper scrap

E6000 adhesive

Metal Spacer

Assorted beads

Head pin

Eye pin 

The process is really easy:

• Cover the solid side of the domino with VersaMark and add the Black embossing powder.
• Melt the powder with the heating gun.
• Repeat this step 2 more times.
• Cover the surface of the enamel with Metallic Perfect Pearls and heat again, this sets the Perfect Pearls into the enamel. 
• While the enamel is still hot, press the surface with the stamp, careful not to touch it.
• Remove the stamp and allow to cool completely before doing anything else to the domino.
• Once it cools down, the enamel hardens and the stamped image is permanent.
• Cover the sides of the domino with Golden acrylic paint.
• Turn over the domino and glue a rectangular piece of scrap paper to this face inserting the eye pin.  Before adhering the scrap of paper to the domino I used a sharpie around the border of paper to add a little black outline. 
• Cover the surface of the paper with Glossy Accents this seals the paper and protects our works.
• Once it is dry, decorate with beads.
• Add a metal spacer to the top, using E6000 adhesive, this is an industrial strength adhesive, resistant to water. 

Enjoy your new pendant, just imagine the possibilities!
Now hop over to Steph's blog, she has something special for you.

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

• Make It Monday 162: Anything Goes
• Five Simple Things: Inspire Me Fridays 124

Thanks!

Love,
Julia

Edgar Allan Poe

Hi everyone!
I had so much fun working on this project. It's an altered tin and it has so many elements, the faces are made from air drying modeling clay.
The images are from Smeared Ink: Edgar Allan Poe - Quoth the Raven and  Anatomy 101- Skull Front.
Here it is:

Closed View

Open View

I want to share this at:

• Smudgy Antics: Tic - Tac - Toe (Paint, Glass and Ribbon)
• Haunted House Designs: Skeletal Remains
• Quoth the Raven, Nevermore: Pick Any Three (Ribbon, Edgar Allan Poe, Skulls)
• Make it Monday 137: Anything Goes
• Art With No Boundaries: Show of Your Art Vol. 5
• Artists in Blogland: Show & Tell Saturday
• Anything Goes Challenge Blog: Heavy Metal

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 18

It's Day 18 of 31 Days of Halloween!
13 more days of Halloween projects, and I have so  many ideas and so little time to work on them, hum... 
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:

Image: Love Lies Bleeding from Delicious Doodles

Colored the image with Copics and Prisma Color Pencils.
I love the finished bottle.
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 111: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #80: Anything Goes
• Sparkle and Glitter with Rick St Dennis: Anything Goes
• Dilly Beans Challenge: Spooky Girls
• Craftymess Challenge: Anything Goes

Thanks!

Love,

Julia 

Edited to add: