Merry Creepmas ATC

It is almost here and I am not ready... gifts have to be wrapped, final details have to be arranged for our Christmas dinner and some cards are still sitting on my desk. 
Yikes, it is a lot, but I know that it will all be done before Christmas.
Well, I still found time to play in the December Smeared and Smudged ATC Swap. The theme is Creepmas Baubles/Ornaments.
I must admit that I didn't have a clue about what to do.
After lots of thinking I came up with this idea

The ATC itself is an ornament and the Skullcracker can be removed and used as an ornament.
Supplies:

• Canson Mixed Media paper (140 lb)
• Dark Holidaze  by Rick St Dennis and Jack by Terra Serrano available as rubber stamp sets from Smeared Ink.
• Ranger Distress Ink Pad
• Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black
• Copics
• Sharpie marker
• Golden Fluid Acrylics Paint - Iridescent Bright Gold
• Sequins
• Scotch permanent glue pen

Some details

I would like to enter this creation in the following challenges

• Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge: Happy Creepy Holidays 
• The Corrosive Challenge #214: Anything Goes
• Crafting For All Seasons Challenge #92: Anything Christmas but a Card (ATC)
• Divas By Design: Anything Goes
• Dream Valley Challenge #97: Christmas
• Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday Challenge
• Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #131: Anything Goes
• Penny’s Challenge #208: Anything Goes
• Pile It On Challenge #49: Anything Goes
• Punk You Girl Challenge #20: Creepmus
• Left of Center: Black Christmas

Hope you like it!

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

Creepmas Notebooks!

Hi everyone!
I've been working on some gifts to put in our Christmas stockings and made this notebooks, aren't they fun.
This notebooks are really easy to make and a great detail when you are on a budget.
The images are from a set called: Holiday Bookmarks. I know Rick designed them to be used as bookmarks, but I think they are great for this project.
Here they are:

The images were colored with Prisma coloring pencils. Fussy cut the images and I was ready to create my project.
They measure 8.5 inches by 2.25 inches. They are really economical, I made four pencil notebooks from a regular size writing tablet and a craft knife.

Hope you liked the tutorial and have fun creating.
I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 151: Anything Goes
• Five Simple Things: Inspire Me Fridays 113 
• Sister Act - Anything Goes
• Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything Goes
• Smudgy Antics: Fussy Cutting
• Anything But A Card: Christmas in July 

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

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