Come One, Come All!

Sorry I've been MIA.
I was sick and needed some time off to concentrate in getting better.
Today I want to share a page of my art journal, using mixed media to create a piece filled with texture and depth.

Image: Smeared Ink

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

• Color Me Creative - Mix It Up - Mixed Media / Altered Art Group 

Thanks!

Love
Julia

Challenge # 2: Fool's Game at Poisoned Peas Please

Hi everyone!!!
I am proud to say that I'm part of the Night Crew at Poisoned Peas Please, an alternative art challenge blog.
The theme for the second challenge is : Fool's Game!
It is all about Fool's Game, I am 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 challenge will run until Sunday May 5, 2012.

Here is my inspiration:

Image: Smeared Ink

Our sponsor for this challenge is Smeared Ink. The prize is a $15.00 Gift Certificate to the store!!!

Can't wait to see your creations.

I would like  to enter this card inthe following challenges:

• Smudgy Antics - Anything Goes
• The Cheerful Stamp Pad - From the Past
• Paper Pretties - Use Lots of Layers, 3 or more
• The Corrosive Challenge Blog - Heavy Metal
• Pollycraft Monday Challenge - Fabric
• Robyn's Fetish - Anything Goes

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

Eggstatic!!!!

What a fun project!
Easter is here, and of course, memories of decorating eggs as a kid made me just laugh and inspired me to create this adult version.

Image: Smeared Ink

 I'm entering this project in the following challenges:

• Smudgy Antics: EGGstatic

Thanks!

Love,
Julia

You Complete Me!

Texture!!!!
Some times it's hard to add texture to a card, or project, but I can tell you all it was so much fun.
I used distress inks and embossing powder to create a rusted like background, it has this tiny bumps and a coarse feeling all over.
Some stitches were added to the sentiment, for added texture.
To finish this card I used some buttons.
Here is my creation:

Image: Smeared Ink 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

• Smudgy Antics: Touch Me!
• Delicious Doodles: Texture
• Mark's Finest Papers: Square cards
• Can You Digi It: Pretty Peacock
• Joyful Stamper, Inspire Me Fridays: Anything Goes
• DYSU: Sew It
• The Cheerful Stamp Pad: Anything Goes
• Karen's Doodles: Make It For A Male
• Love To Create: Masculine
• Made Especially ... For You: Technique - Using Distress Ink

Thanks!

Love,
Julia

Altered Art!

I have been intimidated by the idea of sharing any project that involves altering items. I love working on them and most of the times I give them away as presents, it is a great way to reuse something.

I have a lot of CD's that are not getting any use, and of course this is what I altered into a wall hanging.

Here is my creation:

Image: Smitten - Night on the Town from  Smeared Ink

 I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

• Smudgy Antics: Alter Something
• The Burtonesque Dolls: Alter It!
• Charisma Card Challenge - Alter It!

Thanks!

Love,
Julia

Slave...

Here is my creation for this weeks challenge at Smudgy Antics - Anything Goes:

Image: The Symbology of Angels - Slave Angel - Smeared Ink 

Details

 I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

• Smudgy Antics: Anything Goes
• Quoth the Raven, Nevermore - Quest 5 - All Encompassing Darkness
• Desert Islands Crafts Challenge - Challenge 26- Distressing, Fussy Cutting, Metal Hardware

Thanks!

Love,
Julia

Black and Blue!

Here is my little creation for this weeks challenge at Smudgy Antics - Black and Blue:

Image: Girly Pin-Up from Ikesart

 I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

• Smudgy Antics: Black and Blue

Thanks!

Love,
Julia