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 Polka Dots and/or Stripes

Our sponsor for this challenge is Limited Runs.
Here is my inspiration:

Moon Pie from Limited Runs

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

• Make it Monday 148: Anything Goes

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

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:

• Make it Monday 147: Anything Goes

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

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:

• Make it Monday 146: Anything Goes
• Five Simple Things: Inspire Me Fridays 108
• Hobby House - Anything Goes
• Sister Act - Anything Goes
• Eureka Stamps - Anything Goes
• My Hearts Pieces - Use a Digi
• Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything Goes

Thanks!

Love,
Julia

First Challenge at PunkyouGirls!!!

Hi everyone!
I have some wonderful news to share:
I was invited to be part of a new challenge blog:

PunkyouGirl 

Don't need to tell how exciting this is. 
Our first challenge is up and running and the theme is

Anything Goes

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

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:

• Make it Monday 144: Anything Goes
• Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything Goes

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

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

June Freebie!

Hi everyone!
June has arrived and Rick St. Dennis is offering a fabulous freebie for the month of June, 2013:

VOODOO Skull Man

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:

• Make it Monday 142: Anything Goes
• Five Simple Things, Inspire Me Friday: Anything Goes
• Stampin with the Dragon: Tags
• Shelly's Images: Show Us What You Got!

Thanks!

Love,

Julia