DAY 1: 31 Days of Halloween, Countdown to Halloween and the Real Witches of Halloween

Day 1 for:
The 31 Days of Halloween ....see the side bar for the blog list
The Countdown to Halloween...see button on sidebar to visit the other blogs.

My creation and share for today, is a small creation, but I like it anyway, it is an ATC- "Fun with my Familiar":

  The collage image is from DEZINAWORLD,
the background paper is by PINKPAISLEE,
The web stamps are by BOMBSHELL STAMPS
sentiment stamp by a now defunct stamp company from the UK, I can't remember the name.
Turquoise SHARPIE was added to the sepia image and so were some Stardust Stickles By RANGER. I also used Diamond Glaze by JUDIKINS over the sentiment.

PLEASE visit the other blogs for both parties :)

I am entering this in Forever Night Challenge blog --#11 anything goes

LET THE HAUNTING BEGIN!!  

Tuesday treats, tips and Tales

Hello, here I am late on Tuesday, but at least I am here :)


First The treat(s) some for your eyes, and then a freebie image for you, for up coming Halloween.

These 2 arches are for a swap on ALTERED PAGES Yahoo group. ALTERED PAGES is listed in "my favorite places to empty my wallet" below on my sidebar. They sell Collage Sheets, Rubber stamps and other doo-dads. We needed to use an image off the "Beauty in Purple" Collage Sheet.
The template for this  Gothic Arch was supplied by a member of the group, it is higher and wider  then the Gothic Arches I usually make, but since I may make them into a book, I thought it be best to use the template that hopefully the other members decided to use.

 Above: "Divine Pageantry" (I do not know why it scanned crooked,ugh)

Ok, I used the same papers on both arches are three are mulberry papers--red, bright pink(less fibrous than the red) and royal blue with gold paint streaked on it in both directions. All from my stash.

On this arch, I used an ATC background from DEZINAWORLD (they are one my sidebar-I Love June's stuff) it is from a Halloween ATC sheet. I used Diamond glaze by JUDIKINS over the Celtic Cross on it. I cut it off the sheet I printed on White card stock with regular paper snips, but I did it in a slightly wavy fashion.

I chose the "Communion Gal" from the "Beauty in Purple" sheet, basically some of her flowers were a bit purplish. I chose to decorate all her flowers with FLOWER SOFT, and then I used Stickles by RANGER on her veil. The German Scrap around the edge is Royal Purple (not blue as it looks in the scan) by COLLAGE STUFF (also under "My fav places to empty my wallet") The word REJOICE is from another collage sheet by ALTERED PAGES, printed on parchment paper, but I ran my Cat eye Fluid chalk ink in Wisteria by COLORBOK over it.

Below: "Spirit of Love" (this one scanned straight-yea!)

I chose the "lying-down beauty" from the "Beauty in Purple" collage sheet, and she is definitely tinted purple. All the little printed out words are also from an ALTERED PAGES collage sheet. The Ouija Board tinted slightly purple is off a Halloween Collage Sheet from DEZINAWORLD.

I Used purple micro beads, and purple/lavendar mixture of other beads underneath the micro beads. I used a FABER-CASTELL Micro point marker, and the purple BIC Mark it. The German Scrap wing is from ARTCHIX STUDIOS (also in my fav spendy spots) It is silver, I colored it with the purple BIC Mark It, and then sanded it slightly

The phrases on it say:

"Cherish your soul, your memories, your family"

"Time to explore a Mystere journey"

"Imagine love after life after love"

and for another swap:

The theme is "In the Garden"  This is my take on that theme. All 3 horizontal ATCs use 7 Gypies' paper, the vertical ATC uses a random piece of garden type paper I add, it shows upward growing branches with faint script writing as a background. All the "Flower girls" are from a collage sheet by ARTCHIX STUDIOS, all the cut out phrases, words and definition are also from a collage sheet by ARTCHIX STUDIOS. The Red and Copper German scrap is from COLLAGE STUFF and the black German Scrap is from ALPHA STAMPS (also in my fav spendy list) The flourish stamp is by STAMPIN' UP and the embossing powder is Pirate Gold by STAMPENDOUS.  I am not sure which one I am going to keep for myself.

Here is a FREE treat for you:

This image was taken in a very old cemetery on Tilghman Island in Maryland slightly off-shore from St. Michael's.

We thought these initials were apropos, the inscription below the initials was worn smooth, we couldn't make anything out. It is a very small marker, approx. 14-15" across, and I would say about 12-13" above the ground. We think perhaps it is a grave of an infant or child, as there were MANY of them in this cemetery. {please credit me with the photo if you use it in your art. (©Susan Guzy 10-28-2008)}

No Tale today, as I am working on one for the Gypsy Dreams Blog Hop...

Button above on my side bar (9/10)

Postal SPLAT!!

Ok here is a real quickie card made for SMUDGY ANTICS weekly challenge, this week it is SPLAT.
I knew I was going to do this card, but my hubby has an envelope of bullet hole decals, and we were hoping to find them, as I was going to use a few on the card. He can't remember where he put them. so I decided not to make a card, and then later on tonight I said "WHY THE HELL NOT?!" LOL So I did everything I planned to do except for the bullet hole decals, and then I remembered the most IMPORTANT part of the challenge...::smackin' self::: DOH!! I had to use a SMEARED INK image. well none of the images I have go with this sentiment, and then I thought about the birds, and how mail carriers see them all day (and sometimes get pooped on by them) and how the post offices I have worked in, and the one hubs currently works in have always had bird nests in places all over the place. That is why I added the 2 little dead birds.

All card stock by STAMPIN' UP, printed blood splatter paper by MARTHA STEWART(for EK Success)

Sentiment (Guns don't kill people. Postal workers kill people.) by VIVA LASVEGAS STAMPS.

RIP Birdy image by SMEARED INK (re-sized)

Diamond glaze by JUDIKINS over all the splattered blood. Misc. used US Postal stamps and mosaic tiles used in the corners.

SMUDGEFEST-day 1 "BI-POLAR"

Hello, today I revisited my Dark "over-the-edge" journal, which is a WIP.

It is dark, because it deals with my depression, and bad things in my life, or things that my depression makes "bad". It is Over-the-Edge, because every page has stuff that hangs over the outer edge.

Today for SMUDGEFEST you had to use a SMEARED INK image and make something opposite= BI-POLAR.
so, I went for my broken heart (winged broken heart image by SMEARED INK) vs. a whole, sweet heart (image by DESIGNED 2 DELIGHT) The word "broken" is also by Smeared ink, the rest of my verse is computer generated.

The front:

Images as stated above, paper by MARTHA STEWART, Diamond Glaze by JUDIKINS used over the blood splats, German scrap wings in chocolate by COLLAGE STUFF. Both Heart painted with Tim Holtz distress inks by RANGER. Misc. clear and frosted heart buttons

The Back, for journaling:

misc. paper. TIM HOLTZ distress ink black soot and sharpie

I am also entering this Dark Journal page in the "anything goes" challenge at:
  CRAFT YOUR PASSION
Allsorts challenges
Come and Get it challenges 
Inspire me Fridays 
Digis with Attitude! #32
Digi Doodle Shop Challenges
Craft us Crazy

and the anything BUT a card challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity 
 

Friday Fun for Dezina World

I haven't been crafting a lot, in fact I haven't been doing a lot lately due to my neck and upper back acting up A LOT, and not sleeping. I have been working on swap commitments.  I am starting on Halloween projects also not just for OWH, but also for stocking up inventory (Planning on getting this etsy shop set up soon)
and also for the upcoming annual 31 days of Halloween.

This creation is for the Spot Challenge for JULY at Dezinaworld

 

Steampunk Bkgd. and B&W and gray's Gothic lady reading by a skull image both by DEZINAWORLD. She is no longer B&W as I painted her with TWINKLING H2Os. Sentiments computer generated. Winged skull is a digi stamp from SMEARED INK. Purple German Scrap by COLLAGE STUFF.

 There is diamond glaze by JUDIKINS on the skull. Then there is diamond glaze mixed with re-inker for the oooze, dripping on the Bkgd. out of the skull, out of the winged-skulls eyes, and out of the lady's (who is now a zombie) mouth

Color me Purple!

Good afternoon, and Bye-bye June...why did you leave so fast? looking for my Mad tea party post? click here

Today I have for your viewing pleasure a little doll of a card, layered in shades of purple.

This card fulfills a sketch challenge over in the ning group 

Smeared and Smudged

OK, Here we go:

all Card Stock is by STAMPIN' UP,

ribbon from MICHAEL'S, The white dots at the top are RANGER Enamel Accents,

PRISMA COLOR pencils and blending pencil were used.

JUDIKINS Diamond Glaze is used on her eyes, boots,cross-earring, and the tiny flowers.

Digi images used: 

Gothic Girl 2 by TORICO, Inside and outside sentiments (word art) by TLC CREATIONS,

Flower bunch image is called BLOOM, but the upload had no ownership name...if anyone recognizes this digi image, please let me know who's it is.

Both colored images are semi-fussy cut, and then attached to black cs, cut again, attached to orchid cs, cut again, and lastly attached to a eggplant purple cs, cut again and attached to lilac card base.

The image below the colors are definitely off, but I am showing you it because you can clearly see the diamond glaze on her eyes, cross-earring, boots and the tiny flowers

 the inside

 

one last look

Hope you like my little Purple Doll :)