Wednesday 24 June 2015

SMEARED AND SMUDGED FORUM... SCARY FAIRY BLOG HOP JUNE 2015

Black Dragon
Dream In Darkness
Teresa
Harp
Leigh
Lost Coast Portal To Creativity
Katie
Susan
Kat
We, the members of the SMEARED AND SMUDGED FB GROUP
have a members hop every month...
this month our theme is
SCARY FAIRIES...
Please visit all the talented folks on the blog roll above,
I'm sure you'll be inspired by their wickedly scary fairy creations.
I altered another note book as my 1st project...
the stamp is from DE-STEMPELWINKEL.
Coloured with alcohol pens/pencils and distress ink.
  Then I thought i'd share with you two ATC'S using the same stamp...again the stamp is from
Her she is all pretty pink and glittery in the sunshine.... scary enough me thinks....
 .... and now in moonlight.
Just changing the colours on a fairy stamped image can change her from 'sweet fairy'
to a 'scary fairy'.
Both ATC's are coloured with alcohol pens, pencils and distress ink.
Now as an added bonus.... my friend IKE .... because of breaking her toe.... forgot to put her name down for the hop.... has a wonderful new digi image/project
she has allowed me to post it here on my blog, 
it'd be great if you could pop by here blog and leave her a comment too.
You'll find her HERE

Thank you for stopping by.... now off you go to the combined talents of the
 DREAM IN DARKNESS team.
BDx

Saturday 13 June 2015

IKE'S ART NEW RELEASE MINI BLOG HOP and REMINDER FOR SMUDGY ANTICS CHALLENGE



I am here with a preview of some new images IKE has in her Store at
These images were previously  exclusive to SMEARED INK - 
which has unfortunately closed -
 so Ike has now been able to release these image sets as they are no longer under contract.

Today we are having this mini hop to introduce to you two sets....
Here are the Previews of the Sets.... just click to enlarge ...





Here is the Roll for the Mini Blog Hop......

IKEsWORLD CHALLENGES
BLACK DRAGON  you are here!
Here are my projects using my favourite of the 
SUCCUBUS set...
One image... 3 totally different looks...
This one is coloured with just a 6B pencil and black soot distress ink.
Perfect for the challenge at SMUDGY ANTICS this month...
USE NO MORE THAN 3 COLOURS.

She's a beauty.... right?





There will be a Prize for anyone who comments on ALL the members of the Hop and then goes back to leave a comment at IKEsWORLD CHALLENGES. The lucky Winner will be chosen at Random and may choose ONE of these new sets.

This HOP will run until 1st JULY 2015, so you have plenty of time :-)

Thank you for dropping by and I hope you enjoyed seeing everyones creations.
Don't forget that will still have a few days of our current LYRICS Challenge on IWC...
and our CHALLENGE at SMUDGY ANTICS runs until the 28th June.
BDx
I'd like to enter these at 
LEFT OF CENTRE CHALLENGES...ONE FOR THE BOYS.

Thursday 4 June 2015

SKULL APPRECIATION DAY BLOG HOP and new CHALLENGE AT QUOTH THE RAVEN

SKULL APPRECIATION DAY
Blog Hop
We on the SMEARED and SMUDGED fb forum
are celebrating today with a wonderful, inspiring blog hop.
The full blog roll is below...
Black Dragon 
Katie
 Lisa
Tit Belsoeur
 Anna 
Sue
 Nan
 Dream In Darkness
Harp
 Maureen 
Ike
Monique
Fiona
 Teresa
Leigh S-B
DominoART
Lost Coast Portal to Creativity
Julia
 Susan R.
WARNING PICTURE HEAVY POST!!!
I played with clay and faux finishes for my projects...
a pair of coasters, a fridge magnet and a hallhanger.
The stamps are SMEARED INK.
 The two coasters have a polished slate finish.
The fridge magnet tarnished copper.
 The wall hanger ...good old rust and corrosion.
The detail these stamps give with clay is magnificent.
This is a close up of the faux tarnished copper fridge magnet.
This the faux rust...
 ...this the polished slate.
Its the first time i've used this SMEARED INK stamp set with clay...
I am IMPRESSED! Shall be using them again for sure.
ALSO TODAY we have a new challenge for you at
QUOTH THE RAVEN..
we have a picture for your inspiration this month...
here is my project...A double page spread in a book of
POE i'm creating.
It has a SKULL on so I thought i'd combine my post...
and hopefully encourage some of you hoppers to join us at QUOTH this month.
You have until the 28th of June to join us.
Hope you will all enjoy the SKULL APPECIATION HOP...
Thanks for stopping by
BDx
I'd like to enter the following challenges...
LEFT OF CENTRE CHALLENGES... ANYTHING GOES LOC
FOREVER DARK...ANYTHING GOES (DARK ART
DREAM IN DARKNESS ANYTHING (DARK) GOES.