Smeared Ink Design Team Monthly Blog Hop July 2014

 2014 July 

Smeared Ink

Design Team Memeber Roll

BLACKDRAGON

SHELL

KAPREE

SHONI - Crafty Inknik - You are here  

CREEPY GLOWBUGG

REBECCA

The last week of July, holy moly how the time flies!  Hope you are having a great time blog hopping this morning.  You should have just arrived from a super teamie, Kapree.  Up next with another fab creation is Creepy Glowbugg.  We all love feedback, so leave a comment and let us know how wonderful (or un-wonderful) we are doing.  

This month the theme was MONOCHROME.  Hum....and another hum....but it all came together once my new sets of rubber stamps arrived.  Get in on the fun and receive a sheet of Smeared Ink original rubber stamps from the Smeared Ink Rubber Club.  

I have altered a plastic case to make a little box to keep shells or jewelery, or what-not in.  I have used the set The Abyss (June 2014) and one of my favorite images, the larger seahorse.

More details below and have a great Smeared Ink Design Team Blog Hop!

Divin' for the Deets

Main Image

Seahorse was stamped onto Whisper White card stock with Versa Mark ink.  Pool Party Embossing Powder over image and heat set.

Colored in image with markers and Aqua Painter.

Covered finished image with Crystal Effects.

Once image was dry, used sponges and three different hues of blue inks to sponge background.

Wiped off excess ink off of image and re-stamped image again with Staz-On Azure ink.

Spritzed with Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz.

Adhered image to top of finished box with Crystal Effects (CF). CF also re-applied over entire box front.

Box

Alcohol ink and pouncer Holtz tool to apply color to plastic.

I made glue dots with glue gun and silicone mat.

Placed cooled glue dots onto lid and box bottom.

Sprinkled 3 types of beads to help fill in the small spaces.

Covered with CF to help hold everything in place and make smooth. 

All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Smeared Ink New Release Blog Hop and Challenges

May 2014 

Smeared Ink New Release

Blog Hop

BLOG ROLL

Black Dragon

Shell

Kapree

Shoni / Crafty Inknik - YOU ARE HERE

Creepy Glowbugg 

Lisa

Elenor 

Rebecca

Smeared Ink is at is again with 2 NEW sheets of stamps.  We, the Smeared Ink Design Team, will be using images from each of the new sets, The Abyss and Winged Things, on today's blog hop.  Both sets are available in the Smeared Ink shop in the Smeared Ink Rubber Club. 

If you just joined, you are at Shoni - Crafty Inknik's blog.  Or you may have arrived from Kapree and the next stop will be Creepy Glowbugg.  We all would love your comments so please feel free to leave some to all the team members.

I have a variety of projects to show.  I will have pictures of each of the projects, then if you choose to find out more please keep scrolling and the deets will be down there somewhere.  I will also list the Challenges I am entering each project in under the titles.  

Thanks so much everyone, and enjoy the hop!

WARNING     WARNING     WARNING
There is some nudity in the projects.  
Please click to the next blog NOW if this may offend. 


The Abyss

Project 1 - Card
A Step In the Dark #2 - Use Some Purple / CardCI1

The Abyss 

Project 2 - Notebook Cover
Smeared Ink Design Team Weekly Project

Winged Things

Project 3 - Art Journal Page
Smeared and Smudged Forum - AJED Promp #23 - Here Comes The Sun

Winged Things

Project 4 - Scrapbook Page
A Step In the Dark #2 - Use Some Purple / ScrapbookPageCI2
Haunted Design House #189 - Ripped Ribbon
Smeared and Smudged Forum - Very Sketchy May 2014 Scrapbook Page

Releasing the Deets

The Abyss

Project 1 - Card
Blendabilities markers (new SU! alcohol markers) and markers to color in image on Whisper White card stock. 
Designer Paper from Cottage Wall set (retired).  
Ribbon is 1/8" Basic Black Taffeta and Blackberry Bliss Stitched Satin (new).
Saying is from a Past Rubber Club Offerings set called Grumpies Occasions (Sept 2013) by Smeared Ink.  Stamped in Versa Mark Ink.  White Embossing Powder over saying and heat set.
White Chalk marker to make lines around all edges of card base.

Project 2 - Notebook Cover
Blendabilities markers (new SU! alcohol markers) and markers to color in image on Whisper White card stock.
Sponged ink around all edges.
Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz over entire cover.
Fiber from stash.
Marker to color in cover base under image.

Winged Things

Project 3 - Art Journal Page
Black Gesso for base, just a smash method.
Blue spritz mixture for spray around edges.
Fine tip black journaling pen for words by me.
Marker for yellow behind Gesso.
Blendabilities markers (new SU! alcohol markers) and markers to color in image on Whisper White card stock.

Project 4 - Scrapbook Page
Designer Paper is from Me & My Big Ideas.  Sponged over with purple ink.  Cut moon from scrap and made a mask.  Moon is original color of page.

Grey marker to make ovals on left side.
Silver 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon to make chevron impression and also used on flower.
Washi tape for jagged strip along bottom.
Vellum paper for rectangles on right side and die cut for base of flower.   Also used Web Embossing Folder (retired) w/ Big Shot on Vellum flower die cut.
Pearl Jewels randomly around winged thing and flower.

Flower petals from Smeared Ink set of digital paper called Vintage Grunge.  Drew petals with pencil and cut out.  Sponged with purple ink and scrunched a bit.
Stem is scrap paper cut and hand drawn with black Sharpies and markers.

Image is colored in with Blendabilities markers (new SU! alcohol markers) and markers on Whisper White card stock.  Fussy Cut.
Moonlight Pearlizied Smooch on eyes, hair, claws, gloves, and garter.
Crystal Effects over body.
 All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Poem by Michael R. Burch

Pale Though Her Eyes

"Pale though her eyes,

her lips are scarlet

from drinking of blood,

this child, this harlot

born of the night

and her heart, of darkness,

evil incarnate

to dance so reckless,

dreaming of blood,

her fangs - white- baring,

revealing her lust,

and her eyes, pale, staring..."