Smudgy Antics - Don't Be A Grump...

What a great turn out last month to get the Smudgy Antics blog back up and running.  So many fab projects and we hope to see you all again this month.

A new year and a new month for you to enter your wonderful projects into Smudgy Antics Anything Goes Challenge.  A Smeared Ink image, either digital or stamped must be used in your project, and link to our challenge are a sure way to win some great prizes.  Please read the Rules to make sure you are eligible.

Check out Smudgy Antics daily for inspiration from each of the Smeared Ink Design Team.  I have today for inspiration and have a set of four 3"x 3" cards using the digital set Li'l Grumpies and the rubber stamp set Grumpies Occasions.

FRONTS

BACKS

Grumpie Deets

Each 3" x 3" card background was with Acrylic paints and the homemade gelli plate.  Various tools and stencils used to make patterns.

Grumpies were printed onto Whisper White card stock and colored in with Blendabilities.  They also have Crystal Effects over main images, were fussy cut, and adhered onto card fronts.

Sayings are stamped in Black Archival Ink:

"you're old."

"get better. now."

"take a load off."

"relax."

Weekly SI DT Project and S&S Forum Very Sketchy Card

Back from a week away from the fam.  Such a great time at the Stampin' Up! Convention and so nice not to cook or clean.

Home now and ready to enjoy the second half of the summer.  Okay, on to the post!

Today is my Weekly Smeared Ink Project which was inspired by the Very Sketchy Card sketch for July over at the Smeared and Smudged Forum.  I had colored in this image before I left and have been thinking on how to use it.  My layers are a bit different but the base structure is there.

The third week after school was out, I kept hearing from my kids that they were so boooorrrreeed.  Well I gave them plenty of options, but always "no."  So this card is for all those kids who have absolutely NOTHING to do during the summer.  =)

The Details Just Lying Around

Image is from a Smeared Ink digital set called Stitchy Situation.  Printed out onto Whisper White card stock and colored in with Blendabilities.  Little guy was fussy cut and adhered onto background.

Background is homemade gelli plate creation.
Journaling pen used to write in "SO BORED"  and some doodling, a sad try at some Zentangle.  Words were colored in with pink Blendabilty.

Bottom words "save me" are made with journaling pen and old scrap of paper from another project.

Bottom paper is from Sizzix Little Sizzles Classic paper pack.
Card base is Chocolate Chip card stock.

Ribbon is Venetian Crochet Trim, Linen Thread, and Burlap Ribbon.
New mini staples from the Handheld Stapler, which will be offered in the upcoming SU! Holiday catalog.
Corduroy button (retired) for embellie.
A sewing pin with a skull from a bracelet on side.
All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

HDH Challenge #182

Haunted Design House has a Macabre Monday Challenge that is up soon, sooo you better get your buns over there and join the freaky fun!

Challenge #182 is Frightening Fairies.  Remember these fairies are the opposite of Tinker Bell.  You need to check out the awesome projects done by the design team, outstanding!!  WEEK 1 and then WEEK 2 have such inspiration to get you going.

I have merged two of the wonderous Rick St. Dennis images to make my Frightening Fairy.  This fun and fancy free fairy is often misunderstood and so earns a page in my Ladies Art Journal, where I know she will feel right at home.

Mouth Full of Deets

The two Rick St. Dennis images are BUBBLE Bubble Toil and TROUBLE, and Summer Faerie.  Summer Faerie was a July 2013 Freebie on the Sparkle and Glitter blog.

I printed out each on Whisper White card stock.  Fussy cut the face from witch.  Used an Exacto knife along hair line of Summer Faerie.  Slipped other face in under cut hair line and adhered.  Waala...my Frightening Fairy.

She is colored in with markers and Blender Pen.  Fussy cut.
I did use a stamp from Stampotique Originals called Spider Wings by Daniel Torrente.  They are stamped with Black Staze On over her already printed ones.
Silver Details over wings to give some sparkle.

Background was made with acrylic paints and home made gelli plate.
Red beams with inks and Aqua Painter.
Cut Grass Dylusions Ink Spray in upper left corner with die from stash.

She is outlined with Black Sharpie.  Pen also used for hand written words.
Ranger Black Accents on teeth and eye centers.
Crystal Effects over face and yellow flowers on dress.
Dazzling Details on star on wand.
All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Haunted Design House #180 Challenge

Lucky 13 and Haunted Design House is back with their awesome challenges!
I hear that there is new minion in the dungeon...wonder what happened to the last one...I'm sure they are okay...
Better get over there to see the wicked new DT and great inspiration for this new challenge.

Macabre Monday Challenge #180 - Fresh Blood.  Great way to start out the new year with some fresh blood.  Interpret this as you may, but it's got to be creepy, dark, and downright evil.  My kind of challenge!

I have made a card, yes another one, with a background from my new home made gelli plate, yes another one.  There will be more people, cause I went a little craZy this weekend.  I try to make each one different so please check out the details below.

Image, Zombie Cat Dragger,  is from Rick St. Dennis and I believe that this zombie use to to cook for a Chinese restaurant.  Stop your moan cause you  know its true!!  heheeee....

Pic has No Flash

Cat Rangoon Ingredients

Card base is Pumpkin Pie card stock.

Card front is WhisKer, oops...Whisper White card stock with Acrylic Paint layers from my home made gelli plate.

White Gesso on center of card front and also on printed image of chef Zombie Cat Dragger.  Place image down on card front and let dry.

Once image was dry, used a wash cloth and water to get rid of excess card stock.

Colored image with markers and Sharpies.

Printed out image twice onto Vellum Paper.  Fussy cut one full image and adhered to one on card from with Crystal Effects. 

Colored image with Sharpies.

Wrote words and colored in with pen.

Versa Mark ink over entire page.

Clear Embossing Powder over page and heat set (you can see this better in the Flash Pic below).

Fussy cut and diced off head, arm, and kitty from second printed image on Vellum Paper.  Again adhered with Crystal Effects. 

Went over once more with Sharpies.

Red Maya Mist Spritz on fingers then applied randomly around main image.

Used a poker tool to scratch marks in the dried red ink.

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

Flash used in this pic

Weekly DT Project and Anything Goes January Challenge

Monday.
Yup.
Did get some cards finished and one of them is for my Weekly Smeared Ink Design Team Project.  I have used one of my favorite Smeared Ink Rubber Club stamps for the card I am sharing today.  Smeared Ink has some great little characters in both digital and rubber form called Grumpies.

Since my card only contains Smeared Ink stamps, I am also going to show it off in the Smudgy Antics Anything Goes Challenge on the Smeared and Smudged Forum.  Check out the free Smeared and Smudged Forum for more Challenges, Mixed Media and Art Journal groups, and unique projects posted for you to be inspired by.

I have succeeded in making a home made gelli plate and now have tons of awesome background pieces.  Acrylic paints, along with a Brayer and brushes have made up the background for my card today.  More deets below...

FLASH

 

NO FLASH

Finding All The Deets

I stamped my ghost Grumpie from one of the past offering Smeared Ink Rubber Club stamp sets, Creepy Lil' Grumpies (August 2013 set #2) with Black Staze On.

Stamped images where then fussy cut out of one side of inked background.
Stamped images again on cut ink background that I used on the card.
Used marker to color in eyes of each cut Grumpie to help them pop a bit more.
Dimensional used to give more dimension to the cut Grumpies which were adhered to the card front.

Layered card stock onto card base, Midnight Muse card stock.
Wrote words with pen, cut and layered.
Used dimensionals to adhere to left side of card front.

Crystal Effects over words and eye centers of Grumpies.
All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Musically Challenged Challenge #16 and Stampotique Designers Challenge #130

It's a gelli of a day, no?  Well it is for me because of a wonderful lady who also a member on the Smeared and Smudged Forum posted what she found on how to make your own home made gelli plate.

I did make one and it was finished and set by 8:00pm last night.  Had to play of course and so made this card that will fit in 2 wonderful challenge blogs.  The first is called Musically Challenged.  Usually the challenge is based off of a video that is posted, but this Challenge #16 is A Song from A Movie that inspires you to create something.

The second is Stampotique Designers Challenge blog.  The Challenge #130 is Something New.  My NEW purchase was the ingredients I used to make my NEW fun tool the home made gelli plate.  Only rubber stamped images were used on this card.

After I finished playing with the gelli plate, I had several pieces of inked papers.  I love blue and decided to try to make something with the one sheet.  Then looking at my stamps, I thought, what have I not used in a while.  Well miss Smushallaum was looking right at me and then the Musically Challenged Challenge and the Stampotique Designers Challenge popped into my head.  There you go.

I made a card using the wonderful stamp Smushallaum by Daniel Torrente from Stampotique Orginals.  I was also inspired by one of the DT (design team) members on the Musically Challenged blog who also did The Little Mermaid, song Under The Sea.

No Flash used for 2nd picture

Songful o' Deets

Card base is Old Olive card stock with Smoky Slate ink on all edges to take some of the brightness out of the paper.

Everything else is on one piece of Whisper White card stock.

Background is all from my new homemade gelli plate.
Acrylic paints, Distress Spray, and reinkers (SU!) are all on the background in layers.

Stamps used are Smushallaum stamped in Black Staze On, and Heads stamped in White Staze On.  Both are Daniel Torrente stamps from Stampotique Originals.

Smushallaum is colored in with markers and Blender Pen.  Finished with Crystal Effects over entire stamped image.

Words are hand written with a pen.
All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.