Clear Skies, Updated SA Post, and QTR #41

The storm seems to have moved on a bit and I see blue skies for the first time in over 4 days.  I have a post from a DT project that I did over at Smudgy Antics that needed to get done on my blog.  Sorry it's a bit late.

Post was from February 23 - I heart Poe Boy
I am also going to enter this notebook into the Quoth The Raven, Nevermore blog where Quest #41 is For the Love of Poe.

Knotted Deets

Base is Basic Black card stock, trimmed to fit front of notebook.

The digital paper is from a set called Poe Boy.  Printed onto Whisper White card stock and trimmed to fit on front of notebook.

 

Words "lost without you" from the Carnies rubber set are stamped with Jet Black Archival Ink.

Eyes are small Pearl Jewels that have been colored black with Sharpie.

Red marker to hand draw hearts around Poe.

Basic Black Candy Dots on lower right corner.

All kinds of ribbons from stash knotted around binding.

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..."