SI Weekly DT Project and ASiD #10

This weeks Smeared Ink Weekly Design Team Project is inspired by the set called Toxic Ballerinas.  I was messing around with those dollar store skellies and loved that I could rotate their arms and legs to any position.  So it reminded me of a ballerina, and there you go. 

Headed off to print my ballerina heads, when ding goes the laundry.  For some reason I like to do whites last and then stuff all the extra dryer sheets in that load.  So I have a lot in there.  Well these would make the perfect "tutu" for my project!

This is a bit dark since my ballerina is a skeleton so thought this project would fit nicely in the A Step In The Dark challenge.  This Challenge #10 is Anything Goes Dark.

This ballerina does have wire attached so that she does hang.

On Pointe Details

Heads
As said before I printed off one of the images from the Smeared Ink digital set Toxic Ballerinas onto Very Vanilla Card stock.
Colored in with Blendabilities.
Used a fine tip black Sharpie to hand draw spine.
Old bottle caps were filled with punched scrap paper first and Crystal Effects.
Finished heads were also punched with 1" circle punch and then placed in bottle caps with more Crystal Effects.  Set aside until dry.

Body
Spine and arms of dollar store skellie.
Has sploches of ink from spritz and spray inks.

Tutu
9 or so layers of dryer sheets, torn and cut.
Poked a hole in center and then stuck spine through.
Used Dylusions and Smooch Spray Inks to color in.  Hard to see but dress is Purple and a Pink/Red color.
Gold Spritz over also hard to see but wanted to give a bit of sparkle.
Dark Brown Spritz to give darker spots on dress.

Other
Red Sticky Strip to hold on bottle cap heads.
Thin wire to hold her up.
All materials used are current Stampin' Up! (SU!) unless otherwise noted.

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.

Smeared Ink Weekly DT Project and ASiD #5

Hope everyone had a wonderful fourth of July!  We were busy camping all week and now I finally get to play with some new wonderful purchases that have arrived while I was gone.  Woo hooo!

For this post I have created an Art Journal Page using Smeared Ink stamps an oldie but goodie technique that involves Clorox Bleach.

A Step In The Dark now has Challenge #5 - Dark Fantasy or Anything Goes up and ready.  Please see the fab inspiration done by their DT this round....WOW!

Sure...these are the Deets....
My Smeared Ink stamps are from the set called FRINGE (May 2014 #2).  You can get this rockin' set in the Rubber Club Past Offerings.  Join the Smeared Ink Rubber Club and receive a unique set each month.

Page was created by using Dylusion Spray inks, two colors.
Once dry, a Dyan Reaveley stencil was placed on the darker side.  With paint brush and bleach, I used a stencil as a guide to take away the darker color.
Again, once the bleach was dry, I used ink that kinda matched my lighter color and colored in with an Aqua Painter.
Placed stencil back over finished leaves and used a black journaling pen to help define shapes.

White Gel pen and black journaling pen to make vines/swirls, and highlights on leaves.

Stamps were inked with Versa Mark Ink and stamped onto dry page.
Black Embossing Powder over stamped images and heat set with gun.

Paint brush and Clorox Bleach once more over embossed images.
Re-painted images with inks.

Orange and leaves more vibrant in real life. 
All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

SI Weekly DT Project and S&S June Freaky Freebie

Today I have a little booklet made from three different sheets of designer paper (retired SU!).
My Smeared Ink Weekly Design Team Project includes an image from the digi set Calaveras, and the upcoming NEW Smeared Ink Rubber Club set called Llorona, which will be offered in July.

The Calaveras image is this month's Freaky Freebie image at the Smeared and Smudged Forum.  Get your free image when you join this free forum.

Bone-In Deets

The Calaveras image was printed onto copy paper.
Colored in with markers, ink and Aqua Painter.
Once dried, Versa Mark ink over finished image.
Heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder.
Fussy cut and adhered onto front of booklet.

Llorona were stamped, then faces cut out, on Whisper White card stock.
Each was colored in with markers, ink and Aqua Painter.
Fussy Cut and adhere to sugar skull with dimensionals.

Pearl Jewels as embellies.
Lost Lagoon 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon to bind booklet.
Crop-a-dile to punch holes.
All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

SoSS #9 Guest Designer and SI Weekly DT Project

The new challenge is up for those crafty ladies of the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers today.  The #9 Challenge is R is for Ribbon.  Use some ribbon on your project.  I am obsessed with ribbon and thankful for this opportunity to Guest Design for this challenge.  I have tried to use the ribbon in a new and fun way.

My images are also all Smeared Ink and so will be using this project for my Smeared Ink Design Team Project.  The main image is from the Venice Digi Set.

Below will be all the details on how I created the ribbon frame and made this wall hang.

Thanks again to the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers and be sure to get your ribbon projects in!

Punching out the Deets

Main mask image was from Venice Digi Set.  Printed onto Very Vanilla card stock, colored in with Blendabilities, and fussy cut.
I used Silver Dazzling Details for bells, face, and highlights on front.
Crystal Effects over entire image.

BASE
My base is a card board box that held CapriSun's. 
I used a nail to punch holes around each side.  Then did one more inner row.
For the metallic look, I had some Kyron Mirror Spray Paint which I then covered my base.
Red StazOn ink and En Francias background stamp (retired) were stamped to help frame the main image a bit more.
Rhinestone jewels were also added for some glitz.

FRAME
I used the color of ribbons that I used in image.
Each ribbon was cut to around 4".
I started using a lollypop end to get the ribbon through the punched holes, but the stick ended up bending.  I then found a plastic large sewing needle that was a lot easier to push the ribbon through.
There are at lease 3 different ribbons for each color, besides the black and gray in the corners.  All ribbon is retired SU!.
Some ribbon ends were trimmed.
All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

You can click on pics to enlarge.