Kickstart Your Art Day 5 - Scrap Background

KICKSTART YOUR ART DAY 5 - Scrap Background

Click HERE to find out more and to start at the beginning of this crazy, awesomely fun challenge.

I have started an Art Journal that features wonderfully dark ladies.
They are full of surprises and lots of fun.
I am continuing my "ladies journal" for this week long challenge.

 Thank You awesome Art Journal Design Team over at the Smeared and Smudged Forum for all your wonderful tutorials and prompts to help us all out.
And shout out to Smeared Ink for sponsoring and getting this fabulous Challenge up and running.

I adore dark humor in all forms.  One of the best, and who has the best hair, is Elvira Mistress of the Dark.  This AJ page was inspired from the great one herself and quote is from the pinball game Scared Stiff (1996), remember those??

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A Mouth Full of Deets

Vamp is one of Ike's new images just released this week.  Find her and other fab images at Ike's Art.

Image was printed onto recycled paper of my kiddos old school work.  Tore along right edge.

Markers and Blender Pen to color in.  Fine tip black Sharpie to darken lines and make veins in eye.

Used the Scrap Background technique for the base of my AJ page.  White Gesso w/ fingers to smear and blend over designer papers.

Watercolor crayons and Aqua Painter to give a bit of color over dried Gesso.

Stamp with Crumb Cake ink from set Urban Decay (April 2013), around all edges of face to give some more texture and shading.  A Smeared Ink Rubber Club past offer stamp set.

Black Sharpie for hand written quote.

Versa Mark ink over page.  Clear Embossing Powder over entire page and heat set.  Somehow managed not to get ink and EP on eye.  But worked out fine.

Crystal Effects on eye and lips.

Did not realize that when I used the water and then heat set that the images from kiddos homework would show through.  But ended up looking pretty cool so no worries.

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

Kickstart Your Art Day 4

KICKSTART YOUR ART CHALLENGE - Day 4

Growth

Click HERE to find out more and what the Rules are, 

see daily winners, and see other amazing projects.

I have started an Art Journal this new year that features wonderful ladies.

They are full of surprises and lots of fun.

I am continuing my "ladies journal" for this week long challenge.

What woman gets excited for her monthly "moon"?
Not this gal.
And she thought turning into a vamp would fix this monthly occurrence.

The Moody Details

Started with Whisper White card stock which I then covered with masking tape.  Since it was out from the other challenge. 

Liked the pins look from the other day and so tried once more.  Images got lost due to way too many spray inks, Gesso, water, and Crystal Effects.
Spritzed up with all the ink sprays from the Day 3 Challenge plus a couple of more colors. 
Let dry, or so I thought!

Printed off image Moonstruck from a Smeared Ink set called Movie Madness, artist Susan Eisenhauer (Ike's Art).   

Brushed White Gesso onto ink side of printed image and onto AJ page.  Let dry. 
Used water and cloth to rub off excess card stock to get to image under.  Rubbed a bit too much so had to reprint image onto Vellum paper.

Also found out that the water smeared the ink sprays around.  Note:  Ink Sprays not good with masking tape.

Colored in image on Vellum paper with markers. 
Adhered down with Crystal Effects which I then used over entire page.

Cut out saying from printed Vellum paper and stuck down.

Black Sharpie to write in words.
All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Kickstart Your Art Challenge - Day 3 and Oh! The Horror! Jan Challenge

KICKSTART YOUR ART CHALLENGE - Day 3

Easy Found Objects Background Technique

Click HERE to find out more and what the Rules are, 

see daily winners, and see other amazing projects.
 
OH! THE HORROR! January Challenge 

on the Smeared and Smudged Forum

Silent Hill

I have started an Art Journal this new year that features wonderful ladies.

They are full of surprises and lots of fun.

I am continuing my "ladies journal" for this week long challenge.

This Silent Hill inspired nurse has got a mind of her own and 

is not afraid to stand out from her friends.  

She thinks that since we are already dead, hey it's okay to have other thoughts than just freaking out visitors and killing.

We should all be inspired by her.

 Her thoughts say "Silent Hill my stitched ASS!  More like SMOKIN' HOT NURSE HILL.  Am I right ladies?  Ladies...?!?"

 

Can't Crack These Deets

I stared my AJ page with a piece of Very Vanilla card stock.

Placed pins all over cs.

Used Dylusional and a Maya Mist Spray Inks to ink cs.  This was a learning process because the pins were so thin that I had to hold bottles pretty high so that the ink "rained" down onto cs.

A random flame template was placed in certain areas and once again used Dylusional Spray Ink, Lemon Zest, to make flames.  

White Chalk Marker to make steam and steam flames.

Stamps from Haunted Places #1 (Sept 2013) were inked with Early Espresso ink and stamped in lower left corner and upper right side.  Clear Embossing powder over each image and heat set.  Images drawn for Smeared Ink by Rick St. Dennis and were a Smeared Ink Rubber Club past offering.

Used a stencil, by Prima, and Basic Black ink to sponge in cracks in upper left corner and along bottom of page.  Sponged ink along those crack edges.

Printed out SH Monster Hill Nurse, by Rick St. Dennis, onto Very Vanilla card stock.

Colored in with inks and Blender Pen.

Tore bits of masking tape and placed over main area of dress to give more texture and make fabric look more realistic.  Went over drawn lines with fine tip black Sharpie.  Fussy cut and adhered to page.

White Chalk marker over her hat, sleeves, shoes.

Sliver marker on blade.

 
Black Sharpie to out line her and for words and cloud thoughts.

Crystal Effects over entire nurse.

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

Weekly Smeared Ink DT Project

This have been one week of getting crafty!  Hope you all have been trying to some creativity in your week.

Smeared Ink has resurrected the Design Team Monthly Hop, for the 2014 year, which I am so happy to be a part of.  Click HERE for the first one.  We will be having this DT Monthly Hop the last Monday of each month.  So please check us out and the wonderful projects that we hope will inspire you.

Smeared Ink came out with a new set called Monster Hearts.  I love these hearts and had to play around.  So my Weekly Smeared Ink DT project today features one of these hearts, which I can always carry with me.

Iron On Details

When I saw Monster Hearts, I had to try to make one on a bag.

I printed image out onto Avery (3302) Fabric Transfers.  Now it says that you need an ink jet printer, but since I have never done this...what the hell, lets just try it.  AND it worked!  I have a Canon MG3222 printer, nothing special.

Again, never having tried this, I decided to use Copic's to color in my image.
Once done I used my iron to adhere colored image to the fabric.

I am not the best at figuring out measurements for sewing.  I guess-ta-mate a lot.  I set the cut image and made a reasonable sized rectangle w/ the fabrics.  I did add in the 1/4" seams that would be needed when I did finally sew it all together.  Outside fabric is from stash, and red lining is from Essentials set from Stampin' Up! (retired).

I hand stitched the lines around mouth, two on the right eye, X's around main image, and buttons on left eye with embroidery thread.

I did line inside with the stuff to make the sides a little stronger and the fluffy material also.  So sorry for you who do sew, that I do not know the names of these. 

Yes, there is Crystal Effects on the center of mouth and center of right eye.  Had to try and it did lose a little of the dimension but made those area shiny w/ a cool texture.

Buttons are SU! (retired).
Zipper used was 7".
Bag ended up measuring 6 3/4" x 6 1/2".
All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

So glad I tried this and now will have to make more.  Get out of your comfort zone and go try something new this week! 

Kickstart Your Art Challenge Day 2 & HDH Challenge #181

KICKSTART YOUR ART CHALLENGE - Day 2

Hearts

Click HERE to find out more and what the Rules are, 

see daily winners, and see other amazing projects .

Hope you can join in this week!

Haunted Design House Macabre Monday 

Challenge 181 - Rotten Romance Week 1

I have started an Art Journal that features wonderful ladies.

They are full of surprises and lots of fun.

I am continuing my "ladies journal" for this week long challenge.

This little lady finally found love.

But you know, he just was not that into her.

So, she found another way to have his heart...

FOREVER!!

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 MUST have you, Deets

Gloomsville Witch is from The Octopode Factory.  

I have printed her onto Whisper White card stock.  Colored in with markers and Blender Pen.

Fussy cut and adhered to page.  

Heart in pail is hand drawn in with fine tip black Sharpie.  Crystal Effects on heart, eyes, and hanging star.

Glitter on her eyes.

Background

On Monday when I was messing around with the 3 Primary Color Drips Challenge, this was one of the pages that came out of my gelli plate when I brayered my 3 colors together.  Thought it would be a great background for this page.

Words and large heart is hand drawn with fine tip black Sharpie.

Star stamp is from Simply Stars set (SU!) and stamped with Versa Mark ink.  Then heat embossed with White Embossing Powder.  Did go over with Sharpie after cool.

Basic Black ink sponged around edges.

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

Ike's World Challenges NEW RELEASE Blog Hop

Ike's World Challenges 

New Release Blog Hop

Since there is NO Ike's World Challenges this week, we are having a bit of fun with the New Release Blog Hop. Do you fancy Winning one of the New Images from Ike's Art???? 

All you have to do is go around the Hop and leave everyone a comment and then come back here to Ike's World Challenges and leave a Comment saying that you've done that.

This Hop will run throughout this week, so you have plenty of time to enter. Make your way round and back to Ike's World Challenges by Midnight on Sunday 2nd FEBRUARY 2014. 

We will do a random pick from those of you who completed the Hop and let you know the Winner at our next Challenge post, which will be on Tuesday 4th FEBRUARY.

 The Design Team (DT) here at Ike's World Challenges have each got an image (or 2) LoL.. that they have used to create some awesome projects for you to see and hopefully inspire you, so without further ado - here is the New Release Blog DT Hop Roll...

Blog Hop Roll

Black Dragon

Ginny

Lisa

Crafting Vicky

Samara

Keren

Jane

Shelley

Ike

Kristy

Shoni - YOU ARE HERE @ Crafty Inknik

I don't do Straight

CARPE DIEM from Ike's Art is the image I was lucky enough to work with.  Please check below the pictures to find out more about my scrapbook page.  Thanks and have fun on the hop!
  

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Unsightly Half Truth's of Details

Layout for this 12" x 12" page was inspired by the Very Sketchy Challenge over at the Smeared and Smudged Forum.

Designer paper is from Me & My Big Ideas.

Carpe Diem, from Ike's Art, was printed out onto Whisper White card stock two times.

I colored in image with markers and Blender Pen.  I also went over drawn lines with fine tip Sharpie to high light her beautiful facial features.

Rose was colored and fussy cut from a smaller print out I had done.  This was then placed with a dimensional over the larger printed rose, which was also colored around the edges.

Finger nails and dots along left side of head are Black Ranger Accents. 

Crystal Effects on rose with glitter sprinkled over.

Medium Jewel Rhinestone in center of eye.

Once Carpe Diem image was dry, I placed on Basic Black card stock and fussy cut around already cut image.

Wings are stamped in Black Staze On and from a Smeared Ink Rubber Club past offering stamp set called Quoth The Raven (February 2013).  I fussy cut and adhere to back of cut head.

Scallop die cuts used for the layers behind main Carpe Diem image.  A doily (SU!) was cut in half and placed on opposite sides behind scallop layers.

Background

Top left corner is a Scrap Paper Background Technique that I followed all the way through with both White and Black Gesso over designer paper strips.  I cut up and place at odd angles to give more texture.

Satin Black Ribbon (retired SU!) on the diagonal.

On the lower area of page, I sponged Cherry Cobble ink randomly around.

I had also made a coffee filter rose, which I dabbed White Gesso on and used it to make the white rose  prints randomly on page.

A ruler and Silver marker to make vertical lines randomly on page, and also thicker to make the 3 horizontal lines under saying.

Saying is written with black Sharpie.  I then went over words with Crystal Effects and sprinkled glitter over.

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

"Believe only half of what you see and nothing that you hear."  

Edgar Allen Poe.

Kickstart Your Art Challenge Day 1 - 3 Primary Color Drips

KICKSTART YOUR ART CHALLENGE - Day 1

3 Primary Color Drips

Click HERE to find out more and what the Rules are.

Hope you can join in this week!

I have started an Art Journal that features wonderful ladies.

They are full of surprises and lots of fun.

I am continuing my "ladies journal" for this week long challenge.

Thank You awesome Art Journal Design Team over at the Smeared and Smudged Forum for all your wonderful tutorials and prompts to help us all out.  

And shout out to Smeared Ink for sponsoring and getting this fabulous Challenge up and running.

On to my AJ page. 

I will have deets below the picture(s).

I have used the 3 primary color drips as my background.

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Bangin' Deets

Smeared Ink Rubber Club Stamp Sets:
Chicks Dig Guns (November 2013)
Prints (March 2013)

Gorey Details stamp:
Steampunk Gun

Main granny is printed onto printer paper.  Found image online and is from the 1940's movie, "Granny Get Your Gun".  She is fussy cut and is the star of this page, as in the movie.

Background - I used an Aqua Painter to make my drips in the background with Crushed Curry, Real Red, and Pacific Point inks.

The other gun totin' ladies are stamped with Smoky Grey, not to steal the scene from my main granny.

Shells are stamped with Gold Encore ink randomly all over page.

All other stamped images are in the 3 primary colors.

Hand written saying on the right side is written with a red Sharpie.
All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.