Weekly Challenge, New Release, and Blog Hop

Congratulations to the winner and top three of the "Rain Down on Me" challenge last week!

This week's challenge theme is:


"DROP DEAD GORGEOUS".

You may interpret this anyway you want. Please refer to the side bar on the left for a reminder of the rules.

We love when you guys and gals think outside of the box.  The more creative and inventive, the better!  You know those projects you WANT to make, but would be shunned from mainstream sites?  They are accepted here!  We get down and dirty.  We like it real, raw, and in your face!  Let your artistic expression fly free!


In addition to the weekly challenge, Smeared Ink will be having a New Release and blog hop today!  After checking out the challenge inspiration below, check out the hop which starts here at 9am PST.

For your inspiration, check out the projects from the Smeared Ink DT:
(click images to enlarge)

Black Dragon

Lady Brayton

Ike
(Ike will be sitting out this week due to an injury of her drawing and colouring hand)

Monique

Helen

Fiona

MaryKay GDT

THE PRIZE:

A $5.00 gift voucher to Smeared Ink.

Remember, be sure to link up by Midnight on Saturday PST to qualify for a prize then check back on Sunday for the random draw winner.

To be eligible for the coveted top three badge, be sure to use at least one Smeared Ink image.

If you like our challenges you should drop by our forum where we have additional monthly challenges as well as monthly blog hops and ATC swaps.

Have Fun!

WINNER AND TOP 3 FOR 'RAIN DOWN ON ME'

Thank you to all those who joined in with us for last weeks 'RAIN DOWN ON ME' challenge.

REMEMBER - YOU MUST FOLLOW ALL THE RULES TO QUALIFY, which means you have to be a follower of our blog to be picked.

This weeks TOP 3 ..... in no particular order....

ENTRY #3 SHARON R
ENTRY #4 KRISTY
ENTRY #5 DIANNE

CONGRATS LADIES ....WONDERFUL INSPIRING WORK...... PLEASE take the TOP 3 badge...and display it with pride.



NOW on to the randomly chosen WINNER....who MUST be a follower of SMUDGY ANTICS......
This week the lucky winner is.....

#1 SUSAN S....... CONGRATS! You've won a $5.00 gift voucher to spend in the SMEARED INK shop.......please email us at smudgyantics@gmail.com

We hope to see you tomorrow for our new challenge ...... thinking caps on, and mojo's at the ready!

Weekly Challenge - Rain Down on Me (use water)

Congratulations to the winner and top three of the BINGO challenge last week!

This week's challenge theme is 
"Rain Down on Me".

You may interpret this anyway you want. 

We love when you guys and gals think outside of the box.  You can use water colors, paint with distress inks and an aqua pen, use spray inks, etc.  Heck, you can even go full grunge on a project and set it out in the rain for a bit to get even grungier or soak your project in the sink or shower for a bit.  The more creative and inventive, the better!  If all that is too extreme, just use an image with water and have fun!  

For this challenge, in addition to following the rules on the left side bar, we also ask that you explain HOW you used water in your projects.  We can't wait to see what you come up with!  Bring it on!

For inspiration, check out the projects from the Smeared Ink DT:
(click images to enlarge)

Black Dragon

Lady Brayton

Ike
(Ike will be sitting out this week)

Monique

Helen

Fiona

Mary Kay GDT

THE PRIZE:

A $5.00 gift voucher to Smeared Ink.

Remember, be sure to link up by Midnight on Saturday PST to qualify for a prize then check back on Sunday for the random draw winner.

To be eligible for the coveted top three badge, be sure to use at least one Smeared Ink image.

If you like our challenges you should drop by our forum where we have additional monthly challenges as well as monthly blog hops and ATC swaps.

Have Fun!

WINNER AND TOP 3 ...BINGO CHALLENGE

Thank you to all those who joined in with us for last weeks BINGO challenge.

REMEMBER - YOU MUST FOLLOW ALL THE RULES TO QUALIFY, which means you have to be a follower of our blog to be picked.

This weeks TOP 3 ..... in no particular order....

ENTRY #6 LISA B
ENTRY #8 CRAFTY TEACHER
ENTRY #9 BETH POLLOCK

CONGRATS LADIES ....WONDERFUL INSPIRING WORK...... PLEASE take the TOP 3 badge...and display it with pride.



NOW on to the randomly chosen WINNER....who MUST be a follower of SMUDGY ANTICS......
This week the lucky winner is.....

#7 PIHI....... CONGRATS! You've won a $5.00 gift voucher to spend in the SMEARED INK shop.......please email us at smudgyantics@gmail.com

We hope to see you tomorrow for our new challenge ...... thinking caps on, and mojo's at the ready!

Weekly Challenge - BINGO

It was so great seeing so many participants last week for the "anything goes" challenge!  I want to give a huge congratulations to the prize winner and the top three.  Well done!

This week's challenge is BINGO.  You MUST use three in a row from the grid below.  You may get your three in a row up, down, across, or diagonally. 

For this challenge, please state which three items you've used.

For inspiration, check out the projects from the Smeared Ink DT:
(click images to enlarge)

Black Dragon

(BD will be sitting out this week)

Lady Brayton
(using embossing, skull, and metal)

Ike
(Ike will be sitting out this week)

Monique
(using black, skull, and distressed)

Helen

(using black, ribbon, and flowers with skulls for good measure)

Fiona

(using flowers, black, and ribbon)

Mary Kay GDT
(using embossing, skull, metal)

THE PRIZE:

A $5.00 gift voucher to Smeared Ink.

Remember, be sure to link up by Midnight on Saturday PST to qualify for a prize then check back on Sunday for the random draw winner.
  You MUST be a follower of Smudgy Antics to qualify for a prize.  
We check ;)

To be eligible for the coveted top three badge, be sure to use at least one Smeared Ink image.

If you like our challenges you should drop by our forum where we have additional monthly challenges as well as monthly blog hops and ATC swaps.

Have Fun!

TOP 3 and WINNER of ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE!

Thank you to all those who joined in with us for last weeks ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE. We had so many wonderful art and it made our TOP 3 decision very hard! 

REMEMBER - YOU MUST FOLLOW ALL THE RULES TO QUALIFY, which means you have to be a follower of our blog to be picked.

This weeks TOP 3 ..... in no particular order....

ENTRY #1 CHRISTINE
ENTRY #16 ANDREA
ENTRY #25 KAPREE

CONGRATS LADIES ....WONDERFUL INSPIRING WORK...... PLEASE take the TOP 3 badge...and display it with pride.



NOW on to the randomly chosen WINNER....who MUST be a follower of SMUDGY ANTICS......
This week the lucky winner is.....

#12 LEIGH SNAITH-BRUNTO....... CONGRATS! You've won a $5.00 gift voucher to spend in the SMEARED INK shop.......please email us at smudgyantics@gmail.com

We hope to see you tomorrow for our new challenge ...... thinking caps on, and mojo's at the ready!

Weekly Challenge - ANYTHING GOES!

Welcome back!

I wanted to take a moment to tell you how impressed we were with last week's Easter Egg projects.  You all rocked that challenge!

 We are going to be easy on you this week.  This week's theme is:

ANYTHING GOES!

Yep, anything goes as long as your project contains at least one stamped image (rubber, clear, or digital) and follows the rules posted in the left sidebar. You do not have to make a card. We also accept altered items, art journal pages, mixed media pieces, etc. If you do not follow the rules, one of which is to be a follower of the Smudgy Antics blog, your project will not count towards the prize drawing and may be deleted.

For your inspiration, here are some projects from the Smeared Ink DT:

(click images to enlarge)


Lady Brayton

Ike

Monique

Helen

Fiona

Mary Kay GDT

THE PRIZE:

A $5.00 gift voucher to Smeared Ink.

Remember, be sure to link up by Midnight on Saturday PST to qualify for a prize then check back on Sunday for the random draw winner.

To be eligible for the coveted top three badge, be sure to use at least one Smeared Ink image.

If you like our challenges you should drop by our forum where we have additional monthly challenges as well as monthly blog hops and ATC swaps.

Have Fun!

TOP 3 and WINNER of EGGstatic CHALLENGE!

Thank you to all those who joined in with us for our EGGstatic CHALLENGE.I was pleased to see so many entries and that you created such awesome EGG ART!

This weeks TOP 3 ..... in no particular order....

JULIA, LISA and TITBELSOEUR

CONGRATS LADIES ....WONDERFUL INSPIRING WORK...... PLEASE take the TOP 3 badge...and display it with pride.

NOW on to the randomly chosen WINNER....who MUST be a follower of SMUDGY ANTICS......
This week the lucky winner is.....

#2 LISA ....... CONGRATS! You've won a $5.00 gift voucher to spend in the SMEARED INK shop.......please email us at smudgyantics@gmail.com

We hope to see you tomorrow for our new challenge ...... thinking caps on, and mojo's at the ready!

Weekly Challenge - EGGstatic!

Welcome Back for another fun challenge!

With spring here and Easter just around the corner we wanted to do an EGGstra special challenge this week.

This week we are challenging our devoted followers to decorate an egg.

Keep in mind, a stamped image (rubber, clear, or digi) MUST be used in your project and you must adhere to the rules posted in the sidebar on the left in order to qualify for the random draw. If you are in need of some alternative Easter images, Smeared Ink has some new digis in the shop!

Are you up for the challenge?

Because we know this may be a hard challenge for some, we will also accept projects that are egg shaped or contain egg shapes. We do hope that many will actually try to decorate an actual egg or plastic egg though. Why limit your stamp use to cards when you can embellish all types of items with your stamps?

Step out of your comfort zone and dare to be different.

Grow as an artist by trying something new.

Get inky and painty and get supremely messy.

Most of all, have fun!

For your inspiration, here are some projects from the Smeared Ink DT:

(click images to enlarge)

Tori

Black Dragon

Lady Brayton

Ike

Monique

Helen

Fiona

Mary Kay GDT

PRIZE

The prize for this week is a $5.00 gift voucher to Smeared Ink Stamps.

Remember, be sure to link up by Midnight on Saturday PST to qualify for a prize then check back on Sunday for the random draw winner.

To be eligible for the coveted top three badge, be sure to use at least one Smeared Ink image.

If you like our challenges you should drop by our forum where we have additional monthly challenges as well as monthly blog hops and ATC swaps.

Have Fun!

TOP 3 and WINNER of TOUCH ME CHALLENGE

Thank you to all those who joined in with us for our TOUCH ME CHALLENGE.

We had some really wonderful entries but alas unless you use a SMEARED INK image, and follow ''SMUDGY ANTICS '' you can NOT win a coveted TOP 3 place.

This weeks TOP 3 ..... in no particular order....

KRISTY, MARYKAY and, JULIA .

CONGRATS LADIES ....WONDERFUL INSPIRING WORK...... PLEASE take the TOP 3 badge...and display it with pride.

NOW on to the randomly chosen WINNER....who MUST be a follower of SMUDGY ANTICS......

This week the lucky winner is.....

#4 PYJAMA ....... CONGRATS! You've won a $5.00 gift voucher to spend in the SMEARED INK shop.......please email us at smudgyantics@gmail.com

We hope to see you tomorrow for our new challenge ...... thinking caps on, and mojo's at the ready.... Keep safe. x