Weekly Challenge: EVIL ALICE (AIW)

Congratulations to the winner and top three of the 

"Itsy Bitsy Spider" challenge last week!

This week's challenge theme is:

"EVIL ALICE".

It seems Alice is huge these days!  Alice is everywhere!  She has video games, challenge blogs, tag and ATC swaps and who knows what else...all devoted to her and Wonderland!  That girl gets tons of attention!  We expect to see lots of entries this week.  Of course, being Smudgy Antics, we like things that are on the dark or edgy side of the art world.  Smeared Ink has made their own collection of AIW and let me tell you, Alice is all grown-up now!  You can find these jaw-dropping creations in the shop now.  I provided the link for the entire set, but these can be purchased as singles as well.  Trust me, you will want them all!  They are Hot!

We at Smudgy Antics challenge you to make the most mind-blowing AIW piece you can.  Make it evil, make it twisted, make it scary or make it seductive.  All of that will work.  Just stay away from the safe and cute stuff.  Save that for the other challenge blogs and tap into your dark side.
  We dare you!

Be sure to read and follow the challenge rules posted on the left side bar to qualify for the random prize drawing and the coveted "Top Three" badge.

For inspiration, check out the projects from the Smeared Ink DT:

(click images to enlarge and click the DT's names to visit their blogs)

Black Dragon
(BD is still on a leave of absence.  We miss her and her wonderful art.)

Lady Brayton

Ike

Monique

Helen

Fiona

Kristy

Lisa

The Prize:

A $5.00 gift voucher to Smeared Ink.  This will come in very handy as Smeared Ink recently had a new release and another release is on the way!

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!

ITSY BITSY SPIDER WINNER

 

Thank you to all those who joined in with us for last weeks  ''Itsy Bitsy Spider''  challenge....it was a  pleasure to visit and see your creations.

REMEMBER - YOU MUST FOLLOW ALL THE RULES TO QUALIFY, which means you have to be a follower of our blog to be picked and use a SMEARED INK image for a TOP 3 spot.

This weeks TOP 3 ...
#3 KAPREE
#4 SHELL
#6 VEE CASSIDY

CONGRATS LADIES ....WONDERFUL  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 BLOG. This week the lucky winner is.....

#  4  SHELL....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 - Itsy Bitsy Spider

Welcome back for another week of challenges and a huge

congratulations to the prize winner and the chosen top two from last week's "Dragon Tales" challenge!

Are you ready for some more fun?

The theme for this week is:

"Itsy Bitsy Spider"

The Itsy Bitsy Spider is a nursery rhyme in the US.  I know every culture and country has their own nursery rhymes or tales told to the wee ones.
 This week we want you to turn nursery rhymes
 into something scary or creepy.  

The more twisted, the better!  Make the little hairs on the back of our necks stand on end.  Make a project that is nightmare worthy.  Please source the nursery rhyme you are using or better yet, write out the rhyme in your blog post for those that may not be familiar with nursery rhymes.

Most importantly, have fun!

Be sure to read and follow the challenge rules posted on the left side bar to qualify for the random prize drawing and the coveted "Top Three" badge.

For inspiration, check out the projects from the Smeared Ink DT:

(click images to enlarge and click on the DT names to visit their blogs)

Black Dragon
(BD is still on a leave of absence)

Lady Brayton

Ike

Monique

Helen

Fiona

Kristy
(Kristy is on a short leave of absence)

Please give a warm welcome to the newest member
 of Smeared Ink's Design Team, Lisa!

Lisa

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!

DRAGON TALES WINNERS!

 

Thank you to all those who joined in with us for last weeks  ''Dragon Tales''  challenge....it was a  pleasure to visit and see your creations.

REMEMBER - YOU MUST FOLLOW ALL THE RULES TO QUALIFY, which means you have to be a follower of our blog to be picked and use a SMEARED INK image for a TOP 3 spot.

This weeks TOP 3 (actually a Top 2) ...
#5 KAPREE
#7 JENN BORJESON

CONGRATS LADIES ....WONDERFUL  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 BLOG. This week the lucky winner is.....

#  1  SHIRL....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: DRAGON TALES

I hope all those who participated in SmudgeFest last week not only survived and had fun, but I hope you all saved some mojo for this week's challenge!

Yep, we are back to our regularly scheduled weekly challenges.  These should be a breeze after a week of doing a project everyday!

This week's challenge theme is:

"DRAGON TALES"

Rather than ramble on, I will allow your imaginations to wander. 

Be sure to read and follow the challenge rules posted on the left side bar to qualify for the random prize drawing and the coveted "Top Three" badge.

For inspiration, check out the projects from the Smeared Ink DT:

(click images to enlarge and click the DT's names to visit their blogs)

Black Dragon
(BD is still on a leave of absence)

Lady Brayton

Ike

Monique

Helen

Fiona

Kristy

The Prize:

A $5.00 gift voucher to Smeared Ink.  This will come in very handy as Smeared Ink is having a NEW RELEASE!!!  The dragons above are just a small portion of the release.  You will definitely want to check the shop as the new images are beyond awesome!

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!

Smudgefest Grand Prize WINNER

Well, you all made it through Smudgefest! We were so stoked to see all the fabulous projects come through this week, and we will be catching up on comments during the next few days. Thank you to all who participated and who visited to support your fellow crafters!

Okay, now down to the Grand Prize Drawing! We had 13 participants complete all 7 days of projects using at least 1 Smeared Ink stamp on their project, and they are:

1. Ike
2. JoyceAnn
3. Monique
4. WendyLynn
5. Shell
6. Jane
7. Alex a.k.a. Sorrows Touch
8. Lady Coral
9. Julia
10. Kapree
11. Laura
12. Steph
13. Lady Brayton


Here we go...We used Random.org to generate our winner:




The winner is.......SHELL!


Congratulations! Please email us at smearedinkstamps@gmail.com for your $200 SHOPPING SPREE VOUCHER to the Smeared Ink shop!

Well there you have it folks!
Thanks again for a fabulous challenge!!! We hope you will join in this week's Dragon Tale Challenge!

WINNER DAY 7

You guys are all AWESOME!!! You rocked this year's Smudgefest Challenge!

Our WINNER for Day 7 was chosen by random.org:

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#3 JoyceAnn! Conrgrats, JoyceAnn!

Please email us at smearedinkstamps@gmail.com 

with your address and we'll get the awesome Grumpie Messenger Bag shipped out to you.
...and in case you all didn't know, this bag is one of the products in our store and available to order - we know some of you just have to have one! Check back later today for the
SMUDGEFEST GRAND PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENT!
Good Luck, Everyone!

WINNERS FOR DAY 5 AND DAY 6!

FOR DAY 7 THEME 

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO NEXT POST! 

It's almost over!!You guys are doing a great job!!

Our WINNER for Day 5 was chosen by
MathGoodies (I couldn't get to random.org today for some reason):

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And the winner is

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#16 Sorrow's Touch! Conrgrats, Alex!

Please email us at smearedinkstamps@gmail.com 

to claim your prize!

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Our WINNER for Day 6 was chosen by MathGoodies too:

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And the winner is

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#13 Julia Vazquez! Conrgrats, Julia!

Please email us at smearedinkstamps@gmail.com 

to claim $10 voucher to the Smeared Ink shop!

SmudgeFest Day 7

Oh my gosh, it's the FINAL CHALLENGE! Can you believe it? Congrats to those of you who have been here the whole week and for making it through all the challenges.


For a refresher on the rules check out the post from Day 1.

Ready to Play? Here is our Day 7 challenge!

Welcome to Day 7 of SmudgeFest!! 

SKETCHY SUNDAY!

Use this sketch for your entry today.

The Prize:

This awesome Li'l Grumpie "suck it up" Messenger Bag!

NICE, RIGHT?! Alright - get to creating! 

Remember, be sure to link up by midnight tonight to qualify for the daily (and grand) prize. Then check back tomorrow when we will be announcing the grand prize winner and resuming our regular Smudgy Antics Weekly ChallengeS!!!! Have Fun and thanks for playing along with Smudgefest!

SmudgeFest Day 6

Welcome to Day 6! So, how are you all feeling about the challenges? We're so happy to see that so many of you have hung around for the whole week, way to go! We know it takes a lot of effort to even participate once, and we appreciate all of the sharing of inspiration from all of you!

For a refresher on the rules check out the post from Day 1.

Ready to Play? Here is our Day 6 challenge!

Welcome to Day 6 of SmudgeFest!! 

SATURDAY'S SONG!

Make an ATC based on these song lyrics:

Blackbird - Beatles
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free
Blackbird fly, blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night
Blackbird fly, blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise

*At the end of Smudgefest we can set up a swap of these ATCs if you'd like....

just let me know if you're interested and I will coordinate it :)

The Prize:

 

Remember, be sure to link up by midnight tonight to qualify for the daily (and grand) prize. Then check back tomorrow for the new theme.

WINNER DAY 4

FOR DAY 5 THEME 

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO NEXT POST! 

You're all going strong! Keep it up! We are loving all you wonderful creations!!

Our WINNER for Day 4 was chosen by random.org:

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#9 Shell! Conrgrats, Shell!

Please email us at smearedinkstamps@gmail.com 

and let us know which two Smeared Ink stamp sets you would like!!

SmudgeFest Day 5

Woo Hoo!!!!! It's Friday, and not only is it the end of the work week (hopefully), it also brings us to the begining of the end: Day 5. Three more Smudgefest Challenges folks. Only three days until we give out that fabulous Grand Prize! Are you excited? I know we are!

How are you all feeling today? Is the mojo flowing? We hope so, cause it will help you out in today's challenge! But before we get to it, just as a reminder, here are the rules for the Smudgefest challenges.

*Each morning from August 6th through 12th at 12:01 am Pacific Time, a new challenge will be posted. It will contain that day's theme and prize information.

*To participate, you must make a project that fits the theme and add it to that day's post using the Inlinkz linky. It must be linked by midnight of the same day. 

*Your project can be anything (card, scrapbook page, altered or 3-d item, etc) as long as it is handmade and stamped somewhere with either a rubber or digital stamp. Feel free to think outside the box and have fun with your project! We are all about looking at things differently and look forward to the variety of projects we are sure to see. 

*You must use AT LEAST 1 Smeared ink image on your project to qualify for the grand prize drawing. You are allowed to use anything else that you like. 

*The daily winner will be chosen by random number and revealed later the next day in a separate post (not the daily theme post). 

*At the end of the week, all participatnts who submitted entries for all seven days and used a Smeared Ink image on all their entries will be entered for the Grand Prize Drawing of a $200 shopping spree from Smeared Ink. The winner will be chosen by random number and announced on Monday, August 13th. We've got a new release coming up so I hope you are all excited for this chance to win loads of our images!!

Ready to Play? Here is our Day 5 challenge!

Welcome to Day 5 of SmudgeFest!! 

FREEBIE FRIDAY!

Take the image below and use it in your projects for today! It's yours.
This is Little Red Riding Hood - Courtesy of Smeared Ink

*Update- Sorry folks, if you are seeing the watermarked image then you missed the freebie, but please be on the lookout for Red soon in our shop :)

The Prize:

$10 Gift Certificate to Gauche Alchemy

NOW, OFF YOU GO!
Remember, be sure to link up by midnight tonight to qualify for the daily (and grand) prize. Then check back tomorrow for the new theme.

WINNER DAY 3

FOR DAY 4 THEME 

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO NEXT POST! 

You're all going strong! Keep it up! We are loving all you wonderful creations!!

Our WINNER for Day 3 was chosen by random.org:

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And the winner is

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#6 Paper Whims! Conrgrats, Wendy!

Please email us at smearedinkstamps@gmail.com 

to claim your $10 Amazon.com gift card!

SmudgeFest Day 4

Whew! We've made it to day 4! Are you guys hanging in there? Just think, this is prep for 31 Days of Halloween, which will be coming sooner than we think. For those of you who don't know what 31 Days of Halloween is, be on the lookout for information coming out around the end of this month. If you like Smudgefest, you will LOVE 31 Days!!!

But, I digress.... welcome to Day 4 of Smudgefest! For all the details on the challenge, please visit the first post. We can't tell you how exciting it has been seeing all of the participants for these challenges, and we really hope you will all stick around for the regular challenges that will start back up next Monday, Aug 13th.

Ready to Play? Here is our Day 4 challenge!

Welcome to Day 4 of SmudgeFest!! 

THURSDAY THROWDOWN!

This is a color challenge. Please use at least three colors from this swatch.

The Prize:

2 DIGI SETS OF YOUR CHOICE FROM

READY. SET. GO!
Remember, be sure to link up by midnight tonight to qualify for the daily (and grand) prize. Then check back tomorrow for the new theme.

WINNER FOR DAY 2

FOR DAY 3 THEME 

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO NEXT POST! 

This is awesome!! We had 18 entries again on Day 2! Great work, everyone!

Our WINNER for Day 2 was chosen by random.org:

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#15 Steph! Conrgrats, Steph!

Please email us at smearedinkstamps@gmail.com 

to claim your $10 voucher!

SmudgeFest Day 3

Welcome to Day 3 of Smudgefest! For all the details on the challenge, please visit the first post. We are so excited to see all the incredibly amazing entries so far for Smudgefest! Hang in there, we are almost half way through (it goes by quickly, doesn't it?) the seven days of challenges, and we can't wait to see what you do today! Just in case you need a refresher on the rules, here they are again:

*Each morning from August 6th through 12th at 12:01 am Pacific Time, a new challenge will be posted. It will contain that day's theme and prize information.

*To participate, you must make a project that fits the theme and add it to that day's post using the Inlinkz linky. It must be linked by midnight of the same day. 

*Your project can be anything (card, scrapbook page, altered or 3-d item, etc) as long as it is handmade and stamped somewhere with either a rubber or digital stamp. Feel free to think outside the box and have fun with your project! We are all about looking at things differently and look forward to the variety of projects we are sure to see. 

*You must use AT LEAST 1 Smeared ink image on your project to qualify for the grand prize drawing. You are allowed to use anything else that you like. 

*The daily winner will be chosen by random number and revealed later the next day in a separate post (not the daily theme post). 

*At the end of the week, all participatnts who submitted entries for all seven days and used a Smeared Ink image on all their entries will be entered for the Grand Prize Drawing of a $200 shopping spree from Smeared Ink. The winner will be chosen by random number and announced on Monday, August 13th. We've got a new release coming up so I hope you are all excited for this chance to win loads of our images!!

OK - are you ready to get started with Day 3? Here we go!

Welcome to Day 3 of SmudgeFest!! 

WORDY WEDNESDAY

USE ONLY WORDS TODAY(no images, just words). 
* EDIT - So...I didn't realize how hard this one could be for everyone so here is an idea that might help....you can use background/texture stamps to help create your project....
Also, most of our sets come with sentiments, but we also have a set called Teen Sayings. It can be purchased at half-price today (last day of our 50% OFF digi sets sale). The discount is applied during checkout.
HOPE THAT HELPS!

The Prize:

 $10 Gift Card to Amazon.com

Word.
Remember, be sure to link up by midnight tonight to qualify for the daily (and grand) prize. Then check back tomorrow for the new theme.

WINNER FOR DAY 1

FOR DAY 2 THEME 

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO NEXT POST! 

WOW! We had 18 entries on Day 1! Wonderful work everyone and we're so glad you all were able to play along!! We love seeing what you come up with and really hope you enjoy these challenges!

Our WINNER for Day 1 was chosen by random.org:

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#13 Laura B! Conrgrats, Laura!

Please email us at smearedinkstamps@gmail.com 

to claim your $10 voucher!

SmudgeFest Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of Smudgefest! For all the details on the challenge, please visit the first post. Thank you all so much for participating in yesterday's challenge! What an amazing variety of projects! We are stoked to move on to today's challenge and see what you can muster up, and hope you are as well.

Welcome to Day 2 of SmudgeFest!! 

The Challenge: TRASHY TUESDAY 

Create a project by upcycling some of your trash! Be sure to pick something that is obviously trash (i.e. soda can, bottle tops, bread closure tabs, etc.). 

The Prize:

 

Time to get trashy! Remember, be sure to link up by midnight tonight to qualify for the daily (and grand) prize. Then check back tomorrow for the new theme. 

SmudgeFest Begins Today!

 

We at Smeared Ink are so excited to be hosting our second annual week-long challenge extravaganza called SmudgeFest! Each morning we will post a different challenge theme and participants will have until midnight to post their project for that day's challenge. The daily winner will be announced the next morning along with the new challenge theme. Daily prizes will vary from gift certificates to coupons to free digis.

The fun thing about it is, at the end of the seven days we will be drawing for a grand prize! In order to qualify, participants must have posted entries in all seven challenges and must have used at least one Smeared Ink stamp (rubber or digi) on each creation. The grand prize will consist of a $200 Smeared Ink SHOPPING SPREE!!

We look forward to this week long fun fest, and we hope you can play along!!!

Here are the rules:
 *Each morning from August 6th through 12th at 12:01 am Pacific Time, a new challenge will be posted. It will contain that day's theme and prize information.

 *To participate, you must make a project that fits the theme and add it to that day's post using the Inlinkz linky. It must be linked by midnight of the same day.

 *Your project can be anything (card, scrapbook page, altered or 3-d item, etc) as long as it is handmade and stamped somewhere with either a rubber or digital stamp. Feel free to think outside the box and have fun with your project! We are all about looking at things differently and look forward to the variety of projects we are sure to see.

 *You must use AT LEAST 1 Smeared ink image on your project to qualify for the grand prize drawing. You are allowed to use anything else that you like.

 *The daily winner will be chosen by random number and revealed later the next day in a separate post (not the daily theme post).

 *At the end of the week, all participatnts who submitted entries for all seven days and used a Smeared Ink image on all their entries will be entered for the Grand Prize Drawing of a $200 shopping spree from Smeared Ink. The winner will be chosen by random number and announced on Monday, August 13th. We've got a new release coming up so I hope you are all excited for this chance to win loads of our images!!

So, are you ready to play? Welcome to Day 1 of SmudgeFest!! 

The Challenge: MONDAY MASH-UP 

Create a project using at least THREE of the items on our list.

• fibers or ribbon
• metal
• paint
• chalk
• newspaper
• pencil
• deco paper
• glitter
• stencils

The Prize:

 

We hope you have fun with this one, and we can't wait to see what your manic minds come up with! Remember, be sure to link up by midnight tonight to qualify for the daily (and grand) prize. Then check back tomorrow for the new theme. 

 Add Your Entries Here

TRIPLE THREAT WINNERS!

 

Thank you to all those who joined in with us for last weeks  ''POP ART''  challenge....it was a  pleasure to visit and see your creations.

REMEMBER - YOU MUST FOLLOW ALL THE RULES TO QUALIFY, which means you have to be a follower of our blog to be picked and use a SMEARED INK image for a TOP 3 spot.

This weeks TOP 3 (actually a Top 2) ...
#1 AISLING
#3 JULIA VAZQUEZ

CONGRATS LADIES ....WONDERFUL  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 BLOG. This week the lucky winner is.....

#  2  WENDYLYNN A.K.A PAPER WHIMS....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.