ANYTHING GOES WITH SMUDGY ANTICS, WEEK 2 OF 2

Welcome back for week 2 of 2 of the fortnightly challenge with Smudgy Antics.

This Fortnight's challenge theme is:
"ANYTHING GOES"

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 freely or not as the case may be.  ANYTHING GOES..... everything is welcome....as long as there is a stamped image (rubber or digi) somewhere on your project.
Click here to find the InLinkz.

We would also like to take this opportunity to inform our followers that this will be the last Smudgy Antics Challenge on this blog.  After the end of the "Anything Goes" challenge and winner announcement on December 1st, 2013, we will be discontinuing the challenge blog and moving the challenge to the Smeared and Smudged Forum in order to keep all of our awesome challenges available in one spot. 

THE FORUM IS FREE TO JOIN.  The challenge will still be called the "Smudgy Antics" Challenge and will be found in "The Challenger" group on the forum.  We will continue to offer a prize from the Smeared Ink Shop.  The Smudgy Antics Challenge will now become a monthly "Anything Goes" challenge.  Find out more details on the Smeared and Smudged Forum on December 1st, 2013.

I highly encourage those who are not currently members of the Smeared and Smudged Forum to come on by and check us out.  Network and socialize with other stampers.  Learn cool techniques in the newly revised Mixed-Media University, find out how to craft on the cheap side in the "Cheapskate Crafter" group, and express your feelings through art in the "Art Journal Everyday" group.  There are many other challenges offered (with prizes) as well as monthly member blog hops, monthly ATC swaps, a Birthday Club, and so much more!  

Posted below is some inspiration from the Smeared Ink DT.

  You may click on the individual pictures for a larger view and you can visit any of the designers' blogs by clicking on the names above the project pictures.  


BLACK DRAGON

LADY BRAYTON

HELEN

FIONA

SHELL

LEIGH

KAPREE

 SHONI 

The Prize:

A $5.00 gift voucher to Smeared Ink.

Remember, be sure read and follow the rules in the left sidebar and link your project to Inlinkz by Midnight PST on Saturday November 30th, 2013 to qualify for a prize then check back on Sunday evening (December 1st, 2013) 

for the chosen winner.

If you are not of fan of digi images, perhaps you would like to put your winning gift voucher towards an 8.5" x 11" sheet of deeply etched, unmounted rubber instead?  Yep.  Smeared Ink's Rubber is BACK!  Check out the Smeared Ink Rubber Club for more information.  Please note, only one gift voucher may be used towards the purchase of rubber stamps.

This is the last week to play so hurry and link-up!

Have Fun!

FIRE AND ICE WITH SMUDGY ANTICS Week 2 of 2

Welcome back for week 2 of the fortnightly challenge with Smudgy Antics!  
The theme for this challenge is:

FIRE AND ICE.

OK...it seems you ladies and gents might be having a little trouble with this challenge.  I'm going to make it easy on you.  Create a project depicting EITHER FIRE or ICE, but preferably BOTH if you can manage.  If you cannot combine FIRE AND ICE then simply make something with ONE OR THE OTHER.  We want you to play and have fun, not torture you.

Get creative and don't be afraid to think outside of the box.  We embrace all forms of stamped art and love seeing original and diverse projects.  You may enter cards, scrapbook pages, tags, ATCs, altered objects, mixed-media projects, etc.  The more creative you get, the more likely you are to be the chosen winner of the challenge.
This is the last week to play in the FIRE and ICE challenge.
Click here to find the InLinkz.

Posted below is some inspiration from the Smeared Ink DT.

  You may click on the individual pictures for a larger view and you can visit any of the designers' blogs by clicking on the names above the project pictures.   


BLACK DRAGON

LADY BRAYTON

HELEN

SHELL

LEIGH

KAPREE

SHONI 

The Prize:

A $5.00 gift voucher to Smeared Ink.

Remember, be sure read and follow the rules in the left sidebar and link your project to Inlinkz by Midnight PST on Saturday November 16th, 2013 to qualify for a prize then check back on Sunday evening (November 17th, 2013) 

for the chosen winner.

If you are not of fan of digi images, perhaps you would like to put your winning gift voucher towards an 8.5" x 11" sheet of deeply etched, unmounted rubber instead?  Yep.  Smeared Ink's Rubber is BACK!  Check out the Smeared Ink Rubber Club for more information.  Please note, only one gift voucher may be used towards the purchase of rubber stamps.

If you like our challenges, why not head over to the Smeared and Smudged Forum?  Smeared and Smudged offers several monthly challenges with prizes, monthly blog hops, monthly ATC swaps, a Birthday Club, and much more!  Best of all, it is FREE to join the Forum and you will get to network with many talented artists and crafters.

Have Fun!

FIRE AND ICE WITH SMUDGY ANTICS Week 1 of 2

Welcome back for another fortnight challenge with Smudgy Antics!  The theme for this challenge is:

FIRE AND ICE.

Get creative and don't be afraid to think outside of the box.  We embrace all forms of stamped art and love seeing original and diverse projects.  You may enter cards, scrapbook pages, tags, ATCs, altered objects, mixed-media projects, etc.  The more creative you get, the more likely you are to be the chosen winner of the challenge.

Posted below is some inspiration from the Smeared Ink DT.

  You may click on the individual pictures for a larger view and you can visit any of the designers' blogs by clicking on the names above the project pictures.   

BLACK DRAGON

LADY BRAYTON

HELEN

FIONA

SHELL

LEIGH

KAPREE

SHONI 

The Prize:

A $5.00 gift voucher to Smeared Ink.

Remember, be sure read and follow the rules in the left sidebar and link your project to Inlinkz by Midnight PST on Saturday November 16th, 2013 to qualify for a prize then check back on Sunday evening (November 17th, 2013) 

for the chosen winner.

If you are not of fan of digi images, perhaps you would like to put your winning gift voucher towards an 8.5" x 11" sheet of deeply etched, unmounted rubber instead?  Yep.  Smeared Ink's Rubber is BACK!  Check out the Smeared Ink Rubber Club for more information.  Please note, only one gift voucher may be used towards the purchase of rubber stamps.

If you like our challenges, why not head over to the Smeared and Smudged Forum?  Smeared and Smudged offers several monthly challenges with prizes, monthly blog hops, monthly ATC swaps, a Birthday Club, and much more!  Best of all, it is FREE to join the Forum and you will get to network with many talented artists and crafters.

Have Fun!

Heebie Jeebie whos there?

today is my day to share with you some Smeared Ink love!
and I had to play with one of my new digis again...I just love this guy! He is from the new Heebie Jeebie's set

I made my first twisted easel card...don't know why I didn't do it before it was super easy!
quote is from Nightmare Before Christmas, and he is colored with markers...I just love his eyes!

thanks for stopping by see ya on the forum!

wow that was short and sweet :)

Never Ending Grumpies

Today is my Smeared Ink day and I played in my craft room all weekend...didn't even get out of my pj's it was great!
and now I give you....a Never Ending Grumpies card


the paper I made with a tree stamp from Tattered angels, and some glimmer mist...I stamped all my grumpies and colored them with colored pencils, then put some liquid glass on their eyes...stamped all my different senties and there I have it...it really didn't take to long...I had so much fun making this...I found a video tutorial on Terra's blog last year sometime when I made my Never Ending Angels card...I hope you enjoyed looking at this as much as I enjoyed making it:)

thanks for stopping by...see you all tomorrow for the first day of the new Smeared Ink release!!!

Night on the town

Happy Thursday everyone!
today is my day to share some Smeared Ink love with ya....and here is what I have created...


this is an all digi card that I used Summer Driggs papers and embllies but my fabby main focus is from the Smitten Digi set...I used night on the town image and senti, as well as the oopsie image...I followed the Sketch for this month's Very Sketchy in the Smeared and Smudged forum...I'm sure if you hurry you'll be able to pick up a wonderful freebie as well as more possible goodies!

thanks for stoppin by! have a great week!

happy news scrapbook page

I have a digi scrapbook page here to announce my good news


I'M HAVING A GIRL!!!!!
She is due on Halloween...how cool is that! A lil Smeared Ink baby :)
this was done all digital and I used the adore you senti from the Smitten digi set!
the sketch is the scrapbook sketch for the month...hurry on over and enter some of these challenges for yourself....

Skull mail art

for my Thursday offering I bring you my first ever Mail Art...
I did this and sent them in to be displayed in their mail art exhibit....I wasn't quite sure on how to make mail art...but everything I read pretty much said to just do whatever...as long as it is the right size and not bulky....so here is what I did....

for this one I took acrylic paint and painted the top...then added a bunch of water and let it run down...I took another as death stamp and stamped it.

and this one is my fave! I took my side skull from the anatomy digi set printed it of and cut my paper to size...then I took some Vaseline and applyed it to my skull...I then painted over the whole thing with bronze acrylic paint...let it dry then wiped off the Vaseline...I did have to scratch at it (just with my fingernails) because I didn't put enough Vaseline on but I just love the effect...I then took my quoth the raven stamps and added a bit more to it...

now I hope this gets you pumped and ready for the blog hop on the 4th...I know I can't wait! stop by the forum to sign up...you get to choose a really cool digi if you do :)

beginings of a skull adventure

Happy Thursday everyone!
I hope you have all had a great week...and I hope you enjoyed the Zombilicious blog hop yesterday if you missed it stop by Terra's blog....now onto today's creation

due to all the fuss about the Skull Appreciation Day coming up (June 4) I was looking threw my stamps for what I have for skulls and found so many Smeared Ink ones that would work! So I busted out my As Death stamp set to play around a bit and begin my skull adventure...and here is what I came up with...it really got me in the skully mood....like I needed it ;)



For my background paper I painted it purple then smeared a black ink pad all over it. I colored my image with colored pencils then used some paint thinner to blend my colors (new technique I found) I stamped and cut out my favorite quote for this set, and lastly I made some super cool paper buttons (using parts of another as death stamp) another technique I picked up today...this one came from Creepy Glowbugg's blog...just punched 5 circles, stamped one, glued and stacked them poked holes and put liquid glass on top.

and there I have my super cool card! now onto create more skull things :) be sure to stop by the forum and join us for skull appreciation Day

Gargoyle card

Happy Thursday people! I hope your week has been going well....

today I have a card to share with you featuring the oh so cool Digi Thurston


I gave him some creepy red eyes to go with his stone cold face...ooohh I just love him!

Don't forget to enter this months challenges...all new and so exciting...and you'll want to get that free digi...trust me!

also you have a chance to win some other Smeared Ink images by entering the weekly gallery challenge.....details below....

Get well soon grumpie

welcome to my Smudgy Antics Thursday
today I have a simple get well card to share with you
I used one of my occasions lil grumpies and the sketch from the very sketchy challenge on the forum right now. (hint: if you participate in any of the challenges in the froum you get a free digi)


my nephew hasn't been feeling well...so I hoped this card would cheer him up:)
I used colored pencils for my lil grumpie and liquid glass for his eyes...

now swing by the forum and check out this and other challenges and drop us a hi on the vent...

see ya soon!

CD Pendants

Today I tried a new technique I have just been dying to do...
I altered pieces of CDs to make necklaces!!! how cool are these?

I made the skull one first....not bad for a first try...I used alcohol inks and layers of UTEE....then I made the heart one...again alcohol inks and layers of UTEE...both my stamps came from the Quoth the Raven stamp set....a fave of mine!
and now to finish them off with ribbons and beads...I wanted to make some home made paper beads but didn't think about it until the last min....I'll post pics when/if I do :)

thanks for taking a peek! now go hop onto the forum and check out some other amazing work!