Smudgefest Begins Today!

We at Smeared Ink are so excited to be hosting our third annual week-long challenge extravaganza called SmudgeFest! Each morning from now until Sunday we will post a different challenge theme. Participants will have until midnight to post their project for that day's challenge. The daily winner will be drawn by random number and announced the next morning along with the new challenge theme. Daily prizes will vary, and the only way to know what they are is to join us each day. 

 The fun thing about it is, at the end of the seven days we will be drawing for an awesome 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 valid for anything in our online shop! (Grand Prize amount not valid on Rubber Club orders) We look forward to this week long fun fest, and we hope you can play along!!! 

 Here are the rules: 

 *Each morning from August 5th through 11th, 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 tool. It must be linked by midnight of the same day. Your link must go straight to the post on your blog containing your project, not your blog home page.

*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. All digital projects are allowed if it fits the theme. 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. If you just want to play along and aren't worried about qualifying for the grand prize, you do not have to include a Smeared Ink image.

 *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 12th. 

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: 

MANIC MONDAY

Create a bi-polar project that showcases two opposites.

The Sample:

sample by Little Black Kitten
check out her BLOG for more info

Smeared Ink stamp set used: Creepers

 The Prize: 

We hope you have fun with this one, and we can't wait to see what your  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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Smudgefest Day 7-Final Challenge

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. As one final hoopla, we are bringing you a great little surprise. But just in case you've forgotten between yesterday and today, cause we all know it can happen, here are the rules for the Smudgefest challenges.

*Each morning from August 1st through 7th 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. You are allowed to use anything else that you like. No all-digital projects allowed.

*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 entried for all seven days will be entered for the Grand Prize Drawing of 17 digi stamp sets from Smeared Ink. The winner will be chosen by random number and announced on Monday, August 8th.

Ready to Play? Here is our Day 7 challenge!

The Challenge:

SYNONYMOUS SUNDAY

Today we are offering up a little freebie for everyone to enjoy. This is Calypso, and your challenge today is to use her in your project. She will be available in our shop soon, but today only you can pick her up here! Enjoy!

(Calypso is no longer available as a freebie, but will be available in our shop on August 15)

The Sample: 

*click for larger views

Smeared Ink Stamps Used : 

Calypso digi single

The Prize:

Another Fabulous Coupon!

 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 posting our very first regular Smudgy Antics Weekly Challenge!!!! Have Fun and thanks for playing along with Smudgefet!

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 1st through 7th 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. You are allowed to use anything else that you like. No all-digital projects allowed.

*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 entried for all seven days will be entered for the Grand Prize Drawing of 17 digi stamp sets from Smeared Ink. The winner will be chosen by random number and announced on Monday, August 8th. Here are the stamp sets up for grabs:

Ready to Play? Here is our Day 5 challenge!

The Challenge:

FLOWING FRIDAY

Create a project using a flowing medium. Some examples could be watercolor, liquid ink, liquid glues, thinned out acrylics, etc.... use your imagination and let the juices flow!

The Sample: 

*click for larger views

Smeared Ink Stamps Used : 

Gross Anatomy digi set

A Little Bit Batty digi set

Saying from Mad Science digi set

The Prize:

Smitten Digi Stamp Set

 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. Have Fun!

Smudgefest Day 4

Whew! We've made it to day 4! How 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 15th 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 next Monday, Aug 8th. But for now, just in case you missed them before, here are the rules for the Smudgefest challenges.

*Each morning from August 1st through 7th 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. You are allowed to use anything else that you like. No all-digital projects allowed.

*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 entried for all seven days will be entered for the Grand Prize Drawing of 17 digi stamp sets from Smeared Ink. The winner will be chosen by random number and announced on Monday, August 8th. Here are the stamp sets up for grabs:

Ready to Play? Here is our Day 4 challenge!

The Challenge:

TWISTED THURSDAY

Make an ATC with a "twist". You can interpret "twist" any way you want to, this is just one interpretation. ATC size: 3 1/2" x 2 1/2"

The Sample: 

*click for larger views

Smeared Ink Stamps Used : 

As Death rubber stamp set

The Prize:

Can't wait to see how twisted your minds can get! 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. Have Fun!

Smudgefest Day 3

Welcome to Day 3! 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 missed them before, here are the rules.

*Each morning from August 1st through 7th 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. You are allowed to use anything else that you like. No all-digital projects allowed.

*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 entried for all seven days will be entered for the Grand Prize Drawing of 17 digi stamp sets from Smeared Ink. The winner will be chosen by random number and announced on Monday, August 8th. Here are the stamp sets up for grabs:

Ready to Play? Here is our Day 3 challenge!

The Challenge:

WICKED WEDNESDAY

It's a color challenge! Use these wicked colors to create your project for today.

Colors: Pumpkin Orange, Mustardy Yellow, Dark Gray, Deep Purple
*coloring must not be exact but close. You are also allowed to use neutrals.

The Sample: 

*click for larger views

Smeared Ink Stamps Used : 
Octopode image from Heebie Jeebies digi set 
Saying from Creepy Li'l Grumpies rubber set

The Prize:

Bot Bots digi set from Smeared Ink

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. Have Fun!

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! Although many of you were surprised by the difficulty, we knew you could pull it off and you proved us right! We are stoked to move on to today's challenge and see what you can muster up, and hope you are as well. Just in case you missed them before, here are the rules.

*Each morning from August 1st through 7th 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. You are allowed to use anything else that you like. No all-digital projects allowed.

*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 entried for all seven days will be entered for the Grand Prize Drawing of 17 digi stamp sets from Smeared Ink. The winner will be chosen by random number and announced on Monday, August 8th. Here are the stamp sets up for grabs:

Ready to Play? Here is our Day 2 challenge!

The Challenge:

TERRIFYING TUESDAY

Create a project that showcases your favorite scary Smeared Ink image. Go ahead, pull out all the stops and give us the willies!

The Sample: 
*click to view larger

 sample by Tori

Smeared Ink Stamps Used : 
Build a Zombie Alphabet rubber set

The Prize:

20% Off Your Entire Smeared Ink Order

Ready, Go! Scare us silly! 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. Have Fun!

Smudgefest Begins Today!

We at Smeared Ink are so excited to be starting off this super fun Challenge Extravaganza! In case you don't know about Smudgefest, we will be hosting a week full of challenges and prizes, with a huge grand prize opportunity at the end. This is to help us kick off our new weekly challenges here on Smudgy Antics, and we are sure you will have a blast! Of course, with every contest, there must be rules. So, read on to find out how the week-long challenges will work.

*Each morning from August 1st through 7th 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. You are allowed to use anything else that you like. No all-digital projects allowed.

*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 entried for all seven days will be entered for the Grand Prize Drawing of 17 digi stamp sets from Smeared Ink. The winner will be chosen by random number and announced on Monday, August 8th. Here are the stamp sets up for grabs:

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

The Challenge:  

MANIC MONDAY

Create a bi-polar project that showcases two opposites.

The Sample: 
*click to view larger

sample by Terra 
 
Smeared Ink Stamps Used : 

Lisa Lashes single digi

Zombie Pinups digi Brains saying

Build A Zombie Alphabet rubber letters

The Prize:

 Lisa Lashes single digi image from Smeared Ink

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.