Hang in there

I've made a card for today's DT inspiration and have used Other side of Fear - Girl 2 made by Alexandria Serrano for my card.

As usual I colored her first and then started to look for papers, I picked out three different papers and one little piece of leftover card stock. I choose a design paper with autumn theme for the image and used the brown card stock as a frame for it. Then I had another design paper that I used as the card base, in matching colors. Added a text with letter stickers, "Hang in there" for a bit of fun. =)

To enter our monthly "Anything goes" challenge, don't forget that you have to use atleast one Smeared Ink image on your creation, to be able to enter! =)

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!

ANYTHING GOES WEEK 1

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 maybe.
ANYTHING GOES..... everything is welcome....as long as there is a stamped image(rubber or digi) somewhere on your project.

BLACK DRAGON

LADY BRAYTON

HELEN

FIONA
coming soon


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.

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 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!

COLOUR CHALLENGE WEEK 2 of 2

Welcome back for week 2 of the fortnight challenge with Smudgy Antics!  This fortnight at Smudgy Antics we have a COLOUR challenge for you. 
 Use at least three of the colors in the sample below.

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 along with this COLOUR  challenge! 
 Click here to find the InLinkz.

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

LADY BRAYTON

HELEN

FIONA

SHELL

LEIGH

SHONI 

KAPREE

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 2nd 2013 to qualify for a prize then check back on Sunday evening (November 3rd 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, a monthly freebie challenge, monthly blog hops, monthly ATC swaps, a Birthday Club, and the monthly  DT Throwdown Challenge.  
Also, the 31 days of Halloween is going on right now!  There are tons of prizes to be won!

  

HAVE FUN!