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Monday, October 15, 2012

Weekly Challenge: Dia De Los Muertos

The Challenge Theme for Smudgy Antics is

"Dia De Los Muertos".

THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE IN THE RULES.

There will be no more top 3 or random winner.

Our Design Team will vote for ONE winner and that person will receive both a blog button and prize. You do not have to use a Smeared Ink image to win. We pick the best of the entries so bring your A-game!

*If you are a Blogger for the 31 Days, you may combine one of your daily projects with this Smudgy Antics Challenge. Just be sure to read and follow the challenge rules posted on the left side bar and be sure to follow the 31 Days' rules as well.

*For those not playing along with the 31 Days of Halloween, it is business as usual here. Be sure to read and follow the challenge rules posted on the left sidebar to qualify for both the prize and the coveted blog button.
Be creative and think outside of the box.

*Projects are not limited to cards. We also accept and encourage mixed-media pieces, sculptures, art journal pages, etc. Just be sure to use a stamped image somewhere in your project ("real" or "digi") and follow the challenge rules and you are golden :)

Here is some inspiration from the Smeared Ink DT:

(click images to enlarge)

Black Dragon

Lady Brayton

Ike

Monique

Helen

Fiona

(Fiona is on respite for a few weeks)

Kristy

Lisa

Shell

Susan

Jenn Borjeson 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 chosen winner. You must be a follower of Smudgy Antics to qualify for a prize. Yes, we check ;)

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!

Monday, October 1, 2012

Dancing with Death, Day 1 of the 31 days of Halloween and a NEW RELEASE!!!

There is so much going on this entire month so I will keep

this as brief as possible. First, being Monday, it is the start of a new challenge here on Smudgy Antics. Being October 1st, many of our fine followers will also be participating in the month long blog hop, The 31 Days of Halloween, hosted by Smeared and Smudged. To find out more about the 31 Days of Halloween, click here. Even non-participants can win prizes!

The Challenge Theme for Smudgy Antics is

"Dancing with Death".

***If you are a Blogger for the 31 Days, you may combine one of your daily projects with this Smudgy Antics Challenge. Just be sure to read and follow the challenge rules posted on the left side bar and be sure to follow the 31 Days' rules as well.

**For those not playing along with the 31 Days of Halloween, it is business as usual here. 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. Be creative and think outside of the box.

*Projects are not limited to cards. We also accept and encourage mixed-media pieces, sculptures, art journal pages, etc. Just be sure to use a stamped image somewhere in your project ("real" or "digi") and follow the challenge rules and you are golden :)

Lastly, Smeared Ink is having a Halloween Release today so be sure to visit THE SHOP.

Here is some inspiration from the Smeared Ink DT:

(click images to enlarge)

Black Dragon

Lady Brayton

Ike
(Ike is taking a short period of respite)

Monique

Helen

Fiona

Kristy

Lisa

Shell

Susan

Jenn Borjeson GDT

The Prize:

A $5.00 gift voucher to Smeared Ink.
This will come in very handy as Smeared Ink is having a
NEW RELEASE TODAY!!!

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!

Monday, September 24, 2012

Weekly Challenge: BLACK BIRDS

Welcome back for another week of challenges!

Congratulations to the prize winner and the "Top Three" from last week's

color challenge. With so many using Smeared Ink images and everyone being so talented, it was a tough choice!

This week's challenge theme is
"BLACK BIRDS"

This should be super easy!
Just incorporate a black bird of some type, real or mythological, and use a stamped image somewhere on your project
You may use rubber, clear, or digital stamps.

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

Lady Brayton

Ike
(Ike is taking a few weeks of respite)

Monique

Helen

Fiona

Kristy

Lisa

Shell

Please give a warm welcome
to the newest member of the Smeared Ink DT
Susan

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!

Monday, September 17, 2012

Weekly Challenge: COLOR CHALLENGE

Welcome Back!
This week at Smudgy Antics we have a COLOR challenge for you.
Use at least three of the colors in the sample below.

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

Lady Brayton

Ike

Monique

Helen

Fiona

Kristy

Lisa

Shell

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!

Monday, September 10, 2012

Weekly Challenge: SUGAR AND SPICE

Congratulations to the prize winner and the top 2 of last week's
"Tic-Tac-Toe" challenge.

We could really use some more participants.
It's crazy that we have more DT members than players.
What's up with that?
Surely you twisted gals and guys have friends online or in real life that like the same stuff you do? Well, get them to play along!
Introduce a niece or nephew or a son or daughter into crafting.
Let them explore their non-perky side.

Seriously, it's therapeutic. Just ask my shrink. Heck, the projects don't even have to be dark. Funny works just as well.
Just try, for my sanity, to avoid the overly sticky-sweet cute stuff as it makes my blood sugar soar and I'm really trying to avoid Insulin injections.

Enough of my babble.

The challenge theme this week at Smudgy Antics is
"SUGAR AND SPICE"

Keep my diabetes in mind and keep things more on the spicy side. My doctor will thank you as well as my insurance company (and my pocketbook).

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

Lady Brayton

Ike

Monique

Helen
IS HAVING A LITTLE RESPITE THIS WEEK.

Fiona

Kristy

Lisa

Please give a warm welcome to the newest member of Smeared Ink's Design Team, Shell! Shell is our GDT for September and we like her so much we've already asked her to join our team!!
Shell

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!

*Every month a new Anything Goes challenge will be posted.

*To participate, you must make a NEW project that features at least 1 STAMPED or DIGI IMAGE... FROM SMEARED INK ,add it to the post using the Inlinkz linky. Any other supplies and images may be used. Your link MUST take us directly to your project on a PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE blog or website, or it will be disqualified - so please make sure you're linking to your actual post. It must be linked by midnight Pacific Time on the scheduled end date, which will be three days before the end of the month. You must use a new project; back-linking is NOT allowed.

*Your project can be anything (card, scrapbook page, mixed media, altered or 3-D item, etc) as long as it is handmade and stamped somewhere with at least 1 rubber or digital stamp....from SMEARED INK . We have taken into consideration our digital artist fans and will be allowing all-digi projects. Please note that while collage sheet images can be used in your project, the collage image does NOT count as a stamped image. You still need to use a rubber or digital stamp somewhere on your project. 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 and mediums we are sure to see.

*You can only enter the challenge and qualify for a prize if you are, or become, a follower of the Smudgy Antics blog. Also, you must mention Smudgy Antics in your blog post and provide a link to our blog. This helps others to find us so they may play along as well.

*Multiple projects are allowed as long as each project follows the rules. Each project must be linked individually into the Inlinkz linky tool and must link to it's own individual blog post in order to be considered as separate entries. (Multiple projects in one blog post will be considered as 1 entry).

*The winner will be chosen by RANDOM DRAW and will be revealed on the last day of the month. The winner will get BOTH the prize and a winner's blog button to display on their blog. A TOP 3 will be voted for by the DT and shall get a WINNERS BLOG BUTTON... Only the best projects will win TOP 3 so bring your A-game!

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