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I'm very excited to announce that the very first Challenge at The Delicious Darkness Challenge Blog is now LIVE and I am on the team!!! Our first theme is ATG, (as long as it's DARK or alternative) and you needn't even use a Delicious Darkness stamp. It runs from the 13th of every month to the 10th of the next so there's plenty of time to play. I've created a wall hanging which started out as a fairly simple project but just grew and grew. And so did this post, so grab a cuppa, you're gonna be here awhile.
This inspiration came first from one of Teri's newer stamps, Disturbia, with it's giant pile of creepy characters. A good portion of the DD team also resides in the dungeon with me at HDH (imagine that!) so this reminded me of them. xx I printed this stamp 5 times so I could fussy cut the crew and add the dimension I so love. (Better pic of that later.) Fortunately, there was minimal coloring to do, just my usual fave combo of WG! and G21 for Zombie flesh, some more warm grays for shadowing, and a couple of other greens for the lovely snakes slithering about. After distressing the edges, I chose one of the digi papers from the Beastly Paper Pack (a total "must have").
When I saw this sentiment from Ginger's House I couldn't believe the luck! We're a tight knit bunch and this really fit the bill. Cut and matted with Spellbinders Labels One and inked with Distress. OOOH, notice the google eye? They're splattered throughout.
However, the hanging was a bit lob sided now with that large sentiment, so I looked to the papers of balance it out a bit. Ah yes, Teri's Pentagram did quite nicely.
This weekend, I went to the Scrapbook Expo in Santa Clara hoping to score, among other things, some more of the Melissa Frances hangers I so love. However, much to my dismay, they no longer make them in black. Bummer! Not that I can't paint the, but... Anyway, I bought a number of them and tried a few and this, a new style for me, looked the coolest. However, it needed something to darken it up a bit (besides a bit of Distress Ink). So on with the Ram's Skully (also from the DP). WooHoo!
But, of course, I just could leave it flat. Printed 5 times and fussy cut, here's the dimensional shot. By the end of this project my hand was in spasms!
And finally, the dimensional shot of my bunch of crazies. I considered naming them but didn't want to cause any more chaos. (But I'm the one middle left with her mouth open, big surprise.) Thanks for hanging in there with my longer than long post, but, as you can tell, I really, really, REALLY love this project.
So, if you haven't visited the new Delicious Darkness Challenge Blog, you're in for a treat. Go meet the team and check out the fabby makes and by all means, come play along.
I'll be adding it to the following dark themed blogs: Left of Center ATG, PYG August ATG Challenge, A Step in the Dark ATG. And the mainstream Oldie but Goodie Black and White Plus One (Green and my oldies are the google eye's that are so old, some of them have turned a bit cloudy.), All Crafts Anything but a Card Aug/Sept, and Anything But a Card Repeating Motifs.
Happy Friday! It's a new Challenge day at Dilly Beans and and we're asking for Washi tape. I have to admit, although I've had these rolls for over a year, I haven't used much of the stuff so this is sort of a new one for me. But now that I've taken the plunge, I think it could be pretty addictive. I've paper pieced the hair and dress of the adorable #538 Poppy Circle Frame and colored the rest with Copics (right over the paper piecing of her dress as well). Then I cut a square mat and layered the orange Washi first, and then the yellow in a starburst pattern and cut the window with a Nesties Circle. (It's supposed to look like a sun, in case you missed that.) I wasn't sure if my printer would print on Washi so after laying the green tape down on card stock and cutting the banner, I just added the printed sentiment on top. Both the mat and banner are popped for dimension and there ya go. My teamies had a ball with this one too, so be sure to check out the Challenge Blog and leave them some love. Now it's your turn!
Be sure and join the new Dilly Beans Facebook Group and share all of your Dilly Beans creations.
I'm also entering this in the Cute Card Thursday Hip to be Square Challenge, the Paper Shelter Sun, Moon, Stars Challenge, the Sisterhood of Crafters Devine Digi Challenge, Stamp and Doodle Spots and Stripes, Oldie but A Goodie Spots and Stripes Challenge (washi is old), the Use it Tuesday Friendship Challenge (washi from stash) and the Left Of Center No Designer Paper Challenge #14 (Don't worry, I'll be back with LOC shortly, LOL).
There's a fun new release at Papelitos Stamps featuring the adorable Zoe and her friends. You can find out all about them at The Papelitos Challenge Blog. I have sweet little June who is sooo sad, missing her BFF. So sad, in fact that even her hair is blue! She's colored with Copics and I've added a tiny mirror tear. She looked so pretty, I decided to keep the whole card monochromatic. She's fussy cut and popped on a heart doily because she really loves her BFF. The sentiment is done with my Dymo Caption Maker. The crocheted flowers are from my forgotten stash. Want a chance to win her? Please leave a comment on this post by Monday noon and sign up to follow the Papelitos Challenge Blog and June can be yours. Visit the other team members blogs for more chances to win.
Also, Papelitos is having a sale through Aug 15. Buy 3 stamps and get one free. It's great time to pick up your faves. There are so many new ones in the SHOP. Details on the Challenge Blog. And don't forget our current challenge, Anything but Square. Any stamps are welcome, but at the end of each month, those who use a Papelitos Stamp have another chance to win. Check the top of the Challenge Blog or our Facebook fan page for a Freebie. See ya there.
I'm also entering this in the Crafts and Me Use a Digi Challenge, Ink it Pink Use Cool Colors, Stampavie and More Buttons and Bows, 365 Cards Darling Doily Challenge, Oldie But Goodie Friends Challenge (crocheted flowers are several years old) and Simon Says Stamp Let's Play Bingo (Ribbon, FREE, Blooms).
TGIF! this week sure went fast with the holiday, eh? Well, we ALL love Fridays, especially at the Dilly Beans Designers and Challenge Blog because it's new challenge day. WOoHoo! This week it's Stripes and I've chosen Megan's new #406 Worried Skellie. Looks like he's missing someone BIG TIME, don'tcha think? He's so chock full of stripes that I really didn't need to add any more but of course I did, and even embossed the mat with Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes folder. How fitting. The sentiment is from the #370 Thoughtful collection with 9 separate sentiments, including quotes of Love and Thanks. Lots of fun new images of all kinds at Dilly Beans Shop and the SALE of buy 10 and get 10 free is going on through June 8th. There's loads of stripey inspiration at the Challenge Blog so be sure and pop by and we sure do love it when you play along. I'm also entering this in Shelly's Images You Pick Two Challenge using a digi and a monochromatic color scheme and the Oldie But A Goodie Anything Goes Challenge using my Distressed Stripes Cuttlebug Folder.
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