You're in my Sun

Happy 4th of July!  It's a weird one for me as we're not doing our annual party this year, but it's kind of nice to be able to relax and enjoy someone else's efforts today instead.  I'm showcasing a new TEW stamp premiering today: Lucy Loo "It's Hot Outside".  I've used the png transparent background format of the stamp, which is new for TEW.  That means I was able to nab a photo from the net and print the stamp right over it.  No fussy cutting necessary.  It works for digital papers as well.  Since today is the 4th of July, I used patriotic colors and kept the card pretty CAS.  The embossing is the Rays folder by Tim Hotz for Sizzix and I love the little stars on the Card Candi  (had them for years and forgot about them until now).  Sentiment is computer generated.

Lucy is colored with Copics and I've tried to give her a little tan using more of the E11.  Love that her bikini is patriotic as well.  I've added Glossy accents to her lips, nails and drink.  If you'd like to see more fabulous creations with this new stamp, come Like The East Wind FB page and join our FB Group for lots of fun stuff.  Don't miss the FB Wedded Bliss Contest and visit the Challenge Blog for our current "Use Ribbon" Blog Challenge.  Beautiful creations on our Show Room Blog too.

I'm entering this in the Crafty Little Fairies July Summer Fun challenge, the Time Out Fun in the Sun challenge, Crafter's Cafe Red, White and Blue, Crafting for All Seasons Whatever the Weather, Inky Impressions Patriotic or Red, White and Blue, CCC Creations Digi/Embossing Wet or Dry, One Sweet Challenge Red, White and Blue, City Crafter Let's Go to the Beach, Shopping Our Stash Red, White and Blue, and Twisted Tuesday Red, White and Blue with Stars 2nd entry (on her suit and Card Candi)

GDT Gig for A Step in the Dark with Aurora Wings.

WooHoo!  I'm thrilled to be guesting for a time for A Step in the Dark and this fortnight's Challenge is ATG (Dark) or Dark Fantasy, sponsored by Aurora Wings.  ASITD is a new dark crafting blog and I hope you come and join the group.  I've chosen the fabulous AW Santa Muerte for my project and made a wall hanging in traditional Dia de los Muertos colors.

This gorgeous image comes as I've colored her with Copics here and also without the background HERE.  Isn't she beautiful? (and trust me, not nearly as intimidating to color as she looks.)

The perfect DP is from K&Co and I've added some fun embellies.  In the bottom right corner I've used a Tim Holtz tombstone die cut, some Recollections roses that I've recolored with Copics and a fab spiderweb (and skullie) charm.

On the left I finally managed a hand made rose using the Tim Hotz pinecone die, enhanced with some Stickles.  I'll be making more of those for sure,now that I've finally got the hang of it.  Also some lovely Drippy Goo (MS punch) in red foil CS to match the foil flowers in the DP.

 Finally, I've made a triple looped bow with my Bow (un)Easy and added a gorgeous dripping butterfly die cut from Cheery Lynn that I originally saw on ASITD DT sister Teresa's Blog.  Thanks so much, Teresa!  (See, I told you you want to check this place out)  I've grunged up a skullie charm to add to the butterfly and finally, the sentiment is from Tim Hotz.  Be sure to vist ASITD to see the fabulous makes from the DT and some play along for a chance to win a $15 GC from the amazing Aurora Wings.

I made sure I used plenty of metal to enter the current Use Metal Challenge at LOC. 

I'm also entering this in the Corrosive Challenge Color Me Happy Challenge used Copics), the ABC Challenge "O" is for Orange, Craft Your Passion Ribbons, Paper Make Up Stamps Digi Makeover Butterflies Challenge, and 613 Avenue Create ATG/no Option.

New Challenge at The East Wind-Ribbons

WOW, this year is going fast!  It's already the first of July and we have a new Challenge at The East Wind Challenge Blog.  The DT is using the fabulous July Freebie, Belle of the Ball, that you can receive when you sign up for the newsletter (right side of challenge blog) and our new theme is

 USE RIBBON

 

 

I've made this gorgeous gal a bride to also remind you that our current FB Contest is Wedded Bliss.  Join our FB page to enter that challenge which runs through July 17th.  She's colored with Copics and I've added a tulle veil wound with ribbon and a gorgeous rose to her fabulous hair.  The DP is from the DCWV Luxury Stack and I've framed the image and done the sentiment with peel offs. Be sure to visit the Challenge Blog to see the lovely work my DT sisters have done with this gorgeous new image. 

I"m entering this in the Craft Your Passion Ribbons Challenge,  Simon Says Wednesday ATG, 613 Avenue Create ATG, the Order of Opus Gluei All Tied Up, Speedy Fox and Friends Use Mesh (I'm thinking tulle is a form of mesh), Hiding in my Craft Room Wedding Themed and the Outlawz Monday Greeting Card ATG.

Gecko Galz Summer Cheesecake Challenge

I've been a member of the fun Gecko Galz Group for quite awhile but don't often get to play in their challenges.  Fripperies and Butterflies offered a fab collage sheet for free and a fun challenge that I couldn't resist.  Made the tag with an image from the Collage sheet and used DP's from Graphic 45 Domestic Goddess.  Thought the image begged for that sentiment.  LOL  Nothin' like waiting 'til the last day! 

And another.  I adore pin ups!  Forgot how much fun it is to create with Collage sheets.  My printer is acting funky, though.

Twinkle Twinkle, You're Our Star!

 

Almost forgot to share the card I made for one of my BFF's daughter's graduation.  The adorable Saturated Canary Grad Girl 2012 looks just like Hayley (and is a super bargain at just $2.00)

 

She's colored with Copics in the colors of the Dublin CA High Gaels.  the stars are Sticko stickers but I've done a little tut on how to make dimensional ones of your own HERE.  the scroll is from the Cuttlebug Fanciful Labels Emboss Plus folder. Numbers by a retired Cuttlebug alpha set, and star embossing also Cuttlebug.

 

The simple step card was done with my Spellbinders Labels Twenty eight.  We're so proud of our girl, heading of to the University of Colorado, Boulder this fall.

 

I'm entering this in the Simon Say Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge, Crafty Sentiments Designs Summer or Summer Colors (graduation is the beginning of summer for Seniors and red, white and blue means Memorial Day and July 4th in the US), Twisted Tuesday Red, White and Blue and Stars, Freshly Brewed Designs Red, White and Blue, Open Minded Crafting Patriotic Colors, and Craftin Desert Divas Red, White and Blue Linky Party.

Macabre Monday 666 (+1) the Number of the Beast Week 2

Yes, you read the title correctly.
We Made it!

We are celebrating our 666+1 followers of

our quaint little, dark sided challenge blog.

There are now 666 +1 beasties who follow Haunted Design House! Wow!

So to truly celebrate, we are having a

Number of the Beast

themed challenge this fortnight.

 Join us, if you dare!

 

Bring out yer beasties and yer monsties! You could even use the numbersix (or multiple sixes) in your project, or make an Iron Maiden project as well.

It's up to you. Interpret the theme as you like, but remember to keep it

creepy, dark, Gothic, Steampunk, or Hallowe'en in nature.

Keep in mind, this is all in good fun. We are not promoting Satanism,

(nor are we condemning it), but we are celebrating our own popularity,

and having some fun while we're at it.

I've channeled my previous Creepy Cricut Cween moniker and made a wall hanging using Cricut Design Studio and the George and Basic Shapes and the October 31st cartridges.

 

The center is and appropriate image from RSD MFA and more 6's cut with my Cuttlebug.  I've colored the image with Copics, fussy cut and added it to a  background embossed with the Tim Holtz Bricked folder.  Figured the sentiment was perfect to hang on my craft room door.  What lies beyond makes Hell look like a picnic in the park.

 

So come on you chickens!  Join us at HDH for some devilish fun!  There are lots of prizes to be had.  What are you afraid of?  You know you wanna!  And if you catch some flack, you can always say "The Devil made me do it."

I'm entering this in the Left of Center Use Metal Challenge (metallic card stock and metal hanger, or just LOC if you prefer).

 

Along Came a Spider

The current challenge (which ends today) at Lacy Sunshine Challenge Blog is Show Us Goth and/or Non-traditional Hair.  Couldn't pass up the chance to do both so chose Lenore Muffet, one of the Melancholy Moppets, available in the Lady Heather's Curiousities/Melancholy Moppets section of the Shop.  I used the png version of the stamp and printed her atop some spiderweb digi paper from the Caught in my Web pack from Smeared Ink.  I used Spellbinder's Grand Ovals plain and scalloped and Labels 17 to make my shaped card.

Here's Lenore in all her glory.  I took colors from the digi paper and colored her with Copics, using a white gel pen for a few highlights.  Sentiment is computer generated the the fabulous spider is a Jolee's sticker.

I'm also adding this to the TTRCD ATG Challenge, Simon Says Monday ATG, and Crafting by Designs Favorite Holiday (Halloween).

Lucy Loo 'Vampire Queen'

It's FRIDAY and that means another FABULOUS release from The East Wind.  Our fave Lucy Loo is vamping it up.  Isn't she just gorgeous (and yeah, a little frightening, I guess)?  Meet 'Lucy Loo' Vampire Queen.  I've made a simple shaped card using my Spellbinders Grand Labels One.  My "go to" lovely blood drips behind are from Tiddly Inks and are actually supposed to be ink but they work so well for me in red.  Don'tcha think?

I've colored Lucy with Copics and a gel pen for her ornament and added a lovely skelly cameo to her flower. 
 

The sentiment is from the net and I thought it had wonderfully haunting quality and just the right amount of "creep factor".  It's cut with Labels Four, inked and surrounded with Drippy Goo. My teamies have done Vampire Queen proud.  Take a look HERE. 

I planned to enter this in the Left of Center At the Movies Challenge, but I missed the boat  (Apparantly this was not the day to sleep in.  BooHoo!) 

I WILL enter it in A Step in the Dark ATG or Zombies  (I'll be back there with a Zombie, for sure so stay tuned) and Crafting by Designs Favorite Holiday (Halloween).

Lacy Sunshine New Hobgobbies

There's a new Fantasy line of digi's premiering today on the Lacy Sunshine Blog.  Here come the Hobgobbies, furry little creatures sure to steal your heart.
I was lucky enough to create with FiFi Flirtydust Hobgobbi, available in the NEW section of the Lacy Sunshine Shop.

 

As soon as I saw her, I knew I wanted to make her fuzzy for I printed her 3 times so I could flock her.  Color flocking works best when the image has a bit of color so I added some shading to Fiffi and fussy cut the areas I wanted to flock.  I've cut her features, hand and flower from another of the digi's I'd printed and left one whole.

 

 Then I ran her right side down through my Xyron.

 

Before flocking, I attached the small features in the appropriate places (easy peasy, since the adhesive was already there) and poured on the flock.  Be sure to rub that flock in to get good coverage.  The added features will remain smooth.

 

Because the lines seemed a bit obscured by the flocking, I went over them with the fine tip of my Memento marker.  I also colored the foot and hand of the  remaining digi and glued the flocked body on top.

 

 

Here she is, all finished up after fussy cutting the entire image with a white border and adding more fuzzy texture with some fiber grass and and pompom to her flower.  The silhouette flower stem behind is also fuzzy, cut out of all wool felt (poly or blend won't cut through) with my Spellbinders die through the Grand Caliber.  Be sure to check out the Lacy Sunshine Blog to see more of the adorable Hobgobbies and the fabulous creations by my Creative Team sisters.

Aurora Wings No Lines or Color Bingo

Our new Challenge begins today at Aurora Wings and this time you have a choice of No Lines or Color Bingo.

 

 

Obviously I've opted for the Color Bingo, using White/Red/Bue.  Figured my learning curve was WAY too long to try the cool No Lines effect, although we have a wonderful tut on the Challenge Blog by teamie Alyce if you'd like to give it a try.

I've used the Sizzix Accordian Flip Album die for my card and each panel holds a different Sprite.  Each is colored with Copics and mounted on a DP mat cut with my Spellbinder's Labels One.  Here's Strawberry Sprite.

And Blueberry Sprite.  I thought the combo of gingham and bandana patternes looked just like a summer picnic.  The sentiment was done with Alpha Beads.

And finally the adorable Raspberry Sprite.  Aren't they the sweetest EVER?!  All 3 are also available in Mitzi's Digital Stamp Shop on her AW website HERE, as well.  The Lattice corners and side embellies were also Spellbinders.  So let's hear it for the Red, White and Blue!  Be sure to stop by Aurora Wings Challenge Blog to see the fabulous creations by my DT sisters.  You'll be so totally impressed.  And please come play along, with either the No Lines, Color Bingo or BOTH, if you dare.

Also, don't forget our Showcase Blog where we feature new releases as well as gorgeous creations by fans of Aurora Wings.  You can have your projects considered for a Showcase by Posting them HERE on the Stamps by Aurora Wings FB Group or read more about it HERE.  You'll receive a special Blog Badge and a digi stamp of your choice (up to $4.00 value) if you're chosen.  Our current Clean and Simple FB Contest is running through June 30th, as well.  Lots of prizes all over the place.

I'm entering this in the Open Minded Crafting Things with Wings Challenge, Dragonfly Dreams Anything with Wings, Crafts and Me Add Wings, Simon Says Monday ATG, Stamp and Create June Thank You Challenge and the Live & Love Crafts Summer Garden Challenge.

Guest DT Spot for Love to Create

It's my second post of the day and with any luck I'm still not up yet.  LOL  I'm thrilled to be joining the gals at Love to Create this week for their new Anything Goes Challenge sponsored by The Stamping Chef.  I just LOVE those smexy images and couldn't resist Better Than Tarzan so I totally thank Love to Create for giving me this opportunity to make a card for my man.  I've used DP's from Graphic 45 and DCWV and cut the aperture with my Nestied Lables 20.  The vines behind were cut with Spellbinders Shapeablilities Botanical Swirls.

No surprise I've colored her with red hair.  LOL  Besides my Copics, I've done some paper piecing of her outfit and headband.  The cute little leopard print heart stickers have been in my stash forever and the packaging is long gone.  Sentiment is computer generated in brown on kraft.  Be sure to stop by Love to Create to see the fab makes by the designers and come play along for a chance to win a prize from The Stamping Chef.

I'm entering this in The Stamping Chef Anything Goes Challenge #33, Eclectic Ellapu Card for a Man, Glitter and Sparkle Father's Day/Men's Cards, That Craft Place Men, Bearly Mine One for the Boys and the Fitztown Masculine Challenge.

Morning Coffee New Release from The East Wind

Boy, when it rains, it pours!  This is the FIRST of 3 posts I'll be doing today.  Here's the latest digi from The East Wind and I just HAD to create with it.  It's called Lucy Loo 'Morning Coffee' and that could so easily be me, right down to the socks with Uggs, cat on the lap and mouse peeking out.  You see, Jezebel thought bringing a mouse in to play with this past Friday night was a great idea.  Me, not so much.  Fortunately, the mouse was captured and set free outside without incident (except a whole lot of lost sleep.  LOL)  I seriously needed a big cuppa that morning.  Isn't that cup charm cute?

I've colored her up with Copics in the colors of the digi paper I found online HERE.  Cut her and the computer generated sentiment with Spellbinders Deckle Rctangles.  Printed both Lucy and the sentiment in chocolate brown for a change.  BE sure to go see what my teamies have done with this adorable new digi on the TEW FB Group page.  Remember, there's a new digi each Monday and Friday at TEW.  Please scroll down to see my DT project for the new East Wind Bling Challenge too and come back for my GDT spot for Love to Create and new Challenge at Aurora Wings.

I'm entering this in the Outlawz Paper a la Mode Junk in the Trunk (Use Metal) Challenge, Ditzie Digi Designs ATG wk 6, the Emerald Faeries Friends Challenge, A Gem of a Challenge Use Gingham Ribbon and/or DP and the Squirrel and the Fox Use Something Metal.