experimenting on ATC's

I was kind a curious how the DecoArt Texture crackle would work in real life, I did see a nice pic of crackles on the jar, but had never tried it before.

Also wanted to play at the ATC challenge at Smudgy Antics and the Fun with ATC's challenge black/white/red , I have the texture crackle in Deep tuscany Red and neutral, which is kinda white, and cut out 4 atc's of cardboard, so I was ready to go.

But where to start LOL, I usually don't read the instructions and just start, but for this one I thought I'd do some reading first (I am so proud of myself LOL).  The package didn't say much, apply DecoArt primer/sealer let dry. Open jar  and apply the texture crackle with a palette knife and let dry.......Easy hey, so followed instructions and dried the texture crackle with my heat gun, worked great. (be careful not to boil it though)

I used the red Texture crackle first and when dry I did notice that a thin layer gave fine cracks and a thicker layer bigger cracks, I had just put on some of the texture crackle without taking care of it being even on all spaces. I wanted an aged look so it doesn't matter if things are even.  Some of the cracks made the card shine through and I didn't want that.

and cause of experimenting I thought to see what would happen if I put the neutral texture crackle over the red,cover one atc completly and a small part of another one.

I hoped that the cracks in the white would show the red layer beneath, but that didn't happen. It still looked very nice though. For the challenge I needed black/white and red, so covered the atc's with Americana acrylic lamp black paint (DA067), let dry a bit and then cleaned them using a babywipe, making sure the black would go in the cracks and leave a bit of black over the whole surface.

i used the palette knife to get some of the neutral texture crackcle of, of the ATC that was completly covered in neutral texture crackle.  and rubbed some sizzling red So Soft Fineglitter paint (DSSG03) over the atc just as I did with the black,same treatment paint let dry whipe and get it in the cracks.

Now I was ready to stamp LOL.  Not easy stamping on cracks but it's do able. I added some of the glamour dust glitter paint DGD21 Black Ice on the edges and this is the result

 

 

 

I love the cracks, but the stamping (all stamps used are from de Stempelwinkel) didn't show very well, and  I wanted to see if I could get the stamps better visible by applying DecoArt Triple Thick gloss glaze.

 

A little tip from me, make sure your stamp ink is waterproof LOL

the black was.................

 

the white wasn't, the ATC with the white skull and tree got smudged,......... disaster........O well it happens I and sometimes things can be saved.

 

I let the gloss glaze dry and stamped with black over the smudged white skull  and tree, then I added black Ice (DGD21)  glamour dust paint over the Grave Tidings senti stamp

 

here the finished atc's including the one that got smudged and stamped again, the triple thick gloss glaze made it hard to take a pic, gloss reflects light can'tbe helped.

In real life it make the stamps come out much more and gives the ATC's some depth.

I really liked how they turned out, the glitter paint looks awesome IRL, and you can see the cracks real well throught the gloss glaze. Experiment succeeded :-)

 

 

 

Chunky ATC

This is my first ever chunky ATC, not made out of wood but just cardstock, template was provided bij Haunted design House challenge 172 in which this is going to be entered.

The background card symbols is a rubber stamp, don't know which brand, the Alice stamps are all Rick St Dennis, most of them available in rubber now at I Brake for Stamps.

The card stock is coloured using distress in different shades of blue. All stamps are coloured using my caran d'ache colouring pencils. The key hole is a clear stamp (marianne design i think) covered with embossing  powder.

the chunky atc's front can be opened to a little shadowbox.

I will also enter this in Smudgy Antics challenge "use metal"   the metal is in the hinges,the corners,the key and clock and the little doorknob,which is made out of button.

 

 

I will enter this in the following challenges

 

http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/ challenge 22

 

http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.nl/2013/07/anything-goes.html

 

http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/3/post/2013/07/stamp-challenge-10.html

 

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/july-24th-summer-food-andor-drink/ tea is for any season I guess, but you can Always make Ice tea out of it

 

http://craft-roomchallenge.blogspot.nl/2013/07/challenge-56-heat-embossing.html   the key hole is heat embossed

 

http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/2013/07/challenge-62-how-charming.html the key,clock and the bat are charms

 

http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/2013/07/ttcrd-july-23-july-29-challenge.html

http://www.2creativechicks.com/2013/07/challenge-4-3d-mid-post-3.html 

Poe shadow box

I made a shadow box, painted an old box using crackle medium (first layer red, than crackle medium, then black and the top layer of the crackle medium, then wait till the cracks appear)

the Raven digi is coloured with distress ink and cut out and glued on top of the box.

The inside of the box is covered with glitter foam and patterned paper and red paper with raven and barbed wire rubber stamps on it.

The Digi's used are The Raven and Edgar Allen Poe all by Rick St Dennis MFA, both coloured with distress, Poe in yellow and red and the raven in blue.

I added some goodies and flowers and that's it

 

I will enter this in the Smudgy Antics challenge "tic tac toe 3 in a row" I used flowers,  metal (the heart and the pen) ribbon (there are ribbon roses in there), but I aslo used paint and cardboard (behind the tombstones and Poe is a layer of cardboard)

 

I will also enter the following challenges

 http://poequoththeraven.blogspot.nl/2013/04/quest-20-pick-any-three.html

 

http://spookyandscary.wordpress.com/2013/03/13/edgar-allan-poe/#comments

 

http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.nl/2013/04/challenge-90-heavy-metal-and-hels.html

 

 

new Smudgy Antics challenge, Creepmas and a goodbye

It's time for a new challenge at Smudgy Antics it's a Color Challenge see image below(use at least three) and because of Christmas this challenge will be for two weeks  for dec 17th & dec 24th., see the rules here

I used 4  colors in my card the only one I didn't use is the khaki, this will also be  my 12 days of Creepmas post for day 9 (blog roll in the side bar)

The digi I used is Smeared Inks Twice as Evil snowman which is a new digi made by our very talented lady Brayton.

This is my last DT project for Smeared Ink DT, so I am feeling a bit sad, but I have been thinking about this very well and I think it's best for me not to return for next term.

I had lots of fun in the DT and have learned a lot. Always loved working with Tori and Terra and the rest of the team. Thanks all for having me on the dt for the past 18 month and for everything you taught me.

I will be seeing some of you in other DT's and hope to keep on seeing the rest of you in blogland and on the Smeared and Smudged forum.

Wishing you all the best.

See you dec 19th for day 10 of Creepmas and tomorrow for another Stempelwinkel post

Creepmas and Smudgy Antics new challenge

A combined post again , for 3 Creepmas hops (all blog rolls in side bar) and this weeks Smudgy Antics challenge "Alter something" no cards allowed.

first all info about the prizes and rules can be found here:
Smudgy Antics chalenge
Rick St. Dennis 13 days of Creepmas
Smeared Ink 12 days of Creepmas

My piece for Smudgy Antics challenge is also for day 2 of Smeared Ink 12 days of Creepmas

I altered a Prosecco bottle using Smeared Inks drinking buddy elfette, the drunk elf is coloured with pencils and I made a label for the bottle with the image. Hope you will all join the challenge and leave all the jolly bloggers a nice comment on your hop.

The Merry Creepmas label is a Rick St. Dennis  MFA digi, which brings met to the next hop.
Day 3 of RSD 13 days of Creepmas , i made a tag using Sad Frosty.

To make things even more confusing this tag is also my december tag for Tim Holtz 12 tags of 2012 . because of the mettalic paint the tag is very shiny, it was hard to take a pic.

Now the only thing Tim Holz I used is the stamp  in the background, the other supplies Tim used were not in my stash. But I think I found some good replacements.  I used the sad Frosty digi as my snowman stamp I coloured him with pencils and added glitter glue on the shadows. The background is blue and silver paint. The letters are mirror cardstock and the tissue tape is tissue tape but just a different print, and I used some christmas decoration to finish. Here some detail pics

Hope to see you again tomorrow for day 4. have fun hopping

 

 

will enter the sad frosty card in the following challenge

http://dutchcardlovers.blogspot.nl/2012/12/166.html

http://dutchdare-cardchallenges.blogspot.nl/2012/11/193-winter-wonderland-meljen-designs.html

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.nl/2012/12/challenge-139-snow.html

 

Smudgy Antics Challenge Reptile Rampage

This weeks Smudgy Antics challenge is "Reptile Rampage" if you go to the Smeared Ink shop you will find some new "Reptile " and a lot of other new images there, made by our very own Suzy (Ike) how cool is that.

You can find the rules here hope to see all your awesome creations in the challenge soon.

I used Ike's Snake Woman image  and made a tag.

The digi is coloured with pencil and the background is made of pastels, then stamped using versamark (what you use for embossing powder and put som chalk over it with a brush, put hairspray over it to stop the chalk from comming of then added the coloured digi and the gems.

See you in the challenge and for Creepmas soon (see side bar for info)

Smudgy Antics challenge Twisted Sister

This weeks challenge at Smudgy Antics is Twisted Sister, you can find all the rules at the Smudgy Antics Challenge blog. Now get twisted and go create some nice projects to enter the challenge.

Here is mine

 

I used Creepers nurse Jenny and Deep in the Heart digi's, both are Smeared Inks, the brain is a Stempelwinkel stamp.

Maybe some explanation is needed, in Dutch a nurse would be called "verpleegster" but also "zuster" if you translate "zuster" to english that will be sister, and this one is definitely twisted.

 

Some more news for you, nov 15 th will be Smeared and Smudged bloghop time again, this time it will all be about altering things, you don't want to miss this.

 

And there will be Creepmas again (twice this year at: Smeared Ink and Rick St. Dennis ), how cool is that, see the buttons in the side bar, click them to get to all the info.

 

I will be joining both so lots of crafting to do, but it will be so much fun.

 

Don't forget to enter the challenge at Smudgy Antics

Smudgy Antics challenge Tic Tac Toe

This weeks Smudgy Antics theme is really easy Tic tac toe 3 in a row, choose 3 in a row from image below and get crafty( the rules are on Smudgy Antics blog)

 

I chose doodle /fabric or ribbon/ flowers

 

here is my project

The background is doodled and the digi is Smeared Inks Stichy situation doll 2, this doll in real life would have been made out of fabric and I stiched the stiches on eyes and face with thread (hope that counts LOL) the flowers are doodled too.

Hope to see you in the challenge

I will enter this card in the folowing challenges:
http://www.withoutwordschallenge.blogspot.nl/2012/11/november-whizz-bang-bright-colours.html
http://www.totallygorjuss.blogspot.nl/2012/11/challenge-156-anything-goeswith-button.html
http://thecameospotlight.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/the-cameo-spotlight-challenge-7.html

 

Smudgy Antics challenge:Ghoul's Night Out and day 29

This weeks Smudgy Antics challenge is called Ghoul's Night Out, you can read all about the changed rules and prizes to win here.

Ghouls night out was easy to combine with 31 days of Halloween ( al info about prizes and rules on Terra's blog, see blogroll in sidebar) so that's what I did.

Have to say sorry to those who are expecting to see the last ATC here today, I forgot that it is on for the 30 th,  I get the days all mixed up in the mad house the 31 days is.

What I did was autopost all my posts before I went on holliday, and totally forgot that I had this post in between the ATC's, sorry guys just one more day of waiting, promise (hope you won't be dissapointed when you finally see it LOL)


Anyways, here is my Smudgy Antics and day 29 piece

 

The image I used is Smeared Inks  Rusalka

 

Hope to see you in the challenge at Smudgy Antics

 

But I have another project for you, which I made just for fun, it will fit in the Halloween theme though.

 

When I looked in my email Sunday I found a big surprise. A very special Alice image, Rick St. Dennis sent it to me telling that it will be in his shop Nov. 3 rd, but  I could allready use it if I wanted, well wha tdo you think, ofcourse I wanted to use it, doh!!!  it is an Alice image......

 

and even better it's a ZOMBIE Alice image, how cool is that!!!

 

 

 

see you tomorrow for day 30

 

I will enter Zombie Alice in the following challenges:

http://deliciousdoodleschallenge.blogspot.nl/2012/10/challenge-8-fright-night.html

http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/66-storybook.html (Alice is from a storybook so I think it counts)

 

http://haunteddesignhouse.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/hdh157-hammer-house-of-horror.html (hope zombie alice is hammer house of horror enough)

 

http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.nl/2012/10/challenge-240-something-scary.html (if this isn't scary than what is?)

http://artwithnoboundaries.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/october-and-halloween-week-4.html

 

http://totallystampalicious.blogspot.nl/2012/10/anything-goes.html

http://mygraficocrafts.blogspot.nl/2012/10/revidevi-kind-of-halloween-winner-and.html

 

http://daisydoodlescreativechallenges.blogspot.nl/2012/10/challenge-70.html

 

http://scrappyfrogschallenge.blogspot.nl/2012/10/fallhalloween-challenge.html

day 22 of 31 days and new challenge at Smudgy Antics

This weeks challenge at Smudgy Antics is Monster Mash, there are some new rules to enter the chalenge, you can find them here.

I made an art journal page using the new Smeared Ink digi Jasmine, I did change her a bit, I thought she needed wings, so gave her some bat wings

 

hope you will enter the challenge

 

just in case this is not halloween enough here is a little pumpkin scarecrow

 

digi used is Rich St. Dennis simple scarecrow

 

see you tomorrow for day 23

 

 

31 days day 15 and challenge Smudgy Antics

for day 15 in smeared and smudgeds  31 days I have a combined post with my smudgy antics project for the challenge this week.

The challenge theme is Dia de los Muertos and there have been some changes in the rules. There will be no more top 3 or random winner. the Design Team will vote for ONE winner and that person gets a 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!


i made a shrine using Smeared Inks dia de los muertos 2 digi designed by our very own IKE how cool is that?

 

hope to see you in the challenge and for day 16

 

rules are at Terra's blog , see blog roll in side bar

31 days, day 12 Smeared Ink day

As you know by now every friday is Smeared Ink day, which means you can get an extra chance to win the big prize by using a Smeared Ink image on your project.

Did you know Smeared Ink is going to sell rubber again, find out all about the Rubber club.  And there are a few days left to enter the Smudgy Antics challenge Movie Madness

So here is my day 12, it's  another card using a Smeared Ink Skull digi

 

all the info bout the 31 days is here and the blog roll in the side bar

see you tomorrow for day 13

 

 

Remember to check out the wickedly wonderful things that are going to come Saturday Oct. 13 th check Rick st. Dennis Blog for  clues,  cause you don't want to miss it