Welcome to our second annual Skull Appreciation Day Blog Hop! This blog hop is to celebrate our craniums in all it's skully greatness. We have 40 participants this year so you are definitely going to be WOW'd with the fantastic skull art that was created for you today. In addition to all the eye candy, there will be several give-aways! So keep your eyes peeled!
For my Skull Appreciation tribute I used one of my old paper mache skulls that I had left over from 31 days of Halloween last year. I put layers and layers of color and texture to achieve this look. I placed "his royal skully-ness" on top of a wooden sign that I decorated with rubber stamps, spray inks, lace tape, acrylic paints....and cut out foam hands. The feet (luckily) were already attached to the sign, so I just included them while I was painting. The words "Skull Appreciation" are foam letters that I colored with my distress inks. I hope you like it!
Now - I have a few other announcements to make so bare with me! You'll want to read it tho, I promise!
In honor of Skull Appreciation. Smeared Ink is having a 25% Off All Digis Sale!! Starts today and expires 6/11/12. The discount is applied at checkout. Happy Shopping!
Now - for some PRIZES! I will be giving away four prizes. You will have until Wednesday at midnight (PST) to qualify.
Here is what you have to do!
Step 1. Go and LIKE our Smeared Ink FB page.
Step 2. Leave me a comment here...I'd love to hear your thoughts on my project, but if you don't have anything to say about it at least leave me a comment that you completed step 1. :)
*You will only qualify for the drawing if you complete both steps....so get on it! :)
Here are the prizes:
1 lucky winner will receive 5 digis of the winners choice from
Kenny K Downloads!
3 lucky winners will receive this Skull digi sheet from
Rick St. Dennis!
How awesome is that!! I will announce the winners on Thursday, so keep your eyes peeled and fingers crossed! Good luck! Now off you go to more awesome art and giveaways!
Skull Appreciation Day 2012 Blog Roll:
Terra
Tori <---that's me!
Black Dragon
Monique
Helen
Lady Brayton
Fiona
Christine
Jane
Judy
Alison
Susan
Andrea
Smudger Challenge
Laura
Lisa
Kristy
Steph
Glittery Katie
Lisa
Kapree
Ms. Ruin
Kathi
Bombshell Stamps Blog
Dianne
Donna
Nydia
Lady Coral
Suzi
Julia
Patti
Miko
Renee
Wendy
Christina
Hazel
Skye
Wenchkin
Betsy
Scrapbook Stamp Society
What a cute skull dude. All those layers are cool looking. His feet and hands look funny and perfect for this. I would have it right by my door in the mud room to show it off. This blog hop is going to be fun. great stuff going on. Yepper got my finger's crossed for some awesome prizes. thanks for the chance to win some and good luck to everyone else too.
ReplyDeleteOh yea I have been a facebook fan for quite a while now.
DeleteHaha this is immense and how amazing are those prizes! xx
ReplyDeleteYou know I am a "LIKER" of SNS on FB!! LOL
ReplyDeleteand I am a LOVER of your project! it is very cool and can be a yearly decoration...very cool! I simply love the colors you used Tori!
AWESOME project!
Hugs,
Susan
If its possible for a skull to be cute, this one is. Great creation.
ReplyDeleteSmiles Sher
OMG!Love the texture and colors of your skull! It really looks like something you dug up in a cemetery. I liked the FB Page and would love to win one of the awesome prizes.
ReplyDeleteI'm already a follower on FB, I love me some Smeard Ink! Your project is amazing, I'm so loving all that creepy looking texture and the colors you used are fab!
ReplyDeleteLOVING the fab texture you've achieved here, Tori and the colors ROCK! He's kind of a shorty and makes me giggle. Too cute! I liked SI on Facebook, although I thought I'd already done that. Fab prizes! xxD
ReplyDeletelove this soooo much .. loving the purple and green
ReplyDeleteliked facebook page also shared on my wall... and i will give a holla on digi galore xxx
The colors are rad. I love them. I will check & if I am not already a follower on FB I will rectify that situation. We have such a great hop this time! :)
ReplyDeleteOh how AWESOME... love all the texture and colors! Totally Fab!
ReplyDeletealready do like the on FB..
Hugs
Well you know, I already like you on FB so I'm just going to say your project is PHENOMENAL!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat project! I love the colors you used. I already liked the FB page a long time ago.:)
ReplyDeleteOh! love the colors and structure, really nice work! Don´t have an facebook account so can´t take part. xxlisa
ReplyDeleteYay for your dark skully greatness. What a fun way to start the week.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the textures and colors in the skull!! Great sign!!
ReplyDeleteHe is FAB..... Love the colours and the lace on the sign is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteMr. Skully-ness is regal! awesome art Tori!
ReplyDeleteThank you for all the labor..he is a eye feast!
susan s.
Love your skull totally awesome love the colour and texture xxx
ReplyDeleteHaven't done paper mache for a long time; this is super.
ReplyDeleteloving the mix of different textures on skully and those colours are fantastic. It made me smile to see the little hands holding the plaque :) TFS and you know I've already "liked" the FB group :)
ReplyDeleteWow! The textures on your skull are fantastic! And I love the bold colors. I am already a fan of SI on FB.
ReplyDeleteWow. I love all the details, textures, and shiny colors in the skull.
ReplyDeleteI've already "liked" the Facebook group, so I guess that works.
that skully is so fun, love the colors, I already liked the facebook group
ReplyDeleteWhat a happy skull, I love it!
ReplyDeleteI wont insult you by calling him cute...but i do really love your skellyton ... love all the warty texture... i think i like the face book page already.... but you never know with me.
ReplyDeletemuch love my friend....always xxx
Tori,
ReplyDeleteI was just about to say he is cute, the I saw BD's comment... however I still think he's cute hope your not insulted :) What a wonderful piece of art work you have created here, love the sign and the hands and feet way cool! You have created a great skully head out of the paper mache skull! Just awesome girl!
Peace,
Kristy
My jaw has fallen to the floor. I love it! Same as Kristina, don't know if to call him cute or not, but he is. He is adorable yet creepy at the same time. Like I told Terra, this is something I would have decorating around my apartment, I love it that much. And I like the facebook page :)
ReplyDeleteTori, he's freakin' adorable! I love the sign, all the distressing, those hands, and the textures on his cute little head. Love it!!! Thank you for hosting this blog hop, and for all the work you, Terra and the DT put into it. I'm honored to join in again.
ReplyDeleteAdore your piece, and liked your FB page. This hop is fantastic!!!
ReplyDeleteHow adorable - what a great piece to place out front an entry way to greet my freinds! :)
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool, love all the different textures and colours, he's got such a wicked character now :D
ReplyDeletehugs
Suzi
xxx
Wow girl this is some skull! I love the sign for Skull Appreciation Day, something you could easily display in your studio everyday! I popped over to the FB page and liked it so I have done as your request master! :) Really, I can't get over all the work that must have gone into that skull, wicked cool!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Beth P
LOL I love him- those boots are cute!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool. The colors are awesome, and the effect looks like a black light shining on it. Signed up on the FB page.
ReplyDeleteHugz,
Christine Garner aka Wicked Lady
Your project is lovely! I love the work you made on the skull, great colors!
ReplyDeleteHappy Skull Day! Visit my blog if you have some time, there’s a giveaway for the blog hop!
Kisses from Nydia.
Cool skull! I love the texture and the vibrant colors! What did you use to make that texture? Looks awesome! Oh...I completed step one months ago...I hope that counts :)
ReplyDeleteAwsome skull! What a fantastic way to take some Halloween decorations and make them unique! The colors are fun and the texture just gives it life. Halloween My favorite holiday of the year this is perfect! Great work.
ReplyDeleteAMAZINGLY CREATIVE! I love it Tori! The colors are beautiful! Great job!
ReplyDeleteBetty
I think I already Like you guys on FB but I'll double check! awesome skull I love the colors and the screws! I want to touch it :)
ReplyDeleteI liked the facebook page and I also really like the screws in your skully's head! :) Thanks for hosting us hoppers!
ReplyDeletelove this the colors are awesome and i like fb page too
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing with us
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creepy details you have there... totally awesome!
ReplyDeleteI love this creation and liked the FB page some time ago.
ReplyDeleteLovely work on the colors and texture :)
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