NEW SMEARED INK DIGIS and Smeared and Smudge DT END-OF-TERM HOP!!

Today is a bitter-sweet day where we celebrate a new Smeared Ink Release with our wonderful DT... Why so bitter, you ask? Its our last DT blog hop of the term! A new term starts on April 1st and some of our girls will be gone :( ...hurts my heart, but that's how it works sometimes.

For our new release we have four digi sets (also sold as singles) and three single digis! Here's a peak, check them out in our shop for more details.

Anatomy 101

Bot-Bots

Creature Feature

Death Cab

Dragonfly Family

Lisa Lashes

Shakari

Ok, so for our hop we've been challenged to use three or more SI stamps from different sets! What a challenge!! For my project, I used our new Bot-Bots, two oldie but goodie rubber sets, Shadow Thingies and Teen Sayings.

HERE IS MY PROYECTO!

 

 

Thanks for hopping with us today! And make sure to visit our DT and leave them some much deserved love!

Our Rockin'Smeared Ink Design Team

Terra

Tori

Alison

Black Dragon

Lady Brayton

Meredith

Kapree

Lisa

And our Awesome Guest Designers

Alex

Jane

Sugar

Valentines Day Blog Hop Smeared and Smudged Style!

Over at Smeared and Smudged we were challenged to create a Valentines Day/love themed card without using hearts, the colors red and pink, and anything cute. This is hard because we like to use BLOOD over at Smeared and Smudged, but with no red, we had to do something different!

So, for my card I used the Smeared Ink stamps from Shadow Thingies. This is actually the first time I've used these little guys and I love them! I also added some wings to them and the sentiment from Smeared Inks digi set Heart Wings. I hope you like it.

The card is made to hold a little gift card from the Belfioré Spa...something I have gotten as a v/day gift from my husband before. :)

Oh, and be sure to visit all the other members participating in the hop today! You're sure to see some fabulous work!

Terra

Tori (<----me!)

Alison

Lady B

Helen

Kymberly

Berenice

Kelli

Lisa

Dianne

Teri

Rebecca

Steph

Jane

Sugar

Kapree

Black Dragon

Alex

Smeared Ink Sponsors Delicious Doodles!

Hello everyone, welcome to my blog! Thanks for stopping by our Smeared Ink/Delicious Doodles combined Blog Hop. Smeared Ink is sponsoring the challenge today over on the Delicious Doodles Challenge Blog, and we'd like to invite you to go over and participate in today's challenge for your chance to win 5 Smeared Ink digi images of your choice!

For the hop today, members from the Smeared Ink and Delicious Doodles design teams have gotten together to bring you some fabulous projects that feature some of the images from the Smeared Ink digi line. I'm sure you'll get lots of inspiration, so be sure to visit each stop on the hop and leave all of the gals some love for their hard work and creativity!

For my project today, I chose to work with our newest digi image, Aphrodite. Now you may be saying to yourself that you haven't seen this image yet. That's because Aphrodite is not available to purchase in our shop. How can you get her, you ask? Well, she is an exclusive freebie image that we are giving away to those who participate in any of the Smeared and Smudged Challenges this month. Yes, you heard me right, ALL participants can claim this exotic digi, so please swing by the Smeared and Smudged Forum and check out all of the February challenges. Each challenge has it's own theme, and you can find all the links on the left of the main forum page.

For now, I have a very blurry picture that I had to take from my phone. I will be updating the picture as soon as I can today, so please swing by a bit later and check it out! I can't wait to tell you all about my card!

*EDIT: here are some updated photos, not sure how much better they are because they're still from my phone, but at least better lighting.

I used the DD hop sketch for my card. This is my first time ever using a sketch, so I hope I did ok. I wasn't sure how much leeway was allowed.

I used background images that I cut out of magazines. One cool thing about my day job is that I get all kinds of cool print samples. These sample magazines are full of textures and varnishes...pretty awesome. I chose an image of a blue balloon and layered it with an image of a sea shell. Then, I used my glossy accents to create some splashy waves that I added some clear beads to. I cut out some fish shapes and used them to frame the bottom corner of my Aphrodite. She was colored with prismacolors and I added some yellow beads...don't they look like scales? This is my first attempt at using beads, I think I like them better than glitter! :)

Anyhoo, I cut her up, and layered her and that's pretty much it. Hope you like her!

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Please enjoy hopping through all the other projects, and be sure to visit the Delicious Doodles Challenge and the Smeared and Smudged Challenges.

Teri

Anita Marie

Pascale

Allison

Ildiko

Alex

Claire

Terra

Tori (me)

Alison

Kelli

Black Dragon

Lady Brayton

Meredith

Kapree

Lisa

Jane

Smeared and Smudged meets Delicious Doodles!

Today, our wonderfully talented DT has come together to share art using images from Delicious Doodles. Delicious Doodles is one of our challenge sponsors this month on the forum and we're so grateful! Teri (from DD) is super talented and also cool enough to join us today on our hop.

Lady bugs are very special to me because they represent my daughter - she's my little lady bug. So, for my project I chose to work with Delicious Doodles' image "Love Bug". Cutest little lady bug EVAR (well, if you don't count my baby girl). Anyhoo, I found some awesome mini pails at michael's and decided it would work perfect with my love bug. I also found some really cool lady bug push pins and brought them home too. The hardest part of my project was working with the mini-size objects. I printed the love bug out at 1.5 inches tall. That's tiny! Then, I used some paper clay and molded a body for the love bug so she would be 3D. While I was at it, I also molded some skulls and some bone fragments (also tiny). These all went into my mini pail. I painted the clay with paint pens and then I glued everything in place. I love the outcome and so does my daughter. This will hang in her bedroom :)

I took this picture from a top angle so you could see the cool lid :)

Here is a straight-on shot.

Birds-eye view of the inside

I took this photo so you could see the back of the lady bug. I forgot to take pictures before I glued it in, but I molded it out of clay and painted it with paint pens.

If you like what you see, be sure to visit Smeared and Smudged. The challenges and prizes are awesome!

Here's the blog roll for today, be sure to leave some love for these gals!

Teri

Terra

Tori

Kelli

Alison

Black Dragon

Lady Brayton

Meredith

Kapree

Lisa

Alex

Repost of My Lily Allen Card

Hi All...I just wanted to repost my card from the hop yesterday. Some people were offended by my art. So in their honor, I created a censored version since they couldn't handle it. (apparently, it's NOT ok to be gay  ;)

January Smeared and Smudged Member Blog Hop!

Thanks for joining us today for our January Member blog hop!! I hope you're having a blast so far and enjoying all the awesome creativity! If you haven't visited our forum, you're missing out...click here if you'd like to join in! We have a great group, lots of inspiration, and fun challenges!!

On to my offering! For my creation I used one of our new Smeared Ink digis from the Femdom collection. This set is so much fun, and right up my alley. I was inspired by a song from Lily Allen and used her lyrics on the card. I was going for a comic book look...so it's very simple, but I hope you like it!! (BTW, I hope you notice that I "popped" up the boobs and the right leg on the girl in front...first time I've tried that and I love the look of it!)

Here's the hop list! Off you go, and if you like what you see, be sure to leave some love!!

Terra

Tori

Helen

Jane

Black Dragon

Steph

Meredith

Alison

Teri

Kristie

Paula

Monica

Diane

Shelley

Diane

Lady Brayton

Kelli

Kapree

Lisa

I entered this card in the following Challenges:

Stamp Challenges – Anything goes
Pile It On – Anything Goes
Craft Your Days Away – Anything Goes
Pattie's Creations Design Challenge – Anything Goes
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturdays – Anything Goes
AiFactory – Anything Goes

Haunted Design House - HDH072 "Hell Hath No Fury"

NEW SMEARED INK DIGIS and Smeared and Smudge DT Blog HOP!!

Today is a great day! Smeared Ink is releasing FIVE new Digi SETS!! These sets are TO DIE FOR! If you go to our shop and don't see the new images there...don't fret. We're having some technical difficulties with our internet provider but hope to have them all up by the end of the day! Please check back when you have a chance!

In the meantime, I can give you a peak at the images! Here we go!

Love Grumpies:

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Smitten:

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Heart Wings:

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Femdom:

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Shift My Gears:

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Aren't they great! So now, let's get on to the HOP and all the great creations from our Smeared and Smudged Design Team!

For my creation I used the digis from three of the new sets. I used the sentiment "Smitten" (from Smitten, of course ;), the Smooching Grumpies (from Love Grumpies), and one of the awesome cars (from Shift My Gears). I colored my images with prismacolor markers and a white gel pen. Then I took an 8 x 8 canvas and painted it with acrylic paints. I distressed some manilla paper and glued it to my canvas...the glued a distressed paper heart doiley. The finishing touches were glueing my car and grumpies onto the canvas along with some lovely 3-D flower stickers and my sentiment. This is WAY cutsie for my taste, but I think it turned out really well and I hope you like it!

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Now - GET TO HOPPING! These girls have worked hard to bring you some wonderful art and inspiration. Be sure to leave them some love!!

Terra

Tori (<----------me!)

Alison

Black Dragon

Lady Brayton

Meredith

Kapree

Lisa

And don't forget out Guest Designer for January,

Alex!