HDH085 - Gothic Pinups

Woohoo this week at Haunted Design House our sponsor is Tiddlyinks with the Gorgeous Gothic Pinups.  It is of course called Gothic Pinups.  Now I have created the base non-digital and the sentiment digital.

Isn't this little filly is called Flora and personally I thinks he is rather dapper!

Dark... sexy... cute... creepy... what's YOUR interpretation?!

The skulls were from a brilliant site http://dragonartz.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/skull-vector/.

Anyway the prize is a $10 voucher for their store where they have not only more gothic digis but some seriously cute digis.

So all you have to do is use a gothic type pinup and bob's your uncle you could be in for winning the $10 voucher.

Now I am off with hubby for the day as we have that seldom chance to get away without the kids today and it rarely happens so we are cockahoop!

Do you guys ever read over your post a bit after you have posted it and think my god what the hell have I written, it is total gibberish and the grammar is like that of a little baby.  I do all the time.  I notice that I write things like my two year old speaks geesh what a doofus.

Andrea C x

Stamp it Crazy - Summer Lemonade

The challenge over at Stamp it Crazy is summer lemonade.  

1. Make a New Card, Project, or Scrapbook Page. 2. Lets see your spring colors. 3. Your Project must have 3 Brads and 1 flower. 4. All entries must be in April 23rd at 5:00 Central time. 5. You will win this image from Stampitcrazy, Digi to outside USA... Rubber Stamp to USA if desired.

Now I had quite a few pics of this showing the lemons and sugar bag inside but my laptop has had to go back to the service centre for repair so I stupidly haven't got the pics on hubby's laptop.

I put two lemons inside with a sugar bag and I made a little basket to house them.  The kids and I made lemonade which was quite fun actually and they loved it. 

The back of the lemon tag has a recipe for making lemonade.  Sorry for short posts and lack of commenting but I so hate this laptop it is slow, clicks when you don't want it to and the keys are wrecked.

So if you want to win this image along with sentiment then get your bahookey over to Stamp it Crazy.

Andrea C x

Macabre Monday 084 - Zombie Apocalypse

This week at haunted design house it is my turn to sponsor the challenge so it is therefore a Zombie Apocalypse eeeek.

I had a few ideas but absolutely no time as the kids are off for two weeks and D'Arcy is the cling monster this week.  I tried shrink plastic zombies then I tried painting on a slate but then I just got an old canvas and painted over it with zombies.  Now it is from my head so therefore not very good as I am terrible at doing things from my head and I was holding D'Arcy which let me tell you was a complete nightmare she isn't exactly a litle light feather anymore and now I have biceps like Arnie!

Now hubby thinks these pics are a disgrace not the actual zombies but the pics I have taken with the camera but what can you do we took the kids to the beach during the day yesterday then we went to a barbeque and never got back until really late so had to make do with these. 

Now honestly you have to go check out the other work it is supremely fantastic and there are three zombie digis of mine up for grabs which are:

 

                                  

Anyway whatever you are doing have a great day.  I feel like a zomie at the moment.  How do kids keep you up half the night then wake up at the crack of dawn with as much energy as they had the day before!

Oh and sorry haven't been commenting as much as my laptop is away to get fixed and this one is so slow it drives me demented and the keys are really hard to type on.  So will defo get to look through the blogs when they give me my laptop back....

Andrea C x

Macabre Monday - Magically Witchy

"Magically Witchy!"  at Haunted Design House

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based project That features witches, witchcraft, magic or the occult. Incantations, familiars, potion ingredients, all are welcome this week.

This is a journal I altered.  My hubby despairs at me and the mountain of journals I own which have never been touched and my 'oh I have to have more attitude'.  The image is called Alexandria (just like my daughter) and she is one of the Stitchy Bear Stamps Digis.  I thought she looked too nice to macabre her out too much so made a witchy journal.  The ribbon I used was sent to me by the Creepiness herself Glo.  The green paper is from echo park (I think) and I used the thick ranger embossing powder glass type thingy (how technical of me!)  The letters are from the same card 12x12 pack as the blue paper I have distressed.  The brads are from papermania.  The little cat and witch at the top are from different sticker halloween packs.  I coloured this little beautiful digi with copics (I know have some more colours thanks to my hubby x).

I think I am going to use this notebook to use a darker art journal.  I have a few others earmarked for a normal art journal.
We also have a fabulous sponsor this week, Stitchy from Stitchy Bear Stamps.
 
 


The winner this week will win a $10 voucher for the Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps Store.  OMG what are you waiting for she has some delicious digis, even our own minion Teri's digis.

Anyway have a great day and hope you find time to play with us this week.  Good luck for winning the amazing prize.

Andrea C x

Macabre Monday - Dastardly Divas

This week at Haunted Design House we are being sponsored by the extremely talented Barbara Jensen.  She has kindly given the design team the most beautiful Ivy image to work with. What a pleasure it was colouring this beauty up.  The challenge post is here.  The winner will get to choose three of the most fantastic Barbara Jensen images.  Now that's what I call a prize.

The challenge is that we want to see women who still look fabulous even when performing acts so vile and vicious that Dracula himself would blush.

I got this bottle for like 70p or something without a stopper.  I used an old whisky bottle stopper and dipped it in glitter to match the green.  It is a bottle to store poison ivy.  I used mod podge to seal the image and then glossed over it with 3d gel.  I attached some fibres and a leaf.

Below is the tag I made then printed and distressed.  The tag has all the names of poision ivy with which the witch can use for her potions.

As usual my pictures are so shockingly bad but hubby has promised to knock me up a little photo booth soon.

Anyway to win yourself a prize from Barbara Jensen all you have to do is enter and cross your fingers that you get picked and Bob's your uncle you might have a wonderful digi prize.

Andrea C x

Happy Birthday Barb

Well it is the Mistress of Macabre's birthday today.  Happy birthday Barb, hope you have a fantastic time.

I made a little digital birthday greeting using one of my drawing and adding fangs (True Blood need I say more!).  Some bats in the background.

This is the bat keyholder I have made, hope you have received it Barb.  I posted it about 10 days ago.

Happy Birthday

You have to check out what Glo made Barb.  OMG I have to get me some of those pumpkins and guess what she will be having them in her store.  You are one lucky gal Barb.

Luv and birthday hugs from Andrea x

Macabre Mondy HDH080 - Alas Poor Yorick

This week the challenge at Haunted Design house is skulls, skulls and more skulls.  Now I left it to the last minute and my entry is S.....!  Hubby actually said hmm not the best thing you have ever done.

This is a close up of the heart I made with the skull painting in the middle.  I painted it with acrylics.

I attached it to a folder which I keep all my guff in.

This was another frame I did that was also very guff.

Well I happen to have seen the delightful stuff that some of the minions have created and so so so much better than this hehe (I know wouldn't be very dang hard!).

Anyway I seriously had a hard time with this as the kids have been stuck in with the bad weather.  They haven't left me alone for two bloomin seconds, building dens, playing quizzes, chases, drawing and cutting etc etc etc.  The plus side though my little D'Arcy used the potty three times yesterday so we are getting there.

This week the sponsor is the most talented Gloria aka Creepy Glowbugg.  She is offering up a $20 prize for her etsy shop.  Have a look and see what wonderful jewellery, ornaments, cards and notebooks she has to offer.  Seriously get your thinking caps on and get entering for a chance to win this fabulous prize.

Andrea C x