Smudgy Antics - Dreams Post

I recently went to Phoenix for a get away with some friends and now find myself playing catch up once again.
This post is for a Smudgy Antics post that was done on March 11th.

The inspiration for this page was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe and a challenge that was based off one of his works.

Quoth the Raven, Nevermore has month long challenges.  I will be entering this into Quest #42 - Dream On.

I have used both digital paper and stamps on this page.  The main image is from the digital set called Death Cab.  The digital papers on the background are from Poe Boy and Vintage Grunge.  Stamps are a set from the Rubber Club Past Offerings, Quoth The Raven.

Quote is from Edgar Allan Poe
"You are not wrong who deem
That my days have been a dream..."

NO FLASH

FLASH

Smudgy Antics DT Project and S&S AJ Jan Challenge

For today's Smudgy Antics DT inspiration I have used Smeared Ink stamps from the Rubber Club Past Offerings sets:

Quoth The Raven 

and

Morte

I will also be entering this art journal page into the Smeared and Smudged January Art Journal Challenge - Skulls.  You can find this challenge HERE. 

Dirt Covered Deets

Page was started with brush and Black Gesso.  Let dry.

Used skull stamp from Morte on left side and stamped with Versa Mark ink.  Crushed Curry Embossing Powder over stamped images and then heat set.

Raven, from Quoth The Raven set, was inked with Silver Encore ink and randomly stamped all over page.

Heart, also from Quoth The Raven set, was inked with Crushed Curry ink and randomly stamped all over page.

Then used a small brush with White Gesso to make eyes, nose, teeth, and light outline of skull.  Let dry.

Journaling pen to outline skull and features.  Then wrote a bit of "The Premature Burial" by Edgar Allan Poe.

"The unendurable oppression of the lungs - the stifling fumes from the damp earth - the clinging to the death garments - the rigid embrace of the narrow house - the blackness of the absolute Night - the silence like a sea that overwhelms the unseen but palable presence of the Conqueror Worm - these things, with the thoughts of the air and grass above..."

Day 3-31 Days

Please click HERE if you are looking for Ike's World Challenges New Release Blog Hop.  There's Zombies running amok!

DAY 3 - 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN

Will post more details later just got a busy morning!

Have fun hopping and the Wicked Blogger is on the left side bar <-------

You may have just arrived from Wicked Blogger Kapree and are now here at Shoni/Crafty Inknik.  The next fabulous blog is Altered Pages.

I am also playing over at Domino Art, so you can see my Finished Domino Magnet over there.  You are just getting sneak peak!

Friday's are Smeared Ink days, which means you can only use Smeared Ink images to be able to get some more prizes!  Woo hoo.  The set I am using is Quoth The Raven (Feb 2013), a Rubber Club Past Offering set.

Thanks all!

S&SJunkFunkSept Challenges

It was a good day.  Fingers are dyed and got three projects completed today.  Hope you get to get crafty this week.

This project I think I will label a Fat Book.  I was inspired by two challenges to make this and will be entering my project in each of the challenges.

The first challenge/Quest is at the Quoth the Raven, Nevermore blog.  Quest #36 - Tic Tac Poe.  I have used the row RAVEN/POE/BLACK.  All hail thine Master!  CRAP - missed the deadline.

Second challenge is this month's Junk Funk Challenge on the Smeared and Smudged Forum.  The junk we needed to use this month is coupons or advertisements.

I used a local advertisement flyer which has about 5 pages to it and is newspaper size.  The advertisement was already folded in half, and then folded in half again.  I folded it once more to measure around 5" x 5".  Trimmed off the folded sides and made into a book.  Got the idea to make 'fat pages' from a member on the Forum.  

Lots of pics and info on how made below.  Thanks all!

FAT BOOK FRONT

PAGE 1 & 2 - LENORE

PAGE 3 & 4 - THE TELL - TALE HEART

PAGES 4 & 5 - THE RAVEN

BACK

Short Stories on Deets

When I folded my advertisement, I did staple one side to help hold the pages in place.

Separated pages into 4 groups and then glued together pages with Tombow.

Started by inking all pages with Archival Ink Jet Black.

Then used Walnut Stain Ranger Distress Ink on all pages and blended into areas that the first ink did not get.

Next, I stamped all images from the Smeared Ink set Quoth the Raven (Feb 2013), which can be found in the Rubber Club Past Offerings, in Versa Mark ink.  All images were heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder.

Went over images and randomly on page with Copper Inka Gold Metallic Rub, for each of the pages.

Once again went over pages with Archival Ink, using fingers to apply.

Repeated again with Rub and then Walnut Stain and last the Archival Ink once more.

Heated images again - this seemed to help bring out images again and burned the Rub a bit to give more definition to stamped images.

Used Washi tape for spine and used same inks and Rub to help blend into front and back covers.  I think Washi is Holtz.

Stamps in background from same stamp set and a background stamp called Hardwood (used on pages 3 & 4) all stamped with Black StazeOn ink.

Black Sharpie to write in bits of quotes from each of Edgar Allan Poe's Short Stories.

Note:  Metallic Rub and the treated wrinkled pages made it hard to read some of quotes in the pictures.  Below is a picture taken at another angle to help you see what is written.

Weekly SI DT Project and QTR #34

Since it is July, America is feeling a little patriotic this month.   Quoth The Raven, Nevermore blog is celebrating its Quest #34 - POE-triotic all month long.  Poe was/is one of America's, and especially Baltimore's, proud writers.

With the stars, stripes, Poe, and a Fat Book Page Tutorial, I have created my project.  The stamps are Smeared Ink.  You can find Quoth the Raven (Feb 2013) and Jack (May 2014) sets in the Rubber Club Past Offerings.  This Fat Book Page was created from a tutorial on the Smeared and Smudged Forum in the Swap Shop.

The Phat Details

Fat page and pockets made from Brights Designer Series Paper Pack (retired SU!).
Real Red and Pacific Point for inks and card stock.
Whisper White card stock on tags.

Fat page background images are stamped in Cherry Cobbler.
Poe is stamped with Versa Mark Ink.  Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder over stamped images and then heat set with gun.

Nevermore and stars are stamped with Pacific Point ink.
Drippy Goo Martha Stewart Punch used to line bottom pocket.
1/8" Real Red Taffeta Ribbon to line bottom pocket as well.

Tags
Stars and Stripes are made with sponge and stencils.
Decorative Label and Scalloped Tag Topper punches used for tag ends.
1/4" Cotton Whisper White and Bermuda Bay Bakers Twine on Poe tag.  Adhered with staples.
White Organza Ribbon and1/4" Marina Mist Cotton Ribbon on raven tag.

Aqua Painter and inks on Poe tag.
All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

SI Weekly DT Project and QTR #32 Challenge

I have my Smeared Ink Weekly Design Team project here to inspire you.  I also have used a set from the Smeared Ink Rubber Club, that never ceases to amaze me.

My little book will also be an offering to the Master of Quoth the Raven, Nevermore for this month's #32 Raving Ravens challenge.

Beating out the Deets

All stamps are from the Rubber Club Past Offerings found at Smeared Ink:
Quoth The Raven (Feb 2012)
Inky Dreams (Oct 2013)

Background
Cherry Cobbler card stock as base.
Raven was stamped with Versa Mark ink randomly all over. 
Black Embossing Powder over stamped images and then heat set.
Two different stamps with two different inks to give more texture to background.
Sponged around all edges.

Raven
Raven is inked with Versa Mark ink and stamped onto Vellum card stock.
Black Embossing Powder over image and heat set.
Fussy cut and adhered to heart and book front.

Heart
Heart is stamped onto Whisper White card stock with Versa Mark Ink.
Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder over image and heat set.
Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities (alcohol markers) to color in.
Fussy cut and adhere to book front.
Fine tip journaling pen to write in "My Hearts Desires)

Ribbon is Raven Trim Lace (retired).
All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

QTR,N #31, DominoART #10, Challenges & Smeared Ink Weekly DT Project

Been seeing tons of great challenges out there and had to make something.  I decided on a little hang.
Just received my recent Smeared Ink Rubber Club stamp set Specimen Jar and HAD to use!  Stamped images are from this set and Quoth The Raven (Feb 2013), a Rubber Club Past Offering.  For my Smeared Ink Weekly Design Team project, Smeared Ink rubber are the only one's I have used for this project.
I have never joined DominoART and have been intimidated by the wonderful projects that are shown and all the talent of the entrants as well.  So I sucked it up and decided that I am gonna give it a shot this round.
Then, I apologize to the Master, but for some reason keep missing the deadlines for the Quests at Quoth The Raven, Nevermore.  Will take my lashing and not miss this round!!

Quoth The Raven, Nevermore Challenge #31 is POEcabulary.  Use any works by Poe that will inspire your piece.  I have chosen a short story called Berenice by Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1835.  I have used quotes from the story and you will have to read it to find out the true horror...

DominoART Challenge #10 is Any Game Goes Using Stencils.  I love stencils and I think I used 4 different stencils in my backgrounds on my game pieces.

Pullin' Out the Details, One by One

Started out with a Super Hero Memory game.  Had 3 cardboard cards that had lost their partners.  Used White Gesso on each side.
First layer of ink was a Dylusions Melted Chocolate Ink Spray.
Sponged Early Espresso ink around all edges and sides.
With sponge and ink used Ring Dolly stencil from The Crafters Workshop.
Next, a Dreamweaver Stencil called Frame.  Again with sponge and ink.

I inked up Mini Gears stencil with Gold Encore ink.  Layed my piece onto inked stencil and pressed down to get the stencil image.
Last, was the Mexican Skull Stencil, from The Crafters Workshop, with sponge and ink.  I used the flora around the main image.
Each stencil was used on each side of the 3 game pieces.

I chose three different butterflies from the Smeared Ink Specimen Jar set (March 2014 #1).  Each was inked with Black StazOn and stamped onto blue tissue paper.  Each was fussy cut and adhere to center of game pieces with Crystal Effects.
On center game piece I used Versa Mark ink and stamp from Smeared Ink Quoth The Raven set (Feb 2013).  Image was stamped onto dried surface.  White Embossing Powder over stamped image and then heat set.

On the back sides of each piece I will start from the top down.
Top Piece - Quotes from Berenice by Edgar Allan Poe.
"She spoke no word..."
"The eyes were lifeless..."
"...the teeth of the changed Berenice..."
All written with fine tip black Sharpie.

Middle Piece - Stamp lady image from Specimen Jar with Black StazOn.
Teeth from stamp out of Quoth The Raven set with Versa Mark ink and heat set with White Embossing Powder.
Words written with fine tip black Sharpie - "...Berenice of dream."

Bottom Piece - Black Sharpie used to write "THE TEETH".

All sides of each game piece was Versa Marked and heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder.

Teeth are made from White Simply Pressed Clay.  Dried and colored in with Aqua Painter and inks.
Adhered with dyed white tissue paper and Crystal Effects.

Fishing line to hold pieces together and for loop at top.
Skull at top is from stash.
All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Smeared and Smudged Forum - Very Sketchy March Challenge

New month, new challenges at the Smeared and Smudged Forum, in The Challenger Group to get your creative fingers and mind going.  I was inspired already and have a card for the Very Sketchy Challenge using March's sketch:

I started with an 12" x 5 1/2" piece of card stock.
Place card stock in scorer with 12" (long side) so that it is on the top and bottom.
Score @ 2", 4", 8", and 10".
Fold mountain, valley, valley, mountain on each scored line.
When folded, card measures 5 1/2" x 4".

Stamps used are a set from the Past Offerings of the Smeared Ink Rubber Club, Quoth The Raven (February 2013).  I also used a background stamp from SU! called Hardwood.

Images on side panels are stamped with Black Staze On onto acetate.
Framelit from Apothecary Accents set for the windows.

Inside panels are a Smeared Ink printed digital page from the set Poe Boy.

Mixture of 2 reds and grey acrylic paints for blood on inside panels.

Basic Black, Whisper White and Pool Party card stock used.
All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Bloody Valentine Hop - Day 3

LAST DAY FOR SMEARED AND SMUDGED 

BLOODY VALENTINE'S HOP

Day 3

Blog Hop Roll 

 

Shell 

Sue The Nanny

Susan

Julia 

Black Dragon 

Kristy 

Maureen 

Fiona 

Leigh 

DominoART 

Airless Chambers 

Quoth The Raven  

Ike's World Challenges 

Wendy

Shoni aka Crafty Inknik - YOU ARE HERE

Ike 

Left Of Center Creative Challenges 

Lisa 

Violent Kitty 

Lady Brayton 

Samara 

Rebecca

I am so sad that this Hop is over, but know that I can go back and look again at each of the three days at what creative and wonderful projects that were created.

You may have just seen Wendy's Poe inspired Bookmark.  If not, the blog roll is just above for you to start where you wish.  Next is Ike who as done wonders with a beast.

For today's project, Day 3, I was inspired by one of the Valentine Bloggers who is doing a spell theme and the idea of pulling petals from a flower to see if your crush loves you, or not.

This unique jar has a love spell upon it and will bestow its power unto any who seek love.
But as anyone of us knows, it comes with a price.

"If it's true love you seek,
then let thine heart be true.

Fill your mind and soul
with the beloved one.

Take care for only a single
chance you have.

For what is drawn,
the desired heart will obey
three score and no more.

Accept thy fate for
True Love's sake."

Fated Hearts

The Ill-fated Details

Hearts are from a past offering stamp set called Quoth The Raven (February 2013) from Smeared Ink Rubber Club.
Each is stamped with Versa Mark ink onto Whisper White card stock.
Black and Cherry Cobber Embossing Powders over stamped images.  Heat set with heat gun, then fussy cut.
I wrote "Thee Love Me" and "Thee Loves Me Not" on the back of each randomly.

Poem was made up by yours truly and written in Word.  Printed in red.
Torn on all sides and inked with ink pads.
Used Netting background stamp (SU!) and heart stamp with Sahara Sand ink for background.
Sewing pin to hold onto heart below. 

Jar was from stash probably bought at Walmart.

Used Martha Stewart Drippy Goo punch on Cajun Craze card stock, trimmed and adhered to inside edge of jar.

1/8" Black Taffeta and Cherry Cobber Seam Binding Ribbon tied around rim.

Skull head from stash.
Medium Rhinestone Jewels for eyes.  I am probably going to go back and color them in with red Sharpie.

Heart was hand cut from Cherry Cobbler card stock, scrunched and inked.
All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

THANK YOU EVERYONE
for such a wonderful 3 day Bloody Valentine Hop!!

Weekly Smeared Ink Design Team Project and Quoth the Raven, Nevermore Quest #28

I have combined my Smeared Ink Weekly DT project with this month's Quest #28 from the wonderful all Edgar Allen Poe blog, Quoth the Raven, Nevermore.

Smeared Ink has some fabulous new digital papers out and I can not stop using the ones from the Poe Boy set.  Which of course goes soooo well with any of the Quoth the Raven, Nevermore quests.

I have only used stamps and images from Smeared Ink for my project.  Quest #28 is Anything Poes this month.  I made a calender holder, which I can keep always because I can just print out new months.  Love Excel!

Daily Poe Deets

Printed out one of the Poe Boy digital pages twice.
Fussy cut one and used as a mask over the other.
Stamped images with Smeared Ink Rubber Club set, a past offering, Quoth The Raven (February 2013).
Used Ranger Clear Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint over entire front.

Adhered printed image to Whisper White card stock.
Calender holder base is Basic Black cs, scored and cut.

Printed out monthly calender on recycled paper, cut, stamped and stapled together.
Double sided to tape to adhere in holder.
All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Quoth The Raven and Smudgy Antics Challenges

Quoth the Raven blog has a fun challenge this month.  Quest #26 - Colour BingPoe.  Click on the link to see more wonderful projects by the Design Team that use other color combinations.

I am also going to enter this magnet over at Smudgy Antics.  Their Anything Goes Challenge is going on right now.  Come over and play!

I have decided to use the bottom row, Mint, Olive, and and Sage.  I have used current and retired inks from Stampin' Up for this project.

Forgotten Deets

I have used images from Smeared Ink.  The images are all stamps from one of the past offerings of the Smeared Ink Rubber Club set, Quoth The Raven (February 2013).

Images are stamped on Whisper White and fussy cut.
Exacto knife on Poe's shoulders and wings stuck in and adhered.
Used fine tip end of Old Olive marker to eyes darker.
Sponged around sides of background.
Masked Poe's face and stamped background.
Crystal Effects on stamped saying, Poe's face, skull eyes and nose.

Magnet piece is from a larger rectangle that you get w/ your phone book.
Top picture is the completed magnet hung on my filing cabinet.
All materials used are Stampin' Up! and are current unless otherwise noted.  

31 DOH - Day 18

31 Days of Halloween is hosted by Smeared Ink and the Smeared and Smudged Forum. To find out who the daily winners are click HERE, also Terra's Blog.  She is the first one on the Wicked Blogger List located to your left.Roni just shared her fab project and Jenn's is up next.  You are now at Shoni aka Crafty Inknik's Blog. 

18 days of ghoulee awesomeness have lead you here to today's post and project.  What we have here is a fun fold, as I know it called the Quad Fold. This is made from one piece of designer paper. 

All stamps used are from Smeared Ink for Smeared Ink Only Friday.  This DP is pretty busy and I wanted to subtly add layers of a lot of stamps to go w/ the busy background.  I did use a Kissing Technique with Poe and one of the grid stamps.

Poe Knows Deets
I used almost every stamp out of this awesome Quoth The Raven (February 2013), from the past offerings of the Smeared Ink Rubber Club. 
I also used the "happy halloween" from the Creepy Lil' Grumpies (August 2013). 
Click HERE and see what great sets are up for November.
Raven, heart, and wings were stamped in Versa Mark ink onto Vellum paper.  Each was heat set with Clear Embossing Powder.  I fussy cut and adhered to card.
Only 1 stamp used on the center of back of card.
All materials used are Stampin' Up! and are current unless otherwise noted.

Quoth The Raven, Punk You Girl, Smeared & Smudged Forum Junk Funk, and Smudgy Antics Challenges

I know, I know.  I should be working on getting this room up and running but...there are so many fun challenges going on right now, I had to stop and play.

First, click HERE to find out more details on the base of my project today.  I had previously made this mini Toilet Paper (TP) album and had posted instructions on "how to" on my Stampin' Up! blog.  I think I did around 5 different ones in all.    One package of SU! designer paper goes a long way.  I am planning on doing another TP album that will be different in the next week, so keep an eye out for it.  

Onto the Challenges!
Quoth The Raven is an awesome site for the Poe fans out there.  I could never play along until this past month when I received my Smeared Ink Rubber Club stamps.  This set, Quoth The Raven, is from February 2013.

Quest 24 - Tic Tac Poe is the challenge this month.
You can go up, down, or diagonal.  But all three in the row you choose must be in your project.
I chose the last column.  Raven, POE, Lace.
See if you can spot them!






Punk You Girl is another challenge blog that you have to keep on your list.  The Design Team has some really great inspiration.  This month's theme is Black & Red.  I am pretty sure you can spot the splashes of red.

You all know that the Smeared and Smudged Forum is my favorite place to lurk about.  The Junk Funk Challenge is using toilet paper rolls for or in your project.  We all have them and instead of just throwing them away, use 'em!  Join the forum and find out what more ways to use these everyday items.

Smudgy Antics, sister blog to the Smeared Ink Forum, goes every 2 weeks.  Plenty of time to get some creativity out there.  This month they have made it easy, Embellishments.  We all have them, we all use them, so why not show them off??  Get over there and see that fab embellishments the DT has used. 

Please scroll down to see all the pictures of each pocket, extra pages, and sliders.  The photos show the front and backs of each.

 

Rollin' with the Deets

Stamps

Quoth The Raven - Smeared Ink Rubber Club, February 2013

Mosaic Madness - Stampin' Up!

Designer Paper - Modern Medley, SU!

Rhinestone Jewels embellishments are colored over with red Sharpie

Ribbon - all SU!  mixed of current and retired