Smudgy Antics SIDT Check Book Cover

The weekend is almost here and I do hope that you get some time to get crafty, inky, and creative!  I thank all of you who do visit to find out more about my SIDT projects.

My project for today uses one of the Smeared Ink Rubber Club Past Offering sets:  Danse Macabre and a bit of Jack.

If you happen to use Smeared Ink's unique stamps, we would love to see your project and get it entered into the Smudgy Antics Monthly January Anything Goes Challenge. 

I do not know about you, but for some reason the covers for my checks are all blue.  When reaching into my bag to dig one out I always grab the wrong one.  Well...NO MORE!  Here is my new check book cover:

Doop-da-doop Deets

Printed music is from ACDC Whole Lotta Rosie, which was a project that I never got around to making...sound familiar anyone??  But now it got used, woohoo!



Cut and adhered to outside of blue check book cover with Sticky Strip.


Main Image
Background
On Whisper White card stock, used distress inks and sponge w/ a spray bottle with water.  Blended and re-inked here and there to get colors to blend.  Let dry.
Used a small dot stencil and same process to add some pattern.  Let dry.
Sponged around all edges.

Stamped dancing skellies with Versa Mark ink, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set.
Words and music notes were stamped with Black StazOn ink.

Adhered finished piece to front of check book cover with sticky strip.
Used some gold dotted washi tape around edges.
Went over entire cover with light amount of Crystal Effects to help keep papers down.

Smudgy Antics SIDT Project

Hello and wow, where in the heck did November go??
Lots of changes going on at Smeared Ink!  Updated and new Smeared Ink, the Smudgy Antics Anything Goes Monthly Challenge blog is back up and running, find out about Creepmas and more at Smeared and Smudged: More Smeared Ink blog, and get over to the Smeared and Smudged Facebook Page!

Very exciting that inspiration will be happening once a day by each of the Smeared Ink Design Team members.  I have done an Art Journal Page for you today using the Smeared Ink rubber set called Voodoo.  You can find this set and many more in the Unmounted Rubber Stamps section.

This page was inspired by this past season of American Horror Story - Coven.  If you know me, I LOVE this series and am well into this seasons...which rocks as well.  Quotes are from different episodes from the altered version of Papa Legba.

Day 23 - 31 Days

DAY 23 OF 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN 

The Wicked Blogger Roll is on the left side bar <-------

Scavenger hunt rules and guidelines can be found HERE for 31 Days of Halloween.

 

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

 

I have decided to make some Spell Books.  I am still working on the covers so you will see those and more pages this next week, maybe even one finished book...kinda.  You know how it goes when you need to add more pages, or accumulate more stamps that need to go in.  Yes, another book that will never be quite "finished".

 

Now that I have made a couple, I am hooked.  Watch out after Halloween sales, I am  ready!!

Okay, on with the post.  I am showing two sets of pages from the altered phone book.  

 

Section 13 - The Deets

Pages were found on GOOGLE, saved, and printed out on full sheets of copy paper.

Cut to measure phone book.

Pages are slightly thicker because when I Gesso-ed the outside, did pages as well and many stuck together.  So pulled apart the width that I liked.

Printed pages were Tombow-ed to the book pages.

Maya Red Mist Spritz in centers.

Smeared Ink Rubber Club stamps used and all from Rubber Club Past Offerings.

Morte (June 2013)

Haunted Places #1 (Sept 2013)

Jack (May 2014)

Raven is from SU! polymer stamp set, Paper Pumpkin October 2014 Kit.
All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

SI DT Montly Blog Hop

BLOG HOP ROLL:

Black Dragon

Shell

Kapree

Shoni-Crafty Inknik - YOU ARE HERE

Creepy Glowbugg

Elenor

Rebecca

Hello and a happy Monday to you.

So glad to have you join the Smeared Ink Monthly Blog Hop today.

Please be sure to leave a comment for the Design Team members, we love hearing your feedback and hope to get you inspired.

For September the DT had to work with the theme GRUMPIES.  

Smeared Ink has tons of fun Grumpies and I know that we are only showcasing a small amount.  Be sure to get to the Smeared Ink shop to see more.

I have made a card using an image from Love Lil' Grumpies digital stamp set and 4 stamps from the the Smeared Ink Rubber Club set Creepy Lil' Grumpies (Aug 2013).

You can find Rubber Club Past Offerings and order single sets or join the Club!

Lil' Ol' Deets

Digital stamp was printed onto Very Vanilla card stock.

Colored in with Blendabilities.

Gone over with Versa Mark Ink Pen.

Clear Embossing Powder over image and heat set with gun.

Background was sponged in with inks.

Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz 

Black journaling pen to write in words.

Rubber images stamped with Memento Black ink.

Blendabilites to add a bit of color.

Black ink and sponge for background texture.

Marker for words.

Card measures 6" x 5 3/4"

Card base is Whisper White card stock.

 All materials used are current Stampin' Up! (SU!) unless otherwise noted.

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.

Smudgefest 2014 Day 4

It is Day 4 of the 2014 Smudgefest.

Toil & Trouble - Use three of the listed ingredients on your project.

I have chosen Black, Ribbon, and Foil

This is a topper for a storage case.

Picture of lid in the sunlight

Topping off the Details

Main image is a Smeared Ink Rubber Club set.  This stamp is from the set Morbidly Adorable Tarot (Jan 2014) and can be seen in the Rubber Club Past Offerings.

I inked the stamp with Versa Mark Ink.  

Stamped onto foil, found in my kitchen drawer.

Used Pearl Ex colors and paint brush to color in image.

Used Crystal Effects over entire image.

Once dry, I inked up stamp again with Archival Black Ink.

Re-stamped over first image on top of dried Crystal Effects.

Used Butterscotch Alcohol Ink and Blendabilities (alcohol markers) to go over areas in image to help stand out a bit.

Adhered finished foil piece to Basic Black card stock.

Adhered ribbon (from Michael's) to back.

Once done adhered finished piece to top of lid.

All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Smeared Ink Design Team Monthly Blog Hop July 2014

 2014 July 

Smeared Ink

Design Team Memeber Roll

BLACKDRAGON

SHELL

KAPREE

SHONI - Crafty Inknik - You are here  

CREEPY GLOWBUGG

REBECCA

The last week of July, holy moly how the time flies!  Hope you are having a great time blog hopping this morning.  You should have just arrived from a super teamie, Kapree.  Up next with another fab creation is Creepy Glowbugg.  We all love feedback, so leave a comment and let us know how wonderful (or un-wonderful) we are doing.  

This month the theme was MONOCHROME.  Hum....and another hum....but it all came together once my new sets of rubber stamps arrived.  Get in on the fun and receive a sheet of Smeared Ink original rubber stamps from the Smeared Ink Rubber Club.  

I have altered a plastic case to make a little box to keep shells or jewelery, or what-not in.  I have used the set The Abyss (June 2014) and one of my favorite images, the larger seahorse.

More details below and have a great Smeared Ink Design Team Blog Hop!

Divin' for the Deets

Main Image

Seahorse was stamped onto Whisper White card stock with Versa Mark ink.  Pool Party Embossing Powder over image and heat set.

Colored in image with markers and Aqua Painter.

Covered finished image with Crystal Effects.

Once image was dry, used sponges and three different hues of blue inks to sponge background.

Wiped off excess ink off of image and re-stamped image again with Staz-On Azure ink.

Spritzed with Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz.

Adhered image to top of finished box with Crystal Effects (CF). CF also re-applied over entire box front.

Box

Alcohol ink and pouncer Holtz tool to apply color to plastic.

I made glue dots with glue gun and silicone mat.

Placed cooled glue dots onto lid and box bottom.

Sprinkled 3 types of beads to help fill in the small spaces.

Covered with CF to help hold everything in place and make smooth. 

All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Delicious Doodle Challenge #93

Just making the cut today!  Delicious Doodles The Challenges blog has a great challenge that will be ending in about 30 minutes.  So I better type fast!  The challenges are weekly and by the time I usually get my project done, I have missed the deadline...soooo trying to get one in this week!

I have created an Art Journal page for #93 Challenge - Make a Scene.  This page is inspired be the Hispanic story Llorona (images below).  Scene is by the river among the Aspen trees.

Where Are....Oh, Here Are The Deets!

Main image is from Smeared Ink new Rubber Club stamp set which will be aviliable in July, called Llorona.
She is on Whisper White card stock.  Colored in with markers and Smooch Pearlized Accents.

Background

Blue is ink on a pair of a toy wings.  Spritzed a bit with water.
Used distressed ink (green) on tree template, spritzed with water, then pressed onto page.
Distress ink and inks for ground and water.

Hand stamps from a Past Rubber Club Offering by Smeared Ink, called Prints (Mar 2013).

Doodling on each side and saying is done with black journaling pen.
All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Smeared Ink May Design Team Blog Hop

 

BLOG ROLL

Black Dragon

Shell

Kapree

Shoni / Crafty Inknik - YOU ARE HERE

Creepy Glowbugg 

Lisa

Elenor 

Rebecca

 

This month's theme is Alter Something

 This is a frame with a metal tray that has been turned into a magnet board.

 

 

Metallic Details

 

Designer paper for the base.

Metal sheets that have embossed with Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder (retired).

Black Taffeta ribbon.

 

Images are from Smeared Ink's digital papers called Poe Boy. I cropped, enlarged and printed out.  Each was fussy cut and inked.

Skull also is stamped with a rubber stamp from Danse Macabre (Jan 2014) Smeared Ink Rubber Club Set.   

Flowers were also embossed, sanded, and die cut out of metal sheets.  

Frame was sanded a little and Silver Inka Gold rub added to inside area of frame.

Maya Mist spritz on back ground.

All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

 

Smeared Ink Weekly DT Project and Very Sketchy S&S Challenge

Wishing all you Mum's out there a wonderful Mother's Day.

Made a card using this month's card sketch for the Very Sketchy Smeared and Smudged May 2014 Challenge, on the Smeared and Smudged Forum.

All stamps are from the Smeared Ink Rubber Club.  Grumpie and saying is from a Past Rubber Club Offering set called Creepy Lil' Grumpies (Aug 2013).  So this card fits with my Weekly Design Team project that only uses Smeared Ink stamps.

The Bits and Pieces
Grumpie and saying are stamped with Momento Black ink.  Colored in with SU! new Blendabilities Markers, alcohol based.
Silver Marker for bolts and eyebrows.

Flower layering embellie is from stash.  Crystal Effects on heart.
Washi Tape black polka dot down center of card.

Paper from Etcetera Designer Paper pack.

Cut and made my own arrow.
All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Smeared Ink DT April Blog Hop

Yes, it is the last Monday of the month of April and we are at it again with the monthly 

Smeared Ink Design Team Blog Hop.  

BLOG ROLL

Black Dragon

Shell

Kapree

Shoni / Crafty Inknik - YOU ARE HERE

Creepy Glowbugg 

Lisa

Elenor 

Rebecca

Theme this month is DO YOUR OWN THING.

I have made a Tag book to show off Smeared Ink's rubber stamps.  Check out the Smeared Ink Rubber Club for more information on how to get your crafty hands on these wonderful sets.  There are 8 pages and each have pockets to hold tags.  In the folding of this, there are also 2 extra pockets that are in between pages.  A total of 10 tags have been completed for this project.

There are a lot of pictures for this project so I will not keep you reading long.  That will be saved for after the picts.  You all know how much I like the deets!  Enjoy and happy hopping.

Hello again!  

I wanted to keep the front and back pretty plain since there is so much going on in the inside.  I was going to try to stick to one stamp set, but as the theme was, Do Your Own Thing. So, I tried to use as many stamps from as many sets as I possibly could.  

I love to layer and had so much fun mixing and matching sets.

I am going to give the gist of the deets and then the supplies and stamp sets listed below.

Thanks again for hopping and hope this was some inspiration for you for the week.  Now, go get crafty!

Taggin' and Deetin'

BOOK

Book was scored and cut from one single sheet of 12" x 12" piece of Designer Paper from set Pick Your Poison (retired SU!).  Book measures 4" x 3 1/4".

Sticky Strips was used to help adhere pages and back binding.  Backing is also from the same DP set.

I used the Scallop Trim Edge Punch and adhered the ribbon before adding the backing onto the book.

Black dots were made using a black Sharpie.

Ribbon is:  1/8" Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon, Linen Thread, Black Hemp Twine, and Silver Baker's Twine.

Extra strips of DP, from same set, was also used to highlight pockets.

TAGS

Tags are all DP, from Pick Your Poison set.  Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede, and Crumb Cake are card stocks used.

Punches used are:  Scallop Trim Edge, Scallop Tag Topper, Curly Label, Corner Rounder, 1 1/16" Circle, and Horizontal Slot.

Ribbon is:  Silver Baker's Twine, Gold Baker's Twine, 1 /8" Basic Black and Early EspressoTaffeta, Crochet Trim, Very Vanilla and Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, 1/4" Early Espresso Grosgrain (retired), Basic Gray 1/4" Stitched, Linen Thread, and Burlap.

Accessories are:  Large Pearl Jewels, Silver and Gold Smooch Spritz, Sponges, Versa Mark ink, Black StazOn, SU! inks, heat gun, stapler, and Crystal Effects.

Embossing Powders:  Smoky Gray, Pewter, Cherry Cobbler, Tangerine Tango, and Clear.

Smeared Ink Rubber Club Past Offerings sets from the Smeared Ink Rubber Club:

As Death (Oct 2012)                                               

Femdom (Jan 2013)

Quoth The Raven (Feb 2013)

Prints (Mar 2013)

Urban Decay (April 2013)

Holy City (May 2013)

Morte (Jun 2013)

Holy City 2 (July 2013)

Voodoo (Aug 2013)

Creepy Lil' Grumpies (Aug set #2, 2013)

Haunted Places #1 (Sept 2013)

Haunted Places #2 (Sept 2013)

Inky Dreams (Oct 2013)

Chicks Dig Guns (Nov 2013)

Carnies (Dec 2013)

Dedicated to Art (Dec 2013)

Danse Macabre (Jan 2014)

Killer Bo Peep Build-A-Garden (March 2014)

Build A Zombie Alphabet (March 2014)

  

All materials used are current Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Smeared Ink Weekly DT Project

A busy week and headed out this weekend for a little get away.  Hope you all have a great weekend and be sure to stop by on Monday for the Smeared Ink Design Team Blog Hop.

For this project I am going to show the first page in a book that I have created using the Smeared Ink digital set Framed Rhymes.  I love nursery rhymes and just had to have when I saw Smeared Ink style nursery rhymes! 

The first of four is Mary Mary Quite Contrary. 

 

Growing the Details

Besides Framed Rhymes, I also used a Smeared Ink Rubber Club set called Killer Bo which is one of this months offering.  It has some great plants and skellie plants.

The edging around each page is masking tape, scrunched and wadded.

I then used White Gesso over the entire page to cover the original book.

Silver Metallic Inka Rub over edging.

Images was printed out onto card stock and colored in with markers and Blender Pen.

Random things from stash added to make page floral.

Sayings were printed out onto copy paper.

Inks, sprays, markers all used to make background colors and for stamped images.

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.