Haunted Design House

As Summer is basically here, it makes me long for the cool, crisp evening air of Autumn and all that is dark and lovely.  However, HBO's True Blood is back in June with Season 5, so that is one of the FEW saving graces of Summer :)  And  since I'm already counting down to June 10th, I thought I'd go all vampish on a cute Saturated Canary digi:  Suzie Stockings   Me thinks I Goth'd her up just a bit.  I used Copic Toner Grays for the black, my favorite "dead" skin combo (BV23, BV20, C00), and for the red:  R39, R56, R37, R35.  The two papers are from Karen Foster, the glittery die-cut is from a LSS, May Arts bat trim, & who knows where the black heart brad came from :)  Did you notice I added a little rhinestone on her garter, too?  Love it. Her dress was really fun to color... all of those folds! The red is waaaay off in this photo.  Damn glitter & shimmery cardstock threw off the lighting. Krista wit...

Just a quick note to wish everyone a wonderful Winter Holiday weekend!  And even though I didn't keep it creepy this week, just know that I still haven't put away ANY of my Halloween decor :) Does that make up for it?!! More My Mind's Eye paper and a Simply Betty Stamp image. Merry Creepmas to all!!

Warned ya' yesterday... just sayin'.  Today's bit of non-creepiness: But at least she has attitude, right?  Another image from SBS's Sweet Gothic Kids.  And Echo Park paper maybe?

Since this week is bound to be super busy with Holiday merriment, I'm scheduling a couple of posts ahead... OMG... can you believe it... it sounds like I'm kinda organized. Don't let me fool you ;) Anyhoo, just to warn you:  this week's posts won't be very creepy.  Sorry, I've scraped the last of my never-before-posted cards out of the crypt, and they're on the cute side. GASP!  OH THE HORROR! (or the lack there of) This one is from quite awhile back... when I was on the DT for Simply Betty Stamps.  Actually, all of them this week are from then :)  Enjoy! A little saucy, no?  ;) The image is from one of the Sweet Gothic Kids lines.  I do like the big eyes... very fun to color.  And I can't remember which paper this is... maybe My Mind's Eye from a year or two ago? See... not very organized at all :)

I started out all dark, but it just kept turning cuter and cuter :)  But I'm so glad I was able to play along this week with Dilly Beans and our "I was Framed" challenge !  I still might work up another one... without pink... but we'll see how time permits ;)   See... told ya'!  Ca-yoot.  I used Dilly Beans' "Framed Zombie Girl 2" image (scroll down a bit)  along with some paper from a Basic Grey 6x6 pad.  And look at the flower... THAT would be one of Creepy Glowbugg's Bwainz ... LOVE it as a flower center!!!   So enjoy your dose of creepy cuteness for the evening.  I'll try to go all darkside next time... I don't want anyone to think I've lost my evil edge ;)   And you still have a few days to play along with this week's challenge!!  Who wouldn't want to win some of those creepy-cute images from Dilly Beans?!!!

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules* Ok, macabre fans ... your challenge this week: "I Was Framed!" You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece that uses or includes frame somewhere in your creation . Alter a frame, create a frame, use a stamp that has a frame or create something that uses a frame. Easy peasy pimple squeezy! We have a FUN new sponsor this week: Dilly Beans Stamps ! Megan at Dilly Beans has the most adorable creepy-cute stamps I've ever seen! The Gruesome Twosome for this week will each receive their choice of TWO free digis , and Megan shall choose her favorite submission to receive FOUR free digis ! There's also a Silly Dilly Beans Flickr group where you can upload all the fabulousness you create using Dilly Beans stamps, and Megan would LOVE to see your creations there. I know I've spotted a few blog posts featuring Dilly Beans stamps recently, so why not share the fun and upload th...

It's here... yep, more of that Halloweenie cuteness!  Today I'm sharing two cards made with the final three Simply Betty Stamps Teen Scene Halloween line.  I am pretty excited about today's images because they are modeled after The Addams Family! First up, Lola Addams : Miss 'Tude herself... along with her dolly.  Unfortunately, she has not taken this one's head off yet... hmmm... maybe I'll be doing a little sumpin' sumpin' to remedy that later :) I created the window & wallpaper from last year's Martha Stewart paper pad & a little Bazzill cardstock.  The floor is from Little Yellow Bicycle.  And the sentiments for the cards from yesterday & today is a new set:  "A Haunting We Will Go" from Pink by Design.  MS's Drippy Goo punch adds a final touch. And now, Betty & Christian Addams as... The Spooky Couple : LOVE LOVE LOVE these two!  And look... Thing is in there, too!  I also LOVE that rose trim that I pic...

Ok, normally I am NOT a sucker for cute Halloween schtuff, but this new line of Simply Betty Stamps is rapidly making me change my mind. I know!  Don't lynch me, Minions... I'm sure to back to my creepy self soon ;) I'm showing you two of the three preview images today.  To see the third, and more of these below, pop on over to the SBS blog and check out what the DT has in store for you! Mummy London: LOVE her!  The hair, the ornery kitteh, and the WTF look on her face is awesome :) Igor Miller: The cutest little hunchback I've ever seen, me thinks! Tune in tomorrow to see the remaining three images in this stamp line AND they'll be available for purchase tomorrow, too!!!  Yeay for Halloweenieness :)

Yep... Halloween is just around the corner, peeps!  So how about some Sweet Gothic Kids World ala Halloween?  Today and tomorrow, the SBS DT and I will be showcasing six new Halloweenie images.  Warning:  the cuteness level is a bit high for some of our HDH'ers, but you'll just have to suck it up :) Today, I've just got one...  Pumpkin Carving Alex : You may be asking yourself if Alex is a girl or a boy.  Yeah, I know... I got a little carried away with the lip color on this one.  So let's just say that this is Transgendered Alex , shall we?!!   His outfit is pretty boyish, so I'm calling him a boy :)  I do like how I colored him, though... his hair turned out pretty good, me thinks. Wanna see more Alex & two additional images?  Just go to the Simply Betty Stamps blog and check out what the rest of the DT did!  And don't forget about tomorrow... more previews AND the release!

Yeay... it's finally here... the day where you can get your inky mitts on the cuteness that IS Jude & the Rockers from Simply Betty Stamps !  SBS's online store is HERE and the challenge blog is HERE .  You COULD win a couple of these cuties by playing along with the challenge, so you should pop over there and check it out!   Now, on to today's bit of cuteness... Oscar ! Isn't he awesome?  I agree... so much so, that he is the final image I chose for my class that I will be teaching at The Scrapbook Page in August!  Just look at that face. LOVE him!  I know I always say this, but I think this is my new favorite line of SBS stamps :) I know... not even the teeniest bit of creepiness... sorry!  I may need professional help for the lack of Halloweeniness on this Halloween blog... Don't forget to pop over to the challenge blog to play along, as well as to see what the rest of the DT did with this adorable image!

Barely!  Warning... these are NOT the best cards I've done, but the images are so dang cute, I HAD to use them and I was in a rush... my bad.  So you should DEFINITELY go over to the Simply Betty Stamps blog to check out what the DT did yesterday and today... they are awesome! Lilly : You can barely see him, but I used one of Creepy Glowbugg's Glowskullz !  Love 'em :) Ali : I might be ripping these cards apart and re-using the images :)  Tomorrow's post is WAY better, so please check back!

Yep... I'm behind a day already.  I've been out of town since Wednesday, but it was for a couple of awesome events.  The first was for the Intermediate Copic Certification class in Wichita, Kansas and the second was the annual seminar for The Angel Company, for which I am an instructor & demonstrator.  Needless to say I'm a wee bit fried.  BUT it was a fabulous time! So now, to catch up with the Simply Betty Stamps Jude & the Rockers release previews!  Monday was supposed to be Ariel : Sassy, huh?  Don't you love the glasses & the eyebrow piercing?!  Adorable me thinks. And Tuesday's preview:  Brittany !  She just so happens to be my absolute favorite of the entire line... which was hard to choose, since they are all freakin' adorable. That hair... ACK!  LOVE, LOVE, LOVE her.  And she's not the least bit creepy (dammit!)... am I losing my mind?! Coloring this little cutie was a blast... so much so, that I am tea...

This new Jude & the Rockers line from Simply Betty Stamps will be available only in Clear Stamp form. Their official release is Friday, July 1st along with a re-launch of SBS's weekly challenges over at Simply Betty Challenges ! One week will be dedicated to card makers and the other week to scrapbookers, altered art lovers, and everything else! I do hope you will join us for the fun! So, on to today's preview... Jude ! How kickin' is he?! So cute... and I just love that hair :) I used a little May Arts webbie trim and the clip is from We R. The paper is from the Old School line of paper from a company that I can't remember :) It's one of the big ones, though. Anyway, this little guy was a blast to color with his slouchy pants and that spiked 'do... he DOES rock :) Be sure to pop over to the Simply Betty Stamps main blog to see what the rest of the DT did with this cutie... and then tune in every day this week for a new image preview!

Yep, the third day of previews for a new line of Simply Betty Stamps images... The Burton 'Weenies.  You'll have a chance to win these great images as clear stamps... just hop over to The Burtonesque Dolls blog for all of the details! Today's cutie is the sweetest one of the bunch... Ellenore : I chose to do pretty much a 180 from yesterday's wickedly dark tone... that's just how I roll.  Kinda like how I get distracted easily... "OH... something SHINY"!  Well, it would probably sound more like:  "OH... something creepy"! Where was I?  Oh right... back to Ellenore :)  I picked up a new My Mind's Eye 6x6 paper pad... Happy Go Lucky ... yeah, even the name of the paper is cute.  Ellenore saves the day by lovingly choking her dolly... that's where the sentiment comes in to play ;) A little MS Drippy Goo punch action at the bottom of the Cricut-cut violet heart panel rounds it all out. Don't forget to pop by TBD blog for a...

Yep... pimping myself out once again :)  I just can't help myself.  At least I won't be writing a lot for this post... I'll just load her up with pictures, cool?  I'm gonna use these as my Pleasure & Pain entry as well: Pleasures:   Copic coloring, pop dots (I'm addicted), GlowSkullz , rubber stamps Pains:   figuring costing, material spreadsheet & writing class instructions (ugh!!!!) I know... I'm stretching it, but I can because I am the Masterful Mistress of the Macabre .  :P Sorry I can't divulge the recipes for these... you've gotta attend the class to get them... sucka!  And the class is full AND it's next week.  BUT you can still take it if you bring your own Copics... just call The Scrapbook Page :)  I will say that the stamps are from Simply Betty Stamps {shhhhh}.