Inspiration with Smudgy Antics and Smeared Ink

For my latest DT project as part of the Smeared Ink Design Team I decided to create a Booklet that houses an ATC in it's own frame ( I love creating books from scratch ). I used the smeared ink Digi  Angel of Death. . I coloured him up in tones of Red and cool greys using my copics. I then scanned into photoshop and printed off an ATC size and a larger size which I attached to chipboard  and set aside. The ATC was then attached to mountboard and also set aside.The book was constructed from scratch using mountboard and covered with black cardstock. I then stamped and heat embossed two panels for the front and inside left cover of the book. These were then attached and the larger chipboard mounted image applied to the front cover. A quote was then designed in photoshop, printed and attached to the embossed panel on the left side of the booklet. A deep frame was contructed from Chipboard to house the ATC and given a coat of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic in red.This was then attached to the right side of the book at the same time as a piece of black looped ribbon which sits under the ATC for easy removal.

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and read

Hugs Fiona.

Smeared and Smudged Member blog hop.

                                        

The time has come around again for the monthly Smeared and Smudged member blog hop.
The theme for February Is:-

 

Below is the full blog roll, please visit all these wonderfully talented ladies
to  see each of their unique takes on this intriguing theme.

Black Dragon 

Teresa

Shell

Kristy

Nan

                       Fiona  you are here !

Shoni

Rachel

Lisa

Jenn

Leslie Rahye

Leigh

Susan R

For my contribution I decided to alter a grotty old fish picture. A set of four that I picked up in a charity shop for two pounds. Bargain. Here's the before picture.


                                                                       before.

 I started off by giving the frame a coat of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic in black.  Once dry I applied DecoArt Media Antiquing cream in grey and rubbed back to age the edges. I then fired up photoshop to create my main image. I used a paper from  the Zombie Killa Paper pack from Smeared ink for my main background. I then placed The Anatomy 101 Skull front centrally to the background and printed off onto 300gsm heavy cardstock. I then triple embossed the image using ultra thick embossing powder and then popped it into the freezer for five minutes. Once out of the freezer I then bent the card and voila great big cracks all over the image. I then inked over with black ink  and wiped back to highlight all of the cracks. Looks just like broken glass. I then glued this to a piece of chipboard to make a tile. I die cut an ornate ironwork circle using my brother Scan n Cut and applied this to another piece of chipboard that had been painted grey and stamped using Andy Skinner's new media background stamps. ( I love these ). The main image tile was then gattached to this larger tile.  Ornate metal embellishments were  then aged with DecoArt Media black Antiquing cream and wiped back so it sits in all the nooks and crannies.. These were then strategically placed.This whole piece was then attached to the main frame base to finish.

                                                                            after.

 
                                                                          after.

 

Your next stop is Shoni.

 

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs Fiona.

Inspiration with Zip and Zap.

Good Morning.  I've got a tag to share with you today. I used this great Image from the Carnival De La Nuit set named Zip and Zap by Rick St Dennis from Smeared Ink. The background was distressed with Ink. A sunburst stencil inked on top of that. Then the main image applied and coloured up. Lovely !!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.
Hugs Fiona.

Part 2 0f The Progressive Challenge with Rick St Dennis MFA.

 

Good Morning. I'm here today with the 2nd instalment of the Progressive Challenge over on the Sparkle and Glitter Blog. Myself and the rest of the EDT have been working with Rick's Image

String of Hearts Fairy.If you took part in January's Progressive challenge, you should have emailed Monique by now for your freebie.

 I decided to create a notebook for a friend who absolutely adores fairy's but is often forgetfull and has to write things down to remind herself  ( must be an age thing LOL ). I coloured up the fairy using copics and then scanned into photoshop. A background was created to fit the dimensions of the notebook and the fairy added in a pleasing manner. Once happy with the deign it was printed, cut and attached to the notebook. Hope she likes it.

 

 

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and read.
Hugs Fiona.

Final Day of The Bloody Valentine Blog Hop

Welcome back for Day 3 and the final day of The Bloody Valentine Hop. Do take the time to visit all of these wonderfully talented ladies for some alternative valentine inspiration.

 

 

 

Black Dragon
Julia
Monique
Jessica
Nan B
Jane
Susan S
Susan R
Lisa
Teresa
Leigh
Fiona
Rebecca
Lady Brayton
Sharon
Kristy

 

 

 

As mentioned in yesterday's post this has all been part of a bigger project.

 

Here's my contribution for the final day.

 

 I must warn you it is an image heavy post so bear with me and thank you for your patience. To house all the ATC's I have made for this hop I altered a little set of drawers. Perfectly sized to house all the ATC's and a few more to boot. I created another two ATC's this time using The Fallen Digi Set from Smeared Ink.

 

 

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed this hop and been inspired by the wonderful artworks created. Your next stop is Rebecca.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and read.

Hugs Fiona.

Bloody Valentine Blog Hop Day 2.

 

Welcome back for day 2 of The Bloody Valentine Blog Hop organised by Smeared Ink. I must say day 1 participants displayed some fantastic pieces of art and I think we are in for a treat on day 2. Below you will find the blog roll of the participants do go check out their wonderful art. Happy blog hopping.......................

 

 

 

 

Black Dragon
Julia
Monique
Jessica
Nan B
Jane
Susan S
Susan R
Lisa
Teresa
Leigh
Fiona
Rebecca
Lady Brayton
Sharon
Kristy

 

Here's my contribution or day 2.

I have used the Bloody Valentine set from Smeared Ink for my three ATC's. These three go with  the two I posted on day 1. All part of a bigger project that will be revealed tomorrow. I do hope you will visit the other participants blogs to feast your eyes on some fabulous alternative artwork.

 

 

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and read.
Hugs Fiona.

Bloody Valentine Blog Hop Day 1

The time has arrived for the Bloody Valentine Blog Hop organised by Smeared Ink.. For 3 whole days you will be able to feast your eyes on some amazing creations based on an alternative interpretation of the traditional hearts and flowers theme.

 

Here's my contribution for Day 1

 

I have used the Bloody Valentine set from Smeared Ink for my two ATC's. I do hope you will visit the other participants blogs to feast your eyes on some fabulous alternative artwork.

 

Black Dragon
Julia
Monique
Jessica
Nan B
Jane
Susan S
Susan R
Lisa
Teresa
Leigh
Fiona
Rebecca
Lady Brayton
Sharon
Kristy

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and do come back to join us tomorrow for some more fabulous inspiration.

Hugs Fiona.

Tuesday Inspiration with Smudgy Antics.

Today I'm sharing a box I altered. For the main focal point on the box lid I have used one of the images from the Fringe Set of Digi Stamps  available in the shop over at Smeared Ink. I started by embossing some cardstock. I applied this to the box base and lid and once dry coated the whole box with two coats of DecoArt Media fluid Acrylic in black. Once dry I applied Patina Perfect Pearls and misted with water for permanence. I then coloured the fringe image with copics, fussy cut and the mounted on to black cardstock to make the image pop. This was then applied to the box lid with 3d foam pads. To finish black organza ribbon was fastened to the box lid edge using co-rdinating brads from my stash..

 

 

Finished Box.

                                                     
                                                                Another View.

                                                                         Box Top.

                                                                     Angled View.

 

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and read.

Hugs Fiona.

It's a Love / Hate Thing with Haunted Design House and Inspiration with Smudgy Antics and Smeared Ink.

I'm on double duty again today folks so bear with me on a long post. First up my make For Haunted Design House.


Over at Haunted Design House is our new monthly challenge and our February challenge is

It's A Love/Hate Thing

This means that you can make it about love or hate, OR use something you love, or something you hate. We're always open to interpretation, but PLEASE nothing sweet and insipid or we'll have to burn it. Seriously. No traditionally "nice" Valentine cards, ok? Make it gothic, make it creepy, make it beautifully twisted and dark and you'll receive so much Minion love that you'll need to get checked out for communicable diseases. Remember, we're now monthly and you can enter up to three macabre creations each month.

 

I decided to create a Tag. All techniques used to create the tag were learnt in online classes from Andy Skinner using DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics and Mediums.

I embossed the main background using a spellbinders 3d embossing folder and applied a rust technique. This was then mounted onto the tag. A heart was die cut in chipboard, painted and when dry crackle glaze applied. Once dry Black Antiquing cream applied and rubbed back to expose all the lovely cracks. This was then applied to the centre of the tag. A skull then placed on top of the heart. I then die cut borders using a spellbinders die and painted with Media Fluid acrylic gold paint. The black antiquing cream was then applied and wiped back to give an aged metal effect and and then applied to top and bottom of the tag. To finish off Love hate banners were created and placed top and bottom.

 

 

                                           Finished Tag.

 

 

Next up my Design team contribution for Smudgy Antics and Smeared Ink.

I decided to create an image transfer project.

 

To start I created a mixed media background using DecoArt Media fluid Acrylics. I then fired up photoshop and created my design using The Other Side of Fear Digi Set which is available at Smeared Ink. Once happy with my design I printed onto Neenah classic white cardstock and coloured with my copics. I then scanned the design and printed out using my laser printer as this was gong to be an image transfer. I then painted over the main image  with DecoArt Media tinting fluid ( 3 coats ) as I didn't want the main image to appear transparent on the media background. Once dry a coat of DecoArt Media Matte Medium was applied to the image transfer and left to dry. The mixed media background was also given a coat of the Matte Medium and left to dry also. Once dry the background was given a second coat of Matte Medium and whilst still wet the main image was applied to the background face down smoothed over with my fingers and then brayered to get a good adhesion and to remove any air bubbles that had formed. This was then left to dry overnight. Once dry the image was then soaked with water applied with a sponge and the paper rubbed off in a circular motion to reveal the image that had been transferred to the background. This was then mounted onto a box frame. A final coat of DecoArt Media Matte Varnish was then applied to seal and protect. You can find video instructions on this technique courtesy of Mr Andy Skinner on his You Tube Channel.

 

 

Finished Project.

 

Thanks for bearing with me on a long post.

Hugs Fiona.