Busy doing nothing

Here's what I've made today. The girl is by Xquizart (one of the Mulberry dolls), and everything in the bg came from the Misfit Dollhouse kits. all available at Mischief Circus. The original quote is by AA Milne, but I altered it very slightly to fit.

These are the challenges I made it for

Pile It On - #57 sketch (I turned it sideways)

Everybody Art - #313 monochrome

Allsorts - #299 purple

Suzy Bee's Blooming Challenges - #68 atg with a monochrome twist

The Pink Elephant - #287 anything goes

Craft Your Passion - #250 anything goes

Crafting From the Heart - #48 anything goes

Beauty comes in all shapes and patterns

I've used a free damask tile from openclipart to make both backing papers and also to paper-piece the raven. The raven stamp is by Ike's World.

These are the challenges I made it for

Ike's World Challenges - #32 paper piecing

Tuesday Morning Sketches - #289 sketch

Paper Minutes - #372 birds

Everybody Art - #313 monochrome

Sisterhood of Crafters - paper piecing or piercing

Crafty Creations - #283 white plus one

Moo Mania - black birds

You rock!

I've had fun messing about with several stamps from Dilly Beans tonight, and I made this piece for a few challenges.

These are the challenges I had in mind.

Allsorts Challenges - #299 purple

Crafty Creations Challenges - #283 white plus one

Craft Your Passion - #250 anything goes

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - #238 frame

The Pink Elephant - #287 anything goes

Not Just Cards - #13 anything goes

Imagine you can

The fairy is by Medi, the papers are from Mystical Scraps but altered by me.

Here are the challenges I made it for

Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C274 sketch

4 Crafty Chicks - 4CC#234 things with wings

Open-Minded Crafting Fun - #30 Up in the air

Crafty Catz - #267 for a special lady

We're not arguing!

Here's what I've made today, using a poser by Medi.

I'd like to enter it into these challenges

CASe This Sketch - sketch #111

CardMania Challenges - #65 use some red

Suzy Bee's Blooming Challenges - #68 anything goes with a twist of monochrome

Mema's Crafts Challenges - February red white and one other colour (black in my case)

Dance with death

Here's my latest creation, using a tube by EnaMorte and a quote by Kurt Vonnegut. Papers are by me - that mesh one is actually just joined-up Xs and I'm pretty pleased with it :)

These are the challenges I'd like to enter - 

Mojo Monday - sketch 385

Digitally Sweet Challenges - what's in your bag? My newest tote bag has a sugar skull on the outside in shades of blue and purple. And, LOL, the last thing that was inside it was tinned soup, which I guess also provides an "art" link :P

Not Just Cards - #13 anything goes

4 Crafty Chicks - 4CC 234 Things with wings

Cheers & Challenges Eclectic Ensemble - CCEE 1508 Moonstruck

Left of Center - #66 left of center option this time

Silly hubby!

This piece came together really quite quickly, which is rare for me. Somehow, I didn't take hours to make the bg or to find exactly the right shade for the font or to pick which images to use out of the many, many in my collection. Yay for me, I love it when I end up happy with pieces quickly and don't spend literally hours and hours struggling with every decision. The woman is by Xquizart and the bike is by Marta van Eck.

These are the challenges I'd like to enter - 

Crafts 4 Eternity - #213 two. I've used two lines of text, two images and two colours (mulberry and gold)

Digi Galore - anything goes

Not Just Cards - #13 anything goes

It's a love/hate thing, take 2

It's the third Monday of the month, which means the Minions over at Haunted Design House have some more creations to share with you on our theme this month, which is all about love or hate. AND we've announced last month's winners, so be sure to pop over to the blog to see if you're one of the entrants who impressed us most.
My creation has some indelicate words on it, so consider yourself warned - if you scroll down, you do so willingly and you are fully aware of what is to follow.

I've used an artdoll from Xquizart and elements from various kits to create this piece, and while the hate part is obvious, here's what I love - every single item in here has been altered by me in some way. Size, orientation, colour, vibrancy, opacity - all have been manipulated by me and I LOVE LOVE LOVE being able to do that with digital pieces. So remember, your entry doesn't have to be about love or hate, you also have the option of using a piece of kit or technique that you love or hate.  

So why not come along and play in the dungeon with us? There are just under two weeks left to get your February entries in :)

You asked for it!

Here's what I've created tonight using the wonderful pre-coloured digi from Ike's Art. She's called Long Tall Latex Sally and she also comes in an uncoloured version. AND if you check out the Ike's World challenge (linked below) a fab freebie image is available.

These are the challenges I'd like to enter

Ike's World Challenges - #31 make us laugh

Naughty or Nice - #12 love or anti-love. I think this covers both ;)

Left of Center - #65 Lost Love Well, after a statement like that, I think the love will be well and truly lost.

Hate housework?

Here's what I've made this morning. The woman is from a royalty-free vintage source, and was converted into a free png /digistamp by liftarn and is available from openclipart.org, with hundreds of others. If you like this type of image, search for "retro". I've been having a blast (see how retro I've gone?) downloading stuff.

These are the challenges I'd like to enter - 

Atlantic Heart Challenge - #94 sketch

Digitally Sweet Challenges - #126 colour challenge

Crafts 4 Eternity - #213 - use two of something I've got two sentiments, two layers (bg and image and two main colours (red and green)

Crafty Calendar - February anything goes

Crafting From the Heart - #46 anything goes

Craft Your Passion - #248 anything goes

Celebrate with me!

The poser is by JunkinPunkin and everything else is by me.

These are the challenges I'd like to enter - 

Simply Create Too - #79  anything goes

Color Throwdown - #329 aqua purple red and green

Tuesday Morning Sketches - #287 sketch

Allsorts Challenges - #298 anything other than a birthday

Digitally Sweet Challenges - #125 anything goes

Though lovers be lost

For this piece I've used a doll and flower from Xquizart mulberry sets, created the bg myself and added a quote by Dylan Thomas.

I created it for the February challenge over at ARTastic challenge blog, which is a colour challenge, using the colours from this beautiful piece by Josh Miels.

Grey, grey, grey

Here's what I've created today, using a stamp by Dilly Beans. Again, this amuses me greatly :)

These are the challenges I'd like to enter. 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - SOSS27 G is for Grey (50 Sades or the colour)

Crafting From the Heart - #46 anything goes

Craft Your Passion - #248 anything goes

Open-Minded Crafting Fun - No pink or red

My 666th post - a VDay card for hubby and Day 3 of Bloody Valentine

It's the last day of the Smeared Ink 3-day Bloody Valentine blog hop, and it's been so much fun to see what the other artists have created along the way. My last piece uses Gemini Horrorscope by Delicious Doodles. Teri now sells some of her stamps at Smeared Ink, but I don't believe that this is one of them yet. If you'd like to hop along, here's the list.

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

I'd also like to enter this into the following challenges. I've read the rules on all, but if my creation doesn't qualify because of either the format or the style, just let me know. 

Naughty or Nice - love or anti-love

Addicted to Stamping and More -  #131 anything goes

Crafting From The Heart - #46 anything goes

Make My Monday - Valentines This is my VDay card to my husband that I'll be posting on his FB wall tomorrow. It may terrify him ;) It's also my 666th post and it's Friday 13th. Portentous! :P

Bloody Valentine, Day 2

It's the second day of the Bloody Valentine hop, and I made another digital moo. A moo is a piece of art that's 2.8cm by 7cm, so I made my digital piece 280 pixels by 700 pixels., and I've been having fun with this new-to-me format. I've used two stamps from Smeared Ink and some newsprint from wiki commons.

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

I'd also like to enter it into the following challenges, both of which are new to me. If it doesn't qualify because of either the digital format or the darker style, just let me know and there will be no hard feelings.

Naughty or Nice - love or anti-love

Colour Q - black, red and newsprint

You thought they were personality faults?

I've made two pieces that I've enjoyed tonight, but I can't show you one of them until tomorrow. This one, however, I'm free to share now, so yay for me :P The girl head and the bitchy unstable and mystique words are all from Mischief Circus and the backing paper and other text is by me.

I made it for a few challenges, a couple of which I haven't entered before, so I'm hoping it's acceptable, but if not, just let me know and there won't be any hard feelings. I have read the rules, and haven't seen anything that would obviously disqualify me, but you never know.

Moo Mania - Circles A moo is a piece of art that is 2.8cm by 7 cm. The blog does accept other sizes, but I've made my digital piece to fit as it's 280 by 700 pixels.

Top Tip Tuesday - your favourite colour combo. I've had a soft spot for purple and green for as long as I can remember, so that's what I've gone for with this piece.

Left of Center - glamourous girls

Not Just Cards - #12 anything goes

Bloody Valentine, Day 1

This year I'm joining in the the stupendous Bloody Valentine hop organised by the ever-awesome Smeared Ink. For 3 days, you'll be able to peruse some amazing creations based on the theme of Bloody Valentine, so if you're already sick of sweet pink cherubs and traditional roses, here's your wonderful alternative.

Black Dragon

Julia
Monique
Jessica
Nan B
Jane
Susan S (you are here)
Susan R
Lisa
Teresa
Leigh
Fiona
Rebecca
Lady Brayton
Sharon
Kristy

Here's my piece for Day 1. All the posts in the hop will be live by 9am PST, so go and feast your eyes on some fabulous alternative projects. I've used one of the Li'l Grumpies from Smeared Ink for my first creation, because you just can't beat a Grumpie, no matter the occasion.

Fifty shades of what, now?

Please note - you may end up offended or embarrassed if you scroll down. Or you may end up in fits of giggles :P
The lovely ladies at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers have challenged us to create something based around the film or the book Fifty Shades of Grey, with an alternative option of using the colour grey. I haven't read the book and I don't plan on watching the film, so originally I thought I'd do a piece in shades of grey. But then the DT samples inspired me, and I came up with these two creations. And after forcing the snarkessers to visit my blog far too many times for the last challenge, I thought I'd make it easier on them by doubling up with both creations in one post. (And frankly, this way I can put the one that looks pretty and pink in first so that some of my tamer followers won't get distressed by seeing the BDSM one in the blog list. :P)
I've used Snowflake from Mischief Circus  and "You. Are. Mine" shows up in a list of quotes on Google. Once I realised I was going to have her talking to a cocktail instead of a man, the bottom text seemed perfect.

Everything in this piece came from various kits at Mystical Scraps, Exquisite Scraps and Tiny Turtle Designs.

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - SOSS 27 G is for Grey
I'd also like to enter the Glamourous Ladies challenge at Left of Center

A mother of a day!

I've made this piece this morning (I seem to be speed-creating at the moment) Everything I've used  came from the Misfit Dollhouse collection at Mischief Circus, except for the painting on the wall, although the frame for the painting is from the Misfit Dollhouse stuff as well.

These are the challenges I'd like to enter - 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - SOSS26 Snarker's Choice. This one is Y is for Your Momma. I really shouldn't keep promising to slow down my entries; it seems that I always find time for "just one more" :P

Left of Center - One for the kids. Hmmm, I'm not really sure if this should qualify or not, but it IS aimed at kids who might be wondering what to buy their beloved Mother on her special day ;)

Crafting From the Heart - #45 anything goes

In the pink at Halloween!

I've managed to squeeze in a couple more pieces for the Snarky Stampers. One of their challenges last year was H for Halloween, with an added challenge to make it mostly pink. So I've been amusing myself this evening by creating these two pieces.
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - SOSS26 Snarker's Choice
The girly in this first piece is from the Misfit Dollhouse Collectibles at Mischief Circus..

The elements in this second piece came mostly from Tiny Turtle Designs/

What's it all about?

Here's something I made for a few more challenges. The girl image is by Xquizart and everything else is by me.

These are the challenges I'd like to enter - 

Digi Sketch Challenge - For the girls and/or pick any sketch (pictured below)

Ssterhood of (Patient) Snarky Stampers - SOSS26 Snarker's Choice. These poor ladies will be getting so sick of me, but I promise I'll be more reasonable next challenge. This time I've gone for Q is for Queen  (crown or bling) and G is for Glitter

Crafting When We Can - favourite quote or saying

A Step In The Dark - #14 anything goes

This is the sketch I used, from Digi Sketch's Feeling Blue challenge last June.

Not even the crazy personality!

Here's my latest creation, Which makes me snort with laughter.

These are the challenges I made it for - 

Left of Center - #63 left of center

Use Your Stuff - Inspired by a song. This piece was inspired by Christine by Siouxsie and The Banshees, which was written about Chris Costner Sizemore, about whom the film and book The Three Faces of Eve were produced and written.

Crafting From the Heart - #45 anything goes 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - SOSS 26 Snarker's Choice. This is another take on A is for Anti-Valentine

Macabre Monday - It's a Love/Hate thing!

It's time for a new Monthly Macabre Monday challenge at the Haunted Design House blog, and this month's theme is "It's a Love/Hate Thing"
This means you can enter a piece that's about love, or a piece that's about hate, OR you can use something you love or something you hate. And, lol, being a curmudgeonly sort, I've ignored the "love" options :P I hate not being able to colour in very well. I couldn't do it when I was using paper products and frankly, I'm not much better at it digitally. And, no, this isn't a self-pitying plea for sympathy. I'm truly in awe  of people who can colour images so beautifully with shades and highlights and lowlights, and I'm fully aware that mine is "adequate" in comparison. I need to find some tutorials and then practice, practice, practice. This is also a preemptive strike against the flood of cutesie Valentine projects that Blogland will be subjected to over the next few weeks.  Why isn't there a Valentine equivalent of "Bah, humbug!"? Ho hum. You can find me in the grumpy corner. :P Which is probably why I LOVE these Grumpies from Smeared Ink so much. :P See, there is a little bit of love, even in the midst of my rants!

These are the challenges I'd like to enter
Smudgy Antics - February Anything Goes with a Smeared Ink image
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - Snarker's Choice. I've gone for A is for Anti-Valentine this time
Not Just Cards - #12 Anything Goes