Scrap Vamp: December 2011

Friday, December 23, 2011

12 Days of Christmas - Day 12!

Hello, all! It's the final day of the 12 Days of Christmas for Smeared Ink! I can't believe it's already over! It seems like it just started. I wish for all of you to have a lovely holiday season and to spend it with your loved ones. I won't be on for a while since I'll be visiting family after Christmas and into the new year. So here is my last project for the 12 Days!

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A couple of little projects to share with you all:

A DIY Gumball Machine Candy Bowl. I used a clay pot, saucers, and a glass bowl to construct this candy bowl. One of these was given to me quite a few years ago and I always thought what a wonderful idea it was. So here is one I made, painted blue and stamped snowflakes all over. The only thing missing on it is the knob that goes on top of the lid, which I haven't been able to go and buy yet. I filled it with an assortment of Hershey's kisses.

Burlap Tag. The tag is made out of burlap and was stamped with A Very Skelly Christmas stamps and colored with alcohol ink. I am going to add a ribbon to it later today, just didn't want to be late with my post for today.

Again, I wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, or whatever you celebrate! ~Hugs~

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

12 Days of Christmas - Day 11 & A Wicked Christmas

Hello, all! Today is Day 11 of the 12 Days of Christmas for Smeared Ink! And today I have combined my Day 11 project with a project for the Wicked Christmas Challenge over at Smudgy Antics. The image from Smeared Ink that I used for today's card is one of my favorites; this Santa is one of the coolest I've ever seen!

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The Wicked Christmas Challenge is this:

Weekly Challenge - Wicked Christmas

We have another challenge for you this week, and we KNOW you will love it! Since the holiday is fast approaching we are allowing two weeks for this challenge. Oh...and once again we have tweaked the rules to hopefully inspire more participants.

Here's a reminder about the rules. The new rules will be in red.

*Each Monday morning a new challenge will be posted. It will contain that week's theme and prize information.

*To participate, you must make a project that fits the theme and add it to the post using the Inlinkz linky. Your link must take us directly to your project on a publicly accessible blog or website, or it will be disqualified - so please make sure you're linking to your actual post. It must be linked by midnight on the following Saturday, Pacific Time. This gives you six days to complete the challenge. *For this week's challenge we are allowing 2 weeks so participants can enjoy the holiday and still be able to play along.

*Your project can be anything (card, scrapbook page, mixed media, altered or 3-D item, etc) as long as it is handmade and stamped somewhere with either a rubber or digital stamp. We have taken into consideration our digital artist fans and will be allowing all-digi projects. Feel free to think outside the box and have fun with your project! We are all about looking at things differently and look forward to the variety of projects and mediums we are sure to see.

***Every entry, no matter what stamped image is used, will now qualify for a prize. Encourage your crafty friends to come play with us!

*You may use any stamped image, however only projects using at least one Smeared Ink image will be eligible to win placement in the "Top Three".

*You can only enter and qualify for a prize if you are, or become, a follower of the blog. While you're at it, why not visit the forum as well for more challenges?

*The weekly winner will be chosen by random number and revealed on Sunday. Prizes will vary and may range from a free digi to a coupon to a blog badge.

So let's get to it! Here's this week's info.

The Challenge: Wicked Christmas

We were originally going to have this challenge week's theme "Gothic Christmas" and the following week's theme was going to be "Wicked Santa". Because we are giving 2 weeks for this challenge, we are combining the themes. You may choose either theme to work with or combine the two.

And here is my card for both!

Steampunk Santa Card. Such an amazing Santa image! I love him! I used some The Paper Studio paper, a Echo Park word sticker, some random charms for the middle of the gears, and some Crystal Stickles. The gears were stamped with some foam stamps I made with my Vagabond and the Santa was colored with Copics and Stickles.

Monday, December 19, 2011

12 Days of Christmas - Day 10

Hello, all! We're nearing the end of the 12 Days of Christmas for Smeared Ink and it has been a wonderful experience! I have seen so many fantastic projects from everyone these past days. I've gained so much inspiration! So thank you to all the participants, whether they are Jolly Bloggers or Merry Hoppers, or just popped in real quick to take a peak. This has been a wonderfully fun adventure.

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Here is my project for today! And it's not a Christmas card! Lol. It's a candy wrapper!

For these candy wrappers I just scanned an old coloring book page and made it into a digi stamp. I removed the snowman's hat so I could give him a nice new felt one. I colored him in with Copics and Stickles, cut him out and glued him onto a festive background paper (the size of the candy bar's original wrapper), and wrapped the candy bar with the finished wrapper. I wrapped some felt around his head and made him a snow cap to match his scarf. I've made these two already and have snowmen colored in different colors to make more. These are such cute little gifts and stocking stuffers! I got this idea from a candy bar wrapper I saw on Pinterest but I did not want to download the actual label for printing, so I made my own.

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Saturday, December 17, 2011

12 Days of Christmas - Day 9

Hello, all! It's Day 9 of the 12 Days of Christmas for Smeared Ink and I've got another quickie card for you!

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Here is my card for today!

Christmas List Card. I used a card blank from The Paper Studio, a scrap circle in a green paper, and a digi stamp from Tiddly Inks. I added some Liquid Pearl dots in Ruby Red. The image was colored with Copics and I added some Crystal Stickles to the fur trim.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

12 Days of Christmas - Day 8

Hello, all! Day 8 of the 12 Days of Christmas for Smeared Ink! Now these examples are just quickie cards because my hubby just got back from Iraq yesterday afternoon and I have been busy preparing for his arrival that I have not had too much time to create. But these two cards are cute, even if they are simple.

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Here are my cards for today:

Candy Cane Christmas Cards. Both of these cards were made using Christmas Card blanks from The Paper Studio and some Christmas ribbon I had in my stash. The steampunk candy cane digi stamp is from Smeared Ink's Steampunk Christmas line. I love, love, love this candy cane!

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

12 Days of Christmas - Day 7

For the Smudgy Antics Challenge Post, scroll down.

Hello, all! Day 7 of the 12 Days of Christmas for Smeared Ink! Christmas is speeding towards us and I have so much to do still! Not enough hours in the day. On top of all the Christmas stuff I have to do, I have so many chores and errands to run, too, since my hubby is getting back from Iraq tomorrow! Lots to do and lots to plan! Lol.

So here is the blog roll for the 12 Days of Christmas:

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And here is my project for today. I know today is a Smeared Ink day but I haven't had a chance to create and this card was already finished. ;)

Polar Bear Card. This cute little ice skating bear is a freebie digi stamp from Tiddly Inks. I colored him with Copics and used Echo Park winter paper. The stitching was done with my Sew Easy tool and Stickles were added on the fur lining of his coat and hat. I also added some ribbon and stamped snowflakes.

Monday, December 12, 2011

Smudgy Antics Challenge - Inspired by a Book, Poem, or Film

For the 12 Days of Christmas - Day 6, please scroll down one post.

Hello, all! Time for another Smudgy Antics Challenge! This time the challenge is to create something inspired by a book, poem, or film.

Here are the details:

We have decided to REALLY challenge you this week! Put your thinking caps on and get ready for another smudgy challenge!
Here's a reminder about the rules:
*Each Monday morning a new challenge will be posted. It will contain that week's theme and prize information.

*To participate, you must make a project that fits the theme and add it to the post using the Inlinkz linky. Your link must take us directly to your project on a publicly accessible blog or website, or it will be disqualified - so please make sure you're linking to your actual post. It must be linked by midnight on the following Saturday, Pacific Time. This gives you six days to complete the challenge.

*Your project can be anything (card, scrapbook page, mixed media, altered or 3-D item, etc) as long as it is handmade and stamped somewhere with either a rubber or digital stamp. We have taken into consideration our digital artist fans and will be allowing all-digi projects. Feel free to think outside the box and have fun with your project! We are all about looking at things differently and look forward to the variety of projects and mediums we are sure to see.
*You may use any stamped image, however only projects using at least one Smeared Ink image will be eligible to win a prize. Encourage your crafty friends to come play with us!

*You can only enter and qualify for a prize if you are, or become, a follower of the blog. While you're at it, why not visit the forum as well for more challenges?
*The weekly winner will be chosen by random number and revealed on Sunday. Prizes will vary and may range from a free digi to a coupon to a blog badge.

So let's get to it! Here's this week's info.

The Challenge: Inspired by a Book, Poem, or Film

For my inspiration, I used the book/poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas":

Not Even a Mouse Card. For my inspiration, I used the Calypso digi stamp from Smeared Ink. I also used some Smeared Ink Gothic Christmas digis for the borders. The papers are all from The Paper Studio and I stamped some snowflakes on the creme background. The stamps were colored with Copics and I added some Christmas Red Stickles as an accent. The alphas are Thickers.

I really hope some of you will join in the fun and be inspired to participate in this challenge!

Sunday, December 11, 2011

12 Days of Christmas - Day 6

Hello, all! Here me are, halfway through the 12 Days of Christmas for Smeared Ink. The time is flying and soon it will be Christmas. I still have some shopping to do! And a whole lot of Christmas projects to create! Lol.

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Here is my Day 6 project:

Christmas Card. Here is another Christmas card with a Simply Betty image on it. I love these stamps; they are just so cute! I used some My Mind's Eye Christmas paper on this one and some Echo Park stickers. I colored her with Copics, used some Stardust Stickles, and used my Sew Easy tool to stitch the borders around the card.

Friday, December 9, 2011

Punky Scraps Challenge 36

For the 12 Days of Christmas Day 5 post, scroll down to the next post.

Hello, all! Since the holiday season is such a busy one for everyone, the Punky Scraps team decided that there would only be one challenge this month. And here it is:

Challenge 36 is to create something inspired by the following photo and sketch!

Happy December Punky Readers!! It's time for a challenge.....the only challenge this month for which I will draw the winner in January! So to kick start our punky festive season here is a gorgeously cute christmassy teddy bear to get you in the mood for creating!!! :)

Your challenge is to use this sketch to inspire you to create - it doesn't have to be about Christmas but bonus points if you do!!!

THERE IS A TWIST!!!!

As there is only one challenge I will incorporate all three of our challenges into one!!

You have your picture above for the Christmas cheer, the sketch below for inspiration and the twist is you MUST include ONE of the following:

* corrugated cardboard*

*stamping*

*paint*

*misting*

*stars*

*ribbon*

This is the page I created with those inspirations! I did the twist and used stamping. The black snowflakes are stamped (the stamps are from The Greeting Farm).

12 Days of Christmas Layout. This is the page I was inspired to create with the photo and sketch above. The photos are from a trip to the Nature In Lights display near where we live in 2009. We go every year and I take pictures every year but I never scrap them. So I thought it was about time, when I saw that sketch. The paper is from K and Company, the alphas are Thickers, and the poinsettias are from a garland I bought and but up.

I really hope you'll join in the holiday fun and participate in this challenge!

12 Days of Christmas - Day 5

Hello, all! Day 5 of the 12 Days of Christmas for Smeared Ink is here. I've been so busy making Christmas projects lately... so much to do and time is running out! Can you tell, I'm a little frazzled? Lol.

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Here is another Christmas Card for you:

Christmas Card. I used another Simply Betty Stamp for this card, along with some fabulous black Christmas paper from The Paper Studio. The flowers and rhinestones are from my stash, and I used some green Stickles to surround the flower centers. I also used my Sew Easy tool to sew some scallop borders on this.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Simply Betty 12 Days of Christmas - Day 3

Hello, all! Here is another day in the 12 Days of Christmas over at Simply Betty Stamps.

No home is complete for the Holidays without a Christmas wreath right?

So.. today we challenge you to create a project and put a Wicked Wreath in it! You can even make it an actual Wreath! Like Jack Skellington says...

“A man-eating plant makes a wonderful wreath… as long as you don’t get caught in its teeth.”

Isn't that just cheery and cute! HA!
Today we have a third new Non released digi from our upcoming __________________ line! Like the two prizes before, these are brand spankin' new, their release will be next year! You won't want to miss this one either!

For this challenge, I made a wreath ornament.

Jack Skellington Wreath Ornament. I bought some cheap wreath ornaments from the dollar section at one of my local stores and covered it with gray yarn. I added a large glittery snowflake and a Burton Chibi Digi Stamp to the middle. The "ornaments" are glittered brads that I had in my stash.

12 Days of Christmas - Day 4

Hello, all! Another day in the 12 Days of Christmas for Smeared Ink Stamps is here! Today is day 4! I hope you'll stop by all the other blogs to see what everyone has created. It's going to be so much fun to see all the wonderful projects!

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And now for today's project! Another Christmas card, with a little humor...

Grump Christmas Card. I used some old Christmas paper from K and Company, and My Mind's Eye. The tree stickers are from Echo Park and the felt poinsettias are from my stash. The image is from the Grump collection of digis over at Smeared Ink. A little Liquid Pearls in Mint Green round off the card.

Monday, December 5, 2011

Simply Betty 12 Days of Christmas - Day 2

For the Smeared Ink 12 Days of Christmas - Day 3, scroll down one post.

Hello, all! It's Day 2 of the 12 Days of Christmas over at Simply Betty! Today's challenge is to use a spooky tree in your creation.

Here is the challenge description: (to view it over at Simply Betty's and check out the DT's creations, click here)

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree...

You all know that Christmas Carol right?

Well here in SBS land we follow the Nightmare Before Christmas SCAROLS instead!

So today we have a song inspired challenge for you...

Old Mansion Tree.. it goes something like this...

“Old Mansion Tree, Old Mansion Tree

Your leaves are sharp and Prickly