Monday, September 26, 2011

Oh my gourd!!!!

Get your hand made, one of a kind miniature pumpkins

I've got a bunch of little gourds just begging to bring
the Hallowe'en spirit into your home!
Some even glow in the dark!!!

Please drop by my Etsy shoppe and
peruse all of my hand crafted Hallowe'en goodies!  



Thursday, September 22, 2011

Appalling Apothecary

The Macabre Monday challenge at HDH this week is
Appalling Apothecary.  

I have been compiling my own Apothecary collection on
my mantle for about a year or so now.
I have some antique books, some specimen bugs, candles,
and creepy bits and bobs.
I have taken pictures of my mantle before, so I wanted to
show you something totally new.

I got this awesome little cabinet for my birthday.
My friends are finally catching on as to how easy I am to shop for.
Thrift store finds are my favorites!!! 

I took all nine of my Tim Holtz corked vials and
transformed them into bottles of various tinctures,
poisons, and remedies.

I printed out a bunch of poison labels I had been
saving for just such a project. I glued them on the bottles
and placed them on the shelves in an eye pleasing manner. 

I also added some of my miniature sculptures from my personal 
collection to fill in the blank spots.
If you are in need of some cute, hand sculpted gourds for your
own personal collection, please visit my Etsy shoppe.

Uh oh! Someone left the lid off the Zombie Virus!!!

I had a blast making these little bottles and may be heading to 
Mike's tomorrow to pick up some more with my 40% off coupon!

There is still plenty of time left to get in on the action for this
week's challenge at Haunted Design House


Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Happy Belated Birthday Teri

Yesterday was a special day.
It was my Sister Minion's Birthday.
I forgot.

So today is officially,
"Kiss Teri's Arse Day".

I made Teri this pretty card to match her sparkling personality. 
I cut up some Spellbinder shapes as an homage to Teri's
brilliance with modifying Spellbinders.

I used this awesome Sweet Pea image thinking it was
just Steampunkish enough for Teri's discerning taste.
I Stickled and Stardusted the image to make it sparkle,
but the camera never seems to see it.

Teri is awesome and probably the most mature minded
of the HDH bunch.
She has a wonderfully thriving digi business called,
where she is the sole artist and creator.
Drop by her shop and check out her amazing artwork!
If you are more into rubber images, Sweet Pea Stamps
is carrying her images in rubber now.
Yup, she is that awesome!! 

We are very lucky have her on our team at HDH
and I hope she can forgive our absentmindedness. 

Happiest of Daze to you Teri!!!
 

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Graphicat Designs Grand Opening Blog Hop



Welcome to the much anticipated
Grand Opening Blog Hop!!!

If you have happened upon this hop and want to
start from the beginning (which is highly
advisable if you like free prizes), then please start here.

Today is the beginning of something very BIG for my
dear friend, Cheri. She is launching her very own online store,
chock full of everything a good crafter loves!
We're talking about Copic papers, 6X6 paper pads, 
fun, sarcastic, and snarky sentiments exclusively from
Graphicat Designs,  and rubber and clear stamps from some of your
favorite companies.
Graphicat Designs is the only Canadian retailer for 
Tickled Pink Stamps and Simply Betty Stamps.
They are also the only Canadian retailer for my awesome
Glow Skullz
(plus some new, exclusive, and soon to be released
embellishment designs!).

I have had the immense pleasure of being on a DT with Cheri
in the past, and one thing I can say is, "that is one funny chick!".
Cheri has some hilarious and snarky sentiments available in her
new store. My favorite are the Zombie themed sentiments
No! Really?

I have paired one of those sentiments with a new Tickled Pink image
called, Zombie Kellita, also available at Graphicat Designs.

See? I told you it was funny!

And then what Hallowe'en card would be complete without this
awesome image?

Next up on our Grand Hop is that

Please take the time to drop by Graphicat Designs
and take advantage of the FREE shipping on all
orders from now until September 26th.
Plus, hop along with us and win prizes for commenting on
all of the participating blogs.
There will also be a Grand Prize drawing from all of the hop
participants for a $25 Graphicat Designs Gift Certificate
   

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Invidiousness - The Seven Deadly Sins

Envy (also called invidiousness) is best defined as an emotion that
 "occurs when a person lacks another's (perceived) superior quality,
achievement, or possession and either desires it
or wishes that the other lacked it."


This week's HDH challenge  of
The Seven Deadly Sins
has proven to be just that, a challenge. 
I have scrapped two projects already and am less than pleased with
my current offering. I am being a weak ticket and I am offering up
this stunning array of awesomeness to feast your eyes upon
in an invidious manner.
 
I shall be farting my very own brand of bone dust this Friday,
when I turn into a 'forty-something'. Boo hiss!

This is a killer birthday gift sent from a dear friend, and 
soul sistah Minion, Andrea.
Can you feel the envy starting to creep in yet?

Did you see the European Hello Kitty PEZ, complete with
skully bow?!
How about now? Any signs of envy yet?

Check out these AMAZING embellies!!!
All totally handmade and so detailed!! She needs to be selling these!
Maggots, and eyeballs and coffins! Oh my!

Check out how teeny tiny these are!

These are so darn cool, and I can't wait to put some to
good use very soon!
Again, she should be selling these on Etsy. I'll keep ya posted.

Andrea made me this card using her very own art
of the cool punker zombie from my all-time favorite movie,
"Return of the Living Dead".

I am LOVING this embellishment!
The details are just wonderful on this card!

Here we have a beautiful journal and some killer barbed wire ribbon,
some custom handmade Hello Kitty embellishements (just for me!!),
and the cutest felted jack-o-lantern evah! 

How flippin' cool huh?!

Okay, I can't stand the sound of my own (internal) braggart's voice
any longer.
I am a very fortunate person to have met and made
long lasting friends with some of the coolest, most creative,
and generous people in blogland.

I will be "paying it all forward" very soon.
My season is approaching and I am feeling very 
generous with the "sweets".

Stay tuned....