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Smeared & Smudged Member Blog Hop!

To check out my StampInsanity post for today (and you really should!) please click HERE. Thanks! Now on to the hop!

Today Smeared & Smudged has a member wide blog hop going on, and they always prove to be creep-tastic! Our theme this time around is Orange! Not a color I tend to work with too often, but I really went for it this time! So much so, that I am also entering it into Macabre Monday’s Monochrome Monstrosities challenge as well!

Orange-Hop-1 How’s that for Orange??? Even the cardstock I stamped on is called Iced Orange (Prism)! I broke out my Smeared Ink Lil Grumpies set, because I haven’t played with them for a while and they were starting to get mad at me.

Orange-Hop-2 He’s stamped in Chestnut Roan (Color Box) and colored with my Spectracolor Design and Prisma pencils. I think he turned out fabulous! Coloring these guys is just so much fun!

I added a wee bit of dimension with some leftover paper that I had embossed a while ago with those fabulous swirls. A little more ink, a lotta glue, and voila! Orange, orange and more orange!

Orange-Hop-3 Now hop along! Please make sure to visit all of the stops along the way. Otherwise, you’ll be missing some amazing art! Have an inspiring day!!!

Terra http://www.moresmearedink.blogspot.com/
Tori http://www.ndustrial-lemon.blogspot.com/
Alison http://www.alisonsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/ (me!)
Kelli http://www.cajunstampingqueen.blogspot.com/
Kapree http://www.kc-consultant.blogspot.com/
Black Dragon http://lynsblogger.blogspot.com/
Meredith http://www.papercanteen.com/
Jane http://jcocraft.blogspot.com/
Sugar http://sugscardsnmore.blogspot.com/
Danielle http://www.scrappy-arts-n-thoughts.blogspot.com/
Lisa http://www.ldfdesign.blogspot.com/
Steph http://www.stephscreativechaos.blogspot.com/
Lady Brayton http://ladybrayton71.blogspot.com/
Shelley http://shelleyscreations.blogspot.com/
Jean http://www.etsysdarkside.ning.com/

PS: It's time to vote! Head over to Smeared Ink and vote for your favorite Metal Mish Mash! Hopefully you'll vote for me! (hint...I'm #2!)

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Unknown said…
Hi Ali! Grumpy looks awesome in orange. Have a great day!
Shelley
September 16, 2010 at 8:00 AM
Kelli Green aka Cajunstampingqueen said…
Ladybird, that is totally orangetastic! LOVE IT! my grumpies get mad quite often!!! So I just have to ink em up and they feel better!!! lol awesome job!
September 16, 2010 at 8:20 AM
blackdragon said…
Thanks for sharing with us at MM this week.... got that bit done first!Alison, this grumpie is perfect! I'm not good at shading orange but you've done a brilliant job.
Fantastic work as always.... its an honour to be on the same team as you.
love lynx
September 16, 2010 at 9:10 AM
Daniella said…
Delicious!!! I just want to pet him! Love the embossed paper, and your coloring is to fabulous. Bitchin!!
September 16, 2010 at 10:07 AM
CraftyMomOf3 said…
your coloring is AMAZING!!! damn i love those colored pencils!! gorgeous gorgeous and SO ridiculously fun!!

hehehe...he's so cute...

xoxo
Meredith
September 16, 2010 at 10:36 AM
Alexandra Lundgren said…
Look at you totally ROCKIN' the orange! WOW GIRL! Love, love, LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE it!!!!
September 16, 2010 at 3:46 PM
Unknown said…
I just love your orange grumpie it is fantastic
Luv Jane xxx
September 16, 2010 at 3:49 PM
Unknown said…
Cute lil orange grumpie. Your coloring is fantastic.
September 16, 2010 at 4:06 PM
Steph said…
Wow, I wanna color just like you! Cute card, I'm gonna have to break down and get me some grumpies :)
September 16, 2010 at 5:12 PM
Croms' Cubby Hole said…
Orange is definately a colour you should use more of. This is amazing. But then I would expect nowt less from you
H xx
September 16, 2010 at 7:57 PM
~Lady B~ said…
The grumpie looks great in orange! You did such a fabulous job! I am honored to have you as one of my creative friends!
September 16, 2010 at 8:35 PM
ldfdesign said…
love your coloring!! the grumpie is so cute!
September 16, 2010 at 8:47 PM
KC said…
i love these little guys....such a great card!
September 16, 2010 at 10:34 PM
Kathi said…
He's so fabulous all in orange. Great card!
September 17, 2010 at 2:44 AM
Alyssa S said…
Gorgeous coloring!!! Wow! You do amazing things with those pencils :o)
September 17, 2010 at 10:51 AM
Sugar said…
Love the grumpies too! We DID have the same idea!! You rock!
September 17, 2010 at 11:01 AM
DonnaMundinger said…
Love him in orange! Thanks for joining us for MM at HDH! xxD
September 19, 2010 at 4:43 PM
Susan Says (Stupid Stuff) said…
Love the grumpies, and he looks wonderfully ticked off in orange ;) Thanks very much for joining us at HDH, I still haven't done the S&S blog hop, but it is on my list of things to do :)
September 19, 2010 at 6:38 PM
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