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Smeared & Smudged March Member Blog Hop

It’s time for another Member Blog Hop at Smeared & Smudged! I love these hops, because there is always a ton of creep-tastic goodness to check out. And this month is super special, because we have a fang-tasic sponsor! In addition to sponsoring our Oh! The Horror and Rock-N-Rolla challenges, Strange Skin is also sponsoring this hop! One lucky winner (participant or commenter) will win this:

Two rad images! And, since I am the very lucky sister of Pam, one of the 2 owners of Strange Skin (the other is Jorge…Pam’s boyfriend), I have all of their digis. So I decided to use the key for today’s project. And because it’s just freakin’ cool! Oh! And we also have a challenge for this hop. To use green and brown. Perfect for this key!

I kept it kinda simple because the key has so much detail on it. I used my watercolor markers to color it in. I adore this image. Then I paired it with a sentiment from Verve, and I used a texture stamp from Smeared Ink’s Quoth the Raven set. The little swirls with the sentiment are from Autumn Leaves.

Here’s a close up, so that you can see all of the shading I did and the detail in the key. You can click on any of my pictures to see them bigger.

I added some texture by using Distress Stickles on the brown paper. A wee bit of sparkle, but mostly texture. Just what the card needed! I hope you enjoyed my offering for today. be sure to visit the rest of the hoppers and show some love…then you’ll have a chance at winning the 2 Strange Skin digis! Have an inspiring day!

Tori http://ndustrial-lemon.blogspot.com/

Alison http://alisonsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/ (me!)

Kelli http://cajunstampingqueen.blogspot.com/

Lady Brayton http://www.ladybrayton71.blogspot.com/

Sugar http://sugscardsnmore.blogspot.com/

Black Dragon http://lynsblogger.blogspot.com/

Monica http://giddygreetings.com/

Kapree http://kc-consultant.blogspot.com/

Alex http://www.paperandstring.blogspot.com/

Tiffany http://bkfastattiffanys.blogspot.com/

Jane http://jcocraft.blogspot.com/

Meredith http://www.papercanteen.com/

Dianne http://dkspinner.blogspot.com/

Judy http://creatingartwithheart.blogspot.com/

Lisa http://www.ldfdesign.blogspot.com/

Kimberly http://www.heartflywithpassion.com/

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Anonymous said…
Love the way you colored your images. The shading is awesome. I think I am going to try and use stickles in some of my projects. Thanks for the inspiration.
March 10, 2011 at 8:16 AM
~Lady B~ said…
Your coloring on this is awesome! I love the way this turned out!!!
March 10, 2011 at 8:54 AM
Alexandra Lundgren said…
Fabulous. Love the way you put this together. The stickles placement is unique and lovely.
March 10, 2011 at 9:36 AM
Unknown said…
It's a beautiful card and I love all your details and shabbyness! :)
March 10, 2011 at 10:21 AM
tiffany said…
your card is gorgeous- reminds me of a dainty lady slipper!

=)Tiffany
Breakfast at Tiffany's
March 10, 2011 at 10:28 AM
Carol W. said…
Gorgeous card! TFS
March 10, 2011 at 10:34 AM
Steph said…
Beautiful! Love the shading and the sentiment goes perfect with the image.
March 10, 2011 at 11:54 AM
Unknown said…
You lucky thing having all of the Strange Skin digi but then I have most of them lol, can't wait for some new ones. I love what you have done with the keys the colouring is fantastic
Luv Jane xxx
March 10, 2011 at 3:41 PM
Judi B said…
very neat card, everything goes so well together
March 10, 2011 at 6:15 PM
DK Spins said…
It is so cool that you and Pam are sisters. Pam and Jorge are so talented, as are you. I love this card, its simplicity & the digi is awesome. Your coloring is always impeccable. TFS Dianne
March 10, 2011 at 7:38 PM
KC said…
this is so cool! I love your shading on that key...defiantly cooler bigger! great work girl...as always!
March 10, 2011 at 10:08 PM
Susan Says (Stupid Stuff) said…
Another beautiful card, I'm going to have to take the plunge and start shading my images more, your colouring is always exquisite :D
March 11, 2011 at 2:05 PM
Kelli Green aka Cajunstampingqueen said…
Dude! Totally awesome!!! I love it!
March 11, 2011 at 7:10 PM
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