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Can You Blush? BtBD & Day 18 of 31 Days

I’ve got another bookmark to share with you today. It corresponds with the newest Beyond the Burtonesque Dolls Challenge, as well as the Smeared and Smudged 31 Days of Halloween. This week’s BtBD Challenge is the works of Guillermo del Toro. He “has a habit of creating wonderfully dark films, which contain great storylines, and wonderful imagery.  Most famous for Pan's Labyrinth, he has Directed and Produced films as diverse as Hellboy, Blade II, and Kung Fu Panda 2.” The challenge is to create a project inspired by any of Guillermo's work.

I was inspired by Blade 2 (it’s vampires! Of course I’m inspired by them!), and I chose to break out Smeared Ink’s Glam Vamps.

I also used the large splatter from the Smeared Ink Inky Dreams set. I also broke out the same wood grain I used on my last bookmark, and I used my type face alpha stamps for the sentiment…which is a line from Blade 2.

The Glam Vamp has been colored with my watercolor markers. I made her nice and girly…but she’s got a bit of an evil streak it seems with that line…

It was a pretty simple project. But simple is good, right? I do enjoy making bookmarks! Please be sure to stop by Beyond the Burtonesque Dolls to see what the rest of the DT has created for your viewing pleasure. And of course, check out the rest of the Wicked Bloggers, listed in my side bar. Thanks for stopping by. Have a spook-tacular day!

Comments

Sugar said…
awesome girl! Love the pink of course! great bookmark!
October 18, 2011 at 10:40 AM
KristyLee said…
Alison,
Cool looking coffin shaped, tag/ bookmark! Love the splatter!
Great job!
Peace,
KristyLee
October 18, 2011 at 11:09 AM
ike said…
Oooh - that is lovely. Gorgeous shade of pink and fabulous idea with a coffin shape :-) xxxx
October 18, 2011 at 12:04 PM
Laura B said…
Awesome bookmark! I'm going to have to make some coffin shaped ones now.;)
October 18, 2011 at 12:44 PM
Unknown said…
Lovely bookmark l love the shape you used
Luv Jane xxx
October 18, 2011 at 12:54 PM
Sharon Sahl said…
Love the blood spatters on your coffin bookmark and the pink is super! I might want to use this bookmark for my daytime reading.
October 18, 2011 at 4:28 PM
Susan said…
Love it! great colors :)
Susan
October 18, 2011 at 9:23 PM
Sparkly Engineer said…
Love bookmarks too and this is a doozey. Love the coffin shape and the stamping.
October 18, 2011 at 9:55 PM
Steph said…
Love the pink! Your bookmark is awesome and your coloring superb!
October 18, 2011 at 10:39 PM
DonnaMundinger said…
Fabulous tag! the shape is perfect and the background is awesome for that gorgeous gal. xxD
October 18, 2011 at 11:01 PM
Scrap Vamp said…
Gorgeous! I love the shape of the tag and all the stamping! The vamp looks amazing!
October 19, 2011 at 8:21 AM
Sara a.k.a. Eternal Princess Ryan said…
Oh I love your book mark!!! It looks so cool!! Your fibers are awesome!!! She looks so good in pink and I love how you did her hair!!!!
October 19, 2011 at 8:39 AM
I Don't Do Straight said…
Fab bookmark! great image, love the splatter :)
October 22, 2011 at 10:08 PM
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