It's June 4th! Know what that means??? It's Skull Appreciation Day! Today is the day that you can celebrate all things about the cranium! It all started at the Skull-A-Day web site. You can learn all about this fantastic blog, and this fun celebration HERE. I am participating in 2 skull celebration hops. One for Smeared & Smudged, and one for Bombshell Stamps. I played along with the S&S Skull hop last year, and it was loads of fun. Check out that post HERE.
So since I am in 2 hops, I made 2 projects! Both featuring Bombshell Stamps though. They have some fab-u-licious skulls!!! The first project is a card featuring the Sugar Skulls set.
I used the largest stamp in this set, and with Phoenix's direction, I colored it in with lots of bright, cheery colors.
The sentiment is also from the Sugar Skulls set. I tried to keep it very un-goth. No black (except for the outline). All happy colors.
For my next project, I went with a pendant. Now admittedly, this didn't turn out quite as good as I would have hoped. I clear embossed my images (from the Man's Ruin and Homeward Bound sets), and then colored the pendant, which is made of wood, with Distress Inks.
I topped the whole pendant off with Glossy Accents. From this view it looks fine, but when the light hits it a certain way, the images seem to disappear, and it's just a blur of color. I think next time, I won't emboss with clear. I'll use an actual color.
I still like it though. I'll wear it. Perhaps do up the other side differently. I am certainly inspired to experiment more. This was a lot of fun to make, I just wish the end result was a wee bit better. So there are my two projects! I hope you liked them. I always enjoy working with skulls. As I really do appreciate mine. ;)
Now, are you ready for this? It's a super huge hop! Get ready for Smeared & Smudged hop list!
So since I am in 2 hops, I made 2 projects! Both featuring Bombshell Stamps though. They have some fab-u-licious skulls!!! The first project is a card featuring the Sugar Skulls set.
I used the largest stamp in this set, and with Phoenix's direction, I colored it in with lots of bright, cheery colors.
The sentiment is also from the Sugar Skulls set. I tried to keep it very un-goth. No black (except for the outline). All happy colors.
For my next project, I went with a pendant. Now admittedly, this didn't turn out quite as good as I would have hoped. I clear embossed my images (from the Man's Ruin and Homeward Bound sets), and then colored the pendant, which is made of wood, with Distress Inks.
I topped the whole pendant off with Glossy Accents. From this view it looks fine, but when the light hits it a certain way, the images seem to disappear, and it's just a blur of color. I think next time, I won't emboss with clear. I'll use an actual color.
I still like it though. I'll wear it. Perhaps do up the other side differently. I am certainly inspired to experiment more. This was a lot of fun to make, I just wish the end result was a wee bit better. So there are my two projects! I hope you liked them. I always enjoy working with skulls. As I really do appreciate mine. ;)
Now, are you ready for this? It's a super huge hop! Get ready for Smeared & Smudged hop list!
Alison (that's me!)
There are prizes to be won on some of the participants blogs, so be sure to show everyone some love. All of the details will be on Terra's Blog, the first stop of the hop. And for the Bombshell Hop, why not head on over there to see what some of the other team members have created? You are surly going to love everything that you see! Thanks for stopping by! Have a very skully day!!!
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susan s.
The pendant is cool because there's a sort of ghostly effect from your techniques.
Peace,
Kristy
Lauren
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I LOVE the sugar skull card! Thanks for sharing. I have a new stamp company to check out now. (I could be in trouble by the time I get through the blog list.)
I like your pendant too. I can't see any problems with it. Good job.
Hugs Nataliya
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Suzi
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I love the bright and cheery colors, what could be better for a celebration?!
Hugs,
Susan
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Christine Garner aka Wicked Lady
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Julia