Spirit Clay

Susan S.

A while back I did a video for Cool2Craft TV where I was a Gypsy fortune teller and I made my own "Tarot" cards. This is my original Muse card done up for Creepmas. I added the SI digi wings from the Quoth the Raven set, the jewels and skulls that I made. Below is the original and a blank for you to design your own!

Now, off to the lovely Lisa Hall for some more fabulous fun!

Thursday, December 20, 2012

On the 11th Day of Creepmas We Flew Away

On the 11th day of the Smeared and Smudged 12 Days of Creepmas blog hop, my true love gave to me the end of world as we know it, and I feel fine!

If you're hopping, you've arrived here from the very awesome Ike's World.

My project is below the blog roll. Be sure to visit all the creepy bloggers and leave some comment love!

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So, with the end of the world being on the 21st, I'm taking my skull-studded tree and my SI Candy is Dandy Bear and we'll fly away.

The main photo was a fun group project. Back in Maryland I belonged to a group of four creative mavens. We would take turns hosting the group for lunch and crafting. For one of my parties, we took turns dressing in a long black dress I had. Each in turn would sit on the edge of a table with a broom under us. They had no idea what I was up to!

Here is how the photos started at. This is me. You may notice that I changed a few things in the finished photo. Not just adding the background, I shaved several pounds off, cut the skirt at an angle to imply movement and added a scarf. This can also be achieved by fussy cutting the body to how you want it to look.

If you're doing your layered photo, you would print at least two of the body so that the arm can be around the little bear (or your favorite familiar). I use a 100 year-old Photoshop program to edit the photos, but cutting and layering is just as fun with endless possibilities!

Now, off to the lovely Lisa Hall for some more fabulous fun!

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Welcome Santa on the 10th Day of Creepmas

On the 10th day of Creepmas, we welcomed Santa into our home! In case this is your first visit to The Smeared and Smudged 12 Days of Creepmas blog hop, click in here for all the skinny

If you're hopping, you've arrived here from the very awesome Ike's World.

My project is below the blog roll. Be sure to visit all the creepy bloggers and leave some comment love!

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One year when we were adding on to our house in Maryland, we had a big honking plywood wall in the living room. I challenged my 20 year-old son to paint a Christmas scene and make stockings for us. We talked about masking, sponging, blending and perspective.

This is what he came up with. Ah, yes. He is my son. I added the digi crow from SI's Quoth the Raven digi set. He's one of my favorites!

Now, off to the lovely Lisa Hall for some more fabulous fun!

Sunday, December 16, 2012

On the 9th Day of Creepmas my true love gave to me 9 Ginger-Fred Men

On the 9th day of Creepmas Smeared and Smudged blog hop my true love gave to me a handmade cookie cutter in the shape of Freddy Krueger! Don't you just love all the fabulous projects all the bloggers have created for the hop? In case this is your first visit to The Smeared and Smudged 12 Days of Creepmas blog hop, click in here for all the skinny

If you're hopping, you've arrived here from the very awesome Ike's World.

My project is below the blog roll. Be sure to visit all the creepy bloggers and leave some comment love!

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So, my bestie, Lynn, sent me a make-your-own-cookie-cutter kit. I was waiting for just the right idea to pop into my head and this week it did. My daughter's birthday. She loves the Freddy franchise! I Googled images of the character and drew what I thought would be viable as a cutter. I've been making cut out cookies forever and I knew it couldn't be too detailed.

I got the kit out and dove in. First you cut a long piece of string and lay it on the out line to measure how much metal you'll need, then add 1".

Use the shaping tools that come with the kit to form the shape, comparing the metal to the drawing after each bend.

Make sure that you have an overlap of metal to glue together. The kit provides an adhesive tape, but you could certainly use a metal glue and clamp it.

Then I drew out what I thought might work for the iced ginger-Fred cookie.

Here's my Ginger-Fred rhyme, it went on the front of her card:

One, two

Ginger-Fred is coming for you

Three, four

Open the oven door

Five, six

Now the timer ticks

Seven, eight

Put him on a plate

Nine, ten

Bake more Ginger-Fred Men

Ginger-Fred was inside the card saying

"Dream a sweet little dream with me"

My daughter was thrilled. It was totally worth it!

Here's a link to a very crafty lady at Suburbia Soup who came up with her very own way to make cookie cutters without a kit. I love her zombie!

Now, off to the lovely Lisa Hall for some more fabulous fun!

Friday, December 14, 2012

A Clay Skull for the 8th Day of Creepmas

On the 8th day of Creepmas Smeared and Smudged blog hop my true love gave to me a Clay Skull full of pumpkin seeds! Don't you just love all the fabulous projects all the bloggers have created for the hop? In case this is your first visit to The Smeared and Smudged 12 Days of Creepmas blog hop, click in here for all the skinny

If you're hopping, you've arrived here from the very awesome Ike's World.

My project is below the blog roll. Be sure to visit all the creepy bloggers and leave some comment love!

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Okay, maybe it's not creepy, but it is fun!
Now, off to the lovely Lisa Hall for some more fabulous fun!

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

A Dia de los Muertos Angel on the 7th Day of Creepmas

On the 7th day of Creepmas Smeared and Smudged blog hop my true love gave to me a Dia de los Muertos Doggy ornament! Don't you just love all the fabulous projects all the bloggers have created for the hop? In case this is your first visit to The Smeared and Smudged 12 Days of Creepmas blog hop, click in here for all the skinny

If you're hopping, you've arrived here from the very awesome Ike's World.

My project is below the blog roll. Be sure to visit all the creepy bloggers and leave some comment love!

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