Sign up NOW for 15 Days of Half-O-ween Sponsored by Lost Coast Designs! Still a few spots open!

Congrats to Wendy of Paper Whims - winner of DominoART's Dominique Doll Contest...We alter Dominoes of all kinds, Mah Jong tiles, Chekits, Triominoes, Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces, Playing Cards, Dice, Chess pieces...If it's a Game we Alter it!

Friday, May 24, 2013

DominoART Challenge #4: Any Game Goes!

Hello Dominoians!
It's Friday and that means it's time for a new DominoART Challenge!  But first I'm excited to announce the winner of challenge #3 :D

A big THANK YOU to Smeared Ink for being such an awesome sponsor and thank you to everyone for playing!  I thoroughly enjoyed seeing all your fabulous entries, each and every one is worthy of winning!

The winner of Scary Playing Cards Challenge #3 is....

#3 Wendy

Congratulations...you have won the fabulous Urban Decay rubber sheet provided by Smeared Ink!  Please email me to claim your prize and display this snazzy winner's badge on your blog and please link it up to DominoART.  You have until the week before the next challenge to contact me!


Now for the new challenge!

 DominoART Challenge #4
Any Game Goes
Any Game and Any Theme!
Sponsored by Blockheads Paper Arts!

For Challenge #4 you have the complete freedom to pull out all the stops and do whatever you want!  Alter any game and use whatever imagery you want.  You MUST use a real game piece of any kind in your creations for example:  jigsaw puzzles, dominoes, dice, playing cards, checkers, chess pieces, Monopoly money, Bingo cards, etc!  If its a game then you can alter it!
This challenge will end June 26 at 7pm PST so you've got plenty of time to enter!

THE PRIZE!

For your inspiration I'm sharing a fabulous creation by DominoARTist Val S today!
Please visit Val's blog, Val S Craftings, for step by step instructions on how to make this jigsaw card.

  Click on the photos to enlarge.

Supplies used:
White cardstock
Jigsaw Pieces
Scotch Quick-Dry Adhesive
Face Swirl Stamp
Distress Ink - Tea Dye
Onyx Black Momento Ink
Quickie Glue Pen
Crystal Glitter Ultra Fine - Stampendous
Cosmic Shimmer - Black Pearl pva
Polka Dot Washy Tape - Hobby Craft


Now it's your turn!  I can't WAIT to see your entries!!!
Submit your altered game art creations via the inlinkz collection below! 

 Have a fabulous Memorial Day weekend!

All of DominoART's Challenges will have the following guidelines with some simple rules!
  • New Challenges start on Fridays
  • Challenges will run for 3 weeks to give you plenty of time to play
  • One Winner and a Top 3 will be announced when the next challenge starts
  • Entries must follow the challenge theme
  • Entries must use the specified game pieces
  • You can enter a max of 5 pieces per challenge, in separate posts please
  • There is no limit to how many other challenges you can combine your entries with 
  • List the DominoART challenge with a link in your blog post
  • No back linking - your project must be posted on your blog on or after the challenge start date
  • Add your entry to the inlinkz collection below with a direct link to your post, not your blog home page!
  • Please leave a comment after you link up!
  • Don't have a blog?  Share via photo sharing sites and Facebook pages and include the challenge tag, eg: DART#1, then link up via the inlinkz collection below!  I must be able to see your project photos so make sure they're public!
Domino Hugs!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN



Thursday, May 23, 2013

Day 12 of 15 Days of Half-O-Ween: Giant Altered Chess Piece by Monique!

  Welcome to Day 12 of
15 Days of Half-O-Ween!
Sponsored by Lost Coast Designs!

WOW only 3 more days left in our scary half-way-through-the-year Halloween event ;0)
 I hope you've all been enjoying the spooktacular creations so far!  Voting starts soon and I'm excited to announce the winners on May 30!

THREE WINNERS from DominoART's Petrifying Players will receive Gift Certificates to spend at Lost Coast Designs!

 
1st Place Winner will receive a $15 gift certificate
2nd Place Winner will receive a $10 gift certificate
3rd Place Winner will receive a $5 gift certificate



Monique of Pretty Dark Art is joining us today to share her spooktacular GIANT altered chess piece!


Supplies
Giant home decor Chess piece
Digital images are all by Rick St. Dennis but only the Raven is still in his Etsy store.
Scrabble tiles
Dominoes
 a Bingo number
Tiny Rider Waite Tarot (color copied to preserve the real ones)
Roses are Tim Holtz Rose dies and Marianne Design dies - see a tutorial here
 Grave stones are a Tim Holz die
Rhinestones
Glitter tape
Plastic pumpkins
Plastic skull


You can also check it out on the Airless Chambers blog too!


See you back here on May 25 for Day 13 of 15 Days of Half-O-Ween featuring a spooktacular creation by DominoARTist Black Dragon!

A new DominoART Challenge starts this Friday too and the winner of Challenge #2 will be announced then also so stay tuned!

Domino Hugs!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Day 11 of 15 Days of Half-O-Ween: Glitter & Gore Domino Necklaces by Kristy Lee!

 Welcome to Day 11 of
15 Days of Half-O-Ween!
Sponsored by Lost Coast Designs!

We've been having a spooktacular time all May long by celebrating Halloween half way through the year and on May 30 THREE WINNERS from DominoART's Petrifying Players will receive Gift Certificates to spend at Lost Coast DesignsThe voting starts on May 27 and you are all welcome to vote for your 3 favourite scary creations!  Then on May 30 I will announce the winners!

 
1st Place Winner will receive a $15 gift certificate
2nd Place Winner will receive a $10 gift certificate
3rd Place Winner will receive a $5 gift certificate



Kristy Lee of Don't Be a Prude is joining us today to share her coven of Glitter & Gore necklaces featuring altered dominoes!  Feast your eyes on these beauties, who said gorey can't be beautiful ;0)


Supplies
Broken and Bleeding digi images by Smeared Ink
standard white dominoes
Copic markers
Crystal Effects or Judikins Diamond Glaze
Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks
Jewelry findings and charms
Velvet Glitter
Double sided tape
 
Stop by Kristy Lee's blog to see individual photos of each of these little beauties!

See you back here bright and early on May 23 for Day 12 of 15 Days of Half-O-Ween featuring a spooktacular creation by Monique!

Just a quickie reminder that DominoART's 3rd Challenge Scary Half-O-Ween Playing Cards
ends tomorrow at 7pm PST!  The prize is an awesome sheet of rubber called Urban Decay sponsored by Smeared Ink!

 DominoART and Smeared Ink are teaming up for Skull Appreciation Day!


DominoART is going to take part in Smeared and Smudged forums Skull Appreciation Day Blog Hop for the first time this year!  So I thought we'd make a day of it and feature more than one skully creation here on DominoART!  The hop takes place on June 4th so email me now and sign up.  Everyone who joins the fun on DominoART will receive the freebie Skull digi image which you can see below!  Please email me one photo of your project no later than Wednesday May 29th so I can prepare the post for the day!  If you plan to post your project on your own blog on or before June 4th then also give me your blog URL so I can link up.  If you'd like to participate in the actual hop yourselves and be included in Smeared Ink's blog hop roll then the details from Smeared and Smudged are below!


Do you love creating amazing projects that showcase skully goodness? Wanna get some traffic to your blog and share your obsession? Join us on June 4th for one wild blog hop event! We will be celebrating Skull Appreciation Day 2013 by featuring handmade projects that spotlight the much-loved cranium. We will also be giving away lots of freebies during the hop!

 How can you participate, you ask? Well, there are a couple of ways to get in on the action. To spread the word, grab our button here and post it to your blog, facebook page, or website and share the info. Then come hop through the amazing projects on the 4th starting on the More Smeared Ink blog.

To join in, simply make a homemade project or craft that features a skull and sign up to be included in our hop list. This is open to any crafter or artist who would like to feature a handmade skull-themed project, it does not necessarily have to use a stamp. You can sign up by leaving a comment with your name and blog address on the Smeared and Smudged Forum here. All participants will receive this awesome free Smeared Ink Skull Appreciation digi image to add to their collection, drawn by Alexandria S. (to claim your freebie, please email us at smearedinkstamps@gmail.com after you sign up to participate in the Smeared and Smudged Forum Blog Hop).

You can still join the fun even if you don't share a project!  
During the hop Smeared and Smudged will also be giving away freebies, so that is even more incentive to participate or hop along with us on June 4th!

Domino Hugs!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
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