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Friday, March 29, 2013

DominoART Challenge #2 + Winners of Challenge #1!

Hello Dominoians!

Happy Friday and welcome to the start of DominoART's 2nd Challenge which also kicks off DominoART's Birthday Celebrations Bash for April!  But before I tell you all about it I'm excited to announce the winners of challenge #1 :D

Thank you to everyone for playing!  I thoroughly enjoyed seeing all your fabulous entries, each and every one is worthy of winning so I let Mr Random do his thing!  A huge THANK YOU to Rick St Dennis Digital Stamps for being such an awesome sponsor!

Mr Random has spoken and in no particular order, the 3 WINNERS of DominoART's 1st official Challenge are.....


#4 Jane's Craft

 #2 Charlotte

#6 Kapree
 
 Congratulations...you have all won 3 digis of your choice from Rick's Etsy store!  Please email me to claim your prizes 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!


On to our next challenge!
But first I just want to assure you that not all the challenges will be domino books or even dominoes!  You can look forward to challenges that involve all sorts of games like playing cards, chess pieces, jigsaw puzzles, etc!  If it's a game and we can alter it then its fair game so start stalking the yard sales!

 DominoART Challenge #2 
Alice in Wonderland Domino Books
generously sponsored by 

Yes, we are truly blessed to have Rick St Dennis sponsoring us again this month but this time round is even more special because he designed this Alice in Wonderland digi kit especially for DominoART in celebration of our 11th Birthday!  How honoured are we :0)  This time Rick has provided us with a special discount code, use ALICEspecial13 to get 20% off his new fabulous Alice Domino Book Kit!  Click the pic below to go shopping and don't forget to use coupon code ALICEspecial13!

click the pic to go shopping!
The challenge is to create Domino Books using Rick's digi Alice Domino Book Kit!  You MUST use real dominoes for the book covers and you can combine other imagery and embellishments too.  Any dominoes will work if you're able to re-size the images accordingly.  If cute really isn't your style then you are welcome to creep them up!  The digi pages include two stories:  Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.  You can make your books double sided or just pick one of the stories to use, it is totally up to you!  This challenge will end April 24 at 7pm PST so you've got plenty of time to enter!

THE PRIZE!
 To celebrate DominoART's Birthday the winner of Challenge #2 will win a complete set of Rick St Dennis' Randi Dandi Alice images!  This set includes Alice, Mad Hatter, March Hare, Red Queen, Tweedle Dee and Dum, Caterpiller, Door Mouse and possibly a few more might make it in by the end of the month!  I do declare...that's one truly fabulous prize!!!!!!

For your inspiration I'm pleased to share Monique's fabulous Alice Domino Book!

If you haven't made a domino book before then check out the tutorial on Monique's blog too!


You just have to visit her blog to check this one out in more detail and get all the info on the techniques and supplies she used ;0)  Now it's your turn!  I can't WAIT to see your entries!!!
Submit your entries via the inlinkz collection below! 

 Have a fabulous Easter weekend and stay tuned for more about our Birthday Celebrations Bash and for more Rick St Dennis fun stop by his blog too!

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


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Friday, March 22, 2013

DominoART Challenge #1: Week 4 of Rick St Dennis Domino Books!

Hello Dominoians!

This is it, we're now entering the final week of DominoART's first challenge!  Time sure does fly in the Realm of DominoART when you're having fun ;0)  I'm absolutely loving all the entries we've received so far for
DominoART Challenge #1 - Rick St Dennis Domino Books
 sponsored by

If you're just stopping by for the first time today here's the scoop!  D'ART Challenge #1 closes on Wednesday March 27 at 7pm PST so there's less than a week left which is still plenty of time to enter!  To play in this challenge you need to create domino books specifically using the Easter/Valentine Domino Book kit provided by Rick St Dennis Digital Stamps!  The digital kit was available as a freebie for two days only and is now on sale and available for a limited time in the Rick St Dennis Etsy store!  Click the store banner above to go shopping!  Stop by the week 1 post for all the challenge info and to enter!

THE PRIZES!
For the challenge launch there will be THREE WINNERS!  Each winner will receive 3 digis of their choice from Rick's Etsy store!  How absolutely awesome is that!

To enter the challenge please click HERE and add your entry to the inlinkz collection located at the end of the post!

Today I'm sharing another one of my domino books and this time I did the Easter theme.  I was well and truly inspired by the colours of Easter eggs so chocolate browns and bright candy colours is my colour scheme for this vintage style book ;0)  Don't forget that there is a detailed tutorial on how to construct the book by Monique, the co-creator of the kit, on her blog here!    

Update: my book was awarded Featured Artist over at Anything But A Card Challenges :0)
 

Print out the Easter/Spring page images twice and one of the covers of the RSD domino book kit onto Neenah Solar White cardstock and colour the images with Copic markers and the backgrounds with Umber Derwent Pastel and blend with a Dove Blender pen.  Add some highlights to the images with a white gel pen.  Use a standard sized domino as a template and trace around it onto the image of the rabbit with the kitty and the Spring 2013 cover and cut out.  Cut the pages so that they fit inside the domino covers.  Dominoes come in various sizes and standard generally means 1 x 2 inches but it's best to eyeball your page and cover sizes based on the actual dominoes you use coz they can vary slightly by manufacturer!


Run a strip of patterned polka dot paper (with glitter dots) through a Xyron to add adhesive and adhere it to the back of the pages.  Distress the edges of the book covers and the pages with Tim's Paper Distresser tool and edge with Tea Dye Distress Marker.  Score the folds on a scoreboard and accordion fold the pages.


Wrap both dominoes with Tim's Nostalgic Tissue Tape....I love that it says De Chocolat on the tape so HAD to feature it on both covers!  Adhere the images to the covers with Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive....I'm really loving this glue!  Put a small piece of double sided sticky tape in the center of the back domino book cover and adhere a length of ladder fiber to just one of the book covers.  Apply glue to the right hand page flap and adhere it to the domino, then adhere the front domino.


Apply Inkssentials Matte Accents to the book cover images only to emphasize and make them stand out a bit more from the background.  Close the book and wrap the fiber around both dominoes a few times and secure with a bow and you're done!  Wouldn't this make a super cute Easter gift instead of a chocolate egg....ummm scrap that....this would make a super cute gift WITH a chocolate egg, LOL!


Now it's your turn!  I sure hope to see some more of your fabulous entries so tell your friends to come and play with us!!!

 Have a fabulous weekend and don't forget you can enter the challenge via the inlinkz collection located in the WEEK ONE POST!

All of DominoART's Challenges will have the following guidelines with some simple rules!
  • New Challenges start on Fridays
  • Challenges will run for approx. 3 weeks to give you plenty of time to play
  • One Winner and a Top 3 will be announced when the next challenge starts but for the launch there will be 3 winners announced on Friday March 29
  • 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 tag DART#1, etc, then link up via the inlinkz collection below!  I must be able to see your project photos so make sure they're public!
CHALLENGES I'VE ENTERED
Anything But a Card #15 Spring
Domino Hugs!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
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Saturday, March 16, 2013

"Quoth the Raven" Domino Magnet and Smeared Ink DT News!!

Greetings Dominoians!

Welcome to a sunny Monday morning here on my DominoART blog :0)
I'm super excited to announce that I was invited to join the Smeared Ink design team, truly an honour, and today I'm sharing my first project as an official DT member and as inspiration for their current Smudgy Antics challenge - Anything But A Card!


I used Smeared Ink stamps from their exclusive rubber club set 'Quoth The Raven' and it's also available as a digi set too.  The center portion of my magnet is a real wooden domino called a Doublecross which has been discontinued for years now I'm afraid but you might be lucky to find a game at a yard sale so keep those eyes peeled!



Stamp Mr Poe with Jet Black StazOn ink onto the domino and heat set or leave over night to dry.  Dab clear embossing ink onto the left side and apply silver embossing powder.  UTEE is better coz it's thicker but regular EP will work too, you just need to add another coat or two while the EP is still hot.  Heat the EP with a heat gun, ink up the SI 'Quoth the Raven' text stamp with the clear embossing ink just to protect the stamp and press the stamp into the molten EP or UTEE while its still hot.  Leave it alone for a few seconds to harden and then gently remove the stamp.  Wrap Recollections washi tape with a bird silhouette design (Michaels) around the edges of the domino and trim away the excess.  Stamp the SI raven wings onto heavy weight cardstock and fussy cut out.  Dab clear embossing ink onto the wings and add silver UTEE and then add lots of craft glue to help build up a sturdy joining point.  Adhere the wings to the domino with craft glue and colour over the dried glue with a metallic silver paint pen.  Darken the text with a fine point Sharpie marker and adhere a magnet to the back and you're done. 

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you over at Smudgy Antics...you can win a $5 gift voucher to Smeared Ink if you take the challenge!  Don't forget about DominoART's current challenge too - Rick St Dennis Easter/Valentine Domino Books!

Challenges entered:
Quoth The Raven Quest 19 - Anything Poes

Domino Hugs!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
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Friday, March 15, 2013

DominoART Challenge #1: Week 3 of Rick St Dennis Domino Books and Design Team member intro!

Hello Dominoians!

WOW I can't believe we are in to Week 3 of DominoART's brand new Challenges already!  I'm absolutely loving all the entries we've received so far for
DominoART Challenge #1 - Rick St Dennis Domino Books
 sponsored by

I will be visiting all your blogs to leave you some love over the next few days! 

For those of you who are stopping by for the first time today here's a quick recap! 
D'ART Challenge #1 closes on Wednesday March 27 at 7pm PST so there's still plenty of time to enter!  To play in this challenge you need to create domino books specifically using the Easter/Valentine Domino Book kit provided by Rick St Dennis Digital Stamps!  The digital kit was available as a freebie for two days only and is now on sale and available for a limited time in the Rick St Dennis Etsy store!  Click the store banner above to go shopping!  Stop by the week 1 post for all the challenge info and to enter the challenge! 

THE PRIZES!
For the challenge launch there will be THREE WINNERS!  Each winner will receive 3 digis of their choice from Rick's Etsy store!  How absolutely awesome is that!

To enter the challenge please click HERE and add your entry to the inlinkz collection located at the end of the post!

I'm now super excited to introduce you all to the second member of my new DominoART design team
"The DominoARTists"

Please give a warm welcome to Val S!  
I'm sure many of you are already very familiar with Val's absolutely awesome creations here on DominoART!  But you might not know that she's actually my Mom ;0)  I'm so lucky and totally thrilled to have a Mom that's into rubber stamping and allowed me to drag her into the world of altered game art too ;0)  Please visit Val's blog to see more of her fabulous art!

I'm now thrilled to share the two amazing Domino Books that Val has created for D'ART #1!
  Don't forget that there is a detailed tutorial on how to construct the book by Monique, the co-creator of the kit, on her blog here! 
 
Val decided to make two domino books so that she could feature both themes separately!  How awesome are these books, I totally adore them both ;0)  Click on the photos to enlarge them.


Spring/Easter Book supplies:
2 x std white dominoes
Sakura Pens
Tim Holtz Distressed Inks - Stormy Sky and Bundled Sage
Gold Cord
Gold Patterned Peel Offs
Scotch - Quick-Dry Adhesive


Romance Book supplies:
2 x std white dominoes
Sakura Pens
Tim Holtz Distressed Inks - Black Soot
Rhinestones
Red Silk Ribbon
Scotch - Quick-Dry Adesive

Please visit Val's blog to see her Domino Books post!

Now it's your turn!  I can't wait to see your entries :0)

 Have a fabulous weekend and don't forget you can enter the challenge via the inlinkz collection located in the WEEK ONE POST!

All of DominoART's Challenges will have the following guidelines with some simple rules!
  • New Challenges start on Fridays
  • Challenges will run for approx. 3 weeks to give you plenty of time to play
  • One Winner and a Top 3 will be announced when the next challenge starts but for the launch there will be 3 winners announced on Friday March 29
  • 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 tag DART#1, etc, 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
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      Friday, March 8, 2013

      D'ART Challenge #1: Week 2 of Rick St Dennis Domino Books and Design Team member intro!

      Hello Dominoians!

      Welcome to Week 2 of DominoART's brand new Challenges which launched March 1st with
      DominoART Challenge #1 - Rick St Dennis Domino Books
       sponsored by

      On March 6-7 the Domino Book Kit was available as a freebie download here on DominoART.  But don't worry if you missed it coz the kit is now on sale for a limited time in the Rick St Dennis Etsy store!  Click the store banner above to go shopping!

      THE PRIZES!
      For the challenge launch there will be THREE WINNERS!  Each winner will receive 3 digis of their choice from Rick's Etsy store!  How absolutely awesome is that!

      To enter the challenge please click HERE and add your entry to the inlinkz collection located at the end of the post!

      I'm now super excited to introduce you all to the first member of my new DominoART design team
      "The DominoARTists"
      Please give a warm welcome to Black Dragon!  

      I'm sure many of you are already very familiar with Black Dragon's artwork and you've seen her absolutely awesome creations here on DominoART already where I crowned her Queen of Halloween in DominoART's 31 Days of Halloween 2012 as well as snapping up 1st and 2nd place in DominoART's 24 Days of Christmas 2012 festival!
       Please visit Black Dragon's blog to see more of her fabulous art!

      I'm now thrilled to share the three amazing Domino Books that Black Dragon has created for D'ART #1!
        Don't forget that there is a detailed tutorial on how to construct the book by the co-creator of the kit, Monique, on her blog here! 
       
      Now Black Dragon's art normally leans towards the dark and twisty so she really did an amazing job on the first two 'cute' books but then of course I gave her free reign to creep up the third and I totally adore them all ;0)  Click on the photos composite to enlarge them.


      All RSD images are coloured with pencils.  The two cute domino books have the images fussy cut and adhered to the dominoes with Judikins Diamond Glaze.  The creepy spring book images are cut to fit the domino shape, the faces have been altered with a pen and adhered with Diamond Glaze then embellished with Rub-On words.  The fold out book has RSD images one side and ''bunny hop'' rub-ons on the reverse.  The creepy spring book and the 'single bunny' book are made with a spine to open like a normal book.  All have ribbons to fasten them.

      Please visit Black Dragon's blog to see her Domino Books post!

      Now it's your turn, I can't wait to see your entries :0)

      All of DominoART's Challenges will have the following guidelines with some simple rules!
      • New Challenges start on Fridays
      • Challenges will run for approx. 3 weeks to give you plenty of time to play
      • One Winner and a Top 3 will be announced when the next challenge starts but for the launch there will be 3 winners announced on Friday March 29
      • 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 tag DART#1, etc, then link up via the inlinkz collection below!  I must be able to see your project photos so make sure they're public!
         Have a fabulous weekend and don't forget you can enter the challenge via the inlinkz collection located in the WEEK ONE POST!
          Domino Hugs!
          THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
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          Wednesday, March 6, 2013

          DominoART Challenge #1 freebie Domino Book Kit available NOW!

          Hello Dominoians!

          DominoART's brand new Challenges launched on Friday March 1st with D'ART#1 sponsored by
          Rick St Dennis Digital Stamps!

          DominoART Challenge #1 - Rick St Dennis Domino Books
           The freebie Domino Book Kit and Prizes are generously sponsored by 


          THE PRIZES!
          For the challenge launch there will be THREE WINNERS!  Each will receive 3 digis of their choice from Rick's Etsy store!  How absolutely awesome is that!

          ...The Domino Book kit is no longer available as a freebie but is now on sale for a limited time in Rick's Etsy store, click the sponsor badge to go shopping!...

          To enter the challenge please click HERE 

          For your inspiration I'd like to share my "Love is Magic" domino book featuring both book cover images and the Valentine pages from the digi kit.             For a detailed tutorial on how to construct the book please visit Monique's blog! 
           

          Colour two white standard sized dominoes with dark purple DecoColor Paint Pen.  Print the images out onto Neenah Solar White cardstock and colour with Copic Sketch markers:  E000, 01, 02, BV000, 01, 04, 08, R46.  Colour the background with Derwent Pastels Geranium Lake, Umber, Ivory Black and blend with a Dove Blender Pen.  Back the pages with decorative paper. 


           Hand write the words 'Is Magic' on the back cover with a black Micron pen and go over all the words and the red hearts on the covers with a red glitter pen.  Apply Fired Brick Distress Ink to the edges of the cover pieces and the pages with a foam ink applicator.  Embellish the covers with mirobeads and a flower coloured with Copics to match.  Seal the covers with a coat of Judikins Diamond Glaze.

          Now it's your turn!  I can't wait to see all your fabulous little books :0)


          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 but for the launch there will be 3 winners announced on Friday March 29
          • 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 tag DART#1, etc, then link up via the inlinkz collection below!  I must be able to see your project photos so make sure they're public!
           Have a fabulous day!
            Domino Hugs!
            THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
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            Friday, March 1, 2013

            DominoART Challenge #1 and Winner of Romancing the DominoART 2013!

            Hello Dominoians!

            Woohoo I'm so excited coz today launches our DominoART Challenges with D'ART#1 sponsored by
            Rick St Dennis Digital Stamps!

             But first I'm proud to announce the winner of our annual
            Romancing the DominoART 2013!
            Thank you everyone for sharing your romantic altered game art with us!  They were all so beautiful!  I couldn't decide on my favourite so I let Random.org take the pressure off, teehee, and Mr Random says the winner is

            Day 2: CHARLOTTE F

            Congrats Charlotte :0)  Please email me your snail addy to claim your DominoART Treat and display this snazzy winner's badge on your blog, please link it up to DominoART!


            Now the moment you've all been waiting for...DominoART's first Challenge starts NOW!

             DominoART Challenge #1 - Rick St Dennis Domino Books
             The freebie Domino Book Kit and Prizes are generously sponsored by 


            The Domino Book kit will be available for download here on DominoART for TWO DAYS ONLY and to give you time to spread the word about our new challenges the freebie will be available from Wednesday March 6, 7am PST, until midnight March 7!  Don't forget now coz you don't want to miss out ;0)  The freebie is for your use only, please DO NOT share the images on your own blogs!

             The challenge is to create Domino Books with Rick's digi Domino Book Kit!  The kit comes in two themes, Romance and Easter, and you can either pick one of them and make one book or combine both in one book or do both in two separate books.  The choice is yours!  You MUST use real dominoes for the book covers and you can combine other imagery and embellishments too.  If cute really isn't your style then you are welcome to creep them up ;0)

            THE PRIZES!
            For the grand challenge launch there will be THREE WINNERS, yes you read that right, THREE WINNERS will be selected!  Each will receive 3 digis of your choice from Rick's Etsy store!  How absolutely awesome is that!  Woohoo!

            For your inspiration here is Monique's Domino Book, she's the co-creator of the kit!
            Monique's book is double-sided and I shared the Romance side on Feb 20, Day 4 of Romancing the DominoART!  Today I'm sharing the Easter side!  Stop by Monique's blog for a detailed tutorial on how to construct the book kit!


            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 but for the launch there will be 3 winners announced on Friday March 29
            • 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 tag DART#1, etc, then link up via the inlinkz collection below!  I must be able to see your project photos so make sure they're public!
             Have a fabulous day and don't forget to stop by on March 6th and 7th to download the challenge freebie and for more Rick St Dennis fun stop by his challenge blog too!

            Domino Hugs!
            THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN


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