Day 14: "Half-O-Ween Trinket Box" constructed with Dominoes by An English Lady!

Welcome to Day 14 of
15 Days of Terror
Half-O-Ween in May Scarefest!

We're down to the second to last day of DominoART's Half-O-Ween in May Scarefest and today's TERROR-ific Player's featured project is amaze-balls!  No need to hide behind a pillow for this one coz you need to SEE this one to believe it!  I love boxes and boxes that have hidden doors and secret compartments are just pure heaven!

An English Lady has me spellbound by this magical box she actually constructed WITH dominoes!
Click on the collage photo to get a closer look at all the details!

AEL used the following materials:
146 wooden dominoes
Digital Stamp: Sami Stamps Whiskers Under My Broom
Procreate App. and Stylus (To colour and add shadows)
Paint Shop Pro (To sketch roof)
Photoshop Touch App. (To merge)
Backing Paper: My Craft Studio Papercraft Library Vol9 (For Sides and Behind Image)
Serif Craft Artist 2 (To add background and Text)
210gsm White Art Card and 300gsm Black and White Spotted Card
Metal Ruler, Craft Knife
Tim Holtz Faded Jeans Distress Marker and Adhesive
Tyrex and Black Alcohol Marker
Sand Paper
Tim Holtz Black Distress Ink
Glossy Accents
Wet Wipes
Hinges and Snap Catch
Paper Clay, Cocktail Stick
Metallic Ink
Pick Tool, Blue Map Pins, Screw Eye Rings
Black Wax Cord
Spring Loaded Brass Lock and Keys

 

15 Days of Terror is proudly sponsored by

 Lost Coast Designs and
sister company Carmen's Veranda!

One of my player's this year will win a $15 gift certificate to spend at LCD/CV!
My TERROR-ific Players roster is now full but don't be sad coz 31 Days of Halloween is coming and you can sign up now to participate in DominoART's October Scarefest!

 See you again for Day 15 on Friday May 29th!

Domino Hugs!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

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Exotic 'Game Art' Trinket Box - "50 Shades of GREEN" Lost Coast Designs Readers Blog Hop Giveaway! Starts Today!

I'm super excited to be hosting
Lost Coast Designs very first

 Readers Progressive Blog Hop Giveaway!

the

 "50 Shades of GREEN"
 blog hop starts today on the Lost Coaster's Review blog and EVERYONE is invited to participate and be in the running to win a $20 gift certificate to spend at Lost Coast Designs!

Members of the Lost Coast Design Team kick off the hop today at 11am PST so pop on over, hop all the blogs in the Blog Hop roll Inlinkz collection, which you can also find below my project, get inspired and join the fun!  Link up your own Shades of GREEN projects from today through to March 30 and keep the blog hop rolling!

 Visit the Lost Coaster’s Review blog for all the info on how YOU can play and win!

The hop will close at NOON PST on March 30th and the winner announced on March 31st and some Honourable Mention blog badges are up for grabs too!

 I'm sharing 4 projects today, one here and the other over on LeighSBDesigns, to get you in the mood and inspire you to join the fun ;0)
 My mixed game piece trinket box features Lost Coast Designs medium and a portion of the large sized Owl from the Owl set and portions of the large Feathers rubber stamp.

 I used 4 standard sized white Dominoes for the sides, a Chekit game piece for the lid with a dice (or "die" which is grammatically correct for a single "dice") as the lid stopper!

The game pieces were all treated with Lettuce and Meadow Alcohol Inks and the images stamped with black Archival Ink.   Metallic green permanent ink was applied to the edges of all the game pieces and sealed with a coat of Judikins Diamond Glaze, except for the dice which was sealed with a few coats of Krylon Artist's Workable Fixative.

The beads I used for the lid handle and box feet were all coloured with metallic green permanet ink and the box base was cut from black cardstock.  All the box components were assembled with Judikins Diamond Glaze and E6000 adhesive.  Green pearlescent half pearls were added to complete the trinket box.

Thank you for hopping with me today, I hope I've inspired you to get out all your green supplies and join the fun by participating in our blog hop!  The blog hop roll Inlinkz collection is below!  So off you hop and see what fabulous Shades of Green projects await you!


   


    An InLinkz Link-up

    
 This hop is going to be so much fun,
are you excited to get stamping?

May the luck of the Leprechauns be with you!
Domino Hugs!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Leigh S-B Designs Blog

Velvet Paw Creations

Day 30: Domino embellished Pencil Box by Black Dragon!

Welcome back to DominoART for  

Day 30 of 31 Days of Halloween Scarefest
and blog hop with Smeared and Smudged!

OH MY GHOUL there's only ONE more sleep 'til Halloween!  Where did October go!
You may have guessed that I thought yesterday was today, it's the cold talking, and I opened voting on projects before Kristy's got added to the collection, UGH!  My bad!  All fixed!

My Wicked Players are now needing your votes!  All the featured 31 Days of Halloween projects can be viewed via the inlinkz collection below today's projects!  The poll will remain open until 5 to midnight on Halloween so get your votes in!  Everyone has 10 votes each!

Before I get on with today's featured project here's a quickie reminder about DominoART's upcoming events!  I hope all the spooktacular creations you've seen this month have inspired you to come and play with me!?  Click the pix below for more deets on
 

DominoART's 15 Days of Terror 2015 - Half-O-Ween in May!

sign up to be a Petrifying Player if you dare!

and DominoART's 12 Days of Christmas blog hop on Dec 1st!

sign up to be a Merry Player!

Now for Day 30's SPOOKTACULAR project by one of my DTs, DominoARTist Black Dragon!

 

"Domino embellished Pencil Box"

by Black Dragon

 Materials used

Wooden Pencil Box painted with acrylics

covered with patterned papers

edges distressed for a well loved look

7 very well sanded dominos taped down onto a glass mat to secure them

 stamped and masked the DE-STEMPELWINKEL images with Versafine ink

heat set and coloured with water based markers and Inktense pencils

all the dominoes were sealed with a thick coat of Judikins Diamond Glaze

dominoes were adhered to the lid with impact adhesive

brown ribbon tied around all the dominoes to finish the project

 See you again tomorrow for Day 31 "The Finale"!
You're next stop on the hop is Steph

Don't forget to vote for your favourite projects before you go!

Domino Hugs!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Leigh S-B Designs Blog

Velvet Paw Creations

Day 10 of 15 Days of Terror: Skeleton Domino Box by DominioARTist Black Dragon!

Welcome to Day 10 of

Today I'm featuring a spooktacular altered domino box by DominoARTist Black Dragon!  Stop by Black Dragon's blog for more deets!

Supplies Used:
Paper
Small wooden box
Book binders glue
2 x dominoes
Gesso
Skeleton image - de-stampelwinkel
Versafine ink
Strong glue
Ribbon
Glossy accents

15 Days of Halloween is sponsored by

See you again for Day 11's project by Sandy A on May 21st!

Domino Hugs!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Leigh S-B Designs Blog

Velvet Paw Creations

Day 9 of 15 Days of Half-O-Ween: Poe Puzzle Box by Black Dragon!

 Welcome to Day 9 of

15 Days of Half-O-Ween!
Sponsored by Lost Coast Designs!

If you're just stopping by for the first time today then this is what all the Halloween projects are all about ;0)  Why wait until October to get your freak on when we can have a spooktacular good time half way through the year too!  So May is DominoART's first Half-O-Ween event and every second day I'm featuring scary creations made by my Petrifying Players.  Anyone can have their scary art featured during this event regardless of level of stamping and game altering experience and each player has the chance to win some prizes!  Starting May 27 everyone will get the chance to vote for their 3 favourite scary creations and on May 30th THREE WINNERS 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

Today DominoARTist Black Dragon, who I'm proud to have on my design team, is here to share her spooktacular Poe Puzzle Box embellished with altered dominoes!  
Feast your eyes on this beauty!

Black Dragon altered a kiddies boxed jigsaw collection found in a charity shop.
The box is distress painted.
The 4x4 piece jigsaw puzzles have all been altered both sides with pictures she created using images, rubber stamps and digi images from various companies.
The domino centre piece on top of the box is made up of 8 dominoes that have been stamped using rubber images from Smeared Ink's Rubber Club.
The images were coloured with promakers after stamping them with Momento Ink and embossing with matte black embossing powder.
The dominoes are sealed with Judikins Diamond Glaze and were finished with black ribbon around the outside edges.

Stop by her blog for more info about this project.

See you back here on Sunday May 19 for Day 10 of 15 Days of Half-O-Ween featuring DominoARTist Val S!

 Also check out today's Challenge post that published just before this one for Week 4's inspiration by DominoARTist Val S too for our 3rd Challenge Scary Half-O-Ween Playing Cards sponsored by Smeared Ink!
 

I'd also like to remind you about the blog hop for Skull Appreciation Day with Smeared Ink that's happening on June 4th!  DominoART is making a day of it by featuring skull altered game art by readers who would like to join in on the fun!  I'm afraid no one has signed up for it yet so I hope you'll click the link above for all the details and join the fun!  But no worries if skulls aren't your cup of tea!  They don't have to be scary skulls either, there are some really beautiful stamp and digi skull images out there so if you're game sign up by emailing me via my new Contact Me page which is located beneath the blog banner with the other page tabs!

Domino Hugs!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Leigh S-B Designs Blog

Velvet Paw Creations

Day 8 of 15 Days of Half-O-Ween: Skellie Box by Wendy W

 Welcome to Day 8 of

15 Days of Half-O-Ween!
Sponsored by Lost Coast Designs!

We're 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 Designs!  Starting May 27 everyone will get the chance to vote for their 3 favourite scary creations!

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

Today Wendy of Paper Whims is joining us again to share her paper mache skellie box featuring an altered domino!

Supplies
paper mache box

black paint
pom-pom trim
regular size domino
alcohol inks
cobweb rubber stamp (Hampton Art)
arms from plastic skeleton
black checkers game piece
skeleton face (partial Smeared Ink Stamp - Flying Skeleton)
paper punched halo
chalk

See you back here bright and early on Frriday May 17 for Day 9 of 15 Days of Half-O-Ween featuring DominoARTist Black Dragon and for Week 4's inspiration by DominoARTist Val S for our 3rd Challenge sponsored by Smeared Ink - Scary Half-O-Ween Playing Cards!

I'd also like to remind you about the blog hop for Skull Appreciation Day with Smeared Ink that's happening on June 4th!  DominoART is making a day of it by featuring skull altered game art by readers who would like to join in on the fun!  Click the link above for all the details and to sign up!   

You can now sign up by going to my new Contact Me page which is located above with the other page tabs!

Domino Hugs!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Leigh S-B Designs Blog

Velvet Paw Creations

Day 25: Coffin Candy Box by Mrs Swandog

Greetings Wicked Bloggers!

The final days of DominoART's 31 Days of Halloween are counting down so fast, boohoo!  But I'm so happy you're all still hanging in there and enjoying the spooktacular DominoART creations each day and leaving us all much appreciated love!

ATTENTION: NEW CHALLENGE NEWS!

Before I scare you silly with today's project I want to quickly tell you about the new challenge I'm hosting over at the Third Coast Creative Challenge Blog!  The new challenge, TCCC#8, is called 'Game of Thrones' and the theme is based on the books and HBO TV series by that name!  The challenge starts this Friday, Oct 26 and ends Nov 7!  So pull out your medieval inspired stamps coz I'm looking for projects featuring knights, dragons, castles, kings and queens with a touch of sorcery for good measure!  You can use any stamp company images but you must use at least one Third Coast stamp to be eligible for the prize of a $25 Third Coast gift certificate and qualify for the Coterie Top 3!  Non Third Coast entries are in the running for 'Honourable Mention' accolades!   

Hope to see you all over there on Friday and now on to today's project....prepare to be scared ;0)

~*~  

   Mrs Swandog joins us again today for Day 25 with a gruesomely gorgeous coffin candy box embellished with two wicked cool altered dominoes!

Supplies List:

 Mini Domino
Regular Domino
paper mache' coffin box
Moss
rolled roses
memory box rolled flower die
silver metallic deco pen
Staz-on black ink
Martha Stewart Halloween stamps
Body parts gummy candy

See you tomorrow for Day 26 of 31 Days of Halloween and don't forget to visit all the blogs in the Smeared and Smudged 31 Days of Halloween blog hop for the chance to win lots of SAS prizes!!  See Terra's blog if you're late to the freak show!

Happy Haunting and Domino Hugs!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Leigh S-B Designs Blog

Velvet Paw Creations

Day 24: Halloween Domino Box by Karen McAlpine

Greetings Wicked Bloggers!

Welcome to DominoART's 31 Days of Halloween!  

My fellow Blockheads Paper Arts Design Team mate, Karen McAlphine, joins us today for Day 24 with a fang-tastic Halloween Domino Box!

Stamps:
Fall Scene - Memory Box
Bat, Pumpkin, Sentiment, Tree - Stampin’ Up
Candy Corn, Frankenstein - Studio G
Clothes Line - Recollections

 Materials List:
Ink: Jet Black Stazon
Decorative Paper: K & Company
Ribbon: Michaels Craft Store
Glossy Accents
Copic Markers
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Small box: 4 ¼ x 5 inches

Instructions:
Stamp on dominoes with Stazon ink.  Let dry.  Color with markers.  Add the glossy accents when marker ink is dry.  Cover box with decorative paper and ribbon.  Glue dominoes to box top with hot glue gun.  Tie two bows and attach with hot glue.

See you tomorrow for Day 25 of 31 Days of Halloween and don't forget to visit all the blogs in the Smeared and Smudged 31 Days of Halloween blog hop for the chance to win lots of SAS prizes!!  See Terra's blog if you're late to the freak show!

Happy Haunting and Domino Hugs!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Leigh S-B Designs Blog

Velvet Paw Creations

Day 21: 'Dragon's Breath' Cabinet Box by BlackDragon

Greetings Wicked Bloggers!

Welcome to DominoART's 31 Days of Halloween!   

Thank you to everyone for visiting every day and leaving us all your wonderful comments :0)
They are greatly appreciated and we enjoy hearing how our DominoART projects are inspiring you to adventure into altering your own game pieces too!  That's high praise indeed!

We also have some fabulous creations in our Halloween 2012 Readers' Gallery!  There's a link in the DominoART sidebar or you can click on the page title near the Home button above to go and check them out!

Now for today's project!  
You're in for a real treat today coz the fabulous BlackDragon joins us for Day 21 with a wicked cool cabinet box featuring 4 altered dominoes assembled on the lid!

 The stamps and papers are
MY MINDS EYE-LOST AND FOUND- HALLOWEEN
The dominos are stamped, coloured with sharpies and diamond glazed (Judikins Diamond Glaze). The 3d skull is 6x stamped images, fussy cut, decoupaged up and dipped in clear UTEE in my melting pot.

The inside contains Dragon's Breath room freasher!

See you tomorrow for Day 22 of 31 Days of Halloween and don't forget to visit all the blogs in the Smeared and Smudged 31 Days of Halloween blog hop for the chance to win lots of SAS prizes!!  See Terra's blog if you're late to the freak show!

Happy Haunting and Domino Hugs!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Leigh S-B Designs Blog

Velvet Paw Creations

Day 28 of 31 Days of Halloween - 'Witch's Secret Force Vessel' by Jennifer W!

Hello Stampers!

It's Day 28 of 31 Days of Halloween and Jennifer W, a member of our DominoART Yahoo Group,  joins us again today to plunge us into the mystical world of a Witch and her Secret Force Vessel.

 Jennifer says:
"Today I have a Witch's Secret Force Vessel to share with you. This is a very special container forged from the witch's bloodstone, created to hold her special power once she has moved on to the next plane. To create this vessel the very stone from the table which the witch worked til her fingers bled, toiled, and practiced her magic is carved into small slabs and formed into the vessel shortly before her demise. A spell is cast upon it calling the witch's spirit into it and then it seals shut, storing her life force for eternity. This box was found deep within a witch's cave still clutched in her hand, although many have tried no one has been able to separate the two.

Ok, so it is a box made from dominoes but I thought it was a pretty cool idea. It takes eight dominoes and Amazing Goop adhesive to assemble the box. I took henna colored Ancient Page ink and distressed the edges, then using a brown and tan fine point bic marker I did hash marks all around the edges of each domino and then inked over them with the henna.

For the lid I stamped Secret Force in runes from Third Coast Rubber Stamps in henna, colored with the hash marks and distressed over it all.

Next came the heat gun to dry and set the ink, then I took a Versa Dazzle Champagne ink pad and wet the side of the box and sprinkled a bit of UTEE (just a sugaring, it gives it a cool bubbly texture). Heat set the embossing powder and move on to the next side. I did the same thing with the lid. Afterward I hit the whole thing with some Rust-oleum crystal enamel and allowed it to dry.

On the under side of the lid I positioned some sticky flat back pearls to keep it from sliding around too much.

TIP:  Skull hands:  You can pick up the hands from a party supply store, they have them listed on amazon.com too.  Just attach it with the goop and you have a spooky prop."

Stay tuned for Day 29 coz Charloltte F is back to share another one of her cauldron concoctions!

Domino Hugs!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Leigh S-B Designs Blog

Velvet Paw Creations