D'ART Challenge inspiration - Winter Wonderland Tag + Triomino Ornament by Val S!

TGIF Dominoians!

Time for some more inspiration for my current  DominoART challenge which runs though to January 8, 2016 coz I know how crazy busy you are over the holiday season!  So that gives you lots of time to come and join the fun here whenever you get a spare moment to get some crafty me time in over the holidays :0)  Click HERE if you missed the start of the challenge ;0)

DominoART Challenge #17

"Winter Wonderland"

Altered game art of any kind with a winter/Christmas theme!

I want to see what the theme "Winter Wonderland" means to you, whether it be a snowy woodland scene, snowmen, snowflakes or Jack Frost nipping at your nose!  

You can alter any kind of game or game piece(s) for this challenge!  
5+ entries are required to win a DominoART prize!

For 4 or less, one entrant (or more) will win a Guest Designer spot on DominoART in a future Challenge and get a snazzy badge for their blog!

  

DominoARTist Val S is here to inspire you today with her fabulous Winter Wonderland Tag and Triomino ornament.

Materials used:
MFD Tag
Triomino

Distress In - Sky Blue
Versamark ink
StazOn - Tuxedo Black
Clear embossing powder
Baubles Stamp
White eyelash Fiber
Chipboard Let it Snow
Snowflake

Now it's your turn, I can't wait to see your Winter Wonderland creations!

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DominoART Challenge #17 "Winter Wonderland"

TGIF Dominoians!

Oh My Ghoul, can you believe that it's November already and time for a new DominoART challenge!  DominoART's 31 Days of Halloween Scarefest in October was truly spooktacular, if you missed seeing all our the faBOOlous altered game art shared for 31days straight then sit back for a spell and check them out in the Inlinkz collection HERE!

  

Now for the winner of Challenge #16

4 faBOOlous projects were submitted in the GHOSTS challenge, thank you so much for playing with us :0)

The Winner of Challenge #16 is

IKE

 Congrats Ike, grab your winner's badge HTML code from my left sidebar for your blog to make and I'd love to have you as a DominoART Guest Designer soon!

Now for the November and December's challenge I know the holiday season is a crazy busy time for all so this challenge is for November and December and closes January 8 2016.  So that gives you lots of time to come and join the fun here whenever you get a spare moment to get some crafty me time in over the holidays :0)

DominoART Challenge #17

"Winter Wonderland"

Altered game art of any kind with a winter/Christmas theme!

I want to see what the theme "Winter Wonderland" means to you, whether it be a snowy woodland scene, snowmen, snowflakes or Jack Frost nipping at your nose!  You can alter any kind of game or game piece(s) for this challenge!  
5+ entries are required to win a DominoART prize!

For 4 or less, one entrant will win a Guest Designer spot on DominoART in a future Challenge and get a snazzy badge for their blog!

 For today's inspiration I'm sharing one of my altered domino ornament.

I used 4 travel sized ivory dominoes to create my ornament with 2 holes drilled through each one.  The image, small Winter Hearth Mice, is  stamp by Blockheads Paper Arts who are sadly no longer in business.

Now it's your turn, I can't wait to see your Winter Wonderland creations!

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DominoART Challenge #16 "Spooktember - GHOSTS"

TGIF Dominoians!

Oh My Ghoul, can you believe that it's September already and time for a new DominoART challenge!  October will soon be here and so will my annual DominoART's 31 Days of Halloween Scarefest and as usual, we'll be participating in the Smeared and Smudged annual blog hop too!  So sign up now to join my Wicked Players list, click HERE for all the info, and have your altered game art featured on DominoART!

 

Now for September's challenge

DominoART Challenge #16
"Spooktember"

Altered game art of any kind featuring GHOSTS!

I want to see GHOSTS for this challenge!  You can make anything you want and alter any kind of game or game piece(s)   

 5+ entries are required to win a DominoART prize!

 For 4 or less, one entrant will win a Guest Designer spot on DominoART in a future Challenge and get a snazzy badge for your blog!

For today's inspiration I've created an altered domino necklace featuring a stamped ghost and a silver ghost charm.

 I stamped the ghost by Studio G with black Archival Ink onto a standard sized white domino and heat set.  The background, edges and sides of the domino are coloured with a chisel tip black Sharpie marker and I hand wrote the word "Spooky" with an ultra fine black Sharpie.  I sealed the pendant with Judikins Diamond Glaze and then wrapped silver wire around the domino and formed the pendant bail at the top with needle nose pliers.  The charm is attached to the wire frame with a jump ring and the pendant attached to the necklace made of tigertail and glass beads with a jump ring as well.  Such a fun piece to wear for Halloween!

Now it's your turn, I can't wait to see your Spooktember creations!

 

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DominoART Challenge #15 - Christmas in July + Any Game Goes

TGIF Dominoians!

WOW, can you believe that it's nearly July already, where has this year gone to!
 

Well it's time for a new DominoART challenge but first up, 5 fabulous entries were entered into Challenge #14 and that means we have a WINNER, woohoo!  All of your projects deserve to win so I let Mr Random do his thing!

CONGRATULATIONS to AN ENGLISH LADY

You have won a surprise DominoART Prize and get to display your brag badge with pride ;0)

Contact me with your full name and address before the start of the August challenge to claim your prize!

 Now for what's in store for you for July

DominoART Challenge #15
"Christmas in July"

+

ANY GAME GOES!

I challenge you to get into the Christmas spirit (or Creepmas if you're so inclined) and make anything you want altering any kind of game piece(s)! 

 5+ entries are required to win a DominoART prize!   For 4 entries or less I'm now offering Guest Designer spots to my fave projects and you get a snazzy badge for your blogs too!

For today's inspiration I'm sharing some projects from Christmases Past!

Enjoy!

Creepmas ornament using altered playing cards by me, Leigh S-B

 Christmas ornament using Triominoes by DominoARTist Val S

 Christmas Jewelry Box using dominoes by DominoARTist Black Dragon

Now it's your turn!

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DominoART Challenge #14 Any Theme + Any Game Goes!

TGIF Dominoians!

Oh My Ghoul, can you believe that it's nearly June already and time for a new DominoART challenge, the months are just flying by!
 

First up, I received 4 fabulous entries for my #13 RAVENS challenge, thank you everyone for playing!  5+ entries are needed for a sponsored prize but I love all the entries submitted this month and would like to extend the invitation to be a DominoART Guest Designer in the near future to you all :0)  So ALL of YOU are WINNERS this month ;0)

Please Email Me and let me know if you're interested in doing a guest designer project!

You will also receive a Guest Designer Badge to display on your blog when your project is featured!

On to June!

DominoART Challenge #14
"Any Theme"

and is

ANY GAME GOES!

This challenge is wide open!  Make anything you want, altering any kind of game piece(s) with any theme!  What could be easier than that right, so I hope to see lots of fabulous entries ;0)

 5+ entries are required to win a DominoART prize!   For 4 entries or less I'm now offering Guest Designer spots to my fave projects and you get a snazzy badge for your blogs!

For today's inspiration I've created an altered domino necklace with a matching gift box made from real Domino Playing Cards and features stamps by Lost Coast Designs!  

This is also my finale project for DominoART's 15 Days of Terror Scarefest which you can see HERE!

The Watchful Raven

The mini Raven figurine is from my "Poe" Living Dead Doll

 Lost Coast Designs stamps:

Raven with Tree Branches

Tree Branches large background

The domino necklace

I used Brilliance metallic Silver from the Mineral tri-colour ink pad and Jet Black Archival Ink on the surface of the domino and heat set before stamping the Raven with black Archival ink and embellished the eye with a Stampendous sticker jewel.  You can't tell in the photos but the pendant has a wonderful metallic shimmer to it.  All 4 sides of the domino are stamped with portions of the Tree Branches background stamp.  I sealed the entire domino with Judikins Diamond Glaze after I took the photos (the glossy glare sometimes makes it hard to get a good photo).  The bail is actually a black dice bead with white dots.  I coloured the dots with black Sharpie and transformed the black dice into a silver one with a metallic silver Sharpie.  The dice bail was adhered to the top of the domino with E6000 glue and narrow black ribbon added to create the necklace.

The Domino Playing Cards gift box - click on the pic to enlarge

I made the matching gift box bottom and lid with two Domino Playing Cards and used Aleene's Box Maker board to score all the folds.  I then stamped them both with portions of the large Tree Branches stamp with black Archival Ink.  Notches were cut to create the flaps and the box parts assembled and adhered with Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive.  I added a length of the same narrow black ribbon around the sides of the box lid and embellished one end with a bow.  This was such a fun little gift set to make!

Hope you enjoy your visit to DominoART today and I look forward to seeing your challenge entries!

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DominoART Challenge #13: RAVENS

TGIF Dominoians!
WOW, it's May already!  Sadly, no entries made it in for the last Challenge so lets hope that this next theme is more to your liking!

DominoART Challenge #13 
"Ravens"

and is

ANY GAME GOES!

May is all about Halloween, more specifically scary Half-O-Ween in May and I'm hosting DominoART's 3rd annual "15 Days of Terror" Scarefest
again with scary creations featured every 2nd day starting TODAY at 8am
with a grand prize sponsored by
Lost Coast Designs! 

So of course my May theme had to be a dark one and it's Challenge #13 too, it couldn't get any better than that right!  I challenge you to alter any kind of game using stamped or digi images of Ravens!  Scary is good but they don't have to be, any Raven inspired imagery is welcome!   5+ entries are required to win a DominoART prize!  

For 4 entries or less I'm now offering Guest Designer spots to my fave projects and you get a snazzy badge for your blogs!

For your inspiration I've altered 4 super-sized dominoes and 2 standard sized dominoes (not shown). Featuring stamps by Lost Coast Designs!

Raven with Tree Branches

Tree Branches large background

I used Brilliance Red Rocket, Pearlescent Crimson and Jet Black Archival Ink and dabbed the ink directly onto the dominoes, heat setting between each coat.  I stamped the Raven in black Archival Ink onto 2 of the dominoes and the branches onto the other 2.  I also treated the 2 standard sized dominoes in the same way and then edged and coloured the sides of them all with black Sharpie.

Want to see what I made with these altered dominoes?  I'm being a tease coz now you have to check out my Day 1 of 15 Days of Terror post which goes live at 8am today, see, not long to wait,

Bwahahahahaha ;0)  

I sure hope you will stop by again today and see my project and then come back every 2nd day throughout May to see what my TERROR-ific Players have in store for you and I hope you get thoroughly inspired to enter May Challenge #13 Ravens!

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Week 4 of D'ART Challenge #12 "Dominoes to DYE for"

TGIF Dominoians!

We're now heading into the fourth week of

 DominoART Challenge #12
"Dominoes to Dye for"

I challenge you to DYE your dominoes using only the Egg Dye kits sold for colouring eggs!  So dash on out to your grocery store and grab a few different kinds before they're gone for another year!  Click HERE to enter Challenge #12!  5+ entries required to win a prize!  For 5 entries or less I'm now offering Guest Designer spots to the creators of my fave projects!
 

Last week I showed you the dominoes I altered using a metallics egg dye kit and today I'm sharing some "Alien Landscape" dominoes I made using 2 of my faves from those dominoes. I loved those 2 from the middle, they reminded me of deep space photos of magical celestial-scapes. So I used those 2 and added the stamped Lost Coast Designs columns from the ATC Misc. 7 Set. The columns were stamped on Neenah cardstock and coloured in shades of Cool Grey Copics, fussy cut out and just the bases adhered to the dominoes so that the columns stood away from the domino surfaces to add some quirky dimension.  I completed the celestial sky with self-adhesive silver starts.  

Sadly there's been no entries yet, I'm surprised coz this challenge was a fan favourite in my DominoART Yahoo group over the years.  Hopefully you're still working on your projects though and I'll see some fab ones this week ;0)  There's still plenty of time to enter, the challenge closes on the 29th at noon PST!  I saw some kits in the Easter clearances at 90% off at Walmart the other day so hurry and grab some while you can! There's no right or wrong way to dye dominoes so just have fun and play around with the kits and see what results you get.

I'm DYE-ing to see your challenge entries ;0)

Click HERE to enter Challenge #12!

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Week 3 of D'ART Challenge #12 - "Dominoes to Dye For"

TGIF Dominoians!

We're now heading into week 3 of

 DominoART Challenge #12
"Dominoes to Dye for"

I challenge you to DYE your dominoes using only the Egg Dye kits sold for colouring eggs!  So dash on out to your grocery store and grab a few different kinds before they're gone for another year!  Click HERE to enter Challenge #12!  5+ entries required to win a prize!  For 5 entries or less I'm now offering Guest Designer spots to the stamper of my fave projects!

 For your week 3 inspiration I've been playing with metallics!

This egg dye kit consisted of a gold opaque glaze and some semi-transparent colours.  I used a combination of new dominoes straight out the box as well as some old ones from my stash of doms set aside for re-use.  The opaque metallic glaze covers up any previously stamped images nicely and gives them new life!  I had loads of fun mixing and creating patterns.  The above photo shows some of the variations I made.  Hopefully you can still find some kits in the Easter clearances and remember, there's no right or wrong way to dye dominoes so just have fun and play around with the kits and see what results you get.

I'm DYE-ing to see your challenge entries ;0)

Click HERE to enter Challenge #12!

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Week 2 of D'ART Challenge #12 - "Bunny Blue domino magnet" Presentation Card

Happy Easter weekend to you all!
We're already heading into week 2 of

 DominoART Challenge #12
"Dominoes to Dye for"

I challenge you to DYE your dominoes using only the Egg Dye kits sold for colouring eggs!  So dash on out to your grocery store and grab a few different kinds before they're gone for another year!  Click HERE to enter Challenge #12! 

Smeared Ink Occasions Li'l Grumpie rubber stamp

 On Wednesday I shared Bunny Blue the fridge magnet I made using one of the dyed dominoes. Today I'm sharing the Easter card I made for my sister featuring Bunny Blue.  This card is a cute and clever way to present a magnet project. 

 I cut a hole into the embossed panel the same size as the magnet on the back of the domino and attached the panel to the front of a folded card with pop dots.  The magnet slots into the hole and can be easily removed later.  The domino is quite heavy though so to prevent the card from falling forward when open I cut the bottom edge of the back of the card at an angle to create an easel type card.  The card now slants backwards when on display!

I used Peacock Pearlescent Brilliance ink to highlight the embossed design on the front of the card and also to stamp the sentiment (Michaels brand) on the inside.  To finish off the card I added the cream sheer ribbon and bow and 4 topaz self adhesive jewels attached to each corner.
 

I hope you'll grab some of the eggy dye kits and come play with us!
I'm DYE-ing to see your challenge entries ;0)

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"Bunny Blue" domino maget is to DYE for!

Happy April 1st to you all!
Today is the start of the new challenge over at Altered Eclectics and Bunny Blue is one of my DT shares for today!  Altered Eclectic challenges start on the 1st of every month and are always Anything Goes but your projects must fit into the following criteria: Altered Art, Mixed Media projects, Upcycled, etc!  NO standard paper projects like cards, ATCs and tags are allowed!

Isn't Bunny Blue the cutest altered domino you ever did see!? ;0)

You saw his beginnings on Friday March 27 when my new DominoART Challenge #12 "Dominoes to Dye for" started!  We're playing with Easter Egg dye kits this month so click that link above to check it all out!  Continue reading below the long collaged photo for more info on Bunny Blue!

  For Bunny Blue's body I actually used the domino that looks more green on the left bottom row

and I also preferred it the other way round to the pic below too.  I used Smeared Ink's Li'l Bunny Grumpie from the Occasions Li'l Grumpie rubber stamp set.

The bunny was stamped with jet black StazOn ink onto the domino after I had sealed the surface with a few light sprays of Krylon Artist's Workable Fixative.  I stamped him again on heavy weight cardstock with Tuxedo Black Memento ink, coloured with Copic markers and fussy cut out the big paws and the ears with the eyebrows attached.  The parts were adhered to the domino with small dabs of Judikins Diamond glaze.  I added white paint to his eye highlights with a toothpick and once dry I applied Vive Pearl Transparent Magic White dimensional paint to his eyes and for even more Easter Egg sparkly fun I added Crystal Stickles glitter glue to his ears, eyebrows, paws and a little dab on his little belly button.  I added the round magnet to the back so he can liven up a fridge with his super cuteness!

But I didn't stop there!  Stop by on Friday to see what else I did with Bunny Blue for my week 2 post of the  "Dominoes to Dye for" challenge ;0)

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DominoART Challenge #12 - "Dominoes to Dye For"

TGIF Dominoians!
Thank you for the 2 fabulous entries in DominoART's Harlequin Diamonds challenge, both are equally stunning!  Sadly not enough entries to award a prize so I'm inviting you both to be a Guest Designer on DominoART!  Please email me for more info if you'd like to do it ;0)

It's now time for DominoART's next challenge

 DominoART Challenge #12 is
"Dominoes to Dye for"

This theme has always been a fan favourite!  
I challenge you to DYE your dominoes using only the Egg Dye kits sold for colouring eggs!  So dash on out to your grocery store and grab a few different kinds before they're gone for another year!  

5+ entries required to win a prize!  For 5 entries or less I'm now offering Guest Designer spots to the stamper of my fave projects!

 I used a couple of brand new shiny dominoes and some that had been soaked in a bleach bath to remove the shiny surface.  There's so many different varieties of egg dye kits and I get different results each time.  This time I used the little dye tablets and some I dissolved in water and some in vinegar.  All were soaked for about half a day.  I also dripped dye directly onto a few and others I a toothpick to create the marbled patterns.  There's no right or wrong way to dye dominoes so just have fun and play around with the kits and see what results you get.

 I'll be sharing projects I made with my dyed doms over the next few weeks but you can pop on over to Smudgy Antics right now for a peek at Bunny Blue who will be featured here on DominoART April 1st!

I'm DYE-ing to see your challenge entries ;0)
Link them up below!

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D'ART Challenge #11: Harlequin Diamonds & Any Game Goes WEEK 2!

TGIF Dominoians!
I'm bit late posting today, where did this week go??  So yes, TGIF, need I say more LOL ;0)

We're now entering week 2 of

DominoART Challenge #11
Harlequin Diamonds
and is 
Any Game Goes!

I challenge you to incorporate the Harlequin Diamond pattern into any altered game piece(s) of your choice...that means dominoes, playing cards, jigsaw pieces, etc, all are fair game!

DominoARTist Val S is here today to inspire you with a fabulous altered square domino fridge magnet!  Doesn't it look almost like snakeskin!!  Stop by Val's blog for more details!

Have a great weekend!
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DominoART Challenge #10 THEME is Hearts & Any Game Goes!

It's challenge time!  Who is ready to get their Game On?

Challenge #10 theme is HEARTS!
and it's an
Any Game Goes!

"Any Game Goes" means you can alter any kind of game piece!  If it's a game then you can alter it!

Our first theme for 2015 is HEARTS, well it is February after all, but that doesn't mean you have to get all lovey dovey, anything to do with Hearts like Alice in Wonderland or dark and twisty broken hearts are welcome too!  Speaking of which, stop by More Smeared Ink and sign up for our annual Bloody Valentine Blog Hop by Feb 9th!  Our macabre hop takes place Feb 11-13 so come by and join us and you can enter your projects here in DominoART's challenge too!

Here's your challenge inspiration by DominoARTist Val S!
Stop by Valscraftings for more info!

 I can't wait to see your entries!

Here's a refresher on our challenge rules:
 Not all DominoART Challenges will be domino related so stalk those yard sales and start collecting playing cards, jigsaw puzzles, chess pieces, checkers, backgammon, dice, Mah Jong, Rummy pieces, etc!  If it's a GAME then we alter it!

 Also keep a look out for Game related rubber stamps, digi images and decorative papers coz those could sneak into a challenge too ;0)

DominoART Challenge Rules

• New Challenges start on Fridays
• Challenges will run for approximately 3 weeks to give you plenty of time to play
• Sponsored Challenges will have One Winner 
• Sponsored Challenges must have a minimum of 5 entries for the prize to be awarded otherwise the sponsored prize will roll over to the next Sponsored Challenge.
• For non-Sponsored Challenges I will announce DominoART's Top 3s and award a Top 3 badge.
• Winners and Top 3s 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 altered creations per challenge
• Each entry must have it's own separate post
• There is no limit to how many other challenges you can combine with DominoART
• Include 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 with a direct link to your post, not your blog home page!
• Please leave a comment after you link up otherwise your entry will be deleted!
• Don't have a blog?  Share via photo sharing sites and Facebook pages and include the tag #DOMINOARTCHALLENGE , then link up via the inlinkz collection.  I must be able to see your project photos so make sure they're public!

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DominoART Challenges start up again on Friday Feb 6!

Greetings Dominoians!
Our 1st challenge for 2015 begins on Friday Feb 6th so I'll hope you'll stop by to be inspired by DominoARTist Val S and get your Game On with us in DominoART's Monthly Challenges this year which always start on Fridays!

See you on Friday!
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DominoART Challenge #10: Any Game Goes Using Stencils with DominoARTist Val S!

Happy Friday to you all!

We are over half way though DominoART's 10th challenge and DominoARTist Val S is here today to inspire with a gorgeous tall and narrow domino embellished card!  So dig out your stencils and try your hand at altering any game piece of your choice using any kind of stencil in some way!  There's an awesome prize up for grabs and there's still plenty of time for you to come and play with us ;0)

DominoART Challenge #10

Any Game Goes Using Stencils!
Sponsored by

THE PRIZE
ONE WINNER will receive this awesome 6 x 6 Jigsaw Puzzle StencilGirl stencil!  Woohoo!

 the nitty gritty...A minimum of 3 entries per challenge is required for this prize to be awarded otherwise it will roll over to our next challenge!

 SPRING IS IN THE AIR with DominoARTist Val S

Supplies used:
White Jumbo Domino
That Special Touch Mica Masks/Stencil by Stamps Away
  and Creative Expressions
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Tea Dye
Stamps by Inkadinkado
Stazon - Jet Black
Clear Embossing Powder
White and Black card stock

Isn't that a gorgeous card!  Stop by Val's blog and leave her some love ;0)

Now its your turn!  I challenge you to alter any REAL game piece of your choice like a domino, playing card, large jigsaw puzzle piece etc, with any theme and use any company's stencil on it!

Please don't forget to leave a comment when you link your projects...players are forgetting to do that and we really would love to hear from you ;0)

Submit your creations via the inlinkz collection below!

If you're playing with us for the first time then don't forget to check out our

Challenge Rules and Guidelines!

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