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Saturday, October 31, 2015

Day 31 of 31 Days of Halloween - "Raven Amulet" by Leigh S-B!

Welcome to Day 31 of DominoART's 
annual 31 Days of Halloween Scarefest 
and blog hop presented by Smeared Ink!

my Gothic beauties Halloween display this year - Evangeline Ghastly and friends! From left: Living Dead Doll E.A Poe, Bright Moon EG, Divine Moonlight EG, Beautiful Nightmare EG, My Tell Tale Heart Ellowyne Wilde, All Hallow's Eve EG, Unspoken Words EG, Long Ago, Far Away EG and EG's pets, Bella, Mouette and Valentine.
My Coven from left: Tonner Absolutely Wicked Witch of the West, Pullip Wilhelmina, Tonner Fiery Skies Witch and Tonner 22" Goth American Model
YAY, we did it, we have officially survived another one of Smeared Ink's fangtastic 31 Days of Halloween blog hops!  Wooooohoooo!

I want to thank my clawesome DomnoARTist's Val S and Black Dragon for participating again with me this year and a huge THANK YOU to all my faBOOlous Wicked Players for making DominoART's 5th Scarefest a spooktacular success!  Round of applause to you all!  One of you will win this year's Grand Prize of a Smeared Ink digi set of your choice sponsored by Smeared Ink and be crowned DominoART's Queen of Halloween!  Plus, if DominoART snags Smeared Ink's blog hop prize this year my top 3 voted Wicked Players will receive some of the haul too!
GOOD LUCK

The poll opened yesterday so if you haven't voted for your favourite projects yet then sit back and relax for a spell and enjoy seeing all 31 of this months spooktacular projects again in the Inlinkz collection below and then cast your votes!  You all get 10 votes each!  Some projects don't qualify to win coz of affiliation, etc, but feel free to still vote on them if you just absolutely love them!  The winner will be announced here on DominoART on Monday Nov 2nd so you'll have a few days to get your votes in! 

http://www.smearedink.com/#!shop/c199t
 
 Don't forget you can join us here on DominoART for 15 Days of Terror - Half-O-Ween in May 2016!  Click HERE for details and then sign up to be one of my 13 Petrifying Players...you could even make your projects now while you've got your spooky stamps out ;0)


If you've been hopping with us from the beginning then you arrived here via Sue and your next stop is Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.  If you just popped in for the first time today and want to know what all the excitement is about then you'll want to stop by Terra's blog.  The Smeared Ink Blog Hop roll is over there in my right hand side bar if you'd like to join the fun!  There's lots of sponsor prizes to be won each and every day!

Today's finale project is by me, Leigh S-B!
I made an amulet with altered Bendominoes featuring the Raven stamp from my Zentangle inspired Autumn's Pencil rubber stamp set designed for Smeared Ink.  This set is currently not available through Smeared Ink but you can still order it from me, email me for details!


Supplies used
Autumn's Pencil rubber stamp - Raven 
Bendominoes
Swarovski crystal
Large metal leaf and jump ring
Metal necklace
black StazOn ink
Sharpie markers
Liquid Silver DecoColor paint pen
Judikins Diamond Glaze


***IT'S NOW TIME TO VOTE***
Simply click on the little hearts to vote!


Don't forget to get your votes in and come back November 2nd for my winner announcement!
Have a SPOOKTACULAR Halloween!

Challenges entered:
Dream in Darkness
Left of Center

Domino Hugs!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
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Friday, October 9, 2015

Day 9: "It Breathed!" by Leigh S-B!

 Welcome to Day 9 of DominoART's 
annual 31 Days of Halloween Scarefest 
and blog hop presented by Smeared Ink!

We're now in the second week of our spooktacular blog hop!  If you've been hopping with us from the beginning then you arrived here via Sue and your next stop is Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.  If you don't know what the hop is all about and are dying to know then stop by Terra's blog.  The Smeared Ink Blog Hop roll is over there in my right hand side bar if you want to join the fun and start hopping from the beginning!  There's lots of sponsor prizes to be won each and every day!

Smeared Ink is the clawesome sponsor for DominoART 31 Days of Halloween Scarefest's Grand Prize this year!  One of my Wicked Players will win a Smeared Ink digi set of their choice and be crowned DominoART's Queen of Halloween!  You will all get to vote for your favourite projects starting with the Oct 30 post.  The winner will be announced here on DominoART on Monday Nov 2nd so you'll have a few days to get your votes in!

http://www.smearedink.com/#!shop/c199t

 Today is Smeared Ink Friday and the featured project is by me. Leigh S-B!
I've got a more adult Halloween treat box for you today coz it's got boobies on it... probably not quite suitable for the little kiddies!

It Breathed!
  Featuring Smeared Ink's Hallocutie - Frankie Girl digi!

POP QUIZ TIME!
Who can tell me why I used 2 Ace and 2 Eight Playing Cards for this project?
answer revealed tomorrow ;)

Frankie Stein is very proud of her eyeball collection! 
She is one of my fave Monster High dolls and this version of her is 17 inches tall, huge compared to the normal size of 12"! 
Treat Box filled to the brim with eyeballs!
Plus it's re-usable as a pen holder for your desk too!
a multi-tasker!
Supplies used
 Smeared Ink's Hallocutie - Frankie Girl digi!
Skellie body parts:  Letterbox Backgrounds rubber stamps
Scrabble tiles
1969 Crooked Playing Cards - scanned coz they're vintage!
Silver marblized dice
upcycled lid-less hotel toiletries box from my stash
Real book pages torn from a copy of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Bendon Junior Classics) from Target's $ section
 white cardstock
Copics
metallic silver and blue Promarkers
metallic silver gel pen
metallic silver Sharpie
black StazOn ink
Distress Inks: Black Soot, Shaded Lilac, Tumbled Glass
metallic silver-blue eyelash fiber
flattened silver metal staples
Judikins Diamond Glaze
glue dots
Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive
Xyron permanent adhesive
Tim's paper distresser tool

I used the vintage Crooked Playing Cards coz they look like lightning bolts!  I just couldn't bring myself to use the real playing cards coz they're from 1969 and I only have the one set so I scanned them and some pages from the Frankenstein book.  I used 2 x Ace and 2 x Eight playing cards for my project, can you guess why?  I then Photoshoped the text and the SI Frankie Girl digi onto the playing cards in PS CS6.  Printed out, coloured with Copics, Promarkers and a silver gel pen.  The edges are distressed with Black Soot DI applied.  I added Judikins Diamond Glaze to Frankie's goggle eyes to make them shiny and 3D.
I dismanted the box, covered it inside and out with pages torn from the Frankenstein book.  Treated with Distress Ink Shaded Lilac and Tumbled Glass and lightning hand drawn with metallic silver and blue Promarkers.  Silver dice for feet.  To further enhance the feel of lightning I wrapped the silver-blue metallic fiber randomly around the box and secured the ends in the join when the box was re-assembled.

The scrabble tiles spell out "FRANKIE" and are stamped with SI's skeleton parts rubber stamp in black StazOn ink and the sides coloured with metallic silver Sharpie.  The playing cards were adhered to the box with glue and the scrabble tiles added with glue dots.  I embellished the cards with flattened real metal staples. 
Thank you for the wonderful comments you left for Terra yesterday and for hopping with us again today!

See you again tomorrow for Day 10 and have a faBOOlous weekend!

Additional photo for Sarah to see....this is me dressed as Frankie for Halloween 2014 ;0)
 Domino Hugs!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
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Friday, March 27, 2015

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!


Domino Hugs!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
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Friday, October 24, 2014

Day 24: "The Vampire Cat and The Raven" Domino Accordion Folder by Leigh S-B - The Sharpie Domino Queen!

Welcome back to DominoART for 
 Day 24 of our 31 Days of Halloween Scarefest
and mammoth blog hop with Smeared and Smudged!

We're nearing the end already but if you're just stopping by for the first time then you'll find all the info and can start the hop on Terra's blog!  The 39 Wicked Bloggers list is over there on the right side bar in case you get lost!  Thank you everyone for all the love you are leaving us all, we really do appreciate all your comments! 

Now for Day 24's project by  
Leigh S-B aka The Sharpie Domino Queen,
yep, it's my turn again ;0)

Today's post is photo and info heavy, sorry, so I hope you can stick around long enough to scroll all the way down to see everything!  Also another one of my ball jointed dolls is guest appearing today, say hello to Bella the Bat ;0)   Take it away, Bella!

"The Vampire Cat and The Raven"
Super-sized Domino Accordion Folder
by Leigh S-B
 
Bella says...."TADA!  see...the vampire cat is on the front and the raven is on the back and look at this GORE-geous enormous black bow holding the folder closed!"
Today is Smeared Ink Day and I'm excited coz all the Smeared Ink Rubber Club members are starting to receive "Autumn's Pencil" in their mailboxes, which is my tangled Halloween/Autumn inspired rubber stamps designed exclusively for Smeared Ink :0)  Julia has already been creating and shared her clawesome duo pumpkins card on her blog yesterday and the GORE-geous coffin pendant today!  So loving seeing everyone creating with my designs!!!!!!  FYI, you no longer have to be a member of the Rubber Club to order Smeared Ink stamps and you can order my set in November...but you get discounts if you belong to the club, just saying ;0)

My project today features the large vampire cat and the raven as well as portions of the large background and the narrow border stamps on the covers and the sides of the dominoes.
http://www.smearedink.com/rubber-club-past-offerings/
Autumn's Pencil by Leigh Snaith-Brunton - September 2014 Smeared Ink Rubber Club exclusive now available to the public for order in November!
"Autumn's Pencil" consists of Egyptian-styled Vampire cats, a Raven, Pumpkins, a Witch's Hat, a large background plus a narrow border stamp!  Look closely at all the details coz there's dripping blood, eyeballs and human teeth mixed in there too, oh my, Bwahahahahahaha!

The vampire cat has an Egyptian style to it so I drew in the Eye of Horus on the Raven to keep in with the theme.
 I used 4 super-sized dominoes to make the covers of my accordion folder!

Super-sized are aprrox. 1.25" x 2.5" compared to the standard domino which are 1" x 2".  Perfect to use for the larger stamps.

here you can see the folder open and the big bow tied on top to keep it closed
click the pic to enlarge for a better look
I upcycled the glossy black sleeves from After Eight chocolate mints to make my honeycomb-like accordion pockets inside.  The pockets are glued to each other down the centers and the folder can expand outwards and stand open or the covers can lie flat and the pockets fan out for easy access which you can see in the photo below.  I love tiny things and love making tiny accordion folders to keep all my little goodies in.  This one has some postage stamps and paper ephemera in it that I plan to use in some upcoming projects.

there's 11 sleeves in there making up the accordion pockets.  I would have added more but the rest were sticky, eeewww, but I must say my project has a nice minty aroma to it LOL ;0)
Before doing my main stamping I first wanted to add a ghost image as a background so I stamped the large background stamp onto all the dominoes with black StazOn ink and immediately rubbed it off.  Some areas I rubbed off more than others to achieve a distressed ghost image effect.  I then stamped the main images onto the dominoes with black StazOn ink and heat set before colouring them with Sharpie markers in my signature 
Sharpie Domino Queen style.
 

 The dominoes are adhered together with Judikins Diamond Glaze and I also used it to adhere two square pieces of thick cardboard to the backs of each cover to make them stronger before adding the accordion pockets.  The black silk ribbon, which I gleaned from a Bebe shopping bag, was sandwiched between the dominoes and the cardboard first.  All the dominoes are edged, front and back, with a chisel tip black Sharpie and the black cardboard was also partly coloured black too.  The dominoes are all sealed with a coat of Delta Ceramcoat matte varnish.  I usually seal all my Sharpie domino creations with Judkins Diamond Glaze but that makes them really hard to photograph so lately I've been going with a matte finish instead.  I might add the hi-gloss back to this one now that you've seen it though.

Bella would like to say BYE!
...she threatened to bite me if I didn't add her in at the end!
Isn't she a cutie! ;0)


See you again tomorrow for Day 25! 
You're next stop on the hop is Steph
 
Domino Hugs!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
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Friday, October 17, 2014

Day 17: Forget-Me-Not Apothecary Bottle & Domino by Leigh S-B!

Welcome back to DominoART for
Day 17 of our 31 Days of Halloween Scarefest!

  Thank you everyone for all the love you are leaving us each and every day, we really do appreciate them coz we know it's no small feat hopping through 39 Wicked Bloggers each and every day during our mammoth blog hop with Smeared and Smudged!  For all the info and to start hopping from the beginning go to Terra's blog!  The Wicked Bloggers list is over there on the right side bar in case you get lost!

Now for Day 17's project by moi, Leigh S-B 
aka The Sharpie Domino Queen ;0)
I've got lots of pix to share and I hope you enjoy them!

Evie Witchie's "Forget-Me-Not" Potion
Altered Bottle and Doublecross Domino
by Leigh S-B
modelled by Evie Witchie my 19" Absolutely Wicked Witch of the West BJD doll by Tonner
Evie Witchie is peddling her wares outside the cemetery gates today!  She has a fangtastic potion for the absent minded but alas she needs to take some herself because she forgot to include the directions so I'm passing them on for her!  She says...
 
"Three Drops No More At The Strike Of Midnight,
Too Many And Your Thoughts Will Wither Into Twilight"

I hope you'll take heed of her warning!

 Today is Smeared Ink Day!  I used their
Rubber Club stamps
"Killer Bo Peep" and a Skull and Scroll image from their "Fringe" set
Green wine bottle, Das Air Dry clay, Black acrylic paint, Metallic Green and Gold Rub-On creme, Archival black ink, Pumice Stone and Tea Dye Distress Inks, Black Sharpie and Handwrote the bottle label, twine, Scotch Quick Dry adhesive, White cardstock, Krylon Artist's Workable Fixative Spray.
Doublecross Domino coloured in my signature Sharpie Domino Queen style, StazOn black ink, Sharpie markers, White shrink plastic, Delta CeramCoat Matte varnish, Judikins Diamond Glaze, brass eye screws, jewelry findings, wooden beads, metallic gold ultra fine paint pen.
a closer look at the details, click on the photo to enlarge: The sides of the domino say "Killer Bo Beep Has Lost Her Sheep and Doesn't know Where to Find Them".  There's a peek at the back so you can see what the wooden Doublecross domino looks like.
You're next stop on the hop is Steph

Domino Hugs!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
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Friday, October 10, 2014

Day 10: A Tribute to Poe + Introducing Rubber Stamps by Leigh S-B aka The Sharpie Domino Queen!

Welcome back to DominoART for
Day 10 of our 31 Days of Halloween Scarefest!

  Woohoo, we're now into the double digits on our mammoth blog hop with Smeared and Smudged!  For all the info and to start hopping go to Terra's blog!  The 39 Wicked Bloggers list is over there on the right side bar in case you get lost!

 Thank you everyone for all the love you are leaving my featured artists and I each and every day, we really do appreciate them! 

Now for Day 10's project by Leigh S-B aka The Sharpie Domino Queen, yep, that's Me ;0)
Today's post is photo heavy so please scroll all the way down to see everything!

"A Tribute to Poe"
Domino Necklace and Coffin Trinket Box
by Leigh S-B


  Today is Smeared Ink Day and I'm excited to introduce you to a sheet of Zentangle Halloween/Autumn inspired rubber stamps I designed exclusively for Smeared Ink called "Autumn's Pencil"!

Autumn's Pencil by Leigh Snaith-Brunton - September 2014 Smeared Ink Rubber Club exclusive now available to the public for order in November!

 There's Egyptian-styled Vampire cats, a Raven, Pumpkins, a Witch's Hat, a large background plus a narrow border stamp too!  Look closely at all the details coz there's dripping blood, eyeballs and human teeth mixed in there too, oh my, Bwahahahahahaha!

Annabelle Lee, my Bleeding Edge goth doll is modeling for me
October 7, 165 years ago, Edgar Allan Poe was sadly taken from us.  Using my new stamps plus Smeared Ink's Poe I created a coffin trinket box with an altered domino necklace nestled inside.
For more details please pop over to my other blog, LeighSBDesigns, once you've finished hopping!

Domino, Smeared Ink stamps Autumn Pencil and Quoth the Raven, Pencil, Black Sharpie, Archival Jet Black Ink, 2 grey Memento inks, DecoColor Liquid Silver paint pen, Necklace/Brooch combo bale, silver chain, E6000 adhesive, Double sided tape, Delta Ceramcoat matte sealer, Black metal rose and alphabet embellies.
Rubber Stamps used:
Autumn's Pencil by Leigh S-B
Sept 2014 Smeared Ink Rubber Club exclusive now available to the public for order in November!
Edgar Allen Poe: Quoth the Raven - Smeared Ink Rubber Club 
Feb 2013 past offering which is now available to the public!

Wooden coffin trinket box, Scanned page fromm Tales of Mystery by Edgar Allen Poe, Archival Jet Black ink, Black Soot Distress Stain, Black Soot Distress Ink, Pencil, Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive, Inkssentials Black Enamel Accents, Black metal rose and alphabet embellies, Delta CeramCoat matte sealer, Black Pop Dots,

Entered my wooden coffin into the challenge over at Haunted Design House - You Wood Do That!
Entire project over at Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes

 See you again tomorrow for Day 11!
You're next stop on the hop is Steph

Domino Hugs!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
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Sunday, October 5, 2014

Day 5: Poison, An Acquired Taste by Leigh Snaith-Brunton - The Sharpie Domino Queen!

Welcome back to DominoART for
Day 5 of our 31 Days of Halloween Scarefest!

 Our mammoth blog hop with Smeared and Smudged is well underway and we're all having a frightfully good time, shattered already, but loving it!  We're suckers for punishment over at the Smeared & Smudged forum that's for sure, that blog roll that goes on for miles over there on my right side bar proves it LOL!  Want to join the month long freak show then hop to Terra's blog for all the Smeared and Smudged event deets!

 Thank you for all the wonderful comments you left for my featured artist yeasterday :0)

My Wicked Players schedule is shaping up nicely over there on the left side bar but there's still plenty of days open if you'd like to play!  The more the scarier so I'd love to feature your altered game art here on DominoART!  All the deets you need to know can be found here!

Now for Day 5's project by Leigh S-B aka The Sharpie Domino Queen, yep, that's Me ;0)
I've got another skellie ornament for you but this time I altered a Bendomino game piece!  It looks and feels like a domino that just got a bit bent out of shape ;0)

Poison, An Acquired Taste
not everyone can handle it apparently!

 Skellie Bedomino Hanging Ornament by Leigh S-B


Material used
Bendomino - yes that is a real game
Voodoo stamp: Smeared Ink Rubber Club exclusive stamp by Rick St Dennis
 Aug 2013 past offering now available to the public!
Grid stamp: Quoth the Raven - Smeared Ink Rubber Club 
Feb 2013 past offering which is now available to the public!
Skeleton - altered Halloween decoration re-painted with
Krylon Satin Black spray paint and Aleene's acrylic paint
Assorted Sharpie markers -
used in my signature Sharpie Domino Queen style
Black Archival Ink
Brilliance Tiramisu tri-colour pearlescent ink pad
 Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Tape
Delta Ceramcoat matte varnish
Melted candle wax
E6000 industrial adhesive
 

See you again tomorrow for Day 6!
You're next stop on the hop is Steph
 
Domino Hugs!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
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Thursday, May 29, 2014

Finale of 15 Days of Terror: Killer Bo Beep Domino Necklace by Leigh S-B!

Welcome to Day 15 of


 Boo! It's the finale of our spooktacular Half-O-Ween in May festival!  May sure flew by and all my Petrifying Players really outdid themselves with absolutely spooktacular projects!  A big THANK YOU to you all for making this year's festival a huge success!  Now you can all look forward to our annual 31 Days of Halloween blog hop with the Smeared and Smudged forum in October ;0)

Voting opened on Tuesday but unfortunately there's no inlinkz collection for you to vote on coz they've disabled thumbnails and text links can't be voted on either on free accounts, I'm not impressed :0(  Blogger is also being a pain and their Poll gadget isn't working for me, ugh!  So to vote I'd appreciate it if you'd all please email me with your top 3 faves in order of preference.  I know that's a huge inconvenience so I plan to do a random drawing to determine the winners if I don't get enough votes.  You have until June 3 at midnight to vote coz I'm having surgery on May 30th and I will announce the winners during the first week of June!
I've got one more project to share, my finale creation featuring Smeared Ink's Rubber Club stamp set "Killer Bo Peep".  Scroll down for my project but first another big THANK YOU to our sponosrs! 

15 Days of Terror is sponsored by
http://www.lost-coast-designs.com/
 
Lost Coast Designs is sponsoring our
 First Place Prize
a $10 gift certificate to spend on LCD rubber!

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Smeared Ink is sponsoring our Second Place Prize
a $10 gift certificate to spend at their SI digi store!  

 and Smeared Ink is also sponsoring our Third Place Prize
a $5 gift certificate to spend at their SI digi store!

Killer Bo Peep Doublecross Domino Necklace 
by Leigh S-B, The Sharpie Domino Queen

Smeared Ink's Rubber Club stamp set "Killer Bo Peep"


Doublecross Domino
White Shrink Plastic
Jet Black StazOn ink
Sharpie markers
Metallic Gold Paint Pen


Jewelry findings
Gold chain
Black cord
Brass Eye Screws


Photo below shows the size of the skellie sheep compared to the small charms after shrinking.


Thank you everyone for visiting us all month long and if you haven't had chance to comment yet we'd love to hear from you as you re-visit each project again before casting your votes!

Domino Hugs!
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
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