Skull Appreciation Day Blog Hop!

I've joined Smeared & Smudged's Skull Appreciation Day Blog Hop because I appreciate my skull. It holds my brain, eyeballs, mouth, nose, ears, and a bunch of other useful stuff. I also think skulls are really cool looking. I'm not trying to be "hip". I just like 'em.

Anyways, I was going to try to get two projects done, but the second one is in the junk heap at the moment.

I should mention that Smeared & Smudged is a really wonderful place for those who don't go for cute or whimsical and prefer their art a bit edgier. I should also mention that it's the home for Smeared Ink which has some pretty nifty stamps.

I should also mention that there are lots of prizes to be had, so you should definitely hop!

You should have gotten here from

Ms. Ruin's blog.

So, here's the first project in three views.

Front View:


Top & Front View:


Back View:


My project is a recycled Curad Bandaid Tin. First I sprayed the tin (and my hand) with silver spray paint. While I let it dry and destinkify, I went to work on the stampy parts.

The tin features the Alter Skull from the Bombshell's Alter Skull set. I colored it with Copic markers and then cut it out, the used my VersaMarker to ink up the skull portion, and heat emboss three layers of clear embossing powder. I need to buy that stuff in bulk. Hmmm. Is that's even possible? Anyone know?

Then I lost what I laughingly refer to as my mind (See where the helpful skull thing should have helped?) and used my Stamp-a-ma-jig and the Three Roses stamp from the Dead Necessities set to stamp and mask and stamp and mask and stamp and mask until I darn near passed out.

If that wasn't bad enough (should it be "were"?), I then colored all of those freaking roses and leaves with my Copics, using the same color combo I used for the Alter Skull That took a while. Then I decided it needed something else and I needed to eat up more time so I sprayed it with Pearl Pearls Embossing Mist. It took awhile to dry, but it got all shimmery, which is cool. I love shimmery things. I must've been a Magpie in a past life. I like Magpies. They're very handsome in their formal attire.

I also used the Head Stone Skeleton stamp (flying skull) from the Dead Necessities set, stamped it, colored it, and heat embossed it with three layers of clear embossing powder. I stacked onto three layers of cardstock and attached it over the ribbon "handle" that had been attached to the top of the tin using red liner tape. Love that stuff though that red liner is irritating as all get out.

I wrapped the dried shimmery stamped colored rose paper around the tin, adhered the Alter skull, and added some glittery skulls tape that I got for cheap at Michael's on November 1st.

Thanks for visiting. I might be back with my second project, but if I were you, I wouldn't hold my breath.

You're supposed to go to the Bombshell Stamps Blog next!


Here's the Blog Hop List in case you've gotten lost or want to go around again.

Terra

Tori

Black Dragon

Monique

Helen

Lady Brayton

Fiona

Christine

Jane

Judy

Alison

Susan

Andrea

Smudger Challenge

Laura

Lisa

Kristy

Steph

Glittery Katie

Lisa

Kapree

Ms. Ruin

Kathi

Bombshell Stamps Blog

Dianne

Donna

Nydia

Lady Coral

Suzi

Julia

Patti

Miko

Renee

Wendy

Christina

Hazel

Skye

Wenchkin

Betsy

Scrapbook Stamp Society

I shall enter this in the following challenge:
• Simon Says Stamp Challenge: "Anything Goes"