Skull Appreciation Day!

It's Skull Appreciation Day and I'm participating with a few of the Bombshell Girls in Smeared & Smudged's Blog Hop. Go check out what the others have done at Bombshell's Blog!

I don't know about you, but I sure appreciate my skull. I'm already so scatter-brained, can you imagine if I didn't have my skull to keep it all in one place?

Here's what I created, using my very favorite Bombshell skull, which hails from the Man's Ruin set.

I haven't been feeling much love for the few Distress markers that I own, but my Michael's just got in several marker sets that I can get with coupons, so I decided to give them a go again and lo! and behold, I liked 'em better this time. I don't know if it's because I stamped the image using StazOn or because I used 140 water color paper, but I'm moderately happy with the coloring, though I still remain Stickles impaired. Oh well.

So, I stamped with StazOn (I love how it smells!) and colored the skull with Frayed Burlap and Antique Linen Distress Markers. The rose was colored with Picket Fence, Spun Sugar, Fired Brick, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, and Forest Moss Distress Markers. All markers were blended with a water pen.

The stamped image took a ride through my Big Kick in an Oval Nestabilities die and stayed inside it while I sponged Spun Sugar and Antique Linen Distress Ink over the die and around the image. When it came out, I added Fired Brick Distress Stickles and set it aside to dry.

I sponged Spun Sugar Distress Ink over the remaining scraps of watercolor paper, then die cut it using the Lacey Ovals Nestabilities die, Memory Box's Madera Corner die, SCACD's Garden Corners die, and SCACD's Ornate Hinge die.

The patterned papers are from a very old 6x6 pad by Webster's Pages. I layered 'em up and edged 'em with Spun Sugar, Antique Linen, and my beloved Black Soot Distress inks. The stamped oval was adhered onto the Lacey oval, then onto the card front, smudging the freaking Stickles in the process. Grrr.  The two corner die cuts and the Ornate Hinge die cut were added and the card was finished with two colors of red gemstones.

Thanks for visiting today! The hop list is below if you feel like seeing lots of skully projects!

I shall be entering this card in the following challenges!
• Simon Says Stamp & Show: Challenge Brought to you by the letter "S" -- Skulls baby!!!! :D
• Make It Monday #148: Anything Goes
• That Crafting Place: Dies & Punches


 Here's the Hop List if you're inclined to hop!
 

Terra


Tori


Laura


Kapree


Kristy


Sandy


Jacki


Rick St Dennis


Airless Chambers


Wendy


Julia


Susan


Lady Brayton


Black Dragon


Kay


Miko


Creepy Glowbug


Aletha


Ike


Miranda


Hazel


Monique


Shoni


Suzi


Leigh S-B Designs


DominoART


Alison


Donna M


Donna W


Jane


De Stempelwinkel


Evil Edna


Jenn


Steph


Anna


Bombshell Stamps


Helen


Shell


Movie Magic Monthly Blog


Fiona


Serena


Little Black Kitten


Maureen


Karen


Milo


Teri