Sunday, December 21, 2014

12 Days of Creepmas 2014- Day 11

Welcome back to 12 Days of Creepmas sponsored by Smeared Ink. If this is your first visit, please go to this post for all of the info about the hop and prizes.

I'm sorry about the late post today everyone- I got caught up finishing Christmas presents this morning and completely forgot! I'm glad our Jolly Bloggers are on top of things, and I am sure some of you have already enjoyed hopping through today's posts. There are only today's and Tuesday's posts left, and I hope you have enjoyed this year's hop as much as I have!

Let's go ahead and draw for Day 10 winners and then we'll get on to our Day 11 prize. The winner of the dual gift-certificates, by random #, is:
Teresa

Congrats again Teresa! Please email us to claim your prize.

By the way, I will be catching up on all the winner emails today, so if you were a winner and do not receive and email from me by tonight, please email us again as your message may have gotten lost in the mix.

Now on to today's prize info:

On The Eleventh Day of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me...
$25 Worth of Digis, All For Free!




Up for grabs is another digi bundle, this one worth a little more! Valid for use on any digi sets or singles in our shop. To qualify, please leave a comment below telling us what types of images you'd like to see from us in 2015. We always love to hear your ideas, and if we use one of them you will get that set for free! You have until midnight Monday to enter, and we will draw the winner Tuesday morning.

Good luck, and I hope you are enjoying the holiday season and the hop!

P.S.- I know some of you are anxiously awaiting the announcement of our new DT. Unfortunately, Tori is on her way to Texas for a funeral so the announcement will be postponed for a bit. We will let you all know as soon as possible, in the meantime I'd like to say thank you all for your wonderful applications!! You've made it a tough decision...

Friday, December 19, 2014

12 Days of Creepmas 2014- Day 10

Welcome back to 12 Days of Creepmas sponsored bySmeared Ink. If this is your first visit, please go to this post for all of the info about the hop and prizes.

We coming down to the last few days of our hop and although it is sad, I've really really enjoyed every bit of the hop this year....you're all amazing! We hope you enjoy the last few days of awesome inspiration from our Jolly Bloggers. Don't forget, the Smeared Ink DT blog Smudgy Antics December challenge is still open for 10 more days, so if you haven't added in your Smeared Ink projects, head on over and share with us! We'd love to see your makes. You can find the current challenge info and Mr Linky by clicking the button in the top of the sidebar on Smudgy Antics that says Current Challenge.

Now let's go ahead and draw our winners for Day 8 & 9, shall we? 
The winner of the Sea Skeletons set, by random #, is: 
Donna

The winners of the Wonderland digi set, by random #, are:

Kim (Tangled Blue Rose)
Sarah Strom

Congratulations gals! Please email us at smearedinkstamps@gmail.com to claim your prizes.

Today we have another goodie up for grabs...

On The Tenth Day of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me...

A Gift For You, and One to Put Under Someone Else's Tree!



Did you know we offer Gift Certificates in our shop? You can find the link at the top right of the home page. Today we are offering up for grabs two $15 gift certificates, one for our winner and one for their friend! These are valid on anything available in our shop. Both certificates will be sent through email. To qualify for this prize, leave a comment below telling us how you plan to spend New Year's Eve this year. You have until midnight tomorrow to enter, and the winner will be drawn by random number on Sunday.

We hope you enjoy your hop today, and we will see you again on Sunday!

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

12 Days of Creepmas 2014- Day 8 & 9

Hi Folks! Welcome back to 12 Days of Creepmas sponsored by Smeared Ink. If this is your first visit, please go to this post for all of the info about the hop and prizes.

First let me apologize about the post for Day 8- I had it ready to go and autoposted, and it was brought to my attention yesterday that it didn't post as planned.When I checked, I had the date set wrong. 

I've included all the information for both Day 8 and Day 9 in this post, and both drawings will run until midnight tomorrow with the winners being announced on Friday.

First, let's draw the winners for Day 7! The winners, by random number, of a $15 digi bundle are:
Lady Brayton
Teresa

Congrats ladies! Please email smearedinkstamps@gmail.com to claim your prize.

Now here is all of the prize information for Day 8 and Day 9...

On The Eighth Day of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me...

A Fabulous Set of Skeletons from the Sea!


Up for grabs is yet another of our long-lost digi sets, Sea Skeletons, and one of my personal faves just because of the texture. To be entered to win this awesome digi set, leave us a comment below and tell us what you would do with it. You have until midnight tomorrow to enter.

On The Ninth Day of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me...
Wonderous Images of Rabbits, Hatters, and Tea!



For Day 9, up for grabs is our Wonderland dig set featuring the Mad Hatter, Queen of Hearts, Cheshire Cat, White Rabbit, and Alice herself! It is alsoa  Smeared Ink day today, so we will be choosing one Jolly Blogger and one Merry Hopper to win this prize. To enter as a hopper, leave a comment below telling us which of the five images is your fave and why. You have until midnight tomorrow to enter.

There you have it folks, I hope you enjoy today's hop and we will see you again on Friday! Don't forget the blog roll is in my sidebar.




Saturday, December 13, 2014

12 Days of Creepmas 2014- Day 7

Welcome back to 12 Days of Creepmas sponsored by Smeared Ink. If this is your first visit, please go to this post for all of the info about the hop and prizes.

Today's post is going to be short and sweet, I am on the road this morning. The winner's from our Day 6 giveaway, as picked by random.org, are:

Kim
Nan

Congrats ladies! Please email us at smearedinkstamps@gmail.com to claim.

So I made a boo-boo when I posted the prize for Day 6....our Smeared Ink Day was supposed to be today rather than the 11th! So sorry everyone! I went ahead and drew two winners anyways, and will draw two winners again for today's prize.

Speaking of which, here it is:


We're giving away another digi bundle! How awesome is it that you get to choose your own prize? As I mentioned before we'll draw for two winners on the 15th, 1 Jolly Blogger and 1 Merry Hopper, so hoppers you have until midnight tomorrow to leave your comment telling us which Smeared Ink event you are looking forward to most for 2015. 

We hold a few- including Bloody Valentine, Skull Appreciation Day, Smudgefest, 31 Days of Halloween, and of course 12 Days of Creepmas. Who knows, maybe there will be a new one added in? If you have any ideas for a new event you'd like to see, leave that in your comment as well! We'd love to hear it.

Good luck, and have fun hopping today!

Thursday, December 11, 2014

12 Days if Creepmas 2014- Day 6

Welcome back to 12 Days of Creepmas sponsored by Smeared Ink. If this is your first visit, please go to this post for all of the info about the hop and prizes.

Once again we're drawing for a prize (isn't this fun?!?) The winner of the three-rubber image grab bag is:
Susan R

Congrats Susan! Please email us at smearedinkstamps@gmail.com with your mailing address and we will get your goodies out to you.

Now on to today's hop...after you are done entering for today's prize, be sure to visit the Jolly Bloggers (blog roll in my sidebar) for your daily dose of Creepmas inspiration! Today is a Smeared Ink day, which means we have challenged our Jolly Bloggers to make projects featuring only Smeared Ink stamps. If they do, they will be eligible to win 2 free digital paper packs from Smeared Ink! Here's are some examples of some of our packs.


Poe Boy


Cranium


Madame Butterfly


As a hopper, you also have the chance to win! All you have to do is tell me in your comment which one of our paper packs is your fave. You can view all of them in our shop here if you haven't seen them before. On Saturday Dec 13, we will choose our winning Jolly Blogger and our winning Merry Hopper by random number and announce it here. That means you have until tomorrow midnight to enter. Good Luck!

P.S.- Just in case you hadn't heard, Smeared Ink is holding a Design Team call right now! There are a few more days to submit for it, and you can find all of the information here. Deadline is December 15, 2014. Check out the link for all of the details.

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

12 Days of Creepmas 2014- Day 5

Welcome back to 12 Days of Creepmas sponsored by Smeared Ink. If this is your first visit, please go to this post for all of the info about the hop and prizes.

Congrats to those of you who have stuck with it so far this month as either a Jolly Blogger or Merry Hopper, we know it can be busy and overwhelming and we're happy that you've chosen to spend part of December hopping along with us!

First things first, let's announce the winners from Day 4. By random number, the winners of a Smeared Ink $15 digi bundle are:

Monique
Susan S

Woo hoo ladies! Please email us at smearedinkstamps@gmail.com to claim your prizes!

For day 5 we have a treat...

On the Fifth Day of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me...
A Rubber Grab Bag Full of Images Three!

The winner of today's drawing will receive these three single unmounted RUBBER images:






To qualify, visit our shop and let us know which of our images you'd LOVE to see on a t-shirt! Leave your choice (or choices) in a comment below. We will draw for the winner the morning of the 11th, so you have until midnight tomorrow to enter. Good luck, and we hope you enjoy today's hop! 
(Blog Roll is in my sidebar)

Sunday, December 7, 2014

12 Days of Creepmas 2014- Day 4

Welcome back to 12 Days of Creepmas sponsored by the Smeared Ink. If this is your first visit, please go to this post for all of the info about the hop and prizes.

Let's start off by drawing for our Day 3 winner. Remember that amazing For The Birds image by Alexandria S? We were thrilled to read all your ideas on how you would use it, and we've drawn a winner by random number:

Congratulations Donna!
Please email us at smearedinkstamps@gmail.com to claim your prize! We hope you enjoy using her.

Now on to Day 4!

On The Fourth Day of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me...
A Gift Certificate To Fill My Heart With Glee!

Today is a Smeared Ink day, which means we have challenged our Jolly Bloggers to make projects featuring only Smeared Ink stamps. If they do, they will be eligible to win a digi bundle from Smeared Ink!


Winner will receive a $15 digi credit to use in our shop



As a hopper, you also have the chance to win! All you have to do is tell me in your comment which one of our digis is your favorite (set or single). You have until midnight tomorrow to enter. We will choose our winning Jolly Blogger and our winning Merry Hopper by random number and announce it here on the 9th. Good Luck and Happy Hopping!

(Blog roll is in my sidebar)

Friday, December 5, 2014

12 Days of Creepmas 2014- Day 3

Welcome back! If this is your first visit to the 12 Days of Creepmas event sponsored by Smeared Ink, please go to this post for all of the info about the hop and prizes.
Once again we are starting the post off by drawing for some prizes! Thank you to all of you who commented about our Owlets set, it was fun to read all the different ideas for using them; you all are a creative bunch and we love it!

We are giving away two sets- one to a Jolly Blogger who participated in Smeared Ink day, and one to a Merry Hopper. Here are the winners by random number:

Maureen
LJ Dogsmom

Congratulations! Please email us at smearedinkstamps@gmail.com to claim your set.
Just so everyone knows, these little guys will be going back in to our shop later today. We are super excited with the shop redesign that we now have the room to add in all our old faves that we had to previously remove. So be on the lookout!

Okay, now on to Day 3 of Creepmas!

On The Third Day of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me...
New Digis by Alex S That Are Awesome As Can Be!


 For The Birds

We have a whole sleu of new digi singles that have been added to the shop today drawn by Alexandria S. We know she has a large fan base out there, and believe me when I say you won't be disappointed by her new offerings! Be sure to check out her artist page in our shop. Here's a tip: use the drop down menu on any shop page to arrange the items by "Newest Items" first, then you'll see all the new goodies!

Up for grabs today is one of her new singles, titled For The Birds. To qualify, once again all you need to do is leave a comment here letting us know what you'd do with it. As I mentioned before, we loved reading your previous ideas!

We will draw for the winner the morning of the 7th, so you have until midnight tomorrow to enter. Good luck, and we hope you enjoy today's hop! 
(Blog Roll is in my sidebar)

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

12 Days of Creepmas 2014- Day 2

Welcome back to 12 Days of Creepmas sponsored by Smeared Ink. If this is your first visit, please go to this post for all of the info about the hop and prizes.

First, lets get right to drawing our winner from Day 1. Thanks for sharing your favorite images with us from our shop home page. The winner of the Anatomy 101 Ribs digi single, by random number, is: Karen (xfilekc)! Karen , please email us at smearedinkstamps@gmail.com to claim your digi.

Now on to today's goodie...

On The Second Day of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me...
Chili, Hershel, Stanley, and Calamity!

Today is a Smeared Ink day, which means we have challenged our Jolly Bloggers to make projects featuring only Smeared Ink stamps. If they do, they will be eligible to win our awesome Owlets digi set from Smeared Ink!


As a hopper, you also have the chance to win this set. All you have to do is tell me in your comment how you would use the set and which is your favorite little Owlet. On Friday Dec 5, we will choose our winning Jolly Blogger and our winning hopper by random number and announce it here. Good Luck!

Now you're off to hop along our Jolly Bloggers, don't forget the blog roll is in my sidebar. Hope you enjoy today's Creepma-sness!

Monday, December 1, 2014

Smeared Ink Design Team Call!

To view 12 Days of Creepmas 2014, please scroll to the previous post.


Smeared Ink is Having a Design Team Call!

Do you have a different way of looking at things when it comes to rubber stamping? Do you LOVE working with interesting and unusual images and media in your stamped artwork? Do you have the urge to share your projects with others? Smeared Ink is looking for Design Team Members for our elite Smeared Ink Design Team!

We are looking for 1-2 team members who are not afraid to think outside of the box and express themselves in interesting ways through their projects, who enjoy using all types of media in their art, who aren't afraid to try new things, and who have the capability of producing high quality samples that we can showcase on our DT Blog (Smudgy Antics), Smeared and Smudged Facebook Group, and possibly in our shop.

We are looking for artists who have great personalities, who can work well with other DT members, meet deadlines, and who genuinely LOVE our stamps! We are looking for individuals with vibrant personalities, unique perspectives, and various stamping styles. No prior DT experience is necessary to apply.


Here's What You Need To Know:

Requirements for Smeared Ink Design Team Members

*You must have an active blog related to rubber stamping/paper arts or mixed media arts where you can talk about and link to your Design Team projects.

*You must be or become a member of the Smeared and Smudged Facebook Group.

*You must be able to take excellent photos of your projects, and be able to author blog posts.

*You must have consistent access to the internet, and be able to navigate both Blogger and Facebook.

*DT members are required to produce stamped samples based on a posting schedule, approx 1 sample per week. DT members must be capable of posting their samples to the Smudgy Antics Blog, their own personal blog, and the Smeared and Smudged Facebook Group.

* DT Members must actively participate on the Smudgy Antics Blog (project comments are required), in the Smeared and Smudged Facebook Group, and in the Smeared Ink Design Team Private Facebook Group.

*DT members must participate in any New Release hops.

* DT Members must promote Smeared Ink Stamps by adding the Design Team Badge to their personal blog, and whenever an opportunity arises.

*Prior experience not required

*International applicants welcome.


Benefits of Smeared Ink Design Team

* Your projects will be showcased on the Smudgy Antics Blog, Smeared and Smudged Facebook Page, and occasionally in the Smeared Ink shop and other advertisements.

*Your blog will be linked with all Smeared Ink DT badges.

*You will receive free unlimited access to all of our Smeared Ink digital stamps and digital papers, and a discount on Smeared Ink rubber stamps.

*You will receive exclusive DT Member discounts on non-stamp products, including Graphic 45, Tattered Angels, Tim Holtz, Ranger, and any others that we choose to offer.

* You get to network with other wicked awesome stampers who share the same love for out-of-the-norm stamping.

* You get to sport a really cool Smeared Ink Design Team badge on your blog.



To apply, please email the following information to smearedinkstamps@gmail.com:


Name:
Email:
Blog URL:

What do you think you can bring to the Smeared Ink Design Team? We want to know what makes you tick!

What is your favorite type of project to create (cards, scrapbook pages, altered items, digital, etc)? Why?

If you could choose one word to describe yourself, what would it be?

What is your favorite non-stamp product or tool to use in your art and why?

What first attracted you to Smeared Ink stamps?

What is your favorite image/set that we offer?

Do you feel you can meet all the requirements listed above?

Please list past and present Design Team experience. (Experience not necessary to apply)

Please attach 3-5 pictures of your favorite stamped projects. (Any stamped images acceptable)




Deadline for Submissions is Monday December 15, 2014
Winners will be contacted by Friday, December 19, 2014.
DT term will run for 6 months: January 2014- June 2014


For questions please contact us at smearedinkstamps@gmail.com
Good Luck!

Terra & Tori
owners, Smeared Ink Stamps

12 Days of Creepmas starts today!

Hello everyone! So glad to have you visit my blog today and join me as I kick off the 12 Days of Creepmas 2014 festivities! Today is the first day of 12 Days of Creepmas hosted by Smeared Ink. Just in case you don't know what this is all about, I'll give you a quick run-down.

12 Days of Creepmas started a few years back as a way for us Halloween lovers to extend the creepy season a bit, and what better way than to combine it with another of our fave holidays: Christmas! This is definitely not going to be your typical Christmas themed project share, so be prepared to see some projects that really push the envelope and present Christmas in a creative, quirky, and dare I say, sometimes morbid way. Consider this your forewarning and please be respectful when leaving comments; there is a time and place for traditional Christmas but this hop is not it, and we hope you enjoy what we have to offer.

We've challenged our Jolly Bloggers to create stamped projects that really fit with a Creepmas theme, and they will be posting these project every other day up until Dec 23 and they must have their posts up by 9 a.m. PST. If they complete all 12 days of projects, each Jolly Blogger will be entered into the grand prize drawing at the end of the hop. The winner will receive a $100 digi shopping spree from Smeared Ink!


But wait, as a hopper you also have the chance to win! If you complete all 12 days of hopping by commenting on each and every blog, you will be entered into the grand prize drawing as well. In order to qualify, you must leave a comment on EACH participating blog every scheduled day.Your comment should be about the project or something related (ie-no "Here's my comment for today" or "I'm here!"...these types of comments won't count!) and cannot be a copy/paste comment. Your comments also must be posted before the next project, so if you are commenting on today's projects, you will need to comment before 9 a.m. PST on Dec 3.

Here are the dates for this year's hop:

Monday December 1st
Wednesday December 3rd (Smeared Ink Day)
Friday December 5th
Sunday December 7th (Smeared Ink Day)
Tuesday December 9th
Thursday December 11th
Saturday December 13th (Smeared Ink Day)
Monday December 15th
Wednesday December 17th (Smeared Ink Day)
Friday December 19th
Sunday December 21st
Tuesday December 23rd (Smeared Ink Day)

Now, you may be asking yourself what a Smeared Ink day is...these are the days we have challenged our Jolly Bloggers to use only Smeared Ink stamps. If they do, they will be entered to win an extra prize from us. As a hopper, you will also get the opportunity to win something on Smeared Ink days, so be sure to come to this blog to find out all the details on each of those days (and also to see my projects pretty please!)

I think that about covers it for the rules. You will always be able to find the blog roll in my sidebar, and just for good measure I will also put it at the end of this post.

Now I'd like to go over a little something different that we are doing for this year. You may or may not know that Smeared Ink opened in January of 2010. That means we have been going strong for almost 5 years! Can you believe it!??! To celebrate our almost 5 year anniversary, we are going to be offering up 12 Days of prizes during this 12 Days celebration. Since we just redesigned our shop, we are going to do it a little scavenger-style. Here's is the first prize up for grabs:

On The First Day of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me....

One of my favorite parts of Anatomy!

Up for grabs today is our "Ribs" single digi image from our Anatomy 101 set.

To qualify for today's prize, visit the Smeared Ink shop and choose your favorite Featured Product or New Product from the home page. Then let us know what it is in a comment under this post. That's it! You have until midnight tomorrow to enter, and we will announce the winner on Dec 3.

Once you've done that, head on over to our Jolly Bloggers and check out all of the fabulous Creepmas inspiration. Don't forget to leave your comments if you are participating as a Merry Hopper. Have fun, and I'll see you on the 3rd!