Today is the first day of voting for the current  Design Team Throw Down at the Smeared and Smudged forum . Andrea, Mark, and I have worked really hard to create some visually stunning Faux Finishes for the Throw Down theme. You can click on our names and see our creations up close and  personal. Andrea Mark Glo Please drop by the S&S forum and cast your vote for your favorite team's projects . You do have to be a member to vote, but sign up is a snap, and you will be joining a forum full of tips, tricks, inspiration,  and  camaraderie for the alternative artist.  No spam or weekly emails either! Voting is only open today and tomorrow, so don't dally!!  

Welcome to the second week of the Macabre Monday  Divine Comedy challenge. Most of you are probably, at least vaguely familiar with the poem  written back in the 14th century, by Dante. It is an allegory telling of the journey of Dante through Hell, guided  by the Roman poet Virgil. In the poem Hell is depicted as  nine circles of suffering located within earth.  Allegorically, the Divine Comedy represents the journey of the  soul towards God, with the Inferno describing the recognition and  rejection of sin. For more info check out the wiki page here . Here is how (some of ) the Minions interpreted the theme:  Cr eepy Cricut Cween  Donna : Gluttony The Contagion of Corrosion  Croms :   Circles 2-9  She gets around. Imp of Insanity  Ike : Lust We hope you'll join in on the Hellish fun we are having this week. There are plenty of sins to choose from, and l...

The Divine Comedy/ Dante's Inferno Well This week It's Menace Of The Monstrous Mark here with this fortnights challenge, I have managed to slip the chains long enough to set the theme. Now as you can see from the picture above the Theme is 'The Divine Comedy' I'm sure most of you know at least the rough gist of the story, Dante battling through the different levels of hell or in the very least you might have played the computer game (me) I did try reading it once, Way heavy going.Ok so the challenge is not to read the Divine Comedy although you can, but to create something inspired by Dante's time down under. Here is a break down of the circles of Hell Dante passed through. Now you can pick a circle of Hell that appeals to you or feel free to sum up Dante's time as a whole, or just a wild Hellish vision of your own. Go crazy and get inventive, We can not wait to see what you can come up with. Remember to check back next Monday for more i...