Quoth the raven, Nevermore.

QUEST 4 ....... OH, POOR KITTY !!!!

2012-02-23T09:56:00.005Z

My Beloveds,
How the Master was at once both elated and saddened upon seeing thy wonderful portrayals of his beloved Annabel Lee, that reminded him so of his loss. 'Twas a most difficult task for him to choose between thee. However, the task was completed and the Victor of the 3rd Quest is.......................

Helen - Cromscubbyhole

Oh, valiant one - take thee the symbol of thy conquest and display it proudly within thy Realm, and forthwith give details of thy habitation, that the beloved Black Dragon may bestow upon thee thy Gift.

The Master bestows honours also upon these 3 Supplicants (in no apparent order)........

Andrea - Smudgetastic

Kapree - Give Yourself Over

Yvonne - ARTic Blonde Creations

Now, 'tis a sad Quest I give thee...... The tale of a man and his wife, and they shared between them a Cat. This latter was a remarkably large animal and entirely black. In speaking of his intelligence, the wife made frequent allusions to the popular notion which regarded all black cats as witches in disguise.His name was Pluto.All was well for some time until, the man was bitten by said Pluto, and in a state of intoxication, he took out it's eye and, subsequently, insanely vexed by the animal, he hung it from a tree. BUT, his deeds came back to haunt him and drive him further toward the edge of insanity - having killed his wife and bricked her body up in the cellar, he is at last undone in the most haunting of fashions.
Read thee HERE the sad and sorry tale.
Thusly, thy Quest is to depict the aforementioned tale in whichever manner thou deemest appropriate and within 14 Days, then thou shalt return hence.
Herewith, I offer thee the creations of his Supplicants, that thee may well yet be inspired to come forth with creations.

Ike using 2 of her new Black Cat images

Blackdragon using IKESART images.

i dont do straight - using Ikesart image

Feast thine eyes upon the forthcoming Rewards....

Perchance to place thy offering to the Master here. (In the interest of fairness, please, NO back linking)

Collection closes 6th March 2012 1700 hrs GMT

QUEST 3 - ANNABEL LEE

2012-02-09T09:23:00.006Z

Ah, Beloveds,
Afore we venture into our next Quest, let us give felicitations to the victor of the 2nd Quest ........

Hail the Victor........ Lady B

Take thee the symbol of thy conquest and display it proudly within thy Realm, and give details of thy habitation to the beloved Black Dragon, so that she may bestow upon thee thy gift.

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The Master yet honours also these 3 supplicants (in no particular order) ....

Kapree
Jane
Evil Edna

Take ye also the magic cypher below to display the Top 3 accolade within thy realms.

Oh, Woe - a terrible melancholy has befallen the Master, as 'tis within this time that the day of St Valentine doth occur, and brings to him the pain of love lost that cuts him to the core. 'Twas his love ANNABEL LEE, that gave him life and joy, but "The angels, not half so happy in heaven, went envying her and He - That the wind came out of the cloud by night, chilling and killing his Annabel Lee". Thusly, in her honour, thy Quest is to fashion a tribute to the beautiful and forlorn Annabel Lee, in whichever manner as befits thy mood. Save to say that upon thee there is just the one restriction... that thy offering shall here be placed by nightfall on the 14th day hence.

That thy mind may be filled with wondrous imaginings, herewith I give thee the efforts of his Supplicants, that thou shalt be filled with inspiration.

IKE using her new image 'Annabel Lee'

i dont do straight

Blackdragon using IKESART images.

As reward to the Victor of this Quest, the Master shall bestow upon thee this gift......

Collection closes 22nd February 17:00 hrs GMT

WINNERS AND YOUR NEXT QUEST

2012-01-26T08:56:00.004Z

Ah, my Ever Faithfuls,

Afore we venture hence into the realm of the next Quest, grant your applause and salutations to the Victor of the first:

The Winner is.......... Heidi

Take Thee the symbol of thy conquest - grasp the magical lettering within the Cypher and display it proudly within thy Realm

Oh, Victorious One - wallow in thy glory and grant the Servant of the Master - Black Dragon - details of thy cyber habitation, that the rewards of thy labour may be showered upon thee.

and the Master yet honours also these 3 supplicants, (in no particular order), ..........
Jane
Dawn
Croms

Take ye also the magic cypher below to display the Top 3 accolade in thy Realm

The Master was most pleased with your wondrous creations on the first Quest, in fact, he was so uplifted by the offerings of so many minions that he challenges you next to strive even further in your efforts and manufacture a creation in his Own image :-D

It may take the form of anything your little hearts desire but must contain therein his wondrous countenance.
Herewith I give to you the efforts of his Supplicants, in an effort that you shall be filled with inspiration;

i dont do straight

IKE

blackdragon

Again, he giveth you 14 nights in which to complete your Quest, whence another Victor shall be chosen and more delights showered upon them. Feast your eyes upon the forthcoming reward.........

The Master showers upon the beautiful Jetske, salutations and enduring gratitude for her most generous offering, fresh from her Realm at

I bid you a fond farewell until the allotted time whence we shall again find ourselves here. :-D

Perchance you place your offerings to the Master here:
In the interest of fairness, Please, NO back linking :D

Collection closes 8th February 17:00 hrs GMT

YOUR FIRST QUEST - RAVENS

2012-01-12T09:01:00.003Z

Long have I waited for my Visitors to arrive to join me in a Quest. Came the alloted day and I wondered - would they come ? The thought - it haunted me - Would....They....Come ?????

It thrilled me - filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before; So that now, to still my beating heart I stood repeating- "'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at our Bloggie door. That it is, and nothing more"
And so, faintly you come - tapping, tapping at our Bloggie door. That I scarce was sure I heard you - here I open wide the door.............

The Realm of the Master hath grown and of the Faithful Followers who completed the alloted tasks - the victor is herewith unveiled, and will benefit from the bestowal of the delicious Goodies aforementioned. Exhale your bated breath for it is no other than............

MaRyKaY
of MaRyKaY's Place

Thou victor - wallow in thy glory and grant the Servant of the Master Black Dragon details of thy habitation, that the Candy may be despatched to thy realm.

And now, your Quest, my Visitors, is perchance to create wondrous things of your own desire - only this I say - "They shall bear the mark of 'The Raven' in whichever form or guise that pleases you. All are welcome.

"Open here I flung the shutter

when, with many a flirt and flutter,

In there stepped a stately Raven

of the saintly days of yore."

Edgar Allan POE

Before you do depart with minds a-boggling, tarry a while and feast your bleary eyes upon the delights fashioned by the slaves of The Master, and perchance to bestow upon them your words of succour ?

i don't do straight

IKE

Blackdragon

Fly then my Beloveds and do your deeds, then to return here when the sun rises on the 14th Day - for thus a Victor shall be chosen and the Master shall bestow upon you wondrous digital images - "Quoth The Raven" Set from Smeared Ink.

Some words or text unashamedly snitched from works of the great Master himself, others just out of my crazy mind :D

Submit your Entries here

Collection closes 25/01/12 at 17:00hrs GMT

FOLLOW THE MASTER.

2012-01-01T00:20:00.020Z

I have brought you here that you might have the best possible view of the scene of that event I mentioned – CANDY !!

I looked upon the scene before me…………………………………….

POE SELECTION
from IKEsART

'QUOTH THE RAVEN' DIGIAL STAMP SET,
from SMEARED INK,

'WRITERS',
from CHERRY PIE,

'DARK BOUNDARIES',
from CHERRY PIE,

'HALLOWEEN' RUBBER STAMP PLATE,
from DESTEMPELWINKEL,

'ANCIENT CEMETERY',
from CHERRY PIE,

What glories ! What delights dance before my eyes.
How then must I proceed - you ask yourself. ‘Tis simple your task……

Gather your courage and pledge your soul to the realm of the Master, and those that doth Follow shall forever chance to find the prize within their grasp…….. Ah, such sweet Candy may yet be theirs. !!
Place within your Realm the Symbol of the Master, for all to see, so that others may yet Follow within his ways.

Please copy the code below

Quoth the ramblings of your tormented minds below. Thus, the Master may read your thoughts and absorb you into his Realm.

Now, brought to this conclusion in so unequivocal a manner as we are, it is not our part, as reasoners, to reject Winning on account of apparent impossibilities. It is only left for us to prove that these apparent ‘impossibilities’ are, in reality, not such. Thusly, you shall tarry until the dawning of the 12th day before the victor shall be revealed. Accordingly, you shall return to the Realm – there to witness the unveiling and to pay homage to the Chosen one.

Also, upon that day, the Master will throw down the gauntlet and lay before you the first Quest, which you will have but 14 sunsets to complete, before the next.

Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow—

If you don’t enter – you won’t win !! Hahahahahaah

2011-12-31T21:40:00.001Z

"Once upon a midnight dreary":Whilst you sat there - eyes all bleary.......,

Did you ever wonder if there was a special place that catered to the darker side of crafting AND also revelled in the delights of one of the masters of the macabre - Edgar Allan POE ?
Well - here it is.
Welcome to "Quoth The Raven".
Our little band of POE lovers offer you the chance to get dark, Gothic and spooky with us in a new Challenge every fortnight, which will be totally dedicated to the works of the Master.
Your mission will be to create something - card/scrap page/object - anything you desire which is linked to POE.
We'll give you the theme, and you run wild !!

Presently your souls grow stronger:Hesitate ye then no longer,Come and join us in our Haven: Darkly creating at "Quoth The Raven"