Decaying Zombie Head

I am super uber excited to bring to you my Decaying Zombie Head. I have been thinking about this all week long and I am so glad I did it.

This all started with your traditional styrofoam wig head, which I actually had on hand because it was holding and still is holding my wig. I got the wig and wig head months ago when I was getting treated for breast cancer from The American Cancer Society for FREE. Now that I am done with my chemotherapy and my hair is growing back I am using my wig less often. BTW...I AM CANCER FREE!!! I got the news this past Thursday, but I still have 6 weeks of radiation which I start this week.

Anyhow back to my decaying zombie head. I looked all over the internet for techniques and just decided to do what I felt was capable of doing. I cut off and carved out the nose, then the eyes, then chopped off the chin and lower jaw, and then began just carving out wounds and such all over the face. Then I applied some batting with some spray adhesive. After letting that dry for a while I hot glued the teeth (which I had from last years zombie make-up kit) into the mouth. Now it was time to give this zombie some color. I spray painted the entire head with gray spray paint (which I also had on hand from making tombstones  years ago). I then applied brown, red, black and light blue craft paint. I had a bit of trouble with what to do with the eyes, nothing seemed to work and I still am not totally thrilled with it but for the most part I am happy with everything else. I then had to add some blood, fake blood from my Halloween stash. I finally added the wig to finish it off.  I love the way she turned out and plan to do more, many more!

Here is a couple of side views:

I will be entering my Decaying Zombie Head in the Haunted Design House Challenge #162 - Drop Dead Gorgeous

Thank you for stopping by and checking out my Decaying Zombie Head, I hope you liked her.

Camouflage Onesie Shape card

Last month one of my nieces had an emergency C-section and gave birth to a baby boy 11 weeks early. Baby is currantly still in the NICU but progressing very well and Mom is recovering very well also.  I knew about 2 months ago or so that the baby's bedding was going to be camouflage so I knew that when the time came I was going to use that for whatever creation I was going to make. Since the baby came early I have only been able to make a card and this is it. I totally love the way it turned out and can't wait to get involved in more baby projects using the camouflage. This is only the beginning.

Here you can see where I welded the onesie together in the Design Studio:

Here is just a close up of the inside where I did some faux stitching and stamped my sentiment:

I used these items to create my Camouflage Onesie Shape card:

• Design Studio - to weld the onesie together
• New Arrival Cricut cartridge - onesie
• Pooh Font Cricut cartridge - "100 % Boy"
• buttons
• My Craft Spot Clear Stamps - In and Out - Set #2 - the inside sentiment
• Baby wooden stamp - on the inside
• green gel pen - faux stitching - on the inside

I am entering this shape card in the following challenges and linky party:

• Red Carpet Studio Challenge #27 - Leprechaun - create a card using 2 shades of green!
• Paper Playtime Challenge #5 - Anything Goes
• My Craft Spot - Monday Challenge #90 - Sweet Baby
• DL ART - Thankful Thursday - March Linky Party - Anything Goes
• More than Favors - Wacky Wednesday #82 Something Green

This was such a fun and easy card to make. Thank you for stopping by and checking out my Camouflauge Onesie Shape card.

Rainbow Birthday card

Today I give you my Rainbow Birthday card. A friend of mine's daughter is turning 2 this weekend and she had requested that I do a card for her like I had done for her son when he was born (SEEN HERE). Also she wanted me to incorporate her daughter's new toddler bedding SEEN HERE! I think I captured what she wanted...I am so happy with the way it turned out. What do you think?

 

 

Here you can see the dimension:

 

 

Here is the inside:

 

I used these items to create this Rainbow Birthday card:

• Create a Critter 2 Cricut cartridge - rainbow and clouds
• Celebrations Cricut cartridge - orange flower
• Accent Essentials Cricut cartridge - pink flower
• Pooh Font Cricut cartridge - Rosannah and 2 (on inside)
• teal blue pen - faux stitching on pink flower
• Stickles - clouds
• buttons - on flowers
• Recollections foam squares
• My Craft Spot - Clear Stamps - sentiment on the inside of card

I am entering my Rainbow Birthday card in the following challenges and linky party:

• Little Scrap Pieces - Fun Friday - Birthday Challenge
• The Corrosive Challenge #169 - All that Glitters
• Paper Playtime - Challenge #5 - Anything Goes
• Celebrate the Occasion - Challenge #103 - Spring is in the Air
• My Creative Time - Designer Challenge - Spring Related
• Whimsical Designs - Think Spring with a twist (add pink and/or yellow)
• DL ART - Thankful Thursday - March Linky Party

Thank you for stopping by and checking out my Rainbow Birthday card, I hope you liked it!

CANCER FREE!!!

Yes you read it right, I am officially CANCER FREE!!! I was diagnosed with Stage 2a breast cancer June 29, 2012. August 7, 2012 I had a lumpectomy, which they also took 2 lymphnodes that turned out to be positive. 2 weeks later I had 8 more lymphnodes removed, which turned out to be negative (thank God). September 17, 2012 I began chemotherapy. I finished my chemo February 21, 2013. Next week I begin radiation, which will be 5 days a week for 6 weeks.

When they talk about this being a journey they are absolutely right. I only gave you a modified version of my journey. When I get more time I will give you the full story but today I just wanted to share my GREAT NEWS!!!

I'M CANCER FREE!!!

HOWL Happy Birthday - Twilight inspired birthday card

 So my oldest daughter is turning 11 next week and the theme for her party is from the Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn part 1, plus she loves Taylor Lautner aka Jacob Black. And just a couple of weeks ago she handed out Twilight - Eclipse Valentines in school. I purposely bought 2 packages @ .99 each from Party City because I knew there wouldn't be enough boy appropriate valentines in 1 package, plus it came with stickers that I knew I would be able to use for other projects. That brings us here to my card.

I used these items (all on hand) to create my HOWL Happy Birthday card:

• A Frightful Affair Cricut cartridge - HOWL
• Fabulous Finds Cricut cartridge - heart luggage tag
• DCWV Immortal Love - paper
• Black and red cardstock
• Repurposed unused extra Valentine - Taylor Lautner aka Jacob Black
• Jacob heart stickers - on heart luggage tag and on the inside of card
• ribbon
• Red stickle - claw marks in the HOWL
• Glossy Accents - HOWL
• My Craft Spot clear stamps - Inside & Out - set 2 - Happy Birthday (front) and sentinment (inside)
• Black ink
• Black brad - heart luggage tag
• Pop dots - under Jacob, HOWL and heart luggage tag

 Here you can see how everything is popped up with pop dots:

Here is the inside:

I am entering my HOWL Happy Birthday card in the following challenges:

• Delightful Inspiration - i heart sketches #7 

• Paper Playtime - Challenge #4 - Sentiment Stamps
• My Craft Spot - Monday Challenge #88 - Pop it Up
• Papercraft Star - Challenge #134 - Happy Birthday
• Shopping Our Stash - Challenge #91- Tag it - create a tag or use one on your project

This was such a fun card to make and I know my daughter is going to love it! Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my HOWL Happy Birthday card.

Chicken Pot Pie recipe layout

 

Here is a little better pic.

 



First I must say sorry about the awful photos I will replace them ASAP but I wanted to make sure I was able to enter my Chicken Pot Pie recipe layout in the following challenges and linky party:

• Red Carpet Studio Challenge #24 - The Notebook - include journaling (mine is hidden)
• Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday #149 - Kiss the Cook - use a recipe
• DL ART- Thankful Thursday Linky Challenge - Anything Goes

This is the recipe.

 

 

 

This is my hidden journaling.

 

 

 

The 2nd page is my girls and my Mom

 



 

The chicken

 

 

I used these items to create my Chicken Pot Pie recipe layout:

• Design Studio - weld the letters
• Fabulous Finds Cricut cartridge - file folder and insert
• Jasmine Cricut cartridge - title font
• Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut cartridge - rolling pin (2nd page)
• Animal Kingdom Cricut cartridge - chicken (2nd page)
• Misc. clear stamps - "Traditions" and "Family"
• computer generated font - recipe and "Family" journaling
• Fiskars Sea Pearls corner punch - recipe
• round metal clip - hold file folder and hidden journaling together
• Black Sharpie Marker - rolling handles
• google eyes - chicken

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Chicken Pot Pie recipe layout.

 



Another Breast Cancer Awareness Thank You card

So here is the other Breast Cancer Awareness Thank You card I made for one of my nurses who cared for me over the last 5 months during my chemo treatments. My design was inspired by the challenge over at Mojo Monday (see the sketch below). You can see the other BCA Thank You card HERE.

I tried to get a picture of this circle to show off the stickle I used around the edge of the circle and on the dots but unfortunately it didn't catch the light very well.

Here is the very simple inside...I left it this way so I could leave my own personal thank you.

I used these items to create this BCA Thank You card (ALL of which I had on hand):

• Design Studio
• George and Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge - circles
• Ultimate Creative Series Cricut cartridge - Awareness Ribbon
• White heart shape brade - on the awareness ribbon
• ribbon - on the front and inside of card
• Swiss dots embossing folder - on the pink circle
• Stickles - on the pink circle
• Misc. clear "Thank You" stamp - on the pink circle
• Stickabilites Breast Cancer Awareness ribbon sticker - on the inside

I am entering this card in the following challenges and linky party:

• Use it Tuesday Challenge #49 - Fasteners - I used a white heart brad on the awareness ribbon
• Craft Your Passion Challenge #150 - All That Glitters - I used stickles on the pink circle, around the edge and on the embossed dots, plus there are glittered ribbons on the top circle
• Mojo Monday 281 - SEE SKETCH



• DL ART - Thankful Thursday - Linky Party - Anything Goes
• 3 Girl JAM Challenge #12 - Anything Goes w/Ribbon   
• Paper Playtime Challenge #4 - Sentiment Stamps      



Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my BCA Thank You card.