Name That Sista winner and Ghoulish Bouquets!

First of all, I apologize for the delay in choosing the winner for my Name That Sista blog candy. I had to omit one comment because no name was offered so there were 15 entries. Random.org selected:

Here are your random numbers:10
Timestamp: 2008-10-13 14:48:13 UTC

The winner is Alicia Walker!!! Alicia, please e-mail me your address and I will mail out your mystery scent ASAP.

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I really have to thank Christi (lattegrande at TallyScrapper) for inspiring these Ghoulish Bouquets. You can see what she made over at her blog, Created By Coffee. I loved her zombie heads so much that I contacted her and asked her how she did it. She kindly gave me directions and answered all my questions. Thank you Christi, for being so patient with me!

My bouquets were a tribute to Jack Skeleton and these are going to my sons' teachers for Halloween.


Bouquet Recipe:

Sculpey III Clay Ivory (501), clay modeling tools, black Sharpie, black satin ribbon, white Dew Drops, bamboo sticks, black metallic acrylic paint, white pearlized acrylic paint, small clay pots, floral foam, moss, black floral spray paint (used on the moss), decorative ribbons, Glue Dots, floral pins
From one package of Sculpey I was able to make 6 heads. I used a bamboo skewer to poke a hole under the skull - make sure to do that BEFORE baking. Bake in the oven at 275° for 20-25 mintues.

My try at a "quilt" card

Wow, I actually went 4 days without posting! I have been extremely busy personally and have been on an emotional roller coaster ride. Stamping helps me relax. I automatically reached for the Footprints 4-stamps set from Our Daily Bread Designs for this card. I was going to use the Flourished Christian Symbols set, but Psalm 77:19 spoke to me so that's what I went for. Kelley also sells a single, large Footprints set as well and you can see that HERE.



Card Recipe:

Stamp: Footprints (4 stamps set) from Our Daily Bread Designs

Ink: SU Sage Shadow, Versamark, Tim Holtz Antique Linen

Paper: K & Company Classic K Baily, SU! Purely Pomegranate, Soft Sky and River Rock

Supplies: Yellow mini brads, Cuttlebug Photo Corner die, Flower Soft, cream sheer ribbon, black and pearl embossing powders, pastel gree satin ribbon, foam adhesive, sewing machine

Simply Sista's & Card Scents Sneak Peek!

This is another yet-to-be-named sista that Amy will be offering over at Simply Sista's & Card Scents . Isn't she so chic?! She looks ready to paint the town PINK! Keep checking back on my blog for updates on when the new sistas will be released. There is a Halloween Limited Edition line that will be available starting tomorrow only in digi form and NEW SCENTS!! Here are the new YUMMY ones, PERFECT for your spooky cards:
Candy Corn
Halloween Candy (smells like a full trick-or-treat bag of candies)
Caramel Apple

Card Recipe:

Stamp: What should her name be.....hmmmmmmmm

Ink: This is a digi file, but will be available as a stamp as well

Paper: SU Purely Pomegranate and Ballet Blue, SU Ginger Blossom Designer Paper Series, DCWV Glitter Stack

Supplies: flatback silver studs, Dew Drops, Prima Flowers, Prismacolor pencils and gamsol, sewing machine

Have yourself a merry little Christmas...

I love the Penny Black mice and when I found this set I knew I had to have it! The stamp is from a clear set called Holly Day Critters. For the last week I've been fighting off a cold and these last couple of days I felt like my creative juices weren't flowing. What's a stamper to do?? I head on over to SCS where ideas and inspiration are everywhere. I looked to their weekly challenges and sure enough I found something! I did the Breezy Vanilla Kisses (although I had to substitute with similar colors) and SC196 which is based on this card sketch: Here's what I came up with:

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Penny Black Holly Day Critters

Ink: Versamark, Tim Holtz Distress Distress Antique Linen

Paper: SU Blue Bayou and Sage Shadow, cream cardstock, SU scrapbook paper (retired), watercolor paper

Supplies: Black EP, watercolor markers, SU Crystal Effects, white gel pen, Stickles, foam adhesive, light teal satin ribbon, pastel yellow sheer ribbon, Nestabilities Classic Scallop Rectangle and Classic Small Square, sewing machine, cream frosted button

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It's 1:30am and I am actually going to go to bed EARLY! Just one more week before I turn the big 3-5! Man, am I really getting that old??? Those who haven't yet entered my blog candy, you have until Oct. 10 before I randomly select a winner. Click on the label "blog candy" on the left side to find out more. I'll enter the card recipe and links later today...I'm beat!

Brand New Our Daily Bread Designs sets availble NOW!

Today is Our Daily Daily Bread Designs' release of five new sets! Make sure to head on over there and view the card gallery, too, for inspiration and ideas. Here are a few cards that feature the new sets as well as the older ones. What's great about them is that you can easily mix and match the various scriptures with images from different sets...the possibilities are endless! All the images used in the cards are © Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD).

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Flourished Christian Symbols

Ink: SU Bliss Bashful Blue, Versamark

Paper: K & Company La Boutique pad, SU Bashful Blue, Blush Blossom, Barely Banana and Certainly Celery

Supplies: Dew Drops, pink embossing powder, cream satin ribbon, Cricut Accent Essentials cartridge, Nestabilities Scallop Oval, Cuttlebug Just My Type folder, sewing machine, foam adhesive

"Jesus" Frame Recipe:

Stamp: Flourished Christian Symbols, Reason For The Season

Ink: Versamark

Paper: K & Company Hannah pad, SU Always Artichoke

Supplies: Modpodge, Pearlized Carnelian embossing powder, large pearl brads (backs cut off), foam adhesive, sewing machine

"Follow in His Steps" Card Recipe:

Stamp: Footprints in the Sand (set of 4), Peace on Earth

Ink: Versamark

Paper: SU Eggplant Envy and scrapbook paper (name unknown), DCWV

Supplies: Dew Drops, Nestabilities Classic Circle small, cream satin ribbon, teabag folding, sewing machine, gray watercolor marker, black embossing powder

"Peace" Card Recipe:

Stamp: Peace on Earth

Ink: Versamark

Paper: SU scrapbook paper (name unknown) and Mellow Moss

Supplies: black embossing powder, gold mini brads, Cuttlebug Frills folder, foam adhesive, sewing machine, teabag folding

Make sure to check out ODBD's papers, Tim Holtz inks, and the other various supplies while you're there!