Happy Birthday, Dog! (CIC270)

Come join us at Cupcake Inspirations for our new challenge!

Stamp and Create is sponsoring our challenge this week.

They are offering our randomly chosen winner a $25 gift certificate. 

Wow! Thank you so much, Stamp and Create!

This week our color challenge is to use ROSE, LIME, and POOL. 

Adorable Balloon Cupcake Toppers by Kara's Party Ideas

I used Wags 'N Whiskers's Buddy's Balloon digi stamp. Isn't he cute? These colors are right up my alley. So perfectly me. :) 

I used the Hip Hip Hooray paper pad that I can't seem to put down. I have been using it on everything. I colored my image with my Prismacolor pencils and Copic markers. I fussy-cut the words out of the designer paper. I popped up my front panel onto a Sahara Sand card base. 

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Sugar Pea Designs #7 - Sketch
Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes w/ Optional String or Twine
MilkCoffee Challenge - Birthday
Art Impressions #168 - Birthday
Stampavie and More #216 - Animals
Addicted to Stamps #104 - CAS
Crafting by Designs - Use a Sentiment
Word Art Wednesday #141 - Anything Goes
The Crafter's Cafe #72 - Birthday
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Paper Minutes #330 - 3 Colors
Fantastic Tuesday #44 - Anything Goes
Odd Ball Art - Coloring
Crafting From the Heart #27 - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion #222 - Citrus/Tropical Colors
Wags N Whiskers #133 - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations #267 - Let's Party
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Birthday
Sarah Hurley #94 - Celebration
Crafting by Designs: July - Anything Goes
Emerald Faeries #57 - Birthday
D.L. Art: July- Anything Goes
Eclectic Ellapu: Purple - Anything Goes
Crafting at the Weekend #3 - Anything Goes

Snowflakes (CIC245)

Our sponsor this week is Stamp and Create!

Stamp and Create is generously offering a $25 gift certificate (WOW!!) as our fabulous prize to our randomly drawn winner!

Thank you for sponsoring this challenge!

Here is this week's inspiration cupcake. Our challenge is SNOWFLAKES.  

Edible Snowflake Wafers from Lakeland

Here's my take...

You're probably wondering why I used the "Tiny Dancer" image from Stamp and Create when this is a SNOWFLAKES challenge. It is because my eldest daughter danced for the second time in her dance school's New York Nutcracker Ballet and next year my other daughter will be dancing in it as well. I saw this image and thought what fun I could have making them little notes of encouragement on performance day. Not to mention thank you notes and such for their teachers.

I colored my images using Prismacolor pencils and mounted it on Stampin' Up's Bashful Blue and Almost Amethyst, respectively, cardstock. The sentiment is Small Script by SU as well. My bigger panel is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder and then I added Diamond Stickles to each and every snowflake. I know the lighting is bad (we are in the middle of a storm) but it sparkles beautifully. I didn't put anything on the inside because I figured I would use the space to write a note to the girls. I think they'll love it. :)

Thanks for looking! Hope this finds you happy and healthy.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Challenges 4 Everybody #37 - Anything Goes
ABC Challenge - D is for Dazzle
Scribbles Designs Challenge #13 - Sparkle It Up
Addicted to Stamps and More #79 - CAS
Sweet Stamps #153 - Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs - Girly Girl
Brown Sugar #78 - Embossing
Sister Act #41 - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday #305 - So Sweet