Simple Tree Card

It's time for another challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations!! 

I hope you'll come over and join us. 

We are sponsored this week by The Stamping Boutique!

The Stamping Boutique is generously providing a prize of TWO digital images (THREE if the winner uses a 'The Stamping Boutique' image) to our randomly chosen winner.

Thanks so much for sponsoring our challenge, Stamping Boutique!

Each challenge, we give you an inspiration cupcake and you make a card or other craft project that is inspired by the cupcake.  

Here is this week's cupcake.

This is just a very simple card. I love this color combo and I wanted to let that be the shining feature of the card. I colored the image with my Prismacolor pencils and used my oval Nestabilities. 

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

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

Hello beautiful.

It's time for another challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations!! 

I hope you'll come over and join us. 

We are sponsored this week by Freckled Fawn!

Doe and Deer (AesaLina and Richard Compton) founded Freckled Fawn in February 2012. A little dream became a reality with a lot of prayer, hard work, and one very handy Deer. The company started out as a small online craft boutique and they now specialize in the design and crafting of scrapbook embellishments.

Freckled Fawn is generously providing a prize to our randomly chosen winner.

Thanks so much for sponsoring our challenge, Freckled Fawn!

Each challenge, we give you an inspiration cupcake and you make a card or other craft project that is inspired by the cupcake.  

Here is this week's cupcake.

Cupcake Info

I started with a Neenah Solar White card stock base. I die cut the 'hello's out of the same paper. The die cut came with a matching stamp set from Hero Arts called Hello. I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the last hello and beautiful. I used the same on the inside as well. I added the Freckled Fawn arrow paper clips to the edge so that my girlfriend can easily take them off and use them for other projects.

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

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

A Happy Dragon Birthday to You!

It's time for another challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations!! 

I hope you'll come over and join us. 

We are sponsored this week by Bugaboo!

Bugaboo is generously providing a prize to our randomly chosen winner.

Thanks so much for sponsoring our challenge, Bugaboo!

Each challenge, we give you an inspiration cupcake and you make a card or other craft project that is inspired by the cupcake.  

Here is this week's cupcake.

Pot-of-Gold Brownie Cups

I love Bugaboo digs, they are so much fun!! I colored this one up with my Prismacolor pencils and used Gold Stickles as an accent. I used my oval Nestabilities dies to pencil around him so that I would have elements 'popping' out. I used the same die to cut my black mat.

The green letters are from the Memory Box Parker Lower Alphabet set die cut from some scrap paper (but I'm pretty sure it's Wild Wasabi from Stampin' Up). The 'birthday' is from a Sweet Stamp Shop set that is retired and is stamped in Versafine Black Onyx ink. 

This is for a little friend who is celebrating his 6th birthday this weekend. (I hope it's not too glittery for a boy.)

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

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
The Pink Elephant Challenge #290 - Pinch Me (Use Green) 
Craft - Alnica #130 - Wings 
PaperTake Weekly - Happy 'Anything' 
Cardz 4 Guyz #62 - CAS 

Celebration Penguin parties.

This is an envelope I made for our color challenge over on our 300th celebration challenge, going on now. 

I used the die set from Stampin' Up to cut out my envelope, which fits a gift card perfectly. I embossed it with my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder and assembled it. I colored up Celebration Penguin from 2 Cute Ink with Prismacolor pencils and cut him out with my Nestabilities circle dies. I used the sentiment, stamped in Versafine Black Onyx ink, from the Your Next Stamp set called Silly Monsters.

These days, I only seem to give gift cards so this will come in handy for the next birthday, boy or girl!

You can join in the fun by clicking on the cupcake to be taken straight to the challenge. Hurry, time's running out.

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

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

It's been one of those days.

  

We have had so much fun celebrating our 300th challenge!! 

I hope you joined in the fun. If you haven't, get your cards in so that you have an opportunity to grab some fabulous prizes from our fabulous sponsors. :) 

Click on the cupcakes below to be taken straight to the challenge post. 

I am using Fresh Brewed Designs 'Java Jill Juggles' and sentiment on this Confetti inspired card. I am using my sequins and microbeads as confetti today. :) 

I created this card with my Labels 8 dies and used almost the whole set. I colored Java Jill up with my Prismacolor pencils and matted her with some paper from my stash. I added Martha Stewart microbeads and sequins in different colors (from Joann's) to create the confetti. 

I cut out the sentiment and added a fishtail free hand. I just adhered it under the frame so it has dimension. It think I added a bit too much goodness on the inside of my card but I'd rather have too much than not enough. 

Laying down to see the 'confetti'

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

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

Creatalicious Challenge #72 - No Squares or Rectangles 

Inkspirational Challenge #77 - Sprinkle

Just Inspirational : March - Shaped Card

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #217 - One for the Girls/For a Female

Fab N Funky Challenge #249 - Shaped Cards

Left of Center Creative Challenge #68 - 'Big Eyes' 

Cut It Up #66 - Windy

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge #70 - Anything Goes w/ Shaped Card

Put on your fancy pants and let's celebrate!

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I made this card for the Sparkle Challenge. I love this image 'Fancy Pants' from A Day For Daisies. It's so much fun. I used this image to congratulate a little 3 year old friend on potty training success. So this image can be used for ladies of ALL ages! 

I colored up the image with my Prismacolor pencils. I used my Label 9 Shapeabilities and I flipped the mat, love how it looks. The purple card stock is from my stash.

The background stamp is a cool one from DRS Designs called Large Stained Glass. It can be used for the coolest effect. Check it out on the link above. You can turn any stamp into a stain glass look with this stamp. 

I used Versafine Black Onyx ink to stamp my stained glass directly onto my Marshmallow Bazzill card stock. I filled in random pieces with Grape Stickles. That's my Sparkle. :)

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

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Crafty Cardmakers #134 - For a Special Woman
Sweet Stamps #212 - Anything Goes
Crafting From the Heart #50 - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion #252 - Anything Goes
Use Your Stuff #176 - Monochromatic
One Stitch at a Time #232 - Anything Goes w/ Women
Hiding In My Craft Room #190 - Freestyle
Creative Fingers #70 - Anything Goes
Art by MiRan #27 - Anything Goes
Crafting for All Seasons #97 - Girly Girl
Mod Squad - Make a Background
Crafting by Designs : March - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #217 - One for the Girls/Female
Simon Says Stamp #306 - Special Lady/Girly

Birthday Balloons!!

It's time for our third (of three) 300th Challenge Celebration challenges over at 
Cupcake Inspirations!! 

I hope you'll come over and join us. 

Today's cupcake inspiration is CONFETTI!!
You can go straight to the challenge HERE. 

We are sponsored this week by so many wonderful sponsors!!!

We have a fabulous prize for this challenge from our generous sponsors!

One lucky winner will win:

A Cupcake Presentation Box Template, Cupcake Insert Flag Die, and Cupcake Wrapper Diefrom Crafter's Companion, 

a $30 gift certificate to Bugaboo Digi Stamps,

a $25 Paper Sweeties gift certificate,

a spool of ribbon from May Arts,

a stamp set and 6x6 pad of winner's choice from Lawn Fawn,

a $20 Your Next Stamp gift certificate,

a $12 Di's Digisgift certificate,

a $10 gift certificate* to Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps,

3 digital stamps from 2 Cute Ink,

and 2 digital stamps from Polkadoodles

*towards any digital purchase

This is a fantastic and versatile image from The Stamping Boutique called 'Balloons'. I colored it up with my Prismacolor pencils and used my Nestabilities circle and scallop circle dies to cut it out. The polka dot paper is from my stash.

This card is another of my experimental ones using different sizes. It measures 3 by 5.5 inches. I like these dimensions because it is something different but still fits into an A2 envelope. 

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

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