Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #113

Edit:  Won 2nd place at Catch the Bug Challenge

Good morning stamping friends.  It's Sunday again and do you know the great thing about this Sunday??  Many of us don't have to dread going to work tomorrow because it's a holiday!!!  Yes, it's Memorial Day and I wanted to take a moment to honor all those who have sacrificed everything for our country.  What brave souls and so very patriotic.  Bless all that have loved ones they are thinking about today.

Another great thing about this Sunday... it's time for another Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!  Yepper... let's have some fun.  Here's my card created from our cupcake inspiration photo...

Heeheehee!  Doesn't she just make you giggle?  At least smile!!  This is a digital image from our sponsor, Bugaboo Digi Stamps.  It's called Molly Moo - sunflower.  I think I've fallen in love with Molly!  Now for our cupcakes photo that will provide your inspiration this week ...

Aren't these great??  So many flowers... such bright colors... a coupla little bugs.  Fun!!  I hope you'll find some inspiration and come play with us.  It was great fun coloring Molly up in these bright summery colors!  I decided to keep the colors restricted to my image and the matting cardstock.  For my DP, I embossed some white cardstock with a flowery folder as I thought that design fit perfectly.

Then I decided to add some sun to this sunflower image.  The little sun I used is from one of those little $1 clear stamp sets.  I don't use those a lot, but they sure come in handy for the right projects!  BTW... I'd meant to add a bubble cap over the sun's face, but I forgot.  Well... I forgot before I took the pics, but it has a bubbled face now.  The bubble cap just fit absolutely perfectly!!  I didn't want to rework the photos I'd already taken, but I did take one extra photo...

Back to our sponsor, Bugaboo Digi Stamps.  They are awarding 7 (yes I said 7) images of the winner's choice.  That's totally worth joining us this week, isn't it?  And a little more of a plug for them... they are having 50% off everything in the store through May 31st.  That makes an image like Molly Moo - sunflower yours for a mere buck and a half!!  Go... go have fun and get you some bugaboos.

Other challenges:
Mojo Monday - the SKETCH
Stamps & Fun = Creativity - flower power
Totally Stampalicious - favorite bugaboo stamp
Woodware USA - anything goes
Bows and Berries - turquoise, bright pink, yellow, black, white
Digital Tuesday - add some texture
Sparkle Creations  - include a hat
Creative Card Crew - anything goes
The Paper Shelter - anything goes
The Pixie Cottage - here comes the sun (and/or a sketch)
Anything Goes Challenge - bingo -- punches/die cuts, flowers, lace/ribbon
Truly Scrumptious - anything goes
DYSU Challenge - animals
Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes
For Your Inspiration - colorful air balloons photo inspiration
Stamp Something  - sentimental -- use a sentiment
Creative Friday - summertime
2 Sisters Challenge - anything goes
CES Challenge - embossing
Catch the Bug Challenge - bright colors
EtsyInspired Challenge - Paula Arts (my inspiration for the colors and sunflowers)
Really Reasonable Ribbon - anything goes
Copics Creations - yellow
Desert Island Crafters - use 3 or more of the 'itinerary' -- ribbon/lace, image, embossing, flower
Sparkles Forum Challenge - something metal -- ladybug charm
Addicted to Stamps  - bingo -- cute image, flowers, a charm

That's all I got today folks!  Thank you for stopping by.  I hope you'll come back very soon.  Enjoy your Memorial Day.
Denise

Stamps:  Bugaboo Molly Moo - sunflower digi, Paper Garden sentiment digi
Paper:  Gina K. pure luxury
Ink:  none
Supplies:  Nesties, ribbon, charm, bubble cap, bright large gemstone stickers, edge punch
Techniques:  Copic markers and prismacolor pencils w/OMS

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #93

Edit:  Won Top 3 Featured Card honors at The Sweet Stop #90
Edit:  Won Top 3 honors at Fairy Fun Fridays #43

I'm late... I'm late... for a very important date.  It's Cupcake Inspirations Challenge today and half the morning is gone already!!  ARGH!!!  But I'm here now and ready to share how this week's cupcake photo inspired me.

 

This is an image from Bugaboo (our sponsor this week) and the first time I saw it, I couldn't help but say 'awwwwwwww'!!!  Could you help it when you saw her?  : )  So of course, she was the image I chose for this challenge.  Why, you ask?  Well... here's our inspiration photo for this week's challenge...

Fun, right??  I just love these cupcakes and their colors and cute little baby cutouts.  I don't make baby cards very often so when I'm given the chance to do so, I love it!  As I said, I love these colors and was able to work them all into my card, except for the orange.  I probably could have included some orange, but just thought that would be a bit over-the-top!  And aren't my two DPs great?  I did not buy them together, but ended up with two colors of the same pattern!!  Perfect challenge to use them together!!  hahaha!

As noted above, our sponsor this week is the very fun Bugaboo Stamps.  They have sooooo many absolutely adorable images.  If you're not familiar with them, I would suggest you pop over to the store and look 'em over.  I don't think you'll be disappointed.  Oh... and the random winner will receive 7 images!  Yep... that's right... 7!!!

I hope you'll have time to go visit the other 'sweeties' creations as I'm always blown away by their wonderful projects.  And this week, our Guest Designer is Marjorie at Mommy Scraps.  I hope you'll stop by her place as well.

Other challenges:
The Sweet Stop - SKETCH
Papertake Weekly - anything goes w/option lace (sorry... no lace)
Tuesday Taggers - new beginnings
Fab 'n Funky - anything goes
Simon Says Stamps! - new beginnings
Creative Cottage - something new (image)
Scrapbook Sisters - anything goes
Stampin' B's - use something old (ric-rac) and something new (image)
Do it with Digis - new beginnings
Dutch Dare Card Challenge - new beginnings
Delicious Doodles - new (image)
Stamp Something - January digi day
Fairy Fun Friday - new beginnings
2 Sisters Challenge - gettin' girly
One Stop Craft Challenge - a card for a child
Stamp, Scrap and Doodles Saturdays - new beginnings
The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenge - anything goes
Really Reasonable Ribbon - something new plus ribbon
Sarah Hurley Challenges - new beginnings
Quirky Crafts Challenge - new beginning
Pile it On - it's all about the cute children
Card Makin' Mamas - girls just want to have fu
Craft Your Passion - anything goes
Woodware USA - something NEW

Thanks for stopping by today, my friends.  I wish you a very fun (or quiet) Sunday, whichever is your preference.  Take care folks!!
Denise

Stamps:  Bugaboo Boo Bugaboo digi, Studio G clear stamps
Paper:  Heidi Swapp tropical smoothie (green) and summer dress (blue), Gina K. pure luxury
Ink:  Memento tuxedo black (sentiment)
Supplies:  Nesties, BG black brads, back ric-rac
Techniques:  Copic markers and prismacolor pencils w/gamsol