Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #85

Good morning stamping fans!!  I hope your Sunday morning is starting out beautifully.  It looks like we might see the sun for awhile around my parts.  It's been pretty dreary the last few days.  But enough of the weather report!  We're all here to talk about stamping and today we'll talk about the new Cupcake Inspirations Challenge.  Here's my try...

This is a wonderful digital image from Simply Betty Stamps called London.  Simply Betty is our sponsor this week and has many fabulous images, both digital and rubber.  Go take a look... I know you'll enjoy your visit.  But... the inspiration photo for us this week is...

Aren't these so kewl???  They just look soooo yummy!!  I must admit, I had a hard time deciding how to interpret this photo.  Finally, I decided I was most inspired by the colors.  So, I worked London up in reds, yellows, blacks and green (eyes).

I certainly hope you'll come and join in the fun this week.  The prize for one lucky random winner is 6 (yes SIX) digital images.  Wouldn't that be fun... picking out 6 digis!?!?!?

Challenges:
Stamping 411 - the SKETCH
Alphabet Challenge - C is for cats
Party Time Tuesdays - photo inspiration
Moving Along with the Times - nice and bright
Stamp Something - Novemeber digi day
EtsyInspired - Happy Day Designs (taking her dancing bracelet)

Thanks for stopping in today.  You are all so great and your comments really bring a smile to my face!!  A special thanks to those that take the time to leave me one.  Have a great day and have fun with this challenge.
Denise

Stamps:  Simply Betty Stamps London
Paper:  BG ???, Gina K. pure luxury
Ink:  none
Supplies:  WOC lace, rub-on sentiment, brads, Prima velvety flower, gold stickles
Technique:  Copic markers and prismacolor pencils with gamsol

A Lifetime Together

Good Thursday folks.  Let me first say... THANK YOU to all the men and women that have risked or given their lives to keep our country free.  Your sacrifices are truly appreciated!!  Have a HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY!!!

Now for stamping.  My son got married on October 16 and I've still not gotten that card posted... until today.  I looked high an low for the best stamp for this occasion.  Then I found this wonderful Lili of the Valley stamp called Wedding Couple.

 

I actually saw this image on Dena's Stamping Corner blog.  I took a LOT of inspiration from her wonderful creation, then added some of my favorite embellies and touches.  Thank you for the nudge in the right direction Dena!  Your work is always so wonderful!!

Ryan and Lindsay's wedding colors were eggplant and limey green.  It was really so beautiful!!  I tried to give this little gal's roses an 'eggplanty' look, but I believe I fell a bit shy of that goal.  Oh well... it's still in the same purple family, right?  hahaha!

Their wedding was such a wonderful success.  It went off without a hitch and everyone enjoyed themselves immensely.  The following morning, the bride and groom had immediate family over for brunch and to share with them as they opened their remaining gifts.  That was a really special way to end the weekend.  I gave them this card when everyone else had left.  They really seemed to like it!!  : )  It was definitely made with love!!

Challenges:

Bizzy Becs - cute and sweet

CCEE Stampers - use store bought flowers

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

Crazy 4 Challenges - make a square card

One Stop Craft Challenge - embossing (there is a layer of white with dotted swiss embossing folder)

Creatalicious - all white

Kaboodle Doodles - make it vintage (I didn't do anything to make this vintage.  I just think it's a vintage-looking project)

Anything Goes - emboss it (see One Stop Craft Challenge)

For Fun - dry embossing (see One Stop Craft Challenge)

Crafts and Me - glitter

I guess that's it for this post.  Hope you've enjoyed your visit enough to come see me again sometime.  Take care and enjoy the rest of your day!!

Denise

Stamps:  Lili of the Valley wedding couple

Paper:  Gina K. pure luxury, all white CS

Ink:  Memento tuxedo black

Supplies:  Rub-on sentiment, large glitter rose, white glitter, white ribbon, white pearls, white doily, wedding cake brad, white lace from WOC, small white rose buds from WOC, cuttlebug folder dotted swiss

Techniques:  Copic markers and prismacolor pencils

A Very Sweet Christmas Pair

Hello folks.  How's it goin' for you today?  Pretty good on my end.  Yesterday wasn't all that hunky dorrie so it was good to come home and do some coloring and designing.  I'm getting into the Christmas mood.  Well... the Christmas card mood.  OK, I know... stop 'talking' and start showing.  Will do!  Here's the pair I think is so sweet...

This is Stampavie's adorable image called Bear and Robin.  I'd seen this soooo much last year and finally purchased it at the very end of the season.  I didn't get to use it last year, but finally... I worked it up.  Sooo FUN!!  The funny thing is, I was working on the bear last night and was so frustrated as nothing was looking like I wanted it to.  Instead of getting more and more unhappy, I put it down for the night and would try again the next day (today).  Well, lo and behold!!!  It looked pretty darned good to me!  I really need to keep that in mind.  It may not be as bad as I think.  Waslk away and come back to it later.  Does this happen to any of you too???

This was the first time I've used my BG jovial paper pad.  I decided to go the red and black route as I just love plaids, especially these red and black plaids.  Doesn't it just look like a great pair of flannel jammies??  I really ended up liking this card except it still feels like it's missing something.  I don't know what so I'm not touchin' it!!

I used MS snowflake punches, then glittered them up and added a red button to each.  Now those little snowflakes around the sentiment are just some little dimensional stickers.  They came as white flakes with blue centers.  I used my copic marker (R27) to change them to red.  I'd heard about doing this, but had never tried it myself.  I've got to say this is sooooo kewl!!!  Makes me happy!!  I paper pieced teddy's little muffler.  Oh and I didn't do so well keeping the VersaMagic chalk ink of my little birdie.  She's a mess in these pictures, but please know I have now gone over all stamped lines with a Zig black pen.  Looks much better !  : )

I was able to work this card into several challenges for this week so better get started on that list!

Challenges:
Sketch Saturday - the SKETCH
Little Red Wagon - use the color red
Charisma Cardz - with love at Christmas
Stampin' B's - an animal in a die cut
Alphabet Challenge - B is for bird
Wags 'n Whiskers - sisters or friendship
Allsorts - twas the night before Christmas
Crazy 4 Challenges - create a square card
Crafty Calendar - Christmas snowflakes
StampARTic - Christmas with glitter
Christmas Card Challenge - photo inspiration
Paper Sundaes - let it snow
Pile it on - Christmas featuring animals
Whoopsi Daisy - it's Christmas
A Spoonful of Sugar - snow/snowflakes
ABC Christmas Challenge - winter wonderland
Drunken Stampers - punch me
The Burtonesque Dolls - anything goes

Whew!!  How's that for a 'couple of' challenges??  Thanks for dropping by today and come back soon.
Denise

Stamps:  Stampavie bear and robin, SU warm words
Paper:  BG jovial
Ink:  Memento tuxedo black
Supplies:  Nesties, MS snowflake punches, dimensional stickers (little snowflakes), glitter, BG buttons, black rhinestones, VersaMagic chalk ink - wheat
Techniques:  Copic markers and prismacolor pencils w/ gamsol, sponging, paper piecing

Happy Birthday!

To no one in particular right now.  I just made up this card and thought I'd share it with you today.  I worked this up about a month ago, but just never got around to posting it.  I notice there are several birthday challenges this go round so thought it was a good time to post it.

This is another Tiddly Inks digital image.  Man... that's two in a row!!  Told ya I loved the Tiddly Inks store!!  : )  It's funny because the first time I printed off this image, I thought she was too small.  Then I printed of this one and found she was pretty darn big.  But I wanted to use her anyway... just not much creativity on the layout!!

Tiddly Inks has a line of these Lilly Bean images and they're all really fun.  This one worked up really quick, add some glitter, a few buttons and ribbon and you're good to go.

Challenges:
Party Time Tuesdays - anything goes birthday
7 Kids College Fund - birthdays
Lexi's Creations - birthdays
2 Sisters Challenge - birthday
Gingerloft - use buttons

A quick post today, but still so glad you came on by and hope you'll come back soon!
Denise

Stamps:  Tiddly Inks Big-Wishes Lilly Bean
Paper:  Gina K. pure luxury
Ink:  none
Supplies:  BG buttons, ribbon, glitter
Technique:  Copic markers w/ prismacolor pencils

Feeling so sassy!

Happy Sunday friends.  I certainly do hope yours is going well.  I'm running late today for posting the latest and greatest Cupcake Inspirations Challenge.  Just wait until you see this week's inspiration photo.  I think you'll LOVE it!  But first, my interpretation...

It's Alice and she's from Tiddly Inks, our sponsor this week.  I am just crazy for Tiddly Inks images and have quite a few.  Tiddly Inks kindly provided a couple different images to the DT to help us with our challenge this week.  Suh-weet!!! And pssst... the winner of this week's challenge will receive a $10 gift voucher!!  Now that'll put a smile on your face!  Oh... and now for the inspiration...

Ain't those GREAT????  Man, that's a LOT of work!  From hats, to tea sets, to cheshire cats and more... they're just so darn cute.  Great find Rachel!!  The blue color really jumped out at me so that's exactly what I went with.  I'm not sure I did those cupcakes justice, but I had fun!

Once again I've chosen to keep the layout and embellies really simple.  I got this layout from Card Positioning Systems.  It was just what I was looking for.  The sentiment I went with a rub-on.  Sooooo easy!  : )

Other challenges:
CPS - the SKETCH
Corrisive Challenge - black and blue
Anything Goes - the letter B (for blue)
My Time to Craft - quick and cute
Creative Card Crew - let's punch it
Crafty Creations - fables and fairy tales
Stamp Insantiy - punch drunk
Sweet Stampin Challenge - inspiration photo
Aly's Sunday Sketch - all about music - song (Her Name is Alice from the latest Alice in Wonderland movie).


I guess that's about it today.  Again... have a wonderful Sunday and we'll see you soon.  : )
Denise

Stamps:  Tiddly Inks time for tea digital image
Paper:  Heidi Swapp summer dress, Gina K. pure luxury
Ink:  none
Supplies:  MS punch, WOC cherry blossoms, rub-on sentiment, black rhinestones, ribbon
Techniques:  Copic markers with prismacolor pencils for shading

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #83

Good morning all!  Happy Sunday and Halloween.  I hope you're all ready for your own fun Halloween night!  I think it's great that the clocks won't be move back until next weekend giving the kids a little more daylight to trick or treat in.  : )  But today is also bringing us challenge #83 from Cupcake Inspiration.  Here's my take on this week's cupcake...

How's that for some autumn color??  haha!  Actually I'm a huge 'earth color' person so I'm just lovin' these!!  : )  Hope you do to!  Now... the inspiration for ttoday...

Isn't that just beautiful???  How could anyone ever eat that?  heehee!  OK... truth be told, I could eat it!!  Again, love the color scheme so that's what I worked into my DT card as well as picking up on the leaves.

These stamps are from a set called Autumn Abundance and were purchased from PTI a couple of years ago.  It's a wonderful set with three vase arrangements and about either sentiments.  I haven't used it as much as I should, but it sure fit in great today.  The DP is actually taken from Graphic 45's new Christmas collection called Christmas Past.  : )

Our sponsor for this week's challenge is Woodware and their giving away a stamp set called Sweet Tooth as their prize.  That's a $15 value and so cute!!  Hope you can play along with us this week!!

Other challenges:
Taylored Expressions - the SKETCH
EtsyInspired - BeiLeXian (approaching of LOve season)
One Stop Craft Challenge - anything goes (and blog hop!)
Scrappy Saturday Challenge - anything goes
Stamps, Scrap and Doodle Saturdays - buttons, buttons, who has the button?
A Spoonful of Sugar - let's get punchy
Creative Card Crew - let's punch it
Crafty Creations - halloween or autumn
Simon Says Stamp - punch 'em
Stampin' for the Weekend - halloween or fall
Catch the Bug Challenge - whirling, swirling, twirling autumn
Polka Doodles - autumn
Easy Craft Projects - autumn or fall
City Crafter - autumn leave falling

Thanks so much for poppin' in this week!!  I love it when you do that!  Come again soon, ya hear?  Until then be safe, be happy.
Denise

Stamps:  PTI autumn abundance
Paper:  Graphic 45 christmas past, Gina K. pure luxury
Ink:  Memento tuxedo black
Supplies:  Nesties, BG buttons, MS border punch
Techniques:  Copic markers, prismacolor pencils

Kicking off Christmas cards with LOTV

I've officially started my Christmas cards for 2010.  Yikes... it's almost November and I'm just now starting.  Oh well... there will be many challenges coming over the next few weeks that will help me out!  : )  I've started this season out using and aDORable  Lili of the Valley stamp called Skating Along.

Dontcha just LOVE her and her little dog too??  I'm just gaga over all the new Christmas stamps from LOTV!   And now they are about to have another wonderful release!  I can't wait!

The layout for this card was from an LOTV challenge from a few weeks ago.  I must say, I'm pretty pleased with how this one turned out..  I glittered her up pretty good, sponged around the entire image and used some crystal stickles on the ice to try to replicate shimmering ice.  For the sentiment, I simply inked up the stamp with the same color I'd sponged on for the sky.  I wanted a subtle result that wouldn't take away from the image.  I was very pleased with the result.  I really enjoyed pulling this one together.

Challenges:
Lili of the Valley - winter fun
Theme Thursday - winter
Southern Girls Challenge - glitter it up
Pals Paper Arts - bring on the bling
7 Kids College Fund - flowers and layers
Wags 'n Whiskers - merry & bright

Well... it's late (for me) and I need to head off to bed.  Thanks for popping in today.  Come back soon, ya hear!!  : )  Take care my friends.
Denise

Stamp:  LOTV skating along, SU riveting (sentiment)
Paper:  October Afternoon very merry, Gina K. pure luxury
Ink:  Memento tuxedo black
Supplies:  WOC roses, red rhinestones, white glitter, ribbon
Techniques:  Copic markers, prismacolor pencils and gansol

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #82

Happy Sunday stamping friends.  It's supposed to be a beautiful day today here where I live.  I hope it is where you are too.  Since it's Sunday, it's time for another Cupcake Inspiration Challenge  and it's another fun one!!  Here's my interpretation of this week's challenge:

 

Introducing... drum roll please... Broomhilda!  Isn't she just great??  More on her later.  First let me share with you the photo inspiration which brought about Broomhilda.

 

Aren't these cupcakes just great?  Love all the little gobliny things added to the top of each cupcake.  Very, very cute!!  And what fun colors to work with!

OK... now back to Broomhilda.  Our sponsor for this week's challenge is Anita Be Stampin, one of our very own DT members.  Anita just opened her shop on October 2.  She's got some cute, cute stamps and kindly offered the DT some to work with.  Broomhilda was one and she was tons of fun to work up!  And the sentiment, along with five (5) others are included in the Broomhilda set.  Thanks Anita for being so generous.  Oh, and you're in for a treat too.  The prize for the randomly drawn winner is the choice of any in stock rubber stamp set or three (3) digis.

Other challenges:
Stamping 411 - the SKETCH, nice and clean
Stamp with Fun - halloween
Double Dutch Challenge - funny or scary halloween
Magical Monday Challenge - halloween
A Spoonful of Sugar - halloween
Creative Inspirations - spooky
Hanna and Friends - halloween
Dutch Dare Card Challenge - halloween
Stampin' for the Weekend - halloween
Bee Crafty - halloween
By the Cute and Girly - spooky
Really Reasonable Ribbon - halloween
Craft Challenge - spooky
Corrosive Challenge - halloween
Creative Craft Challenges - trick or treat
Creative Cottage - halloween
2 Sisters Challenge - anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown - anything goes

I hope you enjoy my little witchy.  It sure is good to get back in and create something.  Last weekend my son got married and I didn't even get enough time to make a card.  That was fun, but now... back to normal.  Thanks for stopping in today.  Come back soon, 'K?
Denise

Stamps:  Anita Be Stampin' Broomhilda and sentiment
Paper:  Graphic 45, Gina K. pure luxury
Ink:  Memento tuxedo black
Supplies:  Nestie, black ribbon, MS birthstones
Techniques:  Copic markers, prismacolor pencils with gamsol

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #80

Happy morning friends.  Looks like it's going to be a great day in our area.  I'm looking forward to heading out to my mom's and let the grandkids and dog run around outside!!  Plus, lunch is always great!!  : )  Well, it's Sunday, so we have a new Cupcake Inspiration Challenge for you today.  Here's my card...

This image is called Two Roses and is from this week's sponsor, A Passion for Stamps.  Isn't that image just stunning?  A Passion for Stamps kindly allowed the DT to use one of their images and I just couldn't NOT chose this one!!  I'm a huge fan of roses.  Oh... and the inspiration...

Beautiful, right?  I didn't really do this photo justice as it has other gorgeous colors.  It was really hard to decide which to go with!  I was going to attempt a two-tone rose, but that got away from me!!!  : )  So... simple yellow roses, one of my favorites!!

I sure hope you can join in our challenge this week.  A Passion for Stamps will be giving the random winner four (4) digital images of their choice.  I hope you'll go take a look around their blog.  There are some wonderful flower images and others as well.

Other challenges:
Crafty Creations - the SKETCH
One Stitch at a Time - use your digi stamps
Craftalicious Challenges - anything goes
Karbers Challenge - go digital
A Spoonful of Sugar - sparkle and shine
Creative Card Crew - bloomin' marvelous
Fab 'n Funky - use a digi image
Crafy Ann's Challenge - use a digi and favorite coloring medium
Allsorts Challenge - inspiration from a song title.  YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS
Create 4 Fun - use a digi image
EtsyInspired - Lemon Kissed (sunny yellow mini rose earrings)


As always, I want to thank you all for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed it enough to come back soon!  Also, please visit the Cupcake Inspiration blog to view the other DT member's creations.  They are beautiful!!
Denise

Stamps:  A Passion for Stamps two roses digital image
Paper:  BoBunny (brown), October Afternoon (yellow), Gina K. pure luxury
Ink:  none
Supplies:  Nesties, Wild Orchid roses, ribbon, pearls, VersaMagic wheat chalk ink, diamond stickles
Techniques:  Copic markers, prismacolor pencils and gamsol, sponging, vintage photo Distress Ink

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #79

Good morning stamp fans!!  It's Sunday so that means another great challenge from Cupcake Inspiration!!  YaHOO!!!  Here's my take on this week's photo inspiration...

Can you guess what the theme of the inspiration photo is???  LOL!!  Of course you can, so, as they say, without further ado...

Isn't that kewl!!!  How do they make it look like it's lit up like that??  Maybe it is lit up???  hahahaha!  Whatever is happening there, it's great!  I luv it!  This is my first halloween card this year and I forgot just how fun they are.  You'll be seeing more of this type if you can make it back to visit. 

Our sponsor this week is Softpencil.  They provided the DT a couple of adorable halloween images to help with this week's challenge.  Isn't it ca-yute!?!  For one lucky random winner, they are offering a $10 voucher to their store.  Reason enough to join in the fun this week.  : )

Other challenges:
The Sweet Stop - the SKETCH
One Stitch at a Time - spooky halloween anything goes
Paper Sundaes - something from your stash (all my DPs are from at least one year ago)
Simon Says Challenge - it's autumn!
Paper Romance - black, pumpkin and cream
Stampin' for the Weekend - autumn inspiration
Oh, Alice! - use text in a nonsense way
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays - open challenge
By the Cute and Girly - spooky
Copic Creations - orange!
EtsyInspired - Two Eggplants (who is the scariest of all)
Copic Oz - all together spooky

Thanks for poppin' in and hope you come back again soon.
Denise

Stamps:  Softpencil Happy Halloween digi image
Paper:  My Mind's Eye night light (orange words), Imaginisce hallowhimsy (green diamonds), BG eerie (web), Gina K pure luxury
Ink:  none
Supplies:  Nesties, Imaginisce eye of newt brads, dimentional sticker (get spooked
Techniques:  Copic markers, prismacolor pencils and gamsol