Cupcake Love

Happy Monday!

 

It's cold here in the Wisconsin AND it is only going to become colder as the day progresses! 

You KNOW it's cold when schools are already closed for tomorrow.....*GASP*....... BRRRRRRRRR

 

So you can bet that I'm going to stay inside with the family...and craft as much as the kids will allow me to.  But before I started cleaning and scrapping, I want to share a card I created while inside this weekend preparing for the cold weather to arrive......

 

The cute 'cupcake chef' & sentiment is from the new January SOTM set from Peachy Keen Stamps.

 

 

Don't you just love the little chef's mustache?  To accent his 'stache, I used some Bella Blvd paper that I've had for ages.  The mustaches and hearts were perfect for this image. 

 

I colored my stamped image with Copics and added some Stickles (Glam Pink/Cupcake - Silver/Chef) for highlights.   The scallop was cut using my Fiskars Fuse and edged with Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink.  The image looked plain...so I added some Tea Dye Distress Stickles around the edge too. 

 

 

On the inside of the card I second generation stamped the chef to give just the lightest impression. 

The sentiment is from the Peachy Keen January 2013 SOTM set.  The papers are just scraps from the front of the card.   

 

 

 

I am linking my card to the Peachy Keen Stamps January 2014 Release Linky Party.

 

 

Supplies:

Image/Sentiment: Peachy Keen Stamps

Paper: Bella Blvd, DCWV kraft cardstock

Pearls: Miriam's Crafting Supplies

Ribbon

Stickles

Copic Markers

Distress Ink

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black & Rich Cocoa

Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk

 

 

 

 

 

 



Red Carpet Studio Challenge

It's time for a challenge over at Red Carpet Studio Challenge Blog

 

Our sponsor.............

 

 

 

My creation.......................

I love, love this card.  The circles, colors fill my heart with joy.  Really!  :-)

 

The challenge theme is to use Numbers/Letters.  I decided to use both.  Letters in a die cut and numbers in my paper. 

 

I used......

Mojo Monday sketch

Paper from MME - My Favorite Things.

The Today circle and banner are cutting files from Scraptastical Kreations. 

I edged the pieces with fluid chalk in Chestnut Roan..accented with Liquid Pearls.

 

Happy Crafting! 

 

 

 

 

 

Ice Cream, Love, & Stamps

Happy Tuesday!!

 

 

Get Inky! Stamps current challenge is "Summer Sun Fun." 

 

When I was a little girl, I remember my parents loading us kids up in the Summer, in our pjs, and going to get ice cream. 

Here is my creation for the challenge..........................

 

 

 

I used Blue Moon Creations' Sew Sweet Cupcakes stamp set for the sentiment and the hearts.  

 

 

The ice cream cones and speech bubble frame are from the Silhouette Store.  I used Peachy Keen Stamps Snow Cuties Face Set for the ice cream cones.  A little twine bow and rhinestone to finish it off. 

 

Be sure to link up your Summer creation at Get Inky! 

 

 

Happy Fall, Y'all

 



Happy Tuesday!!

 

 

I was updating our budget recently and noticed that it's just about time to start thinking about school supplies, fees, and clothing. And that means, here in Wisconsin, that fall is rapidly approaching. Now, I am not in the mood to start decorating with pumpkins and gourds. Well, I can't, or my hubby would give me the look. You know the one, don't you? So, I am channeling that energy into my creations. Best of both worlds, I must say.

 

 

Isn't it just darling? :-)

 

I created this cutie for the Peachy Challenge Sketch challenge.  The sketch was a square, but squares are not my 'thing.'  So I used a tradtional card shape. 

 

 

 

The focus of my creation is the scarecrow.  He's from the PKSC-09 stamp set.  I stamped him with Memento Tuxedo black.  He was colored with Copics.  

 

Recently, I was able to attend a Copics Workshop.  Since then I have been coloring everything I can.  Most of my projects will probably have some sort of colored image on it, until I work the excitement out of my system. 

 

The sentiment for my card is from SY-907 stamp set.  I think it fits this image perfectly. 

 

 

 

 





 

Relax and Enjoy

Happy Wednesday!

 

Today I'm sharing with you a creation inspired by the Peachy Keen Stamps challenge 13-26 -Anything Goes!

 

 

 

As a little girl, I LOVED hot air balloons. I had stationary, book covers, folders... you name, I had it in hot air balloon print. 

 

For this challenge, a Peachy Keen Stamps is required.  I used the sentiment, Relax and Enjoy, from the PK-206 stamp set.  It think it's perfect!  I stamped the sentiment in Memento Black ink on white cardstock.  Then I enhanced it with Antique Linen Distress ink to better fit the feel I wanted.   

I added some Diamond Stickles to the balloon. It wouldn't have been complete without Stickles.

 

 For this card, I used a new technique to me - clouds for the background.   It took me three different attempts to not have some seriously noticable errors in it. =) 

The hot air balloon is from the Silhoutte Online Store, and it included two clouds.  I cut those out with a scrap piece of grey cardstock.  Then used them as templates with Stormy Sky distress ink for the background.  I like the softer, relaxing feel that the Storym Sky gives you compared to a more traditional blue, such as Broken China or Tumbled Glass Distress ink. 

 

 

I used 3 Girl Jam ribbon in Hot Chocolate to marry the background and sentiment pieces.

The hot air balloon is on some foam squares to bring it up off the background.  I think it gives it more of a 'floating in the air' feel.  Don't you?