Happy Cupcake Day

What holiday would you create if you could?  Well, March 26 is "Make Your Own Holiday" day and I've decided that it will be Cupcake Day!  There's something about cupcakes that just make us all happy.  They remind us of birthdays and past celebrations ... and of course, cupcakes are the rage for the gourmet sweet tooth these days!  I have some Little Yellow Bicycle paper that I've been saving for a while and I thought this would be the perfect occasion to use it to create some cupcake card goodness!

I'm not sure what flavor my cupcake is but I love violet and pink together and the sentiment "Seize the Cupcake" seems quite fitting for my newly created holiday! 

The button I used had huge holes so I added two colors of hemp thread instead of one.  And check out the lacey circle diecut from Spellbinders - I'm so in love with it!

Inspiration for this card:
Whimsie Doodles - WWC68 Odd/Weird Holiday
Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C75 Any die
Cupcake Craft Challenges - CCC130 Cake 'n' Ice Cream
Party Time Tuesdays - PTT4 Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs - Challenge #81 Use a Punch or Die
Mojo Monday - Sketch 179

Supplies

Paper: Little Red Bicycle (Tonal Polkadot; Lollipops with Glitter; Cupcakes Galore with Glitter)

Stamps: Clear Designs (Cupcakes)

Ink: Momento (Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers: YG63, G82, RV10/14/17, V12/15

Embellishments: Ribbon (American Crafts); CTMH Mini Medley (Summer); Bazzill Half the Edge Strips

Die-cuts: Spellbinders (Lacey Circles, Circles)

As always, thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day and happy crafting!  

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Glue Arts Rocks!

Eeeeeeeeek! I'm sooooooo excited! I just won a fab prize from Glue Arts ... all for changing my Facebook profile pic yesterday! It includes: Fiskars border punch, Hero Arts stamps, Paper Crafts mag, the NEW Color Inspiration, a Glue Glider Pro, May Arts ribbon and more!   I can't wait for it to arrive so I can play and post some fun stuff here. 

Woot! Woot! Thank you Glue Arts!  You made my day! 

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Beautiful Buttons Blog Hop

It's blog hop time again with DeNami Designs!  Denami Designs hosts a monthly blog hop to inspire crafters with a chance to win mini shopping sprees on the DeNami Design website!  This month there are 30 talented crafters participating in the blog hop.  I'm so excited to be among this group and can't wait to see all of the other creations! 

And now for the blog hop details: 

You should have arrived here from Katie's blog.  If not, then you should go back and start from the beginning so that you don't miss a single thing!

When:  Feb. 13 at 6 a.m. (PST) through Feb. 14, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. (PST). 

Prizes: DeNami is giving away THREE $20 gift certificates to their website ... one gift certificate to a random participant (DT members not eligible) and then TWO gift certificates to TWO people who comment along the hop!  So leave comments on all the blogs ... the more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win!

Additional Challenge:  There's an additional link widget on the blog hop post where you can upload additional button creation(s). One winner will be chosen to be guaranteed a spot in the next blog hop AND they'll get to choose a few stamps of their choice! Gotta love it!

Now ... on with the hop!!! 

I went back to the basics with my card this time and used only cardstock.  I once took a workshop at the CK convention where we rediscovered cardstock.  Sometimes simple is better and Denami's stamps really stand on their own.  You notice that I did use layering, die-cuts and dry paper embossing to show some texture and dimension. 

 

I kept with the color pallette:  red, pink, black and white.  Love these colors together!  I found these darling little heart buttons at Archiver's and let me tell you ... I adore them!  I simply stamped the Denami Small Flower Spray stamp, colored the stems and leaves with Copic markers and then adhered the hearts so that they serve as the actual flowers. 

 
I always like checking out Mojo Monday's sketch challenge for inspiration.  The funny thing is that I had something in mind to create for the blog hop and it's very similar to the Mojo Monday sketch this week! 

Sketch:  Mojo Monday #177

Supplies

Paper: Little Red Bicycle (Tonal Polkadot)

Stamps: DeNami Designs (G117 Small Flower Spray) Penny Black (Sentiment)

Ink: Momento (Tuxedo Black); Versacolor (Black)

Copic Markers: C2, YG11/63/67

Embellishments: Ribbon (American Crafts); Dress it up (Valentine Heart Buttons)

Die-cuts/Embossing:  Cuttlebug 

Thanks for checking out my little creation using DeNami Designs.  Don't forget:

1)  Leave a comment here to increase your chance of winning prizes.

2)  Hop on to Jenny's blog and enjoy the rest of the blog hop!!

Happy crafting!  

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Can You Feel the Love?

Happy Valentine's Day Eve!  Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays ... there is just so much pink and red everywhere!  I know, I know ... it's all about the love but pink and red make me sooooooo happy!  Today I'm posting a picture of the Valentine's Day card I made for my Mom.  Shhhh!  Don't tell her! 

I love this little giraffe!  I bought him a couple of years ago and never had the chance to use him.  I especially love this paper from Basic Grey too. The paper actually has hearts in the design.  Love the reds and pinks!

Here are the challenges I used for this little gem!

The Sweet Stop - Sketch SSS95

Basic Grey Challenges - All Hearts

Supplies

Paper: Basic Grey (Blush)

Stamps: Great Impressions

Ink: Momento (Tuxedo Black)

Copic Markers: W2, R37/39/81/83/85/89, RV10, E51/74/77 

Embellishments: Ribbon (American Crafts); Dress it up (Valentine Heart Buttons)

Die-cuts/Embossing: Quickutz (Nutmeg) 

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy crafting!

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