Best Mom Ever - Color Throwdown #90

Happy Hump Day, peeps! You know what that means--it's Color Throwdown day! Today, Miss Tammy has chosen our colors and I love 'em!

I'm using Taylor's Sketch for this week for the layout of this Mother's Day card. I wanted it to look like a Nine Patch quilt block and I think it worked.

I think the construction is pretty easy to follow. The sentiment is from My Favorite Things' Clearly Sentimental About Mothers and was stamped on DP with Memento Rich Cocoa ink, then cut/embossed with a Spellbinders Ribbon Tag Trio Two die. Then I added some tiny jewels that started life as clear jewels and were colored with a Copic marker. Some ribbon and buttons finish it off.

Here's the inside--sentiment from the same set:

Remember, you do not have to have the exact colors to play. If you don't, just use the closest you have. So, c'mon over to the Color Throwdown blog and play along with us this week. Please use the link service to post your card and please link directly to your card so we can find it easily. And please include a link in your post to the Color Throwdown. If you upload your card to a public forum, please use the keyword CTD90 so we can see your beauty all in one place. Hope to see you there! Be sure to check out what the other team members have come up with this week!

Broni Holcombe--Splashes of Watercolor
Danielle Kennedy--Wild Dragonfly Designs
LeAnne Pugliese--Wee Inklings
Tammy Hershberger--Stamp Happy
Kristin Beuter--Mindless Creativity
Teresa Kline from Enjoy the VA Sunshine - April Guest Designer

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Clearly Sentimental About Mothers (MFT)
Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry (SU!); Sprout (Memory Box)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Vintage Touch (PTI)
Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Ribbon Tag Trio Two (Spellbinders); 3M foam squares, jewels (craft store); Copic marker; sewing machine; ribbon, Vintage Buttons and Rustic Twine (PTI)

Celebrate Life

Several weeks ago, I played Taylor's sketch challenge and was lucky enough to be one of her Top Crop picks on a week that she was giving away a prize: a free stamp set! Woohoo, right?! So, I got to choose which set I wanted and I picked Discover Your Wings, which I'm using for Taylor's Sketch #109 this week. Thank you, Taylor!!!!!!!!!!

This is a large card--5 1/2" x 8 1/2" because I couldn't get everything on a smaller card, LOL. These images are large--I didn't even use half of the flower image. I stamped the flower image on Rustic White card stock in Dark Chocolate ink, added some buttons tied on with twine, then cut it out with a Classic Circle Nestabilities die and layered it with Dark Chocolate. I stamped the dragonfly and butterfly on Rustic White as well, the dragonfly with SU! Baja Breeze and the butterfly with Memento Pear Tart, then spritzed them with Glimmer Mist in matching colors (I got more on me than I did on the little critters, LOL!). Then I cut them out, added some buttons, and popped them up on Pop Dots. I positioned the little circle image in the patterned paper (Garden Gala from Websters Pages) as the third element of the sketch--it says "Celebrate Life". I think the rest is pretty self-explanatory. I really love this set--thank you again, Taylor!

Thanks for dropping by today!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Discover Your Wings (Taylored Expressions)
Paper: Rustic White, Dark Chocolate (PTI); Garden Gala (Websters Pages)
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Vintage Touch (PTI); baja Breeze (SU!); Pear Tart (Memento)
Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Classic Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); lace, ribbon (craft store); Vintage Buttons, Rustic Twine (PTI); sewing machine

A double dose...

...of Taylor's sketch this week. I love this sketch and couldn't stop at one card ;-)

This one is using a Holly Berry House stamp I've had for a while and I thought I'd better use soon if I was going to use it this year. I stamped it seven times, alternating patterned paper from Memory Box's Spearmint 6 x 6 collection, MFT's Sno Cone (I love this color!), and SU!'s Sage Shadow. I stamped it with Versamark and heat embossed with gold detail embossing powder before cutting each layer out and popping it up on Pop Dots. Some flat backed pearls and some silk ribbon was all it needed to finish it off, I'm thinking. I really love this card.



Next, a little more Pure Innocence for you. This one is You Make the Grade. I stamped the image on a Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers. Her shirt is paper pieced, but I made the "patterned paper". I simply drew lines with my Copics to make "plaid". I love how this turned out and will be doing that again. I stamped the "A+" with Whisper White Craft ink and heat embossed with white detail embossing powder. Then I cut the whole thing out with a Labels Nine Nestabilities die. As soon as I saw the piece of patterned paper with the three pairs of shoes, I knew it would be perfect used for the bottom part of the sketch :) A little gingham ribbon from MFT's Perfect Plaid Ribbon Collection and a button tied on with Pearl cotton finished it off. Isn't she adorable!?

Here's the inside:


Thanks for stopping by today!



~Supplies For Card #1~
Stamps: Medallion Egg (Holly Berry House)
Paper: Stampers Select White (PTI); Sno Cone (MFT); Sage Shadow (SU!); Spearming 6 x 6 pack (Memory Box); gold metallic (Office Max)
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: Pop Dots, flat backed pearls (craft store); gold detail embossing powder (Ranger); heat tool; Embossing Buddy (SU!); ribbon (May Arts)

~Supplies For Card #2~
Stamps: You Make the Grade (MFT)
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Riding Hood Red (SU!); Perfect Paper Panels (MFT); Grade School Stack (DCWV)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Labels Nine Nestabilities (Spellbinder); ribbon (MFT); Vintage button (PTI); Pearl cotton (craft store)

Spring is in the air - Crazy 4 Challenges #29

WOW!! Time is just speeding along and today is the first day of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere! And I think I can speak for most folks and say Yippee!!! So, in honor of Spring's arrival, I'm challenging everyone to make a Spring themed card or project.

We have a new sponsor for the second half of the month: Digital Delights by Louby Lou. They're offering a prize to one lucky randomly chosen winner, so be sure to get your card entered into Mr. Linky on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog so you can have a chance to win.

Nothing says Spring any more for me than flowers starting to bloom. I love this little violet cupcake Lockhart stamp so I decided to use it for my Spring card. I stamped it on a Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored it with Copic markers. I'm using Taylored Expressions Sketch #105 for my layout. I used my new Scallop Detail border punch on the top element and at the bottom, and added some tiny green flat backed pearls to it. I'd been wanting to make a poofy flower from tissue paper, since I bought this gigantic package of different colors, so today is the day. I punched out 16 layers, bradded them together, and sort of smooshed up the layers. I really LOVE the look of the tissue paper layers!! They almost look like real flower petals! I added a small button to the center, and made some leaves by punching out ovals, folding them in half, and running them at a diagonal through my paper crimper. The sentiment is computer generated and popped up on Pop Dots.

NOW, be sure to check out the samples by the rest of my crazy girls...er, I mean the Crazy 4 Challenges team ;-)

Cindy Haffner
Frances Byrne
Jessica Diedrich
Jessie Rone
Joanne Grzelak
Joycelyn Turner
Lori Boyd
Lynda Benden
Mercy Kerin
Vicki Garrett

THEN, you know what to do--we'd love to have you come along and play with us. Just do your thing with the challenge and link it to Mr. Linky on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Please link directly to your project. And, if you upload to a public gallery, please use the key word C4C29.



Thanks so much for stopping by today!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Violet Cupcake (Lockhart)
Paper: Stampers Select White (PTI); Sour Apple, Perfect Paper Panels (MFT); Gossamer 6 x 6 pack (Memory Box); tissue paper (craft store)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Milled Lavender Distress ink (Ranger)
Supplies: 3M Pop Dots, ribbon, brad, flat back pearls (craft store); oval punch, Scallop Detail Border punch (SU!); Copic markers; paper crimper

Springtime birthday

I couldn't wait to break out this new Kioshi paper from Basic Grey. It's absolutely gorgeous!!! And, since Spring is really just around the corner (I have proof: daffodils and crocus are blooming and tulips are up) I thought I'd use one of my neglected Lockhart stamps and this pot of tulips is just the thing!

I stamped the image three times on MFT's Perfect Paper Panels with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored them all with Copic markers and cut out the pot and flowers for the second layer and just the flowers for the top layer. The two top layers are each popped up on Pop Dots. I'm using Taylor's fabulous TESC #104 for this week for my layout, which is another chance to use one of those big ol' buttons :) The sentiment is from PTI's Floral Fusion--the Summer CHA set.



Thanks for dropping in today! I'll have a new Stamp Simply card for you tomorrow so I hope to see you back then!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Tulips (Lockhart); Floral Fusion (PTI)
Paper: Stampers Select White, Lavender Moon (PTI); Certainly Celery (SU!); Kioshi 6 x 6 pad (Basic Grey); Perfect Paper Panel (MFT)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Vintage Touch (PTI)
Accessories: Pop Dots (craft store); Lavender Moon ribbon, Vintage Buttons, Rustic Twine (PTI); Scallop Trim Border punch (SU!); sewing machine

Color Throwdown #67

Happy Wednesday!!! I'm going to have several posts for you today. First up is the Color Throwdown Challenge! Later today I'll have another My Favorite Things teaser and tonight is MFT November blog hop. More on those later :)

My awesome friend, Tammy, chose this week's colors: Always Artichoke, Dusty Durango, Soft Sky, and Kraft--a great color combo if you ask me. Only trouble is I am dangerously low on Kraft, so I subbed Creamy Caramel. (Note to self: order Kraft.)
I'm using an Inkadinkado stamp that I haven't used in ages. But it always says "fall" to me, just as these colors do. I stamped it on Whisper White with Memento Rich Cocoa, colored the leaves in with a Copic marker, and highlighted the little birds with a rust colored Sakura glitter pen. You probably can't see it but they shimmer in real life. Then I cut/embossed it with a Classic Rectangle Nestabilities die and sponged it with Creamy Caramel ink while it was still in the die. I though this Earth Love paper from the Mini Deck by Cosmo Cricket was perfect for this stamp--and colors. Those little birdies are so cute! I'm using TECC sketch #89 for my layout, so I added a little ribbon, a big old Vintage Button from PTI, and called it done!

Remember, you do not have to have the exact colors to play. If you don't, just use the closest you have. And don't forget--there's a chance to be chosen as Featured Stamper, which makes you eligible to become a Guest Designer. So, c'mon over to the Color Throwdown blog and play along with us this week. Please use Mr. Linky to post your card and please link directly to your card so we can find it easily and so you'll be eligible to win (only directly linked entries will be considered for Featured Stamper--see the sidebar on the blog for all the details). And please include a link in your post to the Color Throwdown--failure to do this will also disqualify you from winning. If you upload your card to a public forum, please use the keyword CTD67 so we can see your beauty all in one place. Hope to see you there!

Be sure to check out what the other team members have come up with this week! And let's give a warm welcome to our November Guest Designer, Elise, of Mamacow Creations! Welcome, Elise!

Broni Holcombe--Splashes of Watercolor
Cathy Indelicato--Crafty Thoughts
Danielle Kennedy--Wild Dragonfly Designs
LeAnne Pugliese--Wee Inklings
Tammy Hershberger--Stamp Happy
Elise/November Guest Designer--Mamacow Creations

Thanks for dropping by today! Later on this morning I'll have that MFT teaser :)

~Recipe~
Stamps: Inkadinkado
Paper: Creamy Caramel, Always Artichoke, Dusty Durango, Soft Sky (SU!); Earth Love Mini Deck (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Creamy Caramel (SU!)
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Classic Rectangle Nestabilities; 3M foam squares, ribbon (craft store); Vintage button/twine (PTI); Copic marker; Sakura glitter pen; sewing machine

Seashells By the Seashore

Good morning! Today I have a card using the Taylored Expressions sketch for this week--#75. Seems like lots of sketches lately are using "threes" and that's OK with me--I'm loving how they look.

For this card I'm using one of Flourishes' newest releases called Seaside Life. I chose three of the smallest images, stamped them on River Rock with Versamark and heat embossed with white detail embossing powder. Love that white on River Rock. My patterned paper is from the Wisteria 6 x 6 pad by Basic Grey and my cardstock is Whisper White and River Rock. Ribbon is River Rock double stitched and I've added some half pearls for accent. Hope you like it!

I'm so glad you stopped by today!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Seaside Life (Flourishes)
Paper: Whisper White, River Rock (SU!); Wisteria (Basic Grey)
Ink: River Rock (SU!); Versamark; Old Photo Distress Ink (Ranger)
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities dies; 3M foam squares, half pearls (craft store); ribbon (SU!); oval punch (SU!)

Happy birthday, Cupcake

How's everyone today? We just had two glorious days where I worked in the yard but it's supposed to rain later on today. That's actually a good thing because I need to stay inside today to work on this week's MFT Idol project. But I wanted to do Taylor's Expressions challenge--haven't done one for a while so I thought I'd do the latest one, #64. This card also qualifies for the Stampin' B's challenge this week: to use diecuts.

My base card is Very Vanilla with layers of Brocade Blue, Barely Banana, and DP from a book of 8 x 8 papers/diecuts/stickers called Eliza from Making Memories. The next element is more Brocade Blue and a different pattern of DP. The focal image is from Crazy For Cupcakes by SU! stamped on Gina K. Pure Luxury 80 lb paper with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored with Copic markers (see below). I added some Red Star Sakura glitter pen to the cherries to bring them out a big. It was cut/embossed with a Large Label Nestabilities die and layered on Barely Banana and Brocade Blue, also cut/embossed with a die and popped up on 3M foam squares. The sentiment is from the same set and was stamped on Very Vanilla with Memento Rich Cocoa ink, punched out with a 1 3/8" punch, and layered on Brocade Blue which was cut/embossed with a circle Nestabilities die. Two strips of coral ribbon are held on with a Build-a-brad using DP, accented with three blue Dew Drops, and is also up on foam squares. How do you like it?

Thanks for dropping by today!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Crazy For Cupcakes (SU!)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Brocade Blue, Barely Banana (SU!); Eliza DP (Making Memories); Pure Luxury 80 lb (Gina K.)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilties dies; 3M foam squares, ribbon (craft store); Copic markers; Dew Drops

Bloomin' Beautiful

I've hit this one out of the ballpark!! Four challenges in one, LOL!! I figured I'd better get these challenges taken care of NOW since we're getting our new MFT Idol theme some time today.

This card is for SCS Color Combinations #214 (Pink Pirouette, Bordering Blue, and So Saffron), Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge #11 (to use paper piercing), TECC # 63 (sketch), and the very first Stampin B's challenge (to use a bee on your project). Check it out! Got 'em all covered here!

My base card is Whisper White with layers of Bordering Blue, Pink Pirouette, and DSP from the Bella Birds collection. The next element is more Bordering Blue and more DSP with a Pink Pirouette wannabe satin ribbon and bow. The focal image was stamped on Flourishes watercolor paper with Versafine Vintage Sepia and a stamp from Bloomin' Beautiful. It was colored with reinkers and a brush, cut/embossed with a square Nestabilities die, paper pierced, and matted on Pink Pirouette and Bordering Blue before being popped up on 3M foam squares. The bee was colored the same way, with the addition of some shimmer on the wings from a Sakura glitter pen, cut out, and popped up on foam squares. Ain't it sweet?!

Thanks for dropping by today!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Bloomin' Beautiful (SU!)
Paper: water color paper (Flourishes); Whisper White, Pirouette Pink, Bordering Blue, Bella Birds DSP (SUI!)
Ink: Versafine Vintage Sepia
Accessories: Cuttlebug/square Nestabilities; 3M foam squares, ribbon (craft store); reinkers (SU!); Sakura glitter pen in Clear Star

You just get better!

This card is for TECC #57. I love these Crafty Secrets Cotton Scraps and especially this one called Girltime. Pink and Black--you can't got wrong with that!

My base card is Whisper White with layers of Basic Black, Pretty In Pink, and DP from Making Memories' Sabrina 6 x 6 pad. I stitched around the layers before I attached them to the card base. The next element is Basic Black with another DP from the pad. It's also stitched, has buttons from my stash sewn on, and is up on 3M foam squares. The focal element is a Cotton Scrap sewn on to Pretty In Pink and layered on Basic Black. Some Prima flowers in pink and black are attached with a pink crystal brad. I love this card!!!! :)

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: None
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Pretty In Pink (SU!); Sabrina 6 x 6 pad (Making Memories
Ink: None
Accessories: 3M foam squares, brad (craft store); Prima flowers; buttons (stash); sewing machine; Cotton Scraps Girltime (Crafty Secrets)

Sew Glad We're Friends

This card is for Taylored Expressions' Cupcake Challenge #56. CUTE sketch and fun to play with! I'd been wanting to use one of the Puns From the Past stamps so this was the time.

My base card is Very Vanilla with some "antiquing" done with Basic Gray and Creamy Caramel, then layered with Basic Gray and DP from Crafty Secrets' Earthy paper pad, which follows the sketch. I then stitched around each piece of DP with my sewing machine and antiqued this layer and the stitching as well. The next element is Very Vanilla on Basic Gray and was done in the same manner with the addition of antique pewter brads. The focal image was stamped on Very Vanilla with Basic Gray, cut/embossed with oval Nestabilities dies, antiqued, and mounted on 3M foam squares. Very easy and simple to do but I LOVE IT!!!

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Puns From the Past (SU!)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Gray (SU!); Earthy pad (Crafty Secrets)
Ink: Basic Gray, Creamy Caramel (SU!)
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities; 3M foam squares, sponge, brads (craft store); sewing machine

Lucky Fluffles

This card is for TECC #55. It's time to do St. Patrick's Day so here's my first one.

My base card is Whisper White with layers of Garden Green and Barely Banana, then a layer of DP from Karen Foster's Green Houndstooth and Provo Craft's Good Luck. A green ribbon was wrapped around this and snugged down with a punched shamrock and a yellow button from my stash with some natural hemp. The focal image was stamped on Solar White card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copic markers (see below for colors used). It was then cut/embossed with a circle Nestabilities die, as was the Barely Banana layer. The Garden Green layer was cut/embossed with a scalloped circle die and the whole thing was popped up on 3M foam squares. A little green rhinestone accents the center of Fluffles' shamrock.

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Lucky Fluffles (Stampendous)
Paper: Whisper White, Barely Banana, Garden Green (SU!); Green Houndstooth (Karen Foster); Good Luck (Provo Craft); Solar White (PTI)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities; 3M foam squares, ribbon, hemp, rhinestone (craft store); shamrock punch (Martha Stewart); button (stash)

Cherry Inspiration

This card is for SCS Inspiration Challenge #166--finding inspiration at hunkydoryhome. My choice was a cushion found here. It immediately reminded me of some Summer Picnic DSP I had in my stash, the Tart and Tangy stamp set, and Karen Lockhart's Cherries stamp. The stars were aligned in the heavens, LOL! I'm using TECC54 sketch for my layout.

My base card is Whisper White with layers of Old Olive, Real Red, Bashful Blue, and Summer Picnic DSP with a piece of red and white polka dotted ribbon wrapped around for the first element. The focal image was stamped on Solar White card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers (see below for colors used). It was then cut/embossed with a Labels One die and sponged lightly with Bashful Blue while still in the die. It was then matted with Real Red cut/embossed with a square die, and Old Olive, also done with a Labels One die, and is up on 3M foam squares. The accent element was stamped with the cherries from Tart and Tangy in Real Red and Old Olive . It's attached to the base (self-explanatory, I think) with bits of foam squares. This is the first time I've used this paper. Thanks to the IC for inspiring me to get it out and cut it up!

Thanks for dopping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Tart and Tangy (SU!); Cherries (Lockhart Stamps)
Paper: Old Olive, Real Red, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Summer Picnic DSP (SU!)
Ink: Bashful Blue (SU!); Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Labels One, circle, and square Nestabilities dies; 3M foam squares and ribbon, sponge (craft store)

Eat dessert first!!

Edited to add: I forgot to say this was for TECC #54! Yikes! Sorry for the ommission!

I love this little Fluffles stamp. When I needed a birthday card for a very good male friend, I thought of it. He'll like it :)

My base card is Very Vanilla with layers of three DP from Basic Grey's Granola 6 x 6 pad. I'm not usually really fond of cards I make for men--I think I try too hard to keep them masculine looking and they lack spark and look too cold because of it. But this one I like a lot! I think it may have to do with the paper--that gold in the pattern warms it up. Whatever it is, I like the way it turned out. The vertical element is more of the DP, just a different pattern. The focal image was stamped on watercolor paper with Basic Brown ink and colored with SU! markers and a blender pen for the most part. I did use an aqua pen for the gray on Fluffles. I tried with the blender pen but the paper kept pilling for some reason. This is the only color that's happened with for me. The focal image was matted on two DP after having the corners punched with my Ticket Corner punch. The sentiment was stamped on watercolor paper with Basic Brown with a sentiment from MFT's Sassy Sayings set. It's normally not stacked like that, but I wanted to follow the sketch with a round element there, so I inked up the words one at a time. I went around the edge with my Bordering Blue marker after cutting it out with a circle Nestabilities die. The mat cut/embossed with a larger die from DP and it's up on 3M foam squares. A few gold Dew Drops finish it off.

Thanks for dropping by! Feel free to leave me a comment and let me know how I'm doing.

~Recipe~
Stamps: Full Fluffles (Stampendous); Sassy Sayings (MFT)
Paper: Very Vanilla, watercolor (SU!); Granola 6 x 6 pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Basic Brown, Bordering Blue, Going Gray, More Mustard, Sahara Sand (SU!)
Accessories: Cuttlebug, circle Nestabilities; 3M foam squares (craft store); Dew Drops (Robins Nest)

So many challenges...

...so little time :)

This card is for TECC53 (a sketch) and this week's OCCC (to use two or more hearts on a project). Got it all covered :)

My base card is Whisper White with two layers of paper from the My Mind's Eye Designer Paper pad and then a layer of K & Co. paper called Smitten Heart Stripe. The next element is two patterns of DP. The focal image is from Hearts Galore by MFT and is stamped on Whisper White with Close To Cocoa ink and is cut/embossed with a rectangle Nestabilities die, layered on a scalloped rectangle, and then again on another plain rectangle, again using the DP. I punched a slot on the focal image and tied on a sheer peachy-pink-with-a-white-thread ribbon. I stamped a heart from the set on DP in Close To Cocoa and punched it out with a Martha Stewart punch and tied it to the ribbon with linen thread--the whole thing is popped up on 3M foam squares. Three white pearl flat backed hearts provide balance. Sweet paper, sweet sentiment, great sketch. What's not to like?

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Hearts Galore (MFT)
Paper: Whisper White (SU!); Designer Paper pack (My Mind's Eye); Smitten Heart Stripe (K & Co.)
Ink: Close To Cocoa (SU!)
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Nestabilities; 3M foam squares, ribbon (craft store); flat backed hearts (Hero Arts); heart punch (Martha Stewart)

A sweet day.

This card is a triple header. Don't you love it when that happens? It's first, a birthday card that needs to get into the mail today! Yikes, talk about taking it to the wire! Then, it's for (I'm finally getting to catch up on these) PCP color challenge #3. I'm way behind, but I'll get there. Then, it's for Taylored Expression's Cupcake Challenge 48. It's a terrific sketch and it was lots of fun to put together. The challenge colors are Tangerine Tango, Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, and Whisper White. Whew!

Since Very Vanilla went with my background better, and I used watercolor paper, my base card is Very Vanilla, then a layer of Chocolate Chip, then a layer of perfect-for-this-stamp paper from Basic Grey's Sugared 6 x 6 pad. The next element is a strip of Baja Breeze on Chocolate Chip. The sentiment was stamped on Very Vanilla with Chocolate Chip using a stamp from the Crazy For Cupcakes set and mounted with 3M foam squares on a strip of Tangerine Tango on Chocolate Chip. I made the Riding Hood Red button with a clear button and a circle of card stock glued to it with Glossy Accents. A bit of hemp "sewed" it on. The focal image was stamped in with Basic Brown on watercolor paper and colored in with Stampin' Markers and my blender pen. I used Liquid Applique for the icing and added "sprinkles" with Sakura glitter pens and Stickles for some bling and sponged the edges a little with Creamy Caramel. It's matted with Riding Hood Red and Chocolate Chip and it's up on SU! dimensionals.

I'm liking it a lot, even though the focal image is a little crooked, LOL. I love the 3M foam squares because they let you reposition--I can't get the SU! demensionals to do that and I'm trying to use them up. Thanks for taking a look!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Crazy For Cupcakes (SU!)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Tangerine Tango, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Sugared (Basic Grey)
Ink: Creamy Caramel, Riding Hood Red, Only Orange, Yoyo Yellow, Basic Brown, Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand (SU!)
Accessories: Liquid Applique, Sakura glitter pens, Stickles, clear button, Word Window punch, hemp, blender pen, sponge, heat gun