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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Happy Dance - Cupcake #300 More Color

Happy Wednesday!


It's Day #4 for
Cupcake Inspirations 300th Challenge!

We would love to have you play along during our Celebration!

You may enter any or all of our 300th Celebration Challenges!

 You may enter each challenge up to three times
Each challenge entry must be a new creation.

All challenges for the 300th Challenge Celebration close on March 14th at noon CST.

Look at our 30 Sponsors!
Go to Cupcake Inspirations and check it out!

 Today is the 2nd day of our 2nd Challenge:
Color Theme:  
Chartreuse ~ White ~ Pool

I love this butterfly!  She's so happy and perky! She just fit for our bright color themed challenge this week coupled with the circle background!  Just super fun!

 SUPPLIES:
IMAGE & SENTIMENT STAMPS: Happy Dance Butterfly -by Your Next Stamp
BACKGROUND STAMP: Interlocking Circles by DRS Designs
INK: Moss (SEI); Island (Fresh Ink). Copics on image.
Paper: Lime green cardstock.  Patterned paper from stash.
Extras: Enamel dots.

FOR FOLLOWING CHALLENGES:


House of Cards March Challenge - Enamel Dots


Here is a linked list of all of our Sponsors:

Thank you to all of them!

We hope you join us this week in celebrating our 300th Challenge!

SWEET #300 CUPCAKE BLESSINGS!
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Celebrate Posies -Cupcake #300 More Color

Happy Tuesday!
More Celebrating for 
Cupcake Inspirations 300th Challenge!


We would love to have you play along during our Celebration!

You may enter any or all of our 300th Celebration Challenges!

 You may enter each challenge up to three times
Each challenge entry must be a new creation.

All challenges for the 300th Challenge Celebration close on March 14th at noon CST.

We have 30 Sponsors!

Go to the main Cupcake Inspirations blog 
to check out all the fabulous prizes offered by our sponsors!

Then, link up your own project inspired by today's inspirational photo below for a chance to win a fabulous prize!

Today is our 2nd Challenge Inspiration:

I decided to make a tag to switch it up.  I was inspired by the challenge at Tag Your It Challenge.  I used Paper Sweeties and Taylored Expressions stamps on a tag die cut from Paper Smooches.

SUPPLIES:
STAMPS: Pretty Posies Stamp Set - Paper Sweeties; Sign from Garden Time by Paper Sweeties; Leaf stamp (Taylored Expressions).
PAPER:White cardstock
INK: Moss (SEI); Copics.
EXTRAS: Tag die (Paper Smooches); Sign die (Paper Sweeties); Flower dies (Paper Sweeties); leaf die (Taylored Expressions). Tag hole die (Reverse Confetti). Lace ribbon.

FOR FOLLOWING CHALLENGES:
Tag Your It #16



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Edward's Irish Holiday

Good morning again!  More posts!  Boy, my little fingers have been busy on the keyboard the past few days!  Lots of cards! Lots of challenges!  

Check out the new one at
{PIN}spirational Challenges #135!

A really cute inspirational photo -- 

Our sponsors this week:

Prize: 7 Digis

Prize: $10 Gift Voucher

Thank you for sponsoring us!

St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner.  So the {PIN} DT team have made cards to represent the holiday.  Check out my teammates out and blog luv and then link up your own project.  

STAMPS: Edward Elephant(Bugaboo Stamps).
PAPER: White cardbase. DP - Lt. Green Crosshatch & Lt. Green Plaid (Core'dinations).
INK: Copics.
EXTRAS: Horseshoe die (Your Next Stamp); Lacey scallop circle die (Spellbinders); gold gems.

For Following Challenges:

Great Impressions - March Challenge - Go Green!

{PIN}SPIRATIONAL BLESSINGS!
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Monday, March 2, 2015

Girl, You Sparkle!

Hello there!  
Are you now ready for some craftiness from
Ella and her team at 
The PINK Elephant Challenge?

TPE CHallenge #288

THEME:  GIRLIE!

Go check out the team's projects:
Joni
Kadie
Lori
Nance (ME)
Sheri 

Here's my card:
One of my goals this year was to try and use each of my stamps at least once. I think this may be the first time I've used this dress form stamp from Impression Obsession.  Of course, when the theme "girlie" comes up, you can't help but think pink, sparkle, bling and glam!  I stamped it up in pink ink then embossed the words in gold on top, added the gold enamel heart.  Framed it with the fancy frame from Spellbinders, wrapped it in a gold bow and mounted it on some floral paper from Basic Grey's "Fresh Cut".
Now let's see what you do!  
Link up your GIRLIE project and play along with Ella!

PINK Elephant Blessings!
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Flutter By Spring

Good morning again and Happy March!

Let's hope spring "springs" in the coming weeks if not days!

Until it does, how about a little springtime inspiration to put a "spring" in your step and maybe get a start on those Easter/spring cards?

 2 Cute Ink's Challenge may just help you do that!
2 Cute Ink Challenge #124 - 
SPRING THEME


This time we are using the March Newsletter 
Freebie Digi - Butterfly Doodle
Isn't she the cutest?  Heidi is so talented.  I love the paisley design she added.  Just makes you want to go run around in a field of flowers (or that may just be me)!

If you haven't signed up for the Newsletter yet, visit the Challenge blog and click the link.  It's free and each month you get a free digi AND there's a challenge in the Newsletter and the 2 Cute Ink Facebook Group that runs from the 1st-8th of each month.  

I decided with the spring theme to color up my butterfly super colorful and kind of girlie.  I chose a paisley emboss folder to compliment her design.  I can't help but think of the 60's when I look at it.  LOL

So checkout the Newsletter, get the butterfly freebie and create a springtime project.  Be sure to link it up on the challenge blog and also if you join the FB group you can share it there.

Let's see those butterflies and maybe spring will just MARCH right in and take hold!

For Following Challenges:



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Always Amazing

Hi again!  So much happening this 1st Monday in March!  Lots of fabulous challenges beginning!

The Challenge happens to be one of them!

You can choose the Colors, choose the Sketch, or BOTH!
This month we are honored to have 
 Narelle Farrugia
as our Guest Designer 

We also welcome another new Design Team member -- 
Lee Barrett!  

I was remiss before with our other newbies -- 
so also welcome to Anita and Kim!  
Both are fairly new too!  

Check out all the Design Team's blogs, their links are below.  
Very talented ladies!

Lesley Croghan - Always Playing with Paper (Creator)
Anita - Just A Pigment of My Imagination
Lee Barrett - Greyt Paper Crafts
Lynn Put - The Queen's Scene
Kimberly Wiener -Wienerhoneymooners
Nance Salkeld - That's Me!
Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud
Kim Heggins - Cupcakes, Cards and Kim
Maura - BeesMom

Before you leave, here's my card:
I got one of my orders from Papertrey Ink last week, so I used the sun die on this card.  The word arrow dies are from Technique Tuesday's February Subscriber's kit.  The plate die I cannot remember where it is from so have to recheck that.

So go get crafty and share the end result with us!

Crafty Challenge Blessings!
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BANG! - Cupcake #300 More Sparkle


Good Monday Morning!

Today is Day #2 for 
Cupcake Inspirations 300th Challenge!


We would love to have you play along during our Celebration!

You may enter any or all of our 300th Celebration Challenges!

 You may enter each challenge up to three times
Each challenge entry must be a new creation.

All challenges for the 300th Challenge Celebration close on March 14th at noon CST.

We have 30 Sponsors!
A Big HUGE THANK YOU 
to all of them!
Go to the main Cupcake Inspirations blog 
to check out all the fabulous prizes offered by our sponsors!

Then, link up your own project inspired by today's inspirational photo below for a chance to win a fabulous prize!

Today is Day #2 of  our 
SPARKLE Theme

For my 2nd "Sparkle" card, I used a digital image from Sweet and Sassy Stamps, Cocoa's Firecracker.  I thought it would be a cute image for this Sparkle challenge.

I colored him with Copics and Spectrum Noir alcohol markers.  I added A LOT of diamond and crystal Stickles to the flames.  I wanted them to really stand out.  The sentiment is from a really old stamp set, maybe Inkadinkadoo.  I triple stamped it to give it a fire look with Dew Drop inks from Memento and SEI ink. The rainbow background paper is probably 15 years old from my stash.  LOL  Yeah, I guess I hoard paper or at least keep it way too long!  Now that I think about, that firecracker wouldn't actually "BANG", it would whistle very loudly.  Oh well, I didn't have a "whistling sound stamp either.  hahaha  Pardon the bad humor.  It's late, I have several posts to make and I'm punchy.

I decided to make the card really simple and clean.  I kept the image small for the challenge at CASology - Mini.

For Following Challenges:


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Sunday, March 1, 2015

Celebrate - Cupcake Inspirations #300 Challenge!

If you saw my last post, then you know
it's a special week at Cupcake Inspirations!

Cupcake Inspirations 300th Challenge!

We would love to have you play along during our Celebration!

You may enter any or all of our 300th Celebration Challenges!

 You may enter each challenge up to three times
Each challenge entry must be a new creation.

All challenges for the 300th Challenge Celebration close on March 14th at noon CST.

We have 30 Sponsors this week!

Go to the main Cupcake Inspirations blog 
to check out all the fabulous prizes offered by our sponsors!

Then, link up your own project inspired by today's inspirational photo below for a chance to win a fabulous prize!

Now, here is our 
1st Inspirational Photo
with the 
Theme:  
SPARKLE
We have LOADS of inspiration for you over on the 
 Cupcake challenge blog from all of the DT Sweeties.  Be sure and leave them some blog luvin' too!

We also have many Guest Sweeties from our many sponsors playing along with us so check them out as well!

Here is my first project for the Sparkle Challenge:

SUPPLIES:
STAMPS: Topsy Turvy Cake - Meljens.
PAPER: White cardbase.  Purple Swirl (Core'dinations); Green polka dot & Marmalade Orange(Recollections); aquat-Stash.
INK: Copics.
EXTRAS: Rectangle label Die (Spellbinders); Scallop oval die (Spellbinders); basic oval die (Spellbinders); Balloon dies (Paper Sweeties); Celebrate die (Lil Inkers); white satin ribbon; Crystal Stickles.

Sponsor products that I used on this card were the digi stamp, Topsy Turvy Cake from Meljen Designs and balloon die cuts from Paper Sweeties.

My card is entered into the Following Challenges: 


Here is a linked list of all of our Sponsors:

Thank you to all of them!


We hope you join us this week in celebrating our 300th Challenge!

SWEET #300 CUPCAKE BLESSINGS!


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Cupcake Inspirations 300th Challenge!

Happy March 1st!
It's a new week, a new month 
and 
a new and special challenge at 
Cupcake Inspirations!

Today we hit our 300th Challenge!  

Yay!  Woohoo!

To celebrate this milestone mark, we have a super week planned
with not 1, not 2, but 3 challenges for the week 
all with different inspiration photos!

Our challenges this week will be as follows:
Today, March 1st;
Tuesday, March 3rd;
Thursday, March 5;
Sunday, March 8 - New DT Sweeties Revealed
Tuesday, March 10 - 300th Challenge Wrap Up

So there are many opportunities to play along
and possibly win some great prizes as well!

Did I say prizes?  YES!  

So you know that can only mean one thing---
SPONSORS!

We have lots wonderful sponsors 
helping us celebrate by participating in our challenges 
AND also
offering fabulous prizes!  
Check them out!  
To see the list of their prizes and other major information regarding the entire week's events, 
go to Cupcake Inspirations.

We would love to have you play along during our Celebration!

You may enter any or all of our 300th Celebration Challenges!

 You may enter each challenge up to three times
Each challenge entry must be a new creation.

All challenges for the 300th Challenge Celebration close on March 14th at noon CST.

Many of our sponsors have also been super generous to the DT Sweeties in providing us with either discounts or use of their products to use in our inspirational projects this week.   

You can find a linked list of all of our sponsors at the end of my posts:

List of all of our Sponsors:
Your Next Stamp

Thank you to all of them!

We hope you join us this week in celebrating our 300th Challenge!

SWEET #300 CUPCAKE BLESSINGS!
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