It's A Cupcake Kind of Day

I have tried to space out my cupcake projects but that is really hard considering how many ADORABLE cupcake products there are out there. The stamp for today's card was only $1! You can't beat cupcake bargains like that. A buck is cheaper than a real cupcake these days! So, let me show you the card and then I will tell you about it.

I decided to try the Timeless Tuesday sketch for this week and went from there. I saw my relatively new cupcake stamp sitting on my desk...unloved/uninked...and chose that for my image so then DCWV's Sweet 8x8 paper pad came to mind. It is full of cupcakes, sweets, and gorgeous color combos. You must check it out if you haven't already. I like the 8x8 and mat size pads because the scale is smaller for the prints (better for cardmaking) and I don't feel obligated to use up a huge sheet of paper making multiple copies of a card I may not need too many of in the future. This printed paper, since I used it to wallpaper most of my card front, yielded 2 cards. Blue and brown is not typically my "go-to" color combination but I like it here. The DP is a soft blue shimmer so I chose slighter darker blue ink and gems.

It was funny when I saw the sketch for this week because I made a card months ago, before I was blogging I think, that fit the sketch perfectly with the exception that the center panel was a square and my sentiment was an oval. I apologize if I have shown you this one beofre. I am in a hurry this morning or I would research my archives a little more thoroughly. It just goes to show that there truly is nothing new under the sun. So many times, I have felt like I just came up with an exceptionally creative (:-D) idea only to find it used in a magazine within a week. Go figure. Here is my older card...

OK. I'm off for anopther busy day. My supplies are below. I hope your day is fantastic and springy and sunny and fun and...:)

1st card: Papers- DCWV Sweet 8x8 paper pad; DCWV and Paper Studio CS. Stamps- studio g cupcake; hero arts sunny bday. Inks- Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz antique linen distress. Tools- Paper Studio 2 5/16in circle punch; Marvy Clever Lever pink 2.5in circle punch. Embellishments- ribbon by AMM Herbanella; MAMBI icons rhinestone singles asst #2. Pens- Copic B91, E57; Staedtler maxum; Sakura clear jelly roll. 2nd card: Papers- DCWV CS. Stamps- SU Pun Fun. Inks- Brilliance Graphite. Tools- coluzzle oval templates; SU ticket corner punch. Embellishments- American Crafts ribbon; MM button brads. Pens- zig rose; root beer float. Font- Andrew Script.

Out Of This World Birthday

Happy Friday! It has been such a long week! I had hoped to work on a challenge card for today and have something new to show you but it just didn't happen. I pulled a birthday card from my shop that has been finished for a while instead. It will be new to you though! As you can see, it is a very simple design and the sketch speaks for itself. The outer sentiment was printed from MS Word and the inside of this card is blank. Sometimes it is nice to have a few simple sketches that you can whip up in a bind anyway. All of our cards can't be super complicated, right?

The supplies are listed below for those that make their own cards. If not, come visit my etsy shop and I'll fix you up with this or one of several other cards. M'kay? Thanks for stopping by! I'll try and have a brand new challenge card ready for the weekend so don't miss it!

Papers- Bo Bunny Shabby Princess Star Struck Dashed and Star Dust; DCWV navy, red, golden yellow CS. Stamps- SU Pun Fun. Ink- Tsukineko Graph Blk Brilliance. Font- CAC One Seventy. Tools- SU photo corners punch; Fiskars star hand punch; EK (1 3/4, 1 1/2in) circle punches. Embellishments- American Crafts ribbon. Pens- SU Certainly Celery, Summer Sun, Ruby Red; Zig navy.