Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #411 & a Goodbye

Welcome to the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #411!  This week the challenge is to use a watercolor theme on your card.  All of the details, including prize information, can be found on the Cupcakes Inspiration blog.  I hope you'll be able to play along!  This week our sponsor is Inspired by Stamping.

This is also my last post as a design team member with the Cupcakes Inspirations Challenge.  It was a hard decision to make, but with my son entering high school next school year I know I'll be even busier than I am now and I just have to let some things go.  I will definitely still play along with the challenges when I can!  I've enjoyed this team so much and am sad to say goodbye!

Watercolor theme!  How fun!  This card, I will admit, was super simple to put together.  I die cut the scalloped frame with dies from Gina Marie Designs called Scalloped Stitched Nested Rectangles.  I used Bristol Smooth cardstock to create and started by first embossing the sentiment in white from The Stamp Market called Thank You So Much.  I then used Zig Markers to watercolor the background.  To finish, I added some sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

The theme this week is "watercolor".  You can choose to use the cupcake graphic for inspiration if you'd like but you don't have to, as long as your card or project fits the theme.

I hope you'll join us this week for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #411!  Thanks for stopping by!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #409

Welcome to the next Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #409!  This week the challenge is to use the provided color scheme (shown at the end of this post) on your card or project.  Our sponsor this week and the prize is from the Cupcake Inspirations blog.  All of the details, including prize information, can be found on the Cupcakes Inspiration blog.  I hope you'll play along!  

For today's card I wanted to go with a nice, bright card using the color scheme.  I do admit that I threw in a couple of colors that are a shade darker than the color scheme to give it a little extra pop that it needed. I started by diecutting that large label from Catherine Pooler's Lovely Flowers & Banners dies.  The flowers are also diecut from that set.  I stamped the flowers with the coordinating Lovely Flowers Stamp set, also from Catherine Pooler's Stamp of Approval collection.  The real magic though is the ink.  Have you tried Catherine's new ink collection?  Oh my word!  I am in love with it!  Seriously some of my favorite inks ever...so bright, so vibrant and you know how I love color!  And it's dye ink so it dries quickly!  The sentiment is a combination of Catherine's Lovely Flowers Stamp set & the Fill in the Blank Happy Birthday stamp set.

For the background, I die cut Lil' Inker Designs Cover Up Die: Diamond Lace and then backed it with pink cardstock.

Here is the challenge color scheme.  You can use the photo for inspiration but you don't have to, as long as you use the provided color scheme. I hope you'll join us this week for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #409!  Thanks for stopping by!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #407

Happy Mother's Day!  Welcome to the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #407!  This week the challenge is to use a mom theme on your card.  All of the details, including prize information, can be found on the Cupcakes Inspiration blog.  I hope you'll be able to play along!  This week our sponsor is Poppy Stamps.

For this card I started by making the background panels with different patterned papers.  I then put a piece of vellum on top of them to soften them up a bit.  I die cut the Simply Super Shield die from Frantic Stamper.  I also die cut the burst image from the Superhero Outlines Dies in gray patterned paper and then stamped Super Mom using the Super Sayings stamp set and the Superheroes Stamp set.

The theme this week is "For Mom".  You can choose to use the cupcake graphic for inspiration if you'd like but you don't have to, as long as your card or project fits the theme.

I hope you'll join us this week for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #407!  Thanks for stopping by!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #405

Welcome to the next Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #405!  This week the challenge is to use the provided color scheme (shown at the end of this post) on your card or project.  Our sponsor this week and the prize is from Frantic Stamper which you see a lot of on my blog.  All of the details, including prize information, can be found on the Cupcakes Inspiration blog.  I hope you'll play along!  

For my card today I used several Frantic Stamper dies and a sneak peek of a die releasing Monday, May 1st.  I started by assembling my roses, cut with the Frantic Stamper Scribble Roses die.  I used several colors of cardstock (I didn't have a color that matched the orchid color in this color scheme so I used a few "close-like" matches) to make the roses.  I also used several greens to assemble the leaves and I feel like it gives them more depth.  I adhered all of them on top of the gorgeous Lattice Flower Square Panel that I die cut in a light gray cardstock.  

I wanted to also replicate the little white flowers in the cupcake inspiration photo so I die cut the daisies from the Floral Confetti die and then put a pink sequin in the middle.  That gorgeous brushed thank you is a brand new die, being released on Monday, May 1st and it is called Brush Script Thank You.  (And, hint, hint, there are a few other word dies in this same font being released too!).

Here is the gorgeous challenge color scheme.  You can use the photo for inspiration but you don't have to, as long as you use the provided color scheme. I hope you'll join us this week for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #405!  Thanks for stopping by!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #403

Happy Easter!  Welcome to the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #403!  This week the challenge is to use a mythical theme on your card.  All of the details, including prize information, can be found on the Cupcakes Inspiration blog.  I hope you'll be able to play along!  This week our sponsor is The Greeting Farm. 

I had so much fun putting this card together.  I created the yellow background by using Avery Elle's Burst die.  Such a cool die! I borrowed this from a friend but need to add it to my collection!  I used the Avery Elle Be a Unicorn stamp set and colored the rainbow & unicorn with copics and then stamped the sentiment on the circle.  I used some sequins from Pretty Pink Posh to finish it off.

The theme this week is "mythical".  You can choose to use the cupcake graphic for inspiration if you'd like but you don't have to, as long as your card or project fits the theme.

I hope you'll join us this week for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #403!  Thanks for stopping by!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #401

Welcome to the next Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #401!  This week the challenge is to use the provided color scheme (shown at the end of this post) on your card or project.  Our sponsor this week and the prize is from Birch Press Designs.  All of the details, including prize information, can be found on the Cupcakes Inspiration blog.  I hope you'll play along!  

I LOVE Birch Press Designs' layered dies!  They are so much fun to play with!  Since I don't own any, I've only been fortunate enough to play with them before, my sweet friend Tracey McNeely sent me some die cuts to play with for this challenge!  Thank you so much Tracey!  I can't wait to see her in a week and play some more with these fabulous dies!

I started by layering the three die cuts from the Sevilla Layer Set dies to create the card base.  I then cut a tag from Reverse Confetti's Tag Me die.  I stamped the sentiment from Neat & Tangled's Kindness Matters stamp set.  I then layered the gorgeous butterfly from Birch Press Designs Paradiso Butterfly Layer die set, using two of the layers rather than three.  Last, I added a few sequins.



This is such a gorgeous die set!!  And SO MUCH fun to play around with!  Some day I'll share the other cards I have made using these dies.

Here is the gorgeous challenge color scheme.  You can use the photo for inspiration but you don't have to, as long as you use the provided color scheme. I hope you'll join us this week for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #401!  Thanks for stopping by!

Cupcake Inspirations Birthday Challenge #400: Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of the 400th Birthday Challenge celebration at Cupcakes Inspirations! We will be celebrating all week long with different sponsors and you will have a chance to win! All of the details, including prize information, can be found on the Cupcakes Inspirations blog.  I hope you'll play along!   

Today's sponsor is Stamplorations.  Be sure to check out their line of stamps, dies, stencils and more!  

The challenge this week is to make a birthday card but to also choose a past theme of your choice to use WITH the birthday card.  Please note in your post which previous challenge you used.   You can see all of the previous challenge graphics HERE.

For this card I used the previous challenge theme of "bunting" on my card.  I started by cutting my white panel with the Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Stitched Nested Rectangle Dies.  I used a couple colors of the Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks to color my balloon backgrounds on scratch paper.  Then, I stamped that with the Stamplorations Balloons & Banners stamps and cut them out.  I stamped the balloon strings and then popped the balloons up with foam tape.  I then stamped the bunting, also from the same stamp set, and cut them out.  I die cut the Celebrate Word die first with gold glitter paper and then twice more with an aqua cardstock and layered the pieces together to create dimension.  

   Remember the challenge this week is to make a birthday card but also to choose a past theme of your choice to use WITH the birthday card.  Please note in your post which previous challenge you used.  You can see all of the previous challenge graphics HERE.

 Be sure to visit the Cupcake Inspirations blog each day to see the newest sponsor.  I hope you'll join us this week for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #400 birthday celebration!  

 Thanks for stopping by!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #400

Welcome to the next Cupcake Inspirations Birthday Challenge #400!  This entire week the design team will have some fun posts in celebration of the 400th challenge!  

This week the challenge will be to find one of your favorite challenge themes (you can see them all here) and make a birthday card using that theme.  Please be sure to share what inspiration photo you are using for your card and be sure it is a birthday card.  All of the details, including prize information, can be found on the Cupcakes Inspiration blog.  I hope you'll play along!   

For my birthday card, I chose Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #305 that was a comic book theme.  I pulled out Frantic Stamper's Superhero's stamp set for the superwoman and cape and embossed both of those images onto the matching Superhero Outlines die cuts. I also die cut the Cityscape die and used bright colored cardstock behind the die cut to make the windows pop.  The sentiment is from Super Sayings Stamp set that I love!

Here is this week's graphic, but don't forget to search the Pinterest board to find a theme you'd like to include along with the Happy Birthday theme!  I hope you'll join us this week for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #400!  

I hope you'll stop by tomorrow when I share another card for this birthday celebration from another great sponsor!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #398

Welcome to the next Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #398!  This week the challenge is to use the provided color scheme (shown at the end of this post) on your card or project.  Our sponsor this week and the prize is from DRS Designs.  All of the details, including prize information, can be found on the Cupcakes Inspiration blog.  I hope you'll play along!  

For this card I started out by die cutting the frame.  I used LID's Stitched Mats: Double Stitched Rectangles so I could get the stitching on the outside of the frame as well as the inside of the frame.  Then, I took out the inside piece and used DRS Design's Open Plaid stamp to stamp the lines in gray.  Then on top of that I stamped the Large Open Silhouette Butterfly image.  I stamped the butterfly a second time on a piece of scrap paper and then cut around the outside of it. I added a few white dots with a white Kirarina Wink pen and then placed three green enamel dots in the middle.  I added a small strip of foam tape to the middle of the butterfly and placed it on top of the image I had stamped on the striped paper to give it a 3d look. 

Here you can see the stamped butterfly underneath the popped up butterfly.  I also popped up the entire white frame piece and left the striped piece flat on the card base.  For the sentiment I die cut Frantic Stamper's Wavy Banners and then stamped the Congrats sentiment from Frantic Stamper's Baby Party Stamps.

Here is the challenge color scheme.  You can use the photo for inspiration but you don't have to, as long as you use the provided color scheme. I hope you'll join us this week for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #398!  Thanks for stopping by!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #396

Welcome to the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #396!  This week the challenge is to use a cat theme on your card.  All of the details, including prize information, can be found on the Cupcakes Inspiration blog.  I hope you'll be able to play along!  This week our sponsor is Newton's Nook Designs.

I stamped the cat from Lil' Inker Designs new Stamp Talk stamp set and colored her in with my copic markers.  I stamped one of the sentiments from the stamp set repeatedly on my cardstock, masking off the edges with post-it note tape.  For the sentiment at the bottom, I die cut the smallest Pinking Edge Sentiment Flag Die Set in vellum.  Then I cut a piece of green paper with a die from the Dual Dotted Border Builder set and placed it on top of the vellum with foam tape.

To create the patterned paper background, I used the Color Blocking die which I love!  You can see a video on how this simple but genius die works, here.

The theme this week is "cats".  You can choose to use the cupcake graphic for inspiration if you'd like but you don't have to, as long as your card or project fits the theme.

I hope you'll join us this week for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #396!  Thanks for stopping by!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #394: Color

Welcome to the next Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #394!  This week the challenge is to use the provided color scheme (shown below) on your card or project.  Our sponsor this week and the prize is from Stamplorations.  All of the details, including prize information, can be found on the Cupcakes Inspiration blog.  I hope you'll play along!  

For my card I started with a patterned paper that is one of my all time favorites! I wish I had a stack of just this one pattern (sadly, this was my last piece)!  I die cut the red balloons from Lil' Inker Designs Love You More Hearts & Balloon Die Set.  I 💖💗 this set!  I also die cut the strings from this set as well.  The Hugs was die cut several times and then glued together.  This die comes from the LID Brush Script Valentines Day Word Dies, which is another new favorite die set!



To finish the card off and to add that little pop like you see on top of the cupcakes, I used little white matte finished enamel dots.  

Here is the challenge color scheme.  You can use the photo for inspiration but you don't have to, as long as you use the provided color scheme. I hope you'll join us this week for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #394!  Thanks for stopping by!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #392

Welcome to the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #392!  This week the challenge is to use plaid on your card.  All of the details, including prize information, can be found on the Cupcakes Inspiration blog.  I hope you'll be able to play along!  This week our sponsor is Gerda Steiner Designs.

The inspiration photo this week is one of my favorites yet!  You don't have to use the photo as inspiration as long as you use the theme for the week but I decided to for this card!  I started by die cutting a heart that stitches the outside of the heart (a feature I love!) called Stitched Hearts.  I then popped the panel up with dimensionals for the plaid to show through underneath.  I die cut the Love from a set called Brush Script Valentine's Day Word Dies and added some enamel dots.

The theme this week is "plaid".  You can choose to use the cupcake graphic for inspiration if you'd like but you don't have to, as long as your card or project fits the theme.

I hope you'll join us this week for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #392!  Thanks for stopping by!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #390

Welcome to the next Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #390!  This week the challenge is to use the provided color scheme (shown below) on your card or project.  Our sponsor this week and the prize is from Lawn Fawn.  All of the details, including prize information, can be found on the Cupcakes Inspiration blog.  I hope you'll play along!  

I used Lawn Fawn's Flying By stamp & die set to create the paper airplane.  The gold embossed sentiment is from a fun set called Lucky Stars.  I cut some glittery stars with LID's Stitched Stars. All of that was adhered to a mat I cut with LID's Wonky Rectangle dies.  My blue clouds aren't exactly the right ink color but it was the closest I could find.  

Here is the color scheme.  I hope you'll join us this week for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #390!  Thanks for stopping by!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #388

Welcome to the next Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #388!  This week the challenge is to use the provided color scheme (shown below) on your card or project.  Our sponsor this week and the prize is from Craft Classes Online.  All of the details, including prize information, can be found on the Cupcakes Inspiration blog.  I hope you'll play along! 

For this card I kept it simple!  I used PTI's Good Times Stamp Set for the confetti.  The beautiful wish die is from Lil' Inker Designs and is from a set called Brush Script Christmas Word Dies but they can be used for so much more than Christmas!  The tiny "make a" is from a stamp set called Unscramble This.  

The color scheme this week is a beauty!  I hope you'll join us this week for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #388!  Thanks for stopping by!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #387

Welcome to the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #387!  This week the challenge is to use a snow globe on your card.  All of the details, including prize information, can be found on the Cupcakes Inspiration blog.  I hope you'll be able to play along!  This week our sponsor is Louby Loo.

For my card I used the cute Snowglobe digital image.  I colored the inside with a light aqua copic and then used a Kirarina Wink pen to add the white snowflakes.  I added a car with tree image from Lil' Inker Designs Rustic Christmas stamp/die set and also embossed the sentiment from that set as well.  I made this into a square card using a stitched square die.

The theme this week is "Snow Globe".  You can choose to use the cupcake graphic for inspiration if you'd like but you don't have to, as long as your card or project fits the theme.

I hope you'll join us this week for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #387!  Thanks for stopping by!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #386

Welcome to the next Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #386!  This week the challenge is to use the provided color scheme (shown below) on your card or project.  Our sponsor this week and the prize is from Kitty Bee Designs.  All of the details, including prize information, can be found on the Cupcakes Inspiration blog.  I hope you'll play along! 

For my card I used the adorable Kawaii Good Night Owl Digital Stamp.  I love owls so I thought this image was so cute!  I colored the image with copics and cut the circle out of my mint & mousse patterned paper with a dual Stitched Circle Die to make a window for a shaker.  I die cut a banner and stamped the Sweet Baby Sentiment onto with a gray/steel ink.

For the confetti I wanted to use stars but didn't have any precut so I used a couple of dies from Lil' Inker to create the confetti, Starry Sky Die & Cloudy Sky Die, that I die cut out of glitter paper.

I hope you'll join us this week for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #386!  Thanks for stopping by!