Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 294

Hello there!

Today I have 2 cards that I played along with Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!

This week's challenge looks so yummy and lovely!

Here is what I came up with...

This awesome chevron stripe die is not from Stampin' Up! but when I saw the inspirational photo, I wanted to use it. 

Since I cut 2 colors, I made 2 cards.

I thought the stripes were pretty busy by themselves so only a little bit of embellishments were  needed. I pulled out this retired but beautiful Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon that my dear friend Nina gave me and made a flower.

Originally, I was just going to make a duplicate but that's boring, right!?

So, since the first card is very feminine, I thought a gentleman card might be fun!

They were pretty quick to make, but it was fun!

my notes...

Stamp: Just Sayin'

Paper: Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Smokey Slate, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessory: Retired Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon

Tool: Mustache and Word Bubbles Framelits Dies, None-SU Chevron Stripe Die

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed it!

Return of.......

Hello there, welcome back!

My lovely friend Nina Dee and I have been talking about how we have missed our challenge together, and decided we'll give it a try again! 

It won't be weekly, we will try monthly for now and hopefully it'll be at least bi-weekly eventually!

So here we go with our first post of Double Dare Challenge!

Polka Dots

Gold

A million thanks to my very talented partner in crime, Nina, for the freshly redesigned badges! Aren't they lovely!?

So our new obsession is GOLD!
I used this circle stamp from a retired set Dear Santa. 
I never understood the use for this stamp in the set but now I sure am glad I remembered about it! 
This Thanks die is not from Stampin' Up!, and as a demo, I am not supposed to mention it on my blog... but it is one of my favorite things....

I am very cheap when it comes to my DSP (LOL) 

I saved the negative part of the Gold Glimmer Paper, and used it on the inside of another card. I placed one of the Sweet Sadie Washi Tape very carefully and lined up the stripes, then layered the negative thanks on top. Isn't it cute!? 

My notes...

Stamp set: Dear Santa (Retired)

Paper: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Gold Glimmer 

Ink: Metallic God Encore Pad

Tool: Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, None-SU Die

Accessory: Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape

I think it's time to visit my very talented friend Nina and check out what she's created!

Thank you very much for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed it!

Make a Wish

Hello there! It has been a long time!

I was on a very long "maternity leave" sort of speak...

My twins are now 17 months old and getting more and more independent everyday!

Then why haven't I been crafting? Well, I had a baby girl in September...ha ha

She was a total surprise, especially my husband and I never thought I could get pregnant naturally! The twins and the baby girl are 12 months apart so we call them "Irish triplets". I don't know which was harder, pregnant with the twins, or pregnant while taking care of them...  

Anyway, I have made a few cards when I needed them. 

It just takes me days to finish one!

I really liked this one and wanted to share with you when I found the time.

So here it is!

This card is from October, made for my mother-in-law's birthday.

I wanted to use the Lucky Stars Embossing Folder, then I had the stencil that I wanted to try out. So without trying, this card had become very starry! 

The color scheme was another thing, I picked my most favorite color, Pool Party, because it just looks fabulous against pearly, bright Whisper White, then very odd thing, I picked Tangerine Tango, which I rarely use! but I'm glad I did, because it looks so fun with Pool Party!

More stars and a banner complete this card! 

I wanted the banner to be random and eclectic, but I am not good with random and ended up with a patterned one...lol I think random is harder!!

My notes...

Stamp set: Perfect Pennants

Paper: Whisper White, Pool Party, Champagne Glimmer, Retired DSP

Ink: Versamark, Pool Party

Tool: Heat Tool, Tangerine Tango Embossing Powder, Stars Framelits Dies, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Set, Glue Dots

Accessory: Pool Party Ribbon (Last Year's SAB) 

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed it!

Happy Valentine's Day

Hi there!

Happy Valentine's day!

Today I wanted to share my Valentine card for my husband with you:-)

So as usual, this is a simple and fast card. 

I used a couple of my favorite retired tools because they were just right for what I was going for.

I just love burlap, so rustic, so organic...

I actually took off the hems and pulled out a couple of pieces of burlap to give the ribbon a rough look. 

I sponged the edge of every piece on this card with Crumb Cake, even the Crochet Trim, for a vintage feel.

My notes...

Paper: Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral

Ink: Crumb Cake

Accessory: 1-1/4" Burlap Ribbon, 5/8" Crochet Trim, Rhinestones Basic Jewel

Tool: Expressions Thinlits Die, Heart to Heart Punch (Retired), Crimper (Retired), Sponge

Thanks for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed it!

Simple Thank You Card

Hello there, friends:-)

I have a very simple thank you card to share with you today.

I finally got to play a little with the new goodies from the new Occasions Catalog! 

This new DSP, Retro Fresh, has beautiful colors and funky patterns, I am absolutely in love with it!

This new stamp set, Just Sayin', and the coordinating Framelits die set, Word Bubbles, are my favorites out of the new catalog! So naturally, I wanted to play with them first:-)

Super simple, super easy and fast to make! 

My notes...

Stamp: Just Sayin'

Paper: Very Vanilla, Coastal Cabana, Retro Fresh DSP

Ink: Baked Brown sugar

Accessory: Linen Thread, Rhinestone Basic Jewel

Tool: Word Bubbles Framelits Die, Owl Builder Punch (for the little heart) 

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed it!