Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 293

Hi friends! Hope you are having a lovely weekend! I'm popping in this morning to share my card for this week's Cupcake Inspirations Challenge.

I've always wanted to make a snowglobe card and just never had the right stamps or tools to make things look just right. I think I've finally got a combination that works!

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I started by cutting out a 4" circle. I used the Martha Stewart Large Circle Cutter. (Confession: I actually bought this took for the sole purpose of attempting to create a snowglobe card. I've had it for a LONG time, but I'm finally using it for the first time!) I was pretty pleased with how the Circle Cutter worked. I've had several circle cutting tools in the past I've always been a bit unsuccessful. The circle used on this card is my first and only attempt, which is pretty impressive, since I'm very accident prone! Hahaha! Next I stamped my image from The More the Merrier and colored it in. I wanted a bit of shimmer, and although you can't see it in the photo, I used some Illuminate ink and my blender pen to fill in the snowmen and the area below. I also stamped a few snowflakes from the Endless Wishes stamp set in Illuminate ink, which I think is becoming a new favorite ink of mine! For the snowglobe base, I used the largest oval from the Ovals Collection Framelits. I used the same oval to cut it perpendicularly and make the rounded base. Then I stamped the Woodgrain image, which just tickled me. Oh the simple pleasures... Haha. I had a the smallest piece of Dotty Biscotti paper on my desk, which was just perfect for the tag. I stamped the sentiment from Cold & Cuddly and punched it out with the Designer Label Punch. The metal tag from Hodgepodge Hardware is from forever ago, but perfect for a project like this! I tied on some Lost Lagoon Silky Taffeta Ribbon, which is just divine! This is actually my very first time working with Lost Lagoon. Ever! And I am totally smitten. Lost Lagoon, where have you been all my life?! LOL! Of course I had to use it as the card base when I realized how much I loved it! The coloring looks a little off in the photo, but the Dotti Biscotti matches the color very well. Love it! Hope you enjoy this card of many firsts! :)

Paper: Lost Lagoon Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Dotti Biscotti, Soft Suede Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock
Stamps: Cold & Cuddly, Endless Wishes, The More the Merrier, Woodgrain
Ink: Early Espresso, Illuminate, Memento Tuxedo Black
Embellishments: Hodgepodge Hardware, Lost Lagoon Silky Taffeta Ribbon
Tools: Blender Pen, Designer Label Punch, Ovals Collection Framelits, Stampin' Write Markers - Basic Black, Gumball Green, Lost Lagoon, Pool Party, Regal Rose, Strawberry Slush, Tangelo Twist

Festive Flurry

One last holiday card to share with you...

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The small snowflakes from Festive Flurry are perfect to stack and create a little holiday "ribbon." Here, I stacked several fun patterned papers from the Season of Style and Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stacks along with the Subtles DSP. I layered some Whisper White card stock embossed with dots and some pretty snowflakes from the Winter Frost Designer Series Paper Stack and added a strip of Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon. A quick sentiment from Endless Wishes is the perfect final touch. Here's an "un-fancified" photo...

Paper: Crumb Cake Cardstock, Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stacks, Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stacks, Subtles DSP, Whisper White Cardstock, Winter Frost Designer Series Paper Stacks
Stamps: Endless Wishes, Festive Flurry
Ink: Illuminate, Whisper White
Embellishments: Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon
Tools: Festive Flurry Framelits Die

A Jar of Jolly

Hi there! Hope you're all ready for Christmas to come. I can't believe it's just a few days away! Just popping in for a few minutes today to share a card with you that I created a couple of weeks ago...

Have you caught on to the snowglobe jar craze? I haven't made one yet, but I'm dying to! I just haven't found quite the right little decorations to stick inside. So, I decided to make a card instead... :)

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I started with stamping the jar image from Perfectly Preserved onto some Whisper White cardstock and cut it out. I stamped the image a second time then tore the bottom portion of the jar. I dipped it into some Whisper White and Illuminate ink to give it a snowy look. I apologize, but it is near impossible to photograph! I cut my "snow" along the inside of the jar line and glued it down. Then I added my little embellishments - a snowman and tree from the Holiday Home stamp set. Then I sprinkled some snowflakes (also from Holiday Home) in Whisper White and Illuminate inks. I tied some Silver Metallic Baker's Twine around the mouth of my jar to finish the look. My card base is a simple Real Red card with a big of Basic Black Striped Grosgrain Ribbon around it. I trimmed the end with my pinking shears - I love this look. Then I added a strip of Crumb Cake cardstock, stamped with the sentiment from Endless Wishes, stamped in Whisper White ink. Then added some Frosted sequins for a little extra sparkle. Hope you like it!

Paper: Crumb Cake Cardstock, Real Red Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock
Stamps: Endless Wishes, Holiday Home, Perfectly Preserved
Ink: Basic Black, Illuminate, Whisper White, Stampin' Write Markers - Basic Black, Early Espresso, Garden Green, Real Red
Embellishments: Black Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Frosted Sequins, Silver Metallic Baker's Twine
Tools: pinking shears