Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 303

Today's challenge at Cupcake Inspirations is a fun theme of stripes and dots!

Our sponsor this week is Digital Delights by Louby Lou and I'm playing with this fun and summery July Cupcake. 

Here are the DEEtails for my card:

I had fun coloring and paper piecing this cheerful cupcake. These fun patterns from the Sunshine and Sprinkles Designer Series Paper pack were perfect for this challenge. I layered them on some Daffodil Delight card stock and added a bit of Stitched Grosgrain ribbon. I added a few banners cut from some Designer Series Paper and Melon Mambo Cardstock stamped with a sentiment, then popped on my Louby Lou image, matted on more Melon Mambo Cardstock. A bit of sparkle was added to the ice cream cones using my Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Pen, of course! Then I added a few little Candy Dots just for fun. Hope you enjoy all the stripes and dots! :)

Paper: Daffodil Delight Cardstock, Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack - Brights Collection, Melon Mambo Cardstock, Neenah Solar White 80# Cardstock, Sunshine and Sprinkles Designer Series Paper
Stamps: July Cupcake (Digital Delights by Louby Lou), Something to Celebrate
Ink: Stampin' Blendabilities - Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Night of Navy, Pink Pirouette; Stampin' Write Markers - Basic Black, Blush Blossom Creamy Caramel, Real Red, Sahara Sand
Embellishments: Candy Dots - Brights, Daffodil Delight Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Stampin' Dimmensionals, Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Pen

Now stop over at Cupcake Inspirations and see what the rest of our Sweeties created this week! Hope you'll play along with this fun challenge!

Congratulations!

Hello there! I'm here to share a congratulatory card today that I made for my little brother. He recently received some really great news! He has been accepted to the Tokyo Medical and Dental University, one of the top universities in Japan! We're quite proud of him!

Here are the DEEtails:

These fun stars from Papertrey ink were die cut out of Kiwi Kiss Cardstock. I also die cut some shapes out of Coaster Board to create an embossed starry background to match. It's a bit difficult to see in the photos, but if you look really closely, you might be able to notice the embossed shapes. I mounted my embossed background onto some Basic Black Cardstock and some black fun foam to add a bit of dimension. I added some strips of Washi tape onto my card base and adhered my embossed background on top. Then I layered on some stars and sequins, as well as a sentiment stamped onto some Kiwi Kiss Cardstock. Simple and fun. I hope you like it!

Paper: Basic Black Cardstock, Kiwi Kiss Cardstock, Neenah Solar White 80# Cardstock
Stamps: Something to Celebrate
Ink: Basic Black
Embellishments: Frosted Sequins, Stacked with Love Designer Washi Tape
Tools: Coaster Board, fun foam, Small Sketched Stars Die (Papertrey Ink)

Retirement Blog Hop!

Welcome to the June PALS HOP! This month, we're featuring one last look at some of the stamps and accessories that are retiring July 1 when the new Idea Book & Catalog (IB&C) debuts. Enjoy the HOP and take one last look at some of the amazing creations that the Pals have come up with.

You've likely hopped over from Mike Funke at Stampin-Style, I'm stop number 7 on the PALS HOP and I'm glad you hopped in! I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find great ideas for paper crafted creations from the Stampin' Pretty Pals! Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links in the PALS HOP LINE-UP below and you'll be back on track!

There are so many of my favorite stamp sets retiring this year. Retirement is always bittersweet for me. I'm sad to see favorites go, but excited to bring in the new! Today I'm featuring the stamp set, Party Hearty, which I recently purchased and haven't had a chance to use just yet. I was definitely bummed to see this set on the retirement list! I've created four different cards, all with a clean and simple look, that are quick and easy to create. But here's the kicker - I used ONE stamp for FOUR different occasions!

DEEsign 1: Birthday


DEEtails: Party Hearty is a fantastic birthday set, so I had to make at least one birthday card. Here, I created a gift card, with some simple party hats inked in Marina Mist, Old Olive, and Pumpkin Pie. I stamped them on Whisper White card stock, matted with Marina Mist, and adhered it to a Pumpkin Pie gift card. I tied some Old Olive Taffeta ribbon, which I'm sad to see retiring, and added the sentiment to the bottom. This card can be customized by using party theme colors for the recipient. So fast, fun, and festive!

DEEsign 2: Congratulations - Baby Girl


DEEtails: This congratulations card was so simple to make! I simply inked up the party hats from the Party Hearty set (minus the pom pom tips) in some baby girl colors - Pretty in Pink, Daffodil Delight, and Baja Breeze. I tied bows on the ends of some white twine and used glue dots to keep them in place on my card. Then I cut out my party hats and adhered them to my twine to make a cute little bunting. I stamped the sentiment from Baby Steps for a simple and understated congrats card. This card can easily be adapted for a baby boy, birthday, graduation, and more!

DEEsign 3: Christmas


DEEtails: These party hats also make festive Christmas trees when stamped in Old Olive ink. Just draw in some trunks and you're good to go! I matted my trees with some Cherry Cobbler ink and adhered it to a long Old Olive card, tied up with some Early Espresso Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (another retiring ribbon). You can get fancy with your trees by coloring in those fun designs to create ornaments and trim or adding stars (just color in those party hat pompoms).

DEEsign 4: Father's Day


DEEtails: Here's an unexpected twist to that party hat! Turned on it's side, it makes a great flag for your favorite golfer. I added a strip of Crumb Cake card stock and punched a Basic Black hole for my green. Then I free handed the grassy areas, which I adhered to a Marina Mist card, then stamped the sentiment from Something to Celebrate This simple card can be adapted for any golf-lover's occasion by changing up the sentiment.

There you have it! Four cards with one stamp! Party Hearty has lots of fun stamps, but those party hats go the extra mile! :)

Are you ready to hop along for more inspiring ideas? Check out Barbara Chatzkel from Take Out Paper Arts, stop number 8 on the June PALS HOP! Thanks for "hopping" by!

1. Linda Fisher at Linda's Stampin Loft
2. Nicole Watt at Impressions by Nicole
3. Joanna Munster at Inspired by Stampin'
4. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
5. Rae Harper at Wild West Stampin', Scrappin' & Crafts
6. Mike Funke at Stampin-Style
7. You're Here :)
8. Barbara Chatzkel at Take Out Paper Arts
9. Ann Schach at The Stampin' Schach
10. Joan Norris at Clearly Creative
11. Stephanie Uzee at Stampin' with Suzee
12. Sandra Conner at Pretty Provisions
13. Barb Furlong at For The Love of Stamping!
14. Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons

May Pals Hop!

Welcome to the May PALS HOP! This month, we're featuring Father's Day and Graduation projects for your inspiration! You've likely hopped over from Sandie Conner from Pretty Provisions, I'm stop number 5 on the PALS HOP and I'm glad you hopped in! I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find great ideas for paper crafted creations from the Stampin' Pretty Pals! Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links in the PALS HOP LINE-UP below and you'll be back on track!

Today I'm here to share three Father's Day cards for "My Three Dads". Masculine cards are always a challenge, especially because crafty goodies are usually geared towards the female population. For my cards today, I've decided to embrace these girly embellishments and throw some unexpected elements into my Father's Day cards. I hope you like them!

DEEsign 1: Unexpected Elements - Scallops and Bows


This card is for my Father-in-Law. He loves hunting and fishing and being outdoors, so I wanted the card to have a good dose of nature. I stuck with Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake and a Early Espresso as my main colors. I tucked a bit of scalloped Daffodil Delight for a splash of color. I stamped the Woodgrain background on some Crumb Cake and added a tree that I made with a Scalloped Circle punch and a hand cut tree trunk. I tied some Baker's Twine in a bow and added the sentiment stamped from the Something to Celebrate set on some distressed Crumb Cake card stock. I love that I can throw in some scalloped elements and a Baker's Twine bow and still have an outdoors-y feel.

DEEsign 2: Unexpected Elements - Pink and Hearts


Here's a card for my Step-Dad, who I affectionately call Dab. I decided to go with a bit of earthiness because he likes the outdoors too, but in a different way that my Father-in-Law. Dab enjoys golfing and gardening. I love the Wild Wasabi paired with some Early Espresso and River Rock. I tucked in some Wild Wasabi die cut Little Leaves with some Henp Twine wrapped around a piece of Blushing Bride Paper Patterns DSP. I included a torn book page and a bit of brown masking tape to give a little rugged look. I threw in some pink because I know Dab can handle it. He wore a pink shirt on his first date with my mom. If you recall, her favorite color is pink, so it was a hit! :) I added a little tag with a cute heart. Girly, yes. But really, it's Father's Day, and what a great time to show Dab that I {heart} him. :)

DEEsign 3: Unexpected Elements - Ribbon and Lace


Okay, really, this card is only a Father's Day card because I slapped on that sentiment, but a lot of thought went into this card for my Papa (my biological father). I decided to throw in lots of my favorite crafting elements because Papa is a big supporter of my crafts. He's always searching high and low for the perfect embellishments. He lives in Japan, so he'll always sending me great goodies like fun masking tapes, assorted buttons, stickers, etc. On my Sahara Sand base, I layered on some Striped Marina Mist ribbon and tucked in some stamped card stock, using a polka dots from Apple Blossoms on Marina Mist and Ato Z on some Pear Pizzazz. The latest hunt was for doilies, which Papa refered to as lace coasters :) so of course I had to include some doily love in this card. I love how it creates a sort of crown over my sentiment, which I tucked under some Twill Tape and Hemp Twine. The final touch was a Pear Pizzazz Big Designer Button. Love it!

Hop along for more inspiring ideas from Rae Harper, at Wild West Stampin', Scrappin' & Crafts, stop number 6 on the May PALS HOP! Thanks for "hopping" by!

1. Joanna Munster at Inspired by Stampin'
2. Joan Norris at Clearly Creative
3. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
4. Sandie Conner at Pretty Provisions
5. You're Here :)
6. Rae Harper at Wild West Stampin', Scrappin' & Crafts
7. Mike Funke at Stampin-Style
8. Barbara Chatzkel at Take Out Paper Arts
9. Barbara Furlong at For The Love of Stamping!
10. Carmen Sublasky at The Creative Stamptuary
11. Linda Fisher at Linda's Stampin Loft

Easter Wishes

Today's card is for this week's Pals Paper Arts challenge. The theme this week is Spring and Easter!

Want some DEEtails?

I went with an Easter card, using the sentiment from SU!'s Something to Celebrate stamped and embossed on a Crumb Cake base. Hen I added a layer of Naturals White card stock embossed with the PTI woodgrain embossing plate. I added some Victoria crochet lace trim and a layered ensemble of punches - decorative label punch in Blushing Bride, Scallop Circle on Crumb Cake, 1 1/2" circle in Blushing Bride, stamped with the polka dot pattern from SU!'s For All You Do, and a Butterfly punch stamped with an image from SU!'s Butterfly Prints.

Hope you like it!

Scallops Galore!

I'm thrilled to be the Featured Artist at Pals Paper Arts today! This week's theme is Elements of Style: Scallops. And these scallops are so pretty!


DEEtails:

I completely CASEd the idea of layering my scallop punches from Rochelle Gould. It was really quite simple, although it made a giant mess. I simply punched out Naturals White card stock with my various border punches (Scallop Edge, Scallop Trim, Eyelet Border, and Dotted Scallop Ribbon). Then I layered them on my card. Then I pulled out some Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon and created some ribbon flowers and tucked in some leaves from the Bird punch. I also tucked a little sentiment from SU!'s Something to Celebrate set, which I used my corner rounder on and matted with some Wild Wasabi card stock. Hope you like it!

Go-To Sentiment Card

Here's a card for another challenge from Nichole Heady's Blog, this time, to make a Go-To Sentiment card.

Here are the DEEts:

I started stamping my various Congratulations sentiments (from PTI Signature Greetings, SU! Eight Great Greetings, SU! Something to Celebrate, SU! Picture This, SU! Silhouette Sentiments, and SU! A Word for You) on a piece of Whisper White card stock. I matted it with Elegant Eggplant and Regal Rose card stocks. Then I punched a piece of Elegant Eggplant card stock with the Scallop Edge Trim and added a strip of Regal Rose Grosgrain ribbon. I adhered that to my card along with my stamped sentiments. I punched a sweet butterfly from a Martha Stewart punch and added some preuty Rhinestone Jewels for a little bling.