tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39622401686247148902024-03-18T11:23:39.746-04:00A Creative TouchNora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.comBlogger1130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-28165380081325214682024-03-18T00:00:00.001-04:002024-03-18T00:00:00.157-04:00A New Challenge at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #590<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hey Friends!! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Just popping in with a card for the new challenge over at the <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #274e13;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #590</span></a></b>. This round is a THEME challenge-<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>TROPICAL</b></span>.</span> </p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I started off this card by stamping flowers from a free stamp that I received from Paper Trey Ink in 2013. I am trying to use things in my stash and this set was PERFECT for this challenge!!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKX3Lqp0JkvvRm767uiKM6xr7u9dExkRzVyG-eF_7FGxDDMXQMOI6D9Keor0iiAMur_rWB5DISS6bk0Gc8aFxmMlja4_BZEaCr-uzn33_AdqPsSf5Gw6UBBHgDqvEkxoSkPLiM7CDqqV-9uWoNvdWtaIgzwQgunilgBVVit4HmeWzMaDsfpes6_yastAN8/s1200/Thought4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKX3Lqp0JkvvRm767uiKM6xr7u9dExkRzVyG-eF_7FGxDDMXQMOI6D9Keor0iiAMur_rWB5DISS6bk0Gc8aFxmMlja4_BZEaCr-uzn33_AdqPsSf5Gw6UBBHgDqvEkxoSkPLiM7CDqqV-9uWoNvdWtaIgzwQgunilgBVVit4HmeWzMaDsfpes6_yastAN8/w640-h640/Thought4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p>Below is the badge for this <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #274e13;">CIC590</span></a></b>:</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4SFZTWpIX2AXhGPo9RYGAvvKSOgLspGP7MHl5OWVJ5EEyxoVS05T4Mhq3qUL6m8Tr0YEerFt09aZU_yDpMk_ID7wt0n3aXXEHbFUUjbsSbd_ziERswcGg4HWzSH4liDF0eM9qlNJBhfI3ZS9LTOLZ2rwhCu2V9BGsS4j_hU5Es78WtRAdwmFehD_Pixp/s384/CIC%20590%20Tropical%203_18_22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4SFZTWpIX2AXhGPo9RYGAvvKSOgLspGP7MHl5OWVJ5EEyxoVS05T4Mhq3qUL6m8Tr0YEerFt09aZU_yDpMk_ID7wt0n3aXXEHbFUUjbsSbd_ziERswcGg4HWzSH4liDF0eM9qlNJBhfI3ZS9LTOLZ2rwhCu2V9BGsS4j_hU5Es78WtRAdwmFehD_Pixp/w200-h200/CIC%20590%20Tropical%203_18_22.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I used tons of different ink cubes for stamping each of the flowers/leaves. These colors are "tropical" to me. </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pOfLE8eGHxIc3zxqcOVyYfRx_LJpBasYzovvA6s61mJZvovWgmNiGzEAVW4LRZszB2JVBUxpQRUnKr7PcVNUoYzDVPELH8k_ayoA98Zow03JT-wZEsotO4ZKKiI7TtH2C_kWIFuHUvv_AQQyEYvYdyRJdy0DckBscIDU9g5MTtwIokF1wwA2nesTnoZZ/s1200/Thought3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pOfLE8eGHxIc3zxqcOVyYfRx_LJpBasYzovvA6s61mJZvovWgmNiGzEAVW4LRZszB2JVBUxpQRUnKr7PcVNUoYzDVPELH8k_ayoA98Zow03JT-wZEsotO4ZKKiI7TtH2C_kWIFuHUvv_AQQyEYvYdyRJdy0DckBscIDU9g5MTtwIokF1wwA2nesTnoZZ/w640-h640/Thought3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I then used a leaf die cut from my stash layered under a Stampin Up! Sentiment from an old Sale-A-Bration set, Whimsical Words.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jeW3q1u7-Mm456EUwqsF5cqDYmzTvGmejTOZsSvlgWDnsti0nEuDO5dzySzJH2ezfcyNs-B0zn5wjW_-auQ_DedUIIUxaXWrXNu4dBFAOV8b-wyCd2aGJ_4Qijgl8jG-mqJMqfRn5uDyPWckSJEyY6raIQZHt0_uIQWzE_bSL5PsmNquCLGPpLkX-3B6/s1200/Thought2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jeW3q1u7-Mm456EUwqsF5cqDYmzTvGmejTOZsSvlgWDnsti0nEuDO5dzySzJH2ezfcyNs-B0zn5wjW_-auQ_DedUIIUxaXWrXNu4dBFAOV8b-wyCd2aGJ_4Qijgl8jG-mqJMqfRn5uDyPWckSJEyY6raIQZHt0_uIQWzE_bSL5PsmNquCLGPpLkX-3B6/w640-h640/Thought2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p>Do you want to join us for the <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #274e13;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #590</span></a></b>? Hop on over to the <a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">BLOG</span></b></a> for information on the challenge.</p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">That is all from me today. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p></div></div>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-29516564613553327632024-03-16T16:33:00.005-04:002024-03-16T16:33:50.029-04:00Some Cards for Challenges<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><b>****Some links used in this post are Affiliate Links used a not extra cost to you.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Hey Friends!!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I am just popping in today with a BUNCH of cards I created this week. The first three cards I post are for some challenges that I am joining in on. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">All three cards are created by using background stamps and some shading. I did a theme of butterflies for all cards.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">My first card I created for this weeks <a href="https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2024/03/freshly-made-sketches-627-sketch-by.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Freshly Made Sketches #627</b></a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinT0Ky_sVtlTHQZFFy-DxoQG5NFnCctQKK2aY6esZ8jpkaIrbq4yG2kS-MDs110CelPj_M2VJRlFj8yrkOQC8JtmJJBN6njNrFtRo2rsBWvn2ld9khnLTIgQfh9ihecVwFr7erSCUh8MD6pAe35OefjQc-6Z1EJxTvtUfNJmaqV3MqmJ61GgDbayA1uwqY/s1200/Sympathy1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinT0Ky_sVtlTHQZFFy-DxoQG5NFnCctQKK2aY6esZ8jpkaIrbq4yG2kS-MDs110CelPj_M2VJRlFj8yrkOQC8JtmJJBN6njNrFtRo2rsBWvn2ld9khnLTIgQfh9ihecVwFr7erSCUh8MD6pAe35OefjQc-6Z1EJxTvtUfNJmaqV3MqmJ61GgDbayA1uwqY/w640-h640/Sympathy1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I started off creating the striped paper with an MFT background stamp. I layered it over a piece of paper that was embossed with the <a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1482533&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=www.scrapbook.com%2Fstore%2Fspe-e3d-030.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Spellbinders Leafy 3D Embossing Folder</b></a>. I then adhered a piece of foliage that was cut using the <a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1482533&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=www.scrapbook.com%2Fstore%2Fpfs-139722.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Pinkfresh Curvy Foliage Die</b></a>. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6f-p37lnEcBr5on7CA-05V6AqMdov9fJq0LnXiG-nUDKHq194HdbaMTjdiOPAJR651RrXszPXjk-FMIifWhCbBoRTFK3KIp9GoWRiJkwbAmOLSfnEjVSnaRX8T0OoLpl46hjSWRhGHwsC2lJ1ULUJms-kOj3LRSIsVkl_ZfBwsbZ230_JetRRTv9uII0S/s1200/Sympathy2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6f-p37lnEcBr5on7CA-05V6AqMdov9fJq0LnXiG-nUDKHq194HdbaMTjdiOPAJR651RrXszPXjk-FMIifWhCbBoRTFK3KIp9GoWRiJkwbAmOLSfnEjVSnaRX8T0OoLpl46hjSWRhGHwsC2lJ1ULUJms-kOj3LRSIsVkl_ZfBwsbZ230_JetRRTv9uII0S/w640-h640/Sympathy2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I then colored in a Glimmer Butterfly from Birch Press Designs with Copic Markers to adhere over the top of the foliage.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hjTAmFon553ltxzN9VCQOZY5Q1u55w0kN9JpCaYIvbl26YGi-5dTavLz-x2t78PPaw3QF2h76SJqNOgsHSUQ8377-1u-gt4rnigTGhRykCupVL7F6FLjnI8JLxr8KVe7gil7hKwY_NzkoiSa2sLaecHp8yt1STK0ZNFQQAjKUHKMEa9Qse9nDwZi9l_U/s1200/Sympathy3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hjTAmFon553ltxzN9VCQOZY5Q1u55w0kN9JpCaYIvbl26YGi-5dTavLz-x2t78PPaw3QF2h76SJqNOgsHSUQ8377-1u-gt4rnigTGhRykCupVL7F6FLjnI8JLxr8KVe7gil7hKwY_NzkoiSa2sLaecHp8yt1STK0ZNFQQAjKUHKMEa9Qse9nDwZi9l_U/w640-h640/Sympathy3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Sympathy. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Below is the challenge badge for <a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1482533&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=www.scrapbook.com%2Fstore%2Fpfs-139722.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Freshly Made Sketches #62</b></a><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">7</span></b>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguL9gstBwgYXX1brP6Y8TxGfRvY6Mimbfh_Ls014weZfqQJT660vCocrZRaVLDoT5kj9XUjP00_JeKe-q6uTywHQoM9sVFM1HwnU_J7kfdGGQSAkOcnXLN1r_P4GDFYpXeaDfyR3h5D6sJ3gcTexVeGwpNgjcLezileSnBImPHjfKUdriCVp_axOdGn1ib/s400/FMS%20Landscape%20Sketch-001.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="400" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguL9gstBwgYXX1brP6Y8TxGfRvY6Mimbfh_Ls014weZfqQJT660vCocrZRaVLDoT5kj9XUjP00_JeKe-q6uTywHQoM9sVFM1HwnU_J7kfdGGQSAkOcnXLN1r_P4GDFYpXeaDfyR3h5D6sJ3gcTexVeGwpNgjcLezileSnBImPHjfKUdriCVp_axOdGn1ib/w320-h248/FMS%20Landscape%20Sketch-001.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">My next card I created I using <b><a href="https://tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com/2024/03/tuesday-morning-sketches-748.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tuesday Morning Sketches #748</a></b> as the jump off point. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Qxp5gss48eU9XtClMGi1cR329R2afzYapSiXqAlm5uez-dM49pLrDH1mBfQRR_hy7exdfVBTcsOeARDcXgilYntf4mTUDpymA3WUoCiM9sjrFKlMyhyphenhyphenyn4a9VkLQglXbYiq5cj4CC0NGQo5bJybyXDAq8AYIM-DKOrvAkCY1l2rQH-dAHwaOLsT8kDSj/s400/TMS%20%23748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="294" data-original-width="400" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Qxp5gss48eU9XtClMGi1cR329R2afzYapSiXqAlm5uez-dM49pLrDH1mBfQRR_hy7exdfVBTcsOeARDcXgilYntf4mTUDpymA3WUoCiM9sjrFKlMyhyphenhyphenyn4a9VkLQglXbYiq5cj4CC0NGQo5bJybyXDAq8AYIM-DKOrvAkCY1l2rQH-dAHwaOLsT8kDSj/s320/TMS%20%23748.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The background of this card was stamped using the Striped Background by MFT Stamps. I stamped it both ways to make the grid. I layered a die cut Fancy Frame by Sunny Studios.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiaF-id5eIXNUKIkVjNN-M4OP66aCBBI-6FMF7b8Iuno8IsSgfB3EbsYIihYY4U02wn-W1-pXBUUZdb7T-9viQKqf7R7n74r839upa4bQaPvIxYktbp8dEmBKMkj7cmMEyO0RtNjEO4kGnGuc7XRo2qmunr9ygsYDuBybci0ReY4m5SbyIDdHn0nVRXsWf/s1200/Memories2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiaF-id5eIXNUKIkVjNN-M4OP66aCBBI-6FMF7b8Iuno8IsSgfB3EbsYIihYY4U02wn-W1-pXBUUZdb7T-9viQKqf7R7n74r839upa4bQaPvIxYktbp8dEmBKMkj7cmMEyO0RtNjEO4kGnGuc7XRo2qmunr9ygsYDuBybci0ReY4m5SbyIDdHn0nVRXsWf/w640-h640/Memories2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The foliage behind the Simon Says Stamp Layered Cosmic Butterfly was die cut from the <b><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1482533&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=www.scrapbook.com%2Fstore%2Faltn-alt6536.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flowing Foliage Die Set</a></b>. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxig72k7Ze5IUNMOenzUv8OXycSAson-YhLCZ7ZAH1GPl7IG1SFLYmVwTbpinu7rjN3K9QR_VktChuU3WCi68S6mebVca8kJIVG20HZkh32Wr7Ckd_vtsNJLihBBiRrJqjjLhvmCNv8ArsHYbdfuAO6YIkHtUBj7I2j8PJ-ZWIohChKV9ePwR2z1fSnmV/s1200/Memories1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxig72k7Ze5IUNMOenzUv8OXycSAson-YhLCZ7ZAH1GPl7IG1SFLYmVwTbpinu7rjN3K9QR_VktChuU3WCi68S6mebVca8kJIVG20HZkh32Wr7Ckd_vtsNJLihBBiRrJqjjLhvmCNv8ArsHYbdfuAO6YIkHtUBj7I2j8PJ-ZWIohChKV9ePwR2z1fSnmV/w640-h640/Memories1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The butterfly is colored in using Copic Markers and the sentiment is from Taylored Expressions.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86yPJjWnFa1jCemdy0H_fQzYsaPLApNieJZMrCs1rgJtarcsM1-w7QQ3BiqiFSnqNsxDFcvt3TXeYIW-L3vTZR0OgYn9DA1c-0COOnSGz9swlVpmcRKgyePprhBsW2rtKUQqBYVP_js_MG5PnICKXKtiQCp_5rM6SBI-dh9CiGxilAm44hnCWMhzzUzrt/s1200/Memories3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86yPJjWnFa1jCemdy0H_fQzYsaPLApNieJZMrCs1rgJtarcsM1-w7QQ3BiqiFSnqNsxDFcvt3TXeYIW-L3vTZR0OgYn9DA1c-0COOnSGz9swlVpmcRKgyePprhBsW2rtKUQqBYVP_js_MG5PnICKXKtiQCp_5rM6SBI-dh9CiGxilAm44hnCWMhzzUzrt/w640-h640/Memories3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The last card I created I used the <a href="https://papercraftcrew.com/pcc561-sketch-challenge/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Paper Craft Crew Challenge #561</b></a> as my inspiration. This was a sketch challenge and the challenge badge is below.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOydgnsLfqBcaAvXoPY44Xn0UXDIKlJTQMmO23Q7T8eWNIzb7wFu6ZVFKpGVeSPjZRKihFGItR0miQxJ20tf0eZUh85fTVH-dvSQhs3CYSWEws_GXRn1YePr-9jlFU9i1lJB79EQLP0YF0sugBmzo8B9WnjY__rhl4Jr5l0RGU4ZuCIhwOwsecxQrdOE2X/s941/PCC561.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="941" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOydgnsLfqBcaAvXoPY44Xn0UXDIKlJTQMmO23Q7T8eWNIzb7wFu6ZVFKpGVeSPjZRKihFGItR0miQxJ20tf0eZUh85fTVH-dvSQhs3CYSWEws_GXRn1YePr-9jlFU9i1lJB79EQLP0YF0sugBmzo8B9WnjY__rhl4Jr5l0RGU4ZuCIhwOwsecxQrdOE2X/s320/PCC561.webp" width="320" /></a></div><p style="font-family: georgia;">Again, I used a stamped paper I created using the <b><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1482533&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=www.scrapbook.com%2Fstore%2Fhro-cg927.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hero Arts Acanthus</a></b> background stamp and Twilight Pawsitively Saturated Ink from Simon Says Stamp for my background paper.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtr6UW3aOkvjc3TjVIinlzLDX7gaWZ-hRSCoTAQ1WdXG0O85vaAb75zJZily5KlHvSTZ5sC-C9mWnwLFuoX2dAD9QYekDcPA1beTTbKtyejRXlny3-3pLLPR0tLzkxoBhi-Q3Af1ukCF6rp-Z3_jg2CvH91bV6652QWgPrsey5dJQiDiNeGSQ-X5Dj7bfp/s1200/Condolence2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtr6UW3aOkvjc3TjVIinlzLDX7gaWZ-hRSCoTAQ1WdXG0O85vaAb75zJZily5KlHvSTZ5sC-C9mWnwLFuoX2dAD9QYekDcPA1beTTbKtyejRXlny3-3pLLPR0tLzkxoBhi-Q3Af1ukCF6rp-Z3_jg2CvH91bV6652QWgPrsey5dJQiDiNeGSQ-X5Dj7bfp/w640-h640/Condolence2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: georgia;">I used an arch instead of the rectangle where I placed the butterfly. The arch was die cut with Spellbinders Arch Dies and embossed with the <b><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1482533&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=www.scrapbook.com%2Fstore%2Fspe-e3d-056.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spellbinders Mandala Blooms</a></b>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykchbtshfDXeNvMuoRWA_QhNkWCQ2mWUF9_6CFxY8SOWBN-wjk6hud-dDeEkrk8YazOxaqDO_MCkZsTQy-K0veXsXGJvGxjKX5XsheC5kJEmB6T0Ll6iNeOBAS33kkcDzhSUVNuK_LRrEiB60HQ9uXI8fotJAYpBI9zk01Jp45x73-7LtJ71jn7XnUMpp/s1200/Condolence1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykchbtshfDXeNvMuoRWA_QhNkWCQ2mWUF9_6CFxY8SOWBN-wjk6hud-dDeEkrk8YazOxaqDO_MCkZsTQy-K0veXsXGJvGxjKX5XsheC5kJEmB6T0Ll6iNeOBAS33kkcDzhSUVNuK_LRrEiB60HQ9uXI8fotJAYpBI9zk01Jp45x73-7LtJ71jn7XnUMpp/w640-h640/Condolence1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: georgia;">Instead of a banner, I used the <b><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1482533&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=www.scrapbook.com%2Fstore%2Fpfs-106721.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Curvy Leaves Die</a></b> Cut from Pinkfresh Studio. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgfnbs9i7UxhR0Q5rn-MctTKxsCPml1rdCYY3ZNq_myMqwmbo9UkSs9VNJlpYm1IwVxom2ReW5KXs-DCKCAiInFxMar1yrKaE4XfF9eF_2vz0z-Pr_yjFDkU1q54zsD7_ehu9XimExfdRnj84Cea7jTojYKN1IpBYuq8gRAu2oFDugUf5UNI6oF1uGwfs/s1200/Condolence3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgfnbs9i7UxhR0Q5rn-MctTKxsCPml1rdCYY3ZNq_myMqwmbo9UkSs9VNJlpYm1IwVxom2ReW5KXs-DCKCAiInFxMar1yrKaE4XfF9eF_2vz0z-Pr_yjFDkU1q54zsD7_ehu9XimExfdRnj84Cea7jTojYKN1IpBYuq8gRAu2oFDugUf5UNI6oF1uGwfs/w640-h640/Condolence3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: georgia;">The script strip is a paper I created using Simon Says Pawsitively Saturated Ink. The colors I used were Morning, Twilight and Galaxy. The script was created using the <b><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1482533&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=www.scrapbook.com%2Fstore%2Fhro-cg830.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hero Arts Script Bold Prints</a></b>.</p><p style="font-family: georgia;">Want to see more butterfly sympathy cards? I am involved in a blog hop over on Instagram. It is called Create it 3 Ways Challenge. You make three cards using a theme with any products you want. This is my second month and have chosen to use the same colors, paper I created and butterflies. If you want to see my cards, here is the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C4lgmZ5BuiG/?img_index=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>LINK</b></a>.</p><p style="font-family: georgia;">Well, that is all from me today. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></p><p></p>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-67293961852750761492024-03-11T00:00:00.001-04:002024-03-11T00:00:00.133-04:00Just a Reminder for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #589<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Hello Friends!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Today I am popping in with a card to remind you that there is still time to play with this round of the</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3962240168624714890/1704000782658846241#" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">!!! </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Challenge #587</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> is a COLOR challenge. Create a project using the colors <span style="color: #ff7518;">ORANGE</span> and <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">BLUE</span></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">.</span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHDmvbhh_iuTDRCpeqsu3Eu9HnU0sX2iJmCqaOQnMBczMuraDc6UO0BKp-aTeManP-kjKYWZ5K-Cssz14kS9uA68PUaaQql5CGLrBk5WVyWswAoTJPYMTs_DSYRAFjFnCLSrLynudg9pO3t6TAgxDtcDT6ur5r6mo5MEO0KWTiZfgMJvbS0UT0d8PucDw/s1200/JustBecause3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHDmvbhh_iuTDRCpeqsu3Eu9HnU0sX2iJmCqaOQnMBczMuraDc6UO0BKp-aTeManP-kjKYWZ5K-Cssz14kS9uA68PUaaQql5CGLrBk5WVyWswAoTJPYMTs_DSYRAFjFnCLSrLynudg9pO3t6TAgxDtcDT6ur5r6mo5MEO0KWTiZfgMJvbS0UT0d8PucDw/w640-h640/JustBecause3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">I used the image "</span><b style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><a href="http://tsy.com/listing/1052272038/girl-holding-hat-digi-stamp-digital?click_key=62ee28484a80910af14b017bbddfbff2a6d698f7%3A1052272038&click_sum=aa529a38&ref=shop_home_active_2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Girl Holding Hat</span></a></b><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">" from this round's sponsor </span><b style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/pjmooreillustrations" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;">PJ Moore Illustrations</span></a></b><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">. I think this image is so cute!!!</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyOPMzL78hjYUdBENVLbFkaFxXXHjpasCFvA8zE9epf8G_-55KgDK8jnEsAl0xX0tvEERbenevQ9JMCSraZCkDCuGhpJBGOU4TWl2Py6cQX9Q5daI8C4ORpnaXJ8KXDXZw7nEcFTMBNNYvNwwP_G0eVaqL412swwooUdM4SwJsnBpa9NyK1azMUjRbNzU/s588/PJMooreIllustrations%20Logo.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="588" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyOPMzL78hjYUdBENVLbFkaFxXXHjpasCFvA8zE9epf8G_-55KgDK8jnEsAl0xX0tvEERbenevQ9JMCSraZCkDCuGhpJBGOU4TWl2Py6cQX9Q5daI8C4ORpnaXJ8KXDXZw7nEcFTMBNNYvNwwP_G0eVaqL412swwooUdM4SwJsnBpa9NyK1azMUjRbNzU/s320/PJMooreIllustrations%20Logo.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1m-b64oq6mYrZ6G5A4acLYppSVEC2SZqh3fTI2HHVX3gq7uOO_im_hb7wmi8IpJEMPTnRmik8kH96doWLPAsVxtEcWUHGPz9Ob69e42maVEXiM7jdmTB7zqmLrepnq7EOGD1jGijf_MpehEPFyUxQh-T4u_3aTrFrEglCyMRf3DnynXfoA-6UC8FiOPV/s384/CIC%20589%20Orange%20&%20Blue.%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1m-b64oq6mYrZ6G5A4acLYppSVEC2SZqh3fTI2HHVX3gq7uOO_im_hb7wmi8IpJEMPTnRmik8kH96doWLPAsVxtEcWUHGPz9Ob69e42maVEXiM7jdmTB7zqmLrepnq7EOGD1jGijf_MpehEPFyUxQh-T4u_3aTrFrEglCyMRf3DnynXfoA-6UC8FiOPV/w200-h200/CIC%20589%20Orange%20&%20Blue.%20.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I used Copic Markers to color the girl in. I then tore the bottom and added some scraps of blue and orange torn paper at the bottom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVj7bjf7AW2b2gFhosx8AxSe-0H4Iq2vTLw_W8XIOGphhjUp-6TVf2mAQXscASuyiqx3IR2xTooOqWUoLKlIld0yQyPJai6syNuneOVZB3YqaQ8WbyWuSGEx60ukIzmxQn1d5A3dNMSFaSjmNKEH1dVBxSAiWV0tgUB9bmTPdUXra9Pd5bt1ehdBi3ZXQc/s1200/JustBecause4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVj7bjf7AW2b2gFhosx8AxSe-0H4Iq2vTLw_W8XIOGphhjUp-6TVf2mAQXscASuyiqx3IR2xTooOqWUoLKlIld0yQyPJai6syNuneOVZB3YqaQ8WbyWuSGEx60ukIzmxQn1d5A3dNMSFaSjmNKEH1dVBxSAiWV0tgUB9bmTPdUXra9Pd5bt1ehdBi3ZXQc/w640-h640/JustBecause4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I added a blue piece of pattern paper at the top of my card front and layered it over an A2, white, card base.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UiXRbjDr2ytdCWJjiRYlV5gK5sS-Ewk4dBXXUhfshktQdK1kSxDEvHvHBw7DJ049WKf0pxUnf3y3Q_nmRysOJUYhFRZgIYyv9dVE0VjTAHYZ1zF9rP7JDpPZESrVq44r0KD7fret7HojnVBzmWP4TgWnEbHdbRu__74_wVNT1dXP0kzwQAvyFT8ThukF/s1200/JustBecause2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UiXRbjDr2ytdCWJjiRYlV5gK5sS-Ewk4dBXXUhfshktQdK1kSxDEvHvHBw7DJ049WKf0pxUnf3y3Q_nmRysOJUYhFRZgIYyv9dVE0VjTAHYZ1zF9rP7JDpPZESrVq44r0KD7fret7HojnVBzmWP4TgWnEbHdbRu__74_wVNT1dXP0kzwQAvyFT8ThukF/w640-h640/JustBecause2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I adhered the Concord and 9th sentiment strips over the card using foam adhesive. I then randomly sprinkled some blue rhinestones across the front to finish my card off. I LOVE HOW THIS CAME OUT!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div></div></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Want to join us this round? 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I cannot wait to see what you create!!!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8a1c5337-7fff-3bbb-137b-9501f0b3e5b4"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">That is all from me. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Kaushan Script", cursive; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: "Kaushan Script", cursive; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><p><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-16949795751910230052024-03-04T00:00:00.001-05:002024-03-04T00:00:00.129-05:00A New Challenge Over at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge- Challenge #589<span id="docs-internal-guid-8436ba24-7fff-0f1e-60b2-0ff64c4b0ffc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hello Friends!!!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Today I am popping in with a card for the NEW round of the </span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3962240168624714890/1704000782658846241#" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge</span></span></a><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">!!! Challenge #589 is a COLOR challenge. Create a project using the colors <b><span style="color: #ff7518;">ORANGE</span></b> and <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">BLUE</span></b>-two of my FAVORITE colors.</span></span></p></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5PpZBaShvoIt7t_MyiBp1xzpjRQSXmSfo2aPw_3J9Hb4Xb9Wf7F8v4Ll0U3DuA1I9EvD8EUPjBykkZrGk1b-KMCsHkWrF-A3ETu5Bcd5PwIUpp8HqSxgju5t2mznrna0KFyp92QGBoWY3mZVwLpm8Bjm9DBy5mZbsw5mZra82LHc3EtGEWgnIUDzF0Il/s1200/Wind1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5PpZBaShvoIt7t_MyiBp1xzpjRQSXmSfo2aPw_3J9Hb4Xb9Wf7F8v4Ll0U3DuA1I9EvD8EUPjBykkZrGk1b-KMCsHkWrF-A3ETu5Bcd5PwIUpp8HqSxgju5t2mznrna0KFyp92QGBoWY3mZVwLpm8Bjm9DBy5mZbsw5mZra82LHc3EtGEWgnIUDzF0Il/w640-h640/Wind1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I had so much fun creating this card using the digital stamp "<b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1066229975/girl-windblown-hair-digi-stamp-digital?click_key=ec2f8e91309356f19bd47b3674bed39e1d8b383b%3A1066229975&click_sum=e7d9ae2e&ref=shop_home_active_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Girl With Windblown Hair</span></a></b>" from our sponsor this round-<b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/pjmooreillustrations" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">PJ Moore Illustrations</span></a></b>. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbpYG2O08cwKtSiKEVB7nvtFd7juC8gCrzl6O3_tMg7tmdvv7kwIT5P5d0bFrHKOzn-lDJR4JjbBuR6jnCglgzz3658NDlImHudyAzMLTlKAU7I4EGFW7aycNmXCXC2hsBX6hFcQ6sWKYctYTyAD9PVWhKA4q7X41viQGvwSUegxJHtPZEhi1-nWGM1nL/s588/PJMooreIllustrations%20Logo.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="588" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbpYG2O08cwKtSiKEVB7nvtFd7juC8gCrzl6O3_tMg7tmdvv7kwIT5P5d0bFrHKOzn-lDJR4JjbBuR6jnCglgzz3658NDlImHudyAzMLTlKAU7I4EGFW7aycNmXCXC2hsBX6hFcQ6sWKYctYTyAD9PVWhKA4q7X41viQGvwSUegxJHtPZEhi1-nWGM1nL/w320-h122/PJMooreIllustrations%20Logo.jpeg" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Below is the challenge Badge for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #589:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs_M_rEcIwZfzqWso4dN-DXpmqAAgC62Qz_E-xNAIoE7gii9WM2yhwr4E-moHD_oPV26lSWdU96RaM4GAvkgSvaBMRWQVKa_5YBwMguHXIDZo4POy-mKMW7gtLOXAFF6E0CKTAsPG-5pTFPB7OYSwc5UmvFp-b221yDwAXZH2gdpHCt2hLKHQUkVRwwIu/s384/CIC%20589%20Orange%20&%20Blue.%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs_M_rEcIwZfzqWso4dN-DXpmqAAgC62Qz_E-xNAIoE7gii9WM2yhwr4E-moHD_oPV26lSWdU96RaM4GAvkgSvaBMRWQVKa_5YBwMguHXIDZo4POy-mKMW7gtLOXAFF6E0CKTAsPG-5pTFPB7OYSwc5UmvFp-b221yDwAXZH2gdpHCt2hLKHQUkVRwwIu/w200-h200/CIC%20589%20Orange%20&%20Blue.%20.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I colored this image in with some Copic Markers and masked her off to shade a portion of the background in with orange Distress Ink.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCLUre6XTriw3hsoCdXCtdqWyv4JsOluuPKAJ3NvH6UwK3n2sHirfqIotetVC-_b5pVp2oMAy18Pjdw7PSbEbG5ltsh_kOTO9OU7UrKudcWtBvzg0VTSTRMNXPZpXcef0EoEzbAOupi2siw8PV2w-owP0OMJZZz-r0BQ9WkCXMlNO0lSHa2_lti65tJNx/s1200/Wind3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCLUre6XTriw3hsoCdXCtdqWyv4JsOluuPKAJ3NvH6UwK3n2sHirfqIotetVC-_b5pVp2oMAy18Pjdw7PSbEbG5ltsh_kOTO9OU7UrKudcWtBvzg0VTSTRMNXPZpXcef0EoEzbAOupi2siw8PV2w-owP0OMJZZz-r0BQ9WkCXMlNO0lSHa2_lti65tJNx/w640-h640/Wind3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I then layered it over a frame that I die cut using Fancy Frames from Sunny Studio and Ink Drops-Ocean pattern paper from the Craft Consortium. Oh how I LOVE this paper!! The shade of blue was PERFECT for my card.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nS4-aQeT-JTwY3UX3AkvtIQLRymkZcbY8WMSVl7PWQulH2c_qFWV7MmzF9bz4yyLlYBQ2L9wvCPljxP1pvAt9xb3Rcc-B6qMn5vGgkV8G4e-yyE2I2b_7mFwAOlwY0jdxNJP7GqvpoPcjdTI2TwSUtw3FYy8FOr0cFteq-PnZM84LnNAL9rg8m5EVLCn/s1200/Wind2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nS4-aQeT-JTwY3UX3AkvtIQLRymkZcbY8WMSVl7PWQulH2c_qFWV7MmzF9bz4yyLlYBQ2L9wvCPljxP1pvAt9xb3Rcc-B6qMn5vGgkV8G4e-yyE2I2b_7mFwAOlwY0jdxNJP7GqvpoPcjdTI2TwSUtw3FYy8FOr0cFteq-PnZM84LnNAL9rg8m5EVLCn/w640-h640/Wind2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The sentiment was created by me for my card on PS when I printed it out. I thought it was PERFECT to use for this image!! The last detail was to add some orange rhinestones around the waist area of the girl. I cannot say if I really like that detail but since I glued them on, they will be staying!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Want to join us this round? To see more details about the </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><u><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #589</span></a></u></b></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> head on over to the </span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3962240168624714890/1704000782658846241#" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">BLOG</span></span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. I cannot wait to see what you create!!!</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f02fcfb7-7fff-5de8-4837-6cc6683c7c22"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">That is all from me. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nora</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: "Kaushan Script", cursive; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span></div><p><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-81090781440586691592024-02-26T00:00:00.001-05:002024-02-26T00:00:00.239-05:00There is Still Time to Play with Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #588<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hey friends!! There is still time to play over at <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #588</span></a></b>. This round is a THME challenge-DINOSAURS! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04ojRuYE-_6RuJRNPOkU-wUdpNDW4wx1DIs1_hSqrL2MJdReLsAMTY4PQYXcVS5zhV_RMZMfEg6OHDCBVit5RIfdybz3kqkSfBxnYaZd_VG94fd8w6FqpBUTnuy3U0urwzMPHPtoFBLRi1LEi1fVOOUux67NV0iBNTe9XJWMvQNbwXhhh-myxngDLROpj/s1200/HBD1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04ojRuYE-_6RuJRNPOkU-wUdpNDW4wx1DIs1_hSqrL2MJdReLsAMTY4PQYXcVS5zhV_RMZMfEg6OHDCBVit5RIfdybz3kqkSfBxnYaZd_VG94fd8w6FqpBUTnuy3U0urwzMPHPtoFBLRi1LEi1fVOOUux67NV0iBNTe9XJWMvQNbwXhhh-myxngDLROpj/w640-h640/HBD1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">For my card, I used the adorable dinosaur and tree image from <b><a href="https://www.pixelpaperprints.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Pixel Paper Prints</span></a></b>. Pixel Paper Prints generously donated the <b><a href="https://www.pixelpaperprints.com/shop/p/dinosaurs-digital-stamps-dinosaur-clip-art-cute-dinosaurs-coloring-graphics-line-art-digital-download?rq=dinosaurs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Dinosaur Digital Stamp</span></a></b> set for the DT to use. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jvERr6Hj17XiA1g86JjkDRJDIX1r-zU1RXJ0dexjxeGkyY1Cz6J02sFveTDjJEm_T6czVXw-NHBz_wKbRU65cqAs8-4S4FXvkxJDDv3pFhfr4Gu2jhyphenhyphenxeqgwTVcjKLLDwEKgj3YZ2QoPo3Bl89v2ztVJ5gwTih1ep8LMKcK_IfEYo_Pe6iK_31yiuZs5/s633/icm_fullxfull.306815266_ly4wiya2ryo848c480oo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="257" data-original-width="633" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jvERr6Hj17XiA1g86JjkDRJDIX1r-zU1RXJ0dexjxeGkyY1Cz6J02sFveTDjJEm_T6czVXw-NHBz_wKbRU65cqAs8-4S4FXvkxJDDv3pFhfr4Gu2jhyphenhyphenxeqgwTVcjKLLDwEKgj3YZ2QoPo3Bl89v2ztVJ5gwTih1ep8LMKcK_IfEYo_Pe6iK_31yiuZs5/s320/icm_fullxfull.306815266_ly4wiya2ryo848c480oo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Below is the challenge badge for the <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #588</span></a></b>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7bagpRSsNYnIe3SbHOgsRs0JC_gDUW5sJrmTZJ_mds5wm52Tue6wEn2n-2PGmXT8EUUlApih7gHZYjhkdP3SXa6-Izfj1B7x6o20mYIG61l0U5M21Ivh4a0Qsq2X66udKhZvszoDfdWrcd35FiS-z_AiklwuMJGgVg8VCbnJ9P6Pxuq2aZct2HNUUAN_/s384/CIC%20588%20Dinosaurs%20February%2026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7bagpRSsNYnIe3SbHOgsRs0JC_gDUW5sJrmTZJ_mds5wm52Tue6wEn2n-2PGmXT8EUUlApih7gHZYjhkdP3SXa6-Izfj1B7x6o20mYIG61l0U5M21Ivh4a0Qsq2X66udKhZvszoDfdWrcd35FiS-z_AiklwuMJGgVg8VCbnJ9P6Pxuq2aZct2HNUUAN_/s320/CIC%20588%20Dinosaurs%20February%2026.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I started off my card by doing an ink blended sky with Distress Ink. I then tore green cardstock and created some "grass" for my little scene.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vQ3GF8BoHDLqwUOh7FNtPX_fci_Q0pnis9o1xfPjwtjf4Ky-aAzXQdwMPJRY83J27Vi2S8q7d4PhMC-DbBgrzJGdo0DeqN5Hu0AaIvozkKZBEIMmAR-geC6SR0Mvs_BnLfwoMFAZrvaVLnRpfLXd_oedoEJZGfvSEeBKGSfWOkOqX7_YdMsU3ff06-Py/s1200/HBD3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vQ3GF8BoHDLqwUOh7FNtPX_fci_Q0pnis9o1xfPjwtjf4Ky-aAzXQdwMPJRY83J27Vi2S8q7d4PhMC-DbBgrzJGdo0DeqN5Hu0AaIvozkKZBEIMmAR-geC6SR0Mvs_BnLfwoMFAZrvaVLnRpfLXd_oedoEJZGfvSEeBKGSfWOkOqX7_YdMsU3ff06-Py/w640-h640/HBD3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I adhered the tree between the layers of green cardstock and then popped up the dinosaur using foam adhesive. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCy0xYDSxcjzu7ENOwOQfTArXzUDcCYHvIa4iBQyXIIQNhe2SAUGKzt9f_9O5uQFHOPjz06sQog3lCxDnWS5gmLQ1sW_i_jud9oc5ODcTG3PAn3B8FJTIIRWxrqH5ApB6ppag4YnpyQWBnsZE1kE_I1aJm21wHo1fgZETGpdYDE0tCQ8IHep87AWJGzSbO/s1200/HBD4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCy0xYDSxcjzu7ENOwOQfTArXzUDcCYHvIa4iBQyXIIQNhe2SAUGKzt9f_9O5uQFHOPjz06sQog3lCxDnWS5gmLQ1sW_i_jud9oc5ODcTG3PAn3B8FJTIIRWxrqH5ApB6ppag4YnpyQWBnsZE1kE_I1aJm21wHo1fgZETGpdYDE0tCQ8IHep87AWJGzSbO/w640-h640/HBD4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The last step was to adhere the stamped sentiment from my stash. Easy Peasy!!! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Want to join us for the <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #588</span></a></b>? Hop on over to the <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog</span></a></b> for details!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">That is all from me. Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></p>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-66654423580031552582024-02-19T00:00:00.001-05:002024-02-19T00:00:00.310-05:00A New Challenge at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge-Challenge #588<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hey friends!! I am just popping in with a card for <a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #588</span></b></a>. This round is a THEME challenge-<b><span style="color: #274e13;">DINOSAURS</span></b>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUW4M72fPzDsiRj6Xg3nOtMeLX-L0jA9XWnqANxqCFVydHrBlmsejOpo6fjEzw8ncZoxPSX7di58Pi-PXg9HNIrqMsLjUHke_sSgmXyufN023OD49f8xvFvSstD4GnIIU5ZQQ1rr_5ZjER20SfpScuJDBJKqEnY0SG7o9EMDXM2sbOVML-yguuGoD6irh1/s1200/HB2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUW4M72fPzDsiRj6Xg3nOtMeLX-L0jA9XWnqANxqCFVydHrBlmsejOpo6fjEzw8ncZoxPSX7di58Pi-PXg9HNIrqMsLjUHke_sSgmXyufN023OD49f8xvFvSstD4GnIIU5ZQQ1rr_5ZjER20SfpScuJDBJKqEnY0SG7o9EMDXM2sbOVML-yguuGoD6irh1/w640-h640/HB2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">We have a sponsor to the challenge this round. <b><a href="https://www.pixelpaperprints.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Pixel Paper Prints</span></a></b> generously donated the <a href="https://www.pixelpaperprints.com/shop/p/dinosaurs-digital-stamps-dinosaur-clip-art-cute-dinosaurs-coloring-graphics-line-art-digital-download?rq=dinosaurs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Dinosaur Digital Stamp Set</b></span></a> for us to use on our projects. Aren't they so cute?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gDxuyLvai1UdY4wg8UL03SoX1mrCb1l13f_eYEy1oQgGO3gCTXFhI614rd0gzi8jw8fT0IQVeQmYG8Sh9S9d05v9Wr7RVmCVmEMZf7O3Z0opUQZu9ByxEUqbBIg8diCC2UzluwB2lUToW3pH8dTsp_JYeHWXYlKfMhbeo74TZ2NCy9dGoli1doXThMzU/s633/icm_fullxfull.306815266_ly4wiya2ryo848c480oo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="257" data-original-width="633" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gDxuyLvai1UdY4wg8UL03SoX1mrCb1l13f_eYEy1oQgGO3gCTXFhI614rd0gzi8jw8fT0IQVeQmYG8Sh9S9d05v9Wr7RVmCVmEMZf7O3Z0opUQZu9ByxEUqbBIg8diCC2UzluwB2lUToW3pH8dTsp_JYeHWXYlKfMhbeo74TZ2NCy9dGoli1doXThMzU/s320/icm_fullxfull.306815266_ly4wiya2ryo848c480oo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Below is the <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge</span></a></b> badge for Challenge #588.</span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPg4Qu8EpW8jFTyuMln8ZSkN7lYsqYVpMOJlOrv5oW3vcDBKHRXVCpx-uyC_Kele837YUuVDpC7ApsMG1_QoTjtLpfkEDXbY_f9TZQfe04ISPQrtfJkLaLG26FaCha4_aANpFSD89sp17SEWEA-J8FrNcxJQIoOgU_fZtk9rALXbjHTHBrJIbS5c4YOaz0/s384/CIC%20588%20Dinosaurs%20February%2026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPg4Qu8EpW8jFTyuMln8ZSkN7lYsqYVpMOJlOrv5oW3vcDBKHRXVCpx-uyC_Kele837YUuVDpC7ApsMG1_QoTjtLpfkEDXbY_f9TZQfe04ISPQrtfJkLaLG26FaCha4_aANpFSD89sp17SEWEA-J8FrNcxJQIoOgU_fZtk9rALXbjHTHBrJIbS5c4YOaz0/s320/CIC%20588%20Dinosaurs%20February%2026.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">I started off my card by embossing a white card front and then using a circle die to cute various size holes in it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Lmw1pv9nyTJD0zopoVGOYYYddpOHDrIz_QXNiYZNTfwGnOGry1ZihBEYLGnDRohuZdhfPhutyDmFG2K35ZTJ9XfdtKNYIrtU3YcukHUs0zMQ9SMIobX47jZB_m0Buzcb-o7uTJB-Ek6EQbyj1B-AgrsxuWIpZiLQ8jGlZoYg17hNZbaakc3MH9SNBzQi/s1200/HB1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Lmw1pv9nyTJD0zopoVGOYYYddpOHDrIz_QXNiYZNTfwGnOGry1ZihBEYLGnDRohuZdhfPhutyDmFG2K35ZTJ9XfdtKNYIrtU3YcukHUs0zMQ9SMIobX47jZB_m0Buzcb-o7uTJB-Ek6EQbyj1B-AgrsxuWIpZiLQ8jGlZoYg17hNZbaakc3MH9SNBzQi/w640-h640/HB1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I traced the outline of the circles on a white, A2 card front and did some ink blending in yellow, blue and green. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_s5VETfZ-A8qqkXmAbm3mndpr5UIOHRVX1st3OMZJDL72jRrFCDfZ3sdM8hjplIiN9lotmZ7c_9UGBUdr0i-IfCNMxYrpji6UUbz6rj6E7vi8Cdqm4gtupRR-kJms2mJgZZcetVQxyusc_HD33RVYWLzsER_Ew80oRmrz8uNXlmsEQf6k6zWnK3od5-L/s1200/HB5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_s5VETfZ-A8qqkXmAbm3mndpr5UIOHRVX1st3OMZJDL72jRrFCDfZ3sdM8hjplIiN9lotmZ7c_9UGBUdr0i-IfCNMxYrpji6UUbz6rj6E7vi8Cdqm4gtupRR-kJms2mJgZZcetVQxyusc_HD33RVYWLzsER_Ew80oRmrz8uNXlmsEQf6k6zWnK3od5-L/w640-h640/HB5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I then adhered the dinosaurs using foam adhesive that I had printed, colored with Copic Markers and cut out over the circles. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdoAzOKYEY5NcLTjrcnaRZ1T5KAiGbAFgAgt1MqXeEgbLkQr9Ly3dM5JuPmDRjyQh-h-7LLu94y1WO9ZZYAyAjf-Suu9W1Tv5SJ-cMlyhl05wwf4cTahySB7RaD-2SWY5_4WGsbgtoVozs4b4wt9PPIOCL_R00aJc2uKldWxrLvmiaw8AXu4aphHPIddW/s1200/HB4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdoAzOKYEY5NcLTjrcnaRZ1T5KAiGbAFgAgt1MqXeEgbLkQr9Ly3dM5JuPmDRjyQh-h-7LLu94y1WO9ZZYAyAjf-Suu9W1Tv5SJ-cMlyhl05wwf4cTahySB7RaD-2SWY5_4WGsbgtoVozs4b4wt9PPIOCL_R00aJc2uKldWxrLvmiaw8AXu4aphHPIddW/w640-h640/HB4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">My last step was to add a stamped sentiment and my card was done. I LOVE how this came out.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Want to play with us this round? Head on over to the <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog</span></a></b> to see how to enter. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">That is all from me today. Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a GREAT Monday!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><p><br /></p></div>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-57988824131289774682024-02-12T00:00:00.000-05:002024-02-12T00:00:00.253-05:00Just a Reminder for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #587<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hello Friends!!!</span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-27bed924-7fff-0b7b-bc3d-a554066fd015"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Today I am popping in with a card to remind you that there is still time to play with this round of the </span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3962240168624714890/1704000782658846241#" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #f33a6a; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge</span></a><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">!!! <b>Challenge #587</b> is a COLOR challenge. Create a project using the colors <span style="color: #cc0000;">RED</span>, <span style="color: #f33a6a;">PINK</span> and WHITE.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbOxiQlgDA9ue5XqN-hHNDbBd7yNsCYawD2OA66PyiqFNfCD7m_7MUtQt3aROq5CgBFkMPmSCAjFw1WFF6yt8xE5DtT5YOEKPf-egzwTWibBKhhbWK30CniHfNQ9wFEU-Ckt28bfbYXXmq-tZ_gGBEZKbcbi6qgXcQ2Gk_lNnHndyKbrDewLnBc6sYlV0/s1169/Sweetfriend4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1169" data-original-width="1169" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbOxiQlgDA9ue5XqN-hHNDbBd7yNsCYawD2OA66PyiqFNfCD7m_7MUtQt3aROq5CgBFkMPmSCAjFw1WFF6yt8xE5DtT5YOEKPf-egzwTWibBKhhbWK30CniHfNQ9wFEU-Ckt28bfbYXXmq-tZ_gGBEZKbcbi6qgXcQ2Gk_lNnHndyKbrDewLnBc6sYlV0/w640-h640/Sweetfriend4.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Once again I used a digital image from our sponsor-<b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/alldressedupstamps?ref=l2-shopheader-name&section_id=13742883" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f33a6a;">All Dressed Up Stamps</span></a></b>-to create my card. I had so much fun coloring in the adorable girl and her little pets on the <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/802311890/time-to-read?click_key=adc4512b5d5222226936aec08458e49e3d027c10%3A802311890&click_sum=ac290787&ref=shop_home_active_15" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f33a6a;">"Time to Read"</span></a></b> image.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtF5bfwVq1oZffueDN03e5lwbzXo_aJicjvuv8BSqyJN_WCIADIRvrXxQcpA_vyIAchCHwHUw634im_3PF9qp8rUxu6pRYZYGvg-_ePMVPjGwqMRBxNBJTEdV53Y7gpv0WzJGvzacMIEL8b32yA50gL0rc-3Z7bkcwm0Nc-GHwxn7PEXx1a2rR97PXOgt/s428/All%20Dressed%20Up%20Logo%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="428" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtF5bfwVq1oZffueDN03e5lwbzXo_aJicjvuv8BSqyJN_WCIADIRvrXxQcpA_vyIAchCHwHUw634im_3PF9qp8rUxu6pRYZYGvg-_ePMVPjGwqMRBxNBJTEdV53Y7gpv0WzJGvzacMIEL8b32yA50gL0rc-3Z7bkcwm0Nc-GHwxn7PEXx1a2rR97PXOgt/w200-h200/All%20Dressed%20Up%20Logo%20.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Below is the challenge badge for <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f33a6a;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #587</span></a></b>:</span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4v9mPL8oz8uh_MCjp5cLGP5TLZwaKxAIWEZbSWMNa37aIs5UTDAZOJS9qAM5mNL3NpKm-9RI472Ydxah7ug43uICRl6CTEFJYhyTZTImczh0LMUYA_-Qsuj6lXdSOOl_Xb1lEFk-AOrcevcrjM8b_zT9ZGWcjAZE3DoAmnst1shrHsn0yS88Hrb4E62m/s384/CIC%20587%20Red,Pink,%20White%20Feb%2012th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4v9mPL8oz8uh_MCjp5cLGP5TLZwaKxAIWEZbSWMNa37aIs5UTDAZOJS9qAM5mNL3NpKm-9RI472Ydxah7ug43uICRl6CTEFJYhyTZTImczh0LMUYA_-Qsuj6lXdSOOl_Xb1lEFk-AOrcevcrjM8b_zT9ZGWcjAZE3DoAmnst1shrHsn0yS88Hrb4E62m/w200-h200/CIC%20587%20Red,Pink,%20White%20Feb%2012th.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I printed out my digital image onto white paper. I then used Copic Markers to color it in.</span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6DMIoplX6X2E79gzxDrMOmoNXcNYINN820pT14YSu-d2lwL2pHIlbNzHiQ7A3yV9u225gqU32JPbiuoSRDnNXvKn_gRhCWvm3zDv2vt_Mhnt2dZJqpxcjdALtuSgd9RVo3X6izQbJqhFZAMM2CdY13vwBAOdZVHb3iqKBcfsWlLzuG93mAz2Gd7Gul_3/s1200/Sweetfriend3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6DMIoplX6X2E79gzxDrMOmoNXcNYINN820pT14YSu-d2lwL2pHIlbNzHiQ7A3yV9u225gqU32JPbiuoSRDnNXvKn_gRhCWvm3zDv2vt_Mhnt2dZJqpxcjdALtuSgd9RVo3X6izQbJqhFZAMM2CdY13vwBAOdZVHb3iqKBcfsWlLzuG93mAz2Gd7Gul_3/w640-h640/Sweetfriend3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">When my coloring was complete, I fussy cut the digital stamp out and used foam adhesive to adhere it over a white card base that I had covered with some scraps of red and pink pattern paper.</span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxkuQSFKhnO5y4_pzdSDz_A4tax-N7ddTgBMx9cKtoLy4zvJJFxerVfTpYw_tgTmrum69Y8Vl2o8TJFIGUY7hUxpb0-ZqIaWq6hjsE55QTaGS8w9tLo_SKBCl3c-WWkfQkRGlEVIq6TRgAc9sAxyhCAYmPekjLpXzBWxYi9h5iAEWKC8G9X6Kd-mO6I3r/s1200/Sweetfriend1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxkuQSFKhnO5y4_pzdSDz_A4tax-N7ddTgBMx9cKtoLy4zvJJFxerVfTpYw_tgTmrum69Y8Vl2o8TJFIGUY7hUxpb0-ZqIaWq6hjsE55QTaGS8w9tLo_SKBCl3c-WWkfQkRGlEVIq6TRgAc9sAxyhCAYmPekjLpXzBWxYi9h5iAEWKC8G9X6Kd-mO6I3r/w640-h640/Sweetfriend1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I added a sentiment from my stash and topped off the card with some red rhinestones.</span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Want to join us this round? To see more details about the </span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3962240168624714890/1704000782658846241#" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #f33a6a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #58</span></a><span style="color: #f33a6a;"><b><u>7,</u></b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> head on over to the </span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3962240168624714890/1704000782658846241#" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #f33a6a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">BLOG</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">. I cannot wait to see what you create!!!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">That is all from me. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-191518e2-7fff-18b6-9113-332401fab67f"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Kaushan Script',cursive; font-size: x-large; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Nora</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-22959531278683427582024-02-11T18:41:00.003-05:002024-02-11T18:41:27.394-05:00A Couple of Cards<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hey Friends!! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Just popping in with a couple of cards for some challenges!!! I have not been crafting as much as I would have liked as I have been sick.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">These two cards I created are very similar. My image is the Tiny Townie Wonderland Playing Card Guard from Stamping Bella. When I saw this image, I HAD to have it. I only got one but want the rest of the set but I am trying not to buy anything new!!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_x6YMkhBsnliZgHiaXVXjEdUvRkqLGLQYDm8KgzjUCLiDKucCtDffFfiTtMhFZKPiRw-ULoQKvgjXHkEYXW3b_UuxcFK16wqM812f532szcK6D7raZzBWTUuHm0tp7K0GCI1EoI85Ni_v4G1Nxsz8JSuo6jmSe8Ijzozft_a7uhyphenhyphenH5LfsA1ZL5gwUZDB/s1200/ILVU2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_x6YMkhBsnliZgHiaXVXjEdUvRkqLGLQYDm8KgzjUCLiDKucCtDffFfiTtMhFZKPiRw-ULoQKvgjXHkEYXW3b_UuxcFK16wqM812f532szcK6D7raZzBWTUuHm0tp7K0GCI1EoI85Ni_v4G1Nxsz8JSuo6jmSe8Ijzozft_a7uhyphenhyphenH5LfsA1ZL5gwUZDB/w640-h640/ILVU2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My first card was inspired by the <a href="https://colorhuesthecolorchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/color-hues-80-red-and-pink.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Color Hues Challenge</span></b></a> and <a href="https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2024/02/freshly-made-sketches-622-sketch-by-jen.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Freshly Made Sketches #622</span></b></a>.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JJrmV73OmbBJl-OpldmzqhCee888ciA84W3-_kuIEG-STcOAFWNx8Js2Yr3Ko985mGO_S94OjZfi_QEKzevnqczSrN7ufTGvDj-kmqTM_Q7DFAJNHC5IUbtaaatmFI0AAy_f05eBhKhLAT7CcJ2MvGtj1YSV7IZkq3NhHMUYfC92BQmCOFmJcmZVoGEk/s400/%23TCH80.001.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="326" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JJrmV73OmbBJl-OpldmzqhCee888ciA84W3-_kuIEG-STcOAFWNx8Js2Yr3Ko985mGO_S94OjZfi_QEKzevnqczSrN7ufTGvDj-kmqTM_Q7DFAJNHC5IUbtaaatmFI0AAy_f05eBhKhLAT7CcJ2MvGtj1YSV7IZkq3NhHMUYfC92BQmCOFmJcmZVoGEk/s320/%23TCH80.001.jpeg" width="261" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszlwYLJTGRYURH5ZuVMXcqek1vIlJsRaCU-RNltKcN7vtvi4vyupSqM_I3T6b8fKf5kGOvCDpmtMu2__FSpHDfLXX7APhKOoZwYoqlx99pAJPzQV_9uJVpRamSwkWmHody9P3W1XaNLFv-GuSiGyTQl_T6klWiKze8T5zkDUGGVS5SiOsVPlMzA1x5auf/s400/FMS622.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="286" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszlwYLJTGRYURH5ZuVMXcqek1vIlJsRaCU-RNltKcN7vtvi4vyupSqM_I3T6b8fKf5kGOvCDpmtMu2__FSpHDfLXX7APhKOoZwYoqlx99pAJPzQV_9uJVpRamSwkWmHody9P3W1XaNLFv-GuSiGyTQl_T6klWiKze8T5zkDUGGVS5SiOsVPlMzA1x5auf/s320/FMS622.jpeg" width="229" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">I had a fun time creating the background with a combination of red and pink Distress Sprays.</span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfb6WXf8PpSy4z-r0PoRxkk3d12_dI7B45vGQaW9BgN9u8uRkewC2_RRupl0M0JQW9xDajOKnXnPqgnKxRAPJLpa4CAytR2ZyqDbPDImpNrKM1RJ3SbeBYht3SclUFKNhyEo6gUWqfcTr0Q2iaODtS1bYB7Yqm7UGYukyLZTY7r-euVDZthi-MLwlEQYjA/s1200/ILVU3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfb6WXf8PpSy4z-r0PoRxkk3d12_dI7B45vGQaW9BgN9u8uRkewC2_RRupl0M0JQW9xDajOKnXnPqgnKxRAPJLpa4CAytR2ZyqDbPDImpNrKM1RJ3SbeBYht3SclUFKNhyEo6gUWqfcTr0Q2iaODtS1bYB7Yqm7UGYukyLZTY7r-euVDZthi-MLwlEQYjA/w640-h640/ILVU3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">I colored in my image using Copic Markers. The die cut hearts are from a Mama Elephant die.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFcMqjPbFxhBmb4qlPkTbLIsmjH6ZTeO1HgMa_rmFmFVnhq8OmuxKIyytdRzYjCRBcqqtHfrTnrlbQrwZqEJbDBRkWEj3HLcbOI0e-vYIjAybE3MhyQ3KAO8MVOqmpnxbQ4jEZg603IiD7dtb55h-XSNhX1Lj3qT9O8pcx72gR52vWo-c6VXFnMPE86FH/s1200/ILVU1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFcMqjPbFxhBmb4qlPkTbLIsmjH6ZTeO1HgMa_rmFmFVnhq8OmuxKIyytdRzYjCRBcqqtHfrTnrlbQrwZqEJbDBRkWEj3HLcbOI0e-vYIjAybE3MhyQ3KAO8MVOqmpnxbQ4jEZg603IiD7dtb55h-XSNhX1Lj3qT9O8pcx72gR52vWo-c6VXFnMPE86FH/w640-h640/ILVU1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">My next card I used the <a href="https://theseinspiredchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/02/inspired-by-pink-hot-chocolate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Inspired By Challenge IB275</span></b></a>. I used the pink and red colors, as well as the sprinkles on the whip cream. </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKmGja2rDXIEcf7Ssh1GF_TOIceXoNO1O399VXMZ1w85PqlbQPisbXsVLnl6rSbzKVtdomG9IqCviDficQxOtZHPYjkrj_FckqoR18u2nRVwksNVw_UvzmMs505TyZ2MRHRMilZsBYnEnT6Ck3MnRUADKWC58zWavvcGgSLw0M89hRq_5qnQVs87Vdvo5/s320/IB275.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKmGja2rDXIEcf7Ssh1GF_TOIceXoNO1O399VXMZ1w85PqlbQPisbXsVLnl6rSbzKVtdomG9IqCviDficQxOtZHPYjkrj_FckqoR18u2nRVwksNVw_UvzmMs505TyZ2MRHRMilZsBYnEnT6Ck3MnRUADKWC58zWavvcGgSLw0M89hRq_5qnQVs87Vdvo5/s1600/IB275.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8gt94u_qT0PSB86yPq2Oe6BBY4Xw5vpS2w3Zo6iYW_F0rxrDWJytWRvuW06ANxAQsQIq26-ts69lx0OqwoP3T7KAOmoBkrkrPdnTd52Oil7ifaX80yl7YiX_RrYvb1PsIUrcvdc4RiQJiEdvTO4SiKAYp2I7iVzroKJNvev0At0p4l3V-J6CQhUHvRw2r/s1200/URLV2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8gt94u_qT0PSB86yPq2Oe6BBY4Xw5vpS2w3Zo6iYW_F0rxrDWJytWRvuW06ANxAQsQIq26-ts69lx0OqwoP3T7KAOmoBkrkrPdnTd52Oil7ifaX80yl7YiX_RrYvb1PsIUrcvdc4RiQJiEdvTO4SiKAYp2I7iVzroKJNvev0At0p4l3V-J6CQhUHvRw2r/w640-h640/URLV2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">I splattered pink Oxide Spray and did some hearts with a stencil on background. For some reason, the sprinkles just inspired this.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguiex_7jUAut6ELpfLkwlyKPHuZ5xaWt2UN5FnTZvFXl4BsggiVXA9eGneOPYoBMlv_WEsaoQ6tBu8x_aA-2tA6yoTfuGuUobFUSXgwR3h3hDqL-3YQcS1_gY0bVCeQLuuKi5bpsuxHuL5TqydV5F6Ak7tx60K3XTfi0qswYLYlgt78uRnQ1BEvP4cKjzv/s1200/URLV3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguiex_7jUAut6ELpfLkwlyKPHuZ5xaWt2UN5FnTZvFXl4BsggiVXA9eGneOPYoBMlv_WEsaoQ6tBu8x_aA-2tA6yoTfuGuUobFUSXgwR3h3hDqL-3YQcS1_gY0bVCeQLuuKi5bpsuxHuL5TqydV5F6Ak7tx60K3XTfi0qswYLYlgt78uRnQ1BEvP4cKjzv/w640-h640/URLV3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The sentiment is from the "So Very Lovely" Reverse Confetti sentiment set. I loved this company and miss it!!</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8s8sFYZRVZEGGlPy18aXINrvwzYIZQCqTlUVrXDv57qcglWlEI7vKLh8pes_m2lzOSnIV0ilarDbDe-5WyKixIQJ1XxOD2DvRlFs3FyaJiP2kSwQYj-KfBg4OelJs4LbX95S9wQnGbq9MSnH4hO3g8adSEsvPlTn6hu9zsca9Ae45X97elgDSTqOZFF15/s1200/URLV1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8s8sFYZRVZEGGlPy18aXINrvwzYIZQCqTlUVrXDv57qcglWlEI7vKLh8pes_m2lzOSnIV0ilarDbDe-5WyKixIQJ1XxOD2DvRlFs3FyaJiP2kSwQYj-KfBg4OelJs4LbX95S9wQnGbq9MSnH4hO3g8adSEsvPlTn6hu9zsca9Ae45X97elgDSTqOZFF15/w640-h640/URLV1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Well that is all from me. Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-17040007826588462412024-02-05T00:00:00.001-05:002024-02-05T00:00:00.316-05:00Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #587<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: georgia;">Hello Friends!!!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Today I am popping in with a card for the NEW round of the <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f33a6a;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge</span></a></b>!!! Challenge #587 is a COLOR challenge. Create a project using the colors RED, PINK and WHITE.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPkEwUd988W9R1aG1bD5K4G88LdYzi_YHvr5b8tiLJaGpM4ZhI_N7Bg8KFNA2IxFRgB5WsV_EhpWfihqD6sIXxuboyHavhoOjpIy4GtNXL2T_8ZkPunRNFXlk_8lA8vDpKDECwqHZp0XdmfKr8NOPi3Eo3cwKbszFzcdAc2ZpiYknJkDV69v7nV-nnILT/s1200/ILVU1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPkEwUd988W9R1aG1bD5K4G88LdYzi_YHvr5b8tiLJaGpM4ZhI_N7Bg8KFNA2IxFRgB5WsV_EhpWfihqD6sIXxuboyHavhoOjpIy4GtNXL2T_8ZkPunRNFXlk_8lA8vDpKDECwqHZp0XdmfKr8NOPi3Eo3cwKbszFzcdAc2ZpiYknJkDV69v7nV-nnILT/w640-h640/ILVU1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My card was created with a digital stamp from our sponsor this round- </span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/alldressedupstamps?ref=l2-shopheader-name" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f33a6a;">All Dressed Up Stamps</span></a>.</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> I chose to use All Dressed Up Stamp's the "<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/800013173/a-little-note?click_key=a428de9d2bfdba311ee1a5e337d88e1dbea47e1d%3A800013173&click_sum=0cb6dc5a&ref=shop_home_active_51" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #f33a6a;">A Little Note</span></b></a>" digital stamp for this project. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZljHDPZ8SNYtEV0hXd652XVqTtmreBwzvudmHC_u6WE7YzAhspGKirTwztxiHQO2tqD9xlxpCVvIZbPCGSZqquGWJ9QP8df3WY19QBhMifiT3snnwCLvvhDUvMk3AkMGih7cWzztCmrzV03q98IjLxFIzoUk0Psnx-LRyac34FrBA9ydU02TwqBomJ-n/s428/All%20Dressed%20Up%20Logo%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="428" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZljHDPZ8SNYtEV0hXd652XVqTtmreBwzvudmHC_u6WE7YzAhspGKirTwztxiHQO2tqD9xlxpCVvIZbPCGSZqquGWJ9QP8df3WY19QBhMifiT3snnwCLvvhDUvMk3AkMGih7cWzztCmrzV03q98IjLxFIzoUk0Psnx-LRyac34FrBA9ydU02TwqBomJ-n/w200-h200/All%20Dressed%20Up%20Logo%20.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">Below is the <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f33a6a;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge</span></a></b> Badge for CIC587.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwZJevZdxI9K-TZq_JypHG4BwwBeugm_oXlQ9onfUdyLngS_t-34UngO6FSvs83xkpuWrkyPRM0VKkoXVImjI2KuNpzW3RoKIDk51m5u6vxdp3pg3BdU6mbMzynmWHu-D5QTVeepe42hk5ItDRzfGvB9P-MQTduwU6JKB7ShFDsljwCu7j2hHoanyeqYD/s384/CIC%20587%20Red,Pink,%20White%20Feb%2012th.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwZJevZdxI9K-TZq_JypHG4BwwBeugm_oXlQ9onfUdyLngS_t-34UngO6FSvs83xkpuWrkyPRM0VKkoXVImjI2KuNpzW3RoKIDk51m5u6vxdp3pg3BdU6mbMzynmWHu-D5QTVeepe42hk5ItDRzfGvB9P-MQTduwU6JKB7ShFDsljwCu7j2hHoanyeqYD/w200-h200/CIC%20587%20Red,Pink,%20White%20Feb%2012th.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">I chose to print my stamp in black ink onto a kraft cardstock background. Then I colored it in with both Copic Markers and colored pencils. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJXMMHymSHawUzUKhmaT9jlLWV3B2XXWbDXcXMtZzeI7SdvjXshXtxf9ztWHID3xwvFYdmxlGSke03BkXnmXew-UVBVZwrBBG8Hvr-cMVCTEgrKoGQNFW3S7A6jsKtrNw05rtZBD8ls3SjkDDBiSW7-yMXpYvN1M-0vZnfucVSvQ9E3r4znnvgR7UxW3Z/s1200/ILVU3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJXMMHymSHawUzUKhmaT9jlLWV3B2XXWbDXcXMtZzeI7SdvjXshXtxf9ztWHID3xwvFYdmxlGSke03BkXnmXew-UVBVZwrBBG8Hvr-cMVCTEgrKoGQNFW3S7A6jsKtrNw05rtZBD8ls3SjkDDBiSW7-yMXpYvN1M-0vZnfucVSvQ9E3r4znnvgR7UxW3Z/w640-h640/ILVU3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">I chose to keep the coloring kind of "rustic" looking because I didn't want to shade in the whole piece of "paper" on the typewriter in white. I kind of took how I wanted to color the image in from there. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLncsHbvfD0ZQlflHhTV55jtEb4y5RogtdHwTRloAMecoxK4pWrm9Ed3Ds6i2vZnaWUBqtvHqqkE56lVhIfXzzxSrKWHnJpAv_Gr5LOoULg5_f2OFuoDI5an0b199mbrnRQDmLVi87uRdkxeU8q_5Q8np7haDn6C17LYnw7Pr61vqRhhKkSVeZplbSYkQb/s1200/ILVU2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLncsHbvfD0ZQlflHhTV55jtEb4y5RogtdHwTRloAMecoxK4pWrm9Ed3Ds6i2vZnaWUBqtvHqqkE56lVhIfXzzxSrKWHnJpAv_Gr5LOoULg5_f2OFuoDI5an0b199mbrnRQDmLVi87uRdkxeU8q_5Q8np7haDn6C17LYnw7Pr61vqRhhKkSVeZplbSYkQb/w640-h640/ILVU2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">I layered the kraft panel over a card base that was layered with a scrap of pattern paper and some pink and red cardstock scraps. The addition of the red rhinestones were the last step.</p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">Want to join us this round? To see more details about the <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f33a6a;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #587</span></a></b>, head on over to the <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f33a6a;">BLOG</span></a></b>. I cannot wait to see what you create!!!</p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">That is all from me. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p></p>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-28824264452292994902024-01-29T00:00:00.001-05:002024-01-29T00:00:00.452-05:00Just a Reminder for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #586<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: georgia;">Hey Friends!!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Just popping in with a card for this round of <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #586</span></a></b>. CIC586 is a THEME challenge. Create a project inspired by FAIRY TALES.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Once again, this was a tough challenge for me. Instead of using images of dragons, princesses or castles on my card, I decided to use an APPLE!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvClhSqLBuwSiolRIzIU8VClubzNLYna78HI_AAQnZwdoiclOx9W9dfjioNWN9QNzYHQkjWR_-wPkGjjAe7sOjV6xWoyIkGx3OWtpE-HJs7Fvcce3vghMNao0eWrZWxB7UFxe3GuBQ7pyTjvE0g_K7ODzz2g48psuCWUdeSAptTNgBppgRjoJeHlJwhWTD/s1200/Appleofmyeye5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvClhSqLBuwSiolRIzIU8VClubzNLYna78HI_AAQnZwdoiclOx9W9dfjioNWN9QNzYHQkjWR_-wPkGjjAe7sOjV6xWoyIkGx3OWtpE-HJs7Fvcce3vghMNao0eWrZWxB7UFxe3GuBQ7pyTjvE0g_K7ODzz2g48psuCWUdeSAptTNgBppgRjoJeHlJwhWTD/w640-h640/Appleofmyeye5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The challenge badge for <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #586</span></a></b> is below:</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mvXcVh9daqlmYhJ4C0U4Ey8Zf4jMVRTdhwqKlpyi5ExxIwzSVZOV8a0Ct3f4lwdzGqj3Jn5v_5zY2OWG5oS-_-CWvZspO_Fx0-soPWqhVAJBWF84Bo3bLyjnBIHU5Wch0enTvW4bt23ihRr8jH4L7tfDmnWQ9wyE8u2nSxFGTCikyHy179FZolZvR7Bo/s384/CIC%20586%20Fairy%20Tales.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mvXcVh9daqlmYhJ4C0U4Ey8Zf4jMVRTdhwqKlpyi5ExxIwzSVZOV8a0Ct3f4lwdzGqj3Jn5v_5zY2OWG5oS-_-CWvZspO_Fx0-soPWqhVAJBWF84Bo3bLyjnBIHU5Wch0enTvW4bt23ihRr8jH4L7tfDmnWQ9wyE8u2nSxFGTCikyHy179FZolZvR7Bo/s320/CIC%20586%20Fairy%20Tales.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I used an old Spellbinders die to create the apple on my card. The Apple was inspired by Snow White's apple that she ate in the Fairy Tale Snow White.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtA884UAWs9tKlGrzwImc0qi3-tZkilSHhVSE03yhe7cqhpTa0XXE1nNKBsHLJczCcO9vCO3JAMFjF7Zgg4J9MoNvCzZB97DGjGZ4DynUJAOq22kPohw8COITwYgf-kucv9I_LSpcqNcNRGNMaieegp3ADiXoVrYCIMKAC5Wg7_3ZmP3FPiBgMStiBcm_/s1200/Appleofmyeye3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtA884UAWs9tKlGrzwImc0qi3-tZkilSHhVSE03yhe7cqhpTa0XXE1nNKBsHLJczCcO9vCO3JAMFjF7Zgg4J9MoNvCzZB97DGjGZ4DynUJAOq22kPohw8COITwYgf-kucv9I_LSpcqNcNRGNMaieegp3ADiXoVrYCIMKAC5Wg7_3ZmP3FPiBgMStiBcm_/w640-h640/Appleofmyeye3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The hearts stencil I used is from Scrapbook.com. I did a bit of distress on the edges. The flowers are from Spellbinders Paper Arts.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwH76TKX4GBuCcJQTHNQfxgGQ3vHT-WSGdjY6g-6mJhS1TIZYA-YtgeFlUqzpn956pe9XaV0UwdWQ5hQFsj5d-DKVwI5eagoJ7UeCd38VNC_voCF2j4XrI1MVNpQ76Fgpshfyv3HwfgxhvC0z4BYjlj8cqQF_8IyVeb2JfJWl_5K2_DSvils1KWOxLWVUr/s1200/Appleofmyeye2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwH76TKX4GBuCcJQTHNQfxgGQ3vHT-WSGdjY6g-6mJhS1TIZYA-YtgeFlUqzpn956pe9XaV0UwdWQ5hQFsj5d-DKVwI5eagoJ7UeCd38VNC_voCF2j4XrI1MVNpQ76Fgpshfyv3HwfgxhvC0z4BYjlj8cqQF_8IyVeb2JfJWl_5K2_DSvils1KWOxLWVUr/w640-h640/Appleofmyeye2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I printed out the sentiment on the computer since I didn't have one. All in all, I love how this came out.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Want to join us over at Cupcake Inspirations Challenges this round? Head on over to the <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog</span></a></b> for more information!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">That is all from me. Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;"><b>Nora</b></span></p>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-27848102920260594492024-01-22T00:00:00.008-05:002024-01-22T00:00:00.241-05:00A New Challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog-Challenge #586<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hey Friends!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">There is a new challenge over at <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f26b8a;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog</span></a></b> today. <b>Challenge #586</b> is a THEME challenge. It is to use the theme of <b><span style="color: #38761d;">FAIRY TALES</span></b> to create a project.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">This was a tough one for me. I am not a "princess" type of person and hadn't a clue on what I was going to create for this card. I decided to go with the flower aspect of Fairy Tales for my card design.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zzfQzipgtLh9zRnXSg6tfj9O_z2ZqHxfPXalnWjNnOK8CVjNPoDdTfbakxLiwbFayFwVP7OLOxDjhDeS31vPaCNKtfk8vJ1HRCPF-5SV6ycR8THPu9WJFodZKUkN4P6AGjspYIXpg-ApdlrsdehsrIUs_8jCJi3kcaFkSuAmfCGeMcv0TssTTMCtzOS6/s1200/Roses4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zzfQzipgtLh9zRnXSg6tfj9O_z2ZqHxfPXalnWjNnOK8CVjNPoDdTfbakxLiwbFayFwVP7OLOxDjhDeS31vPaCNKtfk8vJ1HRCPF-5SV6ycR8THPu9WJFodZKUkN4P6AGjspYIXpg-ApdlrsdehsrIUs_8jCJi3kcaFkSuAmfCGeMcv0TssTTMCtzOS6/w640-h640/Roses4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">In many Fairy Tales, flowers have a presence in the story. Roses are theme in both Sleeping Beauty and in the story of Beauty and The Beast. In Sleeping Beauty, Beauty is referred to as Briar Rose. I decided to go with that. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Below is the badge for <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f26b8a;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #586</span></a></b>:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_GGnKI1ZgMxguaQKaDh7qKDc35VuZgAsE4I6bvIuCPYYXT8PO0IJYn8AQpTebIp3vtbXB6Q3rXEHrRA2pgDNFW6Ak9ar85tpBv4-SKGJiP6iWdobzdg7UWWZKZsmVmMUTaI_ZDITcVhFWG-Li5_QgfzhMC8O5eO5MOxTx7_PCAaXy0t3eUmIXZGBKTDYx/s384/CIC%20586%20Fairy%20Tales.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_GGnKI1ZgMxguaQKaDh7qKDc35VuZgAsE4I6bvIuCPYYXT8PO0IJYn8AQpTebIp3vtbXB6Q3rXEHrRA2pgDNFW6Ak9ar85tpBv4-SKGJiP6iWdobzdg7UWWZKZsmVmMUTaI_ZDITcVhFWG-Li5_QgfzhMC8O5eO5MOxTx7_PCAaXy0t3eUmIXZGBKTDYx/s320/CIC%20586%20Fairy%20Tales.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">For my card, I used the stamp set Paint-A-Flower: Rosa Floribunda to create my card. First I heat embossed it in white. I then used a combination of Distress Inks and Zig Watercolor Markers to color it in.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eNnUFlk1pIMGN6e44eAorCKlOUBgr5SgELC6NzEFciBg2rNmhXFz1NeheTmqLwe-SQ6V8iQEzx2frjrAKbuCRPTisN30eXt1BcaOBtFOV8xUxHzNF-d0RFcSEIakZ3y_zMt9d7s-f5i9hQYT4QoAahk6zs6KcH772ru7aU_HYjsQw5QCcA8-SavdKRik/s1201/Roses1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eNnUFlk1pIMGN6e44eAorCKlOUBgr5SgELC6NzEFciBg2rNmhXFz1NeheTmqLwe-SQ6V8iQEzx2frjrAKbuCRPTisN30eXt1BcaOBtFOV8xUxHzNF-d0RFcSEIakZ3y_zMt9d7s-f5i9hQYT4QoAahk6zs6KcH772ru7aU_HYjsQw5QCcA8-SavdKRik/w640-h640/Roses1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I distressed the edges of the panel and then layered it over a dry embossed, pink cardstock panel.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-oGJt7Oxybth4Y9p1dGoYFus0jTyVVdfAUlAb_kQziMUECU4Olxi65wcfJwqz54IJ09P8iWv5cWhecb-_P4PAjpm-L43vzqIQScTKsoqJidlL7SHpxVIYetJr_dLfYoL_wbX6fD547vim6BQVd_Glu-igzET8eSAxe_eb4bcJ0lh3GQapfkcjJrDnBu2R/s1200/Roses5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-oGJt7Oxybth4Y9p1dGoYFus0jTyVVdfAUlAb_kQziMUECU4Olxi65wcfJwqz54IJ09P8iWv5cWhecb-_P4PAjpm-L43vzqIQScTKsoqJidlL7SHpxVIYetJr_dLfYoL_wbX6fD547vim6BQVd_Glu-igzET8eSAxe_eb4bcJ0lh3GQapfkcjJrDnBu2R/w640-h640/Roses5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I used a sentiment stamp from Your Next Stamp for the sentiment.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Want to join us this week at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #586? Hop on over to the </span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f26b8a;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog</span></a></b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> for more information. I cannot wait to see what you create!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">That is all from me. Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-38088183961152410792024-01-21T12:50:00.001-05:002024-01-21T12:50:13.712-05:00Three Different Cards Using a Greenery Swag Die <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> (Some links are Affiliate Links, used at no extra cost to you!!)</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Happy Sunday!!!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Just popping in with a few cards I created using some of the same supplies. I started all of them off using <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/products/simon-says-stamp-greenery-swag-wafer-dies-s893" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Simon Says Stamp Greenery Swag Wafer Dies</span></b></a>. My goal this year is to use supplies that I HAVE, rather then investing in new things. I cannot tell you how many things that are organized but never used. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdiiuV4y4U0OJk16hrXwcDJrq6txnc-z0EM9BC4IVKpviEncfog9GLkOCbUyjETRuEPnqnRPSIJq21KB4jjjQzvSV4bnLFxWjNt4DjvNTDEjV92VsiKlp3RPPWxqwZeWFH_UcTGijxtc-FUJWvOsi_hGNvKRX50Mzz6uOgY8f9U6_nxjvLof5M5GsKrMy/s1200/Cards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdiiuV4y4U0OJk16hrXwcDJrq6txnc-z0EM9BC4IVKpviEncfog9GLkOCbUyjETRuEPnqnRPSIJq21KB4jjjQzvSV4bnLFxWjNt4DjvNTDEjV92VsiKlp3RPPWxqwZeWFH_UcTGijxtc-FUJWvOsi_hGNvKRX50Mzz6uOgY8f9U6_nxjvLof5M5GsKrMy/w640-h640/Cards.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p style="text-align: left;">The first card uses the Greenery Swag combined with Honey Bee Stamps Burlap Embossing Folder, <b><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1482533&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=www.scrapbook.com%2Fstore%2Fspe-sds-175.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Many Merry Christmas Sentiments</span></a></b> and <b><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1482533&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=www.scrapbook.com%2Fstore%2Fspe-s5-526.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Essential Arches</span></a></b> from Spellbinders Paper Arts. </p></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAJappcw2gSc-8Kh6TD23dvxsjvIuXfnIJimYF78irmdWN11vv4LUMBxds8CwjWJdFRupQTh8KZ48GYUqsALaFrbU3HxmFcBCIb98X-0izPffkmAzAg9KxQ_BpzgGnXtu6e0bJslXa_tWOIK-zfIO-N4r-4jMB4ONf6zNKOR6URYpSbzmMvX0xtsKpfql/s1200/Window%20Xmas1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAJappcw2gSc-8Kh6TD23dvxsjvIuXfnIJimYF78irmdWN11vv4LUMBxds8CwjWJdFRupQTh8KZ48GYUqsALaFrbU3HxmFcBCIb98X-0izPffkmAzAg9KxQ_BpzgGnXtu6e0bJslXa_tWOIK-zfIO-N4r-4jMB4ONf6zNKOR6URYpSbzmMvX0xtsKpfql/w640-h640/Window%20Xmas1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I used a ton of different Ranger Distress Inks to shade in all the pieces.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-49iZyZXCyYF4QlEVrpqv6Y1vvJso3ihbFq1Wl3WPOXQjvfF2PySoJwflkVnIgon1Aoy6WmHhZNogHDlRnmdDl2oi_nHfyvCPgyPR03YjFk71C9qVIhwLOD3zReLSwT4D4O486rTYqDbvoAy01_4dBjo6fsQVmDVGCsnxzZv1wuEZV8dIIBaTAQsUopZr/s1200/Window%20Xmas3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-49iZyZXCyYF4QlEVrpqv6Y1vvJso3ihbFq1Wl3WPOXQjvfF2PySoJwflkVnIgon1Aoy6WmHhZNogHDlRnmdDl2oi_nHfyvCPgyPR03YjFk71C9qVIhwLOD3zReLSwT4D4O486rTYqDbvoAy01_4dBjo6fsQVmDVGCsnxzZv1wuEZV8dIIBaTAQsUopZr/w640-h640/Window%20Xmas3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I used Nuvo Cryastal Drops and Stickles for the middle of the flowers.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My second card was inspired by the sketch from last weeks AAA Card Challenge-<b><a href="https://aaacards.blogspot.com/2024/01/aaa-cards-challenge-256-sketch.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Challenge #256</span></a></b>. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLPyoDEpBFZi1DqAFStl5FP1uT3Fy8QNaAZ-sItJUcE8WEWvLjSdT8JJY84RXYuiuARr4PuaDJAxuDTjK6vt_VXRJwDwWh37F8wIubjrZlO2tV3f02Gp9dhyhgKW2BVRs8wvxFDNmDIvbfPPUTZ9ctFixGlc_a7QbQ6jNNaFzOAW7GV_aGg1z6Lo2YDnP/s320/256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLPyoDEpBFZi1DqAFStl5FP1uT3Fy8QNaAZ-sItJUcE8WEWvLjSdT8JJY84RXYuiuARr4PuaDJAxuDTjK6vt_VXRJwDwWh37F8wIubjrZlO2tV3f02Gp9dhyhgKW2BVRs8wvxFDNmDIvbfPPUTZ9ctFixGlc_a7QbQ6jNNaFzOAW7GV_aGg1z6Lo2YDnP/s1600/256.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Of course, I didn't get the card in on time!! Again, I combined the same Greenery Swag and Burlap Embossing Folder.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVPnDn5gb1m7UN6VtK2WBlZj_Zf_Iq4mbhoy2-SMrfIBI03XZmHjzMsBNNRsiqaiEV3si7CB6POsRTUo1YWAt4pogJOiZ4bxwux6LDUZ3AicpjPXGaLBBr93Kw1hb_s9JGj5bkw0-DS2ssbuufszTWhhgpIvEBXp9tdxxO25X4QRocv3oBjIDlOp-rHVg/s1200/Xmas2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVPnDn5gb1m7UN6VtK2WBlZj_Zf_Iq4mbhoy2-SMrfIBI03XZmHjzMsBNNRsiqaiEV3si7CB6POsRTUo1YWAt4pogJOiZ4bxwux6LDUZ3AicpjPXGaLBBr93Kw1hb_s9JGj5bkw0-DS2ssbuufszTWhhgpIvEBXp9tdxxO25X4QRocv3oBjIDlOp-rHVg/w640-h640/Xmas2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The sentiment is from Honey Bee Stamps <b><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1482533&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=www.scrapbook.com%2Fstore%2Fhbs-hbst-509.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Mini Messages: Holiday</span></a></b>. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vuye2oEZw1bGo6IBuX0Rgxj-t5nma2DOjIiQtagouJ0mDlHYFJQUfpQF5HIOpkCoBwPsGBb0u_ajYSQWavhy4N1LfLJBQxYHNO1Yvilwlbzjr47DAih9pdIPUcPXphiJXakXTAI8tz7O_TP5cOIb9b-oLuRe-VXA4gRJe9N7S3GT5_rVXPkcuuUo2RiF/s1200/Xmas3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vuye2oEZw1bGo6IBuX0Rgxj-t5nma2DOjIiQtagouJ0mDlHYFJQUfpQF5HIOpkCoBwPsGBb0u_ajYSQWavhy4N1LfLJBQxYHNO1Yvilwlbzjr47DAih9pdIPUcPXphiJXakXTAI8tz7O_TP5cOIb9b-oLuRe-VXA4gRJe9N7S3GT5_rVXPkcuuUo2RiF/w640-h640/Xmas3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">My last card I mixed it up a little bit and didn't create a "Christmas" card. Instead I designed a sympathy card. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGPQ9zZIXKdq32RF9m_HhBk8ZP7AJUmwqkFXsgmkLcDyZK7MNrEltONCHRfnW6efpINHADtNbJnHfq_TSBpJNpeEY0a54YTVEOHZC3H1QRFo3Ya-K-Lsm78VRJJrRvbAJVTwehB7wd8ZlI0-JdUK5IRPRazcd0zCeYojzbeox7GcMeciPDCsJjE0Dkj94/s1200/Hugs2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGPQ9zZIXKdq32RF9m_HhBk8ZP7AJUmwqkFXsgmkLcDyZK7MNrEltONCHRfnW6efpINHADtNbJnHfq_TSBpJNpeEY0a54YTVEOHZC3H1QRFo3Ya-K-Lsm78VRJJrRvbAJVTwehB7wd8ZlI0-JdUK5IRPRazcd0zCeYojzbeox7GcMeciPDCsJjE0Dkj94/w640-h640/Hugs2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I used the Altenew Crystal Wall 3D Embossing Folder on the background. I think it is retired. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTW_uh-I6oZAhAmXKERsmXSH_gLfFoaeba-s2YJRzmNRbWBBxeTfVj5jsGAMyBb8WpJPLo1nG3EcVBX9BWHVptsWHetqVa9uxntgtGhbv6okOnNtN6Q0dD63OJjla6YMKt_Q-kby_mtIC4IeQxIPteKL7TeXd2U6sV2KaJ-qvt6qb9kj58Frh6vc-hea1g/s1200/Hugs4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTW_uh-I6oZAhAmXKERsmXSH_gLfFoaeba-s2YJRzmNRbWBBxeTfVj5jsGAMyBb8WpJPLo1nG3EcVBX9BWHVptsWHetqVa9uxntgtGhbv6okOnNtN6Q0dD63OJjla6YMKt_Q-kby_mtIC4IeQxIPteKL7TeXd2U6sV2KaJ-qvt6qb9kj58Frh6vc-hea1g/w640-h640/Hugs4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The hugs die cut is from PaperTrey Ink and the sentiment flag is from my stash.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2Q5IRsuVcSZJTZvgkAQ4K7dSXQ311IqWusaW2JMwXMufW13o_Cbhfw3q8_h-v79chCYUU1lv37rHU6cbsp0IaqLIPyImBHywU-UG5yYWx0R9X4cYeUrk2yTlufVK9Rap90sD2EMeWOf2VaWBYmWNd-3jR-LYzJBrt5W_8BWpO_7cn9r7lPPxo24GPQeW/s1200/Hugs3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2Q5IRsuVcSZJTZvgkAQ4K7dSXQ311IqWusaW2JMwXMufW13o_Cbhfw3q8_h-v79chCYUU1lv37rHU6cbsp0IaqLIPyImBHywU-UG5yYWx0R9X4cYeUrk2yTlufVK9Rap90sD2EMeWOf2VaWBYmWNd-3jR-LYzJBrt5W_8BWpO_7cn9r7lPPxo24GPQeW/w640-h640/Hugs3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Well that is all from me today. I hope you like my cards. Have a FABULOUS day!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></div><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><p></p>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-65087919885198000402024-01-20T17:07:00.007-05:002024-01-20T17:10:09.631-05:00A Couple of Challenges<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><b>(Some links in this are Affiliate Links used a no extra cost to you)</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hi Friends!!! Hope you are all having a great weekend. Just popping in with a few cards for some challenges. I have been trying to get in my craft room more this year and I have been doing a good job at keeping it up. I should be cleaning it up but instead I have been playing. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The first card I created for this weeks <a href="https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2024/01/freshly-made-sketches-619-sketch-by-judy.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Freshly Made Sketches #619</span></b></a>. </span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmdRIW8FMuswJnHfxWevOE7mn8yFWIGoIcBpgGn6wZ4MoQpDx0QAHEkwhS7loLIMiKSMhmFFg93uoFe-4ODpNk8Xa8eTrsPlTUuY2p1ognr22MCRKZIT8wXnKapeM0VherqPeLwxW3ApfB1D6riz5OJzsL853SXYpS699_g53BiSffuHnzz8Ynhqeu7_g/s1200/HPVD1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmdRIW8FMuswJnHfxWevOE7mn8yFWIGoIcBpgGn6wZ4MoQpDx0QAHEkwhS7loLIMiKSMhmFFg93uoFe-4ODpNk8Xa8eTrsPlTUuY2p1ognr22MCRKZIT8wXnKapeM0VherqPeLwxW3ApfB1D6riz5OJzsL853SXYpS699_g53BiSffuHnzz8Ynhqeu7_g/w640-h640/HPVD1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I took a few liberties on this sketch, I do like how this card came out. Instead of a square shape, I used a curved arch die.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpJEIU92VP8L9l0uZj2nefyMPh4W2LHKNCfFw0pxxmywKTSfKMj8WIORRgoc_diUtYeC58HXViefk7jC5hLfg1mHBHsBIj_FssAiK0kT4Shyphenhyphen3AxEenXvt5sxlVUnuFgVZj3_KqoJzL1h4MPz_pUnZYjED9vYmLlKYAYPrNynRzU1bdy9uTVOA9uq9tEGk/s400/FMS%20Final%20619-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="286" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpJEIU92VP8L9l0uZj2nefyMPh4W2LHKNCfFw0pxxmywKTSfKMj8WIORRgoc_diUtYeC58HXViefk7jC5hLfg1mHBHsBIj_FssAiK0kT4Shyphenhyphen3AxEenXvt5sxlVUnuFgVZj3_KqoJzL1h4MPz_pUnZYjED9vYmLlKYAYPrNynRzU1bdy9uTVOA9uq9tEGk/s320/FMS%20Final%20619-001.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">One of my other goals this year is to use the supplies that I have instead of buying stuff that I don't need. For this card, I used the December 2023 <b><a href="https://shrsl.com/4dxfs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #073763;">Small Die of the Month Club</span></a></b> from Spellbinders called <a href="https://shrsl.com/4dxfr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Sneaking a Kiss</span></b></a>. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhshiYKOdsLzcqniePvH-qKCPbq7Opzb0-lnerM8hie09JzGVmTmJtAXLrvJFoPy4I-5syUWa29iyX_npctTOHlRysqP9ZaJ_qet-nI-qsh2MzvtJW9V13EeRPGsMGzJRcWyS3Di1cmtMXDTJAApk5WXW8wO5UfUZhCK0doWSxgElyOfy3QPWff3Riv_0A/s1200/HPVD2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhshiYKOdsLzcqniePvH-qKCPbq7Opzb0-lnerM8hie09JzGVmTmJtAXLrvJFoPy4I-5syUWa29iyX_npctTOHlRysqP9ZaJ_qet-nI-qsh2MzvtJW9V13EeRPGsMGzJRcWyS3Di1cmtMXDTJAApk5WXW8wO5UfUZhCK0doWSxgElyOfy3QPWff3Riv_0A/w640-h640/HPVD2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The heart border was cut on my Silhouette Machine and was in my scraps. The navy heart paper was a from a Honey Bee Stamps free paper pack that I got with an order.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjja1JYii5wHpx4Hauv8KbGO3AXTCiNoeZRS65i9pe7xMLnRhTWaYr6Wt-Iuv12JVOTeshtK0nlOaPQZGrWDWY3pJN-3k3Wm5Rgu8zw6uOYyxODCqRSIfSl39NXVumdy-DFt2myur8O3H01Pq2pWMcbQGs5Y964oFT0_hKG2gnrl_IKsjnr95VD-tIngo8d/s1200/HPVD3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjja1JYii5wHpx4Hauv8KbGO3AXTCiNoeZRS65i9pe7xMLnRhTWaYr6Wt-Iuv12JVOTeshtK0nlOaPQZGrWDWY3pJN-3k3Wm5Rgu8zw6uOYyxODCqRSIfSl39NXVumdy-DFt2myur8O3H01Pq2pWMcbQGs5Y964oFT0_hKG2gnrl_IKsjnr95VD-tIngo8d/w640-h640/HPVD3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I loved that I was able to use a ton of scraps for all these die cuts!!!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">My second card was inspired by the <a href="https://theseinspiredchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/01/inspired-by-blue.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Inspired By Challenge-Blue</b></a>. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrH1KesQG3KUcxZY9PlSGW6CDrYRo8t8v4hdQMVF-MvbzZne6gqpE_M0UB3dKMe-OZraVLg1J4xe5egoQG9smCzuAAEOTsEDS1cTsDkqgz9tySyQ-vhhSMgKlhQEUp-CWpojvV26zt2hQ8WV4cpH6ZnbGWEdSRAje_I5WIsTSKfdwGKaMOa0GkAab90F3t/s400/IB272.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrH1KesQG3KUcxZY9PlSGW6CDrYRo8t8v4hdQMVF-MvbzZne6gqpE_M0UB3dKMe-OZraVLg1J4xe5egoQG9smCzuAAEOTsEDS1cTsDkqgz9tySyQ-vhhSMgKlhQEUp-CWpojvV26zt2hQ8WV4cpH6ZnbGWEdSRAje_I5WIsTSKfdwGKaMOa0GkAab90F3t/w200-h200/IB272.png" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfqf2uTLeBs0dMjNPGyjFIr0o2lIzfGOZVEPw7X3FIVnh05KpvJSQVwAtagVZdf73Q-_eAUWFQqsWeq8USWhNY7OOUDbxV32MAZmdJ8wolDTe0ZIC4aEnTCAodycRNvrQCegmkGDiZIp26Tf9-yTCCGZn_sDXMTH1ce-T2Idf_YpqQpntkv8uMkepMEHX/s400/IB272s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfqf2uTLeBs0dMjNPGyjFIr0o2lIzfGOZVEPw7X3FIVnh05KpvJSQVwAtagVZdf73Q-_eAUWFQqsWeq8USWhNY7OOUDbxV32MAZmdJ8wolDTe0ZIC4aEnTCAodycRNvrQCegmkGDiZIp26Tf9-yTCCGZn_sDXMTH1ce-T2Idf_YpqQpntkv8uMkepMEHX/w200-h200/IB272s.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I LOVED the blue shutters and the mosaic tile. I also used the sketch loosely on my card.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXo66aLOcyvrR5P_IYbsNd954faUhrPC-g5u2kC2e7fAwJhlBS1Ufc4AWbCUCFzoD9XRK-WWK-3LbCt4K6CcHxucT34KXGqF0TU9J2gVV7wSm328U3tuKoi-QT8wPHCxmeyutmdgM52_Q3RzSGGlUjYf53eC6WciL2bXkSFJfRDtvM_Y-pMfMSbTpFQHR4/s1200/Party.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXo66aLOcyvrR5P_IYbsNd954faUhrPC-g5u2kC2e7fAwJhlBS1Ufc4AWbCUCFzoD9XRK-WWK-3LbCt4K6CcHxucT34KXGqF0TU9J2gVV7wSm328U3tuKoi-QT8wPHCxmeyutmdgM52_Q3RzSGGlUjYf53eC6WciL2bXkSFJfRDtvM_Y-pMfMSbTpFQHR4/w640-h640/Party.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">When I saw this challenge, I knew I had to use my Granny Square Dies from Altenew and some of their old cube inks-Lapus Lazuli. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8q1mQaYZ3KJdA80SXgtr_OTyFSdWcm13YLsH5duQF9y1AsLJiHt84AHy-cQYKy_qIDZTLBVvFaMzkNwLV_l_VgJbvecPyUWZCLsPZtkS69Uu42LoNduYlNDJJUZl9t2RrV04hBwD1PZ-xMX4tJMDWj77HWDarAf7zpzgRY8GhyphenhyphenvfaOxGiqizezvN0VdEv/s1200/Part2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8q1mQaYZ3KJdA80SXgtr_OTyFSdWcm13YLsH5duQF9y1AsLJiHt84AHy-cQYKy_qIDZTLBVvFaMzkNwLV_l_VgJbvecPyUWZCLsPZtkS69Uu42LoNduYlNDJJUZl9t2RrV04hBwD1PZ-xMX4tJMDWj77HWDarAf7zpzgRY8GhyphenhyphenvfaOxGiqizezvN0VdEv/w640-h640/Part2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I know, I know, these Granny Squares are supposed to be knit but they screamed mosaic to me! My favorite color is blue and I had so much fun making this card.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSgqFiV92LXJF98qT5CoQbf8zMbjki7wHYG_am526nA55yRHSV726F77N62Ej55V0ceNYOuIFASLVZ_E0v_D6Of5mWjsWm2lbKncENDUQdvdtDc0gy6WfebdB4uqPHEZipycL3NUvMJVDAo7rZNLYXPQcp8IjDJ30HUQEmkkI3CCHkrfHFxaDg7689CGB/s1200/Part3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSgqFiV92LXJF98qT5CoQbf8zMbjki7wHYG_am526nA55yRHSV726F77N62Ej55V0ceNYOuIFASLVZ_E0v_D6Of5mWjsWm2lbKncENDUQdvdtDc0gy6WfebdB4uqPHEZipycL3NUvMJVDAo7rZNLYXPQcp8IjDJ30HUQEmkkI3CCHkrfHFxaDg7689CGB/w640-h640/Part3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The sentiments were from my stash and I have no clue who created them. The embossing folder is my NEW FAVORITE from <b><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1482533&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=www.scrapbook.com%2Fstore%2Fhbs-hbef-010.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Honey Bee Stamps-Burlap</a></b>. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My last card I am entering into this round of <a href="https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/01/christmas-kickstart-challenge-82-midas.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">The Christmas Kickstart Challenge #82-The Midas Touch</span></b></a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaNwJDsnwvEWpRQDD8VZ-yMHI00Vdd5vBEPsEzNdEly5BwI_aJUOV1DvIsOn5PJpLB83NdYsgnzkGAK1DoVLLETu3qu8Xn6zqH3Ym6_GT7gagnSE16LYVc_BegVzNevxbea0MnAdtLvv0kos_N2O7ZtUSQ6aWdKMUI8-TOmVITfTWQwBn4lchyphenhyphen6Leihxq/s400/New%20Challenge%20Badge%202024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="400" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaNwJDsnwvEWpRQDD8VZ-yMHI00Vdd5vBEPsEzNdEly5BwI_aJUOV1DvIsOn5PJpLB83NdYsgnzkGAK1DoVLLETu3qu8Xn6zqH3Ym6_GT7gagnSE16LYVc_BegVzNevxbea0MnAdtLvv0kos_N2O7ZtUSQ6aWdKMUI8-TOmVITfTWQwBn4lchyphenhyphen6Leihxq/s320/New%20Challenge%20Badge%202024.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I apologize for the photos from this card. I had such a hard time photographing it. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JmJ34OdqRJZGA74_-VHY-5t_7oT_klwaxfanrjU5SNb4Fuqvuuw0ajDg-UbgQN8Iiu-nCfDKW-h6-OzJXiH6Qx4Wsw-louJ__TOaDrDsidfx1RGtZAuMBJXw730XrscApZBk_O3vOT3pO3r677fF22VxovmJepZ2cULrg_QSBte1HLEBKfabZCeYf400/s1200/MC2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JmJ34OdqRJZGA74_-VHY-5t_7oT_klwaxfanrjU5SNb4Fuqvuuw0ajDg-UbgQN8Iiu-nCfDKW-h6-OzJXiH6Qx4Wsw-louJ__TOaDrDsidfx1RGtZAuMBJXw730XrscApZBk_O3vOT3pO3r677fF22VxovmJepZ2cULrg_QSBte1HLEBKfabZCeYf400/w640-h640/MC2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Most of the die cuts on this card are from The Greetery. The embossed background is from Spellbinders-<b><a href="https://shrsl.com/4dxfw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Holly and Foliage Embossing Folder</span></a></b>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PcRymsXJuJhP6QhmwDmIx-sD1BuBXTp3oDeTwGGfqTsVVwDv423disf9jh8JdXuiKwC5jXBzFL-ZWBo4IGf2QyIUwqFITVWPn9cy8xgjpv9NJftlxxRJRnuPD_CBOnZHfdNrn-BpDKAJbgRCwrhZyDl6nBRDtErwSSaLepg9ADwlw0RcPZNclo5M_xbO/s1200/MC3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PcRymsXJuJhP6QhmwDmIx-sD1BuBXTp3oDeTwGGfqTsVVwDv423disf9jh8JdXuiKwC5jXBzFL-ZWBo4IGf2QyIUwqFITVWPn9cy8xgjpv9NJftlxxRJRnuPD_CBOnZHfdNrn-BpDKAJbgRCwrhZyDl6nBRDtErwSSaLepg9ADwlw0RcPZNclo5M_xbO/w640-h640/MC3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I used Tim Holtz <b><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1482533&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=www.scrapbook.com%2Fstore%2Fri-rmtk47964.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Tarnished Brass Mica Spray</span></a></b> on the background because it matched the antique gold paper I used on the bow and strip at the bottom.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewwr7ZU9yKFkR9PHb9P_bhpBPwE6bpVgcEpyKEIIKjdxVgKWLds9gmduNGpATP_CaJpcm45me4C6nYp88D_2ixFsvj4VfO-AACyEIAPsO9nui9D5TP-1QWHJBr7wZXt1VIAXSAtfka1tV9-Vk56o7g8WdHmP1kWCnLPNM_VD1tuq254TKSqf0Pmqb7iHh/s1200/MC1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewwr7ZU9yKFkR9PHb9P_bhpBPwE6bpVgcEpyKEIIKjdxVgKWLds9gmduNGpATP_CaJpcm45me4C6nYp88D_2ixFsvj4VfO-AACyEIAPsO9nui9D5TP-1QWHJBr7wZXt1VIAXSAtfka1tV9-Vk56o7g8WdHmP1kWCnLPNM_VD1tuq254TKSqf0Pmqb7iHh/w640-h640/MC1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Well that is all from me today. I have to get ready to go with my friend to a psychic show. I don't know if I really believe in it but I keep an open mind!! Have a FABULOUS night!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-47231299048268135832024-01-15T18:46:00.001-05:002024-01-15T18:46:00.136-05:00Just a Reminder for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #585<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hey friends!! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There is still time to play with us over at <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #585</span></a></b>. Challenge #585 is a COLOR CHALLENGE this round. It is to use the colors yellow, gray and white on a project. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Once again, for my project I chose to use <a href="https://altenew.com/products/zesty-life?variant=41309615816761&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAkeSsBhDUARIsAK3tieevejnHJVep4mQIKeOAne2V14WPXDFkxoTok8FhgYHLHXz45aNFY5UaAjqFEALw_wcB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Altnew's Zesty Life</span></b></a> stamp/stencil/die set. I LOVE lemons-both to eat and to use on my card projects!!!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsIR0yiR67reCqr726o5WrzrDfwSza8GId1BF-bBaPr7SwMi_uFVNT6pFvpee_43QGhmYGIUumDw2xLnzSq9m9UM13UduI6w9ALdCGQDF4FksZ7IL7SHBK9a6i6noy-cR_lpwMSVdi8TXRsbb8DokzITgX_mM9lWUDGIlok0i4uHXhMaIoZ8TqBIfk3zw/s1200/Squeeze1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsIR0yiR67reCqr726o5WrzrDfwSza8GId1BF-bBaPr7SwMi_uFVNT6pFvpee_43QGhmYGIUumDw2xLnzSq9m9UM13UduI6w9ALdCGQDF4FksZ7IL7SHBK9a6i6noy-cR_lpwMSVdi8TXRsbb8DokzITgX_mM9lWUDGIlok0i4uHXhMaIoZ8TqBIfk3zw/w640-h640/Squeeze1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Below is the <a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Badge #585</span></b></a>.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1CTsWjAt2bw3F2vgL6Odvm0SFg9xc_e2OxFABYNP4XEfl8sHFl056SSZvNJhWum2VkRH_-CWH8qqD7AQylDTzRfviRo8qYarhzEpxl0LRZQ9-alD-7yurhamo7oNn1v5ZHJkLFVoPj_paScZ_vapRaaVhrFFyJJNu65sfHc1smA4F1BTc2O_ks2oyQHF/s384/CIC%20585%20Gray%20Yellow%20White%20Jan%208th.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1CTsWjAt2bw3F2vgL6Odvm0SFg9xc_e2OxFABYNP4XEfl8sHFl056SSZvNJhWum2VkRH_-CWH8qqD7AQylDTzRfviRo8qYarhzEpxl0LRZQ9-alD-7yurhamo7oNn1v5ZHJkLFVoPj_paScZ_vapRaaVhrFFyJJNu65sfHc1smA4F1BTc2O_ks2oyQHF/s320/CIC%20585%20Gray%20Yellow%20White%20Jan%208th.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">First I stamped the lemon images all over a white card base in black in. I then used the stencil to shade in different colors of yellow ink and green ink.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-SBH0VHkD5uFPXymHZ5AhVOuflotee37WWX68VwChYOyiTw1VxxywkrA3tirudXbR1S8CQ_1v3v3E_ly8d1AoldIIDfpGprKbj3a3W5b5qNiUHx6eVKigU_99-eV3uMb3WUphR0AUsO7HdAJMVwJ2aBWZumrGe_ngskUFFlj-358LRVNh7XDa7fD2brL/s1200/Squeeze2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-SBH0VHkD5uFPXymHZ5AhVOuflotee37WWX68VwChYOyiTw1VxxywkrA3tirudXbR1S8CQ_1v3v3E_ly8d1AoldIIDfpGprKbj3a3W5b5qNiUHx6eVKigU_99-eV3uMb3WUphR0AUsO7HdAJMVwJ2aBWZumrGe_ngskUFFlj-358LRVNh7XDa7fD2brL/w640-h640/Squeeze2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I then stamped a separate set of lemons and die cut them out. I added a gray and white striped piece of paper over the card base and added a circle of vellum. I placed the die cut lemons over the front.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-X3Y0O8XknkUcu_-Jq3G8lZDD-NaUsi2K-Oi6Z_GM-utLYGUWjz7XSpWpBKdEdb77zR8MWx9OC5m_UcDvOGoFafiqzf9vFs3xuvwVRn_ez3OR6dLDhQ_OywfHvQni7ZIBd9LohMcPJqsPaH5306wlQOB9NRy_B5y3Rx3GGY0RXy7u-P6CYt9RkXfYNHhk/s1200/Squeeze3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-X3Y0O8XknkUcu_-Jq3G8lZDD-NaUsi2K-Oi6Z_GM-utLYGUWjz7XSpWpBKdEdb77zR8MWx9OC5m_UcDvOGoFafiqzf9vFs3xuvwVRn_ez3OR6dLDhQ_OywfHvQni7ZIBd9LohMcPJqsPaH5306wlQOB9NRy_B5y3Rx3GGY0RXy7u-P6CYt9RkXfYNHhk/w640-h640/Squeeze3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I then used some foam tape to pop up the sentiment. I added some clear sequins around the sentiment circle.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">For more information on the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #585, head on over to the <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog</span></a></b>. I cannot wait to see what you create!!!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">That is all from me!! Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-52078028008045831152024-01-08T00:00:00.001-05:002024-01-08T00:00:00.136-05:00Cupcake Inspirations #585<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: georgia;">Happy New Year!!! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge</span></b></a> is back!!! This time around, challenge #585 is a COLOR CHALLENGE. It is to use the colors yellow, gray and white on a project.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9L7ySdQFw8QSvgl4HziYPPtZW2x0chEet5D0I3ni7FkFc1vF_eoGqCnWLLOFkBZJf8BcewFjUm_b8w60VS7mrmj-g76u9k6H1IwWXe5VoYortNP99a6hXK7bNCoPbAnhoTp3vhijZghE5FnoN7by0fx1uRgxOrQkzlcH6YXsZNCHsCgTx5ZYV61sptbEd/s1200/BS1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9L7ySdQFw8QSvgl4HziYPPtZW2x0chEet5D0I3ni7FkFc1vF_eoGqCnWLLOFkBZJf8BcewFjUm_b8w60VS7mrmj-g76u9k6H1IwWXe5VoYortNP99a6hXK7bNCoPbAnhoTp3vhijZghE5FnoN7by0fx1uRgxOrQkzlcH6YXsZNCHsCgTx5ZYV61sptbEd/w640-h640/BS1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I created my card with a stamp/stencil/die set by Altenew called <b><a href="https://altenew.com/products/zesty-life?variant=41309615816761&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAkeSsBhDUARIsAK3tieevejnHJVep4mQIKeOAne2V14WPXDFkxoTok8FhgYHLHXz45aNFY5UaAjqFEALw_wcB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000;">Zesty Life</span></a></b>. I combined a bunch of Distress Inks with the stencils for my colors.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The <a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #585</span></b></a> is below.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwE7yE40Xn4BLjNtc-R-BSHiGSGoMyiqW5dvfvRxi1iKQ3g6kg3uQoKpfToQIqlU7KNXnCvzRmTEBGbhDddeYlNmaQnC7gzqdPAJTBTfan4vOhg4ycFwc3NZ5IMQNAYtdwM3nIahdFdUhspfXz5y0oyEKVrnQJeNd9xFzl61-zRyglCSqDpTAdPAZxfAgp/s384/CIC%20585%20Gray%20Yellow%20White%20Jan%208th.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwE7yE40Xn4BLjNtc-R-BSHiGSGoMyiqW5dvfvRxi1iKQ3g6kg3uQoKpfToQIqlU7KNXnCvzRmTEBGbhDddeYlNmaQnC7gzqdPAJTBTfan4vOhg4ycFwc3NZ5IMQNAYtdwM3nIahdFdUhspfXz5y0oyEKVrnQJeNd9xFzl61-zRyglCSqDpTAdPAZxfAgp/s320/CIC%20585%20Gray%20Yellow%20White%20Jan%208th.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I used a scrap of gray and white striped paper behind the lemons. The sentiment is from the same stamp set. </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjWZCT4O76bXziPpGVgbu-SPGXqhyYntE1bNtNrL5fuNT4qvLoNVr9DGzOb6vuYgWF79hrEOhUWv3xCMntFHuwhnSJfaY1sdDADEDXpUo8LJYMGx-xFxHytM9LxMq4plpJw05AO2EmS5RJLDuTAWh1uJHD5Ie6-32-4rpzQfZyzkXO43Om9j3eAwHJL7o/s1200/BS2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjWZCT4O76bXziPpGVgbu-SPGXqhyYntE1bNtNrL5fuNT4qvLoNVr9DGzOb6vuYgWF79hrEOhUWv3xCMntFHuwhnSJfaY1sdDADEDXpUo8LJYMGx-xFxHytM9LxMq4plpJw05AO2EmS5RJLDuTAWh1uJHD5Ie6-32-4rpzQfZyzkXO43Om9j3eAwHJL7o/w640-h640/BS2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Think you might want to play along with us this challenge? Hop on over to the <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog</span></a></b> for more information on #585.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdFKMUxCwEopz9sNOFwaiHu-YqGHxqsXLPEpGQZYhCcV88Y1PUjriLF33lWavCtu8o4kGQTHdvNlRAFMixrOltaQuTJT46k3LX8fAsXTsEWsZAfwpmdHVaY68MIPZuJaYYVVu_6Y3l8PEfX-G0USPnbCvn07g8a9WEeQE-lbyK2bdsgmZTSfiLJszFGzo/s1200/BS3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdFKMUxCwEopz9sNOFwaiHu-YqGHxqsXLPEpGQZYhCcV88Y1PUjriLF33lWavCtu8o4kGQTHdvNlRAFMixrOltaQuTJT46k3LX8fAsXTsEWsZAfwpmdHVaY68MIPZuJaYYVVu_6Y3l8PEfX-G0USPnbCvn07g8a9WEeQE-lbyK2bdsgmZTSfiLJszFGzo/w640-h640/BS3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">That is all from me today. I want to thank you all for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS Monday!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></p>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-72461350733996326972023-12-23T17:23:00.006-05:002023-12-23T17:23:46.375-05:00Merry Christmas and a Card!!<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: georgia;">Hey Friends!!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I am just popping in with a card I created for a couple of challenges. I am so happy that I have a week off now and will actually have time to do some creating!!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinNNj8AZSfZFyJFncpejKBMzwtAynuziMcEb8dRf-n9ppZaFYAFjWEgJ69Wkhingh-c4g3Sk8v2eNaYUUNV_0cQW8GEQyyyITCb_GIjmqR764bHj13RHfoK6-zJjYm7XrhOXTds73VmT98FKu497NUh_bUr1CixvNvx1EIEzFhSu_rGj3FTvWPrOsdZE5/s1200/MC1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinNNj8AZSfZFyJFncpejKBMzwtAynuziMcEb8dRf-n9ppZaFYAFjWEgJ69Wkhingh-c4g3Sk8v2eNaYUUNV_0cQW8GEQyyyITCb_GIjmqR764bHj13RHfoK6-zJjYm7XrhOXTds73VmT98FKu497NUh_bUr1CixvNvx1EIEzFhSu_rGj3FTvWPrOsdZE5/w640-h640/MC1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The inspiration for this card was from <b><a href="https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2023/12/freshly-made-sketches-616-sketch-by-amy.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #274e13;">Freshly Made Sketches #616</span></a></b> and the <a href="https://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2023/12/just-add-ink-684colour.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Just Add Ink Challenge #684</b></span></a>.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsSaLn7mgicVThbXJXNDEthStn1x0XPxPaj5Ox_yGl6ao06nA2wL2IfrOKxR6OWdd1Apgc30vpJaIA4vgqVreRgnaxAInRX5zoZLDOq3v1LBbcN8rB-AWGxogpN1bHbOctIxdJa9RBcJ7lILVkOxb3X1XtstvgCXBsRwnk09Nq3A18cTQ10P2ALN0jyWG/s400/%23684.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsSaLn7mgicVThbXJXNDEthStn1x0XPxPaj5Ox_yGl6ao06nA2wL2IfrOKxR6OWdd1Apgc30vpJaIA4vgqVreRgnaxAInRX5zoZLDOq3v1LBbcN8rB-AWGxogpN1bHbOctIxdJa9RBcJ7lILVkOxb3X1XtstvgCXBsRwnk09Nq3A18cTQ10P2ALN0jyWG/w200-h200/%23684.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK58ONclCHxl7KD2aYwiW-0h4rxyfaeb_yfG3iSYaLpk9NyAWSygXZQk3EaYNVZolj9il9Jfxp3isDJauLVIr9ziOigo5wweGqTHJD3hBQD9u0wC-CYKqm3iFF3f6vujF-fR2Kw5DYBzshC1A6Kbh2GiKJ3ms7lx4m7XInD9pTRkZKZfr8_zVmCGWFtQG1/s400/FMS%20Sketch%20616-001.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="309" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK58ONclCHxl7KD2aYwiW-0h4rxyfaeb_yfG3iSYaLpk9NyAWSygXZQk3EaYNVZolj9il9Jfxp3isDJauLVIr9ziOigo5wweGqTHJD3hBQD9u0wC-CYKqm3iFF3f6vujF-fR2Kw5DYBzshC1A6Kbh2GiKJ3ms7lx4m7XInD9pTRkZKZfr8_zVmCGWFtQG1/w246-h320/FMS%20Sketch%20616-001.png" width="246" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I used pattern papers from 49 & Market and dies from Spellbinders.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXwDWDWLkXa6lOG1_jjQYI_gaorLQlsSfAXmwTCK4-CpOwl941LRvtbRira_z9EAo9PdoppEFhbsHzJ0iUDqchZ7U2UPLsK83u1rx9GiYwiUhPcyuJ1N4C1H8JfuEjkkmmOdXt9ylt1CO7F-HYbBUlKF8cyRQZtpkAK0P8Xou7CpkIUsSqbGM60NzcNtI/s1200/MC4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXwDWDWLkXa6lOG1_jjQYI_gaorLQlsSfAXmwTCK4-CpOwl941LRvtbRira_z9EAo9PdoppEFhbsHzJ0iUDqchZ7U2UPLsK83u1rx9GiYwiUhPcyuJ1N4C1H8JfuEjkkmmOdXt9ylt1CO7F-HYbBUlKF8cyRQZtpkAK0P8Xou7CpkIUsSqbGM60NzcNtI/w640-h640/MC4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The sentiment is from an ephemera pack from 49 & Market.</p><p>The second card I created was inspired by <b><a href="https://thecardconcept.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-card-concept-202-christmas-cheer.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #274e13;">The Card Concept #202</span></a></b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4H14AnsDVj3urEjmvGJ3H7b5mVeXJLEmHpOHGSu6f1MSi9zMxub31OiwjNLVp5y4SDEgK60vs454Gv-UC7s8Ukg6MhyphenhyphenqH9YYaLAsIdfKRB4C0W9-oY8_jIHpQyDdFixX3tf6pFnG7LTIRUnGDpeQlmSwsC3FTNcSuhhLQKuQrHx-M_dwSW7NmGoyBltoh/s640/TCC202%20December%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="421" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4H14AnsDVj3urEjmvGJ3H7b5mVeXJLEmHpOHGSu6f1MSi9zMxub31OiwjNLVp5y4SDEgK60vs454Gv-UC7s8Ukg6MhyphenhyphenqH9YYaLAsIdfKRB4C0W9-oY8_jIHpQyDdFixX3tf6pFnG7LTIRUnGDpeQlmSwsC3FTNcSuhhLQKuQrHx-M_dwSW7NmGoyBltoh/s320/TCC202%20December%202023.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><p>I used 49 & Market ephemera and papers on this card. The gingham paper was the back of the label on the paper pack!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHvuLRtOZjpNNlG4_A09yoEFrRhbTe6B0lBtrrCJ3AKY7icJQY8Tv11WaLuVPV1jeDlcGNIO9b3HEOx31jCVuTYj7UiW-LUBvLHuyFjMYbxV_o66tutite9tU6uo9FbhjjUzEtRRNzXOhXr8H2_cnu3iuBCYtXpbhKlVaCHAwGpnEuV_8XNmUo99quRdG/s1200/Dear%20Santa1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHvuLRtOZjpNNlG4_A09yoEFrRhbTe6B0lBtrrCJ3AKY7icJQY8Tv11WaLuVPV1jeDlcGNIO9b3HEOx31jCVuTYj7UiW-LUBvLHuyFjMYbxV_o66tutite9tU6uo9FbhjjUzEtRRNzXOhXr8H2_cnu3iuBCYtXpbhKlVaCHAwGpnEuV_8XNmUo99quRdG/w640-h640/Dear%20Santa1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I LOVE this paper. I popped up some of the ephemera for a bit of emphasis.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9mTi34iilYz8qkq-3EidiFFl3_HpdYycgln4k-RntoCh3TlBlfyZQuD4x8fuFap2-_5J9QwCM-NHRur6xDDkZXWm1qE2zV3DJoaqMKawZ_eawF0s-FsA_yBj_zIClOpQWryel4D7F_AGbemZ6iq9b0lfz88_yehnbqA1eCt4uwmhS5p61KcRnvbvLgDx/s1200/Dear%20Santa2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9mTi34iilYz8qkq-3EidiFFl3_HpdYycgln4k-RntoCh3TlBlfyZQuD4x8fuFap2-_5J9QwCM-NHRur6xDDkZXWm1qE2zV3DJoaqMKawZ_eawF0s-FsA_yBj_zIClOpQWryel4D7F_AGbemZ6iq9b0lfz88_yehnbqA1eCt4uwmhS5p61KcRnvbvLgDx/w640-h640/Dear%20Santa2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgxXP_3ajOsz8QLDbd_es32t3vZqgWktZChMCNSMb68-z72Ca7CltYCNK7KBwwEIO5psIRIyArFbqSqT0GjkDSS_U7gt1Q8TRglT9qQH1JE9fW_yyfnT-USWQIN7cFWh_2GFY-VJrBitBUZrrqovJaHq-T0z0XME-xP6uI_mmlKqmztGxMxgH9kCqOzgIc/s1200/Dear%20Santa3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgxXP_3ajOsz8QLDbd_es32t3vZqgWktZChMCNSMb68-z72Ca7CltYCNK7KBwwEIO5psIRIyArFbqSqT0GjkDSS_U7gt1Q8TRglT9qQH1JE9fW_yyfnT-USWQIN7cFWh_2GFY-VJrBitBUZrrqovJaHq-T0z0XME-xP6uI_mmlKqmztGxMxgH9kCqOzgIc/w640-h640/Dear%20Santa3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Well that is all from me today. Thanks for stopping by. I wish you all a great Holiday!!!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></p><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-35105684664170894692023-12-18T00:00:00.002-05:002023-12-18T00:00:00.202-05:00A Reminder for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #584-Winter Wonderland<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hey Friends!!</span></p><p>There is still time to play with us over at <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge for #584</span></a></b>. This round is a THEME challenge-WINTER WONDERLAND. </p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">For my card this week, I created a scene with die cuts from my stash.</span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8-qgMXzTTZF6vy3BaaJNFI0LvZIxmqadw6gJPcwLCRvFwllEdrJHf__SsLZkxsWVpwRZy6N8irKtxOiqMh8oOZ1tqz09iet-nFFN7IByVlma58JfPaBe-_3oUUYlmzXSrAQc3gRR3R977U5MS7kWKCG3q_qw7NuquVAXlAp_QD3vOuBXjsndHbrIfcC-/s1200/MC1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8-qgMXzTTZF6vy3BaaJNFI0LvZIxmqadw6gJPcwLCRvFwllEdrJHf__SsLZkxsWVpwRZy6N8irKtxOiqMh8oOZ1tqz09iet-nFFN7IByVlma58JfPaBe-_3oUUYlmzXSrAQc3gRR3R977U5MS7kWKCG3q_qw7NuquVAXlAp_QD3vOuBXjsndHbrIfcC-/w640-h640/MC1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sometimes you want to put together a card that is cute but easy. Coloring images and die cutting things ahead of time really helps!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Below is the badge for <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #584</span></a></b>:</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBWLGtEmWRMOtNoxvj_P6m0jDtH7vKvLhh-o8jE9ICApOaYSW4Ny0Y4IUgRc8ORPAdwtLzZLzin9xV0yYhBlSi5zzP0g5LCACK9jCMIgTG9xS9bjO4UD22J8hrYbxejmrvzomWpU5J6F1VEsmK9XpNj5t_fsubrsXYfFyj9-DwVMLn_TE1UMCtZ8vPH-f/s384/354566225_10227221496795075_873061697715791919_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBWLGtEmWRMOtNoxvj_P6m0jDtH7vKvLhh-o8jE9ICApOaYSW4Ny0Y4IUgRc8ORPAdwtLzZLzin9xV0yYhBlSi5zzP0g5LCACK9jCMIgTG9xS9bjO4UD22J8hrYbxejmrvzomWpU5J6F1VEsmK9XpNj5t_fsubrsXYfFyj9-DwVMLn_TE1UMCtZ8vPH-f/s320/354566225_10227221496795075_873061697715791919_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://discover.hubpages.com/food/Adorable-Christmas-Cupcakes"><span style="color: #990000;">Source</span></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I started off by masking the edges of a white card panel and doing some ink blending in red in the center.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6-614Tmx9QuXvuYrbeU_aHHkQhhxVnF4QgsjhpKhYnlg5Wd6OlDlSdDYAQeAdFwlBEdq1OSHDag8tOtuhVgok4i_mZ5y96SZ_Nin2v6D8gDoN9eV-7qZ66YfFwcw8Fjd7Lk4wLpGN0N6ExeJzJnu4w8_WLqSsp-WnbepxEaGxjFX8tiJjxlkjkMs6RiJ/s1200/MC2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6-614Tmx9QuXvuYrbeU_aHHkQhhxVnF4QgsjhpKhYnlg5Wd6OlDlSdDYAQeAdFwlBEdq1OSHDag8tOtuhVgok4i_mZ5y96SZ_Nin2v6D8gDoN9eV-7qZ66YfFwcw8Fjd7Lk4wLpGN0N6ExeJzJnu4w8_WLqSsp-WnbepxEaGxjFX8tiJjxlkjkMs6RiJ/w640-h640/MC2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I die cut the panel and layered it over an A2 sized red card base. I cut apart a snowflake frame die from Simon Says Stamp and layered my little bear over the top with some trees from my stash.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQT4rRY7Qp289JIzdKwsqRC6MTQyULSWHLyJyqV8UDpqMtBicetizN6SkqbzKljEcHDT8JNo9uvg525U3ye35RaGIAHlMXCMpTDAuetiwre0v4V795DwLJGE01YoMNP9NnoDq7WTO46_CKg0UQQVKq2ezTNNk54h3ybMjwfmohzI97AzCDx6EfBnDTxPR/s1200/MC3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQT4rRY7Qp289JIzdKwsqRC6MTQyULSWHLyJyqV8UDpqMtBicetizN6SkqbzKljEcHDT8JNo9uvg525U3ye35RaGIAHlMXCMpTDAuetiwre0v4V795DwLJGE01YoMNP9NnoDq7WTO46_CKg0UQQVKq2ezTNNk54h3ybMjwfmohzI97AzCDx6EfBnDTxPR/w640-h640/MC3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Want more details on this challenge? Head on over to the <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog</span></a></b> for all the instructions and to join us this round. I cannot wait to see what you create!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">That is all from me today. Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p></div>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-16141853173146510912023-12-11T00:00:00.001-05:002023-12-11T00:00:00.206-05:00Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #584-Winter Wonderland!!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hey friends!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I am just popping in with a card I created for this round of the <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge</span></a></b>. Challenge #584 is a THEME challenge-WINTER WONDERLAND.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I decided to use the Poppy Stamps Nordic Whimsy Trees, Nordic Flourishes and Holiday Corgi to create my card.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsTZFnmnziYTSo8mOgsPk43MiECDlfhGJRWXbFsJjKiqhhWY5WDFGWypOcOvoY8b0q8hDgRCfPMDVUoBnswrtB9sibr4CLlfocdw_vrMbhX0sgIv85h2x06vrM5Hwb4mgfFtEB0xGOKjpOM88PUj3d3P76tsEN95vz115t-RnTvGPVM2Q4eJAckoBYu51/s1200/Merry4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsTZFnmnziYTSo8mOgsPk43MiECDlfhGJRWXbFsJjKiqhhWY5WDFGWypOcOvoY8b0q8hDgRCfPMDVUoBnswrtB9sibr4CLlfocdw_vrMbhX0sgIv85h2x06vrM5Hwb4mgfFtEB0xGOKjpOM88PUj3d3P76tsEN95vz115t-RnTvGPVM2Q4eJAckoBYu51/w640-h640/Merry4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I<span style="font-family: georgia;">sn' that pup CUTE? I love how this came out and know exactly who I am sending this out to this year!! Below is the challenge badge for <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #584</span></a></b>.</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoPSqOc-yooLr244f6Ux7jLrh0MIB4SksyiMua60x7qzFnv-s1SpsuF28_eCRx7VtN-1pSvb7SzWO5s3w-IK7ly04S33KVcqOok2fpS2d7ves8NVRm9jkwYOCXduypTInyqf7LqAg4cwvwEvvceYFcWwReiiAFUJs4uCWmd_gJmP4WIukGxcVCEKMj3VG/s384/354566225_10227221496795075_873061697715791919_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoPSqOc-yooLr244f6Ux7jLrh0MIB4SksyiMua60x7qzFnv-s1SpsuF28_eCRx7VtN-1pSvb7SzWO5s3w-IK7ly04S33KVcqOok2fpS2d7ves8NVRm9jkwYOCXduypTInyqf7LqAg4cwvwEvvceYFcWwReiiAFUJs4uCWmd_gJmP4WIukGxcVCEKMj3VG/s320/354566225_10227221496795075_873061697715791919_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://discover.hubpages.com/food/Adorable-Christmas-Cupcakes"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Source</span></a><a href=" https://www.punchbowl.com/p/plan-an-adorable-minnie-mouse-1st-birthday-party?utm_source=Pinterest&utm_medium=Punchbowl-Pins&utm_term=content-portal&utm_content=disney&utm_campaign=092215-7&epik=dj0yJnU9QnR6QVc3b0V3WjY0eXUxUnFvVXpteVJuQ05TRHRhaUcmcD0wJm49eF9iakd6WXBEWHN3ZURHel9PRjFTdyZ0PUFBQUFBR0ZiTl93"><br /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I also chose to use some pattern paper from my stash for the background. I think that is going to be a goal this year for me. I have SO MUCH pattern paper that I could open my own store. I need to start using it</span>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHh7bHjQaSQuGohSIEBrAkOJB5U6lBvT3jXYN0pLqLhOm6XBSY27SRDHCvBZF6Lfiffvv451TJARrUvqOt0EqrIwiuPE6yeD_YVZ167iluuAtLTPB3W1YgaLf2D-zro7fZ6wI4P45sytDuN7R85rXhSavnKV63U2XGaC8n2gd9wp1UGtKXMEfqzoOvMzDq/s1200/Merry3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHh7bHjQaSQuGohSIEBrAkOJB5U6lBvT3jXYN0pLqLhOm6XBSY27SRDHCvBZF6Lfiffvv451TJARrUvqOt0EqrIwiuPE6yeD_YVZ167iluuAtLTPB3W1YgaLf2D-zro7fZ6wI4P45sytDuN7R85rXhSavnKV63U2XGaC8n2gd9wp1UGtKXMEfqzoOvMzDq/w640-h640/Merry3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I<span style="font-family: georgia;"> used Distress Ink to shade in my trees and the pup. Easy peasy!!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">For more information on <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #584</span></a></b>, head on over to the Cupcake Inspirations Blog. I cannot wait to see what you create!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">That is all from me today. Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-45142155359440659912023-12-04T00:00:00.001-05:002023-12-04T00:00:00.141-05:00Just a Reminder for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #583!!!<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hey Friends!! There is still time to play with <b><span style="color: navy;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #583</span></b>. This round is a COLOR challenge-<span style="color: navy;"><b>NAVY</b></span>, WHITE and <b><span style="color: gold;">GOLD</span></b>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmalZ0h9OFIA76lQRzL9WAB8dn48WTmImPxs8CxDa9qNlP1OrxgtgFEZzMTHlLWHcCncJpGDCUmtCzyycOVj2gQYT6oJvhHBZXVhjTx95ksuzfBCxplcsem8_EEF48HF9AjW4usEscDd6Y-CbsJjFIx8Iow1o6qgi_aRLNWp6gDoVcKWi-B1-g5YVlUYr/s1200/FALALA3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmalZ0h9OFIA76lQRzL9WAB8dn48WTmImPxs8CxDa9qNlP1OrxgtgFEZzMTHlLWHcCncJpGDCUmtCzyycOVj2gQYT6oJvhHBZXVhjTx95ksuzfBCxplcsem8_EEF48HF9AjW4usEscDd6Y-CbsJjFIx8Iow1o6qgi_aRLNWp6gDoVcKWi-B1-g5YVlUYr/w640-h640/FALALA3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I created my card using and image from our sponsor this round-<b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/alldressedupstamps?ref=l2-shopheader-name&section_id=14849022" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: navy;">ALL DRESSED UP STAMPS</span></a></b>.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqZXiRJZjXLBsxC0JtiGADts7O4QpuoEG4WZyzJp1HzjGPikCQ-yjbVi7f6Fa_n6OuXSLKKtP87gZYLBb_CFhHVNNx_SW7YosKlVH021tlUhZVjhsrrCPmCcVHNH_gCoSP39-v8h2IQb9VAEeuxvAFpI3NjxOtybXN3HJBeubzSLTiBW0afNDIxjQPmQO/s300/All%20Dressed%20Up%20Logo%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqZXiRJZjXLBsxC0JtiGADts7O4QpuoEG4WZyzJp1HzjGPikCQ-yjbVi7f6Fa_n6OuXSLKKtP87gZYLBb_CFhHVNNx_SW7YosKlVH021tlUhZVjhsrrCPmCcVHNH_gCoSP39-v8h2IQb9VAEeuxvAFpI3NjxOtybXN3HJBeubzSLTiBW0afNDIxjQPmQO/w200-h200/All%20Dressed%20Up%20Logo%20.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The image used is called <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/169350709/tra-la-la?click_key=f0db4e32471abf59277e5f28b6fc0d8af51c719c%3A169350709&click_sum=56e3273e&ref=shop_home_active_15" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: navy;">Tra La La</span></b></a> and I had fun coloring it in with Copic Markers. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkyQEf-ET91S0VGLkvVZuKMHxe9H5OxtXubZJxavp2_qclV7uwRpwwbObePgBvBeRhZp4M13sKh1MgQqi1uBlLSLVAhDdfdWnmdZ_pCL3v148RPqYdi1L62Ca71TtUDAqNMv6RQ_dRUo0Kcx6LY2Z8ClSZ7iuANRuhEW5Ry2Z_7yrahI1j0hnwuwYRDEL/s1200/FALALA4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkyQEf-ET91S0VGLkvVZuKMHxe9H5OxtXubZJxavp2_qclV7uwRpwwbObePgBvBeRhZp4M13sKh1MgQqi1uBlLSLVAhDdfdWnmdZ_pCL3v148RPqYdi1L62Ca71TtUDAqNMv6RQ_dRUo0Kcx6LY2Z8ClSZ7iuANRuhEW5Ry2Z_7yrahI1j0hnwuwYRDEL/w640-h640/FALALA4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I especially love how the scarf came out. Doesn't the knit look cool????? Below is the Challenge Badge for <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: navy;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #583</span></a></b>:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlLzezuXUX889UVUiixFpvMGqFW14jb1pRXRAjyNU55lvDWg5U-cktRqbedcEg22c1JaDLplCYybj2K-zlwy0CjSPaBW6MoZt-oHk65tkkhE5Y_APngbHmcz9HPwcJfLfXAKUTUjmpO_Qik3dzwe1mCG5xGSqmS-yJXn0-bRF9iyRONcC7YvR9O-82c9R/s384/347110918_1414246432757664_3159293867000622959_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlLzezuXUX889UVUiixFpvMGqFW14jb1pRXRAjyNU55lvDWg5U-cktRqbedcEg22c1JaDLplCYybj2K-zlwy0CjSPaBW6MoZt-oHk65tkkhE5Y_APngbHmcz9HPwcJfLfXAKUTUjmpO_Qik3dzwe1mCG5xGSqmS-yJXn0-bRF9iyRONcC7YvR9O-82c9R/s320/347110918_1414246432757664_3159293867000622959_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://cakesdecor.com/cakes/77682-vintage-navy-blue-wedding-cupcakes">Source</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I layered the image over some scraps of pattern paper and used a tiny strip of gold at the top to bring out the gold in the colored image.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxfZi-fAim_9d_Na5toLN7Xp5vYz88Hs7cGBjuOEW6zVYiP8-xfZyZqvPVGfx7fEZexGTCKDxtIVm7VLTIk6ZDKGim92bxeL-D8bmrR51XhnmiCXen94ECYUT6dZn01zXaPT3CIKKQinY461w2VqO-Hyk_p_HUXz2WJl79Uv43Z_hfkyDZB_ap5oW7SfJ/s1200/FALALA3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxfZi-fAim_9d_Na5toLN7Xp5vYz88Hs7cGBjuOEW6zVYiP8-xfZyZqvPVGfx7fEZexGTCKDxtIVm7VLTIk6ZDKGim92bxeL-D8bmrR51XhnmiCXen94ECYUT6dZn01zXaPT3CIKKQinY461w2VqO-Hyk_p_HUXz2WJl79Uv43Z_hfkyDZB_ap5oW7SfJ/w640-h640/FALALA3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">For more details on Challenge #583, please hop on over to the <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: navy;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog</span></a></b>. I cannot wait to see what you create!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">That is all from me today. Thanks for stopping by. Have a FABULOUS day!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-13918099863092929372023-11-29T18:03:00.004-05:002023-11-29T18:03:47.597-05:00Christmas Cards I Created for Some Challenges<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><b>***Some links in this post are Affiliate Links, used at no extra cost to you!!!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hey Friends!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I am just popping in today with some Christmas Cards that I created. I attempting to create ALL of my cards this year. I have a few more to make but need to start addressing what I have created so far to gage how many more I have to make. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">My first card I created I had FUN using die cuts from some <b><a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=981584&u=1482533&m=70661&urllink=&afftrack=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Spellbinder's Paper Arts</span></a></b> dies. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKa2Yg4nbfEBwOZr_NujYbEHXncVUS0YI4eia4AOiDEC1v5gOyyfwXRjW1UNMcu10FeU3yCQbX7cFZwk0ifUiUwlrX0cpEaEFMlwpn11YxMmn9JMDYIWeVTjyiCWL94-1aezNVyxHlaKp9sSHXwhELIi7J3zv9CwjUbI9C63i3VOrCIt7VDthVx4qHwo42/s1200/MC1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKa2Yg4nbfEBwOZr_NujYbEHXncVUS0YI4eia4AOiDEC1v5gOyyfwXRjW1UNMcu10FeU3yCQbX7cFZwk0ifUiUwlrX0cpEaEFMlwpn11YxMmn9JMDYIWeVTjyiCWL94-1aezNVyxHlaKp9sSHXwhELIi7J3zv9CwjUbI9C63i3VOrCIt7VDthVx4qHwo42/w640-h640/MC1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I started off using the <b><a href="https://shrsl.com/4bt61" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Holly and Foliage</span></a></b> embossing folder from Spellbinders. I added gold foliage and the poinsettia that I die cut using the <b><a href="https://shrsl.com/4bt3n" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Holiday Blooms</span></a></b> set.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmY4HFmsoswJMKHYbKlPS3gPznKz7eSTRhrRS_Qu1ty0Olote3Oc_D73uECgLqoNsYsdioqRjAJYD9fGwxKE5g7L8zmILKoEhfgy4IQS6PuT5moEcI8gVRa-bVzEDgYhsucePzkRhi5MOQiDbddvCNcg-6E6r_zhghLwBID9LoRujhx9cRfDf1rOj8lpT/s1200/MC2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmY4HFmsoswJMKHYbKlPS3gPznKz7eSTRhrRS_Qu1ty0Olote3Oc_D73uECgLqoNsYsdioqRjAJYD9fGwxKE5g7L8zmILKoEhfgy4IQS6PuT5moEcI8gVRa-bVzEDgYhsucePzkRhi5MOQiDbddvCNcg-6E6r_zhghLwBID9LoRujhx9cRfDf1rOj8lpT/w640-h640/MC2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I added a bell that was cut using the <b><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1482533&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=www.scrapbook.com%2Fstore%2Fspe-s5-604.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Christmas Wonder</span></a></b> die set. The gold frame was in my stash and I used an old Altenew frame set. Soe</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I am entering this into a challenge. The first challenge is <b><a href="https://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.com/2023/11/challenge-271-christmas.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">CAS on Friday Challenge #217-Christmas</span></a></b>. This is MY VERSION of a CAS!!! I meant to enter this into this week's Color Hues Challenge but didn't get upload it in time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">My next card I created for the <b><a href="https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2023/11/sweater-weather.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Sisterhood of Crafter's "Sweater Weather" Challenge</span></a></b>. I used a sweater pattern embossing folder for my background!!! The one I used is sold out but here is a link to a cute one from Tim Holtz. This <b><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1482533&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=www.scrapbook.com%2Fstore%2Fsz-666340.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Holiday Knit</span></a></b> folder is on my wish list!!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrvi79NkL699nDlgD-sssKcJW58Tyfw0pENULSO-TmhYQGp6qo7VcD-JKsWdm83ldF28fFf_ft0eHXlIRrLywSmOiahYe-C2CuYN-ZJ_AIbh5xaHQolp_GQjWH_w9dUd0KbzlfbYc1Df9W6aaZyaBkMbieZFrgl1cnVp2dEEExnzIsuQemHXw6k4K7ic4/s1200/DTH1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrvi79NkL699nDlgD-sssKcJW58Tyfw0pENULSO-TmhYQGp6qo7VcD-JKsWdm83ldF28fFf_ft0eHXlIRrLywSmOiahYe-C2CuYN-ZJ_AIbh5xaHQolp_GQjWH_w9dUd0KbzlfbYc1Df9W6aaZyaBkMbieZFrgl1cnVp2dEEExnzIsuQemHXw6k4K7ic4/w640-h640/DTH1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The "Joy" was die cut from an old die by The Stamp Market. I used dies from the Lawn Fawn <b><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1482533&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=www.scrapbook.com%2Fstore%2Flf-lf1788.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Woodland Critter Huggers Add On</span></a></b> set for the gingerbread, present and holly. I did a ton of die cutting ahead of time and then shaded the die cuts in with Copic Markers.</span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tuK802rstT1_kRrbNHjast448FgVN5ug189EpvTu_Mxlg0yGwS75XqRhvCZNhVtmikitRHiHm01FPbqHQNIV_CbamMGOyM-HJIVPCgo8KhckYzESP-9Yv5D00Mw5QdC2yWS2NxPVyV01SGGkDYdKdbppY2wqvwzaKpTjQS8cdH5B93Lv3tA3gWVDmFrc/s1200/DTH3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tuK802rstT1_kRrbNHjast448FgVN5ug189EpvTu_Mxlg0yGwS75XqRhvCZNhVtmikitRHiHm01FPbqHQNIV_CbamMGOyM-HJIVPCgo8KhckYzESP-9Yv5D00Mw5QdC2yWS2NxPVyV01SGGkDYdKdbppY2wqvwzaKpTjQS8cdH5B93Lv3tA3gWVDmFrc/w640-h640/DTH3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I die cut the greenery from green paper and used my Spellbinders <b><a href="https://shrsl.com/49y1t" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Christmas Blooms</span></a></b> die set. The sentiment I stamped using Hello Bluebird's Typed Christmas Stamp Set. (this is one of my favorite Christmas sentiment sets!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">My next Christmas Card was inspired by the <b><a href="https://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/11/inkspirational-challenge-303-seasonal.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Inkspirational Challenge #303-Seasonal</span></a> </b>and <b><a href="https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2023/11/stripes-andor-dots.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Double D's Challenge-Stripes or Dots</span></a></b>. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECk94dpdd0xOE9p7qGpFuG1Lx8GcgecDNoi-20fK_v0nUNQMyYtiWDF6oXxA7YVtwze2DF8NL5OZ4cpCM5xSCZ8xN-gAjOvnHi5KIFggBw6EuXdOaeUiiI70d-CcHLhFZJM4vHTwlsvxeBHWud1BsA0giVv_9SwM7ms9Ek2atijQepoG0GDAeOXWxSjVD/s320/Inkspirational%20Seasonal%20Template.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECk94dpdd0xOE9p7qGpFuG1Lx8GcgecDNoi-20fK_v0nUNQMyYtiWDF6oXxA7YVtwze2DF8NL5OZ4cpCM5xSCZ8xN-gAjOvnHi5KIFggBw6EuXdOaeUiiI70d-CcHLhFZJM4vHTwlsvxeBHWud1BsA0giVv_9SwM7ms9Ek2atijQepoG0GDAeOXWxSjVD/w200-h200/Inkspirational%20Seasonal%20Template.png" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UxaCqqFViBUbw-_WKU2NMaTbHmdYDVJKQT2b4Mx3ithS2SKJlr-wzKM0eLPm6-Q8xfM0AnCeJPN9-p2xdLKTjWMBFl8LiMVHW_LKHKZM3AIWNYh7GVHNDHZ6ssVkNAIfNjXPlZKc28AO2NoZgOF5mZjm-Dyr6K5kCaf0Cw-VE1WkAXZxSQKMWM89P1LV/s400/November%20-%20Stripes-Dots%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="338" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UxaCqqFViBUbw-_WKU2NMaTbHmdYDVJKQT2b4Mx3ithS2SKJlr-wzKM0eLPm6-Q8xfM0AnCeJPN9-p2xdLKTjWMBFl8LiMVHW_LKHKZM3AIWNYh7GVHNDHZ6ssVkNAIfNjXPlZKc28AO2NoZgOF5mZjm-Dyr6K5kCaf0Cw-VE1WkAXZxSQKMWM89P1LV/w169-h200/November%20-%20Stripes-Dots%20(1).jpg" width="169" /></a><br /><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Once again, I used a TON of dies as the focus of my card.</span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DdK_hyZMVRewwmUo7GsFTqU3jPfQdF47JhG9cao8nH0n-i1eDi59SHLVvvo_BCq6y6c1ahgCyZpA6CyG0Y74e96RWeH8OPdm1PxH4nqgVWKLUdg2-hdtc4V1JxNmzd3yJ7jNhjEynHCEPTEFEwdBDRKNyxMu2FoShoMbBh7gIDvEo9LBDL6jmp8S0S6f/s1200/happy%20Holidays1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DdK_hyZMVRewwmUo7GsFTqU3jPfQdF47JhG9cao8nH0n-i1eDi59SHLVvvo_BCq6y6c1ahgCyZpA6CyG0Y74e96RWeH8OPdm1PxH4nqgVWKLUdg2-hdtc4V1JxNmzd3yJ7jNhjEynHCEPTEFEwdBDRKNyxMu2FoShoMbBh7gIDvEo9LBDL6jmp8S0S6f/w640-h640/happy%20Holidays1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">For the "lemons" I used a die from The Greetery. I know, I know, lemons do not shout Christmas BUT the orange color just didn't gel with the red!!!</span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiMktYN6rumTFBjEAmd_5LhYP-iWAnEdHeHhRt0OIGm7vzTxUC_U3TkaR1p-oG2WqYOZ2GT_68Vv_jC6VuSsop_Pmfz_RiLTQpHTYyerVLwGgMzMSk4TblO7jau5YuCvNSiLWYYfM35bhK-5UHuXyHYg1gRqwsgTcNSDzpR20jQBTqx_9qh4Hl8SdFAQ3/s1201/HH2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1201" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiMktYN6rumTFBjEAmd_5LhYP-iWAnEdHeHhRt0OIGm7vzTxUC_U3TkaR1p-oG2WqYOZ2GT_68Vv_jC6VuSsop_Pmfz_RiLTQpHTYyerVLwGgMzMSk4TblO7jau5YuCvNSiLWYYfM35bhK-5UHuXyHYg1gRqwsgTcNSDzpR20jQBTqx_9qh4Hl8SdFAQ3/w640-h640/HH2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">I used Honey Bee Stamps <b><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1482533&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=www.scrapbook.com%2Fstore%2Fhbs-hbds-llwgre.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Lovely Layers: Winter Greenery</span></a></b> for my foliage. This is a new purchase for me as I have been eyeing this set for the last year!!!</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLyZN2bCExx7nDD1O7EHErjwXq0UgRzvavyHYh9HnS7AtvxARaMvolr3LaZ6W2aQOnDD0m_TPuBcYhXCmDwBi5Ogjbn34NkX5VzHPEYcqEwhC2u_skiPpSq1MHwdQKMBYbNXB07LSJPyPPGPpn6kGoX_2RsXFfo5vLbZdYTJw-eyLar0Lwn1O8W8102-0/s1200/HH3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLyZN2bCExx7nDD1O7EHErjwXq0UgRzvavyHYh9HnS7AtvxARaMvolr3LaZ6W2aQOnDD0m_TPuBcYhXCmDwBi5Ogjbn34NkX5VzHPEYcqEwhC2u_skiPpSq1MHwdQKMBYbNXB07LSJPyPPGPpn6kGoX_2RsXFfo5vLbZdYTJw-eyLar0Lwn1O8W8102-0/w640-h640/HH3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The candy cane was die cut using <a href="https://shrsl.com/4bt4p" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Spellbinders Christmas Bird Poinsettia Die </span></b></a>S<a href="https://shrsl.com/4bt4p" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #990000;">et</span></b></a>. I LOVE that it is so large!!! This was another new purchase I made this fall!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">My last card I am entering into the <b><a href="https://www.retrorubberchallengeblog.com/my-blog/2023/11/challenge-220-x-o.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Retro Rubber Challenge #220</span></a></b>. It is a tic, tac, toe badge and I used the middle row of "die cut or punch, pattern paper and and embossing" on my card. </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhpjyVb8Ja1DIPgY3XXoSLO6z0ioTBbeqBRPH4p_tEF7dtWetBzBqMP951ilKFs6WPaWdpnadc988QBdwdr1ARICGLgLAXJ83cYov_vDidbR3HQS27wSxYUe1JbqVJIa8k_lgjZ3qOuHv28QhExT3iLXsHULMru7nHPYRuLnQXLWf_0_0_StAbVGPDgp6/s372/6a01b8d066dc39970c02c8d39f2fe1200c-320wi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhpjyVb8Ja1DIPgY3XXoSLO6z0ioTBbeqBRPH4p_tEF7dtWetBzBqMP951ilKFs6WPaWdpnadc988QBdwdr1ARICGLgLAXJ83cYov_vDidbR3HQS27wSxYUe1JbqVJIa8k_lgjZ3qOuHv28QhExT3iLXsHULMru7nHPYRuLnQXLWf_0_0_StAbVGPDgp6/s320/6a01b8d066dc39970c02c8d39f2fe1200c-320wi.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Once again, I used my Spellbinders <b><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1482533&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=www.scrapbook.com%2Fstore%2Fspe-e3d-060.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Holly and Foliage Embossing Folder</span></a></b> as the background of my card. I have to admit that I am kind of addicted to this folder. I have used it on a TON of cards I created this fall.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0e5Kp0VcToRKYUlob6Xvi96tmWhKXLMDcUvnw84im4DIC7uUijKBFosH9Dy6EvrlgScZ5a4VwOGsANR2qSFfpnyson9ciIdxQTuFueN5RRpmK0ph4IChwfcLa7Ox_fijXvighhIkPEh665mLhyqsrs1rycnTAVuqS14s9NUXhEBcsh31Agr9zFvw-HDm/s1200/WLJ1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0e5Kp0VcToRKYUlob6Xvi96tmWhKXLMDcUvnw84im4DIC7uUijKBFosH9Dy6EvrlgScZ5a4VwOGsANR2qSFfpnyson9ciIdxQTuFueN5RRpmK0ph4IChwfcLa7Ox_fijXvighhIkPEh665mLhyqsrs1rycnTAVuqS14s9NUXhEBcsh31Agr9zFvw-HDm/w640-h640/WLJ1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The ornament and holly is from Spellbinders <b><a href="https://shrsl.com/4bt3p" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Christmas Wonder Die Set</span></a></b>. Once again I used dies from The Stamp Market, along with some pattern paper for the "JOY" sentiment.</span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoCyOX3wgouT7TzUjZL57gld34o4v06yBYkAMJcPSBQTvxqdM8La7H0JUGAcEp8HVoKi7NjE6DR8wBxzqAmxElbS4sLz0nghNZlMgu3a9mh4j1SAtiOTyMkLUOBubbWkqVrKuSYxkkQ1Em14mDDSd4EVAdRmPHHbDb6XvGuPycjwHJna2-yZVfpaAuBJV/s1200/WLJ3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoCyOX3wgouT7TzUjZL57gld34o4v06yBYkAMJcPSBQTvxqdM8La7H0JUGAcEp8HVoKi7NjE6DR8wBxzqAmxElbS4sLz0nghNZlMgu3a9mh4j1SAtiOTyMkLUOBubbWkqVrKuSYxkkQ1Em14mDDSd4EVAdRmPHHbDb6XvGuPycjwHJna2-yZVfpaAuBJV/w640-h640/WLJ3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The stamped sentiment is from an old "Tis the Season" stamp set from Hello Bluebird. I embossed it in white on <b><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1482533&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=www.scrapbook.com%2Fstore%2Flf-lf2456.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Metallic Gold Cardstock</span></a></b> from Lawn Fawn. I have never done this before and it was FUN!!! It came out way better than I thought it would. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The last card I am posting was inspired by some challenges over at a private FB challenge group that I belong to. </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkk1WXZzBCXnacH4bLTVsH_cz4ac5tHlmAIDAnojCfvVSk22FMnIF81R8ikfzJOkc6NaLLmx0IjjZSaNseJAKdCBqNRbi1bZt5vSIkrPq_hD4Zn1vj-4UiN8i_iG-7z2kGNwiB3a_D4h7UjI_SfSNi8urxg32nwo3X_J_rJ0M_P8ZpfwLfh1AjgSZzLCto/s1200/Xmas-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkk1WXZzBCXnacH4bLTVsH_cz4ac5tHlmAIDAnojCfvVSk22FMnIF81R8ikfzJOkc6NaLLmx0IjjZSaNseJAKdCBqNRbi1bZt5vSIkrPq_hD4Zn1vj-4UiN8i_iG-7z2kGNwiB3a_D4h7UjI_SfSNi8urxg32nwo3X_J_rJ0M_P8ZpfwLfh1AjgSZzLCto/w640-h640/Xmas-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">This is so simple but I think it is my FAVORITE card that I have created!!!</span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8RxBVA37r4i0V4LX8QhiXRS8_9SSKtwo-rnJKD61W8Y4E1HMG_M0XlkLsL5Elee2oKUzhAxCS3XRG8mouMdbqAQuo68Q6p96Uu4WcxhVDiQd8uO0Qt_AGlMuXP1Dd25SYji6DBElrT21fzKLrg-f4Ho7aGKKZt_wfAiZExic5PGLmNdQ1ptVdFlcNo61/s1200/Xmas-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8RxBVA37r4i0V4LX8QhiXRS8_9SSKtwo-rnJKD61W8Y4E1HMG_M0XlkLsL5Elee2oKUzhAxCS3XRG8mouMdbqAQuo68Q6p96Uu4WcxhVDiQd8uO0Qt_AGlMuXP1Dd25SYji6DBElrT21fzKLrg-f4Ho7aGKKZt_wfAiZExic5PGLmNdQ1ptVdFlcNo61/w640-h640/Xmas-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">I used pattern paper from the 49 and Market "<b><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1482533&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=www.scrapbook.com%2Fstore%2Ffam-cs23-24234.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #274e13;">Christmas Spectacular</span></a></b>" collection. I added foliage and the pine cone from the Spellbinders <b><a href="https://shrsl.com/4axsl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #274e13;">Christmas Blooms</span></a></b> set, the poinsettia from <b><a href="https://shrsl.com/4bt3p" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #274e13;">Christmas Wonder</span></a></b> and the sentiment is from the <b><a href="https://shrsl.com/4bt5y" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #274e13;">Gnome Drive By Stamp Set</span></a></b>. <br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Well, that is ALL from me today. Sorry that I bombarded you with photos!! I have been immersed in Christmas and enjoying die cutting, as you can tell from my cards. Here is a little plug too!!! <b><a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=981584&u=1482533&m=70661&urllink=&afftrack=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Spellbinders Paper Arts </span></a></b>is having a FABULOUS sale right now on many products-including a bunch from my cards. Pop on over and load up. I cannot tell you how much I have spent!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS night!!</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></div><div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-34348746166158498662023-11-27T00:00:00.001-05:002023-11-27T00:00:00.140-05:00A New Challenge for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hey friends!! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I am just popping in today with a card for Challenge #583 at <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: navy;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog</span></a></b>. This week is a COLOR challenge-<b><span style="color: navy;">NAVY</span></b>, WHITE and <span style="color: gold;">GOLD</span>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerS0bCLLoxGB373yWSgh42dehmgAEGCpcgfa3qe9-Xq499Zf9dmzi3DJvWCUH8fjPiXDQye1xtQMn0JLqGPvFZD0CKKBGY-yOq2qcr2vTp768Vu79FdjpFT_MrBlhMzKPguWl3oOeVDmCTfC2upxtkDS9u3qNdGLanzxQlFkZjQSWocRRKb_Bn4D1wHaA/s1200/LoveYou2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerS0bCLLoxGB373yWSgh42dehmgAEGCpcgfa3qe9-Xq499Zf9dmzi3DJvWCUH8fjPiXDQye1xtQMn0JLqGPvFZD0CKKBGY-yOq2qcr2vTp768Vu79FdjpFT_MrBlhMzKPguWl3oOeVDmCTfC2upxtkDS9u3qNdGLanzxQlFkZjQSWocRRKb_Bn4D1wHaA/w640-h640/LoveYou2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="color: navy;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #583</span></b> is sponsored this round by <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/alldressedupstamps?ref=l2-shopheader-name" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: navy;">All Dressed Up Stamps</span></a></b>!! </span><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgt6HYcr-2BD0SqFFO-ohm4eDz_EGvE8FBSE9ApJPOjYMGanV1spu6Kmxc5MhlM6PatQ9Dn8hGy8K2AkxWFKcDCspX0n4luS-h_JtfpX0LTipKWWF-uKbW5NJzCNAY6s3S_cJJycDIuWKmImPc0ZhNs-j-CbHr9EruHBbq-tSBIMG9wFkudx2QnFc4biZ/s384/347110918_1414246432757664_3159293867000622959_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgt6HYcr-2BD0SqFFO-ohm4eDz_EGvE8FBSE9ApJPOjYMGanV1spu6Kmxc5MhlM6PatQ9Dn8hGy8K2AkxWFKcDCspX0n4luS-h_JtfpX0LTipKWWF-uKbW5NJzCNAY6s3S_cJJycDIuWKmImPc0ZhNs-j-CbHr9EruHBbq-tSBIMG9wFkudx2QnFc4biZ/w200-h200/347110918_1414246432757664_3159293867000622959_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://cakesdecor.com/cakes/77682-vintage-navy-blue-wedding-cupcakes">Source</a></td></tr></tbody></table> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmOMDEoTNpbokVx0c_Tzz3nI-4kLp21PqpfmQpizb-ATnI8UFFpzm1vL0nUY-RF7INosCLYNY_TJ_XxxCPGWwmYRnY8-qNw7Aj3WCaI2LM3ZqKKBL4pO5NqXWNZMBb4GKCcMFQG3FA28YINJOiyN27v1P4QO17xoioZfac1_FyQK3D_1pgU-tLTqm1DNe9/s428/All%20Dressed%20Up%20Logo%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="428" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmOMDEoTNpbokVx0c_Tzz3nI-4kLp21PqpfmQpizb-ATnI8UFFpzm1vL0nUY-RF7INosCLYNY_TJ_XxxCPGWwmYRnY8-qNw7Aj3WCaI2LM3ZqKKBL4pO5NqXWNZMBb4GKCcMFQG3FA28YINJOiyN27v1P4QO17xoioZfac1_FyQK3D_1pgU-tLTqm1DNe9/w200-h200/All%20Dressed%20Up%20Logo%20.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The image I used on my card, <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/509533865/little-birdie?click_key=91219479304dd4d16e371751f1f335281378a0bd%3A509533865&click_sum=df734d1f&ref=shop_home_active_10" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: navy;">Little Birdie</span></a></b>, was generously donated to use by All Dressed Up Stamps.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1_Ldifzwq9JB9UwzcR65zwpiht_0AgTJUEqdXB4L1E-Jm5R0kObJJ31pACvkPIR_lB0O5oVYScgEXtMOyMJNlBUIDDBzzVYJhOgtqMAXjJBQd9-sSu9BYc28dW4M1bf7LLAieLGYEJnr1kHWSQr2I8mgWwtEOnzmLTI0WcOehUU00Is_OahmEVv8AduU/s1200/LoveYou4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1_Ldifzwq9JB9UwzcR65zwpiht_0AgTJUEqdXB4L1E-Jm5R0kObJJ31pACvkPIR_lB0O5oVYScgEXtMOyMJNlBUIDDBzzVYJhOgtqMAXjJBQd9-sSu9BYc28dW4M1bf7LLAieLGYEJnr1kHWSQr2I8mgWwtEOnzmLTI0WcOehUU00Is_OahmEVv8AduU/w640-h640/LoveYou4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I had fun using Copic Markers to color this little guy in. Let me tell you, it is hard to get gold from Copic Markers!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgxGXiG4SLQH-7SUYY9HR_8tJseW4XigEBOfxAFzjXmsY32GatWRZbc2ECCfek8pJ78vawcIEm-KekSBkU1ylTDg2OM3s84NzwoQ-_7qWjt-Ox-oVVpdFZtzd202voI1zJzqpUs77MF22FRbr7EpkTD0mQgKw40rGZsybq2V-JJZmT2TcuKMTDM4rwx9h/s1200/LoveYou1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgxGXiG4SLQH-7SUYY9HR_8tJseW4XigEBOfxAFzjXmsY32GatWRZbc2ECCfek8pJ78vawcIEm-KekSBkU1ylTDg2OM3s84NzwoQ-_7qWjt-Ox-oVVpdFZtzd202voI1zJzqpUs77MF22FRbr7EpkTD0mQgKw40rGZsybq2V-JJZmT2TcuKMTDM4rwx9h/w640-h640/LoveYou1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Want to join us this round for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #583? Hop on over to the <a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: navy;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog</span></b></a>. I cannot wait to see what you create!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Thank you for taking the time to stop by today. Have a FABULOUS Monday!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></div><br /><br /><p></p><br />Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-8220012052672247662023-11-20T00:00:00.002-05:002023-11-20T00:00:00.147-05:00There is still time to play with Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #582<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hey Friends!!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Just popping in with to remind you that there is still time to play with us for the <a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #582</span></b></a>. This round it is a THEME challenge-HOME SWEET HOME.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">For my project, I decided to pull out my Lawn Fawn Build a House dies to make some gingerbread ornaments.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7oi_0CY02xzLPHsHCtfCBAmjGpVz7igRTFy9Z-PJsPU_XKK_1_lJi7dItJ-4FOEG7Z9F74Hk3EEvIhQLd8iSMrMzZW2WKujiV6VDw549XaPJEC0fOlrt6BNj0Rc8HF2cvDciML90JQA_wQyalk8n4amgPK9djSqQmL22ApFu1H2WrYRbtMobV7Bsjvzvp/s1200/CIC582Tags-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7oi_0CY02xzLPHsHCtfCBAmjGpVz7igRTFy9Z-PJsPU_XKK_1_lJi7dItJ-4FOEG7Z9F74Hk3EEvIhQLd8iSMrMzZW2WKujiV6VDw549XaPJEC0fOlrt6BNj0Rc8HF2cvDciML90JQA_wQyalk8n4amgPK9djSqQmL22ApFu1H2WrYRbtMobV7Bsjvzvp/w640-h640/CIC582Tags-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Below is the badge for the <a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #582</span></b></a>. </span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tQfp3CTyWOiZH2JosZKKsCy1LjJUJhoLYh0GsNVDIuwY5-8CWHQPc73kNAj-sst27y_2lnUXZQ97aaUzsbrgYCaE7eJu67kyaUMUAgtcCSXxOOtnP3Ocb2ZZe_HrMIaLumjvl7MCADhsTLunREuLlBcFzNtfnvDRVsxM_zwtU2GB_t-ASoruFRWMcao7/s384/348272712_247239837894597_2676736460067974167_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tQfp3CTyWOiZH2JosZKKsCy1LjJUJhoLYh0GsNVDIuwY5-8CWHQPc73kNAj-sst27y_2lnUXZQ97aaUzsbrgYCaE7eJu67kyaUMUAgtcCSXxOOtnP3Ocb2ZZe_HrMIaLumjvl7MCADhsTLunREuLlBcFzNtfnvDRVsxM_zwtU2GB_t-ASoruFRWMcao7/s320/348272712_247239837894597_2676736460067974167_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href=" https://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.com/best-cupcake-ideas"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Source</span></b></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I die cut my main house out of kraft cardstock. I then ink blended Distress Ink and Distress Stain to vary the colors.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpMmwufMBso9Mx2VI4urffDbQfIDy-cSg0PFvbZRa-0L90-AwR0H77lbITFYKIFmRhVg3-NqW28aFyc8LbXTXI-LdVWwWAf9tEyVZtAFGSlXiFBRijmvtulsrLQy4nKVCkDY3t17kFnlmtFM_lcXGooN3TTFz4whkkJlwf7rbSClRZ12uxKaPOOatKiUIS/s1200/CIC582Tags-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpMmwufMBso9Mx2VI4urffDbQfIDy-cSg0PFvbZRa-0L90-AwR0H77lbITFYKIFmRhVg3-NqW28aFyc8LbXTXI-LdVWwWAf9tEyVZtAFGSlXiFBRijmvtulsrLQy4nKVCkDY3t17kFnlmtFM_lcXGooN3TTFz4whkkJlwf7rbSClRZ12uxKaPOOatKiUIS/w640-h640/CIC582Tags-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I then die cut some of the elements from glitter paper.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2uK_E6Pgne1ZbQkfkULx9puNMQBYMeXqqXOV5b3rLOUOl58yTTSC-_3Wogx8JNoUW5-GaK1lToXap9ns4KeDgJt99Gs4wBnAw1RN3Hr2Zq6HfJ76WiS2ZImaYyC_Dr5ph3JtRfG-z2q4QYDAYaLohJ2lu6U3GPbdJ01rh_ajsganKdn9XDohaoh6Y7gd/s1200/CIC582Tags-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2uK_E6Pgne1ZbQkfkULx9puNMQBYMeXqqXOV5b3rLOUOl58yTTSC-_3Wogx8JNoUW5-GaK1lToXap9ns4KeDgJt99Gs4wBnAw1RN3Hr2Zq6HfJ76WiS2ZImaYyC_Dr5ph3JtRfG-z2q4QYDAYaLohJ2lu6U3GPbdJ01rh_ajsganKdn9XDohaoh6Y7gd/w640-h640/CIC582Tags-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Want to join us this round? Head on over to the <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog</span></a></b> for more information.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Well, that is all from me. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!</span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Kaushan Script";"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-81443564714611255492023-11-13T00:00:00.022-05:002023-11-13T00:00:00.135-05:00There us a NEW challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hey Friends!!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">There is a NEW challenge over at <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenges</span></a></b>. CIC582 is a THEME challenge. It is the theme HOME SWEET HOME.</span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3g3ivEeJbtRUGY33m-vxMKt8Te3wqX_MbsK0fLfiYCxFnS581qDJVeBfyNQb30zDAHVj-sdL70t1FtFvsaFh5BS-GKMlAKxvHck4_LIbwkLlCZ18DQPBRgQJmW445ncxt4QGBrzAF3d6z04gNyBFMg9_41Cy6cTUK7jTSxU1g2JjQJaO5BHPTOXH9s8kL/s1200/LOVE-UR-WAY-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3g3ivEeJbtRUGY33m-vxMKt8Te3wqX_MbsK0fLfiYCxFnS581qDJVeBfyNQb30zDAHVj-sdL70t1FtFvsaFh5BS-GKMlAKxvHck4_LIbwkLlCZ18DQPBRgQJmW445ncxt4QGBrzAF3d6z04gNyBFMg9_41Cy6cTUK7jTSxU1g2JjQJaO5BHPTOXH9s8kL/w640-h640/LOVE-UR-WAY-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Below is the challenge badge for <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #582</span></a></b>.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HQHTpqU55fd8udYUiuFjgVSX4SSUs7GJttxe71sOILjr2XoM-uFv88EHzjX2ztUm02kEJulPehVgLMJPCLw9c1qcYCuq-dnWClwKlgR4Tim4ElMP1vXCO_r2w5v59CxLDFrbxMozVGFIqswgpuXbDuCqFlwJ06_wfTLNkHuB1QX9NnmL198R18-XUgJ2/s384/348272712_247239837894597_2676736460067974167_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HQHTpqU55fd8udYUiuFjgVSX4SSUs7GJttxe71sOILjr2XoM-uFv88EHzjX2ztUm02kEJulPehVgLMJPCLw9c1qcYCuq-dnWClwKlgR4Tim4ElMP1vXCO_r2w5v59CxLDFrbxMozVGFIqswgpuXbDuCqFlwJ06_wfTLNkHuB1QX9NnmL198R18-XUgJ2/s320/348272712_247239837894597_2676736460067974167_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href=" https://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.com/best-cupcake-ideas"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Source</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I dug out my My Favorite Things Dies for my houses and shaded them in with Distress Inks.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyC7NFuTDU6xODjJ-1gFRVvCQnyZhbHmQaJO0MmAmw55QxEUDUjSqgrlfVvvvFgJuUjCuwf0yKi6QNSUsY5ivOj81v4uofJOuiXIwyKPdsh4bYC4hF6RNdKXyRpJVGB4YbdnWXKaz2LEvh8lapIp3fW_cAMAO2RR8WhHhpu5Ke1Wcmub6pkLe-m1Nms99t/s1200/LOVE-UR-WAY-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyC7NFuTDU6xODjJ-1gFRVvCQnyZhbHmQaJO0MmAmw55QxEUDUjSqgrlfVvvvFgJuUjCuwf0yKi6QNSUsY5ivOj81v4uofJOuiXIwyKPdsh4bYC4hF6RNdKXyRpJVGB4YbdnWXKaz2LEvh8lapIp3fW_cAMAO2RR8WhHhpu5Ke1Wcmub6pkLe-m1Nms99t/w640-h640/LOVE-UR-WAY-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I thought putting them in a line at the top would be perfect. I added a piece of pattern paper to ground this.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWc61Je8m8z3v7c70-SXN45wK02DRoajTVE0AT8YmdYwAKce6W1uYHBn2uZHbcx0jfSyPCis_fRXaO7FaN78yMNPTODg8apNjHGkyEACaVWQeUVaGXlT3wjKCMu-WZHo3sa8sG5OdrpWT1rrZTfC6-LwmLsq2GnJgLNVVbL1L9WP3wpgaYZorW3aiW8EdC/s1200/LOVE-UR-WAY-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWc61Je8m8z3v7c70-SXN45wK02DRoajTVE0AT8YmdYwAKce6W1uYHBn2uZHbcx0jfSyPCis_fRXaO7FaN78yMNPTODg8apNjHGkyEACaVWQeUVaGXlT3wjKCMu-WZHo3sa8sG5OdrpWT1rrZTfC6-LwmLsq2GnJgLNVVbL1L9WP3wpgaYZorW3aiW8EdC/w640-h640/LOVE-UR-WAY-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">To see more details about this challenge, hop on over to the <a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog</span></b></a>. I hope you join us!!</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. I hope you have a FABULOUS day!!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-50517299227032665302023-11-12T16:02:00.000-05:002023-11-12T16:02:45.118-05:00A Few Cards for Some Challenges<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><b>(Some links in this post are Affiliate Links used at no extra cost to you.)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hey Friends!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I am just popping in with some cards for some challenges. I have been busy making Christmas cards the past few weekends as I intend to send hand made cards to my Christmas card list.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">My first card, I am entering into the <a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2023/11/hard-candy-christmas.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Jingle Bells Blog Challenge</span></b></a>. The theme was "Hard Candy." </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuxSLgWmW7TxMK7JoJidMQ-J2w4IRsEU9P4ZNVHEEOGK82oDi6IhQGqsPq4Yk4WrSpN86hwLeEiw-JYk1nGo6ttu6vIqE27Ki7M09HfxoxAgA5Gm-98N3AwAxicim-fz0FoeJ_VOxcTaRexgW-iHJZ6uMTgw55856yVZo0WdLqWTtaq1rrCQWtovThJqZ/s1200/Sweet-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuxSLgWmW7TxMK7JoJidMQ-J2w4IRsEU9P4ZNVHEEOGK82oDi6IhQGqsPq4Yk4WrSpN86hwLeEiw-JYk1nGo6ttu6vIqE27Ki7M09HfxoxAgA5Gm-98N3AwAxicim-fz0FoeJ_VOxcTaRexgW-iHJZ6uMTgw55856yVZo0WdLqWTtaq1rrCQWtovThJqZ/w640-h640/Sweet-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I used The Stamp Market's Sweet Holiday Wishes Stamps and Dies (retired) to create this card. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3nY_2Cd_Lgk2Wgdxi-yxErWFhCXhySiVpz1eN3_8xigrEiSQG1rKT5jO_GW6pdaG-kQG40Z_m3Esj6T7aSCa10NIQIffQL4eQS5-xT66eqJmj3hXWHLa0cN0O1Ab8EQk78kx5v8Q1eQt-dBqcjteFoEITbfofdoL-VKJjgOGoL7QlvRGUCh3wa3p6Ckc/s1200/Sweet-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3nY_2Cd_Lgk2Wgdxi-yxErWFhCXhySiVpz1eN3_8xigrEiSQG1rKT5jO_GW6pdaG-kQG40Z_m3Esj6T7aSCa10NIQIffQL4eQS5-xT66eqJmj3hXWHLa0cN0O1Ab8EQk78kx5v8Q1eQt-dBqcjteFoEITbfofdoL-VKJjgOGoL7QlvRGUCh3wa3p6Ckc/w640-h640/Sweet-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I decided to use pink and green for my card because sometimes I love non-traditional color Christmas colors.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">My next two cards were created for this weeks <b><a href="https://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/2023/11/pp666-colour-challenge-from-joanne.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #274e13;">The Paper Players Challenge</span></a></b>. It was a color challenge this week-red, green and gold. I also entering it into <b><a href="https://tictactoechallenge.com/tttc234-featured-designer-joanne/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0c343d;">The Tic Tac Toe Challenge</span></a></b>. I used the diagonal for the challenge-gold, metallic, and cream/vanilla.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6LxqcHFMNqAVH93HqB2nP3VjVDEjnomqrvjIHTv5T84UAOSaK1X7NUDw5qdWYOQHMKsJbbRafIkuscpDfAMjeV5DR4SVyKfAFJuAI3wx-fauyDVxaoqIipP7RG_bUdWZxPOjSKjisECq4LCY8TnqVUexSAIhq8u3a3MZj1Bk0_Ry9Ec_XPVDhRLH_raJ/s320/pp666.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="301" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6LxqcHFMNqAVH93HqB2nP3VjVDEjnomqrvjIHTv5T84UAOSaK1X7NUDw5qdWYOQHMKsJbbRafIkuscpDfAMjeV5DR4SVyKfAFJuAI3wx-fauyDVxaoqIipP7RG_bUdWZxPOjSKjisECq4LCY8TnqVUexSAIhq8u3a3MZj1Bk0_Ry9Ec_XPVDhRLH_raJ/w188-h200/pp666.png" width="188" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_pUEERfdbz5okQQpqB8ETMGmfumdcdrlgk070D8r6ZbRq3eY0M2HWYcr6zSBeG8qJ0FO2ybtbbCUHgZLZ5QG9tmU4sxInCKGHQfGWI7LL0wv67-8WGJ-_jWr1PJrZrmSo094IWxm4_ZS3xWQ8xUM3MV4VMkT-3NRsxYDitqD0UfTpGEA1bVDC2eGqrVv/s582/tttc-challenge-board-234.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="450" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_pUEERfdbz5okQQpqB8ETMGmfumdcdrlgk070D8r6ZbRq3eY0M2HWYcr6zSBeG8qJ0FO2ybtbbCUHgZLZ5QG9tmU4sxInCKGHQfGWI7LL0wv67-8WGJ-_jWr1PJrZrmSo094IWxm4_ZS3xWQ8xUM3MV4VMkT-3NRsxYDitqD0UfTpGEA1bVDC2eGqrVv/w154-h200/tttc-challenge-board-234.webp" width="154" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here are the cards below:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylbK-cS5uwG5HOfiyRyrstkyPB3zdywjszk0vvXtHuayvN9Cc1gzQlDOeuPmphngnurHspy_dpbbiR-WA6Flt1xNUx6CfXAN6Vj4ndnmgpkUwYSid4g1VOq5EnWFMGoLdeSytx_aILn15XkcXrB7aK6LSwoKULsdwuT-GpqN0Azkh57TGVw_16IZOGgdO/s1200/Good%20Cheer2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylbK-cS5uwG5HOfiyRyrstkyPB3zdywjszk0vvXtHuayvN9Cc1gzQlDOeuPmphngnurHspy_dpbbiR-WA6Flt1xNUx6CfXAN6Vj4ndnmgpkUwYSid4g1VOq5EnWFMGoLdeSytx_aILn15XkcXrB7aK6LSwoKULsdwuT-GpqN0Azkh57TGVw_16IZOGgdO/w640-h640/Good%20Cheer2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I used the following dies from Spellbinder's Paper Arts on this card: <b><a href="https://shrsl.com/4axsl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Christmas Bloom</span></a></b>s, <a href="https://shrsl.com/4axsh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Parcel and Post Mailbox</span></b></a>, <b><a href="https://shrsl.com/4axsj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Parcel & Post Christmas Decorations</span></a></b> and <a href="https://shrsl.com/4axse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Holiday Blooms</span></b></a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqYXgzTY0RHhb0ecPpo19G5sE98jPrU8lW_CwCM2L6tZaWIQAnakC0ox87Ke9a-m1vNIo_a-gXXk3R-1F2sF2dhHQbwEcnImtEf5gGRSs7j-3UEj3jn7DUljE574wc_PDJ_ZjBvHerWE77qXRCydyH0qEwwp-PvunZNsfZmf3Otmn6E9Rw4YmzDuXoxNd/s1200/Good%20Cheer3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqYXgzTY0RHhb0ecPpo19G5sE98jPrU8lW_CwCM2L6tZaWIQAnakC0ox87Ke9a-m1vNIo_a-gXXk3R-1F2sF2dhHQbwEcnImtEf5gGRSs7j-3UEj3jn7DUljE574wc_PDJ_ZjBvHerWE77qXRCydyH0qEwwp-PvunZNsfZmf3Otmn6E9Rw4YmzDuXoxNd/w640-h640/Good%20Cheer3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The background was created with an embossing folder by Richard Gary. The sentiments are a combination of stamps, Tagged Elegance from The Greetery and <b><a href="https://shop.hellobluebird.com/products/hb-2089" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #274e13;">Typed Christmas</span></a></b> from Hello Bluebird (one of my all time favorite sets!!.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My second card is similar than the card above but with a different background and layered die cuts.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPkjb16SBvi2RN2pFwF1kaUTLWF4YZYq5VKfW-cThWFdUTMvz_Hx25H0aIIMbIl8yV2hlYNBO2XCXlbqxrGvZravZZn3e4Fh6DW0RO3y_h9HIOxJrmvj_tf1kAOWEiBGZhO3JfLteim7eLe3kUuyioawNtv8DRjRM0aruRjjQx_8e8sBg93eiqj4JfLq9/s1200/FaLa1jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPkjb16SBvi2RN2pFwF1kaUTLWF4YZYq5VKfW-cThWFdUTMvz_Hx25H0aIIMbIl8yV2hlYNBO2XCXlbqxrGvZravZZn3e4Fh6DW0RO3y_h9HIOxJrmvj_tf1kAOWEiBGZhO3JfLteim7eLe3kUuyioawNtv8DRjRM0aruRjjQx_8e8sBg93eiqj4JfLq9/w640-h640/FaLa1jpg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I can't tell what card I like best. Can you?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiEa4zlMQ7O9xkcTCgHWszG9mcR236JK22Gn5jZEQ2czllBn1cr2Q8S-ibdWsQ2XdbC-kBCMjuiOoKNrJqlfkqib9rmGh5hnWLTLyR5hJyaWDhsl1eS8KZKc2GmXbN554jQ45mylqnbLRYwSvjP1LWWfgx8PYJB7pTHkLwThnHUPeMxZt4VD5uKBeyTfc/s1200/FaLa2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiEa4zlMQ7O9xkcTCgHWszG9mcR236JK22Gn5jZEQ2czllBn1cr2Q8S-ibdWsQ2XdbC-kBCMjuiOoKNrJqlfkqib9rmGh5hnWLTLyR5hJyaWDhsl1eS8KZKc2GmXbN554jQ45mylqnbLRYwSvjP1LWWfgx8PYJB7pTHkLwThnHUPeMxZt4VD5uKBeyTfc/w640-h640/FaLa2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">My next card I created for this weeks <b><a href="https://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/11/just-us-girls-challenge-705-word-week.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Just Us Girls Challenge #705</span></a> </b>and <a href="https://thecardconcept.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-card-concept-201-fall-leaves.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Challenge #201 from The Card Concept</span></b></a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfp7eBmb5XgS9lBc7m4WjiUM4Vd_Hy1TXMPFzLq7no7LZw_ypn0CfVKEBjI9OmvPNe7_nj_2eTEfDRbUD0NPA-E3elHZOB0ypoWaVoQ8tzNq5ey_twXPCOaRq5BJ53-ar1p_-182lL_UIwWswunkIhniQogaxIUgqs34zCvvO18B2RH1YcFmIvjVzwaG58/s400/JUGS%20%23705.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="379" data-original-width="400" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfp7eBmb5XgS9lBc7m4WjiUM4Vd_Hy1TXMPFzLq7no7LZw_ypn0CfVKEBjI9OmvPNe7_nj_2eTEfDRbUD0NPA-E3elHZOB0ypoWaVoQ8tzNq5ey_twXPCOaRq5BJ53-ar1p_-182lL_UIwWswunkIhniQogaxIUgqs34zCvvO18B2RH1YcFmIvjVzwaG58/w200-h189/JUGS%20%23705.png" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUX0uO6zujLt83g7BvFI-P161cJblXvJiSJDG23dhv89fUq__kxz8JTW8jUlT9Tgif1C6afMkEKlmkvGBmzhtsz6lpKlmLTxj-OhtVgl6pVALMEHBiNxtxSE79nkN8s5WAl0Z334vbiOjSZrIsc48j2uh5EZcXy5pipcfKDu0XOoOZ9ZNDyuznhb6Kc_vv/s640/TCC201%20November%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="420" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUX0uO6zujLt83g7BvFI-P161cJblXvJiSJDG23dhv89fUq__kxz8JTW8jUlT9Tgif1C6afMkEKlmkvGBmzhtsz6lpKlmLTxj-OhtVgl6pVALMEHBiNxtxSE79nkN8s5WAl0Z334vbiOjSZrIsc48j2uh5EZcXy5pipcfKDu0XOoOZ9ZNDyuznhb6Kc_vv/s320/TCC201%20November%202023.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">The card I created for these two challenges is below:</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWDgF89gOGIvLThAfIdGkPiUPIb5c5NhnPT4lL3eg2N0h9x8ImMS9h15Gc2hOxD-7Zexv3rHCja4a2cyflZj33EeG38Rew_14io8W4b13z1yyBy0ZoWEsfA8x81HaGVez1vLP-M8sQ-oo96uajyo-P7aUoFR8BiWJOa5dtXr4jx1fzAHYyloKcvsWNjbS/s1200/Thanks1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWDgF89gOGIvLThAfIdGkPiUPIb5c5NhnPT4lL3eg2N0h9x8ImMS9h15Gc2hOxD-7Zexv3rHCja4a2cyflZj33EeG38Rew_14io8W4b13z1yyBy0ZoWEsfA8x81HaGVez1vLP-M8sQ-oo96uajyo-P7aUoFR8BiWJOa5dtXr4jx1fzAHYyloKcvsWNjbS/w640-h640/Thanks1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">I was inspired by the colors of the leaves from The Card Concept's badge and used the theme of Thanks for the Just Us Girls Challenge. </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmF5UxaCfttNoa4X_fOM-Fq5ZYD4GeHQvwbjEgQ8wxlvgHxrV4lhsA85276uhk_c7uGgMmfXod5lT4LOWmKnoIQLlcBXO275H6HlTlZdqd2h7QXbLN5g-C7OimgsjpA7nt3PL5H6GMbzHPKQno4hQGS4VM_2ovJVR2_r7OpKqD0dZjwymhFOI2kjY4gMUB/s1200/Thanks2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmF5UxaCfttNoa4X_fOM-Fq5ZYD4GeHQvwbjEgQ8wxlvgHxrV4lhsA85276uhk_c7uGgMmfXod5lT4LOWmKnoIQLlcBXO275H6HlTlZdqd2h7QXbLN5g-C7OimgsjpA7nt3PL5H6GMbzHPKQno4hQGS4VM_2ovJVR2_r7OpKqD0dZjwymhFOI2kjY4gMUB/w640-h640/Thanks2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">The stamps and paper are retired sets from The Stamp Market. The banner is from Altenew.</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">Well, that is all from me today. Be sure to pop in tomorrow to see the NEW <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #582</span></a></b>!!!</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3962240168624714890.post-47999172013496855652023-11-06T00:00:00.001-05:002023-11-06T00:00:00.153-05:00There is Still Time to Play at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #581<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hi Friends!!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Just popping in to remind you that there is still time to play with us at <a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge</span></b></a> #581. It is a color challenge this week. It is to use Coffee, Denim Blue and Cream.</span> </p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">We have a sponsor this week. I used <a href="https://www.newtonsnookdesigns.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Newton's Nook Designs</span></b></a> Chrysanthemum Stamps and Dies on my card. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93yuJFMZx6TpRkIkmcUJfxi-RQ98xr49V81dKOQvVm4WqrQKJ2N4EAgMcgu4hzlQHT45y9INsl6Q3f1bfeUf7K4qeyebpVk_ZB1d1KmNPvccW4Spsed9TU_tkF97KDRT4jYVXlZZXuZMbjl2cA4R1rxSoD6KyfUkFu5-HpOOOqHDsbfwtCjkdcdRzUkMH/s1200/CIC581TY3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93yuJFMZx6TpRkIkmcUJfxi-RQ98xr49V81dKOQvVm4WqrQKJ2N4EAgMcgu4hzlQHT45y9INsl6Q3f1bfeUf7K4qeyebpVk_ZB1d1KmNPvccW4Spsed9TU_tkF97KDRT4jYVXlZZXuZMbjl2cA4R1rxSoD6KyfUkFu5-HpOOOqHDsbfwtCjkdcdRzUkMH/w640-h640/CIC581TY3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I had a lot of fun creating this card. I stamped the Chrysanthemum on white cardstock and colored it in with Copic Markers. I then die cut it and adhered it to a piece of cream cardstock. Below is the badge for <b><a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #581</span></a></b>.</span><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZJWLQQWT5Our_jc23QFUW-SWeMhwhq5lowGZqFF61-5hvM7SVS0hINe1Ub2v5ksI_YnR8Q0rFBOcBe2RK54-YHo6hAItDMRFTO1SjwxKCBB0B6DOynwe2gqlpkPQkfha-kl8PYSOaxJF2Us7PJ4vD4eGctCYc_HlEuob26sFfgFQcVs3xmK5T2OcMh_l/s384/347124984_270290628790170_1996995085475586080_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZJWLQQWT5Our_jc23QFUW-SWeMhwhq5lowGZqFF61-5hvM7SVS0hINe1Ub2v5ksI_YnR8Q0rFBOcBe2RK54-YHo6hAItDMRFTO1SjwxKCBB0B6DOynwe2gqlpkPQkfha-kl8PYSOaxJF2Us7PJ4vD4eGctCYc_HlEuob26sFfgFQcVs3xmK5T2OcMh_l/s320/347124984_270290628790170_1996995085475586080_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.itakeyou.co.uk/idea/59-pretty-cupcake-ideas-17/"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Source</span></b></a></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I then tucked some leaves that I die cut from the Newton's Nook Designs Autumn Leaves behind the panel on the left.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluNnjE3Svk2nKQNe8_byeCxrvOchhiTtRhEKqMNnY5_a7vgs_jpxXnsp4dyeT1cjQUabUJl6duqz6c4ZOcs-cd3cVgLV7i6nFNGa8bIfD_8xx-XtVIJ6mVHri5GxD3_3t4ThIrqfDMon_XbjmIUYIAVqeK_DVxioV7r5V-Epsf56kWaaPvOFWTT71VUny/s1200/CIC581TY2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluNnjE3Svk2nKQNe8_byeCxrvOchhiTtRhEKqMNnY5_a7vgs_jpxXnsp4dyeT1cjQUabUJl6duqz6c4ZOcs-cd3cVgLV7i6nFNGa8bIfD_8xx-XtVIJ6mVHri5GxD3_3t4ThIrqfDMon_XbjmIUYIAVqeK_DVxioV7r5V-Epsf56kWaaPvOFWTT71VUny/s320/CIC581TY2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I layered everything over a dark brown, A2 Card base.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOamCJbxiNqMLACdHHD3xWuN9QqAMPQXWUPWDGUMDzERwI92EOzORVse152xcNKWulHOcC81H1Sjj-nGNd9BX3L2j8upiKc-ovBu4uE5A-pi75pcurZb2_1xxLDwUwJf_Bda1xiReRJ9j2sbAxgSDh5nZcTFxouceVLOmES_0uDyxeZmbY593SwawQJXLO/s1200/CIC581TY4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOamCJbxiNqMLACdHHD3xWuN9QqAMPQXWUPWDGUMDzERwI92EOzORVse152xcNKWulHOcC81H1Sjj-nGNd9BX3L2j8upiKc-ovBu4uE5A-pi75pcurZb2_1xxLDwUwJf_Bda1xiReRJ9j2sbAxgSDh5nZcTFxouceVLOmES_0uDyxeZmbY593SwawQJXLO/w640-h640/CIC581TY4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I would love for you to join us for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #581. Hop on over to the <a href="https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog</span></b></a> to see all the details. </span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Well that is all from me today. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Nora</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p>Nora Nollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752839794439522921noreply@blogger.com2