Happy Sunday with Some Challenges

Hey Friends!! 

Just popping in with a few cards I created for some challenges. I have been busy this weekend playing in my craft room. I am trying to use a mix of my old and new supplies. I was supposed to be on a buy nothing challenge with myself but I blew that already. Hopefully I will do better. 

My first two cards I created using two challenges as my inspiration. I used the Color Hues Challenge for my colors and one of the pillows from the Inspired By... Challenge for my design. 

This is my first card that I created. I had a lot of fun using a star embossing folder by Simon Says Stamp, a die by Paper Rose (stars) and a sentiment from Waffle Flower.

I loved that I had some old Zing Embossing Powder that matched the lime in my cardstock exactly!!! The inspirations badges for both challenges are below.

For my second card, I did the same design as the first but I flipped the colors. 

I used some Lime cardstock from Gina K Designs, as well as the matching Key Lime ink to stamp on the card front.

The stamps are a mix from Stampers Anonymous. The sentiment is from MFT Stamps.

My third card I created was inspired by a sketch from Sunday Stamps #352. 

I used an old kit from Simon Says Stamp for all the products on this card. The circle die in an old one from Reverse Confetti. Instead of papers flipped on the side behind the circle, I used leaf ephemera.

The ephemera is from Tim Holtz. The paper was in the kit and I am not sure who made it. The sentiments were from my stash.

I used Vintage Photo Distress Ink and ink blended around the edges of everything.

Well, that is all that I have today. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS night!!

Nora

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #609-Magenta, Purple and Pink

 Hello friends!!

It is time for the FIRST Cupcake Inspiration Challenge of 2025. Challenge #609 is a COLOR CHALLENGE. Create a project using the colors magenta, purple and pink.

I decided to color in the flowers the three challenge colors. I used Copic Markers and then some Nuvo Clear Sparkle over the top. Below is the Challenge Badge for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #609:

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I began my design process by using some new supplies I bought in 2024. I am attempting to do a no buy for the first part of the year. This is hard for me as I tend to be a collector of supplies.

I used Pinkfresh Studio Nested Elongated Oval Blanket Stitch dies for my frame, Sparkling Diamonds Texture Plate and Always Smiling stamp/die set for my flowers and sentiment.

Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #609, head on over to the BLOG. I cannot wait to see what you create!!!

That is all from me. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora

There is still time to play with Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #608

 Hey Friends!!

Today I am popping in with a card to remind you that there is still time to play with this round of the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!!! Challenge #608 is a THEME CHALLENGE-ADD A RIBBON OR A BOW.

I didn't make a card for this challenge but rather an ornament. I had started these ornaments during COVID. I had painted the noses and the heads but then did nothing. I am trying to finish unfinished projects in my craft room so I tackled finishing a few of these over Thanksgiving.

Below is the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Badge for Challenge #608:

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I started off by painting toothpick for the nose and spray painting a styrofoam ball for the head. When dry, I covered the head with some Snotex for texture. When dry, I adhered the nose and beaded eyes for the face.

I also painted the top of the salt shaker white and added some glitter paint for shine, something you cannot see from the angle of the snowflake. I added some candy cane sequins in the shaker and used E7000 to adhere the head to the glass. 

I added a piece of white embroidery floss to the top of the shaker and glued this onto the head. I then added trim around the bottom of the "hat" and around the neck of the snowman. My last detail was to add the wreath with the ribbon.

Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #608, head on over to the BLOG. This is the last challenge of the year and we will be back again in January!

That is all from me. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora

There is Still Time to Play at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge for Challenge #607

 Hello Friends!!

Today I am popping in with a card to remind you that there is still time to play with this round of the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!!! Challenge #607 is a COLOR challenge.. Create a project using the colors TOFFEE, YELLOW and RED.

I dug out my Tim Holtz Leaf Fragment Dies to create my card. I used the colors from the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #607 Inspiration Badge but added some green to my leaves.

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I started off by doing some Ink Smooshing combined with some Distress Sprays to create the paper for my leaves. When the paper was dry, I die cut the three leaf fragments.

I distressed the edges of the leaves and layered them over a dry embossed wood texture panel that I also distressed. I love how those edges look on the dry embossing!!

I layered a sentiment from The Ton that was in my stash over the leaves and the card was complete. I LOVE how it came out. I am liking distressing the edges of my paper right now. It makes it so fun to create.

Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #607, head on over to the BLOG. I cannot wait to see what you create!!!

That is all from me. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora

Just a Reminder for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #604

 Hello Friends!!!

Today I am popping in with a card to remind you that there is still time to play with this round of the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!!! Challenge #604 is a THEME CHALLENGE-COOL CATS.

Once again, I only used the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #604 badge as my inspirations. I chose not to use the pink and purple.

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I used an MFT Stamps once again for my cats. I used stamps and stencils for the background behind the cats.

The blue strips were created using a stencil. I decided to stitch on both sides of the white panel. Are they even? No but that was on purpose!!!

Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #604, head on over to the BLOG. I cannot wait to see what you create!!!

That is all from me. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora

Christmas Cards for Some Challenges

Hey Friends!!! 

Just popping in with some cards that I created for some challenges. I had some new supplies that I bought and they were delivered this past week. I HAD to use them!!

My first card I created for this weeks Inspired By... Challenge #306. I used the colors from the badge-orange, peach, tan and the dark green of the leaves. The stamp set I used is from Pinkfresh Studio.

Below is the badge for #IB306.

I  used the Simon Says Stamp Tessellating Snowflakes embossing folder for my background. I die cut it using an old MFT Blueprints Die #27.

My next card was inspired by two challenges-Tuesday Morning Sketches #778 and the Color Throwdown #815.

Once again I used the same Pinkfresh Studio Festive Foliage Tree Stamp/Dies/Stencil set. 

I used another Simon Says Stamp embossing folder for the right side of my card.

For my third card, I used this the SAME stamp set but made a card for this weeks Jingle Belles Challenge. It was to use PINK on a card.

I did a little distressing on the edges of the bright pink cardstock and then cut off the tree so that I could put my sentiment on the embossed panel.

My last card I created using a bunch of die cuts that I had cut and put together over the year.

I used this weeks Freshly Made Sketches #658 as my inspiration for my card.

This sketch was PERFECT for all the tiny die cuts that I used. All of them are different Spellbinders dies.

Well that is all from me today. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS week!!

Nora

Just a Reinder for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #602

Hey Friends!

Just popping in with a card for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #602. This round is a THEME challenge-Favorite Foods.

Once again I used Spellbinders Pie dies for my card. Love, love, love these dies.

Below is the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge badge for challenge #602:

I started off my card by die cutting fruit, pie and utensils from ink blended cardstock.

I layered it over a dry embossed background background from Tim Holtz.

Want to join us this round? Head on over to the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog for more details.

That is all from me today. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora

 

A Couple of Fall Cards

 Hey Friends!!

I am enjoying some fall weather....FINALLY...and I created a couple of cards to celebrate my favorite time of year. I have had a ton of using some new to me supplies and some from my stash. It was fun to dig through my stuff and find things to use.

My first card was inspired by THREE challenges!!! Inspired By..#302, Tic Tac Toe Challenge #256 and TGIF Challenge #491. 

 

The colors and the leaf were inspired by the leaves in the challenge badge of the Inspired By... photo. I used the first column as inspiration on the Tic Tac Toe graphic-Fall/Embossing/Layers on this card and everyone knows that Fall is Sweater Weather!!!

I used a combination of Spellbinder's, Waffle Flower and MFT products on my card. Some were lying in my stash, some I created for this and my next card. 

I also used the sketch from last week's Freshly Made Sketches Blog because I had wanted to use it last week and never got around to it. 

My next card I could also enter into all three challenges but I would have to do another post and don't feel like it.

Once again, I used a combination of things from my stash-both old and new. The leaves were die cut last year but I never used them on a card. The gold flowers were laying around from a different project and they were used because the card just needed a little something, something when I was almost done.

I used a bunch of different companies on this card-Spellbinders, The Stamp Market, Waffle Flower, Ranger Distress Inks... This was such a fun card to create!

I just love using images that resemble "stamps" on cards. 

That is all from me. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora