There is Still Time to Play with Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #621

Hello Crafty 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 #621 is a COLOR CHALLENGE. Use the colors of Yellow, Brown and White on a project.

Below is the Challenge Badge for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #621:

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I used the Sunflower Botanicuts from The Greetery that were already created from my stash. I usually make a bunch of extras when I am die cutting so when I need them for something I have them.

The brown pattern paper is from an old Jillibean Soup paper pad and I used the Spellbinders Argyle Plaid embossing folder for the embossed background.

The sentiment is from The Greetery’s All Occasion Script Sentiments set.

Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #621, 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

A New Challenge at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge-Challenge #621

Hello Friends!!!

Today I am popping in with a card for the NEW round of the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!!! Challenge #621 is a COLOR challenge-Yellow, Brown and White.

I have been admiring a bunch of lemon cards as of late so I dug out an OLD Spellbinder's lemon die that I have had for YEARS and decided to use that as the centerpiece of my card.

Below is the Challenge Badge for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #621:

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The background was created with the Altenew Organic Linen 3D Embossing Folder.

The paper strips are from an old Jillibean Soup paper pad and sentiment is from Heffy Doodle. I really LOVE how this came out!!

Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #620, 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 #620

 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 #620 is a THEME CHALLENGE-FISH.

Once again I used the Altenew stamp and die set Calming Koi for my card. Instead of doing the fish in an orange color, I chose to make them pink.

Below is the Challenge Badge for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #620:

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Once again I used the Tim Holtz, Stampers Anonymous Crackle Stencil to create the water on my card.

I die cut a circle out of the stenciled paper and a piece of polka dot paper for my card front.

I tucked one fish behind the circle and cut the tail off so it looks like it is swimming. I added some vellum foiliage and the second fish slightly overlapping the outer circle.

I stamped the sentiment and then cut it apart so it would fit inside the circle. I adhered it with foam adhesive. My last step was to take some Nuvo Crystal Drops and make some "water" droplets. I LOVE how this card came out!!

Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #620, 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

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #606

 Hello Friends!!

Today I am popping in with a card for the NEW round of the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!!! Challenge #606 is a THEME challenge-PENGUINS. We have a sponsor this round-PJ Moore Illustrations!

PJ Moore Illustrations generously donated the Building Friendships digital stamp that I used on my card. I colored in the image using colored pencils. Isn't it so cute?

Below is the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Badge for Challenge #606:

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As you can see, I did not use the color scheme from the Challenge Badge. Instead I decided to make a Christmas Card with more traditional colors.

Once I colored the image, I die cut it out using a Mama Elephant rectangle die. I then went through my stash to find pattern papers that matched the colors I used.

I added die cut snowflakes from my stash that I layered in between all the layers of paper. To complete my card, I added a few clear gems. I LOVE how this card came out and it was so fun to color!

Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #606, 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

A Few Challenges

Hey Peeps!!!

Just popping in with some cards I created for some challenges. I have been busy using paper, stamps, dies and stencils that I have had in my stash for a long time. 

For my first card, I used this weeks sketch from Freshly Made Sketches for TWO Christmas cards. 

The first one I created used the sketch as it was. I used some papers from an old paper pad and a snowman from Mama Elephants Little Agenda Snowmen.

The die cut sentiment is from My Favorite Things. The stamped sentiment is from Hello Bluebird. 

The stencils I used is from Echo Park.

My second card was inspired by the same sketch but I moved the white tag down more to the bottom.

The gnome is from Mama Elephant, the speech bubble from Hello Bluebird, and the die cut "merry" is from Sunny Studios.

The snowflakes are from a bunch of snowflake dies that I have die cut in large amounts. 

My next card I used the sketch from TGIF Challenges. I used sketch #481 as my inspiration.

The elf is from My Favorite Things and the sentiment and snowflake element are from 49 and Market.

The pattern paper is one from my stash. Below is the sketch I used for my card.

My last card I created using a sketch from Try Stampin On Tuesday. However, I was too late to enter. I am also entering it into the Jingle Bells Challenge-Embossing Challenge.

I used a combination of products on this card. A My Favorite Things sentiment and bear, a Hello Bluebird Tree, and a bunch of snowflakes from different companies.

The embossing folder is from Honey Bee Stamps-one of my favorite in my stash.

This was so fun to make. That is all from me today. I hope you all have a great day!!

Nora

A New Release at the Kat Scrappiness Shop!!!

Hello friends!! 

There is another new release at the Kat Scrappiness Shop. The NEW Perk Up products are all about COFFEE!!! Just a reminder that links in this blog post are Affiliate Links that are used at no extra cost to you.

For my first card, I created a with a handmade background using stamps from the Kat Scrappiness Perk Up stamp set and Coffee Splatter 6x6 Stencil.

I added strips of pattern paper over the background that are from the new Perk Up 6x8 paper pad. I then stamped the coffee pot using the Perk Up stamp set and die cut the pot with the Perk Up Coordinating Dies.

I stamped the sentiment and die cut it out using a circle die. I finished off the card by adhering some brown pearls from the Coffee Pearl Mix.

For my second card I kind of went off the rails. I used the new Kat Scrappiness Cuppa Love Shaker Dies to create TEA CUPS!!!!

Tea reminds me of my mother as she was a tea toller.  She and her mother had collections of tea cups and I loved just looking at them when I was younger. I have a collection too but they are all in a box!!! I decided to find some photos of real tea cups on Pinterest to use as my models.

The background was created using the Falling Hearts Stencil, gold watercolor and pink dye ink. The blue tea cup was created using Copic Markers and gold watercolor. I used the new Mason Jar Shaker Card Dies for my strawberries, the heart is from the Rise and Shine Coffee Background Dies and the sentiment is from last weeks release of the Simple Sentiments Stamp and Die Set.

I LOVE how this card came out and it was TONS OF FUN to create!!!

In honor of the new Perk Up release, there is a Kat Scrappiness Shop Instagram Hop!!! Click on THIS LINK to participate!!!

Also, today is World Cardmaking Day!!! There is a sale and challenges. The banner above has all the details!!!

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

Nora

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #536-a Theme Challenge

 Happy Monday everyone!! Today I am here with another challenge from The Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog. This week it is a THEME CHALLENGE. It was to use Mint and Pink on our card.

Below is the Challenge Badge for #536.

We have a sponsor with use this week. Paper Nest Dolls generously sent an image for us to use on our card. There will be a random drawing for a prize of three images of the winners choice.

This image is called Avery with Hearts. I colored her in with a combination of Copic Markers and colored pencils. I then combined two sentiments to create my sentiment block.

I die cut the image out and layered it over scraps of pattern paper. 

I hope that you this inspires you to come on over and play with us this week at Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #536. I cannot wait to see what you create!!!

Thank you for taking the time to stop by!! Have a FABULOUS day!!

On the Blog at Kat Scrappiness with a Valentine

 Hello my friends!! Today I am on the Kat Scrappiness Blog with a fun Valentine.

Please hop on over to see how I created my card!!

Thank you for taking the time to stop on by!!!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #523-A Color Challenge

Hello everyone!! Just popping in with a card for this weeks Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #523.  

This week the design team is playing with Di's Digital Stamps on their cards. HOWEVER, I don't have any of these so I chose to do a more graphic card, using die cuts as my design element. 

The challenge this time around is a color challenge. Can you guess which colors we had to use?

In the badge, the yellow and blue are really bright. I toned mine down a bit by using a slightly different shade of both colors. 

I used Simon Says Stamps Geometric Square Builders to die cut pattern paper from My Minds Eye's Tutti Frutti paper collection, Bo Bunny's Lemonade Stand collection and a gingham scrap from Lawn Fawn. I wanted the design to be simple as I wasn't sure how these squares would look together when done.

The sentiment is stamped using The Ton's Easy Expression sentiment stamp and matching die. I added some sequins around the sentiment to give it more emphasis.

I was not sure how I was going to do this challenge but I LOVE how my card came out. I know that this color mix is not the usual to use for a more graphic card but I think it all pulls together nicely.

Please hop on over to the Cupcake Inspirations Blog to join us in the latest challenge and to see the other beautiful projects the Design Team created. I cannot wait to see what you create!!

I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by today. Have a FABULOUS day!!