Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #18 & some blog candy May 30, 2008

Lots to share in this post:  Taylor’s cupcake challenge, taking a card front and converting to a scrapbook page or large card, and a chance to win a stamp set. 

Let’s start with Taylor’s Cupcake Challenge.  Ahhh, I got to use are really cool color combo and patterned papers for this one!  I can’t say that I have used SU! Brilliant Blue or Green Galore in the past year (or more..lol).  It was fun playing with these bright vibrant colors for the sketch.

  

How fun right?  Aren’t those cupcakes the cutest?  Remember, you don’t have to use cupcake images to participate in the challenges:)  I fell in love with this paper when I saw it.  Boyish, but can also go to anyone I think. 

Now, how about making it a jumbo card or a 8-1/2 x 11 birthday section title page for a scrapbook.   I placed additional coordinating patterned paper to the outside of the card, added a title, some whimsical details, and think it turned out okay.

For the title, I used SU! Jumbo Outline Alphabet and filled in with Aqua Stickles.  I love my stamp-a-ma-jig tool…if you are a perfectionist, it is a must have handy tool.

For the whimsical pattern flowing across the page, I used an assortment of circle punches, paper-piercing, and coordinating brads.  I added dimension to some of the circles using foam adhesive.

You can see more samples for the cupcake challenge at the following sites:

Ana Wohlfahrt, Jami Sibley, Lynn Mercurio, Monika Davis, Sherrie Siemens, Stephanie Hargis, and Vicki Chrisman

And the featured cupcake sampler for the challenge this week is from Carol at Happiness Blooms.

 

WANT TO WIN THIS MFT STAMP SET CALLED “WHAT’S UP CUPCAKE?” THAT IS DUE TO BE RELEASED IN JUNE?  LEAVE A COMMENT AND I WILL DRAW A WINNER ON MONDAY EVENING USING RANDOM.ORG. 

 

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND:) 

STAMPS:  MFT What’s up Cupcake? and You Take the Cake; SU! Jumbo Outline Alphabet

CS:  Shimmery White, Brilliant Blue, Green Galore, and Tempting Turquoise

PP:  Doodlebug Design Inc. Birthday Boy party time, ring toss, and ribbon stripe.

INKS:  Stazon Jet Black & Opaque Cotton White; SU! Brillliant Blue, Green Galore, and Tempting Turquoise.

ACCESSORIES:  Aqua Stickles; Creative Cafe Green Twill; Foam Adhesive tape; Sakura white and gold gel pens; su! bold brights brads assortment

TOOLS:  stamp-a-ma-jig; su! mat pack, ticket corner punch; 1/2″, 3/4″, 1″, 1-3/8″, and 1-1/4″ circle punches.

 

 

Beate’s weekend sketch challenge #50 May 30, 2008

Happy Friday!  That means it is time for another one of Beate’s wsc…..#50 that is! 

I took my pics in natural sun light for once and there are some shadows.  I added upclose pics so you can see some of the details better:)

  

Always good to have a baby card handy.  I thought I would use this sweet pea in a pod image from Lockhart Stamp Co.    Also wanted to use this cute silver rattle charm.  I carried the “silver” theme throughout the card for balance.

For the pea image, I actually stamped the image twice so that the top of the pod had more dimension to it (I know they aren’t called leaves, but the 4 little “stemy-things” at the top — I stamped, colored, adhered the upfront 2 of the 4 so it appears more realistic..KWIM).  I masked and omitted the stem for the pod because I wanted to create it with silver wire.  The buttons have the silver wire as well.  Added a touch of Crystal Effects to the little peas for the finishing touch to the main image.

  ignore those shadows:)

Here is an upclose of the charm, ribbon, dry-embossed circles, and scalloped textured cardstock.  I like all the subtle different textures on this card.

 

Head on over to these sites to see more wsc samples:

Cambria Turnbow, Charmaine Ikach, Laurie Schmidlin, Lori Craig, and Sharon Harnist

Ugghhh for me!  I worked last weekend and I’m working this weekend as well.  Somehow I have to work friday night, think of stamping, attend a wedding from 11-3 that is 1hr away, think of stamping, come home, sleep briefly, head back to work for another night shift, assist hubby with opening the pool, think of stamping, nap, back to work, think of stamping…lol  I’ll definitely be thinking of blogging and creating:)  Hope you have a wonderful weekend:)

STAMP:  Sweet pea in a pod from lockhart stamp co.

CS:  su! chocolate chip, textured soft sky, shimmery white

PP:  sei chick-a-doo line (hickups and pee-wee’s kiwis papers)

INKS:  stazon timber brown; su! close to cocoa, certainly celery, mellow moss, and soft sky

ACCESSORIES: rattle charm from boxer scrapbooks; foam tape adhesive; SU! district ribbon originals, silver brads, fresh favorites I colored buttons, crystal effects, silver wire. 

TOOLS:  crop-a-dile tool, 3/16″ corner rounder punch, 1/4″ circle punch, photo corner punch