M-O-M-M-Y LUVS COFFEE / TECC #55 & SJCI #24...

Yay! I finally got to use this new set, Sip by Sip from Stampin' Up!
Taylor's Cupcake Challenge #55 this week was the perfect, funky sketch I needed for inspiration! And Stacey's awesome Jewelry Color Inspiration #24 added just the right twist to this "boss" 50's style stamp set!


Night night & sweet dreams!

CUPPY LOVE / AmyR's #47 & SJCI #22...

Another great sketch from AmyR last Friday as well as an awesome color inspiration from Stacey!

I got a visit from the mailman yesterday bringing me some of Taylor's yummy cupcake (cuppy for short) stamps! I couldn't wait to ink one up... isn't he cute! He was a little too large to make Amy's sketch work properly, but when you're halfway there... you're there! So I strayed from her sketch, but I think the end result was cute!

I used Raspberry Tart DSP (imagine that), Cameo Coral, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White cardstock. I cut the background white & dsp & layered them before I embossed them in the Big Shot. Otherwise, had I embossed them separately, they wouldn't have glued together well. I paper pieced the heart, colored the pencil with colored pencils & used my Stampin' Write markers to color the little guy in!

BTW~ here's a picture of my little drooling, teething cupcake! This was taken on 1.23.09, and you can see he has 2 little teeth on the bottom... the 2nd had just popped through. What you can't see is his 3rd tooth on the top was starting to come through!



Fast forward 2 weeks~ his 4th tooth is now coming in & his 5th is just below the surface! He's gotten 5 teeth in the last month, started sitting up unassisted, began crawling & is now trying to climb on & gnaw everything in site! I know people say they grow up fast, but this is CRAZY!

Have a thrilling Thursday!

BOTANICAL BLOOMS/ SJCI#21 & 2S4Y#18...

Here's a great sketch from Laura this week over at 2sketches4you. I decided to use Stacey's Jewelry Color Inspiration, too, I forgot I hadn't played along this week.

Sale-A-Bration starts TOMORROW!!! This is a set you can get free with a $50 purchase from Stampin' Up! called Botanical Blooms.

Have a great Sunday!

ITTY BITTY BUDS / Mojo #69 & SJCI #20...

I've been dying to do another one of Stacey's Jewelry Color Inspirations, as well as Julee's Mojo Sketches, and I'm so excited that I got the chance! I think these two challenges go together like crunchy peanut butter & grape jelly!

I used a new level 2 hostess set, Itty Bitty Buds from Stampin' Up!'s new catty, coming out tomorrow! Yay!

Have a great Monday!

SWEETEST DAY EVER.../ SJCI#17 & 2S4Y#16...

The colors for this week over at Stacey's Jewelry Color Inspiration #17 are from the new Stampin' Up! Designer Series paper Candy Lane ~ I LOVE IT!!! It's also part of the Love You Much Bundle that's 20% off! When I saw Laura's Sketch Challenge #16, I knew I had to pair the color challenge with it!
The stamps I used are also Stampin' Up! - Crazy for Cupcakes... again a perfect match!

Hard to see is the Martha Stewart glitter I put on the cupcakes... I bought it 1/2 off after Christmas - SCORE! It was really hard not to buy several packs of it, even though it will take me years to use the one pack!

Anybody else out there hoard craft supplies as much as I do?
Bye for now!

FROSTY the SNOW[cupcake]MAN~ TECC#46/ SJCI#15

Okay, I know you think I've gone mad, I know these are not 'Christmasy' colors, but I thought they were lovely for a non-traditional Christmas card! Here's my take on Taylor's Cupcake Challenge #46 and Stacey's Jewelry Color Inspiration #15.

If you need some inspiration/motivation, please consider breaking out your supplies and participate in these or other challenges! I have a list for every day of the week over on the right hand side of this post!

The images are obviously from Taylored Expressions Stamps, called Home Sweet Home. I just love this little guy, isn't he adorable?

All the paper is Stampin' Up!, Pumpkin Pie, Lovely Lilac, and Bravo Burgundy. I also used some designer paper, Parisian Summer. The scallop edge punch is also from SU!.

Snappy Stamping to ya,

BLING~Y CHRISTMAS / SJCI #14 &2S4Y #15...

Here's another card for both Stacey's Jewelry Color Inspiration #14 and Kazan's Sketch #15, from 2 Sketches 4 You (http://2sketches4you.blogspot.com/). I love color & sketch challenges so this was FUN!

I used my newest Marvy corner punch, some Martha glitter on the garland (sorry- I know it's hard to tell) and some sticky rhinestone bling! The stamp is from a retired SU! set... this was the first time I inked it up!

Have a great night!