Cupcakes and Christmas!

I have two fun cards to share with you today!  Let's start with some cupcakes.  Why?  Well, I can't really see why you WOULDN'T want to start your day with cupcakes, quite frankly.  Well, I suppose if ice cream was available, starting the day with that would be a bit nicer.  At least for me.  Soooo....now that you all want sweets for breakfast, I think I shall continue!  HA!




This one is made using the brand new inspiration challenge over at Skipping Stones Design!  It's such a fun inspiration!  The colors are just fantastic!  And...it had sweets in it.  Macarons, to be specific, but I don't have an SSD macaron stamp, so I went with CUPCAKES!!!!  I used the wonderfully adorable Cupcake Cutie.




You should totally play along!  It will help cure that sweet tooth I kindly gave you this morning!  HA!  Just say'n.

And...as for the Christmas portion of today's post... I have a new card up over on The Alley Way blog!




This fun little holiday card uses the Fa-la-la set.  I love those silly ornaments!  For reals.  Speaking of The Alley Way...we have some BRAND NEW STAMPS to show you next week!!!  It's going to be fun!!!!

So, my dear friends, that is all for today!  Cupcakes and Christmas!  Sounds pretty fun to me!  YAY!  Have a spectacular Tuesday!  Just say'n.

Jingle Out.

Shaping Up Blog Hop & Giveaway!

Welcome to the Shaping Up Blog Hop! If you have come from Joscie's blog, you are already on track! YAY! If not, feel free to see the list below to start from the beginning! Those of us who were in the Paper Crafts Gallery Idol Top 20 wanted to do just a little something to say thanks to Paper Crafts Magazine and to all those who supported us throughout the competition. That being the case, we have put together a blog hop for you today! We know that the Paper Crafts Gallery Challenge is super popular and many of you may already be participating, so we decided to jump in by making some shaped cards to both participate and encourage you to do so, as well!

We also have PRIZES!!! Each one of us along the hop has a prize to offer today, so be sure to hit every stop! Here is the card I created for today!






I have an unhealthy love for Ben & Jerry's ice cream and I certainly consider it to be a summer staple, SO...that is what inspired my fun card! It's an ice cream container! YAY!!!!






The stamps are from A Muse Studio (sunray) and Hero Arts (all others). I used inks from Hero Arts (pink and yellow) and CTMH (brown). I had a lot of fun putting this little card together! The lid actually lifts off and the message is inside!






I don't know why the Happy Birthday on the lid is not showing well in the photos, as it shows beautifully in real life, but trust me when I tell you it is there! LOL!

Don't forget to leave a comment to win the giveaway that I am offering! I will give one winner a set of Chick Chat Stamps from Skipping Stones Design and copy of Cool Tools for Paper Crafters! Also, I have another giveaway open right now too for more stamps, so check that out if you'd like, as well!

Your next stop on the hop is Amy! She's pretty much amazing, so you wont' want to miss that one, that's for sure!

JJ Bolton
Cheiron Brandon

Heather Campbell

Joscelyne Cutchens

Jennifer Ingle - That's me!

Amy Kolling

Agnieszka Malyszek

Wida Miller

Jocelyn Olson

Miriam Prantner

Anita Recksiedler

Elena Roussakis

Erin Lee Schreiner

Dana Warren

Laurie Willison

Tessa Wise

Nina Yang 

If you create a card for the Paper Crafts Gallery Challenge, we would LOVE to see it! Link it up below and we will stop by and say hello!  I am also linking mine to the Stamp It! Cards Birthday Card Challenge in the Moxie Fab World!

No Monkey Business Here!

That's right! Okay, so it's not even close to right. There is pretty much ALWAYS monkey business around here! HA! BUT...that means there is all the more reason to have created this super fun Monkey Business card! I used the Tropic Topic and the Alphabet Soup sets from The Alley Way Stamps to create this one and it is just too much fun!



I created the tree by stamping the segments of the trunk individually and then cutting out the entire thing at once. I stamped some leaves directly on the card, colored them, and then paper pieced several more and added them with foam tape for some dimension. The coconuts are also added with foam tape, as is the monkey!



For some more super cute The Alley Way inspiration, be sure to check out the blog today!

Jingle Out!

Except for When Milk Comes Out of My Nose. Just say'n.

For reals, though...that's pretty unpleasant. Just say'n. HOWEVER, this adorable Milk and Laughter sentiment stamp from Gourmet Rubber Stamps is NOT at all unpleasant, but rather, it is quite hilarious and super-de-duper-de CUTE!!!!



Yup. Totally flippin' adorable. HA! The cardstock here is all Stampin' Up. The ink is London Fog Momento and Smoothie CTMH and the twine is from the fabulous May Arts! LOVE!



And because some cards simply don't need a lot of explanation, I leave you on this fine Saturday with this! Enjoy! Tee-Hee!

Jingle Out!

Colorful Birthday Wishes with Gourmet Rubber Stamps

It's my turn to create the Weekly Recipe sketch this week over at Gourmet Rubber Stamps and I have a fun one for you today! Here is the sketch...

...And here is the fun card I created with it!



I used the absolutely gorgeous True Colors Appetizer set and the sentiment came from the super pretty Perfect Phrases set. I filled in the colors with glitter glue to make the card SPARKLE!!!



So...we would love to have you play along with the sketch and show us what you create! If you make a card based on the sketch provided, please upload it to the Gourmet Rubber Stamps Facebook page so we can see it!

Jingle Out!

You're FIVE!

***This is my second post of the day, scroll down to see my banana pinwheel card! YAY! Also, please see the links above for LOTS of fun and exciting things going on right now including giveaways!***

It's FRIDAY!!! YAY!!! And yes, my friends, there are jelly beans involved. Just say'n. We have a busy weekend ahead looking at apartments, as we will be moving in less than two months! YIKES! You can imagine how much fun it will be to pack my studio...you've seen my WOYWW pictures. I should probably start now. HA!

I have a fun card to share with you today from Friends with Flair Friday over at Unity!



I created this one with the super cute rainbow from the Sunny Happy Skies set heat embossed with snow embossing enamel from Stampendous! I then used markers over the enamel to add the color. LOVING this technique!



I masked out part of another sentiment from the Everyday Sayings set to get the 'you're' and then added a bit of wahshi tape and a 5 from the Amy Tangerine Thickers line. SUPER fun!

I hope you have an absolutely FABULOUS FRIDAY!!! I intend to do so, that, my friends, is for certain.

Jingle Out.

Smile and Be Inspired!

We have a brand new Be Inspired! challenge for you over at The Alley Way! I am particularly fond of the colors in this inspiration challenge! WAY FUN! Here is the card that I created based on the challenge. I used the Tropic Topic stamps and the Alphabet Soup stamps!



Yes. I made a pinwheel out of bananas! HA! It was too much fun to resist! I suppose if I had used something other than yellow on them, it may have been less obvious, but I wanted to use yellow because of the challenge! LOL! I simply drew the stick with a pen and colored the lines in with colored pencils. The pretty grosgrain is, of course, May Arts ribbon. Super fun and super happy card!



If you'd like to play along with the challenge, here is the inspiration photo! Just link up your card over on The Alley Way blog for a chance to win fun stuff!

I am also linking this up to the fabulous Casology Happy Challenge!