Spreading the Sweetness!

It's all about cupcakes! I've always loved cupcakes, eating them I mean, heeheehee, so when they became a trend in stamping I was all for it! Here is my contribution:

Crazy for Cupcakes is such a cute set! I used Very Vanilla, Pirouette Pink and Rose Red. The DSP is Rose Red also. I colored the image with markers and then added glitter to the frosting. The embossing is from the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder. Then I added the sentiment from Heard from the Heart. The size for this card is a 6x6 square. I mostly followed Jen's Sketch for You to Try. I left out the embellishment in the front. I am still on the fence about adding something there. This card will be part of my next couple of party's Make and Takes. Hope everyone likes them!

Another cupcake that you want to check out is Taylor's Expressions. She is the cupcake queen!!! Recently she started designing her own stamp line and has just released her Holiday set. Go take a look & read about her challenge AND contest!

Now I am hungry and need to go by the bakery.... mmmmmmmmmm.... frosting.....

Come for some "Afternoon Tea"

Both of these cards have a bit of Afternoon Tea designer series paper. That makes for a similar color scheme as well: Groovy Guava, Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla. On this first card I purchased an embosslit and gave that a try. Fun! It frames the butterfly quite well I think.

I made this card so long ago that I can't remember if I was using a sketch or my own little brain. The stamp set is the Live Your Dream set, which I love! Unfortunately it's retired. Hmmmm... seems like I have been using lots more retired sets lately. Gotta focus on some current sets, like the one used for the card below...

I made this card for the OCC anything but a square/rectangle" challenge. I have never used these scallop circles for a card. I did make that fab little purse that was floating around blog land for awhile (see Stamps, Paper, Scissors) for the tutorial that Jan Tink put together. She is so funny. I love reading her blog! Anyway, I thought this would be perfect for the challenge because it was already not a square. The set is Embrace Life and I had fun coloring all the little blossoms. Lots of cutting though... I admire all the stampers out there that do so much cutting and coloring. It's so worth it to achieve a great image.

I'll post again tomorrow cuz I have even more cards to show you! Weird, huh?

And for those of you in the Vancouver, Washington area, come visit me tomorrow at my part-time job. I am learning to be a barista at Mugs, just south of Winco on Highway 99, next to the Blind Onion. We make yummy beverages and we have pastries too!

Crazy!

Do any of you feel like you are in a time warp? I really do... Hours, days, weeks fly by in the blink of an eye while I feel like I am standing still. I have been completing some sketch challenges but haven't found time to post them. So here goes...

This card was for a challenge on "No time to stamp" and it was to use red, the favorite color of a blogging friend of Sharon's.

This is made with Real Red cardstock ribbon and , plus Basic Gray cardstock and marker, plus Whisper White cardstock. I used the Close as a Memory stamp set. A smidge of crimping, some scallops and paper piecing. This was a very fast card. I like it because it is simple but pretty and could be used for many different occasions.

Here's another card I made recently. I used a sketch from Jen's sketch for you to try and I really had fun with it. The flower is one that I had around but you could easily use the big one from the Pretties Kit. The printed paper is Basic Grey Mellow. Colors are are Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, and YoYo Yellow. The ribbon is Old Olive. Stamp sets are Live your Dream and Time to Bloom. And I used a Build a Brad.

I made a companion card with a cream color flower that I sent out as a RAK. I hope that it made the recipient happy!

I have about 6 other cards to share with you. Right now they are in my camera and I have to go watch Grey's Anatomy. Gotta have priorities, heeheehee.At least my craft table is in front of the tv so I can keep stamping.

You go stamp something too!!!!

WooHoo! Sunshine!

Yes, I will be cheering every time there is sunshine between now and June! The rainy season here in the Northwest has begun and I don't love it. What I do love is sitting at my craft table and making things!!! Take a look at some of things I've made recently:

Later this month I will be having a Stamp Camp at my house, Saturday, October 18 actually. I've broken it down into 3 classes. $25 for one class, $45 for two classes, and $65 for all three classes. We will be making fabulous gift items that will be great for the holidays!

The first class is a chipboard calendar class using the great calendar kit available in Stampin' Up!'s Winter Mini. This little gem can be hung on a hook or nail and I will supply magnets for those that may want it to hang on a refrigerator. I enjoyed putting this together and I think you will too!

Class 2 is a wooden cigar type box that we will decorate and fill with cards, envelopes, and more. We are going to use the beautiful Parisian Summer Designer Papers - I love them!!! This photo shows some of the items we will be using and the color combo (Pink Pirouette, So Safron, Sahara Sand, and Bravo Burgundy). I wish I had a finished product to show you. This will make a great gift for someone who loves to send handmade cards but doesn't want to make them.

Last but not least is this framed piece. What a perfect gift for your favorite friend! Bring a photo, and we will dress it up with designer papers, rubons, and ribbon to make this wonderful piece.

Last day to sign up for these classes is Friday, October 11. Send me an email to desdm@msn.com.

Happy stamping!!!!

Halloween is coming!

Yep, I actually made a Halloween card. Well, it's more like 2 cards.... The set is retired (Best Fiends and Just Between Fiends) but it's the only Halloween set I have. Stampin' Up!'s Holiday Mini catalog has some REALLY CUTE Halloween sets that I am seriously thinking about buying. Have you checked out the new mini yet???? Check it out HERE!

This first card I made several weeks ago. I used Green Galore, Only Orange, Elegant Eggplant and Basic Black. I watercolored the image with watercolor crayons. I haven't done that in awhile! I also outlined the image with a Sahara Sand marker, though you can't really see it here. I like how it turned out, it looks so much better in person (don't they all?). Throw in some ribbon, brads and paper piercing and there you go, a little Halloween card... Dracula with a bouquet of eyeballs!

My next card is based on a sketch by Beate at Fresh and Fun. The paper I used were scraps left over from this cool class I took at my favorite scrapbooking store, Arts and Scraps. So, I have no idea what company they are from, sorry.... Cardstock used is Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, and Very Vanilla. I embossed the sentiment and spider then added some linen thread. This was short and sweet and came together really fast.

Well, I gotta get back to work... I'm on my lunch hour! Happy stamping!