GSG2 Cupcake Swap

This was the swap that I made for the Great Swap Girls new catalog swap, I tried to come up with something different because I've seen so many excellent cards done with this Crazy for Cupcakes stamp set. So I decided to spotlight or highlight the cupcakes using the new 1 3/4" circle punch so that your eye is drawn directly to the pink fluffy frosted cupcakes. There are seven layers on this card not including the white circle, you'd think with seven layers I'd be working on a cake card, lol. I used my aqua brush to color the cupcakes and then went back in using my SU markers to add more color, then applied crystal effects to the cherries. This picture is not the greatest but its been cloudy with rain off and on today, so this is the best I could get.

I'm running low on energy over this past week due to the fact that our 22 month old son Connor has decided he's just not going to sleep - ever! Maybe he's fighting something off I'm not sure, but for the past week or more he has been awful about going to bed, then wakes up at least once during the night some times more. He woke up mid morning around 3:00am today and DH brought him into bed with us so he could kick and flop around and try and crawl off the bed. Then at 5:50am I heard a noise in the kitchen, woke my husband in a panic and started running down the hall because I thought it was Connor who had gotten out of bed and the basement door wasn't closed, when really it was our oldest son Zach getting breakfast. All to find out that Connor had finally fallen asleep in our bed and nether of us noticed. So needless to say I'm functioning on high doses of coffee and Dove dark chocolates.
Sorry for the rambling.

Supplies: Crazy for Cupcakes, Polka Dot BG, Bella Rose designer paper, Taffeta ribbon, Scalloped edge punch, Circle punch, Aqua brush, SU markers, Crystal Effects, Pop dots. Colors: Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Kraft, Whisper White.

Warm Hugs and Exciting News

Today I received some exciting news, I belong to the Bellacholicsanonymous Yahoo group which is a wonderful group of women that love Stamping Bella's just like I do and the group was looking for a few women to post monthly challenges. So I thought it sounded like fun, so I submitted my information and guess what? I'm now one of the official "Challenge Queens" for the group, how cool is that! What a great title too huh, it totally works for me, lol! My challenge, during the time that I reign is the Anything Goes Challenge which will be on the 4th Friday of each month. It sure would be fun if everyone joins in on the challenges starting this Friday October third with the Embellishment Challenge!

It's always a catch 22 (were does that phrase come from?) I work on Bella cards and miss doing Stampin' Up, I work on Stampin' Up cards and then I miss my Bella's. I need to mix it up and live on the wild side, lol!

Supplies: Snowbunnybella, Warm Hugs - Stamping Bella, Atomic Turquoise designer paper - Sandylion, Cuttlebug embossing, Ribbon, Copics, Dazzling Diamonds, Pop dots. Colors: Taken with Teal, Certainly Celery, Night of Navy, Whisper White.

Fall Flower Card

This was the final project that we made for stamp camp this week, I wanted to do a card that wasn't Halloween but was still fall looking. The large flower from the Fabulous Flowers stamp set was rocked and rolled, first I inked the flower up in Pumpkin Pie and then rolled just the edges in Ruby Red. The flower was stamped twice and the center was cut from one and three brads were added. The Old Olive panel was stamped using the Stitched back ground and the Pumpkin Pie piece was stamped with the Canvas back ground. I used both the large and small square punches for the saying with the designer label punch in between.

Supplies: Fabulous Flowers, Best Yet, Stitched BG, Canvas BG, Ribbon, Brads, Nestabilities, Square punches, Designer label punch, Piercer w/mat. Colors: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Ruby Red, Whisper White.

How Sweet!

This fun blog award was given to me by my bloggin' friend Charly and it was very sweet of her to pass it on to me! What a cute award! Stop by Charly's blog and check out her creations, she's got some wonderful cards and projects! Thanks Charly.

I'd like to pass this on to all of the people who visit my blog and leave me such sweet comments, so consider yourself nominated along with these ladies.

Deb ~ Sharing My Obsession
Dawn ~ Dawn's Special Creations
Danni ~ Danni's Dreams
Dani ~ Dani Gets Crafty
Jena ~ Live, Love, Laugh, Scrapbook