Sagely Crazy for Cupcakes

This morning I attended my Thursday morning MOMS group and had two cups of coffee and then topped it off with a cup of black tea (along with a wide variety of snacks, of course). Let's just say I have a bit of a buzz going on. LOL So on that note, here is my card:



Just a note about the cupcake: I actually stamped it three times. Once on patterned paper (cut out cupcake minus the candle), then on white card stock (cut out only the top part and candle) and finally again on the sagey coloured card stock (cut out only the candle stick). I cut a small slit in the "white" cupcake, glued it on top of the patterned cupcake and then stuck the sage candle stick slighly in the slot of the white cupcake. Does that make sense? I hope so..... Hmmm. I am thinking how I could have explained that differently. Must be the coffee.....


By the way, I used tweezers to handle the beads and get them on top of the dabs of glue. Very tricky. :)



Supplies:


Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes
Paper: Designer Paper & Card Stock (SEI 6x6 paper pack), Basic Grey, Whisper White
Ink: Black Stazon, So Saffron (candle flame)
Accessories: Celery Beads, Tombo Liquid Glue, Paper Snips, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Dimensionals, Grey Ribbon (Michael's), Blender Pen, Tweezers


4.25 x 5.5 card


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Take Two: Sketch Challenge #182

There is a blog I often visit called Stampin' with Markie's Mom. She has a very distinct style that you recognize wherever you see it. She adds little dots, usually black or white, outlining the layers of her card. I thought I'd give it a try but keep it a bit more subtle...work up to it slowly. So I just used the white ziggy pen to make the dots. If you look closely you can see them.....yes, very subtle. LOL.

I paper pieced the the image using My Mind's Eye designer paper. It is double sided which is an added bonus. The flower is stamped on one side of the dp and the bird on the other. Then I cut them out and just used the Tombo Liquid Glue to paste them down. Much easier than using a tape runner or glue stick.

Supplies:

Stamps: Fun & Fast Notes, Much Appreciated
Paper: Wild Asparagus line (my mind's eye), Blush Blossom, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Grey, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: White Ziggy pen, Blender Pen, Paper Snips, 3/16"Pewter Eyelet (ProvoCraft), Ribbon (Michael's), Tombo Liquid Glue, 1 3/8" Square Punch, 1 1/4" Square Punch

4.75 x 4.75 card

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PS This might be my last post for a while. I can't guarantee regular posts. I need to scrapbook our New York trip before I forget all the little details.....or get unmotivated. I also need to make a jean picnic blanket. We forgot ours at a campsite last summer and we NEED another one.

Very Busy Flowabella

At the beginning of the week, I tried Jen's Sketch For You To Try. She has a great blog called I {heart} 2 Stamp that I often browse through for ideas and inspiration. A while back I saw a challenge on Splitcoaststampers that called for you to use two or more pieces of designer paper/patterned paper (TLC157). I do add two kinds of DP to my cards sometimes, but with this card it is very deliberate and very contrasting patterns (They do come from the same line - Infuse by Basic Grey).

You may also have noticed that I paper pieced the Bella's dress with the striped Invest DP. To do this, I stamped the Bella on the patterned paper, cut it out and glued it on. This technique works best with line image stamps.

By the way, I love questions and am happy to answer any that you may have. Sabine asked what kind of stickles I used on this post HERE. They are called Cinnamon Stickles by Ranger. I found them at my local scrapbook store (Here in Winnipeg, I found them at Dalcrafts). They are $2.40 for a 0.5 oz. bottle.

Supplies:

Stamps: Flowabella, Much Appreciated

Paper: Naturals White, Chocolate Chip, Purify & Invest Designer Paper (Infuse line by Basic Grey)

Ink: Brown Stazon, Ruby Red, Rose Red, Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Rose Ribbon (Gale's), Small Corner Rounder Punch, Pewter Jumbo Brads, Crop-o-dile, Round Tab Punch, Dimensionals, Two-Way Glue Pen

4.25 x 5.5 card

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