Happy Birthday Cupcake

Happy Friday friends! I hope you are having as good of a day as I am! I've gotten quite a few things checked off my list. I still have one thing I'd like to get done but I think I may have to give it to Todd to do.

I found a super cute challenge blog called Cupcake Craft Challenges. I was happy to see that this week's challenge is a sketch! Woohoo!

Anyway I found this super cute paper pack when we went shopping on Tuesday. It has super cute paper, die cut pieces, and even some 12x12 border pieces. I decided I could make a cute card with the papers and pieces and had a birthday card to make so...perfect! Although you can't see it in the photo I did use a glitter pen on the candle flame and other places to give it some shimmer. I'll put the recipients name in the upper blank portion of the circle prior to giving her the card.

Well, that is it. I hope you like the card and will check out the Cupcake Craft Challenge blog. I should be able to get some more crafting in today (woohoo for me!) so hopefully you'll see something tomorrow, too!

Oh, and speaking of cupcakes I'll be making some this weekend for Jon's going away/good luck party on Sunday. I'll be taking a photos of them so I'll be sharing for sure!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Winner, winner chicken dinner...

Good morning friends! Today is the day we get to find out the winner of my Inspiration Challenge from last Wednesday. I won't make you wait forever. The winner is...Liz! I posted her photo for you all to see. Isn't it lovely! The flowers are so bright and cheery...a perfect thank you card! Congrats Liz! If you could just e-mail me with your snail mail address so I can pass it onto Mandy I'd appreciate it. What is funny is that her daughter won my last little contest. Great stamping runs in the family I guess!

There you have it! I hope you'll play along again next time there is a little challenge and I'll see ya tomorrow!

Bronze Star Rose

Welcome to the weekend! Do you have lots planned today? I'm sure that one of the things on your list for today is to get your card done for my Inspiration Challenge that I posted HERE. You have until 6 p.m. this evening (pacific time) to make and link your project/card back to my blog to win two packs of Kaisercraft Rhinestones from limeLIGHT Papercrafts! Cool, huh? All of the details are on the blog post that you are linked up to above.

I know today isn't a craft post BUT I also know that I told you about the photography class I am taking at jessicasprague.com. This weeks assignment is to put our camera on Manual and take pictures. Our instructor also gave us a little secret about how to use Manual a little easier and that is how I got this picture of a Bronze Star rose out in my garden. Seriously, isn't it lovely? By the way...the only way I edited this photo is by reducing the size in PSE so it wouldn't be so large here.

Well, that is it for today. I really hope you'll go ahead and try my Inspiration Challenge! I'll be back tomorrow with a winner!

sassy cute

Ahhh...we are officially into the weekend. Yay! Even though it is cloudy right now I'm sure it will be a wonderful day!

Some time ago my friend, Janel, stopped by my house and dropped off a card kit to me. it has a couple of different images, paper (card stock and patterned), and embellishments in two different colors schemes. I love it when she does this as I get to make a card for the sheer joy of it...fun! Anyway, this image lent itself SO well to Kerry's first challenge, a sketch, that I just had to go with it! I would love to tell you all the deets for this card but I can't. I can tell you the solid colors are SU!, and I wish I knew who the image is from but....if you do will you comment and tell me please?

Tonight is the auction fundraiser at Kyler's school so I'll be off to that later but in the meantime guess what I get to do? Oh, yeah...laundry and exercise! Woohoo! Teehee!

Go enjoy your day...whatever it may bring!