Have an Udderly Perfect Day!

Well, this card took an "udderly" long time to make! I won't even comment on how long, but believe me, it was a long time! Here's the reason why. I started out tonight wanting to do two challenges: the Mojo Monday sketch challenge and the Color Throwdown challenge. I was able to accomplish the sketch challenge no problem, but the Color Throwdown this week was a real challenge for me. So much so, I gave up! The colors we were supposed to use were Riding Hood Red (check), Baja Breeze (check), Pumpkin Pie (no way), and Certainly Celery (no way either)! I just couldn't make it work. I had every SU dp I own that would possibly work, but I just had to give up! Maybe another day!

I was happy to get the sketch challenge done. I chose this stamp set that was designed by my stamping friend, Diane Zechman (cookiestamper on SCS). It's called Annabelle and can be found at All That Scraps. I've had it for a while, but never inked it up. This image from the set was perfect for the sketch. I stamped it in Adirondack black and colored it with copic markers. I sponged some Baja Breeze within the circle and matted it with Riding Hood Red and Baja Breeze. The blue dp is Urban Garden and the red is Washington Apple. The little cupcakes were colored with copics and I added glitter to the frosting and the flame. I also added glitter to her tiara and earrings. I used a Spellbinder tag die for the sentiment and placed red brads on the ends. When it was done, I thought it was too bare on the top, so I placed the red and blue flowers there. There's a white glitter dot in the center. The sentiment on the inside is cute: Have an "udderly" perfect day! It's a very simple card, but I don't know what happened to me today! I think that color combo really threw me for a loop! I'm really going to try to get one done with it, though! My challenge for the weekend! Stop by again this weekend to see if I lived up to my challenge!
Recipe
Stamps: Cookie Crumbs Annabelle (C.C. Designs)
Paper: PTI white, riding hood red, baja breeze, Washington Apple, Urban Garden
Ink: Adirondack black, copic markers
Accessories: Primas, glitter dot, brads, circle punches, circle nestabilities, tag die, dimensionals, glitter

A Cupcake & Penguin Christmas

Isn't this the cutest image? My stamping friend, Diane Zechman, (cookiestamper on SCS) designed the set called Cupcake Occasions! You can find it here if you'd like to take a look at all the cute images in the set. She's made an image to fit on top of a cupcake for almost all of the holidays! Too cute! I made this card for her and I know she's gotten it already (I hope!), so it's ok to post. I stamped the penguin and cupcake bottom using my stamp-a-ma-jig to line them up properly. The images where colored with copic markers. I cut them out with these cool nestabilities. I think these are the Labels 2 set. The layer behind the image is baja breeze, and the dp is SU's Ski Slope. Love this paper and ALL SU's paper! The felt snowflakes are also SU's called Little Felt Flurries. They come in white, blue, and red in various sizes in the package. I put some crystal stickles on them for some sparkle. The sketch is from Lauren Meader's sketch challenges (mytimess13). Once I had everything layered and attached to the card, I put some liquid applique on the image and sprinkled some glitter on it before I used the heat gun to puff it up. Well, that's it for today. I hope you are relaxing by the tree and drinking hot chocolate (I know I'm not!). Thanks for stopping by. I hope to have something for you tomorrow, so please stop by again! Happy Holidays!

Recipe

Stamps: Cupcake Occasions (CC Designs by Cookie Crumbs)

Paper: PTI white, riding hood red, baja breeze, Ski Slope dp

Ink: Adirondack black

Accessories: Labels 2 nestabilities, Little Felt Flurries, liquid applique, glitter, crystal stickles, dimensionals