Cupcake Challenge 140 & Hello Cupcake Blog Hop

Hello everyone, today on Cupcake Challenge 140 we have a theme of C for..... and this week we are sponsored by our regular sponsor Simon Says Stamp and they are giving us the fab prize of a $20 gift certificate. Also, this week we are having a "Hello Cupcake Blog Hop"......please see below for details and the fab candy that could be yours!

For my card I have chosen C for Christmas and I have used a cute stamp from Alota. It is coloured with copics and highlighted with icicle sticles. I have stuck with an all white theme and I have used gorgeous pearlised card so it has a lovely sheen in real life! I have used my snowflake folder for the embossing and I stitched around all the elements. I have finished off with some jewels and ribbon.

This month our icing on the cupcake prize is sponsored by Crafts U Love who are giving us a £15 voucher as a prize, and all you have to do is enter at least one of our challenges this month to be in with a chance to win.

And Finally.....the Hello Cupcake Blog Hop!

Thanks for joining us for the Hello Cupcake Blog Hop. If you've just arrived from Faye's Blog then you're in the right place! While you're here, please leave a comment and then hop over to Louise's Blog

Don't forget to leave a comment on each Blog in the Hop, including Cupcake and our Guest Designer, Hayley's for a chance to win the Candy from Funky Farm Scrapbook Barn.

Also, to celebrate the Blog Hop Hayley is also generously offering everyone 10% discount on purchases made at Funky Farm Scrapbook Barn until Midnight 9th May. Just enter CUPCAKEBH (exactly as shown) at checkout.

So happy hoppin'

Supplies
Card/Paper: White pearlised card
Stamps: Alota
Colouring: Copics - Y11, Y17, BG10, C1, C3, C5, C7, 0
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels
Tools: Cuttlebug, sewing machine, snowflakes embossing folder
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 139

Hello everyone, this week over on Cupcake Challenge 139 we have a theme of Fluffy Bunnies, however easter and bunnies are optional but we would like to see fluff of some sort eg, flower soft, flock, fibres, pom poms etc.  This week we have three fabulous sponsors with three fab prizes; Make the Day Special, The Stamping Boutique and Tickled Pink Stamps.

For my card I have just gone down the "fluff" theme and I have used flower soft for my flowers. The stamp is by Karen Lockhart and the DPs by Papermania. I have coloured the rest of the image with copics, the punched border is done with an MS punch and the embossing with my swiss dots folder. Finally, I finished off with some ribbon and jewels.

And last but not least, our Icing on the Cupcake Challenge this month is sponsored by Bunny Zoe's Crafts who are giving us a £15 gift certificate as a prize, and all you have to do is enter at least one challenge to be in with a chance of winning.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and green card, Papermania - Henbury Lane
Stamps: Lockhart - Lavender
Colouring: Copics - BV000, YG11, G21, BG93, E31, E33, E35, E37, E51, E53, W1, W3, W5, W7, 0
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels, flower soft
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties, swiss dots folder, sewing machine
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 137

Hello everyone, this week over on Cupcake Challenge 137 we have a theme of Doctors and Nurses and we would like to see a get well card or project. Our sponsor this week is Quixotic Paperie and they are giving us a £10 gift voucher as a prize. This is a scheduled post as I am currently in the UK, so hopefully you can see it and blogger hasn't let me down! Edit: Blogger did let me down! hence this post is a bit late, it should have been showing on Monday...sorry!

For my card I have gone with the CAS look again. I have used matt white card and I embossed it using my floral fantasy embossing folder. The sentiment and accent under it are from waltzing mouse fancy phrases set and the small flourish accent has been embossed with lilac embossing powder. To finish off I used ribbon from my stash.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and lilac card
Stamps: Waltzing Mouse - Fancy Phrases set
Embellishments: Ribbon, lilac embossing powder
Tools: Cuttlebug, floral fantasy folder, nesties
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 133

Hello everyone, today over on Cupcake Challenge 133 we have a theme of up in the air with the added option of green. This week we are sponsored by our regular sponsor, Digi Doodle Shop who are giving us a $10 gift certificate as a prize. I am also entering this card into the following challenges; Just Magnolia & Hanglar Challenge 87 have a sketch to follow, and this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge has a theme of anything goes.

For my card I have used Colibri from the Magnolia Pet Collection 2009 and I have coloured it with copics. For the wings and tail I used a technique called feather blending and where the yellow and blue colours overlapped, they formed the green area. The DP is from basic grey and the ribbon, butons and jewels are from my stash.

This month our icing on the cupcake prize is sponsored by Wild Rose Studio who are giving us two gorgeous stamps as a prize, and all you have to do is enter at least one of our challenges this month to be in with a chance to win.

Finally, we are having a DT call over at Cupcake Craft Challenges, please see the details below.....

Would you like to join Cupcake Craft Challenges? We're looking to expand our Design Team, so, if you fancy being a Cupcake and can commit to:

Creating a new project each week
Commenting on all entrants allocated to you
Suggesting Challenges and picking a Top Five when it's your week
Having a giggle! ;)

Then we'd like to hear from you!
Please e-mail Cupcake three samples of your work, along with a link to your blog.This DT Call will run until 12 Noon, GMT on Wednesday 23 March. Good Luck!

Supplies
Card/Paper: Ivory and green card, Basic Grey
Stamps: Magnolia - Colibri - Pet Collection 2009
Colouring: Copics - Y00, Y02, Y06, Y11, Y17, YR23, B00, BG10, W3, 0
Embellishments: Buttons, ribbon, jewels
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties, sewing machine, floral fantasy embossing folder
Thanks for looking x

Birthday Wishes

Hello everyone, today I have am finally getting around to enter two challenges that I have wanted to join in with for a while, but never had the time to do it.... although I think I might have joined in with one of them before! The first one is Waltzingmouse Challenge 137 where I have used the sketch and the other one is Less is More Week 5 where the theme is pastel colours.

For my first card I layerd three layers of matt white card with the top layer being embossed with an embossing folder from craft concepts called cottage floral. I then used a stamp from the Waltzingmouse Victorian Frippery set and some lilac ink to create the background. The sentiment is also from Waltzingmouse but it is from the fancy phrases set and I finished off with a row of bling.

I mounted the sentiment onto my card with some foam pads for a bit of dimension. I really loved how this card turned out and I'm starting to get the hang of CAS cards....so much so I made another one!!!

This card is made in exactly the same way as the one above, except I stamped the background with sage ink and I had some matching sage ribbon in my stash.

One more image from another angle! I really loved making these cards and I hope to do a lot more in the future. They are so quick but yet so effective..... it takes me longer to figure out what to do than to actually do it!!


Supplies
Card/Paper: White matt card and paper
Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Victorian Frippery set and Fancy Phrases set
Ink: Lilac and sage
Embellishments: Jewels, ribbon
Tools: Cuttlebug, embossing folder - cottage floral
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 131

Hello everyone, today over on Cupcake Challenge 131 we have a theme of anything but a square, so this week we would like to see alternative card shapes/projects that don't revolve around squares! For this challenge we are sponsored by Lili of the Valley who are giving us a £10 gift certificate as a prize and Tickled Pink Stamps are giving one lucky winner the choice of one rubber stamp or two digis!

This week I decided to make an alternative to a card and I made this cute treat pouch.....However, I am in the process of making a card to go with it which I will show you later on in the week! For my project I used paper from imaginisce and the image is willow with flower basket from WOJ, who is coloured with copics.

These pouches are perfect for a small treat or as a money/gift card holder. If anyone would like to know how I made it I did a tutorial a while ago HERE which explains each step.

Edit: I have added the link for the tutorial now!!!

This month our icing on the cupcake prize is sponsored by Crafts U Love who are giving us a £15 voucher as a prize, and all you have to do is enter at least one of our challenges this month to be in with a chance to win.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Imaginisce
Stamps: WOJ - Willow with Flower Basket
Colouring: Copics - E00, E11, R20, E53, E25, E29, E51, E57, R81, R85, B93, B95, B97, BG10, YG11, YG06, YG67, G21, W1, W3,W5, W7, 0
Embellishments: Ribbon, stickles
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties, bow easy
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 128

Hello Everyone, today over on Cupcake Challenge 128 we have a theme of seeing red and this week we are sponsored by our regular sponsor Simon Says Stamp who are giving us the fab prize of a $20 gift certificate.

So onto my card....I have used some lovely new stash for this one!!!

For my card I have used my new Waltzing Mouse Stamps, the Victorian Frippery set....love them!!! The card I have used is gorgeous pearlised card that has a lovely finish and I have simply embossed two panels and stamped the medalion stamp with memento tuxedo black ink and the inner circle has been stamped with fired brick distrss ink. I finished off with some lush satin ribbon. I love how this card turned out, it was so easy to make and looks really affective.

This month our icing on the cupcake prize is sponsored by Crafts U Love who are giving us a £15 voucher as a prize, and all you have to do is enter at least one of our challenges this month to be in with a chance to win.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White pearlised card
Stamps: Waltzing Mouse - Victoria Frippery
Inks: Memento tuxedo black, distress ink - fired brick
Embellishments: Ribbon
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties, cottage flowers embossing folder
Thanks for looking x