Hello Cupcake!

Good Morning crafty friends!  Happy Wednesday!  Last night I registered my youngest child for high school.  It's so exciting...but high school FLIES by and I'm a bit sad too! I remember when she graduated pre-school and my oldest graduated high school.  It was the same year and there were so many emotions! Life is just constantly changing...I better learn to change with it!

I'm participating in a BLOG HOP tonight at 6:00pm...I hope you'll come back and follow along!

Now...I have a quick card I've been wanting to share with you since last month!  It's a card my upline Sarah Wills sent me! Her blog is  Sarah's Ink Spot ...check it out when you have time! She is VERY talented!  

I just love it! The colors are great...the design is great and I LOVE that it's a HELLO card!  Cupcakes don't only have to be for birthdays!

Here's what she used!

Hello Cupcake stamp set, Country Home stamp set, Polka Dot Basic embossing folder, the Call Me Cupcake Framelits (sadly not available any longer) and the Rectangle Stitched Framelits. 

The colors are Whisper White, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry and Grapefruit Grove.

Isn't it FUN?

Well...I gotta run!  I have a class tonight and some gals coming this morning and I have lots of work to do!  Thanks BUNCHES for stopping by!  Have a MARVELOUS day!!

REMEMBER...use April's hostess code CNCYDKXB and place a minimum order of $50 (before tax and shipping) and you will also receive the gift pictured below...FREE from me!

Metalic Brads

(a $4.50 value - 40 total pieces)

You'll also receive the following...

• One Darla Daisy for every $50 spent (before tax& shipping).  When you have 10 Darla Daisies you can choose $40.00 of Stampin' Up! product(s) of your choice from me! Just email me your choice!
• The projects we make in my April classes!  Here's what were making this month!

If your order is $150 or more, DO NOT use the code because you will receive hostess credits. You will get the gift from me FREE automatically along with the projects we make in my March classes!

Your FREE gifts will be shipped separately and will be shipped during the 1st week in May!

~Today's Thought~

Santa and Mrs. Claus - Hello Cupcake FUN!!

Good Morning everyone!  Today's a great day!  I don't have anything to do until tonight so I get to create (clean my workshop & do laundry) all day until my kiddos come home!  I'm EXCITED to get out there and get started!  Tonight, I'm going to an Origami Owl Jewelry party tonight.  A friend from church is starting her business and I can't wait to support her!

Today I wanted to share a card I made a few weeks ago with you! Try NOT to freak out....it is a Christmas card! I just had to make it! I was INSPIRED by a St. Patrick's Day project!

A friend of mine, Sherri Everett, cased this project form Erica McCarty Cerwin!

Isn't that Leprechaun ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!
It was St. Patrick's Day when I saw this. I didn't have time to re-create it, but it did get my mind spinning!!

Naturally, my mind went to the next holiday...Easter.  Uhhhhh...NO, it went to Christmas!  I saw Santa Claus....and then I saw Mrs. Claus.  

Here's what it inspired me to create!

My card base is a 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" piece of Real Read cardstock scored at 4 1/4".  Next I embossed a 4" X 5 1/4" piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Swirls and Curls embossing folder.  Here's how I made my Santa. For his hat, I stamped the cupcake frosting, from the Hello Cupcakes stamp set onto Real Red cardstock using Real Red ink and cut it out with the matching framelits.  Sadly, the framelits are no longer available, but the stamp set is FREE during Sale-A-Bration which ends 3/31.  You can hand cut it out by hand or if you have a Scan-n-Cut that would work too! His face is cut with the 1 3/4" Circle Punch from Powder Pink cardstock. It's the same for Mrs. Clause.  Santa's Beard is just like Mrs. Claus's hair and is stamped with the frosting stamp in VersaMark ink and embossed with a mixture of White Embossing Powder and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter using my heat tool.  I LOVE how it turned out!  The eyes and noses are cut with the 1/2" circle punch and another retired circle punch that is just a bit smaller.  Mrs. Claus's mouth is the heart from the Dog Builder punch.  I tied a piece of 1/8" Solid Real Red Ribbon around Mrs. Claus's hair and added a pompom made with Whisper White Baker's Twine to Santa's hat.  The Christmas sentiment is from Christmas Pines stamp set and the designer paper is from the Under the Mistletoe paper pack.  I tied some Old Olive and Linen Thread around the end of the sentiment.  Last, I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels to finish it off.  I LOVE IT...it's so CUTE!!

Well...thanks BUNCHES for stopping by!  Have a FABULOUS day! Enjoy ANY creating time that you have...just have FUN!!

Don't Forget...

REMEMBER...use this months hostess code RPEWHA6S and place a minimum order of $50 (before tax and shipping...any you will also receive the gift pictured below ABSOLUTELY FREE!

Old Olive Linen Thread

a $5.00 value

You'll also receive the following...

• One Darla Daisy for every $50 spent (before tax& shipping).  When you have 10 Darla Daisies you can choose $40.00 of Stampin' Up! product(s) of your choice from me! Just email me your choice!
• The projects we make in my March classes!  Here's what were making this month!

If your order is $150 or more, DO NOT use the code because you will receive hostess credits. You will get the gift from me FREE automatically along with the projects we make in my March classes!

Your FREE gifts will be shipped separately and will be shipped during the 1st week in April!

~Today's Thought~

Hello Cupcake - Celebrate Your Day!!

Good Morning everyone! Hope you are all well!  I had a class yesterday down the mountain, in Redding!  It was awesome!  I had 17 ladies there...it was wonderful...but I never got my blogging done!  Here I am today though!

Today's card is created with the Hello Cupcake Sale-A-Bration stamp that you can get FREE with a $50 purchase (before tax & shipping).

My card base is a 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" piece of Whisper White cardstock.  The first layer is a 4" X 5 1/4" of Coastal Cabana cardstock embossed with the Dot to Dot embossing folder.  Next I cut two Stitched Circles from the Stitched Shapes framelits and stamped the sentiment in Coastal Cabana Ink and the cupcake in Flirty Flamingo, Early Espresso and Gray Granite ink.  I tied a bow with Whisper White Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon and some Linen Thread!  Isn't it a SUPER CUTE CARD?  I LOVE it!

Thanks BUNCHES for stopping by today!  Please join me tomorrow for more INSPIRATION and have a GREAT rest of your day!

Don't Forget...

REMEMBER...use this months hostess code RPEWHA6S and place a minimum order of $50 (before tax and shipping...any you will also receive the gift pictured below ABSOLUTELY FREE!

Old Olive Linen Thread

a $5.00 value

You'll also receive the following...

• One Darla Daisy for every $50 spent (before tax& shipping).  When you have 10 Darla Daisies you can choose $40.00 of Stampin' Up! product(s) of your choice from me! Just email me your choice!
• The projects we make in my March classes!  Here's what were making this month!

If your order is $150 or more, DO NOT use the code because you will receive hostess credits. You will get the gift from me FREE automatically along with the projects we make in my March classes!

Your FREE gifts will be shipped separately and will be shipped during the 1st week in April!

~Today's Thought~

"Make-It Monday" Hello Cupcake with Call Me Cupcake Framelit Dies

Good morning everyone! I hope life is treating you well this Monday morning!  I had my first retreat in several years this weekend! It was wonderful! I hosted it in my workshop and my ladies stayed in local hotels! It was a lot of work, but also VERY RELAXING!  I was able to cook all the meals in my own kitchen!  I didn't have to climb stairs carrying HEAVY retreat equipment, food, drinks, paper! I'm SO EXCITED to be able to do them at home!  It was WONDERFUL to see old friends and make new friends! What a BLESSING!!! The bad thing is I FORGOT TO TAKE A GROUP PHOTO...and I am so sad!

Well...it's Monday and I have "Make-It Monday" project to share with you!  Be INSPIRED!!!

"Make-It Monday":  NEW CALL ME CUPCAKE FRAMELITS DIES with HELLO CUPCAKE stamp set card created with Stampin' Up! products All images © 1990-2019 Stampin’ Up!®  For the first time, Stampin' Up! has created and released products that coordinate with our free Sale-A-Bration stamp sets. It is called "Sale-A-Bration Coordination" and the products are only available March 2019. These particular coordinated products are for purchase while the Sale-A-Bration items are all free. *In today's sample the cupcake thinlits and the punch around the sentiment are brand new as of March 1. Supplies: Stamp Sets – Hello Cupcake (149714) Card Stock – Whisper White (100730), Coastal Cabana (131297), Granny Apple Green (146990) Stamp Pads – Versamark Pad (102283), Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Pad (147097), Granny Apple Green Classic Stampin’ Pad (147095) Miscellaneous – Big Shot Die Cutting Machine (143263); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); *Call Me Cupcake Framelits Dies (150072), Stitched Shapes Framelits (145372), Silver Embossing Powder (109131), *Story Label Punch (150076), Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper (149622), Coastal Cabana/Granny Apple Green 3/8” Reversible Ribbon (148572), Bermuda Bay Light Stampin’ Blends Marker (144580). Granny Apple Green Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker (146877), Highland Heather Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker (146883), Embossing Buddy (103083), Heat Tool (129053), Gingham Gala Adhesive-Backed Sequins (148561)          Measurements:  Coastal Cabana: 4.25” x 11” for card base, scored at 5.5”, scrap for icing Granny Apple Green: scrap for cupcake base Whisper White: 3” x 3” and scrap for sentiment Black & White Stripe from Designer Series Paper: 4.25” x 1.5” Coastal Cabana/Granny Apple Green 3/8” Reversible Ribbon: 8” Instructions:          Use the Stampin’ Blends to color the white sections of the striped Designer Series Paper.  Rotate thru the 3 colors as you go across the paper.  Fold the card base in half and adhere this piece to the bottom of the front of the card base. Using Versamark ink, stamp confetti all over the top portion of the card front. Wrap ribbon around card front and adhere ends such that they will be hidden under the cupcake piece. The Granny Apple Green color is displayed. Stamp cupcake wrapper image on scrap of Granny Apple Green card stock using Granny Apple Green ink. Stamp icing image on scrap of Coastal Cabana card stock using Coastal Cabana ink.  Rub the Embossing Buddy across the stamped icing image. Stamp confetti image on top of the frosting image using Versamark ink. Cover the stamped frosting image with Silver Embossing Powder and shake off excess powder.  Use Heat Tool to melt the embossing powder.   Rub the Embossing Buddy across the scrap piece of Whisper White card stock.  Stamp Celebrate Your Day! using Versamark ink, cover with Silver Embossing Powder & shake off excess powder.Use Heat Tool to melt embossing powder.Punch out the sentiment using the Story Label Punch and adhere to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Use the Big Shot to die cut the cupcake wrapper and icing using the Call Me Cupcake Thinlits dies.  Use the largest stitched square thinlit die from the Stitched Shapes Framelits dies to create the stitched square shape.  Assemble the cupcake on the stitched square using Stampin’ Dimensionals under the icing. Add 3 Gingham Gala Adhesive-Backed Sequins to the stitched square shape. Adhere cupcake piece to card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.  Don't Forget... REMEMBER...use this months hostess code RPEWHA6S and place a minimum order of $50 (before tax and shipping...any you will also receive the gift pictured below ABSOLUTELY FREE! Old Olive Linen Thread a $5.00 value You'll also receive the following... One Darla Daisy for every $50 spent (before tax& shipping).  When you have 10 Darla Daisies you can choose $40.00 of Stampin' Up! product(s) of your choice from me! Just email me your choice! The projects we make in my March classes!  Here's what were making this month! If your order is $150 or more, DO NOT use the code because you will receive hostess credits. You will get the gift from me FREE automatically along with the projects we make in my March classes! Your FREE gifts will be shipped separately and will be shipped during the 1st week in April! ~Today's Thought~

Bloom By Bloom & Hello Cupcake Birthday Card

Hey there paper crafters!  I totally spaced my Tuesday's Tip Video today!  I had a project I had to get in the mail for a swap today and it took me all morning!!! YIKES and SORRY!!

Here's the project!  I'd LOVE your feedback!

I totally LOVE this card...I love the colors, the dimension, the simplicity!!  My question is...which do you like better?  The one with the Polka Dot Tulle and the Old Olive Linen Thread or the non embellished card?  I'd LOVE to read your comments below!!

Here's what you need to create this beautiful card!

• ·         Stamp Sets – Bloom By Bloom & Hello Cupcake
• ·         Inks – Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay, Pumpkin Pie ink pads and a               Pear Pizzazz Stampin’ Write Marker
• ·         Cardstock – Whisper White & Pumpkin Pie
• ·         Tools – Stitched Shapes Framelits  & Bitty Blooms Punch Pack
• ·         Adhesive – Snail & Dimensionals
• ·         Embellishments – Old Olive Linen Thread & Whisper White Polka Dot Tulle

Well...that's it for today!  Have a wonderful evening and THANKS BUNCHES for stopping by!

Don't Forget...

REMEMBER...use this months hostess code 9T9TNNYC and place a minimum order of $50 (before tax and shipping...any you will also receive the gift pictured below ABSOLUTELY FREE!

Frosted Flower Embellishments

(a $7.00 value)

You'll also receive the following...

• One Darla Daisy for every $50 spent (before tax& shipping).  When you have 10 Darla Daisies you can choose $40.00 of Stampin' Up! product(s) of your choice from me! Just email me your choice!
• The projects we make in my February classes!  Here's what were making this month!

If your order is $150 or more, DO NOT use the code because you will receive hostess credits. You will get the gift from me FREE automatically along with the projects we make in my February classes!

Your FREE gifts will be shipped separately and will be shipped during the 1st week in March!

~Today's Thought~