Aug 22, 2008
Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #30
Happy Friday and Happy Cupcake Day! I can’t believe the weekend has arrived again. The summer is flying by this year! Every summer I tell myself “You live in California Taylor… you *must* get a California tan this year.” Well… another summer has almost passed and I’m still white as a ghost! lol. Instead of going to the beach yesterday, I decided to grab one of my rarely used cupcake stamps for this sketch. The image is by Denami Designs and I got it at a stamp convention a couple years ago. I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored it with Copic markers. The two outside cupcake liners are paper pieced with the same patterned paper I used for the background. I cut out the image, added some big heart brads to the corners, and popped it up with foam tape. You’ll notice that my sketch below doesn’t have ribbon on it, but I just couldn’t leave my card without ribbon! I used black gingham to tie the little bows around the card. Now let me introduce you to
the Featured Cupcake Sampler. Lynn’s adorable thank you card caught my eye last week and she’s done it again this week! Lynn used the new Crazy for Cupcakes set from Stampin’ Up! It should be arriving in my mailbox soon as well and I can’t wait to get it! I love how she paired it with the cherry backround paper from the Summer Picnic collection! You can check out all the details on Lynn’s blog: The Queen’s Scene. Thanks so much for sampling the sketch this week, Lynn! Now it’s your turn to try the sketch! I’ll chose the most clever, creative, and cute creation from the submissions this weekend to be the Featured Cupcake Sampler next week. Your design and blog will be featured on my blog during Cupcake Friday. You’re not required to use cupcakes for the challenge, but if you got ’em why not use ’em!? 🙂 You’re welcome to create something other than a card, just stick as closely to the sketch as possible and you’ll be
eligible for the prize drawing and Featured Cupcake Sampler honors. If you’re uploading to Splitcoast use keyword TECC30 (for Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge 30). Leave a comment on this post with a link to your blog post or gallery upload so I can check it out! You must have your cards uploaded by Monday, August 25th at 8am PST to be eligible for the featured cupcake sampler. I can’t wait to see what you come up with! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
And you definitely don’t want to miss the wonderful inspiration from the Cupcake Crew this week!
Ana Wohlfahrt: Ink A Stamp
Stephanie Hargis: Steph’s Stampin’ Stuff
Jami Sibley: More is More
Vicki Chrisman: This Art that makes me Happy
Monika Davis: M.A.D. Stamper
Lynn Mercurio: Stamperosity
Mary Jo Albright: Beauty Lies Within
Sherrie Siemens: Card Creme