Showing posts with label Crazy for Cupcakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Crazy for Cupcakes. Show all posts

Saturday, 28 September 2013

Epic Birthday PP164


It's funny the way things work out sometimes, isn't it?

I began to play with this Paper Players sketch challenge rather too close to the deadline, using 'pretty' colours. I just couldn't think of what I would use for the centre element, till I remembered this joyful pup from Storybook Friends. Somehow, his exuberance didn't seem to match the quiet colours I had already put together, so I have shelved that card for another time, while I pulled out This and That Epic Day DSP  and placed it on a base of Baked Brown Sugar. I used the Big Shot and Framelits Oval collection to cut the image and a slightly larger one to frame it and because I stamped with Black Stazon Ink, it was safe to water colour the puppy with Baked Brown Sugar. The Lucky Limeade strip at the bottom was also cut on the Big Shot with an Edgelit - Finishing Touches. There is this zig zag one and also a pretty lacy one in the pack.
I have also used a curved birthday greeting from a retired stamp set, Crazy For Cupcakes, because the curve works so well with the image and the oval framelit.

Twine threads easily through the holes in the button.

It's almost the weekend, hope you have a good one, 
Rachel

Saturday, 17 November 2012

PPA 147

I had a spare hour this afternoon, and felt inspired to put together a little card when I spied this great sketch from Margaret Moody over on Pals Paper Arts page. You can click on the link to check out all the other submissions for yourself.


It didn't take me too long to put this card together as I already had some bits and pieces that I had been watercolouring last night. This little bag stamp is from a recently retired Stampin' Up set called Crazy for Cupcakes. I still love using the various stamps from this set, especially the three tiers of cupcakes on a plate.

The greeting is from a current stamp set, Friendly Phrases, page 144 of the annual catalogue. The greetings are in such a nice clear font, and all very 'useable'!

I added some strips of Floral district DSP and some seam binding and pearls and there it is, all done!

Have a lovely weekend everyone,
Rachel

PPA147 Nov 15 2012