Valentine Mini Cupcakes!

Hi there, blog friends!  Happy Friday! This past weekend, I was feeling festive and inspired to make some Valentine mini cupcakes for my workshop.  I couldn't resist the cute sprinkles that were calling my name at the grocery store and so I thought, why not? Well, I'm pleased to say I had fun making them.  I think that since it involves "creating", it was a very therapeutic, yet fun task for me. :)  So, the picture above is a subset of my finished baking project.  Of course, I had to embellish with some flags made out of Polka Dot Parade DSP.

Well, wouldn't you know it - the batch made 30 cupcakes, so I definitely had a bunch left over.  Way too many for my little guy, hubby and I to eat up.  So, I decided to share with my neighbors.  This is where packaging at the ready comes in handy!

This cute Decorative Window Gift Box was a perfect size for 4 mini cupcakes!  The height and width really were just perfect!  Here's what my little neighbor goodie looked like after packaging them all up!

I got to use the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch yet again!  I love having this punch.  It turns out, it's been pretty handy to have!  My heart tags were super easy and quick to put together, too! I used the Full Heart punch and then embellished the bottom of the tag with a little fringe border, which I whipped up in a snap with the Fringe Scissors.  All in all, my overstock of mini cupcakes turned into a fun little neighbor gift-giving moment. Not only that, but back at the home front, I got to cherish my little guy's enjoyment of savoring his cupcakes.  Or, as he says "cut cakes." :)

Hope you have a fantastic Friday!

Hand Drawn Bundle Cupcake Birthday Card

Hope you all had a nice Valentine's day yesterday! We really enjoyed ours. My hubby made me a fantastic dinner which really was just so delicious!! I am so lucky to have a husband that is such a great cook! Mmm mm mm.

For my card share today, I'm posting a card that's simple and sort of masculinish, keeping in mind that I wanted to give it to my brother-in-law for his bday. Here's what I came up with.
I like the baja breeze and chocolate brown together - I think it's a great combo for a guy or girl card. I made the heart paperclip after watching Kristina Werner's tutorial, which showed how easy it was to transform a plain old paperclip into a heart! Check it out - it's fun! One of these days, I'll figure out how to do a video, but just haven't gotten around to that yet...it's on my to do list ;)

The stamp set I used is part of a level 3 Hostess set called "Hand Drawn Bundle" which also includes designer series paper and rub ons. Isn't it a great bundle? If you're interested in hosting a party, this is one of the hostess benefits you can choose with a qualifying workshop of $500 or more. Not to mention, at that level, you also receive $60 in hostess awards in addition to the Sale-a-bration rewards you'd qualify for as well! Worth it to you? Contact me to schedule a workshop!

Hope you have a nice Sunday. We're off to go check out the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades today. I'm so excited! I haven't been there before, so it'll be a treat. Let's just hope that it doesn't rain on us.

Thanks for visiting!

Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge 51

Ok. I know I just did a challenge yesterday, but I happened to run across this challenge on Taylored Expressions that I had to play! Here's a picture of the sketch:

And here's the card I created:

I love me the cupcakes! Here's the recipe:

*Stamp Sets: Crazy for Cupcakes, Wow Flowers
*Paper: Raspberry Tart DSP, Whisper White, Cameo Coral
*Stamp Pad: Basic Black
*Markers: Cameo Coral, Old Olive, Rose Red
*Accessories: Trio Flower punch, Ticket Corner punch, Pretties Kit, Word Window punch, Scallop Edge punch, Brads, Chunky Glitter

What a fun sketch! I had so much fun with this cupcake challenge! As you can tell, I'm back to a pink-ish palette, but this really is more raspberry than pink. I love this new Raspberry Tart DSP - at first I wasn't the biggest fan, but once I got it and saw it in person, all the papers are really yummy! Hope you like this card!

On to current events for a sec - today is going to be one for the history books! I'm excited to be a part of history in the making, as we swear in our 44th President, Barack Obama. Hope you all have a great and memorable day!

Stamper's Showcase Surprise!

Wow! Imagine my surprise this morning when I logged on to the Stampin'Up! website for demonstrators and found that one of the cards I submitted was posted on today's "Stamper's Showcase"! WooHoo! That just made my day!! Here's the card I made:

Here's the recipe:

*Stamp Sets: Crazy for Cupcakes, Party Hearty
*Paper: Sweet Always DSP, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Confetti White, Regal Rose
*Ink Pads: Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose
*Markers: Pretty In Pink, Chocolate Chip, Real Red
*Punches: Scallop Circle and Scallop Edge, 3/4" Circle
*Accessories: Top Note Bigz Die, 5/8" Regal Rose Grosgrain ribbon, Chunky glitter

Hope you like it!