CIC225 Di's Digi Downloads

It's back to school time and that's the theme of this week's at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge CIC225.   Our sponsor is Di's Digi Downloads where you can find some of the cutest images around.  Stop over and check them out, I'm sure you'll love what you see.

For my card I've used a Paper Pretties stamp and October Afternoon designer papers.
From this angle you can't see that the charm is a chalk board.  Even though there are lots of layers this card looks kind of clean and simple to me and I like that look.  If that's not your style you can dress your card up with as many embellishments as you'd like.













Here's the deets:
stamp - Paper Pretties - Off to School Sohpia
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
paper - Stampin' Up "Garden Green" card stock; October Afternoon "5 and Dime" and "Report Card" designer paper; 
miscellaneous - copics; Candy Dots; black waxed twine; black board twine; Stampin' Up notebook border punch and corner punch

Here's the Challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations CIC225 - photo
2 Sisters #158 - Square Cards
Simply Create Too #44 - For a Child
Fussy and Fancy #96 - Back to School
Cute Card Thursday #283 - Back to School

Thanks for stopping by, come back again.

Give Me the Cupcake...



CIC114 Inpsiration photo

 ...and no one will get hurt.  Don't you just want to eat a lip smacking good cupcake.  I feel like whipping up a batch of yummies every week when I work on this post.  I don't want to eat the cupcakes in the photos, I want to eat one of Ina's Coconut cuppies.  But I digress...

It's time for another challenge from the sweeties at Cupcake Inspirations and what a beautiful group of cupcakes you've got to be inspired by.  This week the challenge is sponsored by Di's Digi Downloads.  This week's lucky winner will receive 5 digis or 2 stamps.  BUT WAIT, everyone's a winner because Di's Digi has a free download available.  It's called "Demure" and she's adorable, she's the image I used for today's card. 

I chose to use the colors, flowers, swirls and pearls from the cuppie photo.  I was going to make a butterfly but for a change I decided that less is more.  What will you pull from the photo?  I can't wait to see your creations and if blogger is being a good boy this week you might even find a comment from me on your blog.  So get cracking and make a card or project and post it on the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge blog using the linkey thingey.  You can find all the challenge details, and some more inspiring cards made by the rest of the design team by clicking here.

Here's the deets:

stamp - Di's Digidownloads  "Demure"

ink - hp printer

paper - MFT "Whipped Cream" cs for base; Recollections grey cs for embossed layer; Colorbok violet cs for mat; Georgia Pacific white cs for image

miscellaneous - copics; embossing folder; Stampin' Up pearls; My Favorite Things rosette die-namics; baker's twine

Here's the challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations CIC114 - photo

Tuesday Throwdown #51- Make Your Own Embellishment

Ladybug Crafts Ink #30 - Make Your Own Embellishment
Moving Along with the Times #101 - No Designer Paper (who'd a thought it possible?)
Stamp Something - Digi Day
Daring Cardmakers - Rose and Honeysuckle (felt rolled rose)

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again.  Now go get busy making a card for the Cupcake Inspirations challenge.  It'll be the most fun you have this week.  Pop over to the blog to see our new look.  Lisa (our fearless leader, and I do mean fearless) has given the blog a face lift and it looks fabulous, really yummy, go check it out.