Paper Pretties - April Release

did you spot the charm hanging off the flower, click on the pic to enlarge it



It's time for Paper Pretties April release! 

Today I'm using stamps from the new set "Return of Cluck".   Do you need a fun stamp set? Well this is the one for you. It's feisty and funny. Also if you like to bust chops about age, well, this has got some zingers.

This set comes with two images, if you stop by here on Wednesday I'll have a card with the other image posted.  In the meantime you can see it on the Paper Pretties blog.  We'll be featuring a new stamp set every day from now till Wednesday.  Then on Wednesday the stamps will be released for sale at 7:00 AM (for those of you who like to do your shopping early) and we'll be celebrating with a blog hop. 

Here's the deets:
stamp - Paper Pretties "Return of Cluck"


don't forget the inside



ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin' Up "Green Galore" for sentimentpaper - Stampin' Up "Yo Yo Yellow" and "Green Galore" cs; pink cs for card base; Georgia Pacific white cs for image and mats; October Afternoon "Modern Homemaker" dp

miscellaneous - copics; stickles; charm; Nesties circle and inverted  scallop dies; SU rhinestone brad; birthday cake charm; brads; prima flower; sewing machine; yellow gingham ribbon

Here's the challenges:

Terrifically Thrilling Thursday - Flowers, bling, stitching

Fairy Tale #12 - Happy Birthday

Stamp Something - Sassy Circles Somethings

Raise the Bar #61 - Hey Chick (she's a little old but us old chicks need love too)

Really Reasonable Ribbon #21 - use dies or punches

Simon Says - It's Time for Spring Colors/Easter

DYSU #14 - Follow the YELLOW brick road

CRAFT #97 - Animals/Pets

Freshly Brewed - Flowers

Thanks for stopping by, don't forget to stop at Paper Pretties to see what the rest of the DT did with this stamp set.  

Made for Me

This stamp was made for me.   It's "A Girl and Her Cake".   I do love me some cake.  Can't say as there are many I'd turn my nose up at.  AND lately, this bunny has been my favorite critter over at the Cat's Pajamas - but tell the penguins, they're an excitable lot and you never know what they could do if they find out.
This week the challenge at the Cat's Pajamas is a color challenge set by Sony.  Sadly it's Sony's last week as a DT member.  Seems she needs to devote more time to her schooling.  She's going to art school and if you've seen her work you know she's very talented, so I can't wait to see what she does when she's finished with her studies. 

Sony picked "Yellow, Orange and Teal" something nice and bright.  For the layout I went with Jen Del Muro's April sketch. 



How do you like those little aqua bling scattered around the image?  I really like the way they look and if I hadn't had a little stickles disaster I never would have known how cute they would look.  LOL.  It's true what they say, there are no mistakes just oppurtunities to embellish.

don't forget the inside

Here's the deets:
stamp - the Cat's Pajamas "A Girl and Her Cake"
ink - Memento "Tuxedo Black"; Stampin' Up "Soft Sky" for inside image
paper - yellow and teal cs didn't have a label; white Georgia Pacific cs for images; Basic Grey Ambrosia "Mandarin" and "Chutney", Marrakesh "Chai"
miscellaneous - copics; divine twine; charm; twill ribbon; rick rack; Dress It Up Cupcake buttons; sewing machine; brads, the yellow ones are Close To My Heart "Buttercup"; nesties deckled rectangles; Taylor's Tiny Twinkles

Here's the challenges:
the Cat's Pajamas TCPTUES153 - Yellow, Orange and Teal
Paper Cutz #86 - image of a bunny, lamb, chick or Easter eggs
Fairy Tale #12 - Happy Birthday
Paper Play week 14 - Critters Galore
For Fun - Bunny
CRAFT - #97 Animals/Pets
A Sketch for You To Try - April sketch

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again.

Horsing Around

"Horsing Around" is the name of this stamp and what this stamped image was doing with me.  I'll explain but first let's take note, it's Wednesday and that means it's time for Paper Pretties Challenge.  This week the challenge is a sketch.  YEAH!!!  Our very talented DT member Frances Bryne (you may know her as Stamp Owl) has given us another wonderful sketch to use.  Isn't it a breeze to make your card when you've got a good sketch for starters. 
So as I was saying earlier, this fella was horsing around on me.  A couple weeks ago I was going to be out of town for about 10 days so I was getting prepared by getting my post done early and having things ready for when I got home.  One of the things I had done was stamped and colored this image, figuring I'd use it for the masculine card challenge.  Before we left I packed up my scrapbox and put this inside it.  When I got home I should have been able to pull some papers and put it together but I couldn't find it.  I spent a good amount of time looking for it but eventually figured it would be smarter to just make another card.  So when it turned up a couple days ago I decided to use it before I lose it again.  Does your stuff disappear on you too? 


Here's the sketch.  Good one, isn't it?  All you have to do is pick a stamp and some papers and you're good to go.  Of course you need to go to the Paper Pretties blog when you're finished so you can link it up and enter the challenge.  Before you start you can visit the blog to see what the rest of the design team has done, that's a great source of inspiration and of course you can find out all the challenge details there.

Here's the deets:

stamp -  Paper Pretties "Horsing Around"

ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

paper - Stampin' Up green and beige cs (they were in colors, maybe wild wasabi and river rock); Cosmo Cricket "Earth Love" dp pad

 

don't forget the inside



miscellaneous - copics; SU corduroy buttons; Making Memories antique copper brads; olive burlap twine; EK Success scallopey scallop border punch; sewing machine; horse charm; Spellbinder's deckled rectangle nestie



Here's the challenges:

Paper Pretties PWC148 - sketch

Going Grey - Pick Three (button, charm, flower)

2 Sisters #33 - Get Well/Thinking of You

CR84FN22 - Kraft, Green, Brown

If the Shoe Fits FF#3 -Sew Crazy 

Thanks for visiting, I hope you'll come back again. 

Now go get inky, make a card or project for the Paper Pretties challenge PWC148 using the sketch.  Don't forget to link it up so we can see it.

Really Mojo

Usually I complain that my mojo has gone on a walk about but not this time.  This time mojo went into full swing after I got into my jammies and was down for the night.  It was tugging at me and tugging at me till I cried uncle, got up and went to the drawing board.

I had been planning on using this stamp for my MFT April Guest Designer challenge card so I guess it was due to get inky.

Here's the deets:
stamp - My Favorite Things "What's Cooking"
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Scattered Straw
paper - MFT "Banana Split" cs for base and mats; Georgia Pacific white cs for images and mats; October Afternoon "Modern Homemaker" dp
miscellaneous - copics; Stampin' Up ribbon; burlap twine; Blue Moon charm; ZVA crystals pink bling; Spellbinders nesties; button brads; the blender is a brad I got from Oriental Trading years ago; sewing machine; Creative Memories scalloped corner punch

don't forget the inside

Here's the challenges:
Mojo Monday MOJO185 - sketch
Really Reasonable Ribbon  #21 - use dies and punches
Going Grey - Pick 3 - I picked ribbon, charm and buttons (they're brads but they look like buttons)
Shabby Tea Room #56 - photo inspiration, I used the colors (and maybe there's some eggs in the batter)
Crafty Cardmakers #43 - Recipe Yellow, add ribbon, use stitching, use rhinestones or gems
Top Tip #28 - Thinking of you
City Crafter week 51 - Cheer Up, Get Well/Thinking of You
Corrosive #110 - Pastel colours

Thanks for visiting, I hope you'll come back again.

I Miss NY

can you see the apple charm, it's not that "big"

This card is made using the sketch from Taylored Expression TESC135 challenge.  Once again this is not the card I had planned on making.  This has been happening a lot lately.  I had planned on using this stamp and some big red, black and yellow buttons.  Before I got around to putting it together I made a trip to the craft store and saw these "Puffies".  Needless to say I had to buy them and use them for this sketch. 
I have a couple friends who live in Manhattan and this is going to be a birthday card for one of them.  I'm thinking I have to go get another package of puffies so I can make one for the other friend.
In real life you can see that the cuppie was stamped twice and one of them is punched out and popped up.  You can see this a little bit better in the close up.


a close up of the cuppie















Here's the deets:
stamp - Taylored Expressions "I {heart} New York"
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
paper - My Favorite Things "Sweet Tooth" cs for base; Georgia Pacific white cs for images; Basic Grey "June Bug" dp
miscellaneous - copics; mini brads; Puffies "New York" ; divine twine; apple charm; Taylored Expressions "Take Note frame 3" die; Stampin' Up 1-3/8" circle punch; sewing machine; stickles

don't forget the inside

Here's the challenges:
Taylored Expressions TESC135 - sketch
Craft Your Passion #15 - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft week 125 - Spots and Dots
Color Throwdown #134 - Black, Red, Yellow and Cream
Crafts and Me #28 - yellow
the Paper Variety - As Easy as 1-2-3 your choice- One stamp, two dp's; three puffies.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again.

My Ribbon Flower

Nina Dee, she''s one of the Sweeties at Cupcake Inspirations is hosting a new challenge.  She's decided she wants her challenge to be all about ribbon and her first challenge is "Ribbon Flowers".  Luckily for me she has a tutorial on how to make these fabulous twisted ribbon flowers.  I love these and was shocked at how easy they are to make.  So for all the details about the challenge and how to make the flowers hop on over to Designs by Nina Dee..
This worked out very well for me, I needed to make a card for the April My Favorite Things Guest Designer challenge which is "Shabby Chic".  This wasn't the card I originally had in mind but when I made those flowers they didn't go with my original idea so I let my imagination go for a couple minutes and switched gears.

don't forget the inside

 Here's the deets:
stamp - My Favorite Things "Flower Silhouettes"
ink - Memento "Rich Cocoa"; Ranger "Tea Dye", "Scattered Straw", "Antique Linen" and "Frayed Burlap"
paper - K & Co "Life's Journey"; the card base is from a set of blank cards I picked up in a craft store; green cs scraps for leaves; Georgia Pacific white cs for sentiment
miscellaneous - Kaisercraft Pearl flourishes; nesties Label 14; ribbon;
Creative Memories scalloped corner punch

Here's the challenges:
Designs by Nina Dee I {Heart} Ribbon #1 - Ribbon flowers
Paper Sundaes #63 - Spring Blossoms
Allsorts week 97 - Blooming Blossoms
2 Sisters #33 - Get Well/thinking of You
CCEE 1113 - Buttons, buckles, bows or brads NOT!
DYSU #13 - clear, light pink and mauve
My Favorite Things - April Guest Designer
PIO #14 - Romantic and Fancy
Crazy #61 - Just Add flowers

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again.

A Little Easter Inspiration

Looking at this photo makes me want to get my Easter decorations out and get this house decked out.''  Once again, Rachel has found an incredible photo for our inspiration.  All those little sculptures are just adorable and the colors are beautiful so it should be very easy to make a card for this week's challenge.  This week the challenge is sponsored by Glitterbabe, check out the cute bunny image.  For all the details hop over to the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge blog.  While you're there take a gander at what the rest of the design team has made and then go get inky.   We'd like to see what you make inspired by this photo.






Here's the deets:
stamp - Glitterbabe "Easter Bunny"
ink - HP printer
paper - Georgia Pacific white cs for the image; all the designer papers are from an old SU package but the name isn't on it anymore;  the beige and olive cs is from an another old SU scrapbooking package "Just Delightful"; the red cs is a Rich Regal from SU
miscellaneous - copics; spare parts brads with the dots on it; mini brads; burlap twine; eyelet; charm; polar white Flower Soft; sewing machine; Stampin' Up oval and scalloped oval punch; SU corner punch; embossing folder





Here's the challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations - photo inspiration

Creative Belli - Think Seamtress (and of course the Belli encourages you to use your old and forgotten embellies, well those little flowers are from an old package of SU scrapbooking papers)



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Paper Playtime #42 Digi Monday, Anything

Digital Tuesday #104 - For the kids

Crafty Creations #112 - Bunnies

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days - #5 - Easter

If the Shoe Fits FF#73 - Sew Crazy

Stamp Something - Something Digi



Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again.   Now go make a card that's inspired by those wild Easter cupcakes.  We all love seeing what you come make so don't forget to link it up.  You'll find the link for submitting your creation here. 

Button Up

How do you like the flowers?  Fun aren't they?  They're buttons.  I cut the shank off of them so that I could use them on these images.  Speaking of which, these are Unity Stamps and I'm posting as a guest design team member for the "All Things Unity"  blog. The challenge is "Button Up".  The neat buttons came from their sponsor Buttons Galore Galore and More. 

If you're a big fan of buttons they've got the goods.  

Here's the deets:

Stamps - Unity
ink - Stampin' Up "Yo Yo Yellow" and "Green Galore"
paper - Georgia Pacific white cs for images; green Colorbok cs for mats; yellow Colorbok cs for base; Paper Pizazz "Soft Tints Yellow Stripe" dp
miscellaneous - divine twine; "Spring Fling" buttons from Buttons Galore and More; Scalloped Square nesties; sewing machine

Here's the challenges:
All Things Unity - Button Up
Daring Cardmakers - Daisies and the Sweet Peas for April
Paper Variety - 1-2-3!  you choose (one sentiment, 2 pieces of twine, 3 flowers)
Crafts and Me #28 - Use Yellow
Delightful - Flowers

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again.  Don't forget to visit the All Things Unity blog to get all the details on the Button Up challenge.
And again, a great big thanks to Sara for inviting me to be guest designer and for all the stamps.





  



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Warm Fuzzies



can you see the heart charm?  click on the pic to enlarge


Warm Fuzzies is the name of this stamp, but for me it's what I felt when I saw it.  It reminds me of when my daughter was a little girl, she loved to wear footie pj's.  Come to think of it those pj are often fuzzy, and they are definitely warm. 
This card was made for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club sketch challenge. 

Here's the deets:
stamp - My Favorite Things "Warm Fuzzies"
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black for image and sentiment; Ranger Tattered Rose and Shabby Shutters sponged around egg edge
paper - Georgia Pacific white cs for image and inside egg; white textured cs for mats; My Favorite Things "Pink Lemonade" cs for mats and card base; My Favorite Things dp
miscellaneous - copics; pink burlap twine; bunny buttom, heart charm; May ribbon; Hero Arts Sparkle Gems heart bling; mini brads; sewing machine; Nesties egg die; MFT die-namics hearts

don't forget the inside

Here's the challenges:
My Favorite Things MFTWSC13 - sketch
Fairy Fun Fridays #49 - Oh So Spring
Creative Belli - think Seamtress (the papers are old, the minis brads are old, the nestie is from last year - I'm making an effort to use up some of my old stuff but it's gonna take a long time to use it all)
Paper Cutz #85 - Easter
If the Shoe Fits FF#73 Sew Crazy
Kaboodle Doodles #60 - Spring has Sprung

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again.

Funny Bunny

I don't know about anyone else but when I see a bunny on a ladder decorating a Christmas tree, it makes me giggle.  Earlier this week the Cat's Pajamas challenge was to make a shaped card.  I was thinking about making an egg shaped Easter card but then I saw the Bah Humbug challenge to make something that makes you giggle.  Well, I haven't made a Christmas card in a day or two so I decided to make a tree shaped card.  
Of course I don't have a template for a tree but why let a little thing like that get in my way.  It's a pretty simple shape so I just winged it.  To get it relatively even I made my template on 4=1/4" x  5-1/2" piece of paper that I folded in half, drew half the image and cut it out.  When you unfold it both sides should be the same.  Clear as mud, huh?
I cut down the template to use for the dp.  After getting that done I just glued a lot of bling on it, stuck an eyelet on it and used some divine twine to hang a charm. 




don't forget the inside




Here's the deets:
stamp - the Cat's Pajamas "Your Gift"
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
paper - Stampin' Up green cs for base; Bo Bunny dp
miscellaneous - copics; divine twine; charm; bling;

Here's the challenges:
the Cat's Pajamas TCPTUES152 - make a shaped card
Bah Humbug #13 - cards that make you giggle
Crafty Creations #112 - Bunnies
For Fun - Christmas
A Gem of a challenge #17 - Anything but Square

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again.

I'm a Guest Bartender

Woohoo!  What'll you have?  A fancy drink with a little umbrella, a shot and a chaser or maybe just a draft.  Oh, don't get me started on beer, there's only about a gazillion of them.  Bar tending was possibly the most fun job I ever had.   I suppose if you consider being on design teams work then this is the most fun job in the world. 

Raise the Bar picked my Painting Eggs post as one of their top 3 cards which means I could be a guest bartender.  Sounded like fun to me and it is.  The challenge is "April Showers" make a card depicting any kind of weather.  Obviously I didn't go with the showers.  It's those beautiful sunny days I decided to celebrate and isn't this Pure Innocence stamp just the perfect image for this celebration.  What weather will you celebrate?  Whatever you choose you can find all the challenge details and the linky tool by clicking here.

don't forget the inside



Here's the deets:

stamp - My Favorite Things "Pure Innocence - Sun Shiny Day"

ink - Memento Tuxedo black; Close To My Heart "Ocean" and a Bic pen for the "Hi!"

paper - My Favorite Things "Sweet Tooth" cs for base; Warsau "Terra Green" cs for mats; Cosmo Cricket "De Lovely" dp

miscellaneous - copics; My Mind's Eye "Tickled Pink Bling"; ribbon; Prima Flower; button; floss; sewing machine; Nestie's labels 14; MFT die-namics "Rick Rack"

Here's the challenges:

Raise the Bar - April Showers , depicting any kind of weather

Kaboodle Doodle #60 - Spring Has Sprung

Sweet Stampin' - Come Rain or Shine - something to do with weather

Stamps R Us - Spring theme

Totally Gorjuss #73 - Spring has Sprung
Delightful Challenge - Flowers
Belli Challenge - Think Seamstress (the flower is OLD, I'm pushing myself to use flowers cause I have tons and hardly ever use them)

Top Tip 27 - Nature Inspired

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again.  Now go get inky and make something for the Raise the Bar challenge.  See you round the blog.

A New Home




Can you see the birdhouse charm?  Clicking on the pic enlarges it.

 

It's time for the Paper Pretties Challenge.  This one is going to be  one you'll have to enter.  It's "PWC147 -Bring on the Bling".   I know you all just love using your bling.  For my card I added the bling to the corners and to the one of the mugs.  I'm sure you can find some spots to add a little extra sparkle onto your card, so bling it up and link it up.  Need a little more inspiration, here's the link to the Paper Pretties Challenge blog, that's where you'll find the details for the challenge, Mr. Linky to link up your creation and some more cards by the other members of the design team.  I can guarantee you, you'll like what you see there.





don't forget the inside

Last summer my dear friend's daughter was married.  Now she and her husband have purchased their first home.  How exciting for them!    The "Brew Your Coffee" stamp features a bunch of little birdies and their homes so I inked it up to make a congratulations card for them.  

Working with this image is fun.  In case you can't make out the sentiment it says "Home is where you brew your coffee and sip your tea" so it works for just about anybody (I do know one person who drinks neither coffee nor tea, but she's weird). 

Here's the deets:

stamp - Paper Pretties "Brew Your Coffee"

ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

paper - the card base is red on front, it was from a box of assorted colored cards from the craft store;  Stampin' Up "Soft Sky" cs for mat; Georgia Pacific white cs; October Afternoon "Modern Homemaker" dp (I saw this on Stamp Owl's cards and had to have it!)

miscellaneous - copics; ribbon; twine; charm; Stampin' Up corner punch; Taylor's Tiny Twinkles; button

Here's the challenges:

Paper Pretties PWC147 - Bring on the Bling

City Crafter Week 50 - Celebrate Good Times

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again.  Now go get you bling out and join us in the Paper Pretties Challenge, we can't wait to see what you make. 

Bunny Hansel

Hey kiddies, are you ready for another calorie free recipe from Katie?  Of course you are.  So here's this week's challenge #55 from Cooking It Up With Katie:  "Sparkle, Shimmer and Shine".  I like sparkly and shiny stuff so this is right up my alley.  Too bad my photographic abilities are not that great because there's lots of stickles on this little guy (I assume he's a guy because the name is Hansel)

This week the challenge is sponsored by Pizzaz Aplenty.  You can find all the challenge details, more fun cards created by the rest of the design team and the ever important Mr. Linky thingie by clicking here.


If you're a regular visitor to my blog or a stamping buddy you may be wondering what the heck is that image doing here.  If you're not one of the aforementioned you probably don't know that I am put off by stamps that have people without noses and mouths.  How the heck do they breathe.  If I look at them long enough I feel a little suffocated (seriously).  What's really odd is that I am not bothered by images of people without heads.  I just figure if the head were visible they'd have a nose and a mouth.  I never said that the way I think makes sense.  


Here's the deets:

Don't forget the inside.


stamp - CC Designs "Bunny Hansel"
ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Ranger "Tattered Rose"
paper - MFT "Sweet Tooth" cs for base; Stampin' Up "Old Olive" cs; Georgia Pacific white cs; October Afternoon "Ducks In a Row" dp
miscellaneous - copics; Nesties Labels 4; ribbon; twine; charm; mini yellow brads; flower brads;  Stampin' Up rhinestone brads; stickles; gelly roll

Here's the challenges:
Cooking It Up with Katie #55 - Sparkle, Shimmer and Shine
Kaboodle Doodle #60 - Spring Has Spring
Really, Reasonable Ribbon #20 - One for the Boys (Hansel is a boy, that's why I mage him a blue bunny instead of a pink bunny)
One Stop Craft week 124 - Fairies and Angels (he has wings)
CES #29 - Die Cut Crazy
Fairy Fun Fridays #49 - Oh So Spring
Stamp Something - Spring Somethings 
Pile It On -  PIO#13 - Cutie Patootie

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again. Now go get inky and make something for the Cooking It Up With Katie Challenge.

Testing

Isn't he handsome?  I realize you aren't here to see my kitty.  I've had trouble with my blog and not being able to get photos to appear so this is my test to see it it'll stay.  Now I have to see if I can get the photos back onto the post they were deleted from.

HELP!

Can anybody help this non-techy type figure out what's going on with blogger.  This morning the post below this had 3 photos in it.  I was reading the comments and when I came back they were gone. 
I tried to edit them in but they disappeared again.
I tried to do a new post of the same material and the pics disappeared.  When I went to delete the post the pictures show at the bottom of the post and ask if I want to delete them but they no longer appear in the post where I positioned them.  I checked the original post and it's the same.
I looked at the help menu but don't understand any of the stuff that is in there.  can anybody explain in a non techy way how I can fix this?

A Spring Garden

Every week I find myself asking "Where does Rachel find these photos?"  These are some amazing cupcakes and they are the inspiration for this week's Cupcake Inspiratons challenge CIC104.  The sponsor this week is Paper Pretties, a company that is very near and dear to my heart.  I'm very luckyand proud to be a member of their design team 

The inspiration for my card came from the vibrant spring colors.  They are so cheerful and I just happen to have a new pad of paper that features spring flowers.  The image is from the new digtal set "Easter Babies".  It's being sold as a fund raiser, all the proceeds from the sales of the set (minus the paypal fees) will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.  Since they are a digital set they will be immediately available for you to use, just in time to get your Easter cards or projects started. 

Here's the deets:

stamp - Paper Pretties "Easter Babies" digital images

ink - HP printer

paper - MFT "Banana Split" cs for mats; Stampin' Up "Certainly Celery" cs for mat; Georgia Pacific white cs; K & Co "TC Cottage Garden" dp

miscellaneous - copics; Recollections mini brads; Spare Parts pin; charm; rick rack; sewing machine; Nesties "Big Scalloped Rectangles"

don't forget the inside

Here's the challenges:

Stampin' Royalty SR#64 - sketch

Sew Many Challenges #48 - Spring Fling

Fairy Fun Challenges #49 - Oh So Spring

Terrically Thrilling Thursday Challenge - Think Warm use mostly warm colors - reds, yellows and oranges

Polka Doodles week 12 - Spring has Sprung

Freshly Brewed #40 - 2 or more embellies

Creative Cottage - Spring has Sprung

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll come back again.  Don't forget to stop by the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge blog for all the details of this week's challenge as well as the link for your creation.  I look forward to visiting your blogs to see what you've done.