Hey Cupcake was sitting on my worktable as I was thinking of a card for a 

graduate. Not just any graduate, but a very special graduate. I know, all

graduates are special and deserve acknowledgement, but this one, well, she

worked very hard and achieved a doctorate! 

Our own Ashley Marie Penir did it! 

Her very special robe and cap, collar and pose with UCFresno's mascot  attest 

to her greatness. No simple cap and gown on a card would do, not for Dr. Penir.

We share a love for all things sweet, especially a local treat from 'Nothing Bundt Cakes.'

Just the perfect sentiment for an awesome lady!

The Greetery's Sweet & Fancy Label Hot Foil, then die cut and absolutely perfect hip.

hip.hooray! embossed onto vellum.

Lots of sweet detail, such as double wrappers, layers of cupcake decoration, and gold 

glitter.

A special card needs a special inside, so I used my freebee from  the Greetery to 

stencil and complete my greeting.

Hope you enjoyed my post today. Still partying on this end with the family!

Have a wonderful week! Hope it's crafty!

Valentine Blog Blitz

Hi Poppy Peeps! Want to win this darling cupcake die?

Head on over to the poppystamps blog

Valentine Release Blog Blitz by Nancy Penir

and leave a comment. Then go to Instagram and leave another and tag 

a friend,  for 2 more chances to win. Leave comments on posts

throughout the blog blitz to win one of all the new fabulous dies.

This adorable cupcake die is part of the whittle series by Poppystamps and I 

paired it with the Whittle Frame die. Love the Whittles!

Have a wonderful day!

Tag You're It with Bev Buenker

Hi and welcome to a new challenge at Tag You're It.

Bev Buenker has given us this b/w beauty with a touch of red as our inspiration.

I zoned in on the black and white stripes.

My tag is from a new mini market set by Betsy Veldman for PapertreyInk: 

Make It Market Mini Kit: Holiday Tag Along

I cut the tag first from Black and then white, using one of the included dies to create the 

diagonal stripes.

My cupcake is from Clearly Besotted's Tasty Treats.

I love cherry, and gave it some dimension with stamping.

I'd love to see what you do with the inspiration tag.

Play along at TYI's blog.

Happy Crafting!

Happy Birthday

Melissa Phillips is up at PTI's MIM this week.

She is challenging us to use our colored pencils on kraft,

or some other darker card stock.

Melissa always wows. She's a master with every technique,

and her cards this week were filled with subtle layers and stamping textures.

So, of course, I had to try stamping layers with my colored 

cupcake from Bakers Dozen.

Once I embossed the frame and cupcake in white, I masked it, and stamped 

BB: Gingham all around it.

It was so much fun coloring it in! Lots of blending, all one layer.

Background card stock stamped with BB: Venice and Fine Linen ink.

I've done this technique before, and love the richness

 it gives the images, once colored.

I used Prisma Watercolor Pencils

Play along on Nichole's blog, here:

Make It Monday #276: Kraft & Colored Pencils 

TYI Challenge #30

It's my turn to bring you inspiration for the Tag You're It Challenge.

I created a cupcake tag from PapertreyInk's Enclosed Cupcake die,

and made it a festive birthday tag.

You can choose a shaped tag, colors, celebration, or even confetti on your tag.

Meanwhile, here's another tag from the cupcake tag.

The cupcakes on this tag are stamps and dies from Paper Sweeties' Homemade With Love.

The vellum and bottom tag are PTI's Tag Sale #7,

Pattern created with a stamp from Waltzingmouse's Putting On The Ritz.

All the fun-fetti is die cut from Make It Market's Shakers & Sprinkles (PTI).

Can't wait to see how you're inspired.

Play along at Tag You're It Challenge

Happy Birthday Card for MIM #198

A quick post for MIM, 

found a bit of time and wanted to play along.

Ashley has a wonderful tutorial on Nichole's blog showing

how to create 3 panel cards.

Just received my Jan. order and couldn't wait to ink up a cupcake from Baker's Dozen, and die cut 

the darling cake plate.

Can't have enough birthday cards ready to go in my family!

Bottom panel holds a giftcard, (that one's mine, haven't used it yet!)

Did an envelope to match.

And always finish with a 'handmade stamp'.

Besides Baker's Dozen, used Stitched Swirls,

Happy Notes, Ruby Rose, Handmade Hodgepodge and BB: Super Stripes.

All PTI card stocks and Inks except Hero's Wet Cement.

Abit of Glossy Accents on the hearts 

& heart clips to close.

Just a few days left to play along,

I think this holds a record for most photos posted for a single card (ha!).

Make It Monday #198: Three Panel Cards