Crazy for Cupcakes

I have a friend who LOVES cupcakes.... She's completely crazy for them. Bakes them all the time - almost to the point of neglecting her family. ;0)

Nadine at Stampin' in a Tropical Paradise is a wonderful, wonderful friend who makes me smile a lot. So I decided I HAD to have this set. Her birthday isn't any time soon - but whenever I see it I think of her. I also have two other friends - Victoria over at Eat Sleep Stamp Repeat and Helen at All Things Stampy at who have made some wonderful creations with this set. I couldn't resist it!

Since it came in yesterday - complete with the new SAB designer paper delicate dots - and I haven't been stamping much lately, I decided I would incorporate my goodies into a sketch challenge. Roxie over at SCS always has wonderful sketches that really get my stamping juices going.


I just went with Sketch Challenge 214 - the current sketch for this week.

The focal image was stamped in Staz-On on Whisper White cardstock and then coloured with my blender pens and markers. I never use my blender pens anymore and I decided that I was going to do so. They're great to colour with. I'll be pulling them out more often.

Along the edge were 3 old olive brads. I love using brads and I set them using my crafter's tool kit. That has been the best purchase I have made in a long time. There's a tool for everything in there.


The inside has a border from the coordinating wheel rolled in old olive across the bottom for an added touch.

I noticed after I took the picture that my layer under my cupcake was a bit crooked, so I recut it before it goes on it's merry way. Not sure who's birthday is coming up next...


Deets:
CS: Old Olive, Bashful blue, Whisper White, Delicate Dots
Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes
Ink: Stazon black
Accessories: Markers, blender pens, old olive brads, crafter's tool kit.