CIC483 week 2

It is Week 2 of our challenge over at

CUPCAKE INSPIRATIONS

the theme is Snowmen!

Our sponsor is The Paper Shelter

This cute little snowman can be found HERE

it is called A Cheerful Snowman

Hop on over to our blog and see what the design team created 

and

show us your snowmen projects!

You could be our next winner.

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Happy Monday!

It has been record breaking cold temps around here.  Snow and all way too early for beginning of November.

Hope you are all warm and safe.

The new challenge begins over at CUPCAKE INSPIRATIONS.

And wouldn't you know it, the theme is Snowmen

How perfect is that.  

Hop over and join in and see what the Design Team has created.

This biweekly challenge is sponsored by The Paper Shelter.

The Paper Shelter is generously providing 3 digital images to our randomly chosen winner.

Thank you for sponsoring this challenge!

 Here is this week's cupcake inspiration photo (linked to original source):

We are also teaming up with the Double Trouble Challenge for a second way to enter your card featuring Snowmen!

Here's a bit about our friends at Double Trouble:


Welcome to Double Trouble - We're two retired ladies bringing you a new challenge blog where we hope you find fun and inspiration! We're not affiliated with any companies and welcome all participants. Our challenge will include Thing 1-Trouble Maker the Basic Challenge, Thing 2-Double Dare being a surprise element in which you may or may not decide to participate and Thing 3-Twisted Sister, will appear with an optional twist to the Challenge.

Our theme for this challenge is to add snowmen to your project.  

When you enter our challenge this week, be sure to run over to the Double Trouble Challenge blog and see what their co-coordinating challenges are, so  you can link up with them as well!  The more aspects of the challenge you do, the more entries you will receive to win their prize!

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WOW, Halloween is over and now it is November!  

Crazy.  This year is just flying by.

Thank you for stopping by my little blog.  Today I have a card for our new challenge over at

CUPCAKE INSPIRATION CHALLENGES.

(on this card I used a digital stamp from Bugaboo Digital Stamps called Gus Birthday an old sentiment stamp from my stash, and a Heidi Swapp stencil I had.)

We have a fun color combo as our theme and an inspirational photo for you below.

Let's see all your Red, Yellow and Orange projects!  

Come on over and join in the fun!

CIC481 Week 2

Another fun week over at Cupcake Inspirations!  

That's because I got to make another card for this challenge with Newton's Nook Designs!

and the theme is Fall.

I used Newton's stamp set: Sending Hugs and coordinating dies.  LOVE!!

Leaves are from a Stampin Up leaf die.

Newton's Nook Designs is generously providing $25 gift code to our randomly chosen winner.

Thank you for sponsoring this challenge!

Our Inspirational Photo Below:

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An exciting week over at Cupcake Inspirations!  

That's because I got to make my cards for this challenge with Newton's Nook Designs!

I LOVE their cats and other critters!

and the theme is Fall.

I used Newton's stamp set: Sweater Weather and their Plaid Stencil. SO CUTE!

I even reused the rust string (see above) that my stamps were mailed to me tied up with!

Now that's recycling! LOL

Sentiment and pumpkin from an old Stampin Up set.

Newton's Nook Designs is generously providing $25 gift code to our randomly chosen winner.

Thank you for sponsoring this challenge!

Our Inspirational Photo Below:

October Fun

Happy October!

My all time favorite month of the year.

I love the colors outside and the crisp air.

Today I made a fun Halloween card with Bugaboo Stamps weekly freebie.

I am head over heels for this cute image!

So fun to color up and I pulled out an old Angel Company spider web stamp and

a few black sequins.

Hope you all have a 

Spooktacular Week!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bugaboo Stamps - Happy Fall Y'All theme
Crafty Calendar Challenges - Halloween/Autumn Colors
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Halloween/Fall plus a Sentiment

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Super fun new challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations begins today.

SOMETHING INSIDE

On my card my froggy image is from Whimsy Stamps

you can find this image HERE.  This guy makes me smile!

Can't wait to send out this birthday card to someone.

Is our sponsor for this challenge.

Below is our Inspirational Photo for the challenge.

Be sure to post it on your blog to be eligible to win

this challenge.