It's Friday and it's time for another one of Taylor's Cupcake Sketches! I took a little liberty with the sketch this week by flipping it vertically. I also could not get the scallops to look right next to the main image so I flipped those as well. After all of that, I really love this card. I have really been struggling creatively lately and I feel like this card brought me back!! I guess having some new stamps helps, too! Isn't this the cutest image? It's one of the new Stephanie Fizer sets from My Favorite Things and it's called Owls and Bluebells. I LOVE the Stephanie Fizer sets....they are so whimsical.
Anywho, here are a few details on the card: The color combo is Lovely Lilac (I can't believe I had ANY of this color) and Garden Green. The white is PTI's Stampers Select White. I embossed the Lovely Lilac label with a new embossing folder from QuicKutz called Diamonds and Dots. The owls were stamped in Memento Black ink on PTI White, cut out with Circle Nesties. I popped up the entire body and then the face. The sentiment was punched out with the word window punch and layered on assorted sizes of circles. The scallops were done with the Scalloped Edge Punch and the green panel was embossed with the Swiss Dots embossing folder!
Now it's your turn to try the sketch. Taylor will choose the most clever, creative and cute creation from the submissions this weekend to be the Featured Cupcake Sampler next week. Your design and blog will be featured on her blog during Cupcake Friday. You're welcome to create something other than a card, but just stick to the sketch as closely as possible and you'll be eligible for the Featured Cupcake Sampler honors. If you upload your sketch to Splitcoast, use keyword TECC68 (for Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge 68). Leave a comment on Taylor's blog with a link to your blog or gallery upload so Taylor can check it out. The deadline to be eligible for the featured cupcake sampler is Friday May 22nd at 8:00 am PST.
Don't forget to check out what the Cupcake Crew did with this sketch:
Ana Wolfhart
Donna Baker
Jami Sibley
Lynn Mercurio
Monika Davis
Taylor Van Bruggen
Vicki Chrisman
Sherrie Siemens
Stephanie Hargis
I hope you have a great Friday! Thank you for stopping by!
Stamps: Owls and Bluebelles (MFT)
Paper: PTI White, Garden Green, Lovely Lilac
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Accessories & Tools: Circle Nesties, Circle Punches, Word Window Punch, Dots and Diamonds and Swiss Dots embossing folders, Brads (Doodlebug Designs), Button and ribbon (Papertrey Ink), Mat Pack and Piercing Tool, Dimensionals
Isn't it so awesome when you create a card that gets you out of a creative funk? Oh the JOY! Happened to me very recently. Very fun card! Now quick go stamp another one while you're on a roll! ;)
Posted by: Jami Sibley | May 15, 2009 at 08:32 AM
This is just too cute!! I love it!!
Posted by: Jessie/knightrone | May 15, 2009 at 09:03 AM
So adorable, Jackie! I love the twill bow and the big button with the hemp detailing! Fabulous!
Posted by: taylor | May 15, 2009 at 09:20 AM
This is just adorable. Your large button looks fantastic!
Posted by: Lynn Mercurio | May 15, 2009 at 09:38 AM
We are sharing a brain this week Jackie...love that you flipped the sketch too! Those owls and blue bells are incredibly sweet! Have a great weekend!
Posted by: Sherrie | May 15, 2009 at 11:10 AM
what a fun card! I love that you flipped the sketch too - a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do (to make a sketch work for her!) these owls are adorable!
Posted by: Donna Baker | May 15, 2009 at 11:42 AM
Cute card! I can't believe that when I was first a SU demo that Lovely Lilac was my favorite color. How embarrassing!!!
Posted by: Kate | May 15, 2009 at 12:37 PM
So cute Jackie! Love the colours together!
Posted by: Dawn Easton | May 15, 2009 at 03:12 PM
This is just so stinking CUTE Jackie! Love it all.. the colors are just perfect!
Posted by: Vicki Chrisman | May 15, 2009 at 03:19 PM
Great card!
Posted by: Danni | May 15, 2009 at 03:24 PM
AHA! You didn't get me with this one, you enabler, it's already in my cart at MFT, lol!!! This is adorable, great colors, love your interpretation!
Posted by: Becky C | May 15, 2009 at 08:31 PM
Awwww - this is sooo cute - Jackie!!!
Posted by: Silke Ledlow | May 16, 2009 at 05:00 AM
LOVE the button/ribbon treatment. Great colors to!
Posted by: Denise (peanutbee) | May 16, 2009 at 07:43 AM
Adorable, Jackie!! Love your color choices and coloring! And that big button with the ribbon is awesome!
Posted by: Amy Sheffer | May 16, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Fabulous, Jackie! Fun color scheme and lots of lovely details -- glad you got out of your funk. I totally know what you mean! Some weeks, it's just not there, you know?!
Posted by: Carole (TruCarMa) | May 17, 2009 at 04:37 PM