Turn a cupcake into a purse??

Hi! Good Monday Morning to you!!!! Hope you enjoyed your weekend! We had a great weekend with no obligations! So the weekend was all ours!! We took my son to see the CARS 2 Tour at the Transportation Museum, here in St. Louis. It was freezing, but alot of fun to see the characters life-size. I have some pictures below of RJ's favorite characters! But first let me show you a card that I created for a little swap with some of my Demonstrator friends! We met last Thursday for dinner and had such a great time visiting with each other! It was good to catch up! I'll share their swaps with you tomorrow! I saw a card on Stampin' Connection, an on-line community for Stampin' Up! Demonstrators. I changed the colors and used a different border punch. If you are a SU! Demonstrator, you can see Shannon's card on Stampin' Connection. Search for Shannon (no last name) under the Members section. Do you recognize the punched piece for the purses??? It's from the Build a Cupcake Punch!!! So many uses for this punch!! Supplies: Stamps: Bring on the Cake Ink: Basic Black Paper: Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Love Letter DSP Accessories: Polka Dot Emboss Folder, Big Shot, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon, Build a Cupcake Punch, 1/2" & 3/4" Circle Punches, Rhinestone Jewels, Dimensionals, Paper Snips

Ok, here are a couple of pictures that I took when my husband and I took RJ to see the CARS 2 Tour! CARS 2 is coming to theaters in June! We are so excited! These were life-size characters! So fun! Lightning McQueen, Tow Mater, and Finn McMissle were all there!

Here's my little guy!!...

RJ loves Mater!! Hope you are having a great start to your week!!

See you tomorrow!

Karen

Stamp-A-Stack Card #3 - Cupcake

Hi!! Ready for the weekend???!!! Looking forward to stamping with my stamp club tonight!! Here is Card #3 that we stamped at my Stamp-A-Stack. Enjoy!

Supplies:
Stamps: Build a Cupcake
Ink: Melon Mambo, Peach Parfait
Paper: Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait, Whisper White
Accessories: Scallop Squares Duo Bigz Die, Big Shot, Create a Cupcake Punch, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Rhinestones, Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals

There you have it...a bright cheery card!

Happy Friday!!

Karen

another Cupcake Birthday!

Hi!! Are you staying warm??? We have very frigid temperatures here in St. Louis, with a Winter Storm Advisory!!! Half of the city was shut down today, even including the shopping malls!! I guess there is nobody who wants to shop!! LOL!!!

I wanted to hop on here to share with you a little card that I created for my stamp club, who will be meeting next Friday! I know...I never plan this early!!! I'm a last minute kind of gal!! But I'm trying to change my ways. ;) Actually, my friend Kelly challenged me that I wouldn't have this card prepped when we went on our scrapbooking weekend a couple of weeks ago! I love challenges like that!! So I designed it and prepped it to bring along with me when we went scrapbooking. I knew a break from scrapbooking would be welcomed with a little stamping!! So I created 14 of these cards to swap with my stamp club. Check!!...that's me checking off one thing on a very long list!!
The banner has a little "wave" to it! So cute!

Supplies:
Stamps: Create a Cupcake, Curly Cute
Ink: Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Real Red
Paper: Bashful Blue, Pacific Point, Real Red, Glitter Paper (love this!!), Whisper White
Accessories: Background I Texturz Plates, Big Shot, Create a Cupcake Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, Square Punch (for banner), Ticket Corner Punch, Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals

My inspiration for this card came from Dawn McVey, and you can see her card HERE. It's her 3rd card in the post.

Lastly, here is a picture of my dear husband shoveling the driveway. You can see that it is very gloomy outside and the brunt of the storm is yet to come! It has been sleeting ALL day long, so he wanted to get the sleet shoveled before the snow comes. They are expecting up to 12 inches in our area tonight!! It will be another snow day tomorrow!! Great day to snuggle up with a warm blanket on the couch, wouldn't you say???

Stay warm!!! And enjoy the time off if you don't have to go anywhere!!

Karen

Happy Birthday Cupcake!!

Hi!! Do you have snow in your neck of the woods???? We sure do! St. Louis got hit with a big winter storm on Wednesday evening! Schools were closed today AND they are all closed again tomorrow!!! I guess the cold temperatures are keeping the schools from opening their doors. The streets seem to be clear, but I'm sure they will be icy in the morning with the frigid temps!! Oh well, I guess we get to sleep a little later in the morning!!! And my son and I will not be going anywhere since my car is in the shop. Boo Hoo!!! Not that I would want to buddle up my son and go out in this weather, but just the point that I can't leave!!! It's driving me crazy! I hope my car gets fixed soon!!!

Ok, let's get to stamping, shall we?? Here is a card that I created for my stamp club. There are 2 versions to this card...one with a cherry on top and one with a sparkly heart. Love the new glimmer paper!! Isn't it pretty?

Supplies:
Stamps: Create a Cupcake

Ink: Real Red, Pear Pizzaz, Bashful Blue, Pear Pizzaz & Real Red markers for the cherry

Paper: Real Red, Pear Pizzaz, Bashful Blue, Pacific Point, Whisper White, Glimmer Paper

Accessories: Texture Plates Kit #4, Big Shot, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Build A Cupcake Punch, Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Crystal Effects, Rhinestone Jewels, Dimensionals

My plan is to schedule some blog posts for the next couple of days. So please come back and visit!!

Stay warm and take care!

Karen