Flashback Friday!

O.K., here's a challenge for you!  Go back to your favourite sketch site (or any sketch site) and find the VERY FIRST sketch challenge they did!  Create a card using THAT sketch!  Fun, yes?

Earlier this week, I went to the Sweetest Thing Blog, home of the Sweet Sunday Sketch. Did you know that Karen has been posting a sketch every Sunday since January of 2009? Talk about consistent! Her sketches have always been some of my favourites, so I figured, why not go back and do them all? I know, you all probably think I'm nuts, but I'm looking forward to it!

My hope/goal is to get all caught up in June! I've done the first 5 already and have a start on #6.

So, let's get started!

Sweet Sunday Sketch # 1:

I featured this card in my Tuesday post, so I won't bore you with all the details again...you can see that post here. I did flip the original sketch (which was horizontal) to vertical.

Sweet Sunday Sketch # 2:

This card features the (retiring) Things I Love Stamp Set and some (also retiring) 3/8" Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon. If you LOVE either of these things, get them NOW!

Sweet Sunday Sketch # 3:

If you haven't yet noticed, I love, love, LOVE layers and this card has LOTS of them! So far, this is my favourite sketch!  The stamp set that I used is Thank You Kindly (sticking around for another year) and the paper, which is retiring, is "Jolly Holiday". Have you ever thought of using Christmas DSP for a NON Christmas card?  You can!

Sweet Sunday Sketch # 4:

This card uses one of my FAVOURITE papers from the current catalogue called "Sweet and Sour".  It's a specialty DSP so each of the pages has one side accented with clear embossing.  Since it's in the CURRENT Idea Book, that means it's retiring in less than 30 days, so if you love it too, now's the time to get it!

The stamped sentiment is from a BRAND NEW SET called "Best of Everything". It's ADORABLE and I just know you're going to like it!

Sweet Sunday Sketch # 5:

I can't seem to put my hands on this one at the moment, but as soon as I can find it, I'll upload it!  And if I can't...I'll just make a new one!

Happy Stampin'!

By Special Request - Crazy for Cupcakes

Recently, I had a special request for cards featuring cupcakes.  I searched my brain (archives) and realized that I had NONE - or, if I do have any, I can't find them!

So, here are TWO cupcake cards using the "Crazy for Cupcakes" set:

Now, I promise, absolutely 100% promise that BOTH these card bases are Melon Mambo.  I don't know WHAT is up with the funky colours, but they are both the same and they are both Melon Mambo. And that strip across the top of the card on the right?  Yeah...NOT Crushed Curry. It's Daffodil Delight!

For the card on the right, I used a REALLY old Sweet Sunday Sketch - in fact, it's the FIRST EVER Sweet Sunday Sketch and I had fun with it! I think I need to go back and use them all.

Here's a close up of the balloons:

If YOU have a special request for something you'd like to see on my blog (Stampin' UP! of course), why don't you let me know? I'll do my best to get it done for you.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Crazy for Cupcakes
INK: Staz-ON, Melon Mambo
PAPERS: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Regal Rose
ACCESSORIES: Ribbon, Punches, Stampin' Dimensionals, Watercolour Crayons, Aqua Painters

Happy Stampin'!

P.S. Yes, these are watercoloured on Whisper White Cardstock - it can be done!

P.P.S. Don't forget that TODAY is the VERY LAST DAY to take advantage of the sale of the Digital+ starter kit!