Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #317: Sprinkles

Hi Friends,
I hope you are enjoying your summer and if you are a USA friend that you had a lovely Independence Day and 4th of July celebration!

The Paper Sweeties Creative Designers are joining the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge team for their "Sprinkles" challenge which starts today - July 5th.  Here is the fun inspiration photo:

Paper Sweeties is launching a brand new sequin mix in honor of sponsorship of this fun challenge.  Aren't these pretty!  They are available at Paper Sweeties today!  I just adore Debbie's flower sequins so much!  They looks so cute on cards and scrappy projects too!  I just stocked up on some fun colors for Autumn and Halloween which will be here before we know it!

Debbie has also donated a $25.00 gift certificate to the Paper Sweeties store!  That would buy a lot of sequins!  Or some stamps, or some dies....or ?  I hope you will play along for a chance to win one of the prizes being offered.

On to my projects for today....For this first card I was inspired just by the cupcake itself!  I love making birthday cards with cupcakes on the front and then gifting a box of 4 cupcakes from our local Cupcake Royale as the birthday gift!  The "Sending Sweet Thoughts" stamp / die bundle from Paper Sweeties is perfect for cupcake themed cards!  I have a few feminine birthdays coming up which feature this stamp/die set and several other wonderful products from Paper Sweeties...

My first card has a soft color palette of cream, green and pink:

I used clear embossing powder on the cupcake top to make it look like real frosting.  It is hard to get a good picture of it though.  Then I added some glossy accents to the flowers to make them shine!

The sentiment is so fun because of that little "heart" in place of the word "love".  I colored it in with my Copic marker to match the flower center.

A cream twine bow, a bit of lace, and a tiny scalloped border strip finish off the card. I love the vintage feel it has.  What girly girl would not want to receive this for her birthday?

My next card is a pocket card - it is a gift and a birthday card in one and is for my Mother's birthday coming up on August 3rd:

 Inside the pocket are some small tags made with the "Stitched Tags #1" die set that can be used again on future birthday gifts that my Mom hands out.  She has 7 children and 6 grandchildren so she is always giving a birthday gift to someone and she loves having little tags and cards on hand!

There is also a cupcake attached to a length of paper straw that she can use to decorate her birthday cupcake before she eats it! I tucked it into a spool of twine for the photo just for fun!  It is topped with a sweet pink flower sequin!  Love these Paper Sweeties sequins so much!  The sentiments on the tags are from the "Sending Sweet Thoughts" and "Sweetie Pie" stamp sets. 

Here is a peek at the inside of the card:

 The left side has another pocket with more tags that can be used on gifts in the future....

 I will link all of the various stamp sets I used for the sentiments at the end of this post.

And finally a close up of the card sentiment:

The word "Mother" is from the "You are the Most Wonderful" stamp set.  The "You Make Life Sweet" is from the "Sending Sweet Thoughts" stamp set.  I love them together!

That is is for me for today.  I hope that you join in the fun of this wonderful Cupcake Inspirations "Sprnkles" challenge!  

Thanks for looking at my cards

Hugs,

Jill