Good Morning Sistahs!
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...er...a beautiful day to be in the Sink!! My sistah Nicole has turned up the heat in the Kitchen with this week's Kitchen Sink Crew Challenge.
Here's Nicole's Challenge:
Creative Use of Photos - Incorporate a photograph into your card or project. But there's a catch...you cannot create a scrapbook page. That would be too easy! (Unless of course you're me...because I am so not a scrapbooker. *giggle)
I thought I could get away with some inspiration from a photo, but she reminded me that a photo actually had to be on the card. DOH! So here we are sistahs, my creation with...not one...not two...but THREE photos. (Do I get bonus points?)
This card has photos of the CUTEST cupcake I've ever seen. One of the teachers I work with brought these adorable cupcakes to our Wednesday morning staff meeting a few weeks ago and I thought it was so cute that I protected it from everything (*read here - first grade fingers, teenage son, & hubby with sweet tooth) so I could take a picture of it.
On top of the cupcake is an Oreo Cookie that has been decorated to look like a sunflower with the most radiant golden orange frosting. If you look closely, you can see the M&M ladybug that has been frosted and decorated. Isn't it the cutest? Seriously!
Okay, enough with the cute...there's more sistahs! Wonderful things are happening with the Kitchen Sink Crew Contests! Maria has changed up the contest like you would not believe! There are even more opportunities for you to win free stamps and even a $50 shopping spree just for playing along. For all the details visit the Kitchen Sink Blog. (This is also where you'll upload your creations for the new contests!)
Now, here are the deets for my card. I used the Gerbera Daisy from the 3-Step Honey Bunny set, but tried to disguise it as a sunflower. Then I used the heart from the 3-Step Hearts and Roses set to create my ladybug. (See Maria, you're not the only one who can turn that heart into something else. *wink) I also used the leaves from the 3- Step Hearts and Roses. Oh and I almost forgot, the dots on the ladybug's back were made with the teeny-tiny dot found in the Playful Frames & Journaling set. It's not a card without some Glossy Accents, so of course I had to add some to the middle of the flower, (which also happens to be popped up on a dimensional,) on the ladybug's dots, and on the ladybugs in the photo of the cupcakes. Whew...that's a lot of gloss. *giggle Finally...I used my handy-dandy Scor-pal and created some vertical lines to give the background a little texture.
Go now...float away...and check out all the inspiration the amazingly talented Kitchen Sink Crew has created for you. (If you look closely, I'm making a guest appearance in someone's post.) Which one you ask? I'm not telling, you'll just have to check them all out.
Inky Hugs & Happy Stampin'
How awesome,Angela!! Now thatis a cupcake too perfect to eat!! I love your gorgeous stamped blossom with it's CE center. A perfect duplication of the cupcake!! Another amazing creation!!
Posted by: Lynn | March 09, 2009 at 06:29 AM
Angela I love this!! You do such beautiful things with that flower. The ladybug looks great, so creative!!
Posted by: Dee Jackson | March 09, 2009 at 06:46 AM
Angela this is just so pretty! Your flower with the glossy center is just beautiful!! :) Great job with the challenge!
Posted by: Julie Masse | March 09, 2009 at 07:13 AM
So that is the famous cupcake. I like this card. You did a great job matching the colors and disguising the flower. Now I'm gonna go check out the other peeps and see if I can find you!
Posted by: Darsana | March 09, 2009 at 08:50 AM
Oh my, I would have a lot of trouble eating a cupcake that is that cute! How artistic, and a perfect addition to your card! Your stamped daisy is gorgeous!
Posted by: Tammy Hershberger | March 09, 2009 at 08:55 AM
I found you.
Posted by: Darsana | March 09, 2009 at 09:03 AM
did my sistah rock the house or what?! definitely extra points for you! and you were sweating this challenge? bah!
love ya!
Posted by: Nicole Cooke | March 09, 2009 at 07:14 PM
That cupcake is the cutest thing ever! I can't believe you were able to keep those first grade fingers away from it all day long! Your daisy looks fabulous with the photos.
Posted by: Lori | March 09, 2009 at 08:33 PM
This is the yummiest card I have ever seen! Everything about it .... YUMMY! :D Fabulous Angela!
Posted by: Maria | March 10, 2009 at 09:23 AM