It's five o'clock somewhere

Nothing like a brightly colored sweet and refreshing cocktail with a umbrella to let you know that today is a special day! I gotta say though, as much as these cocktails look fun, I am gonna stick with my Manhattans! 

You still have one more week to play along with our summery, festive color challenge at Inky Paws! let's see your bubblegum pink, lemon yellow, lime green, and white! 

My card today features the stamp set "Cocktail Mixer" and the "fireworks stencil" from Newton's Nook.

Something a bit different for your inspiration, but I think you will get it!!

You have one more week to get your festive colors on at Inky Paws. We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate. Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the blog.
The deadline to enter today's challenge is  Friday May 20, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at  Inky Paws.

 

Time to celebrate

Morning all! Hope you all are doing well and are getting in some crafty time! I am writing this blog ahead of tine as I am spending some quality time at Bethany Beach Delaware celebrating my SIL's birthday. Not sure the weather will permit some sunbathing on the beach, but I know some good dinners will be in the mix!

 There is still time to bulk up your birthday card stash, by creating a B-day card for our birthday challenge at Inky Paws.

Today's card features Newton's Nook's "Newton's Birthday Bash" and confetti stencil.

Your musical inspiration is another popular birthday song by Stevie Wonder.

You have one more week to celebrate with us at Inky Paws. We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate. Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the blog.
The deadline to enter today's challenge is  Friday May 6, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at  Inky Paws.

They say it's your birthday!

Happy Monday! Hope you all have a creative week! April is a busy month for me with birthdays! I have 5 birthdays to celebrate in April! You can never have enough b-day cards in your stash. 

This week's challenge at Inky Paws.  is just the challenge to boost your stash of birthday cards. We are hosting a birthday theme. How fun!

My card today was made especially for my niece Sarah. It features  Newton's Nook's "Newton Loves Cake".

Today's musical inspiration needs no introduction!

You have two weeks to celebrate with us at Inky Paws. We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate. Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the blog.
The deadline to enter today's challenge is  Friday May 6, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at  Inky Paws.

 

Celebrate

 Hey everyone! Happy Monday! What happen to spring? Is it ever going to come back? I am so tired of the cold weather! 

You have one more week to join us at  Inky Paws for our pistachio green, golden yellow, navy blue and white color challenge. 

 My card today features Newton's Nook's "Cupcakes stencil"  and "Newton's Cupcake". The cupcake stencil is so fun. It is a layered stencil that allows you to make your cupcake a variety of colors.

You have one more week to join us at  Inky Paws. We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate. Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the blog.
The deadline to enter today's challenge is  Friday April 8, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at  Inky Paws.

Pawty!!!

Today we have a really fun challenge beginning at Cupcake Inspirations. The theme is "Pets". How great is that!! Know I know you are wondering why I didn't features cats. After all I am a cat person, but hey I like dogs and I have friends and family that have dogs. I wanted to use this special addition stamp set that Newton's Nook made for Stamptember at Simon Says Stamp a few years back.

Even more exciting is we have an awesome sponsor today!!

We are being sponsored by -

Newton's Nook Designs

We are a small company comprised of Jen (artist and crafter) and Jeff (finance and business) and are located in Southern Wisconsin. Our stamp designs are created from Jen's hand-drawn sketches and are perfect for all your paper crafts! Our goal is to provide you with unique and whimsical stamp designs that are fun to use and make you smile! 

Prize: $25 to Newton's Nook Designs Shop

 

 

 

My card today featuers this special addition stamp set that Newton's Nook made for Stamptember at Simon Says Stamp a few years back. 

You have two weeks to share your cuddly sweet and loving pet themed cards with at Cupcake Inspirations!

 

Rock the 60's

 

Guitar cards! I love them. I have two guitarists in my life, my dear husband and the dear boss. This card was for my boss's birthday and I will be making a duplicate for the husband. The colors were researched, I was trying to find colors that signified the 60's, my husband's favorite era of music. These fun colors came up.

The 60's were "Mod Madness".

 

What vibrant and brilliant earth tone colors!

Today starts a new challenge at Cupcake Inspirations and like our "naked" cupcakes", it's all up to you to decorate them anyway you want, soooooo...... "ANYTHING GOES"!!!

To inspire you here is a medley of the top from the 60's.

 

You have two weeks to decorate that naked cupcake with out "Anything Goes" theme at Cupcake Inspirations!

Newton's Cupcake

Missed my deadline for posting my card. But hey, better late then never. Today  is a reminder week for our color challenge at Inky Paws. you have one more week to play along.

We have had a good turnout for this color challenge. i ammthinking that all of you are really inspired by teal, yellow, white, and green.

Today's card features the cupcake stencil  and Newton's Cupcake, all from Newton's Nook.

Come and join our theme of beachy color challenge at Inky Paws.  We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate. Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the blog.
The deadline to enter today's challenge is  Friday, August 27, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

Blast!

Hi everyone! Don't forget you have one more week to play along with our fun sketch challenge at Inky Paws!

 

When i was first invited to be part of the DT for Inky Paws, Jen the owner of Newton's Nook told me if I ever had any ideas for stamps to let her know. I immediately responded by asking for a 4th of July set with Newton riding a fire cracker. that was a few years ago. How excited was I to see Newton's 4th of July for sale this year!! That set went right into my cart. Today I am using Newton's 4thof July in an unconventional way. For a birthday card.

Come and join the sketch challenge at Inky Paws.  We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate. Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the blog.
The deadline to enter today's challenge is  Friday, July 30, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

Grumpy bird

Hey all! Today at Cupcake Inspirations we are letting you know you still have time to "put a bird on it"!

My card features a very old stamps from Inkadinkado. I think they are no longer in business. But the grumpy cardinal in this set just makes me laugh! And the sentiment is perfect with him or her.

You have one more week to put you best bird forward  at Cupcake Inspirations!