Celebrate!

Another great Monday in the life of my retirement!! Plus it is only 6 days until my birthday!!! Yippee!! I love my birthday!! I always have, but to be fair, I love anyone's birthday. I think birthdays are special. Not to mention it is the perfect reason to stamp!! Birthday cards to make.

There is still time to play along with our patriotic color challenge at Inky Paws. Red, cobalt blue, turquoise, and white. 

 

I am loving this challenge because it  it is the perfect opportunity to use "Newton's 4th of July stamp set by Newton's Nook. When I first joined the Inky paws team, Jen from Newton's Nook asked the new  members was there any stamp set they wanted to see and I piped up that I wanted to see Newton on a fire cracker. Low and behold a few years later, I got my wish!!

 

 Today's music inspiration is honor of my birthday!! May I stay "forever young"!!

You have one more week to get patriotic 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 1, 2022 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at  Inky Paws.

 

little firecracker

Just a few weeks till the 4th of July! This is always a big holiday for me because I have a birthday on the second! I was born by c-section and I was always bummed that I wasn't born on the 4th! My mom always said I was still her little firecracker!

Today starts a new challenge at Inky Paws! A patriotic color challenge to get you in the mood for either celebrating our country or maybe me!!!! We are asking you to use red, cobalt blue, turquoise, and white.

My quick and easy card features the fireworks stencil and "Newton's 4th of July" from Newton's Nook.

Today's musical inspiration is from the iconic Bruce Springstein!

You have two weeks to get patriotic 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 1, 2022 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at  Inky Paws.

 

To the stars and farewell....

Today' marks my very, very last card for Cupcake Inspirations. As I said last week this is my last challenge with them. I hope to play along with them when life allows. I hope you all will keep checking out the challenges and playing along.

 

Check out the girly princess colors for the challenge! Not only that but we have a sponsor!!

PIXEL PAPER PRINTS

Prize: 

There will be 2 lucky winners this challenge

Prize 1- 4 Digital stamp sets from Pixel Paper Prints, 50% Coupon on a single order with no limit on the number of items) and Permanent 25% off discount to my shop.

Prize 2- 2 Digital stamp sets, 35% Coupon on a single order with no limit on the number of items) and Permanent 25% off discount to my shop.

*(Be sure to read and follow our Rules to be eligible to win)*

For many years, I worked as a designer in the infant and children fashion industry. I specialized in producing “cute things” and have a lot of experience designing prints and patterns. I realized that I could apply my knowledge to graphic design and illustration and share my creations with others. In the spring of 2011, I opened Pixel Paper Prints and have greatly enjoyed the Etsy experience!

I absolutely love crafts! Everything I design is done while thinking about people similar to me...those who like to create, experiment, and transform. :)

My hope is that you find graphics that make you smile and inspire you to create.

Belen Martindale

BE SURE TO CHECK OUR PIXEL PAPER PRINTS SHOP

  HERE!

 

I will be saving this card for someone special!

 

You have one more week to play along with our princess color challenge at Cupcake Inspirations. Please check out Pixel Paper Prints for fun images to use. 

 

Blue Botanicals take two

 

Happy Monday folks! What a rainy weekend we have had here in southeast Pa. But it was perfect to hunker down and craft, cook and binge watch shows. What are you all binge watching? The husband and I just starting "The Wire". I know that was on years ago, but I haven't seen it.

You still have one more week to play along with us at our "one layer" card challenge at Inky Paws. I have noticed that some folks who joined in have had more than one layer. One layer means just that. One piece of folded card stock. I know it is a challenge. I just love to pop things up!! If I can do it, so can you!!

I decided to go with a similarly colored schemed card from last weeks card.  My card features the "Floral Roundabout" from Newton's Nook. Again I added some texture (to replace the pop ups) by scoring lines on my card stock. Just like in food preparation, texture adds that extra something to a creation.

Now for your musical inspiration.

I couldn't help myself. So appropriate.

You have one more week to only use one sheet of card stock 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 June 17, 2022 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at  Inky Paws.

Friendship stars

 

Welcome to a new challenge at Cupcake Inspirations. This will sadly be the last challenge for me with the C.I. team. Life moves on and things change. But what a great run it has been. The Cupcake Inspirations team have been a great group of gals to work with.  Hopefully I will have time to pay along here and there in the future.

 

I am going out with a bang. My last challenge is a very girly color challenge using purple, lavender and pink. A shout out to all our princesses to join in!

We have a very special sponsor also:

PIXEL PAPER PRINTS

Prize: 

There will be 2 lucky winners this challenge

Prize 1- 4 Digital stamp sets from Pixel Paper Prints, 50% Coupon on a single order with no limit on the number of items) and Permanent 25% off discount to my shop.

Prize 2- 2 Digital stamp sets, 35% Coupon on a single order with no limit on the number of items) and Permanent 25% off discount to my shop.

*(Be sure to read and follow our Rules to be eligible to win)*

For many years, I worked as a designer in the infant and children fashion industry. I specialized in producing “cute things” and have a lot of experience designing prints and patterns. I realized that I could apply my knowledge to graphic design and illustration and share my creations with others. In the spring of 2011, I opened Pixel Paper Prints and have greatly enjoyed the Etsy experience!

I absolutely love crafts! Everything I design is done while thinking about people similar to me...those who like to create, experiment, and transform. :)

My hope is that you find graphics that make you smile and inspire you to create.

Belen Martindale

BE SURE TO CHECK OUR PIXEL PAPER PRINTS SHOP

  HERE!

To the stars and beyond! My card features digi stamps from our sponsor and the sentiments are from Paper Smooches.

 

You have two weeks to play along with our princess color challenge at Cupcake Inspirations. Please check out Pixel Paper Prints for fun images to use. 

 

Blue Botanicals

Happy Monday all!! I hope you are all enjoying your summer so far.  I am writing this blog a week in advance, because I am enjoying the week at Bethany Beach. My brother has a place. I am probably relaxing on the beach when you are reading this! 

Today starts a new challenge at Inky Paws. You will either love this or hate it!! LOL!! We are asking for a one layer card. I gotta admit this CAS gal did struggle a bit. I so like a popped up element on my cards!

The trick to a one layer card is to add some interest. I chose to add that bit of interest by using my score tool to create some score lines on my card. It took this card from blah to yah whoo!! My card today features stamp sets "Blooming Botanicals" and "Birthday Essentials" from Newtons Nook. 

All I can say "life is good today".

You have two weeks to only use one sheet of card stock 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 June 17, 2022 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at  Inky Paws.