A Little Challenge Reminder

Hi Folks




I am back from my holiday in France and what a great holiday it was, relaxing, exciting and beautiful. Loving France :)

Today, I have a little reminder of our challenge for you and that is 'Pretty Pastels' which is running throughout September.

I hope you can come on in and join us this month and there are already some fantastic entries. Have a look at them if you get some time.

Have fun!
Mandy x

HOPE YOU DON'T FORGET TO JOIN US!

hi folks

well I am here today to share more glorious projects from our DT and to give you a little reminder of our challenge for August which is well underway!

The challenge is 'Fresh & Summery Lilac & Lime' - I wanted to pop by to let you know that you still have lots of time to enter and win yourself a paper collection from the store!

Here are some more cards to inspire you!

from DT Mary J

from DT Marie

wow!  thanks girls what beautiful cards from you both :O)

the girls have used our new collection of papers, 'lilac & lime' you can find them HERE.

I hope that has filled you with inspiration and we hope you come on in and join us in the Craftroom :)

Sending hugs till next time
Mandy

A little reminder of our Layers Challenge

Hi Folks

Well it's been going really well in the craftroom this month with lots of lovely entries to our 'Layers' Challenge !

I would like to thank all of you who have entered so far and don't forget there is still loads of time to join in as our challenges run for the whole of each month!

Our design team are always very busy creating for the Cupcake Craftroom and we have some beautiful mid month reminder cards here to show off to you today!

So thank you Myriam, Jo and Anne for these.  I hope you all enjoy them!

Using 'Flourish' papers our new paper range in the shop.

 JO

 MYRIAM

ANNE

Thanks ladies VERY much :)

See you again soon
Mandy x

Wishing you a beautiful day

I just love Cupcake Cards and Crafts creator, Mandy, style - she is one of the queens of clean and simple with a very modern twist!  And this card is typical of her lovely style...

Isn't it gorgeous and fresh!  Mandy used the fresh and modern Refreshers papers which has 41 papers in "refreshing" pinks, greens, yellows and orange.  Here's a look at the accessory papers...

 

You can get them in the shop here!

Home decoration time!

I must say that I would love to make something more than just cards, but alas I have very little time to be creative!  But our talented Jo has created something very special for us today...

 

WOW!!  This gorgeous hanging ornament is made with the Patriotic paper collection which has 27 papers and even though they are red and navy, Jo has shown how versatile they can be!   Here's a peek at some of the papers...

 

 

I've gotta get more creative and give these flowers a go!  You can get them in the shop here!

 

 

Full of flowery goodness!

Take a look at this sweet make by our sweet, talented Jo...

Just gorgeous, huh?!  I just love the sweet butterflies and how she has framed that sweet girl with that beautiful flower arrangement!  Jo used the very modern Mod Podge papers which has 20 Papers including textured patchy washed solids, accessory papers and flowers and leaves papers.   Take a closer look...

 Oh, I think I'm going to have to pop this into my shopping basket myself!  Back soon with more June creativity!

Happy graduation day!

Got any kids about to graduate?  If so, you will want to take a look at this fabulous card by our Tammy...

What a gorgeous way to frame that fab sentiment and I love how she used the twine and buttons - so beautifully put together!   Tammy has used the Last Summer papers (on the right hand side) - which is a gorgeous shade of blue.

See you tomorrow with more June design team creativity!

You make me smile every day

And this card by our lovely Mandy definitely puts a smile on my face! 

 

Mandy once again manages to combine clean simple lines with a rocking modern take on distressed papers!  I can never do this style - I always want to add something more but Mandy knows just when to stop perfectly!  She used the distressed solid blue papers from the Bunches of Roses collection, a great demonstration on how versatile these papers are!  Check out some of the co-ordinating papers...

So beautiful, no?  Just love this shabby chic collection!  You can get them in the shop here!

You make me smile

Are you ready for some more June creativity from the design team?  I am!  Here is a gorgeous make by our Jo with this delicious card...

Wow, look at Jo's amazing colouring and those flowers are amazing!  Jo used the beautiful papers from Spring Bouquet which has 36 fresh, gorgeous papers.  Take a peek here...

 

I told you they were gorgeous!  You can get them in the shop here.

Back soon with more June design team creativity!

Just keep swimming...

Hello all, hope your week is going well!  I'm here today to show off another gorgeous DT June inspiration make and this time it is by our lovely, talented Marie...

 

Don't cha just love those sweet papers?!  Yes, that Nemo ditty "just keep swimming, just keep swimming..." keeps popping into my head whenever I see it!  Marie matched up this cute guy with the Last Summer papers which has a whopping 31 papers in the collection!

I hope you are enjoying seeing the June creativity projects by the DT this month.  We will be back with a new monthly challenge on 1 July but in the meantime, we'll be posting more creativity soon!

 

Let's focus on....doilies!

Have you noticed how the doily made a come back in the crafting world a few months back and is still a hot trend?  Well, our Mandy has brought the doily bang up to date and released a fresh modern take on it.  Here is a card from her using...

So pretty, huh?  A fabulous layout and look at that magnificent bow!  The doily papers come in a 36 colour ways along with 36 matching colour solid papers.  Here's a peek at a few other gorgeous colours...

Can you see that the papers have a subtle distress look to them?  It really gives them a lovely depth!  You can buy this collection in store here!

Soak up the sun

Oh, we've got a lovely treat for you today!  A fresh sunny make by our lovely, sweet Tammy...

Tammy has used the Last Summer papers which are the perfect match to that sentiment!  This is a large collection of 31 papers.  Here's a peek at some of the accessory papers...

You can find it in the store here!

Damask contemporary style!

Have you seen the new Damask collection available in the Cupcake Cards and Crafts store yet?  It is gorgeous!  And of course our Mandy has given it a fresh contemporary twist using it!  Here is a card she made with the soft pink...



Beautiful, huh?  Perfect for those elegant yet modern gals out there! The papers come in 36 colours as well as 36 co-ordinating colour solid papers too. 

PREVIEW & COLOUR PALETTE :
    

And here it is previewed in bright blue, gorgeous & green :

You can buy this collection in store here.

Okay, I'm off now, but back soon with more gorgeous creations!

Come on, where are you summer?!!!

Hello everyone!  Mary J here and I hope you are all having a fab week!  I'm here today to show you some more DT creativity and this time by our very sweet Mimi with this summery make to take our minds off the miserable summer weather in the UK!!

So fresh and sweet and don't you just love those little butterflies the buttons in the flowers?  Just gorgeous!  Mimi used the gorgeous Last Summer digi paper collection - perfect (if we were having a proper summer in the UK, lol!).

I'll be back again soon to share more DT creativity!

Adorable

Hi everyone!  Mary J here to show you some June creativity by the Cupcake Craftroom design team!  Today it's by me!  So without further ado, here it is...

I have used Cupcake Cards and Crafts digi papers called Adorable, a beautiful shabby chic collection with 8 designs in various colourways and 9 shabby textured solids too.  It even has it's own set of sentiments.  Here's a look at some more designs from this collections...

Gorgeous, don't cha think?!  You can get it in the shop here!  Thanks for visiting and I hope you'll come back to see more June inspiration!

Pretty Faded Dots

Mary J here to share some more gorgeous June creativity by the Cupcake Craftroom design team!  We are lucky enough today to have a make by our lovely leader and owner and designer of the Cupcake Cards and Crafts, Mandy!

Don't you just love Mandy's modern CAS style?  So beautiful!  And take a look at the depth she's created...

 

 

Mandy has used the Pretty Faded Dots digi paper collection and comes in a whopping 30 colourways.  And at just £1.50, excellent value!  Here's a close up of just some of the gorgeous colours available...

Find it in the shop here!  Okay, I'm off but I'll see you again soon with more June creativity!

A fresh start...

Hi everyone!  Mary J just popping in today to show you some June creativity by the Cupcake Craftroom design team!  Today I'd like to share with you a beautiful card by our Anne using the Fresh Start digi paper collection...

Isn't it just gorgeous?  I love how Anne created that depth with the decoupage technique with the flowers and the beautiful silver corner just finishes it off perfectly!

Fresh Start is a very pretty collection of pastel papers depicting florals and lots of texture using peach, orange, green, yellow and pinks.  You can get it in the shop here!

We'll be back again soon with more June creativity!

What's Happening In June ?

Hi Everyone

A couple of things today ...

I'd like to share a very fun card made by our DT Mary J as a little reminder of our May challenge this month which is our Summer feel Photo Inspiration and there is still a few days to join us for that :)

Here is Mary's card...  { caution ... cute alert!!! }

Mary has used our 'Last Summer' collection papers and don't they look a treat !   thanks Mary :)

So what is happening in the Craftroom in June?  We are having a little change for June and there will be no challenge for the month of June, we will resume challenges again in July.

We are having a month of creative inspiration from our Design Team during June which we hope you will really enjoy!

So look out for the coming month's posts from all of our lovely ladies and just sit back, relax and enjoy :)

That's all for today, hope your day is sunny (my it's been great hasnt it!)

Mandy x

Emma Hubert - Guest Designer

Hi Everyone

& a very happy Thursday to you all.

Today i have a card made by the winner of the March challenge, Emma Hubert.

Today Emma is guest designing for us and we would like to welcome her once again to the Craftroom ... thank you emma for your fun card!

Here is Emma's creation.

inside emma's card

I love your card lots Emma and I think your sentiment is quite right! (and i can say that at age 42! wooo!)

Lots of Love everyone
Mandy x

are we on your 'to do' list ?

today i have a little reminder about the April challenge here in the cupcake craftroom.

our challenges are easy going, fun and insprirational.  our 8 designers create wonderful creations every month and they are always full of fresh, beautiful and fun ideas!

we love to share in the craftroom so why not come on in, make yourself at home and put our challenge on your TO DO LIST each month ... show us what YOUcan do too :)

we really enjoy looking at your cards and every month we have more of you joining in and see some amazing talent, which is just fab!

so just to try and spur you on a little more to join the fun,  here are some more GORGEOUS DT makes for this month's challenge !

the DT have used our dragonflies papers once again ...

special friends by marie

get well soon by marie

regrets ... by mary j

regrets purple ... by mary j

flying by... by Anne

Hope you enjoyed them :)

& thanks ladies for your hard work !

lots of love
mandy x