October 2009 ~ Cupcake's Creations

Just Us Girls Challenge......JUGS5 20

Mona Pendleton | Friday, October 30, 2009 @ 9:41 PM | JUGS Challenges , Wild Card

Hi Girls! First I would like to thank all of you who played along last week with the Just Us Girls 3-D flower challenge & for your AMAZING support of the JUGS site & myself :) There was sooo many BEAUTIFUL creations! I hope you can join us for this week's new challenge! Read on for the details....Are you ready for a Wild Card Challenge?This week Kristin is the Hostess & she has challenged us to create a holiday card showcasing a photo...

Thinking of Friends 30

Mona Pendleton | @ 10:00 AM | Challenges , PTI , Spellbinders , SU

Hello Girls! It is going to be a BUSY weekend around here! We will be celebrating Halloween on Saturday with some neighborhood Trick-Or-Treaters & on Sunday, my Hubby & I will be shuffling off to the Phoenix Cajun Festival for some YUMMY food :) My DH was raised in Louisiana, so I am sure the food will not stand a chance in comparison to his Momma's Southern Cookin'! His mouth is still a bit sore from having a Wisdom tooth pulled on Monday...

Happy Halloween Witches! 26

Mona Pendleton | Wednesday, October 28, 2009 @ 12:50 PM | Challenges , PTI , Spellbinders

Hi Girls! I hope you are having a GREAT week so far! My dear friend Julie whom some of you may recognize from Julie's Open Window has launched a BRAND NEW challenge site called The Play Date Cafe! Julie & her DT will be offering various types of weekly challenges. Please be sure to visit either Julie at the Open Window or The Play Date Cafe for COMPLETE details! A day late & a $ short as the saying goes! I realize I missed the deadline for...

Vintagey Holiday Creations...October PTI Blog Hop 93

Mona Pendleton | Sunday, October 25, 2009 @ 2:00 PM | Challenges , EK Success , PTI , PTI Blog Hop , Spellbinders , SU

Hello Everyone! It's time for the Annual Papertrey Ink Holiday Blog Hop! This month, Nichole challenged us to show some our best upcoming holiday plans for cards, gifts & wraps! PTI has released soooo many GORGEOUS stamps & templates that are so fun to play with, it was difficult for me to choose which ones to use for my creations for the Holiday Blog Hop. LOL I combined several challenges to use in my blog hop creations-Card #1 & gift...

Just Us Girls Challenge 4....JUGS4 36

Mona Pendleton | Friday, October 23, 2009 @ 9:00 PM | 3-D/Template , JUGS Challenges

Hi Girls! Are you ready to go 3 Dimensional with Just Us Girls? This week we are presenting you with a 3 Dimensional / Template Challenge & I am the Hostess! We would like to see you add a 3-D flower to your project! For a lil' inspiration, I made a How To Video Tutorial featuring paper tissue flowers that I promised! I can't wait to see what sort of 3-D flower you make!For my project,...

Vintagey Love 18

Mona Pendleton | @ 8:50 AM | Challenges , PTI , Spellbinders , SU

Hi Girls! Yeah - It's Friday! Lots of things happening here at Cupcake's this weekend! Tomorrow is the 4th challenge at Just Us Girls & I am the hostess :) I will be sharing my video on how to create a tissue paper flower, so I hope you all check it out & hopefully get inspired to play along! Please be sure to visit both the Just Us Girls site & Cupcake's for ALL the details! Sunday evening beginning 5pm EST, I will be hopping along in...

Croatian Inspiration 23

Mona Pendleton | Tuesday, October 20, 2009 @ 3:42 PM | Challenges , PTI , Sizzix Big Shot Express , Spellbinders , SU

Hi Everyone! I am changing gears here & shifting to a Vintagey - Old World Style for this card & then some... I needed some Sympathy cards for a few co-workers who recently experienced the loss of a family member so I pulled out some Vintagey-soft looking K&Company DP. For sketch inspiration, I used Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #102, WSC102. If you have never visited Beate's site, you have no idea what you are missing! You really...