Hi Everyone! (2nd post on Saturday) I hope all of you are having a great weekend! :) Are you feeling inspired yet to play along with the Just Us Girls color challenge this week? 
This week the Just Us Girls Challenge is a beautiful color challenge hosted by Dana as you may have already seen. If you haven't already, be sure to visit the Just Us Girls site & see what my girlfriends have created to inspire you to play along with us! I made these wintry cards while combining 3/4 challenges! In no particular order: 1. Forsketch inspiration: Kazan's fabulous Sketch 37, 2s4y37 & Cheryl's Bonus Sketch 2. For color inspiration: Color Throwdown #64, CTD64 (I don't have Baja Breeze so I substituted Bashful Blue), & 3. the SPCC #19 challenge was to use Embossing. Be sure to stop by & visit all these challenge sites to see what these girls have created! Thanks for looking! Be Sweet!
Here is my 1st card using Kazan's Sketch 37:
I inked up the PTI mittens with SU Bashful Blue ink, stamped, then cut them out. Using a few glue dots, I adhered them to the embossed center multi-layered scalloped circle.
This week there was a BONUS sketch to play with designed by Cheryl:
I wanted to use the same color combo & stamp sets, so here is what I created using Cheryl's BONUS sketch:
I love those lil' jingle bells used on cards :) I tied a big button on top of the gift, to serve as my bow.
Ingredients Used: Stamps: PTI Winter Swirls, Snowflake Serenade Paper: SU Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Whisper White Ink: SU Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, VersaMark Sprinkles: Spellbinders Long Scalloped, Scalloped Circles & Circle nesties, Offray ribbon, PTI buttons & from stash, SU cord, brads & jingle bells from stash, VersaFine EP, Cuttlebug Snowflake die & EF
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Just BEAUTIFUL Mona!!! Can you please do another video? I would really love to see how you make your scallops!!! That would be great!
Thanks for sharing your wonderful talent,
Sarah
Only YOU can create this much while AWAY from homebase!
Beautiful as usual...love the color combo for sure!
Gorgeous cards Mona! I love that color combo so I may have to squeeze in some time to play along. I just love all the details on your cards!
oh my.......your cards are just exquisite!! thank you so much for playing along with 2S4Y and trying my sketch...you made it look so fabulous!!
omgosh mona where do you get the time? You come out with a new card everyday!! And today there is two on the same blog entry! Amazing~
Ooooooo, girl you just have it going on! Love what you've done with this color combo. Your mittens, ribbons, snowflakes, and bells are gorgeous! This needs to be on the cover or a magazine!
Blessings,
Kim xXx
Wow!! both of these are just beautiful!!!! love love the color combo!
These have to be the cutesy winter cards ever! Those mittens are darling! You have outdone yourself again!
Wow and double WOW! Both of this cards are gorgeous! you are so prolific! It seems that everyday I get notification that there's something new and beautiful at the CupCakes Creations! I love your site so much! You are an endless source of inspiration! Thanks!
Wow Mona, you are always so creative! I don't know which one I like better! I love the way you layer all the elements, gives it such pizazz! Thanks for sharing. ~Diane
What a lovely duo of cards! They are so beautiful! Wow!
I love *everything* about these two cards, they're just perfect!! Making me think that maybe Winter Swirls should go on my list!
I love this mitten card! So cute! Also, great job with the embossing and layers!
These two cards are so creative and beautiful! I need some Winter Swirls!!! Oh no! (my credit card screaming...)
Very cute stuff, Mona! Love the little mittens! You made it look so awesome as usual!
BEAUTIFUL cards! Thanks for playing the Throwdown!
Both cards are beautiful, Mona! I love all the textures and gorgeous details! Thanks so much for playing the Color Throwdown this week with us!
Mona this is lovely! As usual, your card is beautiful and so is the staging. I want to be like you when I grow up! (Did I tell you that already?)
Really beautiful and cute cards! The Winter Swirls is such a nice stamps set. I can't wait to see what else you do with it! TFS!
Beautiful cards! This color combo is a winner here! Thanks for playing the Color Throwdown!
I love your embossing. It's always so well done! Gorgeous cards!
So pretty! Love it
Emily-SP Diva
These are GORGEOUS, Mona! Love how you translated all those challenges into these two cards! You managed to make them so feminine even with these colors. Thanks for playing the Color Throwdown!
Cute and beautiful at the same time. Great design and love the embossing!
Mona Cupcake, you are super creative! I can't decide which of these lovelies I like most! I love the way you layer all those elements! Your designs just seem to jump off the page! Thanks for sharing!
Mona these are STUNNING! OM goodness I can't decide which one I like better. I love the stitching, the jingle bells, the snowflake embellies...totally adorable projects. *sigh*
I LOVE your winter wonderland cards! So beautiful!
I love these cards! The colors are great together. I love the mittens too. Great as usual!!!
Wow, Mona! I've run out of interesting things to say (debatable if I ever have anything interesting to say!)... These cards are really magnificent! I love everything you do!
BEAUTIFUL MONA! I LOVE both cards!! I have this printed and HOPE to play along this week.. course that would mean I need to stop looking at blogs! LOL!! :)
Just lovely!!
I so love this...the stitching detail is amazing!
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