Hi There! If you have visited here before, you know how much I love a good challenge right? So I thought I would give a try at hostessing a color challenge of sorts right here at Cupcake's Creations?! Hope you join the fun and play along :)
Here goes nothing...
I had to come up with a neumonic for online galleries and since CCC and CCCC were already taken, I thought
CR84FN meaning:
Create For Fun would suffice.
The gorgeous photos displayed in the graphic are courtesy of Leslie from a
creative MINT. Leslie is quite an accomplished artist and has an amazing blog full of photos that I could spend endless hours just gazing upon! You can imagine how I happy I was when she gave me permission to display her beautiful artwork as inspiration :) If you have never visited her site, please be sure to head on over there and see what you have been missing! Here's my interpretation:
For my sample, I combined many of the lil' images from
Oven Fresh Gingerbread Joy Stamp set to create the: holly leaf BG paper, the lil' tag, the peppermint candy BG paper & the Gingerbread Girl.
Close up, you can see all the embossed detail on the Gingerbread girl image! Doesn't she looks Scrummy? :)
Now for the
CR84FN Challenge details: Once you have your project photographed and uploaded to your blog or on-line gallery, please link the URL to your entry on this post using Inklinkz. If you use an on-line gallery, please be sure to use
CR84FN1 as the keyword and if you have a blog, please display the graphic so I can easily find your entry. I hope you come join along and Create For Fun!
Challenge runs from
Monday, October 25th - Sunday, October 31st Midnight EST.
Thanks for looking & I sure do hope you play! Be Sweet :)
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Waltzingmouse
Oven Fresh Gingerbread Joy Stamp set
Die Templates & Machine: Spellbinders™Nestabilities® S4-295 Lacey Squares, S4-126 Classic Squares LG, S4-139 Petite Scalloped Oval Large, GC-001 Grand Calibur
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54 Sweet Comments So Far:
Wow, Mona! What great news! I always thought you should have a weekly or monthly challenge associated with your beautiful blog! You are such a popular designer! I'm sure it will be a success! I haven't done challenges in quite some time but I will try to play if I can find some time this week! Good luck with everything!
PS: Your challenge banner is beautiful; looks like something Martha Stewart would do! Oh, and of course, your card is magnificent!
What exciting news! Mona, I'm sure this will be a big hit! Can't wait to see all the beautiful cards! Your's is so sweet and beautiful! I love that gorgeous BG paper and the cute gingerbread man! TFS!
So pretty!! I love the colors for the challenge..I'll try and come up with something :)
Gorgeous card, Mona! Count me in! I know your challenge will be a major hit! Very exciting stuff!
How fun, Mona! Love the colors and photos your chose for your inaugural challenge! Your card is beautiful! I can't wait to play!!
So exciting, Mona! You are such a popular blogger, I know your challenges will be a fabulous success!
Wow, Mona! It will be interesting to see people's response to your new challenge! I'm sure it will be quite successful! Blogger might have to add more computers due to your increased blog traffic! :)
Oh, hurray for you, Mona, for starting your own challenge!! I love color challenges, especially with such inspiring real-life photos. These inaugural colors are fabulous. I can't wait to play along. Your sample is delightful!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, Mona! I bet you will have the largest color challenge site in a year! Good luck!
super cute and festive card, mona! love the different patterns and the cute gingerbread man. thanks for sharing and have a great nite! *hugs* steph :)
Yummy ... how FUN, Mona! Your card is the sweetest! I have a few ideas up my sleeve and will try to make time to design a few things to play along :)
Love this sweet little card, Mona! I'm excited to hear that you will be starting a color challenge! I love your inaugural colors! I will try to play this week with you! TFS!
Mona, I'm so happy and excited for you! This is a great idea and a natural next step for such a popular (famous) designer! Can't wait to see how your challenges progress. I will have to give it a try when I can! Thanks!
How fun!! I am so excited to join in on your challenge! I better go make a card...or cards?? lol!
Very exciting Mona! I think you are so spot on to start a weekly colour challenge! I know it will be quite successful! You really have such a large draw!
Mona,
Congrats on your new challenge!!!! I love it, love that you are now hosting a color challenge. I will be playing along when I can!
YOur card is so sweet! I love gingerbread men and love to decorate my kitchen with them for the holidays. Your card is super yummy! So excited for you!!!!
Blessings,
Kim xXx
Love Leslie's photographs ... love your creation and I'm so up for the challenge ... Thanks Mona .. Have a great day!
YAY! Sounds like fun. :) Your card is lovely and I love this color combo. Can't wait to play!
Well girly...congrats. Looks wonderful and I finally got my card up for your challenge. ;)
YES! count me in! I'll do my stinkin' ( forgive me using this word) best to create something acceptable :)
I love the photo inspiration and your creation; I'm smitten...as always...
Hugs,
Stella
Wow, a color challenge? What a great idea for you to do! I know it will be a big success! Everyone loves you and your fabulous designs! TFS!
Your card is SWEET as can be Mona, I LOVE it, and how cool is it that you're hosting your own challenge :) :) :)
I'm away for a few days and I end up late to the party around here!!! Congratulations on your new color challenge, Mona! You will be a big hit, I just know it! The colors you chose for your first challenge are beautiful and I think everyone will love them! Congrats again!
Wonderful news about your color challenge!
Hey girly...you did it...yeah!!! I'm so glad you are giving this idea a try! Love the colors and I'm already thinking of making a card! Big hugs ~S~
Hope your challenge is a big success! I know it will be! Love this adorable card!
YAY!!!! I was wondering when you would host your own challenge!!! I can't wait to play along!!! YAY!!!! Congrats girlie :) I love these colors!
It'll be fun to see how your color challenge goes... You have such a loyal following, I'm sure it will be a hit! Love your initial colors! Perfect for this time of year! Your sample is fabulous (goes without saying)!
Fantastic idea to start your own color challenge! I'll have to get off my butt and face my fears and participate! Thanks!
Beautiful card; that gingerbread man really is darling! I'm happy that you are hosting a color challenge! How can it not be a success? You are such a draw!
Great deal, Mona! You are a natural for a challenge site... You have more followers that many current challenge sites! You will be quite successful, I am sure!
Good luck with your color challenges! This should be fun!
Woo hoo, Mona! This is great! Your card is amazingly beautiful and brings so many memories from the holidays I spend with my sweet family. The gingerbread image is darling!!! I love the idea of you hosting challenges just for fun!
I've been so busy in the past days that I hadn't had a chance to come and visit and now I find this great surprise !!! Good idea to host a challenge. I'll do my best to join. Lovely card the gingerbread girl is soooo sweet !
Me busy too!!! Sad that I missed the big announcements here! Congratulations all around! Happy to see that you are starting to do color challenges! What a natural next step for you! You will be a big hit!
Love seeing you host a color challenge. I will try to play next time! Good luck!
Very exciting news, Mona! Your color challenge will be a very big deal, i'm sure! I'm glad you are doing this!
I'm so excited for you! What a great idea to have a color challenge! Count me in!!!!!!
Oh goody, another challenge to play along with! I can't join the fun this week as we are on holiday in Cornwall, so I will make sure I visit your blog next monday when we get back xx
Oh, how FUN! Great idea and the colors and photo inspiration are fabulous! Great looking card as always! Beautiful blend of patterns and detailing, Mona!
Mona, this sounds like a lot of fun for you and everyone! Great idea and as most have said already, I'm sure it will be a big hit! Give it time! Also, sweet gingerbread man card! Love these colors! Very Christmasy!
Congratulations on your new Colour Challenge I have played along and it looks like great fun Mona, so love these colours too!! thanks for this wonderful new challenge I'm sure it will be a huge success.
Your creation is simply stunning as always!!!
Sarah x
Very exciting news, Mona! Your color challenge will be a fabulous success! You are already a big hit! Thanks for all the inspiration and great ideas!
Mona, your color challenge will be very popular just like your designs! I'm sure of this! I've never done a challenge but I will give your next on a try! Thanks!
Ugh my comments are not coming thru on my IPad but trying again! I love the new venture Mona and your card is scrummy! :-)
Hey sweet friend...I made a card...yeah! Can't wait for the next fabulous color combos! Have a wonderful weekend! Hugs ~S~
Congrats on your new challenges! Love the inspiration photo!
Mona, I did make a card using these fabulous colors, but I could not post it until today! Thanks for the inspiration! I missed the linky thing, but that is okay. I just wanted you to know I played!
http://gbedwright.blogspot.com/2010/10/stamptacular-sunday-challenges-digi.html
Mona ... it's 9:30 am EST and the collection is closed -- says it should close at midnight tonight?
Here is another {sweet} creation I made and posted this morning using red, green and tan ...
http://debssimpletreasures.blogspot.com/2010/10/my-time-made-easy-day-3-peeks.html
Thanks for peeking!
9:41 am EST on Sunday ...
http://debssimpletreasures.blogspot.com/2010/10/pile-it-on-43-and-fond-farewell.html
My final two red, green and tan -- 'tis the season!!!
Mona I just love your creativity, you always put a smile on my face with your beautiful creations, than k you for your inspiration.
I was late!!! But thought I'd post it anyway :) Love the blues for this week's challenge, my colours :)
http://sarahanderson1.blogspot.com/2010/11/new-love.html
So happy to see that you are doing color challenges! Gorgeous colors for both so far. I will try to submit something when I get a chance!
Love your card, so happy to see you hosting a color challenge too. I just love the art work you used for the colors too! ~Diane
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