Cupcake's Creations: Pansies

Hi there! I hope you had a great weekend! Today I'm joining along with the PTI Make It Monday challenge where the theme is Celebrating 2009 the Past, Present and Future of several of the stamp sets released in that year. I made a birthday card for my dear sister Tina featuring the Damask Design stamp set from 2009. I stamped then heat embossed the background using one of the damask design stamps to create the white on white background.

For the focal point, I stamped an orange peony using the stamp from Pretty Peonies:

For sketch inspiration, I'm joining along with Freshly Made Sketches:

For color inspiration, I'm joining along with Color Throwdown:

I also have a 12" x 12" oil painting to share featuring Pansies in a Tin Can inspired by Daniel Edmondson:

I'm linking my painting to the Paint Party Friday site:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Be Sweet ;)

Hi! It's been awhile. I'm writing this post with a heavy heart as I sit at the airport waiting to depart to Houston for several days to spend time with my sweet sister and her family. Last week Friday, I received horrible news that the breast cancer has metastasized to my sister's brain. She has several large tumors, one was debulked meaning the entire tumor can not be removed and the other is inoperable. I'm going to try to be strong for her husband and two children as my heartaches for all of them but my heart hurting as well. Please keep my sister and her family in your thoughts and prayers. She loves pansies and asked that I paint her some so here is my first attempt.