Last ever Cupcake Craft Challenge

Sad news about the Cupcake challenge blog being shut down but it is a lot of work and I totally understand why it has to be shut down. Anyways, this week is the last week and the theme is "black and white". I have gone for something different this week, since it's the last. So I have done some beading. I am a massive fan of books and am currently reading the forth book in the Twilight saga (Breaking Dawn) by Stephenie Meyer. So I have made a bookmark. I used a silver plated bookmark blank and some white and black beads. I also used a "wish" and a heart charm. I also made a matching phonecharm. Had a great time making this, really want to get more into beading, you can make the most amazing stuff...if you have time to spare... Must give my pal some dollars for providing me with these beads, she is just too nice to me! Thanks for looking and thank you everyone who have had a nosy and put lovely comments on my Cupcake posts. Hope you still pop by from time to time.

Cupcake Craft Challenges - Summer

Monday again. And over at Cupcake the challenge this week is "It's Summer". I have made a card using a cute Annie Stamp by Leanne Ellis@ Sugar Nellie. I just don't seem to get sick of these cute little images. I have coloured her in with promarkers. I used Papermania DP and some stick on pearls, that I purchased on Ebay. Can't believe the schools break up on thursday for summer holidays. Shocking that I am going to have a Primary 2 and a Primary 4 boy in the house...time just flies by. At the moment I am just happy that there will be no school runs for a while. (not that I get a lie in or anything since all my boys are early risers...lol...) Read some sad news this morning at the Cupcake blog. Next week will be the last and final Cupcake Challege. Here is what Lauren wrote on the blog;

Hello everyone,
Before I announce this weeks challenge I have announcement to make. I have decided that I no longer have the time each week to run this challenge blog. For this reason, I have decided to close the blog down. I would like to thank you all for your entries over the past 45 challenges, it has been fun running the blog but it is time I move on. I hope you understand.

So I hope you all will join in next week for the final challenge. Such a shame but it's a lot of time and effort to run a challenge blog, and I am sure you agree with me that Lauren made a flawless job of it and deserves to have some more time to herself. Anyways thanks for popping by and have a great week.

Cupcake challenge - Father's Day

Monday again. Time just flies by the last weeks before the summer holidays. Managed to get some time to make this card for Cupcake Craft Challenges. This week the challenge is "Father's day", but if you don't celebrate father's day or it's not celebrated at the same time as over here , a card for any man will do. There is a twist though. Your creation has to be "more than" a card. I have made a holiday voucher holder for my dad. He doesn't celebrate father's day just now since it's on a different date in Sweden. But he is off to Finland so I am sending him some travel cheques in this holder. (He is turning 70 this month, gratulerar alsklings papsi!)You can also use this for vouchers or cash. It's folded in the same way as a marchbox so if you have one, just case it with different measurements to fit your voucher on the inside. For this project I used a Sailboat stamp, think this one is from Inkadinkadoo, I have used the cracked glass technique on this card. I learned this over at the Sugar Bowl's monthly tutorial challenge Sugar Sugar. the papers I have had for a long time, but am 90% sure they are from Dovecraft, might get all wrong... The ribbon I got off Ebay, the sentiment stamp is from SU and I used the small circle and small scalloped circle SU punch aswell. Sometimes it feels a bit boring to give vouchers, or you feel like you haven't made an effort when you give someone vouchers or cash for their birthday. But if you make one of these folders the person who get this little pressie will know that you gone through a lot of effort to make this. Well, my dad might think so, but this folder only took me 20 minutes to make...lol....thanks for coming by and have a great week. OH, don't forget to pop along to Cupcake to have a nosy at the other DT members fab creations.