CTO Challenge #2 - Masculine Card

Hi Everyone,

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I have 3 male birthdays coming up in the next few weeks.  I made one card so I decided to play along with the CTO Challenge to create a masculine card/project.

This card is also entered into More Than Favors Cartridge Chaos where you need to use the Rock Princess cart and Cooking with Cricut where you need to emboss.

I used PTI Kraft cardstock for the card base and DCWV Linen Closet patterned cardstock.  I love that stack and think I will buy another one.  I love DCWV cardstock!  It's nice and affordable.  I also used the Cuttlebug Happy Birthday folder w/PTI Rustic Cream Cardstock and d'Vine Swirl and Distressed Stripes

I also used Rock Princess cardstock for the cupcake cut at 2 3/4".    Topped the cupcake off with my favorite, various stickles!  I also distressed it with Tim Holtz Distress Vintage Ink.

Hope you like it!  Thanks for stopping by and feel free to leave a comment!  Love to hear what you guys think!

Have a great weekend....Nicole :)

Celebrate The Occasion - Birthday Post

Hi Everyone,

I am excited to let you all know that I have been invited to be a member of the Celebrate The Occasion design team.  This is my first design team and I feel super honored that they asked me to be a part of it.  Make sure you check out this blog, it is a group of super awesome ladies and it's a Challenge Blog all about celebrating the many special occasions of life that fall throughout the year.  :)  So make sure you join us and tell all your other crafty friends about us!

So for our first post, we are to create a project with a birthday theme.  I decided I wanted to do a card with a butterfly as the focal point of it.  I Love Hearts and Butterflies... :)  Anyway, I chose to use the first butterfly on the Rock Princess cart.  It ended up having seven layers all together and I really like the way it turned out.  I tried to go outside of my normal self and use lots of bright colors!

So, here are the details.  It is a 5x7 card.  I used the Happy Birthday cuttlebug embossing folder and inked it up with Vintage Distressed Ink, distressed some of the edges with the Tim Holtz distresser, blinged it up a little bit with Paper Studio gemstones.  I hope you guys like it.  Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.  Thank you...

Nicole

Details:
Stampin' Up Paper - Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay
Papertrey Ink. - Lemon Tart, Rasberry Fizz, Ripe Avocado
Rock Princess Cricut Cart - Butterfly w/layers cut at 2.75" plus shadow base layer
Happy Birthday Embossing Folder
Tim Holtz Vintage Distressed Ink
Tim Holtz Distresser
Paper Studio Diamond Gemstones
Stampin' Up Designer Buttons (Bright)
Papertrey Ink Twine - Rustic Cream
Stampin Up Sentiment - So Happy For You (2011 Sale-A-Bration)
Butterfly Stamp Inside Card - Hero Arts
Stampin Up Ink - Classic Brown

Also don't forget, I am now a Stampin Up Demonstrator and can fulfill your SU orders, so please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, need a catalog, etc...