Saturday, August 13, 2016

Hello and Thinking of You....Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #371~Shine Bright, Little Tangles Challenge #71~Shakers and Sequins

Hello!

Welcome to\ Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #371, where our Surprise Sweetie, Wendy, and the team invite you "Shine Bright" with your creations this week.  Look at those diamonds! And that layer of icing! Scrumptious!


Danielle, over at Neat and Tangled, is our generous sponsor for this challenge; one lucky winner will receive a $15 gift certificate!  


The DT were also offered a discount on N&T products, so I added the Heart of Gold die to my collection. Soooo pretty...and it cuts like butter!  For my cards, I drew inspiration from the photo's colours and images. For *shine*...gold shimmer paper on this one...


and teal shimmer on this....


For more inspiration, please visit the Cupcakes site, where you'll come away, *shining brightly* at all  the inspiration you'll see:



Stage turned over to you! 
Looking forward to seeing your creations in the gallery!

A huge THANK YOU to Danielle for supporting this challenge and the team! Hugs galore!

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Little Tangles Challenge #71~Shakers and Sequins


Thank you for spending part of your day with me; your visit brings me joy!

15 comments:

Birgit said...

What a sweet bonus to come here and find two fabulous cards this week! I almost chose that die as well. Your cards are making me think I really "need" this die. ;0)

Jeanne said...

Oh my, Carol! You are creating such beauties with that die. I like all the sparkle and shimmer you've achieved. So glad you got that lovely heart die. I can tell you are having a ton of fun with it. I really like the texture of the embossing on the second card, too. But that shaker steals the spotlight for me. So well done! Makes me pop a mega watt smile! :) (to borrow a phrase from you) Hugs!!

*Vicki* said...

Oh my gosh I just LOVE this wonderful shaker design!! You are creating some really amazing makes with this heart die my friend!! I love this fun challenge this week and I think it would be so fun to play along! Now wish me time so I can finish it!! LOL!! HUGS :)

Susanne Vargas said...

This shaker looks fantastic, too with the golden heart! And the shiny teal hearts on the second card are fabulous!

Pia S said...

What a fabulous die! Love it both with the grids and as a cut out, the wonky lines of it look great!

Geri said...

Stunning. Classy. Elegant! A-mazing work Carol! Adore the shaker card (I really need to make one of these some day soon) and love, love, love the 'Thinking of You' - especially the four randomly placed colored hearts!

Shelly said...

Such BEAUTIFUL cards, Carol!
Thanks for joining us at Little Tangles!

Kay Miller said...

Oh more fabulous shaker cards!! I'm loving what you're doing with that N&T die! These are really spectacular! The one in gold is even quite elegant :) Beautiful work! And thank you my friend for all of the sweet comments you have left for me!! Hugs and happy week!!!

Unknown said...

Such beautiful cards! I love your shaker with colourful sequins! Kamila DT

Patti said...

LOVING that Heart of Gold die!! These are the perfect take for these challenges! I especially like the EF used on your top panel. So much fun textures to ooohgle!

Patti

Greta said...

That is a neat die--better add it to my wishlist! Love both of these cards, Carol!

Jen Carter said...

Such wonderful cards! I love the shaker box! Such a fun die you used for that! Love all of the shimmer and shine too!

EK Gorman said...

I am so digging your shaker card. Such a beautiful design.

Sandy said...

Carol that is such a PERFECT card for our challenge this week! Love it!

Indy's Designs said...

What a fabulous and inspiring card! Love everything about it! Great take on this week's challenge!
Debbie