Die Cuttin' Divas Sketch Challenge

Hi Everyone,

I am the 4th stop on the hop today--you should have just come from Candy's blog, Candy's Craft Corner.  I am so excited to be a new member of the Die Cuttin' Divas Design Team! This is the first design team I've been on, and I'm honored to be a part of this group of very talented crafters.  Please be sure to hop through the whole lineup for some inspiration on the sketch challenge for this week, and then enter your creation back at the Die Cuttin' Divas blog for a chance to win an Art for the Heart kit, which has been kindly donated by Suzanne, one of the DCD design team members.  You will have one week to plan, create, and submit your project.  The winner will be announced next Tuesday.

Your creation should include a cupcake and a happy birthday sentiment in honor of two birthdays this month:  Die Cuttin' Divas' one year birthday, and one of the new designers, Nikki.  Here's my card following the sketch.

And on the inside, I stamped this sentiment with a wooden stamp I found at Joann's a while back.  Isn't that the cutest phrase?!

This card is 5 x 6.5.  I think it's a great size; not too big; not too small. The patterned papers are from the DCWV Glitter Sweet Stack.  The purple cardstock is cut at 4.25 square with rounded corners.  This came from my stash and was already embossed with the Cuttlebug Happy Birthday folder as a card.  So this challenge was the perfect time to use it.  I punched the scalloped circles with a Marvy punch, stamped the green circle with Happy Birthdy and popped that up on another green circle.

The cupcake is cut at 4" using From My Kitchen.  It had a cherry on top, but I didn't use it.  I wanted the icing to really show up.  I love how it looks!  Under the cupcake is a green border punched with a Fiskars punch and more patterned cardstock from the Sweet Stack.  To finish off my card, I attached the two green circle paper clips on the purple circles with a green brad. 

I have some candy to give away for going through the hop today.  All you have to do is leave a comment on this post.  I would love for you to become a follower, but it's not a requirement.  Here's a picture of what I'm giving away.

Your next stop is Cheryl at Cards by CG.  Thanks for stopping by and joining in the hop today, and check back next Tuesday for the next Die Cuttin' Divas challenge!!  Thanks so much!