Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #51

Good morning! Happy Friday and Happy Cupcake Day! I can't believe it's Friday... this week just flew by! Jon has been helping coach a local high school boys basketball team and they have a game tonight so I'll be heading to that. Tomorrow we're off to the mall for a little shopping spree! Jon needs to find a suit, but I might find a few things for myself as well. *wink* Now on to what you all came here for... the cupcake sketch challenge! I haven't used this Whipper Snapper cupcake image in a long time. I also haven't used my Prismacolor pencils and gamsol for quite a while. In keeping with my New Year's resolution I am using what I have! I used some My Mind's Eye patterned paper and random buttons from my stash to complete the sketch. I've become quite fond of buttons lately. I used the "Seize the Cupcake" sentiment from Hero Arts again for a couple of reasons. One, because it was still sitting on my desk from last week's card and two, I think it was made for this image since the little guy is literally seizing the cupcake! *grin* And now I'm so excited to introduce you to the Featured Cupcake Sampler this week! Jenn Diercks caught my eye last week with her sweet baby creation and she's done it again with another adorable cupcake card this week! I love how the little elephant is holding a cupcake... such a clever way to incorporate a cupcake with an image not traditionally containing one! You can check out all of the details on this card and the rest of Jenn's beautiful work on her blog: I Got Stamps. Thanks so much for sampling the sketch, Jenn! Now it's your turn to to try the sketch! I'll choose the most clever, creative, and cute creation from the submissions this weekend to be the Featured Cupcake Sampler next week. Your design and blog will be featured on my blog during Cupcake Friday. You're not required to use cupcakes for the challenge, but if you got 'em why not use 'em!? You're welcome to create something other than a card, just stick as closely to the sketch as possible and you'll be eligible for the Featured Cupcake Sampler honors. If you're uploading to Splitcoast use keyword TECC51 (for Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge 51). Leave a link to your blog post or gallery upload using the Mr. Linky service so I can check it out! You must have your cards uploaded by Monday, January 19th at 8am PST to be eligible for the featured cupcake sampler. Thanks for stopping by today! I hope to see you here tomorrow! I'll have a JustRite sneak peek to show you using one of the new products debuting at CHA!

Don't forget to check out the sketch challenge inspiration from the Cupcake Crew (they're also linked below!):Donna Baker, Jami Sibley, Jackie Pedro, Sherrie Siemens, Vicki Chrisman, Monika Davis, Stephanie Hargis, and Ana Wohlfahrt

Mister Linky was a success last week so we're doing it again! Please enter your name and the link to your blog post or gallery upload and we'll all be able to click through easily! Remember to directly link your post pertaining to TECC51, please do not leave a general blog link. Thanks!