Hi everyone!

I know I’ve been cut short this week, but as I said I do have some family responsibilities to tend to with my mother. I don’t want to share too much about my mom, but she still needs me in so many ways right now. We have a lot coming up with her and all I can tell you is that it is very physically and emotionally draining. I am finding the hardest part about owning your own company is the inability to “call in sick” or take some time off! LOL! So I’m running frazzled.

Any-who….let’s just get to the eye-candy!! (I am praying my day goes as planned so I can have my video up for tomorrow!)

Today is the first exclusive project post for our newest design team member Stephanie Kraft

I’m sure you are falling in love with her style already!

Here is what Stephanie Kraft did

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Stephanie Kraft added

When I first saw the Take Time Pocket © I thought of all of the spa gifts that I like to give away and how wonderful it would be to package them using this template! I was browsing in Target, looking for some of bath and body products, and instead I found this end-cap full of Hello Kitty products… my 6-year-old DD loves the Kitty as much as I do, so I bought a few of these girly items and transformed this into a little Easter gift for her.

Now it is my turn to share!

Upon speaking with one of my design team members, Mona Pendleton – she mentioned how cute the  Pick of the Petals © would be as a CUPCAKE!! ( Now if you see her blog name you will know WHY she thinks this way :D) I thought it was a fabulous idea, and was so dying to see her take on it! Well, as you know sometimes you just have to go where the mojo leads, and Mona didn’t get to create the cupcake she mentioned, so I asked her if it was OK for me to give a try! She agreed, so away I went (OH! and when I saw that Katie and I did almost the exact same thing I had to chuckle! Great minds….)

Without further delay…..here is my take on the idea

A Lil’ Cupcake

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How cute can this get?

I kept it pretty SIMPLE since I kept envisioning birthday party favors!! I plan on adding 2 Bangerang Cupcakes in a Jar to this!

I created my bottom from some Brown Paper Packages cardstock (it has a lined texture to it (unseen in photos), making it perfect for a chocolate cupcake!

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I stamped my sentiment from the Just For You © set on the “cupcake” bottom. I love it!

PS: Stamp your sentiment PRIOR to putting this together! (I did mine AFTER! DUH!!)

Now the TOP

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I printed my lid using the polka-dots from the Shutterfly © collection of Pretty Printables Digital Paper. Made it super easy and fun!

Most cupcakes have a cheery on top….I made this

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I just stamped the cupcake from the  Just For You © set. Colored it and added crystal effects to the top. Once dry, I punched it out and layered it to a super large white button center, then again onto a scallop layer! BAM! My own epoxy embellishment. I think it is way cuter than the traditional cherry on top 😀

Super simple, super sweet!

Sure to make SOMEONE happy on their birthday.

Pretty Packaging © template: Pick of the Petals ©

Pretty Impressions © stamps: Take Time ©

Cardstock from Couture Cardstock:  OSW white, Brown Paper Packages

Pretty Printables Digital Paper: ShutterFly

Ink: Momento, Copic

Ribbon: May Arts

Other: Button, scallop punch, crystal effects

Well come back tomorrow for our BIG group post day, as we wrap up over a week worth of samples!