Cupcake Anniversary Challenge And A Chance To Win!

WARNING: Long post! Make sure you read it all for a chance to win!


Good morning everyone! Welcome to another fabulous Friday. Today is EXTRA fabulous because Taylor is celebrating the one year anniversary of the Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge! She asked each of the ladies on the Weekly Cupcake Crew to design a sketch for the celebration. This is the sketch I designed and I hope you'll all play along with the challenge! I will be selecting one random winner from among all the participants in my challenge to win a $10 gift certificate from Taylored Expressions!

All you have to do is make a creation using this sketch (a card or scrapbooking layout) and post your creation to Splitcoast using keyword TECC52SH. The deadline to be eligible for the prize drawing is Thursday, January 29th. I'll do the drawing on Thursday evening and announce the winner on Friday, January 30th.

For my card I decided to use my much neglected SU! "Party Hearty" set. I pulled the color combination from the fun Hawaii Papaya dsp. The base of my card is Whisper White and I layered on a piece of Kiwi Kiss card stock which I ran through my Big Shot with my Swiss Dots cb folder. I then added the small strip of dsp and tied a piece of 1" Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon to cover my paper seam. For the image, I pulled out the fun cupcake from the set and stamped it once in Kiwi Kiss and once in Chocolate Chip. I then pieced the two together so that I could get a multi-colored cupcake. I also stamped the candles in Tangerine Tango and attatched them as well. I then popped the whole thing up on the 1 3/8" circle. The final touch was to add the "Birthdays are the best" sentiment from the Chit-Chat rub on pack.

I also have three wonderful ladies who have sampled my sketch! Make sure you stop by their blogs to see each of their spectacular creations!

Cindy Lawrence: http://onehappystamper.typepad.com/

Sarah Anderson: http://scrampinmama.blogspot.com/
Michelle Bartnett: http://justpaintingaround.blogspot.com/

Don't forget to stop by Taylor's blog, the anniversary celebration headquarters, and check out the awesome grand prize for one random winner who participates in ALL 9 sketch challenges! You can find all 9 sketches on these blogs:

Taylor VanBruggen: Taylored Expressions
Jami Sibley: More is More
Monika Davis: M.A.D. Stamper
Jackie Pedro: The Scalloped Edge
Donna Baker: Serenity in Stamping
Sherrie Siemens: Card Creme
Ana Wohlfahrt: Ink a Stamp
Vicki Chrisman: This Art That Makes Me Happy
Stephanie Hargis (Me): Steph's Stampin' Stuff

Taylor also has a featured sampler this week! She has chosen Christine Okken! Make sure you stop by her blog as well! We hope you'll join us in celebrating this yummy occasion!

Also, in honor of CHA, Taylor has some fantastic specials going on over at Taylored Expressions! These specials will be going on from now until Wednesday, January 28th.

• Taylor's Tiny Twinkles - over 400 multi-colored tiny rhinestones in a spin top carousel for just $3.99 - CHA Special is Buy 2, get 1 FREE!!!!

• Free shipping on orders over $40 with coupon code FREESHIP0109 (all caps, no spaces)