NND Sponsors Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #539

Have you heard of the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge? For each challenge they post a YUMMY cupcake photo and color combo for inspiration! Everybody likes cupcakes, right?

The current challenge going up today features a Pets theme!

We're sponsoring this challenge so If you head over to their blog and play along you have a chance to win a $25 store credit to our store at newtonsnookdesigns.com! How awesome is that?

Of course I had to play along -- here's the card I created:

We have lots of dog and cat stamp sets in our shop so it was hard to choose but I decided since spring is coming I would create a spring thank you card using the kitty from our Captivated Kittens Stamp Set. I stamped the image of the kitty reaching for a butterfly with waterproof ink and colored it using zig watercolor brush markers. I made the coloring really simple, leaving areas of white fur for a quick and easy image.  After the image was colored I cut it out using the coordinating Captivated Kittens Die Set. I also colored and cut the little butterfly image from the same set. 

Next, I created a little scene for the kitty. I used our Frames & Flags Die Set to cut out a rounded edge rectangle panel. Then, using it vertically,  I added clouds along the top half using our Cloudy Sky Stencil with some blue ink. I then cut out hills a hill and grassy edge using the Land Borders Die Set to place along the bottom. I used a piece of polka dot green paper from my stash, adding green ink to the top edges of the grass for a little extra dimension. I added this panel to my card, adding another little piece of patterned paper along the side for a pop of yellow. 

Last, I cut out a banner of black cardstock using our Banner Trio Die Set and embossed the sentiment "So Many Thanks" from our Heartfelt Blooms Stamp Set in white. I love the way a white sentiment pops off a black background! And you can never have too many thank you cards on hand, right!? 

I hope you enjoyed this card today! 

Make sure you pop over to the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge blog to see more fun today. We have several other NND Design Team members featured as "Guest Sweeties" for this challenge and some of the regular "Sweeties" (that's what they call their Design Team -- cute, right?) are featuring Newton's Nook Designs stamps too! And don't forget to create a card in using the Pet theme and link it up for a chance to win our sponsored prize!