Wishing You a Day Full of Happiness

Happy Monday, my dear friends! I hope your week is already wonderful. Thank you for praying for that sweet family last week. They appreciate it! :o)

After a month without coloring, I was ecstatic to return to my beloved Copics over the weekend! (So rusty!) This card is for the dear owner and super sweet employees at my local cupcake bakery, which I regularly support. They are so kind, overly generous to me and my sweetheart, and recently celebrated their 1st Anniversary! It's been a fun year of fancy cupcakes. :o)

"Wishing You a Day Full of Happiness"

(I was fighting to photograph this in between massive rain showers. Forgive the lovely blur, please!)

This beautiful Elisabeth Bell stamp, Cinnamon Sugar, stole my heart at first glance and is perfect for the occasion. I colored her with rosy pinks and aquas, and incorporated some extra sparkle along the way. It's upsetting that they do not show in this image, but I used four Copic-colored aqua rhinestones on the top of her apron, deep red rhinestones for the cherries atop the cupcakes, and added shimmer to the hearts on her dress because love always sparkles. You all need to go buy a cupcake so you can see how sparkly it really looks. :o) I used Broken China Distress Ink and a cloud template to give her a sky backdrop, which photographed a bit washed out. I also made her a grassy hill to dance upon during her cupcake picnic. Cupcakes always make me happy-dance.

One of my favorite parts is on her apron. I cut a slit on top of the pocket to open it and tucked a sparklified heart inside. The secret ingredient to the perfect cupcake recipe is always love. :o)

The gorgeous papers are from the My Mind's Eye Blush collection. I lightly inked the edges with Victorian Velvet, sewed the layers with my sewing machine, and added a border of my favorite Doily Lace edge punch. The Doily Lace paper has a beautiful light pink damask design. The roses and lilies are from Wild Orchid Crafts, which are all trimmed in Star Dust. (Honestly!) I used my favorite Cindy Loo flourish, which is decorated with a few roses. The Guipure lace is from Wild Orchid Crafts. (I only have enough remaining lace for ONE card. Panic attack.)

The sweet sentiment is from the Lili of the Valley~ Dreamy Days stamp set. I framed it with a Spellbinders Lacey Circles die and inked it with Victorian Velvet. I chose it not only to wish them a day full of happiness every time they look at it, but also because their cupcakes and sweet personalities give all of US happiness. :o) I hope everyone at the cupcake bakery loves this as much as they loved the Christmas card I made them, which they had on display behind their counter for quite some time. (I told you they were amazing!)

Challenges entered:
 * Belles 'n Whistles~ Spring is in the Air
 * CES~ Candy and Cupcakes
 * Cooking with Cricut~ Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend (lots of sparkle!)
 * Elphine House Australia~ It's a Girl Thing (Use pinks or purples)
 * Lollipop Crafts~ Anything Goes
 * Paper Playtime~ Anything Goes
 * Simon Says Stamp~ Anything Goes

Thank you for dancing on by to visit me! I hope your day is bursting with hugs and cupcakes. :o)

Key Recipe Components:
 * Cricut cartridge: Cindy Loo
 * Spellbinders Nestabilities: Lacey Circles
 * Paper: Core'dinations, My Mind's Eye, Papertrey Ink
 * Sentiment stamp: Lili of the Valley~ Dreamy Days
 * Image stamp: Elisabeth Bell~ Cinnamon Sugar
 * Copics: E25, E29, E31, E50 (hair); E0000, E000, E00 (skin); R81, R83, R85 (dress, cupcake wrappers); BG000, BG11, BG13 (dress, picnic basket napkin); E31, E33, E35 (basket); E27, E29 (cupcakes); YR20, YR31 (frosting); YG17, YG23, G28 (grass)
 * Flowers and Guipure lace: Wild Orchid Crafts
 * Edge punch: Martha Stewart Doily Lace
 * Miscellaneous: Heart punch (stash); iRock; Stickles