Pinspired Challenge #1

Talk about great idea!  You can always count on Pinterest to get you in the creative mood and these challenges are definitely going to get the crafting mojo in gear!

Pinspired Challenge #1:   So the challenge is to be pinspired by this picture...sooooo fun!  I LOVE the colors, the quirkiness of it and all the festive polka-dots!  Here is my take on it...

I used the Cupcakes and Balloons stamp set and framelits from Sizzix and Stephanie Barnard along with the Stamps of Life Pinwheels2stamp.  I wanted the pinwheel to appear sticking into the cupcake and cut a little slit to insert pinwheel.  To incorporate more of the polka-dots aspect I sprayed Goosebumps Texture Spray in Shimmer to the pink base cardstock. Below is a closer look...

I had a hard time capturing all the shimmer in the card, but it is really sparkly and fun!  I have not played around with the Goosebumps texture spray too much, but will definitely have to remember to use it more often since it really dries nicely and has such a cool texture.  I wanted the cupcake holder to have more texture as well so ran it through Fiskars crimper to get that cupcake liner bumpy effect.  Of course the pinwheel needed a gem in the center to complete the look!

Inks I used are Distress Ink in Shaded Lilac for the cupcake top and polka-dot in pinwheels, Memento Ink in New Sprout and Tuxedo Black.

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