April Random Follower...

WOW, April is over??? Really? And it is COLD, Windy and Not Spring-like here in Boise!!!

To feel a little more Springy I thought I would pass along some Garden Variety to a lucky Random Follower today!

The lucky # from Random.org was #181 and that means this months Random Follower is....

meredith.winston!!!!

Meridith, email me at hopestampseternal@hotmail.com and give me your snail mail addie and I will get this little package out to you! It includes Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety Paper Pad, Chipboard and Buttons!

DON'T FORGET!!!

GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE!!! EVERYTHING 35% OFF!!!

It is going fast, get it while you can!!!

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #56 & an Announcement!!!

A Bit of An Announcement Today:

It is with a heavy heart that I announce that the Hope Stamps Eternal store is
closing. Unfortunately, another victim of the economy's downturn. But before
the doors close, there will be a storewide sale of 35% while supplies last. The
store is full of amazing items, so head over there fast!

Among other things, you can find GREAT DEALS on:

Paper from Cosmo Cricket, KaiserCraft, Pink Paislee, and Bella Blvd.
Embellishments from Zva Creative, Memory Box and Basic Grey
Stamps from Tina Wenkle, The Greeting Farm and Inkadinkado

But now on to Happier things!!

It's my Birthday Week...so I thought I would grab a little Birthday Cuppie for us this week!!! :)

Here is a peek at some of the DT Creations...

~ Karen ~ Kelli ~ Kristen ~ Michelle ~ Piali ~ Teresa ~

We would love to have you play along this week! Make sure to add a direct link to
your NEW creation on Mr Linky below by Saturday, May 1st at 9 pm MT.
I will delete any link not directly linked to a qualifying challenge entry. This is an
Inspiration challenge, but please make sure your creation is truly inspired by this
cupcake and this challenge is linked in your post. If you upload to a public gallery like SCS
or PCP make sure to use keyword CIC56 so we can easily find you. Remember, no cupcake stamps are required! I will post the Top 5 next Sunday.

Cupcake Inspiration #55 Top 5...

Sorry for the delay, I was out of the house ALL day yesterday and completely forgot to post!!!

Here are this week's Top 5...

~ Anna ~ Fran ~ Lisa C ~ Lisa H ~ Risa ~

Thanks ladies!!! You can grab the Top 5 blinkie for you blog on the left sidebar!!!

Not So Simple Clean and Simple...

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being. -Oscar Wilde

WOW, this layout (FTL86) is Not simple...you would think it would be a quick 5 minute card, but it is Not! Michelle posted that it was difficult and I kind of laughed at her...then I made one up last night. It took me 15 minutes of arranging and rearranging before I finally just glued the circles where I had them. LOL :)

I made this for my Mom to send to my Brother in Law so I grabbed some "Man of the House" paper and my circle punches. No ribbon, bling, stickles or flowers...just paper...but I really like how it turned out. The card base is Elzybells Kraft and I LOVE how thick and manly this paper is...not an ultra smooth cardstock and I really like that.

I used a few of the dotted stamps from Text Boxed to decorate the inside (I wish I had been a little more controlled on Where I stamped them, but it was late and I was tire! :D) the sentiment is from Birthday Basics...

Supplies:
Stamps: Happy Everything (Verve,) Birthday Basics, Text Boxed (PTI)
Paper: Distinguished, Cuff Links (Bella Blvd Man of the House Collection,) Kraft (Elzybells,) Dark Chocolate & White (PTI)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Misc: Circle Punches, Diamond in the Rough CB Folder

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget EVERYTHING is 25% off at Hope Stamps Eternal!!!

Happy Earth Day!!!

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a clean and wonderful place to live for Centuries to come...
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giving our children and grandchildren... Take Action

Orange Roses...

Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense. -Mark Overby
I finally stamped...I know it has been ages, I am So sorry!

I FINALLY made my card for last Friday's Blogger's Challenge, I figured I better do it before This Friday, LOL. I also used this week's Cupcake Inspiration as my jumping off point. While I was at it I layered it all up for this week's Stamp Something challenge...I think all of those challenges, plus the flowers makes it work for this week's Pile it On Spring Challenge.

I pulled out my KaiserCraft Devonshire paper, the card base is Soft Sky, but everything else is Devonshire. I layered all of papers and then cut out a rose from one sheet for the main image. The sentiment is Stampavie and I added some pearls and stickles to finish it off.

For the inside I used a scrap of the paper and a CHF sentiment...

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampavie and CHF Sentiments
Paper: KaiserCraft Devonshire, Soft Sky CS
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Misc: Pearls, Stickles

Challenges:
Stamps Something: Layers
Pile It On: Spring
Cupcake Inspiration Challenge:
Bloggers Challenge:

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget Hope Stamps Eternal is 25% off thru Sat night!!!

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #55...

OOPS! It's Sunday and I am posting this Very late! SORRY!!! :)

Don't forget! EVERYTHING in stock at Hope Stamps Eternal is 25% off now thru April 25th!! It's going fast, get it while you can!!! :-)

Here is this week's Inspiration...Oh My Yum! I Love the colors on these...and the pattern in the white fondant...looks like it was embossed with a Cuttlebug Folder! :) Thanks to Hello Sugar for the Inspiration this week!!!

Here is a peek at some of the DT Creations...

~ Kelli ~ Kristen ~ Michelle ~ Piali ~ Teresa ~

We would love to have you play along this week! Make sure to add a direct link to
your NEW creation on Mr Linky below by Saturday, April 24th at 9 pm MT.
I will delete any link not directly linked to a qualifying challenge entry. This is an
Inspiration challenge, but please make sure your creation is truly inspired by this
cupcake and this challenge is linked in your post. If you upload to a public gallery like SCS
or PCP make sure to use keyword CIC55 so we can easily find you. Remember, no cupcake stamps are required! I will post the Top 5 next Sunday.

Cupcake Inspiration #54 Top 5...

Here are this week's Top 5, thanks to everyone who played along for their Delicious Creations!!!

~ Jan ~ Krystal ~ Linda ~ MicheyMoo ~ Stacey ~

Thanks ladies!!! You can grab the Top 5 blinkie for you blog on the left sidebar!!!

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #54...

Lovely in Lace...I love the white lace detail on these cupcakes!!! Thanks to Icing Dreams for the inspiration this week!

Here is a peek at some of the DT Creations...

Don't forget to check out all of the Sweeties creations!

~ Colleen ~ Karen ~ Kelli ~ Kristen ~ Michelle (out this week) ~ Piali ~ Teresa ~

We would love to have you play along this week! Make sure to add a direct link to
your NEW creation on Mr Linky below by Saturday, April 17th at 9 pm MT.
I will delete any link not directly linked to a qualifying challenge entry. This is an
Inspiration challenge, but please make sure your creation is truly inspired by this
cupcake and this challenge is linked in your post. If you upload to a public gallery like SCS
or PCP make sure to use keyword CIC54 so we can easily find you. Remember, no cupcake stamps are required! I will post the Top 5 next Sunday.

STORE NEWS!!! Everything 25% off now thru April 25th!!!
No code necessary, Everything on Sale!!!

Cupcake Inspiration #53 Top 5...

Here are this week's Top 5...

~ Jan ~ Janice ~ Mary ~ Nikki ~ Stacey ~

Thanks ladies!!! You can grab the Top 5 blinkie for you blog on the left sidebar!!!