TECC53: Fun in the Sun for Cuppie

So did y'all have a blast making some or ALL 9 sketches from Taylor's Anniversary Cupcake Challenge Celebration?!  I know I had a great time checking out all the fabulous cards everyone made using my sketch!  The random winner for $10 to spend at Taylored Expressions is poster #7 card*crafter with a sweet cupcake tree card (don't ya wish they grew on trees & you didn't have to go to the trouble of baking them??) 

Now onto my card for this week!  Another fun sketch from Taylor!  I wanted to use my August image from A Year of Sweets 2 the cuppie sunbathing!  Isn't it a riot??  I almost put the white pasty sunblock on his nose but decided against it, thinking I may ruin it at the last minute.  I spent a lot of time blinging up cuppie's umbrella with Taylor's Tiny Twinkles so I didn't want to risk it.  I had so much fun paper-piecing this image with my Basic Grey Cupcake paper.  

Here is Taylor’s sketch so you can play along too!!  You can be eligible to win Cupcake Sampler Honors & be featured on Taylor’s blog using the next Cupcake Friday Sketch!  You’re not required to use cupcakes on your sketch, but if you got ‘em why not use ‘em??  You can create something other than a card but try to keep as close to the sketch as possible. If you’re uploading to Splitcoast, please use keyword TECC53.  Leave a comment on Taylor’s post with a link to your blogpost or gallery link so she can check it out!  You must have your creation uploaded by Monday, February 2 at 10:00 a.m. CST to be eligible for the featured cupcake sampler honors.  Lastly, be sure to have FUN creating!

Be sure to check out the other Cupcake Crew’s Creations:

Taylor VanBruggen
Ana Wohlfahrt
Jackie Pedro
Jami Sibley
Monika Davis
Stephanie Hargis
Vicki Chrisman

You may notice there is not a featured cupcake sampler for this week, Taylor was having fun at CHA with all the cupcakes (click to see the proof) but seriously, we had a TON of y'all since you participated in the sketches to thank for a successful (and FUN) celebration!  

If you haven't been to Taylor's blog yet, she has a list of all the sketch winners from each of the cupcake crew's sketches as as the Grand Prize Winner! 

• TOP CHEF CONTEST REMINDER

If you didn't win this time, don't forget you still have nearly 2 weeks to enter the Top Chef Contest!! If you're not familiar with our Top Chef contest you can find all the details here on our website: Top Chef Contest. Just create a card or project using any of the January 2nd releases (A Year of Sweets 1, A Year of Sweets 2, A Year of Sweets 3, Love is Sweet) and email a photo to Taylor at tayloredexpressions@gmail.com on or before February 11th to be entered into the contest. Please use Top Chef in your email subject line. Taylor will choose the cutest, most creative entry to win one FREE STAMP SET from the next SASI release!! Free rubber! WooHoo!!!! Your creative will also be featured on the Stamp a Sweet Impression blog for all to see! Now all you have to do is STAMP and WIN!