A site for my handmade cards, accompanied by my photos and written meanderings which are occasionally witty, often tongue-in-cheek, and rarely profound. Beginning in June 2013, you'll also see lots of NBUS, which is an acronym I coined for Never-Before-Used-Schtuff. Note: my Privacy Policy can be found at a tab below and you can find my NBUS Challenge online. I hope you'll join in the fun there! Thanks for coming by! Have a beverage and enjoy!

May 17, 2021

Oooh, Yummo! More Cake!

Hello Stamplings!

Aaaaand we've whooshed back around to another Monday! I hope you've all had a lovely weekend wherever you are!

Did I tell you we are having a bathroom reno done due to a coupla leaks? It was just remodeled fourteen years ago, but apparently the people I hired cut a few corners and I learned another 'you get what you pay for' lesson.😒This new bathroom will outlive us and never leak!

But that's not why you called. You came to see my reminder inspiration cards for the Twofer Card Challenge where the prompt is 🎂CAKE/CUPCAKE🧁!
Last week I featured cake and today I am featuring cupcakes. The stamp my two designs have in common is a fun and silly caterpillar carrying cupcakes. It's an old wooden stamp from Penny Black.

Onefer
I stamped the cupcake-carrying caterpillar in the center and then off the ends because if one cute caterpillar makes you smile, why not have a choo-choo-train of them? I colored the cupcakes with my Ziggies and did a background wash. Hammy winked the cupcakes and also added dots to the segments on the caterpillar which were blank. The Hooray die is cut from an old glossy alcoholic snippet. This is going to my niece who is taking her medical boards as you read this.🤞

Challenges

Twofer
And this old girl is one of my all-time fav stamps. She is from Stampendous. You can't tell, but her tutu and shoes and the cupcakes are all winked. After stamping and coloring another caterpillar, I fussy-cut the cupcakes off her back and then piled them up for the frog to hold in her outstretched arms. You can just make out some light stenciling on the olive green card base. The vertical sediment is from Stamps by Judith, also ancient. Not Judith, the stamp.

No NBUS was used for my card designs this time.

Instead I used OWLS (Old Well-Loved Schtuff)!🤣🦉🤣

Challenges

Come Play!

I hope you are able to play along this month. Remember cakes and cupcakes are not just for birthdays ... stretch that imagination of yours! I'd love to see what you make and I'd love to know about your favorite cake or cupcake recipe if you want to share!
Recipe

Because I used cupcakes this week, I will share one of my sisters' favorite cupcake recipes. It's called Mini Cherry Cheesecake Cupcakes. It's super easy and uses a vanilla wafer cookie in the bottom for the crust. You can find an online version of it here at Plowing Through Life. Enjoy!

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52 comments:

Aquarius said...

These two cupcake cards made me smile which has to be good on a Monday morning

Tina Z. said...

Great ideas with cupcakes and such fun cards, very inventive. Your cupcakes look so delicious.
Yes, we are also preparing for bathroom renovation in the near future and I know it is such a mess...
Crafty hugs xx

cuilliesocks said...

Gosh can't believe I'm first here!! Hello Darnell, wat wonderful fun cards, I love the cup cake theme and the super designs and colours.
We have opened up further today here in Scotland and we can now cautiously HUG, so I'm off out to see who I can find to hug lol.
I hope all is well with you and yours and hpe you get your bathroom sorted out, take care Hugs Kate x

Carole said...

First past the post today! Two fun and happy cards Darnell...love the caterpillar cup cake trail and fingers crossed for your niece. Froggy looks like she is set to balance all those cakes on her nose and then lick them into her mouth one by one. Good luck with the bathroom! Hugs xxx

Ros Crawford said...

Oh what fun and fabulous cards... They made me smile this morning... I hope the redo goes smoothly and that you are coping okay. Take care... Big hugs

Jean said...

Both cards will bring smiles! So cute! Love cheesecake cupcakes but have not had them in years! Good luck with the reno.

Marilyn said...

Adorable cards!
Have a great day!
Marilyn ❤️

Sharon Underwood said...

Love your *sweet* cards, Darnell. You did a lot of teeny, tiny fussy cutting! I hope your pain issues are letting up by now. If you were where I live, I'd send you to my incredible physical therapist. He can work magic on damaged/herniated discs! Prayers for you continue.

Bonnie said...

I wish you could see the smile on my face, Dolly! Love, love, love this caterpillar with her polka dots and cupcakes! The expression on her face is priceless! I think she's getting ready to sample the one with the yellow topping. And you continued to make me smile with this awesome ballerina balancing her stack of cupcakes! Awesome fussy cutting, my friend!

Shelly Schmidt said...

Two yummy cupcake cards! That frog- makes me think of my mother- not that she was a frog or a ballerina, but she loved stamps with frogs- and I know she would love this! Thanks for that memory, and love your work here! New follower on blog- get emails too.

Brenda in IN said...

How fun these cards are! The caterpillar is bringing the cupcakes to the party and the frog is the entertainment. Congratulations to your niece! Those mini cheesecakes sound wonderful and look so easy to make. I copied the recipe and can't wait to try them.

conil said...

OMG! That caterpillar is so darn adorable choo-chooing across the card with his/her friends. Believe I love the frog in the tutu even more than you do. Love both these happy cards.

Em Louise Fairley said...

Great cards, Darnell, and the cheesecake cupcake looks yummy!

nancy littrell said...

Two very cute, fun and colorful critters showing off their yummy, colorful and I bet gooey cupcakes. Hurray to your niece...what a relief to get her boards taken and off her to do list!!! She will Love her special card by her favorite Auntie...I am sure! TFS Dolly...love and hugs...Nancy P.S. Loved your OWLS!!!

Verna Angerhofer said...

Fun, fun cards! And both seem to have a balancing act theme with those cupcakes. I sure do like them though as they are so fantastic in every way! The colors are so bright and cheery!

Pat said...

You have made two really fun and beautifully coloured cards Darnell...you come up with the best ideas. I love the caterpillar train and their gymnastics with the cupcakes, and then the fun and pretty ballet dancing frog holding aloft the pile of cupcakes and balancing them so well. x

Sue said...

Such fun cards Darnell they put a smile on your face! hugs Sue x

Dreja said...

Fantastic!
Danke für deine Teilnahme bei den Sweet Stampers.
LG Dreja

Donna said...

Two very cute cards! I love that you fussy cut all those little cupcakes! They are perfect on that 'tiny dancer'!!

Pia S said...

The caterpillar stamp is super cute, I love the added spots and dots, before reading the post I thought they were part of the stamp. And great idea to stamp her more than once. I love it.
The frog is another sweet one, and how versatile too, you can add whatever into those hands. Fun!

Mac Mable said...

Such fun and fabulous cards Darnell and I love how you've used the tiny cupcakes. Adorable caterpillars too x. Such a thoughtful card for your niece x.

Lynette said...

These are both so cute, Darnell! I love the cute caterpillar, and what you did with the cupcakes to stack them up.

Kathleen said...

I am certain that it is a Penny Black stamp. Two really super creations, great colours and designs.

Kath x

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

That caterpillars train is really fun!! How cute face and love the dots!Your niece will love it!
But my fav is that princess frog, wow! She dances so well with that pile of yummy cupcakes! ;D Great fussy cut and fab work with your old stamp!

oldpunca said...

What a funny and yummy cupcake Twofer, Darnell! The choo-choo-train caterpillar makes me smile. Wonderful card. Ballerina is genius holding all this cupcakes. Nice tutu. :-) Fantastic birthday card in green. Thank you for the recipe. Seems delicious.
Hugs, Sonja

Redanne said...

Thank you for the smile! I love the caterpillar carrying the cupcakes but that frog has stolen my heart for being so adorable and the cupcakes work perfectly.

I hope the rest of the bathroom renovation goes well! Hugs, Annie xxx

Susan said...

Those cupcake cards are so much fun! And they've got me craving cupcakes. But they'll have to wait as first I'm trying your Crazy Cake recipe from the last cake post - I'm so curious to see how that turns out!

Lisa Elton said...

You have some of the niftiest stamps, love the caterpillar! And then there's the frog in the tutu... what's not to love about that! A double dose of cute Darnell!

Cat Craig said...

Super cute cards Darnell, love the critters and the cupcakes.

Cheryl W. said...

Sweet cards--in more ways than one! I especially love the frog card. That tutu is too, too cute.

Heidi Weaver said...

Great cards, Darnell! But it's the froggy in the tutu who has stolen my heart. I happen to own that wonderful stamp as well and will have to keep this cupcake idea in mind. What a clever way to use that stamp! Thanks so much for joining our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.

Sue said...

Hi Darnell, Hope your new bathroom will not give you any problems.

Loving the cards, especially the frog one.

Those cupcakes look very scrummy.

Hope you have a nice day. Sue

Cathy said...

What fun cards Darnell! Love the froggie in her tutu! and the cupcake caterpillar is a hoot, wonderful colouring, Cathy x

Anita in France said...

Your dotty caterpillar train is so cute and fun, Darnell ... love that you left the critters themselves as line art and put the colouring emphasis on those yummy looking cupcakes! Believe it or not, I have this stamp too!! You always do wonderful things with that frog ... she obviously has great balancing skills to keep that stack of shimmery cupcakes upright ... as well as keeping her crown in place! Brilliant! LYAMYLALMA ... CWYT! Big hugs and bisous, Anita :)

Linda said...

Well these definitely made me smile. Love the cute little caterpillar, but the froggy in the tutu has to be my favourite ..... all those delicious looking cupcakes!! xx

kiwimeskreations said...

Oh Darnell - these are exquisite and so humourous - love them both, but I think the frog takes the cake...Dad joke intended!!
glad to see Hammy is keep up with the work load and getting all the winking and dotting done for you :)
I hear your pain with the bathroom reno's - I had that happen to me last year and lost half the bathroom and toilet floors, and the dividing wall. I was very thankful for good friends and neighbours as the work was done!!
Stay safe
Blessings
Maxine

Jane said...

Oh how glorious is that elegant frog! Such a fun and brilliant card. Thanks for playing at AAA Cards, hope to see you join in with future challenges. Stay safe and keep crafting!

R's Rue said...

Adorable

Donna said...

Such fun and adorable cards Darnell! And I love cheesecake, thanks for the recipe!

Bobby said...

You have a great collection of fun and unusual stamps, Darnell. I don't know how you remember them all but pulling out that caterpillar made a great card for the challenge and for your niece.

Barb Ghig said...

Oh my gosh, your cards are absolutely adorable, Darnell! Your frog and caterpillar are so cute and worked perfectly for your Twofer challenge - I can imagine it would be hard to choose between them :) Thanks for making me smile, as always...and thanks so much for the recipe! xx
PS: I hope your bathroom reno is going well ~

Leslie Miller said...

Oh, good heavens, that caterpillar is way too cute! I've never seen him before, but he's really something. I love your choo choo train of cupcake carrying caterpillars! Your dear old frog is one I'd hold onto, as well. So much fun! Good luck with your bathroom remodel. Ours are finally done, but that's just the half of it.

foleysfriend said...

Oh my goodness! That caterpillar bearing cupcake gifts is adorable. I like how you added the dots to the alternate segments of the caterpillar and how you added the color and shimmer to the cupcakes. Thanks for joining us at Addicted to CAS.

sue n.

Ashwini Rao said...

Totally fun cards, Darnell! Can't believe you've used those tiny cupcake stamps so well! That frog ballerina looks she wants to hail it to high heavens! Thank you for joining us at the HLS Watercolor challenge with them!

Jaydee said...

How cute are those little caterpillars and I love the look on their faces. So glad you shared this with us at ATCAS this week
jaydee

Loll said...

Fun and uplifting cards Dolly! They made me smile! :) The caterpillars are adorable with their happy faces and those sweet little cupcakes. Your niece is going to love this card! LOVE the birthday frog in her tutu with the huge stack of cupcakes. Yummo is right! Love, Lolly

Lady Joyful said...

Both designs are great. The caterpillars carrying cupcakes are fun! Thank you for joining us at HLS CAS Challenge - Charlotte/Lady Joyful, DT

TK said...

Adorable cards, and kudos on all that fussy cutting! Both stamps are as cute as can be

HilaryJane said...

What a clever use of that stamp, I love both these, so bright and jolly xx

MA-MI said...

Great CAS card! Thank you for sharing your creative talents with us at Happy Little Stampers.
I wish you a lovely day!
Maja, DT HLS

Kuni said...

Lovely and cute.
Thank you for joining us at the Sweet Stampers and i hope to see you again.
Hugs
Kuni

Greta said...

I'm so behind on blog reading, but determined to catch up with you today! You've been on my mind--hoping your back is much better. Such cute cards & thanks for the recipe, Darnell! PS--about to send another card to Verna. Hoping the new place has turned out to be much better for her.