Stamps At Play: STAMPlorations January CUTplorations Challenge

Happy New Year! Can you believe that 2019 has begun?! You know what else has begun...STAMPlorations January CUTplorations challenge!! Here's this month's challenge photo - can't wait to see how you are inspired!

Here's the challenge scoop:

You can link up as many projects as you want (1 project per blog post)
You must use at least 1 STAMPlorations product (stamp, stencil, die, or coloring page, or grab a FREE STAMPloration digi stamp)
To qualify for the prize, players must display challenge graphic and link back to the challenge post (blogs only)

Prizes: $15 GC for the winner (voted by the team); $5 GC to three (3) randomly picked players.

One of my New Year's resolutions (every year) is to be better about sending birthday cards - maybe this year I'll actually do that! One way to start was to create a birthday card and STAMPlorations has some fabulous products to use!

I was inspired by the bright colors in this month's challenge photo. For my card, I started by cutting white cardstock with one of the Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle dies and adhering to the card base and placed some bright, pink polka dotted pattern paper to the center for a backdrop. Aren't these cupcakes just yummy?! I used the Cupcake Builder #1 dies to cut bright cardstock for the bottoms and glittery cardstock for the 'icing' adding small sequins for 'sprinkles' :) Then, I cut bright green cardstock using the Birthday Wishes word phrase die.