Magical Monday; Tic-Tac-Toe Element Chart

for the random drawing prize for participating in last weeks challenge is: Toni

Toni (mom) I believe I have your snail mail address to magicintheair@att.net so I will get this out to you soon. CONGRATS and ENJOY!

This week for our challenge we are going to use the following chart to come up with an element combination to use on your card.

The way this works is pick three elements in a row like a tic-tac-toe position from the chart below. (Example: Stitching, button, some kind of heart; or button, ribbon or flower; or tag, flower, ric-rac; etc.) You do not have to use your elements in a tic-tac-toe manner, that is just how you pick what elements you are going to use in any way. You can use as much of those same elements as you like as long as you use all three of them at least once. You may also add other elements, but again as along as the tic-tac-toe elements are on your card at least once. If you have any questions regarding this challenge, please feel free to contact me if you aren't clear on the challenge instructions. Sometimes I have a hard time explaining clearly, so just ask, but it really is pretty easy peasy. :O)

You do not need to use one of our digital images to play along, but of course we would love to see a Paper Cupcakes image used (and it is super cute this week!). Please note: Everyone that uses a Paper Cupcake's image will be entered into the drawing twice to win.

If you don't have a Paper Cupcake's image and would like to use one you can find the below image "Sent With Love" HERE; Or if you like you can always pick your own out at the Paper Cupcake's store which you can find HERE.

"Sent With Love" is no longer available for free... if by chance you missed this freebie, you can now find this image in my store Paper Cupcakes)

The prize for this week’s random drawing for whoever participates and follows this weeks challenge and links their work back here will get to pick two images of their choice from my store Paper Cupcakes.



Now for the oh so talented...

DESIGNER TEAM:



Carol's Blog






Gloria's Blog





Marie's Blog





Pat's Blog


Varity Tickets by Paper Cupcakes

Patti P's Blog



and my creation:



Nina's Blog

Valentine Tickets by Paper Cupcakes

Magical Monday - Sketch Challenge

for the random drawing prize for participating in last weeks challenge is: Teresa Chen

Teresa please send me your choice of 2 images from Paper Cupcakes to magicintheair@att.net and I can get them out to you. CONGRATS and ENJOY!

I will be bringing this months challenges. This week's challenge is a sketch. So, use this sketch with any acquired image. Remember you can flip it, stretch it or rotate it as long as you can see the original sketch in the completed card.


You do not need to use one of our digital images to play along, but of course we would love to see a Paper Cupcakes image used. Please note: Everyone that uses a Paper Cupcake's image will be entered into the drawing twice to win.

If you don't have a Paper Cupcake's image and would like to use one you can find the below image "Hello Cupcake" HERE. You can always pick your own out at the Paper Cupcake's store which you can find HERE.


The prize for this week’s random drawing for whoever participates in this weeks challenge and links their work back here is:



Now for the oh so talented...

DESIGNER TEAM:



Carol's Blog

Image: I Heart You





Gloria's Blog

Image: Gigi On Tube & Variety Tickets





Marie's Blog

Image: For the Love of Lipstick





Pat's Blog

Image: Poppies & Variety Tickets





Patti P's Blog

Image: Mouse Friends; Bubbly Good Time



and my creation:



Nina's Blog

Image: Girl with Heart & Variety Tickets

Magical Monday - Two Part Challenge (must read)

Welcome back and Happy New Year everyone!! I hope that you have not forgotten about us since we took a month break. Sorry I didn't make any posts during our break, but I really needed a break and all my family was home during that time including my husband; so I just enjoyed my time away. The Design Team will be joining us next week. Not all the Designers will be coming back this New Year, but we will have some new ones to add come February. I want to especially thank them all for sharing their time and their talents. All my past and present designers have always been so special to me and I have always been so thankful for each and every one of them.

Over my break I watched a man being interviewed on Good Morning America. His interview was around why and how he came about sending out thank you cards daily for a year. He than wrote a book about it and how it affected his life. I found it to be quite interesting and thought it was such a wonderful idea. Could you imagine if we all sent out thank you cards daily for a full year?! There certainly would be lots of love flying around!

So, today I personally bring you a 2 part challenge. The first part of this challenge is to make a thank you card of any kind and the second part of this challenge is to actually mail it out to someone within the next two weeks or shortly after you make it. Of course I won't be able to know if you mailed it out or not, but you will. So let's brighten someones day with a word of thanks and start this year off by being thankful.

Below is the card I made as the example for you and I will be hand delivering it today at a luncheon.

Image: Deco Flower with Flourish




You do not need to use one of our digital images to play along, but of course we would love to see a Paper Cupcakes image used. Please note: Everyone that uses a Paper Cupcake's image will be entered into the drawing twice to win.

If you don't have a Paper Cupcake's image and would like to use one you can find the below image "Flower Cupcake with Butterfly" HERE Or if you like you can always pick your own out at the Paper Cupcake's store which you can find HERE.




The prize for this week’s random drawing for whoever participates and follows this weeks challenge and links their work back here will get to pick two images of their choice from my store Paper Cupcakes.


I hope you can find some time to play along with us this week, heck I hope you even remembered to come back after such a long break. Mostly, I hope you will not only play along with the first part of the challenge, but I hope you would also follow through with the second part of the challenge as well and lift someones spirits with some kind words of thanks!

Have a wonderful day!

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy New Year

for the random drawing prize for participating in last weeks challenge is: Georgette

Georgette please send me your choice of 4 images to magicintheair@att.net and I will get them back to you through an e-mail that your request comes from. CONGRATS and ENJOY!

IMPORTANT Message: We are taking a Christmas break. Last week was the last challenge for the year. We will be resuming our challenges back on January 10, 2011. Please check back randomly, because I am sure I will be posting something or giving a freebie away during that time, but no challenges.

Paper Cupcakes and the Designer Team wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and/or Hanukkah. May your season be full of love, joy and many blessings for the New Year! We look forward to being back on January 10, 2011!

Have a joyful day!