Cartwheels In My Mind

Photo of the Day, August 19, 2010.

(c) Rebekah Price

Birthday

Gotta love some birthday cupcakes! And how fun are these with sprinkles around the edges and lifesavers used as candle holders. Happy Birthday fun!

Photo of the Day, August 9, 2010.

(c) Nora Griffin

I filled an old muffin tin with bits of patterned paper to help decorate our mantle this past spring.

It's candy-time here at the Cartwheel's magazine and each of the Cartwheels girls is a big, big fan of the sweets.  Each of us has a favorite memory tied to yummy treats: treats from the grandparents because they're awesome, overindulging in Halloween candy, cupcakes on a first date, chocolate for chasing the blues away or for a job well done.  Do you have a sweet memory to share?  If so, join us in this week's creative challenge!

Creative Challenge:  Create an art piece sharing your love for all things yummy and sweet!

Creative Prompts:

1.  Relive a favorite childhood memory that involves treats.
2.  Create your own cupcake - what flavors and colors would you use?
3.  What epic lengths have you gone to to get that yummy treat?
4.  When do you treat yourself? After a hard day at work? After achieving a success? Everyday at 6pm?

To help you in this challenge are a few layouts shared by the Cartwheels girls this week:

"Reward"

Becky Novacek

"This is something I've wanted to document for some time. I have eaten a little bit of chocolate every day for many years!"

"Cute"

Nora Griffin

"My sister took me to a cake decorating warehouse last summer and since then cupcakes are a whole new world. Love being able to pipe my frosting and add cute details...like these pink cupcakes for a family friend's birthday last week."

"Smores"

Amy Covey

"There's no yummier treat in the summer than s'mores....especially s'mores made with extra big marshmallows and lots of chocolate!!"

"Cinnamon Bears"

Christy Berkhouse

"As I've probably mentioned before, I have a mean sweet tooth and among my large collection of “a peculiar fondness for [whatever] sweets" that I possess is one for Cinnamon Bears.

Anyway, as I was scarfing my face all the while scolding my sweet husband for buying them for me in the first place, our funny lil' girl spouted off with this hysterical statement. Love her.

Fonts are "Another Typewriter" and "Amandine"."

Sweet Shoppe.

When I think of summer, I can't help but think of all the delicious things that come along with it...blue raspberry slushes, dripping ice cream cones,  cotton candy when the carnival comes into town and...well you get the idea (and I just got hungry). But the best thing about sweets is that they are one of those sinful, tempting things in life...and sinful things usually come in attractive packages. So for this month's theme, Sweet Shoppe, I asked the team to set out on the deadly task of finding inspiration from those delicious temptations...and I'm so excited to share each of their take's on the challenge and what they had to say about it.

So grab a piece of strawberry shortcake and a raspberry iced tea, sit back, and GET INSPIRED!

  

Amy:

© amy covey

YUM! Barrels full of candy at a little candy store in the Ft Worth Stockyards.

Becky:

© becky novacek

One of our favorite sweet things! 

Cheryl:

© cheryl ametewee

Teaching your child to try new things makes you a good parent. Giving your child cotton candy for the first time makes you a rockstar dad...

Cindy:

© cindy liebel

I have these little vases i bought at Target's dollar spot a while back & my kids love lollipops, they ask for them on the daily (lollipops are such a great bribe when you are out & about...keeps them calm & you sane). 

Jennifer:

© jennifer johner

Which jelly bean flavour is your favourite? I definitely prefer the fruity ones.. with lime topping the list! Yum yum yum! 

Nora:

 

© nora griffin

When I think Sweet Shoppe I think of going out to get a teetering ice cream cone, but truth be told I'm too much of a neat freak and would probably ask for it in a cup with a spoon. That doesn't mean I can't stamp one though.

I made these two towering piles of pink ice cream as cards to go along with the end-of-the-year teacher gifts my son will be giving next week. Inside the cards are wishes for a sweet summer.

Rebekah:

© rebekah price

What summertime sweets inspire you? And how do you interpret that inspiration? Be sure to share with us!

Peace & Inspiration,

Cheryl

Photo Share Of The Day...June 4, 2010.

(c) Maria Grace Abuzman

Gifts from friends are so appreciated. Cupcake gifts from friends are just plain awesome.