Left Coast Dreamin' (TECC73)...

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Since moving to Minnesota from sunny California, the hardest adjustment has been how far we are from our friends and family (okay, the snow has been hard, too!) This week's Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge had me reaching for my new Beach Bum set. I drew and cut out a surfboard, added some Glossy Accents for a shiny red pail, and dressed the adorable little beachy-keen cuppy in cool Madras shorts to get me dreamin' of California sunshine!
BEAN NOTES: Taylored Expressions Beach Bum Stamps; Stampin' Up Soft Sky and Pacific Point Classic Dye Ink; Memento Tuxedo Black Dye Ink; SU Stampin' Write Markers (Barely Banana, Real Red, Green Galore, Apricot Appeal, Creamy Caramel, More Mustard, Only Orange, Basic Grey, Glorious Green, Tempting Turquoise, Bashful Blue, Rose Red); Taylored Expressions Beach Bum Key Ingredients Designer Paper; Neenah Solar White Cardstock; SU Whisper White, Glorious Green, and Pacific Point Cardstock; Cuttlebug Bubbles Embossing Folder; Big Shot; SU Large Oval and Scalloped Oval Punches; Foam Dimensional Squares (generic); Form-A-Line White Graphic Tape
HAPPY BEANS: Glossy Accents; Ranger Christmas Red Stickles