Up, Up and Away!

This is the last card we made in the cupcake card class. There are lots of versions of this card on the internet and this is my version of it:

We used Bashful Blue for the base card and stamped the 'basket' in Soft Suede ink using the Create A Cupckae stamp set, then punched it using the Cupcake Builder punch. The balloon was punched from Pumpkin Pie card which had been embossed with the Stripes embossing folder. We used the 1 3/4" Circle punch and the large Oval punch to give it the 3D effect. The clouds were punched from Whisper White using the Cupcake Builder punch again. The hills were cut from different shades of green designer paper. Here's the usual close up:



The stamp set and punch are available from the Spring mini catalogue - but only till April 31st. x

Cupcake Bakery

Hi everyone, here's the second card we made using the Create A Cupcake stamp set. This time it's a cupcake bakery - at least that's what I call it. Here you go:

I didn't want to go for surgary colours so went for these colours instead. Actually they are still quite sugary. I used Pink Pirouette for the base card and Rich Razzleberry and Island Indigo for the contrast colours. The cupcakes were stamped in a variety of colours and punched using the Cupcake Builder punch. the canopy was created using the Word Window punch. Here's a close up of the cupcakes:



And the next photo shows a better view of the 3D effect of this card. The scalloped edge on the 'shelf' was created by punching the edge with the Scallop Edge Border punch.



I'll be back with the last card soon. x

Popcorn anyone?

Although you've seen the preview I haven't shared the cards we made in our last card class yet, so here's the popcorn card. This is my favourite purely because I think it's such a clever use of punches. I would never have thought of this but saw it on Jules Japes and have pretty much just copied it, except for the colours:

We used Real Red as the base card and cut a strip of card from Basic Black, and punched squares of Whisper White, using the 1 1/4" square punch. The popcorn containers were stamped in Real Red ink and punched using the Cupcake Builder punch. The popcorn was punched using the flower shape from the Itty Bitty punch pack. We punched them out of Very Vanilla and inked the edges using Daffodil Delight and the Sponge Daubers. Here's a close up:



The 'Happy Birthday' sentiment stamp is part of the Create A Cupcake stamp set. It was stamped and punched using the Word Window punch, with the Modern Label punched in Basic Black behind it. Hope this shows you how versatile the cupcake stamp set and punch can be. They are only available till end April so if you like them, don't delay ordering them and contact me. More cupcakes next time. x