Jul 22 2007
Cake Decorating 101
The brand-spanking new Flourishes will open their online doors on July 27 and this set, Cake Decorating 101, will be one of the first of their exclusive stamp sets. The link I’ve provided will take you to their unfinished store front but be assured they’re working furiously behind that pretty facade to get everything ready for you on the 27th.
Now, about this set: I’d like to begin by telling you I had a lot of fun putting this image together. And I do mean putting it together because what you see here is the sum of many different parts. I don’t know if you could ever come to the end of the possibilities for this set. It allows you to choose from three different plates and two pedestals with a myriad of baubles to dangle from the plates or even to use as cake decorations. Speaking of decorations…my goodness, you can pretty up this cake just about any way you can think of! This is what I chose to do this time:
I sponge daubered Pretty In Pink ink onto the solid image cake stamp to give it a soft appearance when I stamped it. Then I stamped the curlicues three times in Chocolate Chip. These are clear stamps so all of this decorating is super easy to do. My next step was to stamp the cake outline in Close to Cocoa. I used my Pretty in Pink marker and a blender pen to add shading around the curlicues and the cake’s edges. I then masked the cake and stamped the ruffly plate under it in Versamark and embossed with silver detail EP. I added the pedestal next, no masking required. The cake and pedestal are shaded ever so slightly with Pretty in Pink. I scattered a few Rose Red cherries around the base of the cake, then added the candle and more cherries on top. I also dabbed the cherries with my Rose Red marker to give them a little shading. The candle glow was done with my Barely Banana marker and blender pen. Finally, I shaded and blended around the edges of the entire image with Sahara Sand. The sentiment (love the font) also comes with the set.
The 5 1/4″ card base is Chocolate Chip, layered with Rose Red and the new BasicGrey Infuse designer paper, the latter which will also be available from Flourishes. I used Pretty in Pink cardstock directly under the main image panel.
I created a rather large image this time because I was just having so much fun with it. Next time I plan to do something entirely different. Keep an eye out! Have a great week!
Oh my, Leslie — this is a gorgeous and adorable set! I can’t wait to see what else you have to show us!
Oh I love this !! What a beautiful treat to my eyes this morning:) I really like the dp this is just yummy!
How delicious and fun to create!
Such a pretty card! I love what you did with the cake!
Leslie!! This came out fabulous!! I have a couple cards done and hope to post them soon
What a goregous card — all you card are masterpieces!!!
Oh my!! This set is going to be so so FUN!! I tried the link you have hoping to get a peek at the entire set but not yet… Will keep checking. Can’t wait to see it. This card is just delightful. Love the cake plate you created with the silver EP. It REALLY looks like glass!!
Holy moly - this is stunning!
Gosh, it looks like you had sooooooo much fun creating! I can see tons of possibilities. Love the sentiment font and your BG papers too. TFS
Ooooh this is just yummy, makes me want cake badly!!! lol
I am soooo jealous, still no sets as yet, I am currently stalking my postman every morning, crossing fingers for tomorrow morning already!!! he he
good enough to eat!!
I know they don’t open until the 27th but I keep peeking anyway! LOL!
I love this card! I just ordered the stamp set too! Can’t wait to get it!
This set looks like so much fun! Your card is so pretty, and the cake looks good enough to eat!
This is way too cool! I can’t wait to see the stamp set. Dare I ask Is Marvin okay??? I have been thinking about it non stop since yesterday. I hope all is well.
Love this card and the image.
Gorgeous card! Your coloring really makes the cake look delicious. I like how you layered the papers too!
I just love that cake and the silver stand! Great design and coloring!!
AWWW, that is the sweetest cake ever! I love these Flourishes images! Congrats on being on their design team too! WOW…it’s a dream team for sure!
LOVE the card, scallops, paper…love it all!
Oh my gosh! Look at that cake stand! And everything! What a beautiful card.
your cake is gorgeous! lovely card!
Well! This is quite the debut card for these new stamps! Superb design and coloring. That Infuse paper is gorgeous. The cake makes me want a big piece (even though I had cherry pie tonight!). Love the silver embossing for the platter and pedestal. The whole thing is just delightful, Leslie, and I can’t wait to see your next Flourishes creation. Linda
How exciting! What a great stamp! Love that paper too!
~Angie
You can’t beat a great piece of cake, and you take it! Trudy
So pretty, Leslie! I love the cake stand…and the cake…yummy!
What a wonderful card and great work. I’m off to the website now. I HAVE to have this set.
Great job!!
Oh well I don’t know how I missed this! Probably had my head somewhere it shouldn’t be, but this is FABULOUS! I’ve been dying to see something with this set, and look it was just a blog over. I do not need this set, I do not need this set . . . . . .