Aug 05 2007
Orange Chiffon
Today I made a fluffy orange chiffon cake and I’d love to have a slice of it right now but I can’t because it’s made of paper, darn it.
This confection is courtesy of Cake Decorating 101 from Flourishes. It’s a set of clear stamps with tons of fun images for cake decorating. I made my orange chiffon cake with Apricot Appeal ink, sponged around the edges with Pumpkin Pie. The decorative icing was then added with Versamark and Vanilla EP. The plate is Craft Certainly Celery, clear embossed and lightly watercolored with ink.
These stamps are not limited to cake decorating, though. See the pretty scalloped edge on the lace tablecloth? I made that with one of the stamps intended for frosting. Since clear stamps are flexible I was able to shape it into more of a curve. I stamped it in Blue Bayou along the edge of a piece of Whisper White that I’d stamped with Fine Lace in Soft Sky. I used my Bashful Blue marker and blender pen to shade along the upper row of scallops to give it a layered look.
I draped my tablecloth over a…well…let’s just call it a small dry sink or sideboard. If you think about it too much you might wonder why the drawers are that far down on the cabinet. Let’s just pretend there’s another row of drawers up there under the tablecloth. I don’t usually keep a tablecloth on this cabinet but I’ve got company coming so I prettied it up a little. That’s why I baked the cake — for company. The cabinet is made from Creamy Caramel cardstock. I used Creamy Caramel ink and the Dry Brush wheel to give it a wood grain finish. I scored the drawers and glued them on, bumpy side up, and attached brads for the handles. The cabinet and cake are mounted on dimensionals.
The wallpaper is Wild Asparagus designer paper and the chair rail (the painted molding between the two wallpapers) is Apricot Appeal. I scored a double row and trimmed close to the upper score line. This is matted on Apricot Appeal and then on a 5 1/4″ Soft Sky card base. I finished it off with the 2007 SAB set, So Very, and some Soft Sky double stitched ribbon and a white eyelet.
This was a fun card to make! I really enjoy this set because of all the little doodads that give me so much to play with. In case you didn’t want to read this whole long post, I’ve listed details below. Have a great day!
Stamps: Cake Decorating 101, Dry Brush Wheel, So Very, Fine Lace
Paper: Soft Sky, Apricot Appeal, Creamy Caramel, Whisper White, Wild Asparagus DP
Ink: Apricot Appeal, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Sky, Creamy Caramel, Blue Bayou, Certainly Celery Craft and classic, Bashful Blue marker & blender pen, Versamark, Timber Brown Stazon
Accessories: Soft Sky double stitched ribbon, linen thread, eyelet, brads, small oval punch, clear EP, Vanilla EP, Scotch brand mounting tape
Leslie this card is amazing!! I can’t get over that tablecloth and chest wow!!! I really enjoyed the story of how this card was created. I just LOVE THIS!!!!!!!
WOW!!! Leslie, this is STUNNING!!!! Gorgeous!!! Adorable!!! Did I mention that I LOVE this card????
That cake really does look yummy! I love your sideboard, chair rail, and wallpaper - who does your decorating??!! Great card!!
Wow!!! This is amazing! I just love looking at all the decorative details! That chair rail is awesome, love the lace table cloth. The cake looks absolutely delicious!
What a wonderful card! Very creative! It’s very yummy looking!Love it!
Leslie!! My jaw just dropped to the floor!!! This is amazing, I love everything
You were just so clever and creative with your very realistic cake, tablecloth and drawers……gosh, even your wall paper. Wow!!! I am loving your new cake decor. set too. TFS
That looks de-lish! I love the shading. But I think the tablecloth is my favourite.
Leslie - I think that’s the cutest thing I have ever seen! adorable! gotta have that stampset!
I swear you are the QUEEN of stamping!! This card proves it!! What a wonderful way to use all of the images. The colors are just yummy - and thanks alot!!!! Now I want a piece of orange cake. :0)Perfection - total.
Yum! Your attention to detail is amazing, Leslie!!! I love your card!!
So very sweet, indeed! I just love that darling cake on the sideboard!! Love it Leslie!!
OMGoodness! Love this card! So stinking cute, and the colors are yummy!
This is gorgeous — love all the layers. Yummy — good enough to eat.
This is so adorable, I just love it. So many wonderful details. Your scored chair rail is brilliant. I love this Cake Decorating 101 set - I just got mine in the mail a couple days ago, hope to play soon!
Love your dry sink/ side board/ table/ …..You crack me up. Awesome lace tablecloth. All very creative and pretty.
This card should be titled “Stamping Genius at Work!” So many incredible details in this design to amaze and delight! The table cloth and chair rail are brilliant! What a wonderful piece of inspired stamping art. Linda
What a great card! I love the table cloth - fantastic idea! You’re so clever!
I about fell off my chair when I saw this card on the Flourishes site last night!!! Oh my!!! I LOVE your room, wall, dry sink, and I especially love your tablecloth!!! That was on my list of things to try — and now I KNOW it works — LOL!!! FABULOUS, FABULOUS, FABULOUS work!!! Beyond compare!!!! TFS!!!
Oh my heavens - this should say SO VERY YUMMY!!!!!!!!! Leslie this is really amazing - I love it!
So creative and beautiful. I like the double row of decorations on the cake too.
Well, look at your amazing creativity!!!! This is totally out of the box, Leslie! You are amazing!!! The detail–that chair rail!!! Holy smokes! **clapping**
OK - I totally thought you layed you tablecloth - awesome card!
Leslie, first I want to say congratulations!!! You are the perfect choice for a Design Team…and these stamps look like they would be so much fun to work with! I can’t wait to see what else you create with these!
This card is just wonderful! I really like how you created the “drawers”…and with “knobs”! Wow!