Dec 28 2008
Party Cakes
I don’t know what it is about cupcakes and scallops that seem to go together. Maybe it’s because they’re both sweet? Today, I used a stamp set that’s fairly new to me — Life is Sweet from Our Craft Lounge. These cupcakes look like they’re dressed up for a party so I made this into a birthday card. The sentiment is two stamps from the set, with the “Mmmmmm” stamped three times — one “Mmmmmm” for each cupcake.
The cupcakes were watercolored with Stampin’ Up! inks, then frosted with a Sakura Souffle pen. The pen ink soaked into the watercolor paper a little bit, so I went over it again when dry to make it a little more puffy. I love those pens! All the cupcakes are cut out and popped up on foam mounting tape.
The designer paper is My Mind’s Eye Kaleidoscope which, I think, is no longer in production. This is a beautiful paisley print, but it’s so bright it needs to be on a party card. I’ve sanded it before to tone down the brightness, but today I just sanded the pale chartreuse Memory Box cardstock. This cardstock is colored only on one side (white on the other) so the sanding works perfectly on it. It’s a rather lightweight cardstock — too lightweight for a single layer card, but ideal for multiple layers. It comes in a lot of beautiful colors and I’ve found it very nice for stamping on. If you’re interested, Ellen is having a sale on Dec. 29th — 20% off your entire order.
I thought I’d try to keep this short and sweet today, so I’ll leave you with the recipe. Have a happy Monday!
- Stamps: Life is Sweet (Our Craft Lounge)
- Paper: Memory Box Pale Chartreuse, Stampin’ Up! Pink Pirouette, My Mind’s Eye Kaleidoscope DP, watercolor
- Ink: Jet Black Stazon, SU! inks for watercoloring, Palette Noir
- Accessories: Ribbon, Brenda Walton rhinestones, Sakura Souffle pen, Stampin’ Up! scallop edge punch, 1 3/8″ square punch, 1 1/4″ circle punch, Scotch brand foam mounting tape
Oh my gosh, I know exactly what you’re talking about….scallops and cupcakes are GREAT together. Maybe it’s the fluffy icing that goes so well with the scallops. I dunno. Your card is adorable and the papers are so fun!
Oh Leslie this card is the sweetest! It looks like a lot of work went into it as evidenced by each tiny detail. You’ve given me superb inspiration for the birthday party invitations I’m (attempting) to make for my daughter’s birthday next month! Thank you!
Hi Leslie… This is such a SWWWWEEETT card!! Love it! Hope all is well with you!
Happy New Year!!
Your cupcakes look delish, Leslie!! I love the pretty papers, scalloping, polka dot ribbon, and bling!! Just a wonderful card!!
Hi yep have to agree cupcakes and scallops go great together. your card is sooooo sweet thanks so much for sharing. Blessings. Renee
Leslie I just adore cupcakes and these are no exception they truly look good enough to eat. You did a fabulous job with the colors you chose and your coloring. Have a great day and TFS.
Debbie/Phx AZ
This is really cute. I love the special pen to make the frosting puffy.
So very cute Leslie!
Leslie — These look absolutely yummy!! Makes me want to eat 2 of them before lunch!!! A Souffle pen? That sounds delicious, too. Where would I be able to find one? I would love to play and work with a pen like that!! Lead me to it! I enjoy your blog and love learning new techniques — thank you for sharing your creativity with me and so many others. What a blessing as I check in each day!! ~Amy S.~
OMG, what a triple sweet treat for us all
You are sure making me want to stamp, stamp, stamp!! TFS
Good enough to eat ! Love the colour combo
I’ve just found your blog via inspirational and I’ll be back. Jan
Beautiful card!! And I agree it does look good enough to eat! TFS
Mmmmmm, Mmmmmm, Good! Perfect showcase for your yummy cupcakes!
Cupcakes look so delicious! I love the pattern of this DP paper!
Thank you for your very kind comments at my blog, Leslie!
Love everything about this card, Leslie. The papers and scallops are perfect with those yummy cupcakes….mmmm, mmmm, mmmm!
Yummy yummy love your cupcakes.
What a fun and pretty card! Love the bright colors and the pink frosting. And I see you already knew about Ellen’s sale. Linda
What a sweet image! They look totally yummy! Great colors!!!
Yummy card! Love the colors and LO!
Oh my gosh this is so alive and fun. Love the rich (yummy rich) colors! A truly delicious card!
Awesome card…love it.
Another luscious card — you are making me hungry for sweets first thing in the a.m.!!! I LOVE how you’ve frosted that cupcake — now I MUST be on a mission to get myself some of those pens!!! Amazing!!! I also love your paper sanding technique and had forgotten that you’ve done that before — another tip I want to try out!!! What a FUN card to have on hand for a party!!! TFS!!!
These cupcakes are so yummy looking!! Fabulous job Leslie!!
and this is the other one. wow girl, i love it!