It's a Cupcake Kind of Day!

Who doesn't like a smiling cherry atop a cupcake?  I just can not let go of the 2013- 2015 In Colors!  Here is a birthday card using Soft Suede "chocolate" cake bases with Pistachio Pudding, Daffodil Delight and Strawberry Slush frosting. 

Use the Cupcake Party stamp set and stamp scraps of Whisper White card stock with Soft Suede ink for the cake bottoms.  Use other scraps to stamp the "pistachio pudding, lemon (daffodil delight) and strawberry slush frosting".  Punch them out using the Cupcake Builder punch on page 223 of the 2014-15 annual catalog.  (Or page 187 of the 2015 -16 catalog.)  TIP:  Use small scraps and a sticky note to hold the stamped pieces in place to avoid wasting card stock on cut outs you do not want to use.

Card stock dimensions are:
Daffodil Delight card base is 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" , scored at 4 1/4" .
Calypso Coral is 2 1/2 " x 4 1/2 ".  The edge is punched with a retired punch.  Any edge punch would look nice.
Coastal Cabana is 2" x 4 1/4".
Whisper White is 1 7/8" x 4 1/8".

Adhere the cupcake bottoms to the Whisper White card stock.  Use Stampin' Dimensionals to raise the "frosting" above the cake bottom.  Add a cherry or HB flag on top!

Sale-A-Bration Best Day Ever Designer Series Paper, 1" x 5 1/2",  is adhered across the bottom of the Daffodil Delight card stock with a banner cut greeting raised with Stampin' Dimensionals on the right side. 

 Although it is a fun birthday card, you could leave off the HB flag and use it for any occasion.  Leave me a comment telling for what occasion you used this card.  Thanks for stopping by.

Here are the supplies I used to make "It's a Cupcake Kind of Day" card.

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Happy Easter Bunny

It's time for that cute little bunny to come hoppin' down your trail.  You can send this happy dancing bunny to your friend to wish them all a Happy Easter!   It is easy to make.

Emboss the card front with the Polka Dot embossing folder to give a nice background on the pistachio card stock.  Add a small band under the eggs to highlight your artful coloring job.  Add a splash of Dazzling Diamonds to his tail, some baker's twine, a couple of petite petals and you are good to go.  Happy Easter! 

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2015 Sale-A-Bration A Happy Thing Stamp Set Lemons

How to make one lemon into two?  Yes, the "A Happy Thing Stamp Set" from the 2015 Sale-A-Bration catalog is one lemon but you can use the masking technique to add lemons.  Here is how to do it.

Make a mask by stamping the single lemon from "A Happy Thing Stamp Set"  onto a piece of scrap white paper.  Cut it out.

Using Mementos ink, stamp the front lemon onto Whisper White cardstock where you want the forward lemon.  Use repositioning adhesive or a post-it to hold the mask in place over the stamped lemon then stamp the second one where you want it to be.  Remove the mask.  There you are, one lemon behind the other.  I knew you could do it!

Color the lemons with Daffodil Delight Blendabilities or Stampin' Write Marker.  Color the leaves with Old Olive Blendabilities or Stampin' Write Marker.  You can see all our Stampin' Write Markers here.

Place Pacific Point and Daffodil Delight card stock into the Stripes embossing folder (may use Perfect Polka Dots or Woodgrain folder) and run it through your Big Shot.  Adhere both pieces to the Whisper White card base.

Adhere Rich Razzleberry Designer Series Paper to cover the seam between card stocks.  I used a retired paper, but the current Sweet Taffy has a Rich Razzleberry Paper in the series that looks great with the lemons.

Adhere Whisper White card stock with the stamped lemons.  Add 2 Pacific Point candy dots to the left upper corner.

I hope you enjoy making "better-than-lemonade" out of this FREE-with-$50-order Sale-A-Bration stamp set.  Shop now for your supplies.

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