Shabby Icing and Happy Cupcakes

Hey there!!  Here are a couple more samples using one of My Favorite Things newest releases, Icing on the Cake.  There are so many great pieces to this set!  

Here I turned one of the cakes into a gift…I just didn’t ink the candles.  The “bow” is actually one of the stars from the background stamp.   I paper-pieced the gift and balloons.  The patterned paper was such a great match to the balloons!   When I saw it in the store, I just had to have it.  (There are also “Thank You” and “Congrats” themed papers in this line.  I’m sure you’ll be seeing those soon!)

As far as the layout, I had intended to use Jen’s sketch, but duh…I noticed too late that the focal point pretty much needed to be square and/or the card needed to be taller in order to leave room for the bottom panel.  I didn’t want to cut another piece of cardstock so I ended up with this instead.

This one is just super easy.  I have quite a bit of this paper left over from a project so I need to use it every chance I get. 

I stamped three cupcakes, used a straight edge and marker to add the table line and added a bit of color.  The red jewels are by Doodlebug.  Have you seen them?  They are FABOO bling!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  If I’m not back before (or during) the weekend, have a good one!

Card #1  Cardstock:  SU Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla    Patterned Paper:  Karen Foster Designs “Happy Birthday”    Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Icing on the Cake” and “Sassy Sayings”    Ink:  Brilliance Graphite Black, SU Close to Cocoa, Ranger Walnut Distress    Accessories:  We R Memory Keepers large copper eyelets, sewing machine/thread, sponge, gray Copic marker.   Finished card size 5” x 5”.

Card #2   Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink white, SU Real Red   Patterned Paper:  American Crafts Celebration “Pot Luck”   Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Icing on the Cake”   Ink:  Brilliance Graphite Black    Accessories:  American Crafts 1” red grosgrain, Doodlebug “Ladybug” Jewels, Copic markers (Lipstick Red and Frost Blue), Black SU marker, dimensionals.  Finished card size 5 ½” x 4 ¼”.