Bring on the cake!

I had a lovely little workshop last Sunday for a fairly new customer, Tanya. We were meeting to make 3 cards together for $12. These are always fun classes because it allows everyone to try out a few different ideas and techniques and play with many of Stampin' Up's wonderful tools.

One of the requests for Tanya's workshop was a girlie birthday card. This colour combo came to me in a lovely way - I had some melon mambo cardstock out and just popped it on my desk with a few scraps that were already there which happened to be in Daffodil delight, Peach parfait and Regal rose! I found it to be such a fun and girly combo!


I have used the delightful and very handy Cupcake punch for this card. This is currently available in the mini catalogue as is the cute pom pom trim seen here in Tangerine tango and Daffodil delight. The melon mambo background and the cupcake base have been embossed in the bigshot with the polkadot folder.

Also in the mini is this fantastic Birthday greetings set called Bring on the cake. This is where the cute sentiment comes from and we also stamped Happy Birthday on the inside of the card and coloured it in using the Stampin' write markers.

Happy Stamping!
Love, Claire

Wish big

I had a bit of fun making this card! It's one of those bright and cheery cards perfect for a birthday and really very quick to make using the new cupcake punch. The colours are Whisper white, Tangerine tango, Tempting turquoise and Poppy parade. I just love the ribbon I have used on this card. It is available in the five in colours and it's such a soft and delightful ribbon to use.
The sentiment is from the gorgeous Word play set which is new to our Idea book and catalogue. I also used the Scallop circle punch and the 1 3/8" circle punch here.
I found it best to use sticky strip for the ribbon to ensure it stays in place. The scallop circle has been adhered using a stampin' dimensional to give it a little lift and I have used Tombow adhesive glue for the cupcake to stick it all together.

Happy Stamping!
Love, Claire

More cute cupcakes

So, here I go again with this seriously cute cupcake punch! It's so easy to whip up a little card with this handy tool!! Here the colours are Melon mambo, Early espresso, Wild wasabi and Pretty in pink. The paper patty case is from the Sweet switches DSP also found in the Autumn Winter mini catalogue. The cute pom pom trim is in Melon mambo and also from our current mini. The sentiment comes from the Birthday bakery hostess stamp set.
I should also mention that this card is a half size (so it's half an A5 sheet folded in half).

Happy Stamping! Love, Claire

Cupcakes!

Hello everyone!

My favourite new thing from our Autumn-Winter mini catalogue is the very cute Build a Cupcake punch. With one punch movement you cut out a cupcake base and frosting top as well as a candle with flame, cherry and sprinkles! Simply punch out a couple of colours and you can create your own cupcake.

I have used some 'boy' colours below to make a birthday card. The colours are Pacific point, Bashful blue, Real red and Wild wasabi. The strip of patterned paper is from the /brights patterns designer series paper stack. This is a really great set of patterned papers comprising 40 sheets - 2 each of 2 double sided designs in the 10 Brights colours. The papers measure 12"x12".

I have found the best adhesive to use with these little punched out shapes is the Multipurpose liquid glue which some of you may know as Tombow glue. It has a fine point tip at one end for fine pieces (like these punched shapes) and a wider tip at the other for adhering larger surfaces such as a photo.


Well I hope this inspires you a little! Happy Stamping!
Love, Claire