Cute Cupcake Card

Today marks the start of another Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge!!

This weeks theme is:

A Grid Challenge!!

Here is my card for the challenge. I chose to use the grid items, pink, flowers and a button.

If you want to see the tutorial (complete with Gypsy cut files) for this card, please click here. 

Here is the DCD Grid for the challenge:

For this challenge, think "tick, tack, toe, three in a row." All you have to do is choose three boxes to make a line and create a project with those themes/colors/items included.

This is my card unopened.  I used paper from The Blossoms and Butterflies Stack (DCWV)

 and pink glitter paper (DCWV) the card base in dark pink Bazzill cardstock.   All cupcake cuts are from Sweet Treats.

Once you open up the cupcake top, you see this view of the card. While this card opens all the way, it would be ADORABLE to seal the cupcake wrapper into a pocket too.

Before assembling, the cupcake top went through the D'vine Swirls embossing folder. I just LOVE the texture of embossing but it's even better on glitter paper. 

I doubled up the ribbon (one layer of silk ribbon paired with a pink and white twine) 

and tied it on the cupcake wrapper. I added a little bow and a button to finish it off.

Here is the cupcake all opened up, you can see the adorable stamps from Hero Art's "Sending Smiles Messages" sentiments.  If you want to make this cupcake card with optional gift card holder pocket, go here for my Gypsy file! :)

We'd love for you to come on over and play along with us at Die Cuttin' Divas!

This weeks theme is:

A Grid Challenge!!

Tic Tac Toe ~ Three in a Row

Cupcake Gift Card Holder

Thanks for joining us today for the

Thankful Thursday It's a Wrap Blog Hop!!

If you've come from Jamie at Jamie711 Designs, you're in the right place.  If not, please jump back to Jenny's Blog to start at the beginning... you don't want to miss a stop!

Here are the items we've made for you! :) First is a cupcake shaped card with gift card holder, next is a cupcake wrapper and third is the cupcake topper.

As you can see I used the same 12" x 12" sheet of paper for all the projects:

Monkey Around Paper Pad by K Marcella

As you can see this card looks just like a cupcake! :) It opens up to reveal an adorable gift card holder too.  The most special thing about these projects is that I used Cri-kits pens to write out "Happy Birthday" (using Nate's ABCs). This card was created with Sweet Treats.

The top layer of the cupcake (the frosting layer) is DCWV glitter paper embossed with the D-Vine Swirls embossing folder.

The  cupcake top opens up first....

And then the bottom

Here is the wonderful gift card holder pocket! :) I used the same black glittery Cri-kits pen to accent the front and inside of the card.  Green and white craft twine adorns the front of the card.

Okay, on to the cupcake wrapper.  I didn't have a cartridge that has a cupcake wrap, so I had to create one... using Gypsy Wanderings! :)  WOW, was that ever a time consuming process.  I went ahead a made a bottom too, feel free to leave it out if you'd like to. Again, I drew the words in with a Cri-Kit pen before I cut the wrapper out.

Here are the cupcake wrapper and topper together.  My hubby was not upset that I had to make some cupcakes to take these pictures! :)  Again, I drew on the details for the topper and them cut and assembled it on a coffee stir stick.

Here are all the Gypsy files for these projects:

Cupcake card with Gift card pocket:cupcake-gc-holder.gypsy

Cupcake wrapper and topper: cupcakewrapper.gypsy

Feel free to use them for your personal use, but please don't sell the files. If you'd like to share them with a friend,  please refer them to my blog to download them.

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Circle Cupcake Card

Today marks the start of another Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge. This week the theme is 

"Desserts" 

in honor of National Dessert Day on October 14th.

Here is my card: I used the scalloped circle from Winter Woodland and my Gypsy to make this 5" card base. I love using this scalloped circle for the deep scallops. I also added a 3 3/4" and 3 1/2" circle. The yellow polka dot paper is from an Echo Park paper pad called "dots and stripes".

This sweet little cupcake is from Sweet Treats, cut at 3". I cut the top of the cupcake using DCWV glitter paper and embossed it with the D'vine Swirls Cuttlebug folder. Some sweet yellow and white baker's twine finishes off the cupcake wrapper. I couldn't help but add some buttons too. :)

The sentiment is a combination of two Scrappy Mom's Stamps. The tag is a McGill punch.

This picture looks a little washed out, so you can't get the whole feel of this card. :(

I added a strip of white 3/4" paper punched with a Fiskars Scalloped border punch and a strip of the polka dot paper to the center of the circle. I think it's a nice alternative since I didn't have any matching ribbon.

Hop on over to Die Cuttin' Divas to see the designer's inspiration projects... and enter your own dessert project too. 

Sweet Birthday Wishes

First, I'd like to say, I don't usually tackle sketch challenges. I don't know why they are so hard for me, but they are and I never really like how my card turns out.

This card uses Sweet Treats for the cupcake (cut at 2"). The diamond in the center of the card measures 3"x 3" (brown layer) and 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" for the yellow layer - it's actually the reverse of the glittery flowery paper.

 The little cupcake is mounted up on pop dots, the flowers are mounted up on pop dots and so it the diamond in the center. I embossed the cupcake top with the D'Vine Swirls Cuttlebug folder. The little stack of flowers on the cupcake are fussy cut from the card stock.

The stamped sentiment is two stamps from Scrappy Mom's Stamps.

These three brads started out as blue denim fabric covered brads, to color them I colored them with a brown marker.... the color matches the brown card stock much better in person.

I love the glitter and gossy texture of this card stock. I grabbed it from the open stock paper at Craft Warehouse and knew I wanted it to use it on a project like this. :)

Challenge : 

Cute Card Thursday : Sketch Challenge

Tuesday Throwdown : dimension and texture

Cupcake Trio Card

I made this adorable cupcake trio card today.  It's a 4" x 9" card (standard business size) and will fit into a #10 envelope with no extra postage required.

The little cupcakes are from Sweet Treats (all cut at 3"). I embossed all the "chocolate" tops with the D'Vine Swirls embossing folder. the top are mounted up on pop dots.

I just HAD to adorn the pink decorations with some Stardust Stickles too.

This is an easel card that is propped up on a stopped strip I made with some scraps of the card base layers.  The pink (scraps from the cupcake decorations) is cut to 1 1/2" and punched with the Threading Water Fiskars punch, then a 1" stripe of brown paper and a 3/4" stripe of cream.  I added white gel pen stitches to the brown layers and popped the whole strip up on 1/4" pop dots.

See how nice it stands up? :)

I added three white buttons off to the left and combined two sentiments from a Scrappy Mom's Stamp set.

Challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge : Piece of Cake (Baked Goods)

Alphabet Challenge : O (for only three embellishments)

Celebrate the Occasion : birthday + easel card

Whimsical Wednesday : 3's - cuts, colors and embellishments

Ice Cream Shaker Card

I don't have anyone in mind for this card... but it sure will make someone smile!

I made this card using Sweet Treats.  The card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and will fit in a standard A2 envelope.  The special thing about this card is that the ice cream top is a shaker. 

I used some zig-zag ribbon... something I rarely use.  I also added a Prima Bitty Blooms flower under a button from my stash.  The little tag is a punch and the stamp is from Studio G (one from their Sweets collection).  

I layered some foam tape under the card stock layers (all from my stash) and a piece of plastic taken from a Cricut box. I used real ice cream sprinkles in the shaker. :)

Here is the card base, you can see how only the top scoop opens up. To get the ice cream cone texture on the cone, I used my Martha Stewart Score Board and scored the cone every 1/4". I then inked the cone with some brown ink. I think it creates a perfect texture for the cone.

The "Happy Birthday" inside the card is also from a Studio G stamp set.

Challenges:  

Crafty Sprouts : Shaker Card

Die Cuttin' Divas : Sweet Treats

BBTB2 : Ice cream

My Craft Spot : Emboss it

For Fun Challenges : Summer

Happy Birthday Cupcake

I love using the Sweet Treats cartridge! This card is made using the card feature and the layers of this cupcake only.  It's super simple, but I still think it's super cute too.

I sized the shadow to 5 1/2" high so it will fit into an A2 envelope. Then I sized all the layers to match (using my Gypsy), the height of all pieces (RSD off) was 4.99". I used all solid colored card stock, but added some embossing (D'Vine Swirls), glitter glue and ribbon for embellishments. 

I used my EK Success Photo Labels punch for the sentiment and a Scrappy Mom's "Happy Birthday" stamp.  I tied some 1/8" light pink ribbon using my Bow Easy and attached a pink button too. The heart on the cupcake is accented with pink Studio G glitter glue and attached with pop-dots.

Inside I added another Scrappy Mom's stamp and the larger Photo Label punch. Like the front, I double matted the sentiment before adding gel pen stitches.

Both of these wonderful birthday stamps are from Scrappy Mom's Simple Sentiments set.

Challenges:

Scrappy Moms : Sweet Treats

Craft Spot : How Sweet it is

The Paper Variety: Mixed Font Sentiments

Birthday Sundaes : Shaped Bday Cards

Present within a Present

I have this super fun card to share today.  It is made using the card feature on Sweet Treats using Present # 1. I sized it on my Gypsy to be a completed card base measuring 9" x 4".  This size fits perfectly in a business size envelope.  What's great about that?? These envelopes are super cheep and easy to find... plus they don't require ANY extra postage!! 

As usual I added some gel pen stitching and doodling with my Gelly Roll pen. I inked all the edges with a dark pink ink before assembling the card.

Except for the black and cream card stock, the paper is from a Paperage stack called Cupcakes and Cherries.  Can you see the little cupcakes all over the yellow pattern paper?? SO cute right?

The sentiment stamp is by Inkadinkado from the $1 section. I punched it out with an EK Success punch called Photo Labels and then hand cut a pink and black layer to go around it.

Because I used the card feature on Sweet Treats, it was smaller than the shadow of the gift.  Here you can see how the shadow peeks out from behind the card base. Usually I make the card base by welding a couple of the shadow layers with my Gypsy, that way I don't have this issue.

Here is a close up of the gift card pocket. I took the front gift layer and sized it down to 3" x 2 1/2" to fit a gift card.  Just adhere the bottom and sides to the card and you have an easy little pocket that holds your gift card perfectly. The "Enjoy!" stamp is by Scrappy Mom's Stamps.

I picked up these super cool white shimmer envelopes that are #10 size and fit these cards perfectly.  I've been having a problem finding business sized envelope without the security printing inside.  I hate sending off a birthday card that looks like a bill, so these pretty envelopes are exactly what I needed.

Challenges:

Cards Creations and More by C : Shaped Card

Cricut Cardz Challenge : Use the Card Feature + any colors

Pull up Birthday Cake Card

I have a super fun but experimental card to share today. I've made pull up cards in the past, my flower pot card for example. I thought why not make one with a tiered cake??  So here is the card I came up with.

I went with a super simple color scheme for my trial card.  I only used chocolate brown and cream. After I cut out all the layers, I embossed the brown layer with the Perfectly Paisley Cuttlebug Folder.

The little scallops cut with the cake.  This tiered cake is from the Sweet Treats cartridge, I cut it at 5 1/2" and added the special touch that the two bottom tiers are a pocket to hold the sentiment slip (attached to the top tier). The slip out sentiment piece measure 2 1/4" x 5 1/4".

Here you can see how the piece slips out of the top of the cake.  You also get a great look at all the rhinestones! :)  There are lots of those! 

I added the little banners to each tier of the cake.  All stamps are Scrappy Mom's stamps.  I traced the shape of the banner with some Studio G glitter glue.

This is kind of a funny picture, but I wanted you to be able to see the embossing on the cake and the dimension I added to the flags.  I glued one end of the banner and squished it up a little before gluing the other end. The biggest surprise on this card is that I didn't use any gel pen or pop dots! :)

I do have a gypsy file for this card and am totally willing to do a tutorial if I get enough interest! :)  Just let me know by leaving me a comment.

Challenge:

My Craft Spot : Shape Card