#stampinup #faithfulinkspirations #FabulousFriday I pulled out all the stops for today’s card and it is truly fabulous, if I do say so myself (and I do)! I made this card for my BFF’s birthday. I always try to make her an extra special card–because she’s extra special to me and because ALL the cards she makes are extra! (I was inspired by this card made by Kerry Timms in the UK.)
I really had fun making this card! Here’s how I did it. I started with a 3-3/4″ by 5″ Smoky Slate Card Stock panel and embossed it with the Subtle Embossing Folder. I stamped candles and lollipops from the “Piece of Cake” stamp set in Versamark Ink onto this panel and then adhered it to a 3-7/8″ by 5-1/8″ Lovely Lipstick Card Stock mat. I adhered a 1/2″ strip of Lovely Lipstick Card Stock (pulled out of my scrap bin–because I save everything just for occasions like this) to the Smoky Slate panel and then I added a length of Gray Granite Ribbon. I stapled one end onto the card and ran a bit of Snail Adhesive to stick the ribbon to the card. Then I adhered everything to a Thick Whisper White Card Stock card base.
Next, I stamped the two pieces of the cake image in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White Card Stock and punched them out with the Cake Builder Punch. (I shared a Protip for making this easy by using the Stamparatus on this blog post!) I colored the cake stand with Light & Dark Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends and the icing on the cake with a Light Lovely Lipstick Stampin’ Blend.
Here’s the fun part: I used Shimmery Crystal Effects and Ice Stampin’ Glitter from the Holiday Catalog to make the icing look extra special.
I punched a circle of Vellum Card Stock with my 2″ Circle Punch and cut a Lovely Lipstick Card Stock scalloped circle with one of the Layering Circles Dies. I adhered the Lovely Lipstick circle to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals and I adhered the vellum circle to the card with carefully hidden Stampin’ Dimensionals. I used a combination of Mini and regular Stampin’ Dimensionals to add the cake to the card.
Next, I used the Botanical Tags Dies to cut some leaves from a Silver Foil Sheet and tucked them behind the circle element. I also tied a length of Whisper White Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon onto the Smoky Slate Ribbon.
To finish the card, I stamped the sentiments from the “Piece of Cake” stamp set in Lovely Lipstick Ink onto Whisper White Card Stock. Working quickly, before the ink dried, I sprinkled on some Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder and set it with my Heat Tool. That’s a Bonus Protip for you–emboss in any color. I used the Classic Label Punch to punch out the sentiments and snipped the ends. I adhered these to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. Finally, I added three silver Metallic Pearls, ’cause why not?
That was fun–and my BFF loved the card, so mission accomplished! Have a great weekend. See you Monday for a quick and easy Manic Monday card!
tams# 37262
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