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cupcakes anyone

Just Add Ink #696…Inspiration!

The photo shows a luscious cake and while the challenge is all about using the photo as inspiration, I really wanted to have a cake. The problem was that I have no stamps of any cakes except cupcakes. I went searching and found a couple of digi stamps that I could use, but I wasn’t totally sold on them. In the end I used one of the images as a guide and built my own using a small cupcake stamp from GKD and inks similar in colour to the photo. I built my own tiered stand by die cutting a couple of ovals and then cutting them in half after which I fussy cut some PP to give a border to the stand and also a base. I brushed on ink to make them green. The cupcakes were done on a separate scrap piece and I made a mask so I could stamp them in different colours and get the shape I desired. Then I fussy cut them. I built the bottom section then added another tier after which I added some foam tape to pop them up. Using some Mulberry paper and the Everyday Detail dies I cut the background rectangles and added them to the patterned piece. The sentiment is another of my freebies from Natasha Foote. These are a nice gift as all I have to do is print them onto CS and cut them out.

It took a while and more than a little creativity but I’m pleased with the result. Its kind of fun to build my own image as I used to do before I learned about stamping and long before dies and Embossing Folders were around. Thanks for stopping by, your time is appreciated as are any comments you may leave.

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    1. Thanks Lisa, I used to do this all the time when I first began making cards. I’m so much better at it now than when I began. Clip was a great friend at the time.

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    1. Thanks Deborah. In the old days I had to make stuff from scratch but obviously skills improve over time and I’m better at it these days.

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