I made this a sample for Lee's fun HYCCT challenge to "show off our cupcakes" and make a pretty cupcake wrapping or box, plus a card suitable for mailing to MD Anderson.
The wrapper part was easy . I downloaded a template and cut it out. Then I sponged it with Spun Sugar, and stamped little paisley stamps and flowers over it with ColorBox Pink, and then added white highlights a la bandanna technique. To make it greaseproof and to add a little frill at the top, I backed it with waxed paper and used decorative scissors to cut along the top edge. A strip of double-sided tape will hold it closed, but in the meantime it's tucked into my back pocket.
The card base is faux denim - blue card, plus broken china, faded jeans and chipped sapphire. I stitched round the edges, and along the top of the pocket, with pink thread, and then stitched the pocket to the base. I added a couple of pink snaps in the top corners.
Owl and cupcake are from Hero Arts, stamped on watercolour paper and coloured with distress inks. I used AppliGlue for the swirl on the frosting - and even had some microbeads coloured pink for sprinkles .
As an alternative to the wrapper I made a little cupcake tag that can go in the pocket too - Penny Black Critter Party mice, sentiment from Lots of Thoughts, a little bit of pink paper trim and a tab with another pink snap.
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Tue, Oct 02, 2012 @ 5:28 AM
I especially like the card you made to go with your cupcake holder....somehow my little 3x3 just doesn't trip my trigger. Think this one will be a re-do for me!
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Wed, Oct 03, 2012 @ 7:36 AM
Super, super cute. I love how your decorative edge worked out for the cupcake holder. It's always cool to see some denim pulled out. Reminds me of my youth when denim first became so popular.
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