Sweet Cake

The new Occasions Mini Catalog has us asking the question, do we really need another cupcake stamp?  I'm afraid to count how many I already have in my stash.  But of course the answer is YES!!!  Especially one as cute as this:

And this is what I made with it for a recent swap:

Colors: Pool Party, Soft Suede, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade and Calypso Coral.  Stamps: So Sweet.  Big Shot: Framelits Label Collection and Polka Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  Punch: Modern Label.  Accessories: Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon, Mini Brads, Dazzling Details, VersaMarker, Cherry-Scented Embossing Powder, heat tool dimensionals.

To make the main image on the card, I stamped it first in Soft Suede and then cut it out.  Then, after cleaning the stamp really well, I colored on the stamp with the Pool Party, Coral Calypso and Lucky Limeade makers and stamped it again.  Before cutting this part out though, I went back over the cherry with a VersaMarker and put Stampin' Up's new Cherry-Scented Embossing Powder over it and heat set it.  (That stuff smells so yummy!!)  Then I cut out that image and lined it up over the Soft Suede one and popped it up using dimensionals.  I also used markers for the greeting and then punched it out and doubled up the dimensionals to make it go over the cupcake bottom.

I added Dazzling Details to this card after the swap because SU hadn't announced that it would be carrying over before the swap was due.  Thank goodness it did, because I love this stuff and so happy it is still available to us.  It's just one of several items from the Holiday Mini that are still available to order.  Check out the complete list and add something you might have missed to your order today: