Topped with Icing

#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

Product List

Piece Of Cake Photopolymer Stamp Set [148610] $17.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50	Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad [147140] $7.50
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25	Lovely Lipstick 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146970] $8.75	Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131202] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75
Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101856] $10.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $5.00	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058] $9.00	Lovely Lipstick Light Stampin' Blends Marker [147026] $4.50
Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143706] $10.00	Layering Circles Dies [141705] $35.00	Botanical Tags Dies [146824] $27.00	Cake Builder Punch [148525] $18.00
2" (5.1 Cm) Circle Punch [133782] $18.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $18.00	Gray Granite 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Textured Weave Ribbon [147656] $7.50	Whisper White 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon [146912] $7.50
Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder [109130] $6.00	Shimmery Crystal Effects [150892] $5.00	Ice Stampin' Glitter [150445] $7.50	Metallic Pearls [146282] $7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Stamparatus [146276] $49.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $30.00