This fun post today is for my dear little (well he's not so little anymore) godson who LOVES baseball….heck – he likes all sports and is always involved in them but this year he "graduated" to the Pony League and his team from little old Hagerstown, MD made it to the World Series and they traveled all the way to California!
Talk about the Field of Dreams! He was sooooo excited as he should have been and they did fantantic and ending up 4th. Can you imagine how this "gang of boys" felt with this incredible honor – a memory that they will have a lifetime!
I am sure when they arrive back to Maryland tonight they are going to be excited…but they have to be exhausting! I honestly could not keep track of all of the games they played. I bet they will sleep for days!
One thing that he will love when he walks into his home is BIG FAT YUMMY CUPCAKES and this card from John and I!
The timing on this punch being on sale this week is perfect! You have heard me blog before that this one is on my "A list" as it is one that I "go to" often! Click here to see the goodies on sale this week.
Also this week…I shared with you that I was going to S T R E T C H myself and try to use colors that I do not do often…today it is Smoky Slate. I really do not know why as it is a fabulous neutral and it looks great with brights as strawberry slush, tempting turquoise!
This is a super fast card to pull together but it still has a great WOW factor! The overall size of the card is a 5" square and then the real red is 4 3/4" and then the white is 4 1/4" and then I ran it through the Big Shot with the Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder (love this gem)
The white circle was from the #6 framelit and then the neutral designer series paper in the polka dots was with the #7 framelit. I decided to heat emboss the "frosting" on the cupcake to give it texture and shine! When I put this piece on the card I felt like it still needed something else!
That something was a thin sliver of real red paper using the paper trimmer (love that tool) and then a simple piece of a scrap ribbon and a quick "loop" did the trick! A super quick stitch around the edge was th finale that was needed!
No envelope today as I am putting this card on their kitchen island with a big plate of cupcakes and he loves drinking milk out of those little milk containers you can get at 7-11…and I know there will be a smile on his face!
Remember that you only have until tomorrow to take advantage of the buy 3 get 1 free of DSP! Click here to see the offerings…but….I will say – you will be happy with the great Big Shot Promotion that Stampin' Up! is offering in August.
I know that this is an expensive tool but it is a tool of necessity for what we do in card making! It is one of those one time investment that will be guaranteed for lifetime!
Have a great day and go make someone smile…I know that Mark will be when he gets home…until tomorrow!
p.s. – a quick tip! Remember to save your paper when you can! I am famous for using punches to maximize my paper….why not??? It's going to be covered up and no one else will know but you and I!
Such a fun and cute card and bonus that the cupcake punch is on sale this week. Love the card!! Oooozes cuteness! 🙂
What a “sweet” card to go along with the sweet cupcakes. The perfect welcome home treat!
Great card. Love the red strips. I thought you cut a square and cut four windows in it. This is fantastic and will definitely be remembered. Congratulations to the team, it is a great memory.
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Wow! You are his fairy godmother! Great card, great surprise and great achievement!!!
Wow. CONGRATES Grandma , it fill so good to be proud of our grand baby’s rite !!! And I love your cup cake card , it’s so cute ! Tfs Susan ,
Hugs frenchie ,
Frenchie Hum , lol !!!!
DearSusan, what a great card for your God Son. He is one lucky young boy. Having you as his God Mother. This is quite a wonderful achievement. Those boys will always remember this for the rest of their lives. Your card is so sweet. The cup cake looks so good you look like you could eat it right off the card. Have a great day Susan, Hugs, Ellen Hinds
Love this card! It is definitely a go to birthday card. Congrats to all the young men and coach for a job well done! Sending cyber whistles and bells!
so darn cute! love the color combo and it’s so clean
and neat. didn’t know that was a paper strip. thought
you cut 4 squares. perfect coordination of polka dots
on the cupcake, background dsp & embossing folder.
Adorable!
Very cute! I love red and gray together. I thought those were white squares on top of red. aren’t you clever with those “slivers” of paper! Really dressed it up!