Good Holiday Weekend morning! I have a special card for you today as it is a special Birthday to my dear, sweet wonderful god-daughter, Emerson. She turns 18 today and when we talk about time going fast – ZOOM, I remember the day she was born!
Emerson LOVES cupcakes, always has….and I bet she always will. Ever since she was a little grasshopper she always wanted cupcakes for her Birthday Cake. I wish you all could see her adorable dimples and that smile….she lights up a room!
This is a BUNDLE (woot-woot, an instant 10% discount) and we all know cupcakes were great when we were all kids…they are great as adults and they are the instant thought of FUN!
I hope that my new color swatches bring a smile to your face this morning! In keeping with the “LOVE” that I have for my dogs…I thought that this would be a FUN way to showcase color combinations that I use!
Here for the colors that I used for the “ICING” – I TOTALLY admit, that when I first saw a 2 or even 3 step stamp set….I was so intimidated….but it is quite the contrary as they are numbered so just follow the numbers and PRESTO – you have beautiful icing!
There are so many color combinations that you can use….I say – go to Pinterest and just look – AMAZING! There is so much talent out there, there are so many people that are gracious enough to share….again, I go back to being intimidated with layered stamping that it is a joy yo see that….YOU CAN DO IT!
Tomorrow, I will share with you the dimensions of the card, plus there will be a “STEPPED UP ELEMENT”, and YEP – this week I have one…can you guess what it is?
I think that you can see that this is a card that can be timeless…that’s what I love about the basics. I was thinking of doing something with yellows, YUM – Lemon!
In the below picture you can see the embossing folder a bit better than the other pictures. I cannot stress enough how a simple embossing folder can add a dimension like no other! I admit, Sahara Sand was probably my least favorite color when I started stampin’ but I have changed my mind and I suggest that if you do not use it, try it – it is a fabulous neutral that will make your projects shine!
Here is the ins and outs of this card – a fun card! I hope that you POP back tomorrow and see the simple changes that I made…hmmmm – which card did I give to Emerson…tomorrow you can guess!
Now are you ready for a FUNNY!!!! John and I have Boot Camp at 6:30 this morning and he wants to go pick more BLUEBERRIES….I said that I think we have enough….he thinks differently – I am going to come home – bring the horses in and then go meet Emerson for Breakfast! Well….at least I went to Boot Camp!
Until tomorrow! Have a great day and make memories….
Yummy! Adorable card…perfect for a cupcake lover and a young lady. Happy bday to Emerson! Thank you for your color combos…so helpful. Perhaps for the stepped-up version you will add some bakers twine and an enamel pink heart by the happy word (or you can change it completely and make it into a blueberry muffin…lol). Can’t wait to check it out tomorrow. Enjoy your day!
This is so special ! I love pink and Sahara Sand is my most favorite of the Neutral browns . That cupcake looks so yummy and now I want that set to play with since you said it is not a major task to layer !
When you said going for those Blueberries again ….had to laugh ! Maybe you could start a Blueberry Muffin business since you have so much FREE time !!
Happy BD Emerson !!
Sweet fresh card. I’m sure Emerson will smile when she sees her it. Love the paw print color selections. It made me smile. With so many smiles I’m betting it’s going to be a good day! Hope you have one too!
As Cookie Monster would say, “Me want cookies (or cupcakes)!” I saw some recipes for red/white/blue cupcakes and thought about this set wondering if you could stamp each “layer” with another color and how would it look. I don’t have the set but wondered about that and if it works. Fun color combination that you chose. Stepped up version maybe a bit of Wink of Stella for a sugary effect and a baker’s twine bow (perfect for a cupcake hee hee!) and or an enamel heart added. Actually some blueberry muffins sound good too. No wonder I am thinking food, it is lunch time! Great card as always!
You can’t go wrong with a pink cupcake! I like your sample. Mostly I think this set is too artsy for me. I always think of cupcakes as whimsical. This works though.