Thursday, February 21, 2013

You're Sweet!

I saw this cool tall center step card at Eva's Scraps N Cards, 
and she was gracious enough to send me the file.
This card fits neatly in a 4.5 x 6 envelope, so if
you don't add a lot of embellishing, will mail with regular postage.


I started with a white card stock base, inked the edges, 
and added the Swiss Dots embossed mats to the front.
The cupcake is from the Home Decor cartridge and
is cut from glitter papers @ 2.75".
The "frosting" is embossed with the Swirls CB folder
and the small hearts are negative cuts from the same cupcake.
The banner is hand-cut, inked, and matted in a darker chocolate brown.
The stamp is from the Mark's Finest Paper "Celebrate Big" stamp set.


I continued the same matting on the inside followed
by more from the same stamp set that has been hand colored 
in pencil and blended.  The small green gems and pink swirls add some bling,
while the top sentiment is backed by a Fiskars scalloped square punch in
the same chocolate brown as the front "Happy Birthday" banner.


I added a "Birthday Recipe" card to the back
for my personal sentiment.


I love to make cards that can be displayed and
this one is just delicious!

I will be entering this in the following challenges:
FCCB - Kiss the Cook
Paper Playtime - Use a Sentiment Stamp
BBTB2 - Amethyst Cake or Cupcake
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
FOSTV - Recipe Card
Speedy Fox - Pink, Brown, White
Little Scrap Pieces - Embossing

TFL!







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27 comments:

  1. xxcalamityxxFebruary 21, 2013 at 3:12 PM

    What a beautiful recipe to do with your lovely cup cake card thank you so much for sharing it with us at FCCB this week xhugsx Nikki

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2013 at 3:36 PM

    Great job on the step card. Fabulous cupcake. Thanks for joining us at BBTB2. Stephanie

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  3. Susan EdwardsFebruary 21, 2013 at 3:39 PM

    What a beautiful card! It is as pretty on the inside as it is on the outside! What a wonderful purple cupcake!! Thank you for joining us this week at BBTB2.
    Susan

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  4. MissyFebruary 21, 2013 at 4:54 PM

    This is terrific, I love the embossing you added to the frosting!!

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  5. JanineFebruary 21, 2013 at 5:33 PM

    Lovely card and cute recipe too - thanks for joining our FOSTV challenge.

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  6. MigdaliaFebruary 21, 2013 at 5:37 PM

    Cute & yummy!Great job!
    Have a wonderful day,
    Migdalia

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  7. ~JulieH~February 21, 2013 at 6:18 PM

    Oh this is fabulous! Love the shape of your card and your cupcake looks so yummy and I love love love the recipe! Thanks so much for joining us at BBTB2
    Juliex

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  8. Pink DalmatiansFebruary 21, 2013 at 8:51 PM

    Love the card. All the details make it special, great job. Thanks for sharing on the FCCB!

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  9. CarolineFebruary 21, 2013 at 9:21 PM

    Cute sentiment for your card. I really like the center step cards. Your cupcake really looks yummy! Great job with the embossing. Thanks for sharing at bbtb2.
    Caroline

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  10. Brianna loeffelbeinFebruary 21, 2013 at 11:58 PM

    So neat, I love this card layout !! Love all the details and the embossing !! Thanks for joining us this week at FCCB !!!

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  11. Karen LetchworthFebruary 22, 2013 at 12:57 PM

    Such a yummy card - makes me want to eat a cupcake! Thanks for sharing this with us.
    Karen
    Word Art Wednesday

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  12. GailFebruary 22, 2013 at 2:14 PM

    Thank you for entering your recipe in MFP Speedy Fox and Friends challenge – I wish you the best on winning! That is a cool idea to add the recipe to the back of the card! Gail DT FOSTV

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  13. shellyFebruary 22, 2013 at 7:35 PM

    super card , i like the b/day recipe :) thanks for sharing with us at bbtb2 :)

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  14. stampingbowdFebruary 22, 2013 at 8:11 PM

    Great card! Love the design and fun using that sentiment with that yummy cupcake! Thanks for joining Speedy Fox & Friends this week!

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  15. SharonFebruary 22, 2013 at 8:46 PM

    Such a wonderful card!! Love the shape. The cupcake is so yummy looking. I also love the Birthday Recipe! Thank you so very much for joining our challenge at BBTB2!!!! :)

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  16. BrendaFebruary 22, 2013 at 10:44 PM

    Wow, such a great card Marcia! I love the tall step card you have made, so cool looking! I also love your color combo as well as the cupcake you chose! Thanks for joining us at BBTB2 ;-)

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  17. Live Love and ScrapFebruary 23, 2013 at 1:30 AM

    What a cool card!!! It's so unique!!! Thanks for playing over at BBTB2

    Hugs
    Sarah

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  18. Carole BeathFebruary 23, 2013 at 8:41 AM

    this is my favorite cartridge for the cupcake cut. Thanks for sharing your cute card with us at BBTB2.
    Carole

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  19. JayneFebruary 24, 2013 at 2:52 PM

    Yummy card! Love the cake and recipe. Thanks for joining us at BBTB2 and FCCB.
    Jayne x

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  20. Suzanne cricutcraftingrammyblogspot.comFebruary 24, 2013 at 11:35 PM

    I love display cards too and this is awesome. Great cupcake and colors. It is so cute and fun. Great idea with the recipe. Thanks for creating with us at BBTB2.

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  21. RavengirlFebruary 25, 2013 at 1:24 AM

    Awww, this is really fun! I love how you interpretted the challenge! Thanks for playing along with the Friends of Speedy TV!

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  22. Eva LaneyFebruary 25, 2013 at 10:44 AM

    oh so super cute, thanks so much for sharing what you did with it and the back link :) I hope you get lots of use out of the file :) EVA

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  23. LisaFebruary 25, 2013 at 6:09 PM

    What an awesome card!! I love the fabulous cupcake!! The design is gorgeous!! Thanks so much for joining us at LSP :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts
    Little Scrap Pieces DT

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  24. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2013 at 3:08 AM

    Really amazing blog...i liked it very much.Thanks
    Burun Estetiği
    Burun Estetiği

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  25. ShawneeFebruary 26, 2013 at 1:55 PM

    I love this card! I love the style and how you added your own personal touch to it. The recipe is a wonderful touch. Thanks so much for joining us at Paper Playtime.

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  26. Sherrie K.February 26, 2013 at 7:26 PM

    Wow, great card! The cupcake looks awesome and love how the embossing really pops! Great job!
    Thanks so much for playing in the challenge at LSP!
    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

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  27. KarenFebruary 27, 2013 at 5:33 PM

    what an amazing fold and so sweet of Eva to share it with you! love that you embossed it on the inside brilliant idea. Thank you so much for joining the lsp challenge this week. Karen

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