We had stamp club last night, and the theme was cupcakes. Zoey was ready!
This is my precious new granddaughter. I'm sure you will be seeing plenty of scrappin' projects featuring her! Emily put this little onesie on her yesterday, not even knowing that I had cupcake themed projects for my stampin' ladies. Thanks for indulging this new grandma. :-)
Ok, on to our club projects! I promised the ladies that I would provide all of the measurements today, so they can recreate these fun things at home. This is what we made:
There is a little pocket that slides off the card:
and you open it from the top:
The card is Pretty in Pink, cut 4 X 11, scored at 5 1/2. We ran just the front through the Big shot with the Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder then punched a hole in the bottom right with the 1 3/4" circle punch. A 3 3/4 X 5 1/4 Very Vanilla layer is inside. The greeting is stamped with Early Espresso. Close the card to position the cupcake through the circle window.
To create the top piece, cut your card stock (mine was Early Espresso) to 3 1/2 X 5 1/4. Score at 1/2" from each end, turn, and score down the middle at 1 3/4. Fold on score lines, and trim off two of the little flaps. It should look like this:
Use the scallop border punch on the two long sides. Use Sticky Strip on the two flaps to form a little pocket. I adhered at 3/4 X 4 strip of Pretty in Pink along the front and wrapped Vanilla Seam Binding and Early Espresso 1/8" Taffeta all the way around, tying a knot in front.
To make the cupcake box, cut a piece of card stock 8 1/2 X 8 1/2, and score at 2 3/4 all the way around. Trim the corners from score line to score line. Fold on all score lines. Trim along score lines on one side, stopping at the intersecting score line. Repeat on opposite side. It should look like this:
If you want a window in your box, use a punch on one of the sides with the triangles still attached. I used the 1 3/4" circle punch. The lid covers a small part of the window, but I decided that was ok. I adhered a small piece of window sheet on the inside of the box to cover the hole. Place Sticky Strip along fold lines of the triangle pieces to hold your box together. You want it to look like this:
Note that I turned my card stock over after folding on the score lines. You want the Sticky Strip to be on the side with "mountain" folds. The triangle pieces will be on the inside of the box when you put it together:
For the lid, cut your card stock to 5 3/8 X 5 3/8; score at 1 1/8 all the way around. On two opposite sides, trim along score lines until you meet the intersecting score line. Like this:
Use the scallop border punch all the way around. (You may want to do this before you fold and trim on the score lines.) I didn't worry about trying to match the scallops at the corners. I trimmed the scallops off the flaps, so they wouldn't show when I put the lid together. You want your lid to look like this before you put it together:
Sticky Strip on the flaps holds the lid together.
If you do not want to have scalloped edges, your box lid will be 4 7/8 X 4 7/8, scored at 7/8 all the way around. The pocket for the card will be 5 1/4 X 3, scored at 1/2 on both short ends, and 1 1/2 long ways.
Here is a close up of the tag on the box:
The cupcake on the card is the same. Love the Create a Cupcake stamp set and coordinating punch from the Occasions Mini Catalog!
Hints for this stamp set/punch combo:
- Stamp one image at a time on a strip of card stock and punch it out. I made my strips about 1 1/4" wide.
- I used two Dimensionals, placed half on the cupcake top and half on the cupcake bottom, to hold the pieces together. These also hold the whole cupcake image to the tag or card.
- To make the "frosting" on the cupcake, I scribbled a small amount of the Tombow Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue on the stamped image, sprinkled with clear embossing powder, and heated with the heat tool until the e.p. was melted and bubbly. Careful, though; if you heat it too much your frosting will turn brown. Let it cool completely before suing the punch on it.
- Cherry Cobbler card stock, of course, makes the perfect cherry. :-)
I think that covers everything, but if not, give me a shout, and I will answer whatever questions you might have.
(Huge thanks to Wendy Hawkinson for inspiration on the cupcake box, and Catherine Harwood and my friend Katy Zamer for inspiration on the card design.)
Oh, I also made cupcakes with the intention of giving everyone a super cute cupcake to put in their boxes. Ummm... super cute they were not! I will try again, though, because super yummy they were! Click here for the recipes for the cupcakes and frosting. And note that a stand mixer will be your best friend for this recipe! (I did not do the sugar water spray and didn't wrap the cupcakes in plastic wrap.)
Happy stamping (and baking), everyone!
Annette
