Almost Artisan Card #1: Cupcake

I’ve finally got my Artisan project photos all edited, and have started writing my posts about them. So starting today I’ll be posting one Almost Artisan project a week – roughly in the order I created them. Here is Card #1 – Cupcake:

This card was inspired by a photograph of Liz Lemon’s cupcake pajamas in Entertainment Weekly. I’d originally imagined it as a standard sized card with a bunch of color blocks with a cupcake on each.

But when I mocked that up I was really unimpressed with it. So then I decided to scale down to one cupcake on a 3×3″ card – I wanted to make a confection-y nugget of a card.

The card base is Shimmery White card stock that was run through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Die.

The ribbon is from the Masterpiece Ribbon Originals collection. It is actually two pieces – one long one, and a second shorter one that was folded to make loops. I sewed the two ribbons together to make sure they would stay together.

The next layer is a Love Notes Kisses (from the Occasions Mini) that I dyed using a Pretty In Pink Reinker. On a plate I mixed reinker with water and then let the paper soak in the mixture until it had soaked up the color. It took several tries to get the color I wanted, and unfortunately I didn’t keep track of the ratio of reinker to water! After it dried, I paper pierced around the edges to add some extra detail. It is popped up with two layers of Stampin’ Dimensionals to give the ribbon enough room underneath.

The last layer is the little glittery cupcake. I stamped the cupcake in Black StazOn and then colored with Stampin’ Write Markers. I then heat embossed the cupcake with a combination of clear embossing powder and Dazzling Diamonds. I then cut it out and covered it with Crystal Effects to make it extra shiny and button-like. It was popped up with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

Recipe:

• Stamps: The More the Merrier
• Paper: Love Notes Kisses, Shimmery White
• Ink: Pretty In Pink Reinker, Black Stazon, Stampin’ Write Markers, Versamark
• Embellishments: Masterpiece Ribbon Originals, Clear Embossing Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Crystal Effects
• Tools: Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Heat Tool, Paper Snips, Craft and Ribbon Sissors