I had this Simple Birthday Thanks stamp for a while and haven’t used it yet. Having an almost 3 year old, I can see a lot of possiblities where cards like this will come in handy (invitations anyone?) I am terrible at paper piecing so this is a very easy one to do–just 2 pieces to cut out!
The card base is Chocolate Chip, layered with Regal Rose and the polka dot DSP is from Sweet Always. That is probably one of my most favorite DSPs ever and I will be sure to order more on June 1st in case it all retires!
For the cupcake, I inked up the bottom “cup” in Chocolate Chip marker and stamped onto Striped Kraft (from the Taste of Textiles). The “top” of the cupcake was stamped the same way onto Shimmery White card stock. Both parts were cut out using my Cutterbee paper snips (Which by the way have a magnetic tip, so you can pick through containers of brads and they will stick to the tip of the scissors!) I colored in the sprinkles with Regal Rose marker and Creamy Caramel marker. The cherry was colored with Real Red marker, and then I used Crystal Effects to make it shiny and 3D.
On the bottom of the cupcake I also stamped a sentiment from Goody Goody Gumdrops in Chocolate Chip Craft ink and embossed it with Clear Embossing powder. The ribbon is 1/4″ Chocolate Chip grosgrain. I popped up the cupcake pieces on dimensionals.
All this talk of chocolate chip and cupcakes has me craving something sweet! Maybe I’ll make my chocolate chip banana bread muffins.
Oops I forgot to mention I was looking through the gallery at www.splitcoaststampers.com and saw this awesome card that made me reach for this stamp!
