Well, of course you don't have to USE a cupcake, just be inspired by one! That is exactly what I did with Hope Stamps Eternal cupcake inspiration challenge!
I cut my two pieces of Basic Grey Lemonade papers with the top note die and then glued them together. After tying the ribbon around into a bow I added the Zva teeny roses with glue dots!
Spellbinders smallest long rectangle die was used for the sentiment and it was popped up along with the top note die!
Check out the details for the challenge on my blog!