I need a birthday card for a friend for a surprise birthday party coming up. So this cake was perfect inspiration, and I've wanted to color up this sweet cake with the yummy strawberries (I doubt I could ever not get enough strawberries...hehe!). And look at that chocolate icing...yum! This card also works for this month's Power & Spark Challenge, which is to CASE one of the Bloomies at Power Poppy. So I found this card by Cindy Lawrence and made a few changes--besides coloring the cake stand a different color, I used different DP, didn't cut off the circle, matted the circle, used a different border, and I didn't add any pearls. Now you know it's really hard to CASE one of your stamping "idols," but it was fun!
I always enjoy coloring, and then I decided to carefully glue the mat to the circle...I use the Tombow glue for that because it will slide a wee bit if necessary. Then I added the borders to the DP and tied some jute thread along with a button. After deciding where everything would go, I used my Mini MISTI to add the sentiment (don't know what I did without my MISTI tools). I adhered the DP with embellishments with red tape and even some Tombow glue. Then I adhered the cake...and it was done! Love the feeling of a finished card!
I've been trying very hard this week to finish nearly a dozen cards to mail out. I finished off a lot of card insides to make them look nicer and make them sturdier so stand (especially when I need to use a lighter-weight card base).
So once again, thanks so much for taking a close-up look at my card. Hope you have a beautiful weekend! Hugs!
P. S. I nearly forgot that there is a sale on digital images at Power Poppy this week - save 20%. You know how much I love digis!
Stamps: Tea in the Garden, Simply Camellias (Power Poppy)
Paper: X-Press It Blending Card, Kraft (PTI), White (PTI), Melon Berry (PTI), Flora (Carta Bella)
Paper Size: A-2
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Onyx Black (Versafine)
Accessories: Copic markers, Border Duo 1 die (Impression Obsession), Circles dies (MFT), corner rounder punch (EKSuccess), Mini MISTI, twine (PTI), beeswax, button (PTI), Multi Mono Liquid Glue (Tombow), red tape, white tape
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 82297
Fri, Jul 21, 2017 @ 2:48 AM
Wow - I love that image and you colored it up wonderfully. Totally yummy card, Cheryl. What a delight for whoever receives it. Hugz
------------------------------ Nancy Williams - Hope your day is Spirit-filled and ink-filled (in that order)!DRS Designs-DT, Punchkateerforever, Dirty Dozen Alumni
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