The Icing On the Cake!

Hello friends. It’s Bobbi Lemanski here with a freshly baked cake greeting. Not only is there cake, but LOTS of icing on this card!  I’m using the following products from Papertrey Ink:

In Stitches: Cake Builder Dies

In Stitches: Adorable Apron Dies

This is Big Sentiments: Birthday stamps and coordinating dies

Line it Up: Birthday dies

Build-A-Party-Hat dies

My card measures 5″ X 7″ and is made from Papertrey Ink’s Stamper’s Select white cardstock for the base and front panel layers. All black ink stamping is done using True Black ink. Here’s the details…

To create this birthday card, I started with a 10″ X 7″ piece of Stamper’s Select white cardstock and scored it down the middle to create a 5″ X 7″ card base. I also cut a 5″ X 7″ front panel from white. Next, I cut three pieces for the cake – the base, top frosting and scalloped frosting for the side. I also cut a cake plate from a light aqua cardstock. I attached the cake with the frosting layers and the cake plate to the white card front panel.

For the frosting, I cut the bags from a light warm gray cardstock and the frosting from lots of fun and happy colors. This is a great way to use up some colored cardstock scraps. I attached the frosting to the bags and colored the tips using a Copic C5 for the metal frosting tips. I did a little shadowing and highlighting to enhance them.

I attached the frosting bags above the cake to allow the frosting to run down onto the cake for a colorful dessert. Splatters of color drip over the cake’s white icing for a very festive look. I used Copic Sketch Markers to add the hand-drawn frosting drips and splatters. I had extra frosting bags so I added more to the bottom, around the cake. Why not, right?!

To finish this birthday card, I stamped the “birthday” sentiment in True Black ink and die cut it. I also die cut the scripted “hooray” out of True black cardstock and clipped the line extensions from the sides of the word. Lastly, I stamped “it’s your” over the dripping icing and added an extra phrase at the bottom of the panel to complete the front card panel. I also had an extra party hat and attached it on the cake’s edge. I attached the panel to the card base to complete the card.

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