Saturday, November 19, 2011

Birthday Sweets

When I saw that the challenge at Kraft Journal was sweets and baker's twine, I thought I was in trouble. I'm not a cutesie-type person and I didn't think that I had any stamps that I could use. Then I remembered this somewhat grunge cupcake from Club Scrap. I also don't have any baker's twine. But I had planned ahead for that. Of course, I couldn't decide what color would be the best baker's twine to own...there are too many colors. So I made my own. I bought some thicker ply crochet thread, cut a piece long enough for my project, wrapped it around an old medicine container, and with my Copic pen, colored in  the stripes. Once I had my baker's twine, I used it to make a Spirelli die cut panel for behind the cupcake. A cuttlebug highlights panel supplies the birthday greeting. Of course, the card base is Kraft cardstock.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Wow! How clever to create your own Baker's Twine and that cupcake stamp is fantastic... you did a bang-up job on this card and I am so glad that you played along with us at The Kraft Journal!!

Terry said...

What a delicious birthday card! The cupcake looks amazing, right down to the cherry on top! Brilliant use of the twine! Have a great Sunday!