a piece of cake!!!

...not so much! Ok here it is...the long awaited, much anticipated bridal shower favors I have been working on! Or maybe it just feels that way to me. I made 40 slices of cake! At the shower there will be 2 or 3 cake stands with cake and then we have extras to fill in the spaces as the slices are "eaten". I cannot in any way take credit for this darling idea! I have seen a few here and there on Splitcoast but nothing that caught my eye as much as these darling cake slices that Linda made! Stumbling onto her blog has turned out to be great for me!! :) She is a talented lady and funny too!...always a plus! She has fantastic directions if you want to try these too!! Ok...the bride to be's colors are black and white with accents of red. I decided to make the cake with brown textured paper so it would have a "cake" look. I copied the pattern onto each piece of paper from the computer. I first scored them all with an embossing tool and my ruler and then cut them out with my hobby blade. It was much quicker and a cleaner cut than using scissors. I made the frosting and filling with white paper. On the filling I tore the bottom edge and used diamond stickles to make it sparkly. The top edge of the filling I distressed with my fingernail (I noticed the next day after distressing the top edge that my nail suffered an injury...I have a little notch in my fingernail...it's all for the cause, right?) I stamped the swirl from the Priceless set onto the frosting twice. I used my stamp-a-ma-jig to make it appear "random" but perfectly placed. I used the large petal punch for the red flowers and a retired flower punch for the small black flower. The leaf is one petal from the large flower...I used my nail to curl it up. I attached them together with a silver brad and adhered them to the frosting with glue dots. The ribbon is from May Arts, is a sheer black with white polka dots. I filled each slice of cake with yummy chocolates. I hope that the bride to be and all her guests will enjoy these!! These "cakes" are time consuming but are pretty fun to make! I do have one question for ya'll out there...Do you think it needs something in the middle?...something to cover up the center? I would want it to be removable so it would just be for show while they are on the cake stands. Any ideas you have? I would LOVE to hear them!! Please leave me a comment and let me know!
thanks for stoppin' in!
chat at ya later...
what's in it?...
stamps...Priceless
paper...brown textured, white, real red, old olive, black, old olive
ink...black staz-on
accessories...may arts ribbon, silver ribbon, diamond stickles
other....stamp-a-ma-jig, embossing tool, ruler, hobby blade, glue dots, large flower punch, flowers for you punch

my first SFYTT

It's Sunday night...almost time to get back to real life! But before I do I wanted to share a card I made. This was my first ever SFYTT (in case you don't know what that stands for it's Sketch For You To Try.) Jen always has these great sketches on her blog but I never seem to find the time to play along. (if you have been hiding under a rock and haven't been to her blog then you really should hop on over)So I was determined this time to try cuz the sketch is too fun! I have had this super cute wedding set for a while now but haven't used it yet...so I wanted to do something with it! I stamped the bride and groom in black Staz-On ink and used my blender pens to color in the image. I did some light sponging to soften the edges. I used my Three For You punch and added some flowers with silver brads in the middle and added chocolate satin ribbon at the bottom. I layered it all on a piece of vellum with white cardstock underneath. Then I popped the whole thing up on dimensionals. Have a great night & a marvelous Monday!!
{{luv ya...mean it.....Tara}}
whats' in it?...
stamps...To Have & To Hold
paper...soft sky, chocolate chip, whisper white, vellum, regal rose
ink...soft sky, close to cocoa, barely banana, going gray, regal rose, blush blossom, black Staz-On
accessories...silver brads, chocolate satin ribbon
other...dimensionals, blender pens, Three For You punch, stamp-a-ma-jig
**don't forget to check the post below for some blog candy!**

Save the Date

A super quick post today cuz I should be walkin' out the door right now to go do my work at the boys school! I have been working on these Save the Date cards for a friend of mine...which is why there has been a lack of posts. I think they turned out really great! Her son is getting married this summer and she wanted to let some close family & friends know to mark their calendars. Hope you have a fabulous day!!! Thanks for stoppin' by!
{{luv ya mean it!!! .....Tara}}
what's in it?...
stamps...Please Come, personalized stamp
paper...black, white Bo Bunny dsp
ink...black, whisper white craft
accessories...flower ribbon slide, black polka dot ribbon (may arts), heart brads (queen & co.)
other...stamp-a-ma-jig

one more

I had to do another one of these cards!! I am actually repeating 2 things...the sketch challenge that is on Beate's blog right now & I am using the same paper and stamp set that I had used a while back making a square card (you can see it here). I had made that card with someone in mind, (my little sister Allie, who just got engaged!!...YIPPEE!) so I made this one to keep on my board. {Doesn't this cute dress and sentiment just seem to say "Congrats on you engagement?...I think so!!} Anyway...I really love this paper from Cosmo Cricket..it's so pretty, it matches 2 of the new In Colors so well, River Rock and Soft Sky. This stamp set is one from last years Stampin' Up! catalog but the flowers that make up the dress go so well with the paper, I just didn't see anything else in my stack of stamps that was calling out to me more than this one. Well....it's late and I am starting to get blurry-eyed! Have a terrific Tuesday! Thanks for stoppin' by and for all the sweet comments you leave!! :)
what's in it?
stamps...Blooming with Happiness
paper...whisper white, real red, soft sky, river rock, Cosmo Cricket (dutch girl)
ink...basic black, soft, sky, real red, river rock
accessories...red brads, light blue ribbon
other...sponge, paper piercer and mat pack