Good morning and happy Friday!!! It's release day at Taylored Expressions and there is a TON of
new items in the store today including a wide variety of border punches, full size pads of Colorbox Chalk ink, and cupcake liners. Also among those fabulous items is TE's newest set of
Stamps A La Carte specifically designed for the men and father's in our lives.
Each A La Carte stamp comes with a coordinating sentiment - my card features
Dad Tools and I wanted to keep is simple, so I chose a single layer layout. To add the look of a layer, I ran my
Curved Rectangles Nestabilities through the Cuttlebug with the embossing mat so that the Nestabilities die only embossed and didn't cut through the cardstock. I stamped the image in Memento Rich Cocoa and colored it with Copics and then added a little
screw brad. This was such a fun and easy card to make, especially for my dad who isn't a fussy kind of guy.
My second little project features Cuppie in the Kitchen - I just couldn't put this set down! I started by stamping the little YUMMY spatula in Memento Rich Cocoa randomly over the kraft cardstock and then layered it over that delicious apron punch. To add a little something sweet to my little Cuppie card, I made a fun tissue paper cupcake, complete with rhinestone sprinkles! I made the cupcake base by cutting out some patterned paper from the In the Kitchen Project Pantry Kit with my
Blossom Nestabilities die. I scored a circle in the center of the blossom and then cut between the scallops to the circle center. The sections were folded up towards the top and glued together to make the cup shape. For the frosting I took a single sheet of tissue paper and twisted it up - then I just wrapped it around to fill the cupcake shape, adhering it together with mini glue dots along the way, and added little rhinestones to the paper. Super cute and super fun!!
Don't miss out on all the other amazing projects the Baker's Dozen have whipped up for you this morning! Stop by to see:
Thanks for stopping by!
Karen
What a handsome manly card and you baking Cuppie is super duper cute!!
ReplyDeleteHELLLOOOOO!!!!!!! WOW!!!.. You're Father's Day card is AMAZING!!!! And well as for the cuppie... GORGEOUS!!!!
ReplyDeletexx Sarah
Brilliant! love the way you've used your Nestie!
ReplyDeleteHoly amazingness!!! LOVE that cupcake! And bling for sparkles is just delicious!!! LOVE your dad card - what a great idea to emboss the border!! LOVE it!! You rock rock rock KG!!!
ReplyDeleteBig hugs,
S. :)
The DAD card is AWESOME, Karen!!! And the cuppie is darling.....and can I say that cupcake looks good enough to eat!!
ReplyDeleteThis post is great fun with the two awesome cards and that FUN cupcake! You creative thing you! :)
ReplyDeleteLove everything. Such a great Dad card and that cupcake you have made is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteHOLY COW, aren't you clever!! Love the embossed edge to frame the stamped image. That's FABULOUS!! Oh and that paper cupcake looks good enough to eat!! Great cards!
ReplyDeletesweet cards for the release, Karen! I also love cuppie in the kitchen - my favorite card you made is the cuppie with spatula background paper and CUTE tissue paper cupcake!
ReplyDeleteLOVE these girlie!!! Your Dad card is AWESOME with the embossed nestie and I LOVE your Cuppie card with the spatulas in the background!! That tissue paper cupcake is the BOMB!!
ReplyDeleteYour one layer Dad card is awesome! What a great idea!! And oh my - that little tissue cupcake - so fun!
ReplyDeleteI just love your simple Dad card, Karen! Just perfect. The cuppie card is adorable and LOOK at that cupcake! WOW!
ReplyDeleteWell you know it goes without saying that I'm in love with that cupcake - cute, cute, cute!!! The masculine look you were able to achieve with the Dad card is just priceless..love it!
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