The new Frostwood Lodge DSP reminds me of a country cabin, and I used a piece of this home-spun paper for my card today to create a country kitchen feel for a birthday card.
The sketch comes from Jen Mitchell and Freshly Made Sketches. Isn’t it such a lovely, clean sketch to work with? It really allowed my imagination to run free.
I started with a piece of Frostwood Lodge DSP and then added the doily from Flirtatious Specialty DSP. That started taking on that country kitchen feel for me. I had a birthday card in mind so I added the cupcake to the doily. I further enhanced the country charm by adding a Lacey Ribbon Border Punch and a big Bashful Blue Satin Ribbon and Bow.
The ‘cupcake’, in Tangerine Tango, was run through the Crimper, and I added Dazzling Diamonds Glitter to the ‘frosting’. The ’candle’ has a Basic Rhinestone colored yellow with a permanent marker.
I hope you enjoyed the card I created with today’s sketch by Jen, and I hope you’ll check out what the Design Team has created to inspire you, and then play along with this week’s challenge at Freshly Made Sketches!
Thanks for stopping by!
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STAMPIN’ UP! SUPPLIES USED: Paper: Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Frostwood Lodge DSP, Flirtatious Specialty DSP; Ink: Whisper White Craft Ink, Tangerine Tango Classic Ink and Tangerine Tango Stampin’ Write Marker; Stamp Set: Happiest Birthday Wishes; Tools: Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Crimper, Cupcake Builder Punch; Finishing Touches: Dazzling Diamonds Glitter Glue, Bashful Blue 5/8″ Satin Ribbon and Basic Rhinestones: Non-SU: Yellow Permanent Marker
10 comments
Nina says:
November 28, 2011 at 9:56 pm (UTC -4)
Wonderful birthday card, love all the details.
Mona Pendleton says:
November 27, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC -4)
Such a sweet card Cindy! Love the shimmery frostening and the cupcake looks scrumptious! Thanks for the inspiration!
Tui Nathan says:
November 26, 2011 at 9:15 pm (UTC -4)
Wow Cindy … what a fabulous array of textures and patterns going on here …. you have combined these elements so beautifully that the result is stunning …. love that checked paper in the background … great work!!!
Jen Mitchell says:
November 23, 2011 at 2:13 pm (UTC -4)
That’s about the prettiest cupcake I’ve ever seen! The sparkly frosting looks good enough to eat!
LeAnne says:
November 23, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC -4)
Well, this is the yummiest paper confection I’ve ever seen!
Margaret Moody says:
November 23, 2011 at 11:14 am (UTC -4)
I love this birthday card, Cindy! The doily against the gingham background is a perfect setting for the featured cupcake! Too cute!
Linda Callahan says:
November 23, 2011 at 8:44 am (UTC -4)
Beautifully done! Love the homespun feel of this! Wonderful birthday card!
Jen Timko says:
November 23, 2011 at 8:25 am (UTC -4)
What a great use of the Frostwood Lodge print (I love DSPs that have mulitple uses!). That doily is the perfect circle element. I think the rhinestone “flame” is my favorite part. So clever!
Christy Q says:
November 23, 2011 at 8:23 am (UTC -4)
Cindy, this is so beautiful. It looks like a place setting, almost. I love the fresh colors and that sparkly cupcake looks yummy!!
Lauri says:
November 23, 2011 at 6:53 am (UTC -4)
Cindy this is so fun! It looks like the cupcake is sitting right on a tablecloth! and thanks for the reminder about the specialty DSP!