Late last week I received a very nice email from LeeAnn asking me how to make the cake card I had posted on
Pinterest. I didn't have a tutorial but I promised her I would make one. So here it is Lee Ann:
1. Start with your basic card: I love to send cards in 6x6 envelopes so I cut my base 12x5 3/4
2. After I fold the card in the center I like to lop off the open ends to make the card
5 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches. Use a bone folder to make the folds very crisp.
3. I used a piece of Heidi Swapp's Color Magic which I colored using Dried Marigold Distress Stain.
4. I inked the edges using Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink and a Ink Blender Tool.
To make the TABLE. I embossed the table. Luckily, I snagged this
Daily Junque stamp set from
House of 3 and Pink Paislee which comes with a tables and several cake plates. You certainly don't have to have the table; you can simply make the cake or freehand cut a plate or table.
5. Ink the stamp using
Distress Embossing Ink, stamp in place and sprinkle with embossing powder. Be sure to catch excess powder on a clean sheet of paper and pour it back in to the jar. I chose to use this fun Orange from
Zing but you can use any color you like.
6. Heat Emboss.
To make the CAKE. Chose 3 coordinated colors for the layers. I like to use 3 different color/designs but you could certainly use the same paper for all the layers.
6. Cut one piece 2 1/2x1-inch; cut one piece 2 1/4 x1-inch; and cut one piece 2x1-inch
7. Ink the edges as desired. I inked all 3 papers with Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink using an Ink Blender Tool.
8. Attach the 3 layers as shown using double stick tape.
To make the FROSTING:
This is the secret to the entire project.
They are simply called Adhesive Rhinestones and I purchase them at Hobby Lobby and Michael's. They come in many colors and color combinations so you can coordinate or contrast the frosting to the cake layers.
9. Begin with the bottom layer. The strip is self-adhesive so just apply over the seam between the two layers. This string is just slightly too big.
10. To get the frosting to fit better simply cut off the end that overhangs the cake layer.….be sure to leave enough room for the large pearl to fit back into the space and yet still end at the correct spot. Getting the fit correct is the difference between a professional result and something that looks very amateurish.
11. Remove the final large pearl (or rhinestone) from the piece you removed and attach it back in place as below.
12. The completed layer should looks like this.
13. Repeat with other two layers.
14. Take the extra little pieces you cut off and pile some on top of the cake.
That's it. Pretty cool…I've made a bunch of different cakes for a variety of different celebrations. Sometimes I add rub--ons.
This card is more detailed. The table is a wood piece from the Daily Junque collection. It was colored with Dried Marigold Distress Stain and coated 3 times with UTEE. The cake is made the same way as above. The presents and banners add such a playful feel. The sky is the limit to how fun this card techqnique can be.
This project has been Linked to the following Linky Parties:
Just Us Four
Tea Rose Home
Laters Baby….
These really are the last two. Now it is on to something else. Too bad I'm up at the cottage with NO craft supplies. I know right…what A travesty. I didn't feel good the day I packed and since the husband had been here for 2 days already, I figured I had to get my butt moving…with or without craft supplies.
This tag is all Perfect Pearl Mist, Distress Inks, Tim stamps, rub-ons and Tissue Tape…in 50 shades of brown. 
I made the bow using Idea-ology Tissue Tape, a Tiny Attacher and beautiful Prima faceted crystals. 
Once the tape is stuck back-to-back simple shape into a bow by crossing the ends over each other giving you the two loops and two tails. At some point you will need to scrunch the center down to mimic the knot of an actual bow; you can do that now or later. To do it later simply staple the bow in the center to secure the loops in place using the Tiny Attacher. After the bow is secure, scrunch the center together and staple again with the Tiny Attacher; you will probably need a few staples to achieve the right look. You can certainly leave the tiny staples showing for a grunge look or you can cover it as I did. You can cover it with a flat-back rhinestone or pearl, a button or a charm…whatever suits your fancy. Me? I'm all about the BLING so I went with one of Prima's "Say It With Crystals" faceted rhinestones that I am sooooo head-over-heels in love with right now. You can attach the bow to the tag with the Tiny Attacher or a glue dot.
You may remember a few weeks ago the Compendium challenge was all about Perfect Pearl Mist. I shall now confess that I was out of town when I first read about the challenge and assumed it meant Perfect Pearls Mist MADE with a Mini Mister, Distress Reinkers and Perfect Pearl powder. So I whipped up some pretty colors and went to town. Then I actually read the directions and it was really about using the Perfect Pearl Mists…as in the manufactured-by-Ranger version. To be fair and a good sportswoman, I made NEW tags and posted my favorite one here.
It is time once again for my weekly answer to Linda's Compendium of Curiosity Vol. 2 Challenge. You can find the party over at her blog StudioL3. 
