Today really IS a cupcake kind of day! It is my first grandchild's birthday! Little Emma Jane arrived 8 years ago today, weighing just 3 pounds. She was 2 1/2 months early and spent the first 10 weeks of her life in the NICU. But seeing her at age 8, you'd never guess she was a preemie. She's tall and strong and smart! We're so thankful that she's a normal kiddo, after a rather rocky start.
In honor of Emma's birthday, here's a fun cupcake card made with the new stamp set called Cupcake Party (page 58 of the new catalog).
Doesn't this color combination remind you of Neapolitan ice cream? I used Whisper White with Pink Pirouette and Crumb Cake. I love the new Large Polka Dot embossing folder and the new Striped Grosgrain ribbon in Crumb Cake too. I stamped the cupcake "frosting" on Pink Pirouette card stock with Pink Pirouette ink and stamped the cupcake bottom with Crumb cake ink on Crumb Cake card stock.Then I punched the cupcake pieces out with the Cupcake Builder punch (page 223). I think the sparkly little cherry on top (punched from Silver Glimmer Paper) is the perfect finishing touch. I love the sentiments in this set as well, especially this one... "It's a cupcake kind of day." Only around here it's going to be a cake kind of day, as I'll be whipping up a chocolate layer cake with chocolate frosting for Emma's celebration.
Even if your day isn't full of chocolate cake, I hope you'll still have a sweet Monday! Please come back on Wednesday for another classic card. Before I leave you, here's a quotation I came across that I really liked. I thought it was a good reminder to those of us who are growing older and perhaps becoming a little too set in our ways. "I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief." Gerry Spence
Hugs and Happiness!
Susan
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