Petal Cone Cupcake for May Play Day!

We made this card at May Play Day; it uses the Petal Cone Die to make the cupcake.  I followed instructions from Heather Summers (www.stampwithheather.typepad.com/stamp_with_heather/2011/03/petal-cone-dieits-a-cupcake.html). 

Here is my recipe for the project:

STAMPS:  Curly Cute, On Your Birthday

CARDSTOCK:  
     Crumb Cake:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2 @ 4-1/4
     Early Espresso:  3-7/8 x 5-1/8 (2)
     Real Red:  3-3/4 x 5 (2)
     Very Vanilla:  3-1/2 x 4-3/4 (2)
     Brights Patterns Stack DSP:  2-1/4 x 3
     Whisper White:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2
     Scraps:  Red Glimmer Paper, Early Espresso

INK:  Early Espresso

ACCESSORIES:  3/4 Circle Punch, 1 Circle Punch, 1-1/4 Circle Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Crimper, Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Stripes Embossing Folder, Petal Cone Die, Big Shot, Dimensionals, 1/8 Real Red Taffeta Ribbon

My husband suggested that it would look nice to make the Petal Cone Die piece from a "chocolate" color, that it would probably show up better, and I agree with his suggestion!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

Terrific Tag for April!

Okay, so I have failed at blogging for a while.  Life kind of derailed my plans to keep current, but here I am back again with my Terrific Tag for April (yes, I know it is May--I haven't made a card for May, yet!).

I was invited to be a vendor at a crop sponsored by a Girl Scout troop to raise money to go to Savannah, and needed a couple of Make and Takes; when I think of something fast to create, my mind always rushes to tags.  So I thought I would do something that would take care of two things, my Make and Take and my Terrific Tag for April.

Here is the tag I created:

I really was pleased with the way the tag turned out, too!  Here is my recipe:

STAMPS:  Gifts of Christmas, Tag Time

CARDSTOCK:
     Crumb Cake:  3-1/2 x 5-1/2
     Jolly Holiday DSP:  1-3/4 x 2-3/4
     Old Olive:  2-3/4 x 3-3/4
     Scraps:  Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla

INK:  Old Olive

MARKERS:  Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler

ACCESSORIES:  Hemp Twine, Designer Frames Embossing Folder, Two Tags Die, Ovals Die, Big Shot, XL Oval Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda