The Annual Catalog is coming to an end. So I am going through stamp sets that I have not shown enough love. Not necessarily ones that are staying or retiring, just ones that needed love. And I now have a fancy cake birthday card. This cake is almost too pretty to cut into!
STAMPS
This gorgeous cake is for a dear friend who loves lemon and loves berries. In looking through stamp sets I saw the Cake Fancy set. All of the stamped images are included in that set, along with quite a few more of the small detail stamps. This was a build and think about it type cake project! At the end I needed a simple sentiment. I found this small one in the Spring Corners stamp set.
These stamps are the distinctive type. They show shadows, etc. For the cake plate I began with Pretty Peacock Ink. Next came the lemon cake made with Daffodil Delight Ink. I stamped two layers for a special cake. Next came the berries. These are stamped three times using Blackberry Bushel Ink. The berries are what led to fussy cutting the cake out as they hung over the edges too far. And the daisies with their leaves were also fussy cut.
PAPERS
Once again there is no DSP used on a card. It is shocking!! Since I wanted a lemon cake, I used Lemon Lolly cardstock as the card base. Even though I used Daffodil Delight Ink for the cake. The lemon lolly ink is really light. Next comes Pretty Peacock as the layer. It began as a thin layer. Then when the cake got fussy cut, it needed more. So it was embossed to help everything stand out more.
EXTRAS
There are three Extras today! First is the embossed Pretty Peacock layer. I used the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder. This folder is a favorite as it goes with almost any design and has great detail. Next is the Gold Open Weave Trim. We have previously had a silver version of this. I was amazed at how well this gold stood out against the Pretty Peacock. The cake needed a grounding spot and the trim makes a great one!
Finally the bling. I was undecided on what to use with the various textures and darker colors. Then I realized the flowers needed centers. And that led me to a color similar to the berries. These are the darker of the Purple Shimmer Gems. There are three shades and two different sizes of each. So I added large for the centers and then added a couple of the smaller ones like a berry fell off.
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Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
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