Cupcake Birthday Swap Card

Every year in September my mom and I (and anyone in our downlines that wants to come) drive down to St. George for our upline Janet Baker & Jill Olsen's stamping event. We spend all day stamping a bunch of cards. I just got home from it, so I will be blogging tons of great projects that we created and samples that we saw. But for today I am going to show you the card I created to swap. This is a simplified version of a card I saw by Julie Beltramo. I love the cupcake punch so much! It saved me a lot of time since it perfectly punches out the stamped images from the Create A Cupcake stamp set. I love it when Stampin' Up! creates products like this to make my life easier. :)

Supplies used:

Create A Cupcake - Clear-Mount Stamp	Bring On The Cake - Clear-Mount Stamp	Cupcake Punch	1-3/4 Inch Circle Punch	2-3/8 Inch Scallop Circle Punch
Scallop Trim Border Punch	Sahara Sand 8-1/2X11 Card Stock	Early Espresso 8-1/2X11 Card Stock	Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock	Red Glimmer Paper
Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack - Neutrals Collection	Pretty In Pink Classic Stampin' Pad	Early Espresso Classic Stampin Pad	Pretty In Pink 5/8" Satin Ribbon	Stampin' Dimensionals

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MDS Blog Hop: Cupcakes/Baking

Alesha picked our theme this week as cupcakes. While I don't have any pictures that fit that theme, I did have these ones of the kids and I making brownies. The design I based this on is a layout by Maggie Holmes in CK's Scrapbooking Tips & Tricks Summer Fun & Travel edition. (All my layouts seem to be Maggie Holmes inspired. Love her work.)

I wasn't sure if using vintage products on this layout would work or not and the colors seemed too bright to match with anything. Luckily, it all just seemed to come together. Don't you love it when that happens?

Sometimes I like to use my own handwriting on my layouts so I'll add that once the page is printed.

Supplies used:

My Digital Studio	Vintage Overlay Stamp Brush Set - Digital Download	Notably Ornate Stamp Brush Set - Digital Download	Thoughtful Overlays Stamp Brush Set - Digital Download	Downtown Grunge Photobook Template - Digital Download
Bella Rose Designer Series Paper - Digital Download	Pocketful Of Posies Designer Series Paper - Digital Download	Crochet Trim Ribbon Pack - Digital Download	Flag Punch - Digital Download	Tasteful Trim Shape 1 - Digital Download

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 Now go take a look at some super scrumptious creations by these fabulous designers!

1. Jeanna Bohanon

2. Mandy Grant

3. Julie Leblanc

4. Amber Meadows

5. Terri Mongeon

6. Aly Schilling

7. Cindy Schuster

8. Erica Shaw (you're here)

9. Heather Summers

10. Alesha Walls