Cuttlebug Be Inspired #24

It's time for another Cuttlebug Challenge! I can't believe how fast the month has gone by... pretty soon it will be 2010!! Wow!

This week we were challenged to use a digital cupcake stamp download from Regina @ The Cutting Cafe. Digital stamps are images you download and print from your computer (instead of using a rubber or acrylic stamp) that you can do whatever you want with.... like watercoloring, adding glitter, flocking, embossing, etc.

I chose to cut my cupcake into pieces and use it as a template for a paper piecing for this LO:

Every year, I bring cupcakes to my kid's classes to celebrate their birthdays. I had this cute cupcake paper and thought it would be perfect for my oldest DD's cupcake pictures from this year. I used a sketch that was for 4 pictures, but when I went to print my pictures out, I discovered I didn't have enough! So, when I was thinking about what I was going to do for this challenge, I remembered this cupcake LO, and thought the digi stamps would be perfect.

I had 2 pictures that were good to use, but needed 2 more.... that's where I put my cupcake paper piecings. I printed out my cupcake of choice, cut it out, then traced it onto light brown cardstock. I cut out 2 whole cupcakes, and 2 of just the bottom portion. I took the 2 cupcake bottoms and cut a couple strips. I inked all the pieces and and popped the strips with thick Zots.

Then I took my cupcake print out and cut the top off. I then traced 2 cupcake tops out of dark brown cardstock. After cutting those out, I embossed them in the Cuttlebug using Swiss Dots, then added Stickles to look like sprinkles, and also to match the paper. :)

I used 3D foam squares to attach the cupcake top to the light brown bottom. I really like the way they turned out, and I think they are perfect for this LO!

Materials:

DCWV paper

CTMH cardstock and ink

Cuttlebug embossing with Swiss Dots

Stickles (Platinum)

Thickers chipboard stickers

TFL!