Sweeter Than Candy for GDP179

The Global Design Project crew is kicking off a theme challenge this week – and it’s really sweet. Literally. Our projects this week focus on sugary sweets – candy, cake and ice cream. What fun! I knew I wanted to use one of the sweet cupcakes from the Detailed Birthday Edgelits. I layered the cupcake with bright colors and mounted it on a mini pizza box. Sweet! Here’s my project:

And here’s the banner for the challenge that inspired my card:

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• Birthday Cheer Bundle. I adore the big sentiments and sweet images in the Birthday Cheer Bundle – the Detailed Birthday Edgelits feature cupcakes and gifts that are cropped along the bottom to create a really cool border – here’s a look at this fun set and cool, coordinated Thinlits:There’s a great sample of how these Thinlits work on page 16 of the Occasions Catalog. I cropped the outline of the cupcake with the Thinlits die and cropped a cupcake with the cupcake Framelits die. With a Fine-tip Glue Pen I glued the white outline to the Coastal Cabana base. I cropped the heart with Melon Mambo and added that inside the outline, too, for a complete look.After everything dried, I washed the inside of the cupcake icing with a Wink of Stella Glitter Pen. Great shine with little work and little mess.
• All Adorned. My cupcake deserves a gorgeous backdrop, so it is framed with three layers of colorful circles. I played with several patterns and colors for the backdrop before deciding to give All Adorned a try. I love how this set works – it’s a corner pattern with an intricate design. I lined up the stamp along the corner of a 3″ x 3″ piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock and stamped it with Coastal Cabana ink. The stamp works with several sizes of squares – I especially love how it layered with the 3″ x 3″ panel. Here’s a closer look at what’s under the cupcake:  All Adorned is a photopolymer stamp set that can be earned with a $50 purchase during Sale-a-Bration. Here’s a look at this stamp set:It’s worth mentioned, too, that the Mini Pizza Boxes have been added to the list of products you can earn with a $50 order during Sale-a-Bration. To see ALL of the items you can earn during Sale-a-Bration, CLICK HERE.
• Bright Colors. I pulled the colors for this project from the How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper – they are super-sweet, aren’t they? So bright, so sweet. Here’s a reminder of how cheery they are together:If you like this combination of Pineapple Punch, Coastal Cabana and Melon Mambo as much as I do, please save this for future reference:

Stamp Sets: All Adorned  Papers: Melon Mambo, Coastal Cabana, Pineapple Punch, Thick Whisper White  Inks: Coastal Cabana  Accessories: Detailed Birthday Edgelits, 1-3/4″ Circle punch, 2″ Circle punch, Layering Circles Framelits Dies, Stamparatus, Wink of Stella, Fine-Tip Glue Pen, Stampin’ Dimensionals

All Adorned Photopolymer Stamp Set – 149728

Price: $0.00

Detailed Birthday Edgelits Dies – 148548

Price: $30.00

1-3/4″ (4.4 Cm) Circle Punch – 119850

Price: $18.00

2″ (5.1 Cm) Circle Punch – 133782

Price: $18.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies – 141705

Price: $35.00

Stamparatus – 146276

Price: $49.00

Melon Mambo 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 115320

Price: $8.50

Coastal Cabana 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 131297

Price: $8.50

Pineapple Punch 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146971

Price: $8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 140272

Price: $7.75

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush – 141897

Price: $8.00

Fine-Tip Glue Pen – 138309

Price: $7.00

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I hope you’ll pop over to the Global Design Project site to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

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