And Many Mower ...

Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes, And Many Mower

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Kiwi Kiss, Kiwi Kiss Patterns DSP, Baja Breeze Patterns DSP, Chocolate Chip Patterns DSP, Watercolour Paper, Going Grey
Ink: Stazon™, VersaMark®, Summer Sun
Accessories: Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Baja Breeze Striped Grosgrain, Dimensionals®, Aquapainter™, Cake Pop-Up Die

Okay, so what do you think of this one? It's nice a simple on the front. The cupcake is stamped on Designer Series Paper and then embossed with Iridescent Ice embossing powder for a touch of fun. It's a square card, 5x5, and the whole main panel is popped up on dimensionals. I wanted to keep it nice and simple because the inside packs a bang!

Isn't this fun! Love this Pop-Up die! Mind you, it took me a while to come up with an idea that I think is uniquely my own. I've seen the oh-so-fabulous things that others have made and while I will probably case the ideas, I wanted to first come up with something on my own! So, I thought of a masculine birthday card. My Father-in-Law's birthday is coming up later this month, so I thought this would be perfect for him.

I first stamped the golf guy from "And Many Mower" (in the Occasions Mini) on watercolour paper and coloured him in with an Aquapainter. Then I cut him out and set him aside to dry out.

I stamped the sentiment and notched the end using a square punch. Wrapped it around a stick of Going Grey card stock and then curved the white card stock by rubbing it over the edge of my desk (you can use an inkpad, a pencil, whatever ...).

Then, I began the assembly process for the golf cake ... this die has a bunch of different pieces. Looking at the picture of the die, you can see a bunch of different circles with posts, a rounded post, and then a few other shapes. The other shapes are a candle, a bride, and a groom! Well, obviously, I didn't use those shapes yet, but perhaps the next cake. I do have a wedding to go to in the summer ... hmmm. Anyways, the smallest circle is the top layer of the cake, the medium circle is the middle, and the largest is the bottom layer. So, following the directions included with the die, you simply assemble it. It's not hard. The harder part is the designing of a fun and different cake ...

I cut out some olive cardstock to look like grass, layered it with the Kiwi Kiss Patterns DSP, and then wrapped all but the bottom layer around the assembled cake. I chose to assemble it first before gluing it onto my card. It seemed easier to do it that way and I didn't want my white card base to get dirty ...

So, I hope you like this cake as much as I do!!! Thanks for popping in and taking a look. Let me know what you think!

ETA: I'm so impressed! Check out some inspired designs!!


Stamping with Roxy
Look what Corinne created for her hubby!