Baking with a difference

I was invited to a birthday party and had to whip up a quick present.  As usual I like to create something hand made, but I also added a gift card.  Gift cards on their own are typically pretty boring, and they don't really scream "party" in an envelope, so I thought back to a wonderful craftying craze a while ago where you make a cupcake and have the gift card stored inside.

This is what I made.  The cupcake base is simply crimped cardstock.  I made it the same way I do my rosettes.  Then I added a foam ball that I had cut in half and then glued together with a small gap for the card to move in and out of.

To decorate the cupcake I "iced" the cake with purple pleated ribbon sprinkled with tiny star buttons.  On the top of the gift card I've attached a tiny bulldog clip with a small foam ball that I coloured in with my red Copic marker.  I used some brown crimped card for the cherry stalk and then tied on lots of sheer purple organza ribbon.  I'm really happy with how it turned out and the birthday girl loved it also!  I wrote a birthday greeting on the bottom of the cupcake.
Here is what the card looks like when removed from the cupcake.
I'm entering my creation in the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash - Don't Crimp my Style
Cheerful Stamp Pad - Anything Goes
Anything But a Card - Use 5 (5 layers of ribbon)
Simply Create Too - Show us Something New (Ribbons, Buttons)
Deep Ocean Challenge Blog - Something Sweet

14 comments

Laura said...

This is so much fun!
Thanks for joining us at Crafty Ribbons
Laura

Chana Malkah said...

This is just so stinkin' cute! Thanks for accepting the challenge this week here at Shopping Our Stash!
Hugz,
Chana, DT

Donna said...

Lovely project! Thanks for playing along with us at Shopping Our Stash for the "Don't Crimp My Style" challenge!

DianeMoneyGoolsby said...

Sarah: Great idea for a gift card. Glad you joined in our Simply Create Too Challenge #69 - "Show Us Something New" [& thanks for telling us what 'new' you used].

Blessings,

Diane
Simply Create Too Design Team
http://DianesDigitalDesigns.blogspot.com

DianeMoneyGoolsby said...

Sarah: What a great idea for a gift card. Glad you joined in our Simply Create Too Challenge #69 - "Show Us Something New" [& thanks for telling us what 'new' you used].

Blessings,

Diane
Simply Create Too Design Team
http://DianesDigitalDesigns.blogspot.com

Hazel said...

Thanks for sharing your lovely crafting for the Cheerful Stamp Pad challenge 94, Hazel, DT - hope to see you again soon x

Hazel said...

I'm back again to thank you for also sharing your super creation for Crafting Musketeers challenge 17, Hazel, DT Crafting Musketeers x

Diane said...

So cute! Nice job!

Robyn Oliver said...

Hi Sarah, Absolutely brilliant idea....very clever, I love it, so pretty too.

downrightcrafty said...

This is fabulous love the idea the colours and the creativity, thank you so much for celebrating our birthday with us at Crafty Ribbons
hugs Kate xx

carol said...

what a fabulous creation, looks brill, , thanks for playing along with our Birthday celebrations at CRAFTY RIBBONS x Carol

Leslie Hanna said...

This is really cute! I admire your patience for applying all those layers of ribbon!

Thanks for joining us at Shopping Our Stash!

Fran said...

fab, love it , thank you for joining us this month over at the Crafdting Musketeers , Fran (DT) xx

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