cupcakes and cherries

A few weeks ago I got this little acrylic stamp - a cupcake in the size perfectly suited for the focal element of cards. So, I've been baking... somewhat literally, because the examples below feature hot embossing, which of course involves the use of a heatgun.

Before we move on to cupcakes, let's start with a cherry - I really like this little cutout and I wish I had more, but so far no luck finding them.

And here are the other sweets:

On the last three cupcakes there is an extra layer on top of watercoloror - I added Fran-tage, which is an embossing powder mixed with larger grains and glitter, so when it melts, it created an interesting texture, very fun to touch. One caveat is, though, that the paper has to be heated from underneath in this case, because otherwise most of this goodness will just fly away!

And then I'm working on more sticky note purses, and some Christmas stuff already, and a few mini-albums... lots of work, craft shows are coming up!

birds and insects

.I can't believe how time flies... hee hee, what a nice intro that just popped up for an intro to a post about cards related to winged creatures :) I've been working on travel photos, to finally upload them to picasa (still hundreds to go through), on cards (more will be shown soon), on the itinerary for the upcoming trip to Colorado Plateau... So much to do, so little time!

Without further ado - here are some birdhouses from a stamp bought at a supersale at Michaels...

... butterflies from the Mariposa paper stack...

...and a dragonfly - with the focal element created by papercasting in a mould, from... toilet paper :)

Can you believe we'll be thinking Christmas cards soon???