Friday, July 27, 2012

Let her eat cake!

Happy Friday, all!

I'm just popping in with a card I'd made for the recent Paper Crafts call... I love the vintage-poster feel of it, and how I have no idea what to do with it now, since no one I know is having a 16th birthday anytime soon :)

(sooo, on that note, if anyone needs a very girly 16th birthday card, let me know and I'll pop it in the mail for you.)



I used mostly CSS goodies on this card, save the hero arts "radiant banner" background.  I die-cut the cake die into my main panel and stamped the cake and stand into the opening, but then stamped the candles, and "sweet 16" (from "cake decorating too") onto the raised panel.  I love this cake image (from "cake decorating") - you can mix and match so many elements to change the look of it (here, I stamped the little rosette buds and the draped icing images to make it more girly, but the possibilities are almost endless.)  I colored it with 3 different shades of pink, and stamped the sunburst with a fourth pink color - because sometimes, too much of a good thing is a g-o-o-d thing.

The banner image is from the same "radiant banner" stamp - I stamped it again onto white card-stock and cut it out.  I adhered it slightly off to the side (in keeping with my vintage-poster feel... but maybe it just looks lopsided to you? hee.)

I have a few more "rejects" to share with you next week, and the one that got picked up?  You'll have to wait until next year to see it in print *wink*

Thanks for popping by!






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11 comments:

  1. KaraJuly 27, 2012 at 8:48 AM

    Beautiful reject!:) Unfortunately no 16 year old girls here, just boys:)

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  2. JoyceJuly 27, 2012 at 9:07 AM

    This is just gorgeous. I love all the pink, and the darling cake. If you still have this card in a year, I will need it. Eek--I can't believe how old my babies are getting. My youngest just turned 13 yesterday, and my 14 year old is taller than me and still growing.

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  3. DebJuly 27, 2012 at 9:10 AM

    Can I say fabulous reject? However, it's no reject in my opinion, of course. Simply beautiful! And no sweet 16 girlies in my neck of the woods. Hope it finds a home!

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  4. Kara LynneJuly 27, 2012 at 10:00 AM

    Your soft pinks look amazing together. Perfect way to use the sunburst and banner. Gorgeous, wish I had a 16 yr-old to give it to!

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  5. Jocelyn OlsonJuly 27, 2012 at 10:59 AM

    Very pretty card--love all the pinks. The sunburst is fabulous! Congrats on the upcoming pub. :)

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  6. The Paper ParadeJuly 27, 2012 at 5:46 PM

    I can't believe that didn't get picked up! It is awesome. Love the burst behind the cake.

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  7. Mara CampbellJuly 27, 2012 at 9:20 PM

    The background is stunning!!! I love the pink and the sparklers on top of the cake!

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  8. Meredith MacRitchieJuly 27, 2012 at 11:45 PM

    Hey, I can add a 16th AND a 50th to yours!

    This is so lovely - truly, I don't know why it's a reject! But that's why I am not the editor, right? Anyway - I also love the vintage-y, poster-y effect you gave it - it's perfect!

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  9. AimesJuly 28, 2012 at 7:41 AM

    Love this card for a 16 yr old - the vintage feel of it mixed with the soft pink is beautiful!
    Hugs!
    x

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  10. Jennifer KJuly 28, 2012 at 11:24 AM

    Love that radiant banner - very, very cool. Might have to hunt that one down. And the pink and cream is just so pretty and sophisticated. Perfectly lovely.

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  11. Ren-YiJuly 31, 2012 at 11:20 PM

    Brilliant color scheme and I love the Hero Arts bg stamp! So so stunning!

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