you need cake to make it a party.

Welcome back to another day of CSS inspiration!

I came across this quote by Julia Child and just had to create a whole card & gift box set inspired by it:

"a party without CAKE is just a meeting."

I'm obviously mourning the loss of party season in our home, and with no excuse for baking a cake, I turned my attentions to the paper kind.

The cake decorating and cake dome sets were perfect for highlighting the sentiment that I created and printed on the computer.  But a flat cake would have been so boring...

With just a few strips of patterned paper, I easily created a fun, 3-D cake image.

Here's a close look at the folded tabs that hold it all down.

And what's a birthday without a slice of cake box?  (a meeting, apparently.)  The birthday gift could easily be tucked inside for a very fun set.  I used leafy dies (in the same patterned paper as the 3-d card cake) and created a soft flower by following my own tutorial. (grin.)  I used build-a-flower dies and *this technique* to get 'er done.

yum! 

sweet notes of thanks {CSS new release}

We're showing off a few companion sets, a few great new dies - all for this month's "favorites" release.

I've created a little 3x3 inch notecard set, using the new cake domes stamp set, and packaged it in the new party favors 8 box.

The new party favor box is very chic.  It works perfectly for a set of 3x3 cards, or a few treats, and the way it opens up is just plain sexy:



I punched a 2.5 inch circle into the box before I adhered everything, so that the recipient could get a peek at what's inside...



See how it works?  Love it.



Each card is identical: I stamped the donuts from the apothecary:sweets set onto a piece of cardstock, masked it, then stamped in the new cake stand, and added the sentiment, dome, and tiny bow from the new cake domes set.

For an extra bit of frill, I added a piece of the new eyelet border, but I tucked half of it behind the focal mat.

I hope you like my little gift.  And happy birthday to Renee!  Renee is Nicki's mom, and together they run Clear and Simple Stamps.  So Renee, hope it's a good one - make sure Nicki spoils you a bit *wink*

Cheers!

Check out the other designers for more new product:  Laura ♥ Audrey ♥ Lori ♥ Jennifer ♥ CSS