Pastel birthday desserts

I'm back! And I have officially decided that home buying is one of the worst experiences ever. I hope we like living in this house, because I can't say I want to do this again anytime soon. And that's not to say that anything has gone wrong. My stress level is just through the roof trying to figure all this stuff out while simultaneously sorting/packing belongings, working at my job, doing the everyday stuff (laundry, dishes, making dinner, etc.), and dealing with the world in general. Sigh.

So today I'm throwing in a quick blog post for a little change of pace. I have three birthday cards that use the same stamp and die set and color combo. I won't go into too much detail, but I think all of the cards are fairly self-explanatory. If you have questions, though, feel free to leave a comment, and I'll respond as soon as I can.

Supplies:
Stamps: Cake (Essentials by Ellen), Birthday Backgrounds (Stampin' Up!)
Paper: Whisper White, Soft Suede, Mint Macaron card stock (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Chocolate Truffle amalgam ink (Gina K Designs); Soft Suede, Mint Macaron, Soft Sea Foam, Powder Pink (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: Cake dies (Essentials by Ellen), Stitched Shapes dies (Stampin' Up!), Skyscape Mini Cover Plate dies (Catherine Pooler), Subtles Candy Dots (Stampin' Up!), Iridescent Bubbles (Taylored Expressions), White Tea Lace Paper Doily (Stampin' Up!), jute twine (May Arts Ribbon), Art Glitter Glue (Art Institute), Dimensionals (Stampin' Up!)

This stamp set is a two-step set, so there are separate stamps for the outline images and the filler images. You could stamp just the outlines and color or paint the images, but I went for the quicker option of stamping. For this card, I tried to create the look of the desserts sitting on a table. I love how the bit of doily looks like a tablecloth.

For this card, I used a few die-cut stitched circles to spotlight the images and sentiment, and I doodled a double frame around the edges to break up the solid background. I usually like the look of hand-drawn borders, but I'm honestly not sure I love it on this card. (I think maybe it needed a little more, like some swirls or curlicues.)

For the last card I layered a white scalloped rectangle on the front of the card as well as on the inside (see below). I focused on just the cupcake images from the stamp set, placing three on the front of the card and one inside to coordinate with the punny sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by today -- and for hanging on through all the craziness. I'm hoping to get back to consistent blogging in October. It might not be terribly frequent, but if I start with one post a week, I can work my way back up. Have a wonderful weekend!