Bring on the cake

When I take out a stamp set to make a card, I usually try to make at least one other card with the set. And if I can, I mix up the color pallet and/or the style of the card to add some variety to my card stash. Since I've been in desperate need of birthday cards, last weekend I puled out the Birthday Bash stamp set from Gina K Designs and made two cake-themed cards.

For the card on the left, I wanted a neutral card. I used a white card base and stamped red dots/sprinkles/confetti on the background. I stamped "happy birthday" near the bottom of the card and added a narrow strip of red card stock along the bottom edge. For the focal image I stamped and cut out two of the cake slice images. One of my favorite cakes has always been yellow cake with chocolate frosting, so I used the opposite of that for this card. I added a red candle on each slice, and adhered the pieces to the card base with foam tape.

For the second card, I started by making a pink and brown layer cake. I wanted to add a third color, so I chose Coastal Cabana for the candles. I used pink card stock for the card base, stamped some pink confetti in the background, and then added a die-cut Coastal Cabana scalloped frame. To attach the cake focal image, I used an Action Wobble spring (that's why it looks a little lopsided in the photo). It's fun to watch the cake bounce around. For a finishing detail I added three Coastal Cabana glitter enamel dots.

This is the inside of the white card, and this sentiment is why I included two slices of cake on the front of the card. The sentiment is from the Anything-but-Basic Birthday Wishes stamp set from My Favorite Things. I love the fonts and humor of the sentiments, and I used it several times recently, so you'll be seeing more samples. I also stamped more red confetti inside to connect the inside to the front of the card.

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