I don’t know what to call this style.  It seems so different for me and I can’t put my finger on it.  Maybe shabby sweet? Feel free to enlighten me on what I’ve made here. LOL.

I started this card based on the patterned paper rather than the stamp which is a bit different for me too – since the Sweet Slumber paper promotion started yesterday I remembered how much I oohed and ahhed over the paper when I opened it so I decided I should cut into it.  I’m pretty good about cutting into paper these days rather than hoarding it but for some reason this one escaped my clutches for a while.  I wanted to make a birthday card for my 2 year old niece so I thought the dotty paper would work well, the colour scheme for the card came straight from the patterned paper – very handy that.  Then out of all the birthday stamps I decided to go with the cupcakes simply because I love this image so much.  By the way, the scalloped strip of card at the bottom that’s gingham – that’s the other side of the dotty paper, so I just used a strip of the same paper but used the other side of it.

The main image on the card was stamped in Stazon and then coloured in with the ink from my inkpads and a blender pen.  The oval looked a bit to crisp and bland for the card so I sponged some So Saffron ink around the edges of the oval and also added some tiny dots around the oval using the fine end of a pink marker.

So that’s it.  I’m really happy with the way this card has turned out so I might take the plunge and make some more cards using the rest of that Sweet Slumber paper.

As usual, if you have any questions or comments I’d love to hear them

All products used in this card are by Stampin’ Up! and available for purchase through me.

Rubber Stamps:
Crazy for Cupcakes

Inkpads/Markers:
Pink Pirouette
Baja Breeze
So Saffron
Riding Hood Red
Pretty in Pink marker

Cardstock & Paper:
Pink Pirouette Textured cardstock
Riding Hood Red cardstock
Sweet Slumber Textured Designer Series Paper (on sale
Very Vanilla

Accessories:
Button Bouquet
Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon
Pink Pirouette Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools:
1/2″ circle punch (to punch out the circles stuck behind the main image which look like scalloping)
Blender Pen
Big Shot
Ovals Die (to work with Big Shot)
Eyelet Border Punch
Sponge Daubers (for sponging around the dotty paper and around the oval shape)

Adhesives:
SNAIL Adhesive
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Glue Dot (to adhere the buttons)