Monday, October 25, 2010

Whimsical Birthday Treats

Happy Monday! Today I thought I would try something different and make not only a card project, but also try my hand at a 3-D gift project as well. It's "Two-Fer-(...eh)-Monday"! That would have sounded so much cooler if today was Tuesday, oh well. Okay, this is a post with a lot of photos but that makes it SO much easier then explaining it all. I used the inspiration from THREE challenges for this one...guess that makes it a challenge trifecta!

(*Edited to add: I am also submitting this one to the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge for the week, "From a Card to Something Else". Thanks so much, Genny!) 


First up, it's the one year anniversary at The Play Date Cafe (woot-woot)!  To celebrate, the theme for this week was a pink, orange, yellow and white color combo along with the following photo for inspiration: 
For the sketch I went with the "square option" over at this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge: 

Last, but not least, the Pals Paper Arts team threw out the challenge to incorporate some BLING onto your project this week. I think we ALL know how I feel about BLING...*sigh*...imagine my smiling face (instead of Marilyn's) in the photo below. Yup, sums it all up! 
So, what's in that little box anyway?? Have you seen **this super-fabulous tutorial** by Erica Cerwin (from her blog, Pink Buckaroo Designs)....as soon as I did, I was itching to whip one of these cute boxes up. Thank you, Erica for such an awesome project idea! :) 
How CUTE is this??? I always have some Anti-Bac Hand Gel in my purse to kill germs "on-the-go" and when I stopped by Bath & Body Works the other day, I saw their new "cupcake" inspired scents. YUM!  I scooped up a bunch of them with the intention of making these Birthday treats. The best part was, I put this box all together with left over scraps from my card. Ooooh, I just love it! 
As much as I thought about using a cupcake-theme on the card, I wanted to stay true to the photo-inspiration and incorporated some sparkly flowers. Ah, there's the BLING! My color combo was Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White and Barely Banana (ret.). Everything else is listed below in the supply list. Hope you enjoy this project and try out one of Erica's cute Anti-Bac boxes for yourself! :)
Stampin' Up! Supply List: 
Stamps: Whimsical Words (both front sentiments), retired Sale-A-Bration set, Birthday Bakery (cupcake tag in box), Hostess Level 1 and Happy Moments ("happy birthday" inside box), retired Sale-A-Bration
Ink: Pumpkin Pie classic ink
Paper: Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White and Barely Banana (ret.) card stock and Razzleberry Lemonade DSP (ret.) 
Accessories: Scalloped Border punch, 2 3/8' Scalloped Circle punch, Word Window punch, Boho Blossoms punch(inside card), Whisper White 5/8" Organza Ribbon, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Melon Mambo, Barely Banana and Pumpkin Pie markers (cupcake tag)
Non-SU! Accessories: Jewels, flowers on front of card and box, border punch on box, circle die cuts


Thanks for stopping by! 
Enjoy your day, 

24 comments:

  1. So cute! LOVE the bright and cheerful colors. I've GOT to go check out that tutorial on the box. Way too cute.
    Lynn

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  2. OMG! I have not seen the cupcake ones! Anne Marie, you rocked the design! Thanks so much for the shout out and I am so happy you were able to use the tutorial! yay!
    Erica

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  3. What a completely fabulous idea!!! I can already picture doing this for teacher gifts at Christmas. Cute as cute can be!!

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  4. Girl you continue to raise the bar!! I love everything about this entire project!! I'm going to B&BW after work tomorrow to grab some of that anti-bac too!

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  5. these are AWESOME!!!...and they would work so well for holiday gifts too...i love b&b's little gels and lotions...tfs these!!!!...fab trifecta

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  6. Wow, Anne Marie, these are fantastic! Love the colors, the design, the sentiments, the bling...everything! Thanks so much for playing along with us at PPA this week.

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  7. Such a cute BD card and gift box! Thanks for playing at the PDCC.

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  8. MORE THAN WHIMSICAL, this card is POSH. It says pink in 50 ways and is fun. I sure am learning a lot by seeing all the talent out there. As a newbie card-er (proper term?) I have a long way to go.

    thanks for such a fine example,

    ~ Barb

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  9. BEAUTIFUL projects!! A definite WOW and you added just the perfect amount of Anne Marie BLING!

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  10. Very cool! Love how fun and perky these are :-)

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  11. Wowza! Not just a gorgeous card but a gorgeous box too! What a super duper gift to surprise someone with. I love the colors, bling and your wondeful designs.

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  12. What fantastic colours. Great projects.

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  13. Cute set! You should post this project for our challenge this week. It's perfect. TFS

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  14. Absolutely gorgeous!! I just tried one of those hand sani boxes the other day but mine did not look anything as gorgeous as yours! LOL! Brilliant! Super colors, great paper choice and you totally rocked the Mojo challenge!!

    I am so sorry to not have visited, I've been away from the pc for days but wanted to let you know (if you weren't notified already!) that you were a winner on my blog hop! Please see Deedee @ Deedee's digi to claim the stamp you'd like :) Thank you for stopping by that day and best blogging wishes!

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  15. Anne Marie: I just happened to find your blog by chance. You do wonderful work and I will be stopping back. TFS

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  16. What a great combo! And way to get in all those challenges! I am impressed! Super cute gift idea! TFS!

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  17. OMG that is the cutest! I am wiggling in my seat here! That's stinking adorable! Just LOOK at that! Cupcake scented "hanitizer"? Really? Good gosh that's just perfect. Your flowers and your sentiment... your colors and your bling. Wow

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  18. Beautiful box and card! Lovely gift set! Great card with holder! Glad you joined us this week at the PDCC.

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  19. BEAUTIFUL projects, absolutely lovely! Thanks for joining in our anniversary celebrations over at the PDCC!

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  20. I looooooove this set--that little holder is so cute:) Great use of our colors! Thanks so much for joining in the fun and playing along with our one year anniversary celebration over at the PDCC:)

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  21. I love your gift set. I'm so glad you entered it in our challenge. Thanks for playing at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

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  22. Fantastic not only in their design but they have a gift in them too! I really like how you used the border punch and the addition of the flowers. Makes it that much more special.

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  23. No WAY! That is adorable! Love it!! :)

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  24. Oh,...I must figure out how to CASE this for my niece! Adorable!

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Have a great day! :)
Anne Marie