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,
I used Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White for my color combo. The DSP is Candy Lane (ret.). I was just in a PINK mood yesterday, which isn't really all that shocking, I know. :) What goes better with cupcakes then sprinkles...oops, I mean SPARKLES. So I added a "few" to the card front. Why NOT? As always, I brought the "party" to the the inside0 of the card, continuing the SWEET theme. (The stamped sentiment inside is from the Perfect Punches set.) 
