July 13, 2023 - Christmas Cupcakes - CLR059A

Happy Thursday, pals!  I hope you are having a great week!  Today, I am sharing another project that I created to celebrate Christmas in July!   I may have mentioned this before, but I am just obsessed with the Build-a-Cupcake collection!  I promise this will be my last cupcake card for a little while. 

I had a ton of fun creating this festive Memory Dex card.  I started by die-cutting my dex base three times:  once with a solid card stock for the back, and twice with two different patterned papers.   I cut both of the patterned pieces 1 1/2" from the bottom, and I adhered one piece of each pattern down to the base. 

I colored one of the Christmas Cupcakes with Copic Markers and used the coordinating Build-a-Cupcake Dies to die-cut it.   This coloring adventure was a bit different for me.  I didn't have a good "chocolate" color blend in my repertoire, so I did a little bit of digging and came up with one that required underpainting with a bold blue.  That was a bit terrifying, but I really love the rich chocolate color.  

I die-cut some festive greenery to make a backdrop for the cupcake and created a sentiment banner, which I adhered to the back before adding it to the front of the dex card. 

Lastly, I added a burlap ribbon to the front.  I don't have a clue what you call this sort of "bow that's not a bow."  I stapled the loops to keep them in place, and then I ran a strip of hot glue across the card to make sure that the ribbon stayed put. 

I love all the dimension of this project!  Make sure to head over to the shop and check out this incredible collection!  I have gotten so much mileage out of the coordinating stamp sets and dies.  

Thanks so much for spending a few minutes of your busy day with me! 

Xoxo,  Kim

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2 More Sleeps!

Hi Prickley Pear friends!  Have you jumped on the Memory Dex train yet?  I absolutely love making Dex cards, as they are a quick and easy project to create.  I created this Dex card using the sweet Santa from the Santa and Rudolph stamp set ages ago and forgot to take photos so I could post.  I figure since the big day is nearly here, now would be the perfect time! 

As I said, Dex cards are really easy to create.  I started by die-cutting my Dex card four times - once from a solid cardstock (for the back), two patterned papers, and one glitter cardstock.  I trimmed the papers down to the sizes I wanted to layer up on the solid base.  The best part of this is that I have additional pieces to use on another Dex card later. 

I heat embossed the sentment and cut it in to a banner, adhered it to the back of my Santa, and glued it down to the front of the card.  I added a bow from metallic embroidery thread and some glitter enamel dots.

I would love it if you would comment and let me know if you have started making Memory Dex cards or not.

Don't forget to head over to the shop and check out all the goodness available!  

Thank you so much for spending a few minutes with me today!  

Xoxo, Kim

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