Frosty Cupcakes!!

Hi Everyone, Sorry my blog posts have been a bit sporadic lately, but things finally seem to settling into a routine now, so I hope to be again posting regularly.

I made this birthday card for a very special friend, Shelley (whose favourite colour is also pink). I was having fun experimenting with the new Imagine cartridges,  and for this card I chose to use "Imagine Yummy” - check out the gorgeous colours and swirls of the images on this card.

I have used only the Core-dinations white cardstock for all the images below. This card prints and cuts beautifully with the Imagine. Isn’t the “happy birthday” paper gorgeous?

I’d also like to show you this really cool technique I heard about last year with SU. To achieve a look of real frosting on the cupcake, simply cover the area with Tombow multi liquid glue, leaving uneven swirls as you go.

Liberally cover the glue with embossing powder. You could use any colour, eg brown for chocolate frosting, but because my image was already pink, I used clear powder with some glitter mixed in.

You then heat emboss until it bubbles up, let the bubbles settle, and heat again. You may need to repeat this a few times until all the glue has dried.

Real frosting…. What do you think?

I added my two layers to the base image using foam dots to add extra dimension.

These flourishes and gifts were all cut at 1″ – and glittered accordingly.

And the sentiment was also cut at 1″, base image only, with a little bling added.

I hope you have found this useful – and enjoy making some yummy frosting.

And now that I've whet your appetite, Mandy at Scrappy-Go-Lucky has 30% off all Imagine cartridges for 2 days only. Don't miss out.

The Scrappy-Go-Lucky Blog is now up and running again. Here is a sneak peak at what I have featured there tomorrow. Make sure you check it out.

Thanks for stopping by.
Till next time, Luv Tereesa.

Anniversary Card

Hi, Last month was our Anniversary, and this is the card I made for hubby using the new Imagine. It was featured last week at Scrappy-Go-Lucky.

Apart from the base card, everything was printed and cut from Core-dinations white cardstock. This is great cardstock to work with - it cuts beautifully on the Cricut, and it is textured on one side and smooth on the other. Either side can be used depending on the look you are after.

I cut the base image of the ice-cream sundae (from the "Imagine Yummy" cartridge), and then recut only the ice-cream layers. The ice-cream ends up being 4 layers.

This cute sentiment is from the "Imagine Better Together" cartridge, and I thought it was very appropriate for the occasion.

The fork and spoon are two of the layers from the above sentiment. I cut them separately, and added glossy accents.

For all the details to make this card, and some tips for the Imagine, head over to Scrappy-Go-Lucky.

Till next time,
Luv, Tereesa.

Mandy's Birthday

Hi Friends, Mandy celebrated her birthday last week, so today I thought I'd show you the card I made for her; which was recently featured at Scrappy-Go-Lucky. I’ve really enjoyed exploring the different posssibilities with the Imagine and decided that I wanted to use flowers from the Mother’s Day Bouquet cartridge combined with the gorgeous paper patterns from the Imagine cartridges. 90% of this card is made with Core-dinations White cardstock - the colours and patterns were added with the Imagine.

Some of the beautiful flowers from the "Mother's Day Bouquet" cartridge.

I love all the different shapes.

And this gorgeous birdcage is from "Serenade".

A beautiful background doiley.

Clear embossing was used to alter the look of this plain cardstock.

Here is the completed easel card.

For more photos and full instructions, along with some tips for getting the most out of your Imagine, head over to Scrappy-Go-Lucky.

We also had a birthday to celebrate on the weekend - Alyssa turned 11. All she wanted was to eat out at a restaurant, so it was a celebration to be able to get her out and about for a few hours. Check back tomorrow for some photos of her special day.

Take care,
Luv, Tereesa.