Cutie Pie Cake Slice Box

Welcome to the weekend! 

I hope you have something spectacular planned?

Here at the Warren, it will be business as usual, caring for our menagerie of various animals, and our bee Hives too

Time to do a Hive inspection to see how much honey they have produced so far! hmmmm yum!!

And talking of Yum, I also have 2 cakes to design

The first is for a special little lady who wants a Monster Hi Cake ... so no pressure there!

But the second, is a Minions Wedding Cake

Yes, you heard me correctly!

The bride wants her wedding made as fun as possible for all the attending children.

& that means ....

Yes, I have a whole batch of Cake Boxes to make for the children (and the adult kiddies amongst us) so their cakes can be taken home without getting squashed.

Fortunately for me, Stampin Up has released a new Thinlets Die, 

Yes, the Cutie Pie die set comes not just with the box die, but also various accessory dies, including words, flowers, toppers, and dies for the edges, a bow and more.

Now on this occasion, I haven't used the bow in the die pack, instead, I have used the Bow Punch Builder Stamp as I wanted something a little more out there

I added sections of Tea Lace Doily between the boc and the box topper.

There is a co-ordinating stamp set. Sweet Stack,  that also comes as a Project Kit Bundle.

Now I thought I had added the stamp set to the order, but I hadn't!

So after reminder to self to check order before paying

I looked through my stamp stash, and decided the Chalk Lines Photopolymer Stamp Set would work nicely

I think it worked well, don't you?

I used Very Vanilla Cardstock with Mint Macaron Classic Ink Pad for the stamping, and finished the cake box with one of the In Colour Blossom Accents flowers

(I went for Watermelon Wonder to add contrast)

The joy of making your own Cake boxes, is that you can co-ordinate everything

Table Numbers, Place Cards, Invitations, Order of Service, even your own table confetti using the hearts or stars confetti border punches.

So of course, for the wedding cake I will be making, I will choose

Pacific Point & Daffodil Delight colour scheme

I will try and remember to post a photo of the finished cake ... but it is not until August, so I still have time to do the planning!

And I think I will need it. he he

So here are the products I have used to make this cutie box
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Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

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Sassy Six Sided Sampler

Do I have a super Fast Sassy Card for you today

So quick and easy to make, and save 15% on the purchase price if you purchase the Six Sided Sampler & the Co-Ordinating Hexagonal Punch as a bundle

This card is suitable for a complete novice, and a perfect quick make for the more experienced stamper when time is in short supply!

Keep reading below to see the step by step tutorial

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If you scroll down to the tutorial, you will also get a sneaky peek at tomorrows blog post ... a super gift box that's good enough to eat!

And here are the products used today

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Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

And now for that Step By Step Tutorial

Begin by making your Card Base by trimming a piece of Thicker A4 Whisper White Cardstock to 10.5 cms x 30 cms

Using the scoring blade on your Stampin Trimmer, score the long side at 15 cms

Fold and run your Bone Folder along the fold to give a crisp edge 

TIP

Always fold away from the score line as this prevents the cardstock fracturing along the fold

Put your card base to one side to prevent contamination by inks

Next, trim a piece of Mint Macaron Cardstock to 10.1 cms x 14.6 cms

You will use this to mat (layer) the card front

Now trim a piece of Whisper White Cardstock to 9.7 cms x 14.5 cms

Cut a small section of a Tea Lace Doily and wrap it around the top right corner of the Whisper White Panel. Adhere to the back of the cardstock using a little Tombow Glue or Some Fast Fuse Adhesive.

Lay this panel face up on a piece of scrap paper or your grid paper

Now for the stamping

TIP

Always select an acrylic block that is closest in size to your clear mount or photopolymer stamp, without it overlapping the sides of the stamp. This will give a more even pressure when stamping, and reduces the likelihood of inking up the parts of the stamp you don't want ink on (usually the outside edges of the rubber stamp)

Mount the sentiment of your choice from the Sassy Salutations Stamp Set in the bottom left of the cardstock, using Tip Top Taupe Classic Ink Pad.

Now select 5 of the hexagonal stamps from the Six Sided Sampler Stamp Set

Mount the first of these onto an acrylic block

Use a combination of Mint Macaron and Tip Top Taupe Classic Ink Pads to make your 'hive' pattern

REMEMBER

to clean your rubber stamp with a Baby Wipe before changing colour, and stamp off any residual ink onto a piece of kitchen paper,

Condition your stamp with Stampin Mist, before putting your rubber stamps away, to prolong their life.

Once you have created your hive pattern, you now need to select two of the stamps you have used, and using the same colour ink pads as before, stamp one of each pattern onto some scrap Whisper White Cardstock making sure you have a flat edge toward the edge of the cardstock to make punching easier.

Now, open your Hexagonal Punch, and with the base of the punch facing upwards (so you can see the hole in the punch, slot your cardstock with the stamped image facing you, between the cutting plates of the punch. Line up the edges with the punch, and PUNCH. Repeat this with your second stamped image.

Pop a couple of Stampin Dimensionals on the back of each of your punched pieces, and adhere them to your card front, lining them up over the top of the stamped images you placed on the card front. This will add dimension to your card.

Finish with using a little Chrystal Effects as a glue to adhere one of the co-ordinating In colour Blossom Accents over the Tea Lace Doily

Adhere the card front to the Mint Macaron Layer (Mat) using Fast Fuse Adhesive or Tombow,

Apply Stampin Dimensionals to the back of the layered card front, and mount onto your Card Base

And there you have it ... your card is made!! Well Done!

Kim xx

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