• Prepare a 5-1/4″ by 5-1/4″ card base from textured Whisper White card stock. Layer with a selection of Melon Mambo print from the Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper collection.
• Ink the Cupcake stamp from The More the Merrier with Basic Black and stamp onto Watercolor Paper. (Note: You will need to mask certain cupcakes, and you will definitely need to use the Stamp-a-ma-jig!) Watercolor the cupcakes as you desire using a Blender Pen and the following inks: Melon Mamba, Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay, and Certainly Celery. (Tip: I use the easy method of just touching the tip of your blender pen to the ink pad itself. This usually provides enough ink for small images.) Stamp a single cupcake of your choice to be used on the sentiment oval. Once again, let your creativity soar and color it any way that you wish!
• Add a Bermuda Bay wash around the perimeter of the cupcake block. To accomplish this I used a Sponge Dauber to apply the ink, and followed with an Aqua Painter.
• Mat the Cupcake block onto Melon Mambo followed by Bermuda Bay.
• Prepare two 2-1/8″ by 1-1/8″ reactangular blocks from Melon Mambo and mat onto Bermuda Bay. Attach to the Cupcake block as shown.
• Attach snippets of Bermuda Bay and Melon Mambo Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbons to the Cupcake block as shown. Position and adhere the Cupcake block with its attachments to the card base.
• Adhere Certainly Celery buttons from the Fresh Favorites I collection to the rectangular blocks as shown. Mini Glue Dots are just the ticket to get the buttons to stick. (Tip: For “thread”, I used strips of Bermuda Bay.)
• Punch a large oval from Melon Mambo using the Large Oval Punch. Punch a scalloped oval from Bermuda Bay using the Scalloped Oval Punch.
• Ink the “Sweetest Ever” sentiment from The More the Merrier with Bermuda Bay, and stamp onto Whisper White. Punch out using the Word Window Punch. Mat onto the Melon Mambo oval followed by the Bermuda Bay scalloped oval. Attach to the card base as illustrated with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• For a touch of whimsy, add a cupcake to the sentiment.

The nice thing about these cupcakes is that you can make as many as you wish…they are calorie free, and go quite nicely with Razzleberry Lemonade!

Time is counting down, and July 1st will be here before you know it! If you would like to join my group and receive demonstrator perks and benefits, don’t hesitate to contact me today! I would love to discuss what it means to be a Stampin’ Up demonstrator with you!

Your comments are very important to me, so please feel free to leave me a comment. I would love to hear from you! Until next time…

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Stamp Set: The More the Merrier (Hostess Level 3 115322—Available July 1st)
Inks: Basic Black (101179), Melon Mambo (116656—Available July 1st), Bermuda Bay (115655—Available July 1st), Rich Razzleberry (115658—Available July 1st), Certainly Celery (105217)
Designer Series Paper: Razzleberry Lemonade (115675—Available July 1st)
Card Stock: Textured Whisper White (108693 Available in the Neutrals Assorted Pack), Melon Mambo (115320—Available July 1st), Bermuda Bay (115317—Available July 1st), Watercolor Paper (105019)
Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049), Scallop Oval Punch (114889), Large Oval Punch (107305), Word Window Punch (105090)
Embellishments: Melon Mambo Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (115611—Available July 1st), Bermuda Bay Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (115610—Available July 1st), Certainly Celery Buttons—Fresh Favorites I Collection (107421)

• Prepare a 5-1/2″ by 5-1/2″ card base from textured Very Vanilla and score at the top.
• Ink the “Floral Spray” from Thoughts and Prayers using Rich Razzleberry and Always Artichoke Stampin’ Write Markers. “Huff” and stamp onto Very Vanilla card stock. Punch out using a scalloped rectangle Nestabilities and the Big Shot. Mat onto Always Artichoke followed by Rich Razzleberry. Round the corners of the Rich Razzleberry with the Corner Rounder.
• Ink the “Praying for Friends” sentiment from Thoughts and Prayers with Chocolate Chip and stamp onto Very Vanilla. Punch out using a smaller scalloped rectangle Nestabilities and the Big Shot. Mat onto Always Artichoke followed by Rich Razzleberry.
• Using the Scallop Border Punch, punch a strip from Always Artichoke. Using the Eyelet Border Punch, punch a strip of Rich Razzleberry.
• Adhere the above elements to the card base as illustrated in the photo.
• As a final touch, add a snippet of Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon!

As you can see, the new In-Colors can be coupled with our old favorites! And speaking of old favorites, please make certain to check out the Last Chance lists at the top of the right sidebar! You can order from my website 24/7!

Your comments are very important to me, so please feel free to leave me a comment. I would love to hear from you! Until next time…

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Stamp Sets: Thoughts and Prayers (113252)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (100908), Always Artichoke Stampin’ Write Marker (105113), In-Colors Stampin’ Write Markers—Set of 6 (116329—Available July 1st)
Paper: Very Vanilla Textured Cardstock (108693—Available in the Assorted Neutrals Pack), Very Vanilla (101650), Always Artichoke (105119), Rich Razzleberry (115316—Available July 1st)
Tools: Big Shot (113439), Scalloped Border Punch (112091), Eyelet Border Punch (113692), Corner Rounder (109047), Nestabilities Scalloped Rectangles
Embellishments: Rich Razzleberry Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (115613)

• Prepare a standard card base from Rich Razzleberry, and score at the top.
• Layer with two selections from the Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper collection. Adhere Crushed Curry Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon at the interface between the two papers. (Tip: I placed the ribbon polka-dot side down so that it would not compete with the background paper that I had selected.)
• Ink the “Snowman Family” from The More the Merrier with Basic Gray and stamp onto Stampin‘ Up!s Watercolor Paper. Watercolor the background with Bordering Blue, Ballet Blue and Going Gray Stampin‘ Pastels and a Blender Pen. “Dress” the snowmen in the colors of your choice by touching the tip of the Blender Pen to an ink pad and picking up color this way. I selected the new In-Colors to give my family a rich, updated look!
• Cut out the image using a Scalloped Nestabilities Die and the Big Shot. Mat onto Crushed Curry followed by Rich Razzleberry. Adhere to the card base as shown in the photo.
• Ink the “Large Snowflake” image from the Christmas Punch set with Rich Razzleberry and stamp onto Very Vanilla. Punch out with a 1″ Circle Punch and mat onto Crushed Curry. Finally mat the Crushed Curry square onto a Rich Razzleberry square which has been punched using the Scallop Square Punch. Adhere to the card at an angle. (Tip: I added rhinestones in the corner for just a touch of “bling“!)

Order Your Stampin’ Up! Supplies Now!
Stamp Set: The More the Merrier (Hostess Level 3 Available July 1st 115322), Christmas Punch (Hostess Level 2 Available July 1st 115366)
Ink: Rich Razzleberry (115658—Available July 1st), Bermuda Bay (115655—Available July 1st), Crushed Curry (115659—Available July 1st), Melon Mambo (115656—Available July 1st), Basic Gray (109120), Stampin’ Pastels (105542)
Paper: Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper(115675—Available July 1st) Rich Razzleberry (115316—Available July 1st), Crushed Curry (115319—Available July 1st), Very Vanilla (101650), Watercolor Paper (105019)
Tools: 1” Circle Punch (109046), Scallop Square Punch (112081), Ticket Corner Punch (107214), Nestabilities Scalloped Rectangles
Embellishments: Crushed Curry Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (115614), rhinestones