Fancy a little bit of cake? Creations with the Cake Fancy stamp set

Hello & welcome to my blog,

My name is Alison & I live in beautiful Melbourne, Australia. For those of you who have previously visited my blog & are now returning, thank you. For those of you who are here for the first time, welcome!

Here's a little bit about me. I love creating cards & gifts for my loved ones & this blog will show you how to create something special for those you love. I blog twice a week, once on a Sunday where I mainly showcase a stamp set or dies, embossing folders, projects & sometimes special DSP and Wednesday evenings when I highlight a technique, fun folds or tools & tips. I would love to hear from you if you have any questions or suggestions & my email address for that is craftedbyalison@gmail.com.

Stampin' Up® launched their new Annual Catalogue in May & it's a beauty! It's set out quite differently to previous catalogues but there are benefits to that. They now have sectioned it to have beginners, which is a step by step collection of materials in kits, then there is quick & easy where you select base materials & packs of pre-printed or diecut materials plus some stamp sets then there is create your way where you choose all the materials, stamps etc yourself & create your way! In the quick & easy section Stampin' Up® have also provided some inspiration with a colour wheel & information of various ways to use colour combinations. There is a section explaining 4 different ways to vary your colours - Monochromatic, Complementary, Analogous & Triadic. It's a wonderful tool to help with creativity & I shared my first post using it in my midweek blog of 29/5/24 & also in my midweek blog of 24/7/24 but it's not what this week's post is about, that is something I will explore more in future blogs.

As I write this I am listening to the lovely sound of rain on my tin roof. Yesterday & Friday were scorchers & now it's a beautiful balmy temp & there's a steady rain fall. Bliss. I hate hot weather!

Anyway, on to crafting. This week, even during the hot weather, I created with a lovely stamp set called Cake Fancy. It's very cute & can be used for all sorts of celebrations. Here are 2 samples of different ways you can create with this set.

As you can see, they're both unique but they have one stamp in common - the layers of the cake. Now I'll share how I created them both.

The first card is for my son's girlfriend for her birthday so I wanted something a little special & decided to create a tri-fold.

The card base is Basic White, measuring 14.85cm x 29.7cm & scored at 8.7cm & 21cmcm to create the tri-fold.

I then took some Lemon Lime Twist & embossed it with star/floral patterned folder from the Basics 3D folder. I adhered it to the front panel with the de-bossed side up.

The next step was to stamp many, many layers of cake with lots of different gelati inspired colours, a Berry Burst bow & Blackberry Bliss sentiment & then matte it with some Berry Burst cardstock.

The colours of the layers are Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly, Peach Pie, Lemon Lime Twist, Petunia Pop, Pool Party & Fresh Freesia. These colours were used for the rest of the images also with the addition of Blackberry Bliss. The leaves of the berries are stamped in Granny Apple Green.

I stamped & fussy cut lots of macarons, berries & leaves & adhered them with glue, glue dots or dimensionals to the image then attached that to the front panel. When closed completely you will see a layer of DSP behind the front panel from the Just Kiddin' pack which co-ordinates beautifully with the Berry Burst & Petunia Pop colours.

With the front done it was time to decorate the inside. I continued on with the DSP from the front with a piece on the back panel also. This had a piece of Basic White added, diecut with the Perennial Postage dies & stamped with Macarons & baby berries. The centre panel has lots of macarons & baby berries stamped randomly plus a second Perennial Postage matte with a sentiment & Blackberry Bliss berries stamped on it. The edges were dragged over the Blackberry Bliss ink pad to give some depth. This was then raised on dimensionals also.

Then it was time to create a cake card, after all the stamp set is called Cake Fancy!

I chose Coastal Cabana & Very Vanilla for my second card. I don't use Very Vanilla much but it goes beautifully with the teal & aqua tones of Coastal Cabana & Pretty Peacock.

The front of the card has a matte of Coastal Cabana embossed with the Eyelets embossing folder. To this is added a Very Vanilla matte with a fancy cake with flowers standing on a cake plate. To achieve this layered look I stamped the cake plate in Wild Wheat then heat embossed with clear powder, adding Pretty Peacock & Coastal Cabana layers & a Pretty Peacock bow. The flowers are Pretty Peacock & Coastal Cabana with Crushed Curry centres & the leaves are Lemon Lime Twist & Old Olive. All are fussy cut & added with mini glue dots & dimensionals to the top of the cake.

The sentiment is from A Grand Kid stamp set & is stamped in Pretty Peacock & embossed with clear powder, fussy cut then added to a strip of Pretty Peacock Glimmer paper. A flower & leave accent were added to add some interest along with some Pretty Peacock Foiled gems.

I finished the inside of the card with a layer of Coastal Cabana, embossed the same way as the front but reversed so that the de-bossed side was showing plus a matte of Very Vanilla, diecut with the Perennial Postage dies. Some of the leftover flowers that were not used on the front were added to the matte.

Here are some closeups.

That's it for this creative episode. I will certainly be creating more cake themed cards with this stamp set but this week I just wanted to show you that the set can be used to create more than just 'cake' cards.

I hope you've enjoyed looking this versatile stamp set that can be used for many different occasions.

Now I'd like to share some of the latest news from Stampin' Up®.

Stampin' Up® has a number of ways to purchase their lovely products. You can look through their physical catalogue or browse through the catalogues online but there are also some products that are only available exclusively online that don't appear in any catalogues. These products are called the Online Exclusives & are only available under the Online Exclusives section of the Stampin' Up® shop. Check out the online exclusives in my online store. Stampin' Up® adds more product items to the online shop so don't forget to keep checking the store to see what's new. There are some lovely new products now available including kits, embellishments, stamps, dies & embossing folders. Something for everyone! If you would like a copy of the catalogue please send me a message at craftedbyalison@gmail.com or on my Facebook page, craftedbyalison.

As a demonstrator I've been lucky enough to see an advanced copy of the new Jan - Apr '25 mini catalogue & can order some of the items in advance. Oh My Goodness there are some pretty things in there and I have to sit myself down to whittle down the list of things that I want to order! There will also be another Sale-A-Bration happening in the new year where you get free stuff, just for ordering product! YAY for free stuff!!!! More info on that in a later post.

NEWS & REMINDERS:

Stampin' Up®'s newAnnual Catalogue is a beautiful piece of artwork as well as an amazing resource for crafting. As mentioned before, it's very different to any other catalogue that I've seen from Stampin' Up®. They have changed the front cover from featuring cards or supplies to a casual stamping picture as well as a radical change to the layout of the contents. There are still lots of beautiful pics of the products & ideas aplenty, it's just set out differently. I think you'll love it. If you would like a copy of the new catalogue then send me a message at craftedbyalison on Facebook or email me at craftedbyalison@gmail.com & I'll send you one.
The new Mini catalogue was launched on 4th September. There are lots of gorgeous items ready to inspire your creativity. If you would like me to send you a copy, send me a message on my facebook page or email me.
Some of you may know that Stampin' Up® purchased a quantity of scrapbooking materials when Close To My Heart folded. They have taken on any CTMH demonstrators that wanted to cross over & have slowly been including scrapbooking products into our supplies. They now have a dedicated digital mini catalogue, exclusively devoted to scrapbooking products available here at my online shop. There are a number of kits available if you'd like to start your scrapbooking journey or if you already scrap then check the kits out!
Don't forget the Online Exclusive products with new products added and available now. Check out my online shop here. Stampin' Up® release a new items regularly. The last release date for a new selection of products was on November 5th and there are some gorgeous new products to tempt you. Why don't you check them out?

Stampin' Up® have a great range of Kits including crafting, card making & gift giving. Click here to check them all out in my online shop. As Stampin' Up® have so many beautiful kits available I will be featuring a different kit in each blog so that you can see the range.

This week's featured kit is called Layered Landscapes & is another new addition to the kit collection. It's a home decor kit that creates 4 beautiful frames to use around your home or office, similar to the Happy Houseplants kit. The artwork is stunning & this kit would make an ideal Christmas gift.

Here's how Stampin' Up® describes the kit...

Do you long for the great outdoors but don’t actually want to go outdoors? Then the Layered Landscapes Kit is perfect for you! DIY lovely home decor with this unique kit that includes four 7-1/8" x 7-1/8" x 3/4" (18.1 x 18.1 x 1.9 cm) frames and pre-cut paper pieces. You can either stand the frames up on their included easels or hang them on your wall. Either way, your houseguests are sure to love your new artwork!

If you feel that you need to add this to your list then click here to purchase one from my online store.

A lot of demonstrators use the special Host Code for their customers but I'm trying it this year as a new idea to see if this is what you, my customers would like to use. If you shop with me then don't forget to use this month's host code 69PTCE6U. This will allow me to pass on any hostess benefits to customers when the sales reach the required qualifying amount.

Lastly, there have been lots of great items added to the clearance rack so make sure you check them out using this link to my online store.

If you would like to purchase any of my creations that I feature in my blogs they can be found in my FaceBook shop at craftedbyalison or you can order something unique.

If you would like me to send you a copy of the current Annual catalogue then please message me via my FaceBook page, Crafted by Alison or send me an email at craftedbyalison@gmail.com.

My next blog is on Wednesday & I have a fun way to create unique cards using DSP as the main focus.

Next Sunday I will be venturing out a little from my usual format. I will be using one of the Close To My Heart kits that Stampin' Up® have purchased to create a scrapbook page. I haven't scrapped for many years so it will be fun to step back into it.

I'm really looking forward to sharing these creations with you & hope you can join me for both the Mid week & Sunday blogs.

Well, that's it for another week. I hope you enjoyed this post & come back for more next week. Til next time, take care & keep creating! XX Alison.

There were a lot of products used this week. Sorry for the long list! 😔 🤷

Here are some links to the products I used today & some craft room essentials.

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