OCC Card Challenge - Birthday Surprise

I have two birthdays being celebrated this week in my family, so my spare time today has been spent creating cards. First up is my OCC Card Challenge Sketch entry:




Stamp sets: Crazy for Cupcakes (SU!)

Paper: Elegant Eggplant & Simply Sent Flower Power Card Kit (SU!)

The cupcake tray was stamped in Elegant Eggplant then embossed with iridescent ice. I then colored in the cherries and the top and bottom of the tray with SU markers.

I used a 1" square punch to stamp out the green squares, and paper pierced them using tools from my SU tool kit. The two brads at the top are also SU and are from the 'Fire Stone Square Rhinestone' collection. I used a 1/16" punch to punch the hole for them, rather than a 1/8" as I find that they won't wiggle that way. And the ribbon (I have been dying to use this ribbon but until now have never found a use!), is 'Striped Grosgrain Ribbon' in Pumpkin Pie - yum!

The second birthday card? You will have to wait until Friday for that - it will be a card challenge for you all!