I am still making the same thing for Birthday gifts. Now mind you when I started this for my daughter 2 years ago the 7th of Feb. I never expected it to be such a BIG hit. My younger daughter, Christia, LOVES cooking and has since she was very young (obviously take after her dad in that). So for her 4th birthday one of the gifts we gave her was a Heart Shaped Cupcake tray, some icing and cake mix. I stamped the the packaging to be all in Hearts, she loved it as did all the little girls at the party. So since then I have been making them for all my daughters friends for their Birthdays. It has gone so far as when my girls ask what the Birthday girl wants for their birthday they say answer "the cupcake things". Now over the 2 years they have definitely gotten cuter in the packaging especially when SU! brought out the Crazy for Cupcakes set. So since I think everyone of my daughters friends has received one for a party I figured it was time to share them....lol.
So on Thursday night I started stamping all the Belly bands and pick to go in the package but while I was sitting there deciding on how to do this ones bag I decided to try something different then what I had in the past, but that is where I got stuck until Friday morning when Andera posted a class she has and the bag for the cards is a Cupcake! How totally cute I thought so I made it in a larger scale, big enough to hold the gift. And here is what I came up with......
As usual everything is from Stampin' Up! unless other wise noted.
Close Up of just the Cupcake.
Stamp Sets: Crazy for Cupcakes
Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink and Rose Red
Inks: Regal Rose
Accessories: 1 1/4 circle punch, sponge, 2-way glue pen, Dazzling Diamonds, white gel pen, crimper and cloud stencil (retired)
So whats inside it you ask?? Well all the supplies to make cupcakes of course........
Stamp Sets: Crazy for Cupcakes
Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red and Whisper White
Inks: Basic Black, Regal Rose SWM, Close to Cocoa SWM, Pretty in Pink SWM and Bliss Blue SWM
Accessories: Regal Rose Grosgrain, medium cello bags, 2-way glue pen, Dazzling Diamonds, Scallop Punch, 1 1/4 inch Circle punch, Small heart Punch (Martha Stewart), Dimenisionals, sticky strip and tooth picks.
Here is a close up of the picks (you only see 3 but there are actually 24 included in the gift (12 to a cello bag))
Oh for those of you who were wondering, my USB port had slipped out of place so my husband fixed it for me last night.
Well, Thanks for stopping by! ~Tamarra
Do you use regular old toothpicks for the cupcake picks or something different?? Thanks for sharing..Deidre M
Posted by: Deidre Mooney | January 31, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Love this idea!!
Posted by: Jen | January 31, 2009 at 02:25 PM
Might have to case this one...I was at the market and thinking about it yesterday!!! HMMM...too cute1
Posted by: dianne shiozaki | February 02, 2009 at 12:55 PM
I saw this a day or two ago and I keep thinking how much I like this idea. I think I will be making something similar for my nephew who is turning 4 this month. I have the wild about you set and the big birthday cupcake so I'll be doing something with those. I told my 12 year old son that this was my idea and he said - "oh, can I help him make the cupcakes?". Sounds like he might like to get the same thing - maybe for V-day - I can spoil my boys on V-day - no friends around to see what mom gives them....
Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Monika Davis | February 03, 2009 at 04:57 PM
What a grand set, love the entire project.
Posted by: Sara Paschal | February 05, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Great.
Posted by: Diamantin | February 05, 2009 at 02:26 PM
Totally cute!
Posted by: Deanna | February 05, 2009 at 08:01 PM