I'll be completely honest with you and tell you that I had ulterior motives for these cupcake toppers. I WAS HUNGRY FOR CUPCAKES! *wink*
I have a soft spot for sweets and especially for cake. Yellow cake, to be exact. Doesn't matter the type of frosting. Yellow cake is like a neutral color of clothing. It goes with anything and I made sure that one of these went right into my belly with a glass of skim milk (which I think cancels out the calories in the cupcake - hey, it works for me).
Why buy cheap looking cupcake toppers at a party store when you can get creative, save money and make your own with your paper crafting supplies! If you're like me, you probably have a boat load of stamps so you can most likely make a cupcake topper for any occasion.
There's quite a few of us taking part in the Festive Frame blog hop and I wanted to do something different AND yummy so cupcake toppers were a perfect fit. Plus, I found these gorgeous shiny red cupcake liners at the discount store the other day so it was meant to be! (BEHIND THE SCENES: Can you believe that my 9 year old daughter wanted to keep the cupcake liner off her cupcake? I told her it would get moldy and she assured me that she could lick all the cupcake "residue" from the liner. I told her she could have a clean liner, as I had more, but she was quite insistent. I wonder how long it will be till it starts growing things on it....maybe I can throw it away before she wakes up and notices it's gone.)
I stamped one of the greetings from the Festive Frame set onto white cardstock with black in and then stamped one of the little decorative swirl images (there's two in the set) underneath the greeting with red ink. I used a gold paint marker to paint an edge around the white cardstock and then mounted it on top of All Spruced Up cardstock. I then mounted this on top of Rocket Red cardstock with pop-dots. Both of the cardstock have a beautiful texture to them. The All Spruced Up has a linen texture and the Rocket Red has a lined texture.
I taped a green toothpick to the back of each topper and then stuck them in the cupcakes. It's as easy as that! They make a great addition to a plate of holiday cupcakes and I didn't even have to leave the house. AND I got a cupcake to enjoy after I was done! Your kids can even help you make a bunch for the holidays, school parties, birthday parties, etc. You can match your cupcake toppers to the invitations, party decorations AND the thank you cards!
Melanie Muenchinger, the Illustrator of Festive Frame has invited a couple of her friends to join in on the blog hop tonight, so click on their blog links to see the projects they've created for us: Then, check in on these GinaK Designer's participating in the Blog Hop tonight:
What a great idea!!! And those cupcakes look super YUMMY!
Posted by: wendyp | November 10, 2009 at 11:04 PM
Awesome idea!! You are so creative.
Posted by: Giovana | November 10, 2009 at 11:12 PM
Cute cupcake toppers!!
Posted by: Susan White | November 10, 2009 at 11:17 PM
oh man, where am i going to find a cupcake at this hour?? HUNGRY now!! so cute and festive!! :)
(oh wait, we actually HAVE a cupcake left form the soccer party earlir!!my son will be mad in the morning but,... oh well! look what you made me do!!)
Posted by: melanie | November 10, 2009 at 11:18 PM
Love these, Erika! Looks so yummy!
Posted by: Theresa | November 10, 2009 at 11:18 PM
I love the greetings in Melanie's set too! This one sure does dress up your cupcakes!!
Posted by: Betty Benton | November 10, 2009 at 11:22 PM
Erika, What a great idea! The greeting look great on those yummy cupcakes!
Posted by: Sharri | November 10, 2009 at 11:27 PM
Fun fun fun Erika!!
Posted by: Lori M | November 10, 2009 at 11:28 PM
Yummy, yummy! Great idea that looks so delicious.
Posted by: Darlene L | November 10, 2009 at 11:29 PM
Those cup cakes look so good! I would have never thought to make the little toppers! That is such a great idea...
Posted by: Carmen | November 10, 2009 at 11:30 PM
Wow even decorating cupcakes with images from Festive Frames--Amazing
Posted by: Barbara | November 10, 2009 at 11:39 PM
What a great idea! How cute. Gina
Posted by: Gina | November 10, 2009 at 11:45 PM
Your little cupcake toppers are beautiful...such a great idea for the holidays!!! The cupcakes look mighty yummy, too!!!
Posted by: Joan Ervin | November 10, 2009 at 11:55 PM
This is truly a different spin on using this stamp set.Thank you for sharing your project.
Alita
Bridalflowers2@yahoo.com
Posted by: Alita Long | November 10, 2009 at 11:55 PM
So much attention has been focused on the frame stamp - thanks for reminding us about all the othe great stamps in this set!
Posted by: Lynne Phelps | November 11, 2009 at 12:05 AM
Cute idea! Your idea makes cupcakes so very special and makes a party everyday possible!
Posted by: Joy Hadden | November 11, 2009 at 12:20 AM
ADORABLE! yummy cupcakes!
Posted by: Carolyn King | November 11, 2009 at 12:21 AM
Sa-weeet Erika! Your cupcakes look yummylicious!
Posted by: Melissa Cash | November 11, 2009 at 12:43 AM
So unique! Great idea!
Posted by: Carol Arnold | November 11, 2009 at 12:44 AM
Super great idea!!!
Posted by: Randi | November 11, 2009 at 02:02 AM
Good idea. I'll be using that next time I do cupcakes. I like your motive too- I'm also a cake junkie!
Posted by: Deanna Maertz | November 11, 2009 at 02:18 AM
Love your cupcake toppers Erika. Your right, why buy the cheap otoppers when you make awesome toppers. Like you,I also love yellow cake.Your cupcakes looked delicious. Have one for me. :)
Mary
Posted by: Mary C. Anderson | November 11, 2009 at 02:33 AM
These are a super idea, I love them. Now I want to go have a yellow cupcake!!
Posted by: Sue VanDeVusse | November 11, 2009 at 05:38 AM
I really love it! I love cucpakes too, what a fabulous idea!
Posted by: Jerusha Borden | November 11, 2009 at 07:05 AM
Creative and Yummy too. These cupcakes look great.
Posted by: Jenny McGee | November 11, 2009 at 08:06 AM