Cupcake Inspiration #23

Time for another cupcake! A Cupcake Inspiration challenge, that is... with the Sweeties from theHope Stamps Eternal team! Below is your cupcake for the week for inspiration. Isn't it elegant?

I was really inspired by that single, solid red rose in the center and went with this Hero Arts stamp that I just recently got. The first time I saw that stamp, I instantly thought about how striking it would look to just color the single large flower on it so that's what I did today! I also added a little bling by curving some Zva crystals in a half circle on the left side to sort of mimic the circle of the teacup. For my pink background piece, I inked the raised parts of the Stylized Flowers Cuttlebug folder with white pigment ink, ran it through the Cuttlebug, then sprinkled it with clear embossing powder. I'm totally loving how it turned out!

Tuesday, September 8th - edited to add... After several days of the original of this card sitting on my desk, I kept look at it thinking how neat the Cracked Glass technique would look on the main image of this card. Since it was mounted with foam tape, I was able to pop it off the card front, and do the technique!
As you can see below, it turned out great! I rubbed over all the cracks with Ranger Tea Dye distress ink.

Before the cracked glass was applied, I had originally squirted a little Crystal Stickles in the center of the flower, then rubbed it around with my fingertip for a subtle effect. (A little trick I learned from my Paper Craft Planet team member, Lynn Mercurio!)

I hope you have time this weekend to join us for this challenge! For more inspiration, check out the other Sweeties' blogs...

Rachel * Michelle * Bonnie * Jessica

Kelli * Natalie * Colleen * Carolina

I hope you're enjoying this beautiful weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Hero Arts

Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red (Stampin' Up!), white (Neenah)Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Colorbox Frost White (Clearsnap)Accessories: Stylized Flowers Cuttlebug folder (ProvoCraft), pink crystals (Zva Creative), Crystal Stickles (Ranger), ribbon (May Arts).