Wednesday, March 17, 2010

My Card Box...





Okay, I am so glad that I can finally check this one off my "things to do list" for my baby's 1st birthday party. When I first saw Sonya's cake that she created for Craft Project Central, it gave me an idea... why not make one with Hello Kitty? Although Sonya's cake is created with styrofoam, I created my cake so that I could use it as the card box for my baby's party.

To make this cake, I trace the tops of 2 different sizes of my tupperware bowls onto cardboard. I cut out the sides of the cake from cardboard too and attached them together with clear packing tape. I also cut a slit in the back of the bottom layer for the cards to go in. I then wrapped it with wrapping paper and used my hot glue gun to glue the 2 layers together. The very bottom of the cake is just a piece of cardboard that I covered with foil. When the cake was formed, it was time to finally decorate it. Each day I added new elements to it. I used flowers that I created with my Stampin' Up! dies and also some flowers, beads, & ribbons that I purchased from a local store. I hope you like it! This by far is definitely the biggest craft project I've worked on. It was fun, but a bit time consuming. Maybe in my next life I should be a cake decorator...

23 comments:

  1. Absolutely beautiful Brenda!! I LOVE this!! You are such a great mommy!! :-)

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  2. All I can say is..WOW! You did it again, girl! That cake is a labor of Love and it shows. Brenda, you just keep inspiring me all the time!

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  3. Gorgeous cake box Brenda. You did a fab job! Love, love, love all your flowers--beautiful!

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  4. LOVE IT! Soooo cute! You're the best! Thanks for sharing all your creativity! :)

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  5. Oh man Brenda! How in the world? Then again, you are the master crafter! I luv this card box . . . DD will see how much her mama luvs her; all the TLC that went into making this special piece! Hey can you make one for me? hee, hee!

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  6. Wow, what a creation! Beautiful job!

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  7. OUCH! my jaw just hit the ground!! what an AWESOME card box! the colors are so pretty too! dang, girl, you're incredible!

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  8. OMG,WOW,AWESOME!! This is Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!! You are one Talented crafter!!
    Hugs,
    Denise

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  9. I just love your creation. So cute!! It will be a hit at your party, im sure!!

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  10. Oh my GOD BRENDA!! It is just LOVELY!!! I'm sure everyone will be in AWE of your creation, most definitely!!

    Hugs,
    Joy
    www.tamikos.com

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  11. Oh my gosh, Brenda! This cake is to die for!!! I LOVE LOVE Hello Kitty! Wow! Great job! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  12. Oh my this is GORGEOUS!!!! very very gorgeous.... time consuming yes, but so worth it.... LOVE it!!!!

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  13. Beautiful! Your daughter is sooo lucky to have such a crafty mom!

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  14. Holy smokes! What a gorgeous card box! Beautiful job, Brenda!
    Tammy

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  15. You did a cute job on the cake Brenda! TFS!

    Jenny
    crazyforpaper.blogspot.com

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  16. OMG, what can I say but FABULOUS!!! The cake box looks sooo real & good enough to eat! VERY IMPRESSIVE GF!

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  17. so pretty! love what you did with this! amazing cake! don't think I would even attempt trying this at all! so lovely with that HK topper! awesome! you do such wonderful creations! keep it coming girl! woo-hoo!

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  18. Brenda what a beautiful cake box! You are such an inspiration to us all and so very creative...

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  19. beautiful project Brenda! Your daughter can cherish it for years to come!

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  20. Wow! Simply breathless & beautiful!

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  21. Brenda! This is soooooo fabulous! I love it! Wow, you really outdid yourself on this one!

    Hugs,
    Michelle

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  22. This is sooo cute and awesome!! I love it!! LOVE Hello Kitty!!! Wonderful job girl!!
    Hugs
    Jodi =)

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