Sweet Cupcakes OCC Challenge - Limited Supplies

Ack! I just realized the ribbon was crooked in this pic! Oh well.

I'm not really happy with the way this card photographed. Too stark/dark for me. It looks much more cheerful and sunny in person.

This was for the OCC Challenge this week which is about using no designer paper and only up to 4 layers. I never realized how hard that would be! I do depend on layering quite a lot.

Since I had to limit my layers I thought I'd use some dimensional effects to make the card pop out more. I pierced holes all around the edge of the Old Olive cs and along the ribbon on either side on the Yoyo Yellow cs (haven't used that color in awhile!). I also pierced around the ovals.

Before piercing the Yoyo Yellow I stamped one side with the SU Print Pattern background stamp in VersaMark ink. Then I ran the other side through the Cuttlebug using the "Swiss Dots" folder. The vertical ribbon hides the line of demarcation between them.

I stamped the sentiment from the Inkadinkado set, "Birthday Cupcake" as well as the "sparkles" in Basic Black ink. The sparkles added a bit more "activity" to the overall look. I also stamped the "sparkle" on the oval in Bordering Blue ink, stamping off once on scrap paper to keep the images light. I used a water brush and the Bordering Blue ink pad to do a little shadow around the cupcakes. The cupcakes are colored with SU Markers: Only Orange, Blush Blossom and Old Olive. I used a clear glitter on the frosting and a star gem for the star on the top of the middle cupcake.

I'd seen someone add ribbons to one of those spiral paper clips, so I've been wanting to try it. Mine doesn't look as nice as the card I saw it used on, but it adds a bit of whimsy to this card, I think. I had a dickens of a time getting it to clip on to my satisfaction. I bent the oval I tried so much!

Dimensionals were used to pop out the ovals between and behind.

I think that about covers everything! Thanks for looking!

Stamps: SU Print Pattern, Inkadinkado Birthday Cupcake
CS: Old Olive, Yoyo Yellow, White
Inks: VersaMark, Basic Black, Bordering Blue
Markers: Only Orange, Blush Blossom, Old Olive
Other: Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots" embossing folder, Nestabilities Classic ovals (regular and scalloped), Glitter, 2-way glue, Dimensionals, Straight pin, Mat pack cushion, Ribbons, Spiral paper clip, Clear star gem