Three delicious cupcakes featuring whipped topping, icing, fruit and a candle make wonderful additions to your greeting cards for birthdays and other celebrations!
One thing to keep in mind before we get started… this is merely a guide to assemble the dimensional accent in a way that resembles the pictured version. We encourage you to unleash your creativity and explore alternative layouts, add your own touches (such as inking, embossing, glitter, etc) and make this project reflect your own style or the future greeting card recipient’s personality.
Are you ready to bring this work of art to life? Let’s get started!
How to Assemble this Dimensional Paper Accent…
Things You’ll Need:
- Celebration Cupcakes set
- Liquid craft glue
We like using clear Elmer’s glue. - Craft tweezers
Additional Supplies (Optional):
These items are purely optional and simply allow you to take the design to the next level!
- Adhesive foam pieces for extra dimension
- Ink pads and brushes for shading
- Glitter
- Accents such as rhinestones, pearls, etc.
Important Notes:
*The colors and patterns of the pieces will vary from set to set based on paper availability.
*This set contains small pieces! Not intended for use by small children.
*Use ink pads and brushes to lightly shade the pieces in this set before assembling to give the finished design extra dimension.
Let’s Get Started!
Step 1:
Glue the cake piece to the matching wrapper piece. Ensure the shape of the cake piece matches the shape of the wrapper piece.
Glue the swirled icing piece on top of the cake piece.
Glue the strawberry piece on top of the icing piece.
Step 2:
Glue the cake piece to the matching wrapper piece. Ensure the shape of the cake piece matches the shape of the wrapper piece.
Glue the smooth icing piece on top of the cake piece.
Glue the candle piece on top of the icing piece.
Glue the flame on top of the candle piece.
Helpful tip: Use craft tweezers to make picking up and placing the small flame piece a little bit easier!
Step 3:
Glue the cake piece to the matching wrapper piece. Ensure the shape of the cake piece matches the shape of the wrapper piece.
Glue the whipped cream piece on top of the cake piece.
Glue the cherry piece on top of the whipped cream piece.
Step 4:
Glue the assembled cupcakes to the front of your greeting card.
Voila! You’ve just assembled the Celebration Cupcakes paper accent. Add it to your handmade greeting card to create a truly one-of-a-kind item that is ready to be given or sent to friends and family. We hope you enjoyed the crafting time we shared today and encourage you to take a look at our many other dimensional paper accents which can be found on our Make It page as well as our Etsy shop.
Have a blessed day!
– MadeCreatively
MadeCreatively