Sweet Cupcakes

Hi All, my post today is of a 3D cupcake I made as a swap for convention.  It was also a project we made at this months stamp club.  It is a handy little cupcake I designed for last years convention, this year I made a couple of little changes to the look of the top of the cupcake and of course new colours and DSP.  I'll share last years cupcake with you in another post.  But here is the 2012 version...

This sweet little cupcake is just the perfect size to hold a little container of Dazzling Diamonds or Embossing Powder, such a cute little gift.  Here's a peak of how it looks with the lid open.

1. To make this cupcake I have used the 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch and folded up the scallops to form the base. 
2. I have then adhered a 1cm x 18.8cm strip of card to the inside of the scallops. 
3. I have then adhered a strip of card 3.2cm x 18.8cm on the outside of the scallops.  The two strips help provide you with a nice firm base and reinforcement for the sides of your box. 
4. Ive crimped a piece of Twitterpated DSP and adhered to the outside. 
5. The flower top is made using 9 x 2 3/8" Scallop Circles - 3 in Whisper White, 3 in Pool Party and 3 in Island Indigo.  Ive daubed the Whisper White with Pool Party Ink and daubed the Pool Party & Island Indigo with Island Indigo ink.
6. Pierce a hole through the centre of each Scallop Circle
7. Spritz with Shimmer Spritz or Water and scrunch and then unscrunch each Scallop Circle.
8. Push a brad through the centre Whisper White on first then Pool Party and lastly Island Indigo.
9. Scrunch up each Scallop Circle individually (make sure the first one is quite small). Then press out the scallops to look like a flower.
10. Fold a 7cm x 2.4 cm rectangle in half this is the hinge for the lid and adhere between the middle of two Scallop Circles.
11. Lastly adhere your flower to the top.

Project Recipe:
Ink:  Island Indigo, Pool Party
Card: Island Indigo, Pool Party, Whisper White, Twitterpated DSP
Punches: 2 3/8” Scallop Circle
Accessories: Sponge Dauber, Crimper, Piercing Tool, Matt Pack, Metallic Brads, Frost White Shimmer Paint (mixed with Isocol to may Spritz), Sticky Strip