Soap-y Birthday!

Inspired by my wonderful Etsy customer BikerB!

Vines, Tulips & Birthday Cakes

New cake doodle!

Happy Birthday Cousin Clayton!

My cousin & his friends decided to have fun with a few slugs this summer and we caught him in the act. This illo. eludes to the poor slug's misfortune. I thought it would be quite appropriate to re-enact the event for his Birthday card. Poor ol' slug! I think he got his revenge in the end.

Fairy Cakes Out the Door!

Ok . . the last of the fairy cakes for a while. This last one was my favorite of the 3 finished cards. God did not create me to do multi media on a small scale. This ATC swap was a challenge! It was like a glue bomb went off. It was everywhere . . . along with minuscule paper scraps on a grand scale!

The Fairy Cake Delema . . .

I have been struggling with how to illustrate "fairy cakes" without being too redundant and typical. This is pretty typical, but was sure fun to draw. Still trying to doodle this one out. Not 100% happy but moving along. I just found out that the ATC swap I am doing this for is mixed media not just illo. Bummer . .. Oh well . .. ") Maybe a few of these will make it into some Birthday cards. Ta-ta!

Birthday Cakes, Cake Cards & NOW Fake Cakes!

I just got the chance to whip this up today. I have been wanting to tackle this "fake cake" project for a while, but the styrofoam cake rounds are not on my regular route. I can't wait to do more!! They are a quick and easy project that can actually get accomplished in the midst of children buzzing about. The best thing is that no hot glue is required! This one is for my Aunt, who needs a Birthday center piece for the guys in the family. The store only had this small size. (They had just been ransacked by a bakery school.) I wanted to go two tier, but thought Id give a little one a try first. Very reasonable $ wise to put together . . . a BIG plus.  The cool thing is that I can get another larger round to put under it if she wants to go bigger. Then she can have two options. 

I highly recommend this project!!!! Tooo fun.

New Birthday Card Designs . . .

These are such a kick to draw! I am off tomorrow to get pictures/sketches of that neat gate in out neighborhood . . . can't wait to give it a go and see how it would translate on a card. Ready to give the cakes a rest. 

Birthdays & Salmon Cake

Wanted to surprise my hubby with a salmon cake this year for his Birthday. Experimented with using fondant . . . it was a first for me and a total blast! Loved using the paste food coloring to paint the cake. Just like watercolors, but more entertaining. This whole cake obsession has gotten completely out of control. I think I need help. 

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