For Megan's second birthday, her mom made a rainbow cake decorated with Smarties. When Megan got her cake, the only thing she was interested in were the Smarties, so she proceeded to get them out of the chocolate frosting one by one with her fingers, managing to get all sticky in the process. (And very proud of it, judging from the last picture!)
I wanted the letters to look like they were dipped in chocolate and in sugar, so I used temporary adhesive to place the Pool Party letters on a sheet of paper and used a Chocolate Chip Craft ink pad (now retired) to cover the bottom of the letters with ink, then dipped them a few times in clear embossing powder. (Alternatively, you could sponge the bottom of the letter with Classic Chocolate Chip ink and use Crystal Effects on the bottom of them.)
For the sugar-coated letters, I applied a piece of adhesive sheets on the back AND the front of the cardstock BEFORE die-cutting the letters. The back part transformed the letters into stickers and helped glue them to the page quickly. And by adding the adhesive sheets to the front, I was able to cover the whole letter with Dazzling Diamonds glitter quickly and evenly.
Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: C pour Toi (Tags 4 You), Mois de l'année Courrier (Lime Citron)
Cardstock: Pool Party Core'dinations, Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder, Vellum
Designer Series Paper: Sweet Shoppe
Ink: Chocolate Chip (Craft)
Accessories: Dymo Tape Runner, Sanding Block, Project Life Corner Punch,
Stampin' Emboss Powders (Clear, Pool Party), Big Shot Adhesive Sheets, Big Shot Alphabet Dies,
Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Silver Glimmer Paper, Owl Punch, Artisan Tag Punch,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Sweet Shoppe Designer Brads, Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon,
Island Indigo Satin Ribbon, Banner Punch, Months Dies (Echo Park), Dear Lizzie Project Life Cards,
Stampin' Write Markers
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