Hostess Party Favors Revealed: Ribbon and Paper Cupcakes!

Sorry to keep you in suspense for so long!  I know you've been patiently waiting to see the favors I was making with the ribbons I showed you in my last post.  Those ribbons had been stitched and gathered into circles to form the tops for ribbon and paper cupcakes I created as favors for my 6th Annual Hostess Appreciation Tea, which was this past Saturday!  (It was a fun time to be able to relax, chat, stamp, and say thanks again to some amazing ladies who have hosted parties/workshops with me this past year!  In fact, it reminded me again that one of my absolute favorite parts of being a demonstrator is the great friends I have met and continue to meet through stamping!!!)

The idea for these cupcakes came from photos I had seen of cupcakes that were on display during Stampin' Up!'s 2010 Convention.  I couldn't find instructions anywhere for making the cupcakes, but could see what the basic ingredients were, and made up my own way of making them based on that.

Now, on to the photos!  The next step to my project after the last photo you saw was to attach the ribbons to some felt flowers I had cut out using the new Fun Flowers Bigz L Die (from the Occasions Mini!) and to sew on a button (I used a variety of Big Designer Buttons . . . some from the Holiday Mini, and some from the Springtime Vintage collection available now in the Occasions Mini).  Here's a photo of the finished cupcake tops:

Then, I made the cupcake bases.  I cut those out of Chocolate Chip card stock using the Bigz XL Table Setting Die and the Big Shot.  Before gluing them into a circle, I ran them through the Big Shot again to emboss them with the Elegant Bouquet Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  I also cut out a bottom for the cupcake, again using Chocolate Chip card stock, and the Bigz XL Flower Folds Die.  The second largest flower fits nicely in the cup formed by the Table Setting Die cupcake wrapper.  (Found that idea in a tip from the instructions that came with the Table Setting Die!)  Here are some photos of the bases:

all lined up on the tray, waiting to be filled:

and filled with some chocolate heart candies:

Then, it was time to top the cupcakes.  So the ribbon top would fit better into the card stock base, I had stitched two felt flowers underneath the ribbon (actually at the same time I was stitching all of the top layers together.  I suppose if you do not enjoy sewing you could attach the layers together using a glue gun instead.):

And, some photos of the finished cupcakes:

These were great fun to make, and I hope the ladies at the tea enjoyed the surprise, too! 

I'm planning to include these cupcakes in an upcoming class!  Watch for more details coming soon.

Thanks for stopping by!

-- Michelle

Michelle VanWiggeren
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator