Friday, July 23, 2010

Piece of (Wedding) Cake

Hi girls - I have a super quick JUGS post for you today - as you know we're at ONE WEEK till my daughter's wedding so my crafting time is pretty limited right now.  This week's challenge is being sponsored by Kelleigh Ratzlaff and it's a template challenge.

You all know how I love templates and gift boxes. Well, after having just assembled 120+ favor boxes for the wedding, I think I had weddings on the brain when I chose this "Piece of Cake" template for my JUGS project. I've seen so many adorable cakes or pieces of cake made with it so I thought I'd give it a whirl. I'm NOT using this for my DD's wedding but I surely could have. Went together in a SNAP!

So - here's my simple but (hopefully) elegant wedding favor "Piece of Cake" favor box. I wish I had time to make an entire cake - I think it would be fabulous for a fancy shower or even to put one on each table as part of the decorations.

I started with some stunning white paper from The PaperTemptress. I think this one is called Laser Luster. My photo does not do justice to this gorgeous paper.


I printed the Kelleigh Piece of Cake template directly onto the reverse of this paper, cut it out and assembled. Then I added a strip of pearls, a beautiful floral piece (I got these on sale in the wedding dept of Hobby Lobby for 50¢), and a couple of pearlized hat pins.


I made a simple tag for the box - I punched a heart (Creative Memories) on the same beautiful white paper, then stamped the sentiment (from PTI's Wedding Wishes Additions) and adhered the white heart with dimensionals to a coordinating colored heart from CS.


Of course - this little goodie box is filled with "Hugs + Kisses from the Mr. & Mrs". (We DID use that same sentiment on our favor boxes).

Stop by the JUGS design team (Side bar) and check out our Featured Designer, Debbie M,  as well. My simple cake box is the COMPLETE antithesis of her BEAUTIFUL shabby chic embellished cake box that she created for JUGS this week! AND that, my friends, is the beauty of this hobby!!

Thanks for stopping by - if I'm quiet for a little bit you'll know why... I WILL have some new goodies from My Time Made Easy to share at the end of the week with you. Stay sweet and thank you for your encouraging comments - what a way to put a smile on my face :-)

Hugs n BIG smiles from the Mother of the Bride in a mere 7 days...

22 comments:

Lisa Kind said...

This is so beautiful! I thought it was covered in white satin...that paper is fabulous! I thought for sure you made these for your daughter's wedding. Great job with this template challemge!

MarieL said...

Beautiful slice of cake. I too have a template to make a cake slice....maybe one of these days...hehehe
This slice is absolutely gorgeous and that paper and peachy flower are just devine.

I hope you will post some wedding pictures when the time comes. Can't wait to see them.

Davi said...

That is one gorgeous slice of cake! The paper is beautiful and the flower and pearls give it a wonderful elegance perfect for a wedding.

Charlie said...

VERY pretty - love the Hugs and kisses sentiment - your language is so perfect for these fun sentiments. All the best for your DD's big day - remember a Kleenex in your purse - the mother of the Bride is allowed to sniffle a bit that day. =0)

Hanne said...

Pam! you totally did it! Clean and simple!!! I´m so proud of you!!! Huge wink lol

Anne Tussing said...

Your wedding cake piece is so gorgeous and elegant!!!

Best wishes, Mother of the Bride!! I hope that you enjoy a wonderful, full of memories wedding!

Andrea M said...

Pam - this is GORGEOUS!!! Like Lisa, I thought this was covered in satin. The paper is amazing! WOW! When I first saw the picture on the JUGS site, I thought it was for your DD's wedding :) You're so right though, this would be STUNNING as a "favor cake" on tables or for a shower. Truly inspiring and amazing, Pam. You blew me away!
How exciting - only one more week to go!

Gwen said...

Jeepers Pam!!!! you really out did you self with this one!! AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mary M said...

This is soooo elegant Pam. I hope you have a chance to relax a bit before the wedding it goes by so fast! TFS, Mary M

Maria said...

Oh pam so beautiful!! When I first saw the picture I was going to ask you if you made these as favors! Fabulous job and all the best with the wedding, so exciting! Can't wait to see pics!

Kathryn B said...

This is so rich and elegant looking Pam! It surely would be the perfect wedding favor! Love the pearl edging and the peach...awesome work!!

Mona Pendleton said...

WOW Pam! This piece of cake is so incredibly beautiful! I love the soft, elegant colors! You must be in pins & needles as the days dwindle down to the BIG day!!!

Diane Jaquay said...

OMG, this is just STUNNING!!!

Kelleigh Ratzlaff Designs said...

Elegant!! So wonderfully elegant!! I love what you did with the template! Thanks for making my designs look so good!!

Silke Ledlow said...

Super elegant and gorgeous Pam!!! What a perfect wedding gift idea!!! Hugs ~S~

Kathy Jones said...

WOW! This is SO ELEGANT and totally stunning!!! What a fantastic idea!!!

Anonymous said...

I hope the wedding is perfect in every way! Did you make 120 of those??? Because they are perfect and anyone would love those!! You are crazy girlfriend!

LeAnne said...

Just gorgeous, Pam! I am speechless with amazement!

Sue Lelli said...

Oh Pam! This is so YUMMY! LOVE the peach goodness and LOVE the pearls!!

Unknown said...

so pretty and elegant

Michele Gross said...

There is nothing better than a piece of calorie free cake and this one doesn't disappoint! So elegant and really delicious eye candy :)

Theresa Momber said...

Wow! Pam, this is so stunning. Can't believe the wedding is only a week away!

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