Twofer Card Challenge

Today’s cards are for the latest challenge at the Twofer Card Challenge (#38). The prompt this month is “cupcake/cake” and the objective is to use the same stamp, die, or stencil in two different ways.

To get started I found some ideas from a few other challenges, but first off I chose a stamp from Unity Stamp Company that was a birthday cake – doubling as a sand castle for my second card.

I looked at the challenge at Color My Heart Color Dare (#443) to help choose my colors for the birthday card. I went with red orange, orange, and yellow orange.

Other challenges I’d like to join with this card:

AAA Birthday #25 – Celebrating their 2nd Birthday!!!

Inkspirational #239 – Triangle

Dies R Us #169 – anything goes with dies (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Addicted to Stamps and More #405 – use dies or stencils

My second card uses the cake stamp as a sand castle. I cut off the candle and made a little banner with a sentiment perfect for the beach. For both cards I did a lot of fussy cutting and paper piecing. The other stamps are all from a Lawn Fawn set.

Challenges I’d like to join in with this card:

Paperminutes #691 – create a scene

bastel-traum #101 – water

Little Red Wagon #601 – Sand and Sea

16 Replies to “Twofer Card Challenge”

  1. You’ve done an awesome job of paper piecing, Melanie! I love the sand castle with the banner waving from the top! The birthday cake is so pretty with all the banners and I love the matching banner flying over top! Thanks for sharing these with us at The Twofer Challenge!

  2. Both are wonderful cards. I have to admit, the sand cake looks good enough to eat and that little crabby seems to have his sights set on it. Thanks so much for joining us over at Little Red Wagon Challenge this week!

  4. How clever you are, Melanie! I never would have thought about using a cake stamp for a sand castle, but it worked perfectly! And your beach scene to surround it is fantastic! I also love your pretty birthday cake design and the great use of that pp with the extra celebration banners on a string across the top! Thank you for playing in TCC #38! Hugs, Darnell

  5. How clever to use one as a sandcastle! Both great cards. Lovely colour choices from our colour wheel. Thanks for playing along with Color My Heart Color Dare. X

  6. Your paper pieced birthday cake framed against the pierced layers is so pretty, Melanie … and looks scrumptious! How brilliant to use the same image unconventionally as a banner-strewn sand castle … so clever … and such a sweet scene! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Twofer! Anita 🙂

  9. Fab pair of cards, love both versions. Thanks for playing at AAA Birthday, hope to see you join in with future challenges too. Stay safe and keep crafting!

  10. Melanie, adorable cards, especially like the originality of using the cake on the beach for a sand castle… fun cards. Thanks for sharing with us at Color Dare.

  11. Great way to use the banner elements as part of the cake as well – ties in the elements perfectly together. Thanks for sharing with us at Colour Dare 🙂

  12. Both your cards are beautiful but I especially love the colours you chose on your birthday card, very pretty! Thanks so much for celebrating with us at AAA Birthday!

  13. Love both your cards! While the beach card is fun, I love the it’s your birthday card! Thank you for joining us at Color Dare!

  16. Your birthday cake card with banners is lovely. I like the warm colors of your DPs and great job paper piecing – a fun and effective technique. Also, great idea using the same stamp as a sand castle:)
    Thanks for sharing with us at INKspirational.

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