Practice Cake #2

My husband decided that the cake would look better if I piped the sides instead of smoothing them on. So here is attempt #2 with piping. I also got black food coloring this time. I like the color very much. :)

The first pic is just straight line piping. The next two pics I added a few vertical lines on the sides to try to give it the look of stone blocks. I'm not sure if I like it or not. I wanted to compare them. The icing looks "runny" because I didn't refrigerate it while I was working on it. I used it right out of the bowl after mixing and I took a while working on it. I think I may have over mixed it too. I also forgot to do white icing on top of the cake for the inside of the portal. Oops. :)

Tomorrow is the big day! The grand opening of the Modern Sugar Blvd online store! Whooo! How exciting! Cruise on over there and check out all the amazing digi stamps! There is a little something for everyone!!

Here are some projects I created for the second round DT call using some of the very images you can purchase tomorrow! :)

Circle Card:

Image: Blogging Gal (MSB)

I threaded around the edge of the card with yellow floss. Then I embossed the white cardstock layer with the "Spots and Dots" Cuttlebug folder. The flower with flourishes is a cardstock sticker. I colored the image with Bic Write-It markers. I printed the sentiment from my computer.

Post-It note holder:

Image: Cake Gal (MSB)

This is one of the post-it note holders I am so fond of making lately! :) I used some Stampin' Up DSP (designer series paper) for the background. I will have to look up the name of it. I colored the image with my Bics.

Recipe card box/holder:

Image: Cake Gal (MSB)

I made the recipe box from a template I found on SCS. The background paper is "The Sweet Stack" from DCWV. I made the border with SU's scallop border punch. The chocolate chip cookies I made using a large circle punch and normal hole punch. Then I took a smaller circle punch and made bite marks.

MSB will be rockin' all week! Check it out for some great stamps, deals, ideas and more!! While you're at it take a look-see at the work of all the other amazing DT members. "The Sugars" are stock full of talent!!