Hello Pink Hydrangea Cupcakes

for a ladies get together, i made pink hydrangea buttercream and chocolate cupcakes. there are many shades of pink when it comes to hydrangeas, so i did a few different shades. i also added hints of green for buds.  the cupcakes matched the green and pink hydrangea plates and napkins that were being used for this event. they were arranged on a tiered cupcake holder. 

Victoria Secret Pink Cake

to go with the victoria secret pink theme of the party, i made a cake to match. i made three layers of chocolate english sponge cake with vanilla buttercream frosting. i then made the neon fondant polka dots to cover the cake, added the zebra pattern ribbon around the bottom to finish it off. not covering the cake in fondant made it a bit easier for those, who don't like it, to remove it and just have the cake and frosting. 

Victoria Secret Pink Party

this party was for a 14 year old girl who loves victoria secret PINK collection, particularly the colours. so after a very productive trip to the shop, i took some notes and began to plan. this was the final product. i had a wide range of colors to work with particularly bright pink, orange, teal, bright yellow and lime green with hints of zebra print. i had some treats available. the birthday girl had braces, so i made sure not to get any candy she couldn't eat.  and instead of hanging a happy birthday sign, i made a cute panty line instead. 

Hello Hydrangea Cupcake Bouquet!

for this gift, i decided to make a cupcake bouquet. the bouquet holds 8-9 cupcakes per flower pot.  for this project, i decided to make chocolate cupcakes in aluminum cupcake holder. 

i chose vanilla buttercream frosting and chose blue and violet hydrangeas. there are other colors for hydrangeas such as apple green and bright bubble gum pink. 

....and volia! my hands ended up a bit blue and purple and i had frosting in my hair...but this was the final product. for this project, i filled in the open spaces with fakes leaves, i can also use colored tissue or paper shreds. i topped it off with a dark blue and light purple bow, safely tucked around the pot. the birthday girl loved it and at first, thought they were real flowers! i would definitely do this again, it got such a great reaction and they tasted delicious! 

Perfectly Plum

as part of birthday gifts, i like to make my own cards. in this case, i came across some pretty floral and shimmer plum/aubergine coloured paper. when i make my own cards, i use a lot of double-sided permanent tape! with this particular card, i used two sheets of 12 x 12 paper and two sheets of 8.5x11 paper. i found some pretty glitter ribbon , that wasn't too messy to work with and the double-sided tape stuck well to it. i always like to line my envelopes. i invested in a envelope liner kit from paper source and it has been the best 13 dollars i have ever spent. i use the templates all the time for card making and designing my own invitations. i try to make my cards fit the personality of the person receiving it. in this case, the birthday girl loves periwinkles and purples...so i picked a very modern floral print, remembering last year i stayed very classic and clean with my design...so this year, i decided to be BOLD!