My Cards and Tags: Cupcake Tag

This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is all about paste!  I had cupcakes on the brain, so I decided to use modeling paste to create some faux frosting for the cupcake on my tag:

To make my "frosting," I stirred a dab of modeling paste with some Spun Sugar Distress Paint (about a 3 to 1 paste to paint ratio).  It made the paste slightly more runny and it was easy to spread onto my die-cut shape with a plastic knife.  When it was dry, I used a sponge to smear on some Worn Lipstick Distress Ink to give it some shading.

I added some lime green enamel dots to replicate sprinkles and topped it with a flower.  I used foam dots to pop it out from my tag just a bit.  You also may note that I used the ice cream cone scoop die for my cupcake top instead of the cupcake die.  I liked the different look that it gave it.

Here are the products I used to make my tag, which you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

My Favorite Things Sweet Treats dies	Sizzix Big Shot Machine	Lifestyle Crafts Genius Ultimate Platform System	My Favorite Thinghs Tag Builder Blueprints 2	Liquitex - Modeling Paste	Tim Holtz Distress Paint In Spun Sugar	My Mind′s Eye Jubilee Enamel Dots
Waffle Flower Monochrome stamp set	Fiskars Acrylic Blocks	My Mind′s Eye Dwell 6x6 Paper	Prima Timeless Memories A4 Paper	Memento Luxe Rose Bud	Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MERMAID LAGOON
Tim Holtz Idea-ology MEMO PINS Split Ring Metal Embellishment	Idea-ology Paper String	Hero Arts Basic Alphabet Stamps	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad	Timber Brown StazOn	Mixed Media Sponges Bars	Worn Lipstick Distress Ink Pad
Circle Pop Dots

I'm anxious to see the many ways you interpret our theme and use paste in your creations.  Upload your work to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog and you'll not only inspire us, but will be automatically entered into the drawing for a $50 gift voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store!