Chalkboard Cupcakes

Here's my card for the current Fusion challenge.  I paired the sketch with chalkboard styled images inspired by the challenge photo to create this super sweet birthday card.

My cupcakes come from Avery Elle's Bring on the Cake stamp set.  I stamped the images on gray cardstock in white pigment ink, then added just a bit of color using Prismacolor pencils.  The cherries were stamped on a cardstock scrap and die cut, then adhered to the cupcakes with foam tape.  After I rounded the corners on each image panel, I brushed the edges of the panels with my white pigment ink pad for a chalky look. 

The images were arranged at the top of a pale pink cardstock panel and adhered with foam tape for dimension.  I stamped the "wishing you the happiest birthday" sentiment from the Merriest stamp set beneath the images in gray pigment ink.  The finished panel was adhered to a rose card base.

Materials Used:
Bring on the Cake and Merriest stamp sets (Avery Elle); Memento Luxe Wedding Dress and Gray Flannel inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); colored pencils (Prismacolor); Pale Peony cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Regal Rose cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Steel Grey cardstock (My Favorite Things); corner rounder; foam tape