Cupcakes Galore: A Paper Piecing Tutorial

Have you seen the birthday Make N Take available at Creations Galore this week? We've received many questions asking just how the cupcakes on this card were created, and Nicole is here today with a short tutorial on how you can make them! 

Hello crafters! You'll need to gather some supplies.

• Cardstock
• Coordinating Patterned Papers
• Birthday Sentiments
• Cupcake Stamp
• Black Ink
• Markers
• Square Punch
• Adhesive

Begin by creating four squares from white cardstock and stamping a cupcake image on each square. This cupcake stamp is a Stamps by Judith Stubby. The stamp company creates super cute designs for all occasions in these small and affordable Stubby stamps. The Extra Jumbo Craft Punch from Marvy at a little over an inch is the perfect size for the Stubby designs.

Gather markers, colored pencils, or chalk to color the cherry, leaf, and cupcake liner.

Now for the paper piecing! Gather your patterned papers. Because the cupcake image is so small, most paper scraps work wonderfully for this step! Stamp the cupcake onto each of your patterned papers.

Cut out just the frosting part of the images and adhere to the squares. ZIG 2-Way Glue is my favorite adhesive for small pieces such as these. 

If you're using the same Judith cupcake stamp, don't forget to go back and color the second leaf. Now you're ready to assemble the rest of your card! Here's one last look at the card we created with this technique: 

Thanks for joining us today. Have you tried paper piecing? We hope you'll find ways to incorporate this fun technique into your paper crafting projects!