Good morning! Did you love Lisa's challenge yesterday? We did! And today we have Virginia Nebel who without knowing it, took up Lisa's challenge!
"I love to explore creative ways to use everyday items. Today I’d like you to join me and rummage through your kitchen pantry for cupcake or muffin liners. Cupcake liners are delicate and can be transformed into pretty ruffles and rosettes. Most cupcake liners come in white so the options to ink, mist, and colour them are endless!
Here are some tips to transform those liners into a pretty ruffle strip:
1. I like to use large or jumbo liners as they have longer pleats.
2. Take one liner, fold gently in half being careful not to flatten the pleats too much. Cut out the flat bottom portion (it is the half-moon shape in the centre)
3. You should have a bottom less liner.
4. Cut through and open up the liner. This will make it easier to ink and mist. You have just made your own paper ruffle strip.
5. To make rosettes: After you apply mist or colour to the pleats, close and glue the open ends together, leaving a centre of 1 ¼ inch diameter in the middle (you can trim the longer excess ends)
6. Squeeze the centre together and flare out the pleats at the same time. Hold the centre of the rosette in place using tacky adhesive tape. Smaller sized rosettes are made by trimming the height of the pleats a little shorter first after step 4.
Dressforms are really popular, use the ruffles to make a pretty skirt, add ribbon and a flower at the waist for a feminine touch.
On my tag topper, I used the cupcake liner to add realness and dimension to the cupcake. Die cut cupcake bottom from white cardstock first and add pleats over top tucking the ends behind.
Supplies: Pattern paper: Webster’s Pages, Basic Grey; Diecut: Accucut; Image: Dressform image by GraphicsFairy blogspot; Embellishments: Prima, WR Memory Keeper
Thank you Virginia for another use for cupcake liners...love it! What will you find around your house? Be sure to link us to your project!
pure genius =)
Posted by: Debbie | February 08, 2011 at 09:42 AM
Thank you for the great tip.
Posted by: Chelle K | February 08, 2011 at 09:49 AM
I am off to buy some cupcake liners!! :) Love the dress idea!
Posted by: Diana Fisher | February 08, 2011 at 09:59 AM
So simple and so great! Thanks for sharing such fun projects!
Posted by: Romaine | February 08, 2011 at 10:22 AM
This is super cool! I've posted the link on my blog as well. Who doesn't have cupcake liners on hand and what a neat idea! TFS!!
Posted by: Karen Wilson | February 08, 2011 at 10:33 AM
so fun, i love the look!
Posted by: emily pitts | February 08, 2011 at 11:08 AM
What a great idea... I too love the look!
Posted by: Lauren | February 08, 2011 at 11:28 AM
Cute projects..I love the skirt on that dress form and that cupcake is fabulous!! :O)
Posted by: Glynis | February 08, 2011 at 11:35 AM
I love these ideas. I have done something siimilar before. I've cut the outer edge down a bit to flatten it on the centre of a card and placed a paper pieced bon bon in it with the caption 'You're so Sweet'. I think I'll be trying that cute cupcake next.
Posted by: Marlene | February 08, 2011 at 11:50 AM
very fun!
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Posted by: Sandra ltb | February 08, 2011 at 02:15 PM
What a great tip! This will be so much easier than fan folding every 1/4 inch. Thanks so much.
Posted by: mmspiker | February 08, 2011 at 03:02 PM
Such talent and great ideas! Who would have thought a cupcake liner could be used to make such wonderful things. Thanks for sharing these ideas!
Posted by: Sue C | February 08, 2011 at 03:32 PM
These are great ideas! I have some Valentine cup cake liners I could use on cards!
Posted by: conniemelancon | February 08, 2011 at 04:07 PM
ok, this post should get the bravo award for the month of feb.'11, very good with the cupcake holder papers
ava
Posted by: ava | February 08, 2011 at 06:06 PM
too cute. can't wait to try these flowers
Posted by: susan s | February 08, 2011 at 06:38 PM
Oh what a great idea! I am seeing a project now!!!
Posted by: Jessie McLaughlin | February 08, 2011 at 07:41 PM
Super super cute! LOVE all these ideas;) Borrowing some for my creations!!
Posted by: Sav O'G | February 08, 2011 at 07:41 PM
I made a really fun banner using cupcake liners and I had such a good time doing it!
http://ericasdoingsomethingelse.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-olw-banner.html
Posted by: Erica Hettwer | February 09, 2011 at 12:19 AM
Oh my!! I've seen cupcake liners used before, but NEVER this nicely!! I esp. love the dress form skirt!! Thanks for sharing such wonderful ideas!!
Posted by: Carol Metully | February 09, 2011 at 12:38 AM
I was just about to throw about ten out- keeping them now thanks
Posted by: kathy s | February 09, 2011 at 04:25 AM
Very cool ideas! Thanks for the tips!
Posted by: MichelleGB | February 09, 2011 at 04:35 AM
cool
Posted by: Liz Whitty | February 09, 2011 at 05:46 AM
These ideas are really fantastic! Thanks very much! :o)
Posted by: Nancy | February 09, 2011 at 06:24 AM
Adorable cards!! I'm heading to my cupboard for some liners right now, lol...
Posted by: Debbi | February 09, 2011 at 08:17 AM
You are right. Who knew cupcake liners would make their way into scrapbooking. How cool!!!.
Posted by: doreen Moore | February 09, 2011 at 08:31 AM