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I love cupcakes – but really who doesn’t? I had a special day with my daughter and we worked on Halloween cupcakes together. I tried to snap pictures before they were quickly gobbled up. All were made using Butter crème icing and a Standard White Cake. These are some of the outcome.
Bad Kitty
This cupcake was made by cutting the cat out of black fondant on the Cricut Cake using the Happy Hauntings Cartridge. Around the cat I scattered candy bones. It is frosted in white butter creme icing.
Mummy
This cupcake, The Mummy, is made by using a flat 406 frosting tip with white butter creme icing in a bag, piped on over top of gummy eye balls.
Orange Hairy Cyclops
This cyclops cupcake is made by frosting it first in white butter creme icing. Next adding on a gummy eye ball. Finally dyeing shredded coconut orange and adding it on top of the frosting.
Creepy Creature
This creepy cupcake is made by frosting it first in white butter creme icing. Next, I added sour patch strings for the hair, black licorice for the eyes, white frosting for the whites of the eyes and a gummy candy mouth.
Witches Brew
This cupcake was made by cutting the witches cauldron out of black fondant on the Cricut Cake using the Happy Hauntings Cartridge. At the opening of the cauldron, I inserted green sour patch candies . It is frosted in white butter creme icing.
Toxic Octopus
This cupcake is frosted in white butter creme icing. Next I added eight, blue sour patch candy strings for tentacles. On top of the eight legs I plopped a full sized marshmallow that I decorated with gummy candy and black licorice.
Cute Pumpkin
This cupcake is first frosted in white butter creme icing. Next, I dyed shredded coconut bright orange and adding it on top of the frosting. Finally I added in a green sour patch candy string as the pumpkin stem.
So the baker’s costume will work for some events but a girls gotta have options. So I also created this recycled umbrella jelly fish costume.
To learn how to make it jump over to my piece at the Phoenix New Times Jackalope Ranch: Thrifty Homemade Jelly Fish Costume
For Halloween this year I thought I would declare my love for the Cricut Cake! I had to think of a costume that I can wear easily while toting two youngsters around and still do all things I need to do. So I knew it had to be something cute but practical. To make one yourself read on.
Steps:
1. I used my Cricut Cake baker’s hat from CHA January 2010 as a starting point.
2. I cut utensils, cupcakes and cake slices out of Bazzill Basics card stock on my Cricut. I used the Sweet Treats Cartridge and the From My Kitchen Cartridge to cut the shapes.
3. I added Glimmer Mist to the utensils to give them a pink shine. I also, added some sharpie marker to the front cake to make it stand out.
4. Next, I glued the pieces together with a tacky glue and then hot glued them to the baker’s hat.
5. I finished off the costume my adding the Cricut Cake Apron.
Special Note: Thanks Sarah for modeling in the costume with the Cricut Cake machine.
Also Blogged at Mixology Crafts where I am a contributing blogger.
I am willing fall to come to AZ by making a no-sew fleece scarf with felt layered pins. It will happen, soon enough we will feel chilly. For the complete how to visit Phoenix New Times Jackalope Ranch: Embrace Fall and Make a Scarf (No Sewing Required).
Working with the Cuttlebug Embossing folders and Scupley is such an easy combination. You don’t have to run the Sculpey through the Cuttlebug machine you just press it into the folder by hand – it make a clean impression and is easy to clean up.
For the complete Tutorial Click here: Sculpey Halloween Jewelry
