Strawberry Spongecake!

So, this cake doesn't necessarily use "scissors" or "ink" as the blog title suggests.  However, it was a creative labor of love and I was very proud of the aesthetics of the end product, so I want to post it here with some of the steps that went into it. 

The cake was from the book "Birthday Cakes" by Fiona Cairns.  It graces the cover and it looks just gorgeous.  My friend and I used the recipe for the Neopolitan Spongecake (also found in the book - though we only made the vanilla layer) instead of the Lemon and Elderflower recipe that was suggested for this cake.  Instead of buttercream, we used whipped cream and we muddled some strawberries and sugar to put as one of the middle layers.  

It tasted great and was pleasing to the eye!  Definitely would repeat.  Wouldn't mind layering it with butter cream and using whipped cream as the outer coating.  I just love the way the strawberries look and like the idea of keeping the green tops on the strawberries on top.  

Easter Eggs and an Easter Dog.

Easter Time means an opportunity to get crafty.  This year I made a few eggs and they brightened up the house to kick off Spring.  There are so many cool things you can do with Easter eggs and crafting supplies!  I focused on dye, stickers, glitter and rhinestones.  Next year we'll kick it up a notch. 

Here are the eggs and some other Easter frills: 

This is a mozzarella Easter bunny from an Italian specialty store on Staten Island.  A-mazing.  

 And here are some pics of my little Easter bunny, my chihuahua, T-Bone: 

Paper Taco Card!

"Let's Taco-'bout how Awesome You Are"

I made this card for someone who is awesome, just to let them know ;).

I was inspired by a little taco crawl in downtown Manhattan at Ponche Taqueria, Tacombi al Fonda and La Esquina.  I started thinking that a little taco card would be absolutely adorable so I put it together using my Silhouette Cameo, various Martha Stewart glitters and glitter paper from Paper Source.

You can't see it but the card opens up and you can write on the inside.  Taco-'bout adorable.  Lol.  Sorry, Im gonna get as much play out of that pun as possible ;)

Yours Til the Taco Crunches,
Christina