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Friday, June 15, 2012

Neckties for Dad on FWF day

Are you here for Friends With Flair? I'm so glad you stopped by!

The kids and I are gearing up to celebrate Dad on Sunday. They have plans to make him a pitcher of hand-squeezed lemonade, and we'll end one of his favorite home-cooked meals with a layer cake for him. I thought it would be fun to make a trio of cake toppers so the kids can decorate it up a little bit:

Go ahead and click on the photo for a better, up-close view!

These would also be fun decorations on cupcakes!

I used a bunch of {ippity} stamps: sentiments from The Best, ties from Authentic Man, background from A Bit of Burlap. I upcycled some natural tissue paper from somewhere to make pleated medallion backing for each topper. Otherwise these are pretty straightforward!

Don't forget to see the list of all of today's FWF participants over on the Unity blog. I'm also linking this up to a couple of Father's Day challenges: Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge #173 and Papercraft Star's Challenge #101.

Thanks for checking out today's little slice of bliss!
Emily

Stamps: The Best, Authentic Man, A Bit of Burlap from {ippity} by Unity
Paper: Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango, Marina Mist cardstock from Stampin' Up!
Ink: Vintage Sepia Versafine
Accessories: circle punches, tissue paper, craft sticks

44 comments:

  1. what fun cake toppers...love the use of the ties!

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  2. Looks like they were fun to make along with the cake!

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  3. this is too fun...i love all those fun ties...great design..

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  4. What a fantastic idea, Emily!

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  5. Cool, colorful, and lots of fun. Your hubby is sure to love this. Wish I had some of that cake. Don't dare put the recipe on your blog or I'll start gaining lbs. LOL

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  6. Emily, these are adorable! What a great idea, the kids will love using them and I'm sure DH will appreciate your contribution, too! Have a great weekend!

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  7. These r so pretty. LOve these.

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  8. These are so much fun! Such a creative idea, I am sure the kids will love decorating the cake. Have a fun weekend!

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  9. These are adorable, sounds like you have a fun day planned!

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  10. These are adorable. I am sure it will be a fun day for the family. These moments are treasured.

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  11. Those are just the most fun, Emily, wish I could be there to see his face when you bring out the cake! Well done, what a great Father's day addition! Thanks for joining us this week for the Papercraft Star, "Father's Day" challenge, hope you have a lovely Father's Day!

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  12. Now that's fun! Hand-squeezed lemonade sounds delicious, and CAKE. Note to self - need to involve cake in our father's day plans...

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  13. How wonderful!! Such a lovely creation for fathers day ... many thanks for playing along at Papercraft Star

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  14. They are so fun and wonderful, Emily!! Thank you for playing along at the FTTC.

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  15. Oh these would be cute stuck between some cookie pops or snack food! Great gift idea!

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  16. Oh my gosh, this is so so adorable! I love them!

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  17. Emily, what a GREAT idea! Love all those little ties! Sounds like you're going to have a fun Father's Day at your house! :)

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  18. Wow! I love your Father's Day cake toppers, they look wonderful!! Excellent idea :)
    Your lemonade sounds divine! :)

    Thank you for playing along with us in Flourishes Timeless Tuesday!

    ~ Amanda :)

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  19. Darling way to dress up the celebration- I have never seen a Cake topper IRL......what a fun cake decoration!

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  20. These toppers are so much fun! Love the way you used the little neckties.

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  21. this is awesome! your kids will love dressing up dad's cake with these great tie decorations. so cute

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  22. These are Awesome cake toppers!! What a Fantastic idea, Emily!! Your husband is going to LOVE his day. Have a great celebration!! {hugs}

    p.s I really enjoyed "meeting" you on SCS. Was so fun! It's like we get to chat for the first time. So cool! :)

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  23. Great cake toppers. He'll love them.

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  24. These are fabulous! I love how you cut out the ties!

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  25. Super cute, Em! The tie borders are darling! :)

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  26. these are 2 cute!

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  27. oh my goodness, these are SO cute!! i'm sure the kids {and dad!} will love them :)

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  28. Hi Emily,

    These are adorable! Such a fun project.

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  29. You are such a wonderful Mother - I wish I could come back as your kid! These are super fun and I know they will be so meaningful to your DH. Thanks for sharing this as I feel inspired by it! Hugz!

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  30. How totally cute are these?? i love them!!

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  31. LOVE the neckties and just plain FUN - ness of these cake toppers!

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  32. Ooooh...such cute cupcake toppers! :)

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  33. I love the rosette of ties. They would be cute stuck in the top of a BBQ hamburger as well as cupcakes. :)

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  34. These are adorable, what a fun little decoration they will make!

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  35. What a super, cute idea, Emily! LOVE those ties ;)! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at Papercraft Star!

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  36. Wow, look at all these comments! Such cute cake toppers, and my but you had lots of fussy cutting to do on those (many) mini ties. :)

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  37. Totally cute idea! Hope you all had a great weekend and thanks for playing the FTTC...hugs ~S~

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Thanks for taking the time to leave me a comment. I love to read every word!! Wishing you a day filled with bliss, ~Emily