Tiered Birthday Cake Card with Starburst Background

A project from our live show CATCH UP with Simon for a 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL in the HTCN studio broadcast 29th Nov 21 · 29/11/2021 · watch it from 17:15

A vibrant celebration card featuring a tiered cake with glitter icing drips and a number one topper. The starburst stencil background in bright colours creates a festive party atmosphere perfect for anniversaries or first birthdays.

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Step by step

1. Place the starburst stencil on your card layer and work from the outer edge inward with watercolour pencils, starting with the lightest colour first. ▶ watch 17:45
2. Add a second colour (orange) to highlight some areas of the starburst, allowing colours to blend slightly. ▶ watch 18:15
3. Add a third colour (teal or purple) to the remaining corner, blending it gently with the existing colours. ▶ watch 19:00
4. Select one star and accent it with a contrasting colour to bring a third colour into the overall design. ▶ watch 19:30
5. Glue the stencilled background layer onto a purple card border to frame the design. ▶ watch 21:45
6. Cut three tiered cake pieces in contrasting colours (purple, blue, orange) and stamp each with the background star pattern using matching ink. ▶ watch 22:00
7. Cut silver glitter strips and fussy cut them into irregular icing dribbles of varying heights. ▶ watch 23:00
8. Glue the silver dribbles onto each cake tier, starting with the largest tier at the base using three foam pads for height. ▶ watch 28:15
9. Stack the remaining cake tiers using two foam pads on the middle tier and one pad on the top tier. ▶ watch 30:15
10. Cut and fussy cut a number one from matching card stock and glue it to the top of the cake. ▶ watch 31:30
11. Add paper piercing details such as small dots and a heart to the elephant character for definition. ▶ watch 32:00

Tips from the show

• Start with the lightest colour when blending multiple colours to avoid contaminating the cardstock.
• Don't draw out the icing dribbles carefully—just go for it freehand to get a natural, varied effect.
• You can reactivate watercolour pencils on a white tile at home if they begin to dry out.

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