Cakes, cakes & more cakes!

I think that I am finally through the graduation cakes. This week I made a cake for my nephew Luke's graduation open house. He is just an awesome guy! Luke is off to college to be a fireman.

Congrats Luke & we love you! I was also asked to make a couple of full sheet cakes for our school principal, Mrs. Sleva. She is retiring after 24 years. Thank you Mrs. Sleva for all you have done for our school. You will be missed. Best wishes on your retirement!

Baby Shower Cake and Cupcakes

Have I told you how much I LOVE gum paste?....If so, I am gonna tell ya again anyway. I love, love, love it! You can design and make pretty much make anything. It has been the turning point for me in decorating cakes and cupcakes. I was really kind of struggling to find my own style. You know, that thing that sets you apart from everyone else. When someone sees one of your creations and says " Yep, that's a Missy Craig cake!" I can't find enough time in the day to work with it. I already love it for flowers, (you can create a flower that looks as if you just picked it out of your flower garden.) Characters, details on cakes, I even use it exclusively for the lettering on my cakes. The picture above is a cake and cupcakes that I did for a baby shower for a friend. She ask me to match a cake to the napkin. This is what I came up with. The monkey and the presents are all gum paste. The cake is a white vanilla cake with butter cream frosting, covered in chocolate fondant, with fondant circles, and fondant border. Thanks for looking! I am off to mess with some more gum paste! :)

Graduation Cakes!

It has been a VERY busy week. I have been making graduation cakes! I want to say congrats to all the graduates, especially SVS Class of 2011, Diamond, and Bretta! Thanks for letting me be a part of your celebration.

Happy Birthday Cody, Love Mom

Well, my baby boy turned nine this week. It seems like yesterday that he was a baby. This year he requested a hunting cake. It had been a VERY busy week for me, so I had to make his cake in a hurry. I had to laugh when he seen it.....He said " Mom you are supposed to have the hunter's gun pointed at the deer!" I said " Code, I did that on purpose...I didn't want to offend any one at your party." He says " Mom, oh my gosh, that is what hunters do!" LOL He cracks me up! If you can't tell he is very serious about his hunting. We do have a rule in our house, that is if you kill it you must eat it.....that is all that I am going to say on that subject.

First Communion

My son Cody just went through his First Communion. Doesn't he look handsome! I was busy making five cakes (yikes!) and trying to get him, my self and everything ready.

It turned out to be a fantastic day! Time sure does fly....I guess he is growing up (sigh).

More Gum Paste and Another Birthday!

I have discovered gum paste...and I am having way to much fun with it! I made this little horse, cowgirl hat, horse whip and all the flowers with gum paste. I love it! I have also discovered that I have an artist in me just waiting be let out. I always thought to be an artist you had to be able to draw, paint or something like that. I guess....I am a sculptor.

Here is the cake that a friend ask me to make for her grand daughter's 9th birthday. She said that she wanted a cowgirl cake. So, this is what I came up with. I had a blast making this cake!

Happy Birthday Christina! I hope you had a great day and I hope you loved your cake!

My First Gum Paste Person.....

My friend Jessica is about to have her fourth baby. Yesterday my moms group threw a baby shower for her. I volunteered to make the cake and cupcakes. I decided that I was going to try and make my first gum paste person. OK, I have to laugh and its OK if you do too! She is way to big for my cake, she is supposed to look pregnant, and she has kankles (is that how you spell it?)

LOL. I think it turned out pretty cute....and hey I learned something right? Congrats to my friend Jessica! We hope to see that baby soon. :) I may have to do a tutorial on gum paste when I get a little better at it. It really is a lot of fun!

And......She's 18

Well tomorrow is a happy, yet sad day for me my baby girl turns 18 (sigh...where does time go?). She ask me to make a very special cake for her 18th birthday. This is what I came up with, all the things she loves; flowers, makeup, the color pink, zebra print and shoes. You can eat everything on this cake. The flowers, makeup, shoe and tag are all gum paste. The box is fondant and the bottom cake is butter cream frosting. Happy Birthday Abbie, I love you very, very much! I am blessed and proud to be your mom.

Happy Birthday Fletcher!

Happy 9th Birthday Fletcher!!! I hope you had a wonderful day!!!

Happy Birthday Avery!

I was ask to make a fun, crazy, wild birthday cake for Avery, who is 11 today. Well, this is what I came up with.....OK fine, yes I was messing around in Picnik....I love what you can do with your pictures there.

This is the actual picture of Avery's cake. I think it's fun.....and a little crazy.....and a little wild.

Happy Birthday Avery! I hope you have a wonderful day!!!

Happy 40th Birthday Robbie!

Happy 40th Birthday Robbie! Thank you Stephanie! I hope you had a wonderful time.

Oh, and I can't forget....THE COLTS ROCK!..... Just sayin'

Computer Cake

This is just one of the cakes I was working on yesterday. Thank you Becky, I hope you all enjoy it today!!!