How to make cupcake paper toppers

A while agoe, I made some cupcake paper toppers and as promised here is a little tutorial on how to make them. Visit your craftstore, to find all sorts of paper punches, embellishments, ribbons and scrapbooking paper to make unique cupcake paper toppers to decorate your cupcakes. I have only used circle and scallops punches, but you can of course use almost all sorts of paper punches for this project.

This is what I use:
Paper punches, my blue scallop punch are 2″. Use the size you find right for your cupcakes.
Craft glue stick
Hot glue gun
Scrapbooking/craft paper
Ribbon
Pair of scissors
Cookie/lollypop sticks (wood or paper)
Optional:
Crepe paper
Needle & cotton thread
3D adhesive foam squares
Embellishments: Scrapbooking brads, beads, paper scraps ect.

Step 1:

Take some craft paper and cut out two paper circles, with the paper punches. I like, that one of them are a little smaller. Glue them together with a craft glue stick.

Step 2:

Now glue the cookie stick on the back, using a hot glue gun (be carefull with the hot glue gun) Your cupcake paper topper is now ready to be embellished.

Here are some exambles, on how you could decorate your cupcake paper toppers!

Example 1:

Here I have used scrapbooking brads. Make a small hole in the middle of the paper circle and keep the brads in place with a little dot of craft glue on the back.

Example 2:

Crepe paper ruffles, adorn these cupcake paper toppers. Cut a strip of crepe paper and make a simple stich through the crepe paper. Pull and the strip will make pretty ruffles. Form the ruffles into a rosette and keep it in place with a few stiches. You may need to trim it a little afterwards with your scissors.

Example 3:

Here I have used a small cut out paper decoration and attached it with 3D adhesive foam squares.

Step 6:

All the cupcake paper toppers need now are some pretty ribbon, tied into a little bow. You can keep the bow in place, with a little dot of craft glue, just under the knot. Your stylish home made cupcake paper toppers are now ready to be used.