How to make Cupcake Toppers

I've spent years making cupcake toppers in any & every theme that you can think of. From Super Mario to Strawberry Shortcake. You name it, I've made it.

Here are some quick directions to help you make your own. Be sure to check out my Freebies page for Free printable images that you can use :)

Supplies :Scissors or Paper Punches
Cardstock
Photo paper or round label sheets
Hot Glue gun & glues sticks( you can use glue dots & other adhesives, but hot glue works better. JUST BE CAREFUL)
Lollipop stick or toothpick
Computer and printer

Instructions:

Find an image or images you would like for your cupcake toppers. Print them out onto photo paper or cardstock. I prefer photo paper. *You can also print your images onto round labels. If you use this method, you can skip the next step.

Punch out or cut out your images using scissors into whatever shape you would like. The most popular cupcake topper shapes are circles, scalloped, rectangle and square.

Select cardstock for your background and punch out or cut out that as well. *The background needs to be slightly larger than your image. So, if your image is 1.5", your background paper needs to be 2".

Attach a lollipop stick or  toothpick using glue to your cupcake topper. You can attach the stick to the back of the cardstock or in between the cardstock and image. It will be layered. SO you can't see the stick on the back

Optional: Embellish your paper cupcake toppers with ribbon, gems, die cuts shapes, cut outs, etc. Instead of two layers of matting, add 3 or more. You can even attach another image to the back of the topper to make them doublesided. The ideas are endless!

Here are some images of items I have made in the past

 

Angry Birds

Olivia

Monster High

Zebra Print

Free Printable Cupcake Wrappers

I stumbled upon this site a week or so ago. Free cupcake wrappers  It's so cool. You can create & print your own cupcake wrappers. They have lots to choose from. Including Zebra print :)
You can personalize them for birthdays, showers, wedding, holidays, etc...

Here are some pics of their work:

There is a free trial available or you can buy a subscription & use the service forever. They give you lots of tips & tricks for printing. This is a great alternative to purchasing individual packages. Especially if you need alot.