The design on the bottom tier was inspired from a clip art picture I found years ago and always loved. The actually way the cake looked in my head and on paper didn't transfer to the actual cake. For one the color scheme that I chose was very different, and in trying to match the colors I got over zealous. By morning the colors had darkened to this god awful combination. Lol the colors are so distracting you barely notice the awesome design on the bottom. Every time I look at it I want to dig for my sun glasses.