My 17th birthday cake. Purple buttercream (violet + burgundy + royal blue) with white MMF/gumpaste accents... I used wilton pearl dust mixed w/ extract and painted it on the white parts. I made the swags based on the article here @ CC-- amazing! And it totally stuck to the buttercream too! (I used toothpicks on each side of every swag for added support) The cake is slightly domed... my cake pans are inadequate but I just bought some new ones. 17 sparkly white candles on top (: