I Scream, You Scream, We ALL Scream for......ICE CREAM!

The summer days are starting to heat up around here! The sun is hot, the air is humid. Who DOESN'T think about a nice refreshing ice cream cone every now and again to help cool off!

I made these cards after having seen a tutorial here: Scallop Punch Ice Cream

I think they turned out rather cute, myself. I used some scallop oval punched cardstock that I had around the craft room for the ice cream. It's nice because you can get 2 scoops out of one scallop!

I ran a marker over the edges of the ice cream to add a little more color. The cones were scored to create the waffle look.

Give it a try and link to your creations in the comment section!

Butterflies

I love butterflies! What a great creation God made when he came up with butterflies. Such a delicate yet strong creature.

I made this card for the Featured Stamper Challenge this week on SCS. My inspiration was this card: Birthday Butterfly.

The butterfly was stamped in Versa Mark ink and then embossed with SU black embossing powder. I sponged Brilliant Blue around the image.

I couldn't help but add some bright color to this with the prima flowers. What are butterflies without flowers?

The paper is DSP from Stampin' Up in Brilliant Blue. These papers are so versatile.

Another New Set from Stampin' Up!

Yes, I'm showcasing another new set that's coming out from Stampin' Up! This set is called Autumn Days. The images are perfect for masculine cards.



These cards also show off some more of the new In Colors that Stampin' Up! is coming out with in July: Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, and Dusty Durango.

You'll notice that there is a sympathy theme running in these cards. I'm using these to give to someone who has asked me to make some sympathy cards for her. I think these will work nicely for that purpose.




I used Crushed Curry and Dusty Durango for the wheat in this pheasant card. I stamped 2 or 3 times without reinking to add additional colors to the mix. It works quite nicely to make the image more full and look like a wheat field ready for harvest.

New Toys

I couldn't help but break out my new "toys" that came the other day. In fact, I'm kinda surprised they didn't come out sooner. That's what I get for working!

Here's one of my 1st cards with the preview items I got from Stampin' Up. This set, Wings of Friendship, is a Level 2 hostess set and is going to be quite fun to use.

I love the new In Colors and I especially love that there are markers this year to go along with the ink pads.

Stamp set: Wings of Friendship
Paper: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay (1 1/4" x 4 1/4" times 2)
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry
Ribbon: Melon Mambo Polka Dot Ribbon

Wednesday Sketch Challenge

I love to do the Wednesday Sketch Challenge on Splitcoaststamper. It always helps to stretch my creativity. Here's today's card:















This card uses the Music Expressions set from Stampin' Up paired with the Symphony jumbo wheel. The combination really makes for a beautiful card.

The background paper is from Stampin' Up as well and is called "To the Nines" and was used also the an extra layer behind the corners on the main image.

The main image was stamped with Stazon Jet Black and colored with Stampin' Up watercolor pencils and a blender pen. The edges were sponged with Close to Cocoa and Chocolate Chip inks. I then added Crystal Effects to the butterfly, bird and violin.

The background panel was also sponged with Close to Cocoa and Chocolate Chip ink.

I hope you like what I've created.

Accomplishment!

I decided last week that I really need to pull together a stamp-a-stack in the month of June. So, yesterday I created 1 card for this event and today I created 4 more! Yep, a total of 5 new card designs all using Stampin' Up only products! Want to see them? You'll have to wait until after the event to see most of them, but one is in my post from yesterday.

Are you in my area and want to attend? Let me know and I'll send you more information.

2 New Cards

Two new cards this afternoon. One is a just because kind of card and the other is a sympathy card.

Inspiration for the 1st card came from this card: CraftCrazy98 Thank You Card

I started with my Soft Subtles ink and went from there to create the background for this card. The background panels overlap the card base just a little bit, but I know my envelope is big enough to handle the little overlap.

The main image uses Cheep Talk. The birds are stamped in Bashful Blue on the cardstock and then stamped again on scrap pieces in Pacific Point. These were then cut out and attached over the original stamped images and helps to create a sort of shadow affect.

Stamping Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Petal Pizzazz and Cheep Talk
Pacific Point for card base and also 2 1/2x4" background for main image
Pale Plum - 3 strips - 1 3/8x 5 1/8"
Whisper White - 3 3/4 x 5 - stamped with Petal Pizzazz and Cheep Talk flowers and leaves then cut into 3 strips of 1 1/4" each
2 x 3 1/2" for main image
Buttton Bouquet
Inks: Pacific Point, Certainly Celery, Pink Pirouette, Apricot Appeal, Almost Amethyst



A dear little 97 year old lady from one of my husband's churches passed away on Friday. This image from the Silent Night set is one of my favorites.

The church was stamped in Stazon Jet Black ink. I then took SU Markers and dotted the trees with Summer Sun and many different greens. Trees usually have many shades to there leaves.

The background was sponged using Bashful Blue, Pacific Point, Bordering Blue, and Night of Navy. The moon is created with a 1 1/4" punched piece from a sticky note. This was attached before any sponging was done to create the affect.

The church steeple is layered to add some depth and the evergreen trees are cut out and attached with dimensionals for added depth as well.

I hope you like what I've created today. I know that I'm pleased with them.