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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Just Chillin'

Hello and Happy Saturday!!! I hope you all had a great start to your weekend. I just finished working my first week of summer school. I am with a preschool/kindergarten class this summer and you forget how cute (but tiring) they are after working with the older kids all year. I am glad to have 2 days to sleep in a bit later.

I am posting this card today as a guest DT for My Sheri Crafts. They have a fantastic challenge starting today and as you can see it is all about ice cream in a cone or dish!  I colored a few images and really liked these cute Meljens Design images. I love ice cream in the summer and always feel like it is calling out to me to have some so the faces on both these seemed fitting. I wanted some of the image to look realistic so I put Crystal Effects on the 3 toppings and the cherry on top. I didn't like the spoon flat and it didn't look right popped-up so I took a tool I have with a good size ball on the end and "rolled" the center of the spoon so the edges would pop up and give a curve to the spoon head. I also did the back of the handle to have the center of the handle pop-out. I also used a real doily because the ice cream shop usually serves their ice cream on them. I just dressed it up a bit with jewel mini hearts and mini pearls. All the ladies did such a fabulous job so be sure to stop by and be inspired to play along!

Here are some other wonderful challenges that fit my card

Crafting For All Seasons Challenge #31-Ice cream/Popsicle
Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge #81-Crazy Circles
Crafts and Me Challenge #93-Ribbon and a Bow
Deep Ocean Challenge #30-Fantasy World
Digital Tuesday Challenge #169-All Tied Up!!
DYSU Challenge #81-Food
Fresh Brewed Weekly Challenge #105-Food and Drink
LEJ Designs Challenge #12-Anything Goes
Marianne's Design Divas Challenge-Anything Goes
Paper Makeup Stamps Challenge #45-Digi Dimension
Oozak Challenge #4-Bright Colors
Papercraft Star Challenge #104-ice cream
Pattie's Creations Challenge #48-Summertime
Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge #29-Favorite summer sweet treat
Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #52-Sizzlin' Summer Colors and Ribbon
Sassy Cheryl's Challenge #124-Fancy Borders
The Poodles Parlour Challenge-Use a digi
The Stamp Man Challenge-Anything Goes/Summer Colours
Top Tip Tuesday Challenge #81-It's all about circles
Whimsy Stamps Challenge #48-Punches and Edgers

Be sure to stop by and play along with all these fantastic challenges.

Thank you for stopping by today to see what I have created. I really appreciate all the wonderful comments that you leave for me to read.

Happy Creating,
Mary

31 comments:

Raquel said...

Sweet sweet card... LOVE how colorful it is. Such a happy card! Congratulations for being Guest Designer over at My Sheri Crafts

Charlotte said...

What a wonderful card. The image is just so cute and yummy, and oh so happy!! Congrats on being the guest designer at My Sheri Crafts.

Charlotte

Lisa Minckler said...

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream, but I can't stop screaming...this is AWESOME! So much color and texture and gorgeous embellishments. Love the ice cream charm! Wonderful circle elements here too.

Thank you so much for playing along with us at Top Tip Tuesday!
Remember you can enter up to 3 projects and 3 tips.
Have a great one!
Lisa xx

Sandra DeFalco said...

Great card for our theme! Thanks for playing in our 'Summertime' Challenge #48, and for using a Digital OR Stamped image!
Sandi ♥
DT Coordinator for Pattie's Creations Challenge!
and Pattie's shop
Home of Pattieboop and Allie!

Michelle VP said...

What a yummy card! :) So glad you could join our Digi Makeover Dimension Challenge at Paper Makeup Stamps! :)

rachel said...

this looks fabulous - thanks for joining us at LEJ designs this week and good luck xx

Chris said...

Fabulous card Love the design and colours. Thank you for joining us at LEJ Designs and good luck. Chris xx

Tammy E. said...

Adorable card -- love the sentiment!

Marge said...

Congratulations and thank you for being our Guest Designer this week! Your card is sooo sweet, colorific and FUN -- making me wish I had a banana split to enjoy right NOW! LOVE all your little details and especially that little cone charm!!!

Sandy Palmer said...

What a very fun, sweet card! So bright and colorful! I just LOVE IT!
Thanks for participating in being Guest Designer at My Sheri Crafts! :)

Miss Sue said...

Love your card and the "happy" colors. Thanks for being the guest designer at My Sheri Crafts!!

VanessaB said...

super cute cute card! so fun and perfect colors/paper choices. thank you for joining us at fresh brewed designs :)

ShelbyWoo said...

So very glad to have you guest host with us your card is so cute.....that spoon is the best!!

Sylvia said...

What a beautiful banana split, Mary, I am not sure I could eat such happy ice cream, but a very cute card! Thanks for sharing your card this week at the Papercraft Star for the "Ice Cream" challenge.

WencheP said...

This is such a sweet card. Thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up.

-Wenche

Elaine Stark said...

A great fun card, nice cheery colours. Thanks for joining Top Tip Tuesday. Elaine

Jacki Daniels said...

Beautiful creation thanks for playing along with us at poodles
Jacki xx

Anne Temple said...

Love everything about your card. Great coloring and such a fun image. So glad you joined us for the digi dimension challenge at paper Makeup Stamps' Digi Makeover Challenge.

Anne Temple said...

Glad you shared it with us for the Summertime challenge at Pattie's Creations too!

pinky said...

Love your card, perfect for our circles challenge. Thanks for joining us at Crafts4Eternity.

Caroljenks said...

This is gorgeous - I just love the colours you've used. Such a fun image too.
Have fun at Summer School ;) ...sounds as if you already are!
Thanks for joining us over at Top Tip Tuesday for our 'Circles' challenge :)

Carol x

Jinny Newlin said...

WAY CUTE, Mary! I really love all your sprinkles and details and your color combo is perfectly divine! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at Papercraft Star!

Sarah said...

Super cute card! Love all those bright colors! Congratulations on your Guest Designer spot and thanks for sharing with us at My Sheri Crafts!

Sue Nicholson said...

Great fun digi image, smashing colours used, thanks for joining us at Poodles Parlour use a digi challenge, good luck cheers Sue N x

Sassy Cheryl said...

WOW! This is a beautiful card. LOVE the colors and the sentiment is perfect. Just beautiful!
Fancy Borders are SUPER fun! Thanks for playing along in the Sassy Cheryl's Challenge this week.

Janis Lewis said...

Yummy! I love your coloring and how everything came together. That doily is perfect with this. Thanks for playing at Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges. :) Janis

Glenda said...

Yummy card! Pretty image and coloring! Love the background papers and the pretty doily!
Congrats on Guest designer at My Sheri Crafts!
Glenda

JACKIE M said...

I love your fun card, beautiful, bright and cheery and great sentiment!


Thanks for joining us in Sassy Cheryl's challenge

Handmade Cards by Archana said...

Wowie!! so nice and bright!!Loved it.Thanks for joining us at DYSU this week.
Hugs
Archana

michele said...

Fabulous card Mary! Thanks for joining us at Crafts 4 Eternity this week hugs x

P.G. Lamb said...

What a happy fun card! The colors you chose for it just screams summer! The ice cream cone charm is just sweet! Thanks for joining as guest DT at My Sheri Crafts!