Ice Cream Goodness

Happy Wednesday!!  It's time for another challenge from The House That Stamps.  This challenge is perfect for all the warm weather we have been having lately: Summer Fun!

And here is the card I created:

Ok, every once in a while I come out with a card that I just LOVE!!  This is one of those cards!  I'm not exactly sure what it is, but I really think it is the bright green patterned paper paired with the black and white.  The entire card just pops!  I had in mind something different using a flip flops image, but I was looking through some cards in my Pinterest boards for some ideas and saw some with ice cream cones.  So, I decided to go with a yummy ice cream cone--we only get those in the summer here in the Northeast.  I started by stamping my image four time--once with the whole image and three times with just the ice cream scoop.  I colored them starting with the bottom layer (mint chocolate chip), middle (vanilla bean) and ended up with the top (strawberry) .  Then I fussy cut them out and adhered the bottom layer directly to the whole image, then added the other two layers to the top of the previous layer.  I finished the card off with some black and white gingham ribbon (left over from a 40th birthday party favors) and black enamel dots.  At first I thought they might be too bold, but I really like how it turned out. 

Inside, I stamped a sentiment in black and then the ice cream cone in a light gray to dress it up a bit.  

Thanks for stopping by!  Make sure you head on over to The House blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has done with this challenge.  And if you "need" any of the stamps I used, check out my 10% off your entire order coupon code over in my left sidebar.

Supplies:

Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Cool Treats" and "Sweet Things"

Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Ovals, large"

Challenges:

Unicorn Challenge #68--anything goes

Cards Galore #90--anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #61--anything goes

Crafty Calendar--anything goes

Dies R Us #175--anything goes using brands DRU sells (spellbinders)

Creative Inspirations--summer fun

Crafty Creations #424--anything goes

Moving Along With the Times #133--summer fun AND/OR summer colors

Crafty Gals #202--summer fun

Penny's Challenge #502--anything goes

Creative Moments #220--anything goes

Creative Fingers #213--anything goes

Cardz TV #147--anything goes

Sweet Stampers #59--dies and/or punches

Crafting Happiness #109--anything goes

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #212--sketch