Did you say “We All Scream for Ice Cream”? or did you think this was about Halloween? Well although that season is quickly approaching and I do love all the spooky things, this one is actually about ice cream today. As hot as it has been and going to be this weekend, it might be nice to have! However, I do have some on my card today:
I made a birthday card for someone that loves a local ice cream parlor that sells lemon ice cream, so that’s why it’s all in the bright yellow colors! I’ve used some yummy goodies today from Newton’s Nook for my card. I also followed along with a sketch challenge for the Inky Paws Challenge, and it’s about over, so I needed to get it in! (see details below)
I pulled out the NN Summer Scoops stamp set and stamped a couple of the cones, colored and cut them out with the coordinating dies. I also took a strip of vellum and heat embossed the sentiment in black over the pattern and black layers. The striped pattern was from the NN Birthday Woofs paper pad, and I used the largest of the NN Frameworks die set to cut it out. For the center of the striped panel, I used the heart die from the NN Furr-ever Friends die set and cut out the center where the vellum sentiment strip was placed. I added a piece of yellow cardstock behind the heart so that the sentiment would show up and layered the striped panel onto a black layer which I placed over a top folding A2 sized white card base. After popping up the ice cream cones, I added two black strips above and below them to fit the sketch design.
The Summer Scoops set also had the extra heart which I colored and cut out to place next to the sentiment. I added some shimmer to all of the hearts with a glitter brush pen and then I took some individual sprinkles from the NN Celebration Embellishment Mix and glued those on top of the ice cream. I saved the twine that came with my order from Newton’s Nook and tied a couple of bows to go on top of the ice cream cones. It was the perfect color to go with the sprinkles!
Of course, I need to make the envelope yellow too and I stamped an additional cone image on the bottom left corner of that too. And yes, the birthday person was also gifted some lemon ice cream!
I hope you’ve enjoyed my lemon ice cream card today or found some inspiration with it! Thanks for dropping by and I hope you’re able to enjoy yourself something refreshing this weekend even if it isn’t ice cream! 😉
Challenges I’d like to enter:
- Inky Paws Challenge – #204 Sketch challenge using NND product
- Cupcake Inspirations – CIC575 Add a bow/ribbon
- AAA Birthday – Game #52 Anything Goes Birthday
- The Crafty Addicts – Anything Goes
- Tic Tac Toe – TTTC222 I used middle down: patterned paper, free, birthday
- Penny’s Paper-Crafty– #553 Anything Goes using paper
- Pammie’s Inky Pinkies – PIP2332 Anything Goes
Super fun for this crazy hot weather we are having
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Your card is so much fun with those ice cream cones and sprinkles to decorate them too. I really like that striped dsp with the black mat and fun sentiment too! You had me instantly when you mentioned lemon ice cream! How lucky you are to find a place that sells it, because I love all things lemon and I’d love to try that ice cream! YUM! Stay cool and enjoy the ice cream:)
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That card is just delicious Vicki! We’ve finally had some warmer days & sunshine in the UK this week x
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Lemon ice cream sounds wonderful even this early in the morning (5:00 AM). This card is so darn cute, Vicki. Love everything about it but especially the happy, whimsical feel. Hugz
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What a great card! I’ve never had lemon ice cream before but I bets it’s good! 😉
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Ooo, Vicki, I love your color combo and the stripes really set off the ice cream cones. Great dimension with the cones, and perfect use of the sketch! Everything you chose just works so well together. Our weather has been hot, hot, hot, too, but we have a major hurricane bearing down on the whole west coast (something rather unusual) so now we are hot and muggy – something we almost never have. I think I’ll go to the kitchen and get myself some ice cream. That will make it all better. 😀
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The perfect card for the current heat. The perfect birthday card. I love the bright yellow colors and your ice cream looks really inviting. I’m sure you’ll like the card very much.
xx
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Vicki, I love the colors in your card. I only like coffe and chocolate ice cream, but I’d be willing to give lemon a try if it’s the soft ice cream (custard) and not the hard 🙂 Thanks for playing at Pammie’s Inky Pinkies.
Karen, DT
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What a great summer card and a great take on the sketch! Thank you for playing along with the Inky Paws Challenge!
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Super cute ice cream image and great use of that layout. Love the paper you used too.
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I’ve never heard of lemon ice cream but it just has to be good! Yummy!
Love your cute card and yes, it looks good enough to eat too. The stripe paper is just perfect for those little ice cream cones. Love it!
Lynn
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What a super fun birthday card! Those ice cream cones look delicious! So glad you were inspired by the Inky Paws Challenge sketch!
Hugs,
Debbie
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A fabulous play on words and beautiful card,love lemons but have never had lemon ice cream
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So sweet and yummy, Vicki! Great colors and papers! Thanks for playing along with the Inky Paws Challenge! Inky hugs, Crystal
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LOve your colourful ice-cream card with the sprinkles-the ice cream vans have stopped coming around ? Mind you we have a freezer drawer full lol
Carol x
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I absolutely love this card, Vicki! The colors are so bright and cheerful! (And now I want some ice cream, lol!) Thanks for joining the Inky Paws Challenge!
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Hi Vicki just popping back to say —Thank you for joining us at The Crafty Addicts
Carol DT x
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What a FUN card!! I LOVE the ice cream cones and your addition of the bows. Great take on the challenge. Thank you for playing with us this week at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!!
Nora
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Cuteness overload! Great take on the sketch, too!!! You are a true rock star, dear friend – thanks for the inspiration! One day, I’ll actually create again!
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Beautifully done – Thanks for sharing over at AAA Birthday this month, hope to see you in future challenges.
Elaine DT
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What a lovely bright card Vicki! I love the striped background which seems so right with those mouthwatering ices. Vicky x
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What a lovely bright card Vicki! I love the striped background which seems so right with those mouthwatering ices. Thank you for coming to play with us at Tic Tac Toe this week! Vicky x
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Gorgeous mouthwatering card Vicki, too cold for me yet, but in time, in time, fabulous zesty colours..
Luv CHRISSYxx
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Fabulous, fun design – love how you used the vellum.
Thanks for joining us at the AAA Birthday Challenge.
Helen x
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Now you really did an awesome job with this sketch and you have me craving me ice cream. Your colors and stripes are so fun. The black base is perfect to anchor the outline stamped images.
Love this card! Smiles, Kathy
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