I actually had a few ideas for this week's challenge which was "Masculine Birthday". Here's the one I finally settled on:
I created this card using punches and stamps, and then just a few embellishments. I played around with different elements for the longest time and finally had to walk away for a bit. Once I came back to it I decided that it was blog-worthy and I could stop fussing over it. Although, just for good measure, I showed it to my 6 year old son and he approved. That settled the deal. :)I used 3 stamp sets: Party Hearty, Create a Cupcake and Chat Room Birthday.
I was looking through my blog posts and found a draft from last summer that I never posted - oops! These are a few cards that I made using my Sweet Scoops stamp set, which I think is retired, but definitely a fun set.
I can't quite remember where I saw the idea, but to get a marbled look for the ice cream, I used the baby wipe technique. I'll explain how that works for those of you who may be unfamiliar with that.
All you need is a baby wipe and some re-inkers; I chose a pink and a brown ink for these cards. First, I folded the baby wipe a couple of times and then, alternating colors, I put a drop of each on the baby wipe. Voila! You have your very own custom stamp pad. Simply ink your stamp on the baby wipe like you would a normal stamp pad and you'll have a yummy looking scoop of Neapolitan ice cream!
Sweet Scoops is available as a digital download, so you still have a chance to make some fun projects with it. In fact, I think I'll open up MDS right now and see what I can come up with!
