Scoops of Fun Handmade Card

Hi everyone! Natasha of @PoliteCreations, sharing a fun card today! It is so hot here in Texas, making it perfect ice cream weather. Using that as my inspiration, I created a Fun Scoop!

Supplies:

• Cardstock Warehouse cardstock paper:
  • Colorplan 100 lb. Factory Yellow
  • Lessebo Colours 83 lb. Flamingo and Bubblegum
  • Sirio Color 83 lb. Arancio and Lime
  • Stardream Metallic 104 lb. Crystal and Rose Quartz
  • Woodstock 83 lb. Comoscio
  • White Diamond Print Inkjet Glitter
  • Vellum 48 lb.
  • Kraft 100 lb. Paper Bag
• "Lovely Layers Cupcake & More" dies
• "Scoops of Fun" sentiment dies
• Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Spray
• Tools
  • Die Cutting Machineless
  • Paper Inking Palette
  • Wax Stick
• Adhesives
  • Foam Adhesive
  • Liquid Glue
• Optional: Pink Colored Pencil

I began by die cutting all of my pieces out. I chose to create an ice cream cone from the die set, so I am using all of the layers to create that plus the regular sprinkles. I want the ice cream to be strawberry flavored, so I cut the large ice cream scoops twice from Rose Quartz. The smaller layering piece for the scoop was cut twice from Flamingo. You can reference the above picture to see how the dies were matched with the cardstock. The arched sentiment backer was cut from vellum. The melting layer and the arched sentiment were cut from the White Diamond Glitter paper. FUN was cut from Flamingo as well.

The layering guide that comes with this die set is very helpful. I first used wet adhesive to create the ice cream cone. I then used small foam squares to add the Flamingo layer onto the ice cream scoops. I then added my scoops to the cone using foam squares. I wanted this ice cream cone to be dimensional and lifelike. I then went in with liquid adhesive and carefully placed sprinkles.

I assembled FUN by using foam squares to add the melting ice cream to the top of each letter. It looked plain, so I grabbed a pink colored pencil and drew lines to mimic the cone. It would have been easier to do this before adding the drips on top, so if you would like to have this look on your letters, add the lines first. I also adhered the arched sentiment letters and vellum backer together with wet glue.

I wanted to make a fun background, so I grabbed an A2 panel of the Stardream Crystal cardstock and sprayed the Spun Sugar Spray onto it. I wanted to have a splatter-like effect to mimic melted ice cream. It may be hard to see in the pictures, but the spray against the shimmer of the cardstock is beautiful!

Finally, I assembled everything using foam squares. Ensure that the A2 panel is completely dry before doing this so you have the best adhesion. I realized that I still had quite a few sprinkles left, so I added them to the top of the FUN. That added so much more to the card.

Here is the completed card. Thank you for joining me today! I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial. Are you making any fun cards this summer? Tag us on Facebook or Instagram, and use #cardstockwarehouse to be featured in our stories! 

Happy Crafting!

Natasha
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