One-Layer Card featuring Ice Cream, You Scream

Happy Thursday, friends!  It's Tara and today I thought I'd take a break from Halloween and fall card making to create a fun and colorful anytime card!  I just love the Ice Cream, You Scream stamp set and I hadn't had the chance to use all of the super adorable little smiley faces that are included so I really wanted to stamp out some smiley ice cream cones!

I kept this card nice and simple by doing some easy masking to create a one-layer design.  I first stamped all three of my ice cream cones and my sentiment.  Next, the cutie little smileys were added. I created one mask of the ice cream cone and used a circle die to cut a piece of mask paper to create a reverse mask - I didn't use the circle but rather the remaining mask paper so I could ink up inside the circle. 

By first masking the ice cream cone and then placing my circle reverse mask over the top I was able to create the fun spotlight effect behind each cone!  I overlapped my colors to add more dimension but you don't have to do that if you don't want to.  Here are a few tips I picked up while doing this technique that I'll remember for next time: 1) Let the ink on your mask fully dry before applying ink over the top to avoid black smudges, 2) don't use a stitched die for your circle unless you want ink to show through the stitching detail, and 3) Mama Elephant pigment inks are GORGEOUS and blend really easily!!  It's all just trial and error and I love to learn from my mistakes so that I can avoid them next time!

I used Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol to color in my ice cream so that they would have the same smooth, blended look at the background circles.  Every time I use this technique I just love it and wonder why I don't use it more often!  Need to log that away for future projects!

I hope you enjoyed this bright and cheery card!  Don't you just love that sentiment?!  Thanks so much for stopping by and I'll catch you next time!  Bye!

RELEASE DAY BLOG HOP

Hello!

Welcome to our Release Day Blog Hop!  Make sure to hop along with our design team and leave comments on their blogs for your chance to win the entire new release!  All of the details are at the end of this post.  We are also excited about the new coordinating dies for our stamp sets!  All of the new sets will have coordinating dies and we are slowly going to be adding the dies for our older sets.

Trim the Tree

Trim the Tree Die Set

Away In A Manger

Away In A Manger Die Set

Dear Santa

Dear Santa Die Set

Banner Sentiments 2

Christmas Quilt Stencil

Coffee Craze Die Set

Ice Cream, You Scream Die Set

Thoughts and Prayers Die Set

Hop Order:

Mint Owl Studio

Lisa

Larissa

Cassie

Coralynn

Tara

We're also giving away the entire new stamp release!  Want to know how to win?  All you have to do is comment on this blog and each of the blogs on the hop.  The winner will be randomly chosen from one of the blogs, so the more blogs you comment on, the better your chance is to win!  Good luck!

Sweet Birthday

Hello everyone!

I'm back with card project for you today.  

I got the thought of doing a waffle background and started thinking of how to do it.  A grid stencil will work but for me the lines were too weren't thick enough so I thought of using a very thin washi tape.  I am super excited with how it turned out.  I've added a picture of the background before I removed all the tape.  

I used the Ice Cream, You scream stamp set.  This is an older set but still a great one to have in your stash.  I love how the sentiments have two different fonts.  I stamped the images on to heavy card stock with black ink and coloured them in with my copics and added glossy accents to the ice cream.  cut out a banner from black card stock andI then heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing power.  I adhered the banner to the front panel and then the ice cream cone and popsicle to the banner.

      

                                            

For the main image I wanted to do my favourite flavour which is Orange Pineapple so I coloured it in best I could. I recently purchase action wobbles and wanted to use them on this card so I added to the main image and then to the card.

Here is a picture of the background and how I created it.  I used two different brown inks to give it dimension and then removed the washi tape and used a rectangle die to cut it out.

Thanks for stopping by, see you again soon.

Coralynn  :)

Rainbow Everything!

Hi all! It's Cassie here, and I'm so excited because today I'm playing along with the Mint Owl Studio Instagram challenge! For August the theme is rainbow. How fun is that?! Let's take a look at the card.

Ta-da!! I was feeling really summery with the rainbow theme, so I took it one step further and added ice cream. How doesn't see an ice cream cone and think of summer? This was actually a pretty easy card to make if you don't mind coloring. (And if you're not a fan of coloring you could always paper piece to get the rainbow instead!)

To start I took the images I wanted from the Ice Cream, You Scream stamp set as well as the Coffee Craze set and laid them out how I wanted them spaced on the card. There was minimal masking to be done so I just used a sticky note where it was needed. Once everything was stamped I went to work with my Copics. Obviously I started with my red/pinks and went all the way to purple. I kept any of the browns the same color to give it a bit of a cohesive look. The ice cream cone on the far left has drips on it and I wanted them all to have that so I added them with a Copic multiliner and colored them in. I stamped my sentiment and added Glossy Accents to all of the ice cream-and that was it!

I hope you'll play along with this challenge! It's so fun and easy AND  you could win a little somethin' something'! Check out the rules below for more details and I'll see with another card soon!

Rules:

1. Create a card based on the challenge theme.

2. Upload a photo of it to Instagram.  Tag Mint Owl Studio and add the hashtag #moscardchallenge to your post.

3. Look at the other cards with that hashtag and show some love to your fellow card makers!  Let's make this fun!

There is also a prize with each challenge!  One lucky participant will receive a stamp set of their choice.  The winner is random, so all card making skill levels are welcome.

Stencil Technique + Gansai Tambi Watercoloring (Video Tutorial)

Hello!

Tara has a new video tutorial for us today where she uses the Ice Cream, You Scream stamp set and Ice Cream Cone Stencil.  I love the technique she did with the stencil because it is one that I have never done before.  Also, her coloring with the Gansai Tambi watercolors is gorgeous!

Watch here || Watch on YouTube

She started by blending three different Distress Inks on her background.  Then, she sprayed the stencil itself with water and laid it down over the Distress Inks.  It creates a distressed and vintage look.

She then heat embossed the ice cream images with white embossing powder and watercolored them in with the Gansai Tambi watercolors.

I love how she used some of the scraps and an extra ice cream cone on the inside.  Great idea!

Have a great day!

Tracy

Colored Vellum Ice Cream Card

 Good Morning!

Lisa is joining us with a technique she learned how to do in the new Online Card Classes class.  She colored on a piece of vellum and then overlaid that on her stamped images from the Ice Cream, You Scream stamp set.

She attached the sentiment with two staples and added in a few Electric sequins.  I love the bright, bold color combination!  It looks very much like summer!

Have a great day!

Tracy

Melting Over You

Hello!

I am completely in awe at Cassie's card!  The color combo is gorgeous and the technique is awesome!  Watercoloring is one of my favorite techniques because you don't have to be perfect.  In fact, I always think watercolor looks better when it is done more loosely.

She heat embossed the ice cream bars from the Ice Cream, You Scream set and did the watercoloring over the top of it.

I loved the stitched edge along the outside to finish off the card.

Have a great day,

Tracy

Have A Sweet Birthday

Hello!

Tara is sharing one of the most creative and adorable cards I have seen!  She combined the Ice Cream, You Scream and Class Act stamp sets.  Not two sets that you would think work together, but she proved us wrong!

She masked off the little girls face to make it look like she was facing backwards toward the ice cream.  That size dish of ice cream is definitely my size!  The coloring and shadows are amazing and really make this card come to life.

She also stamped the sentiment on the inside to match the one on the outside.  Just perfect!

Have a great day!

Tracy

A Party Without Ice Cream

Hello!

Cassie is joining us today with an awesome card using the Ice Cream, You Scream set!  I love the colors she chose for the ice cream.  So bright, fun, and delicious looking!  

The white embossed sentiment against the kraft background really makes it pop and the coordinating sequins are so fun!  I think the faces really give this card a fun touch.  They make the ice cream come to life.

 Her card makes me hungry for some ice cream!  What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

Have a wonderful day!

Tracy

NEW APRIL RELEASE

Happy Release Day!

 The new sets are in the shop and ready to come and live in your craft room!  We have the Class Act, Ice Cream, You Scream, and the Love for Mom sets.  A good variety, but sets that you will get a lot of use out of!  Here are the full sets once again and some inspiration for you!

Class Act

Ice Cream, You Scream

Love for Mom

Have a great weekend,

Tracy

INTRODUCING: Ice Cream, You Scream

Hello!

"I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!"

Are you an ice cream lover like me?  You are going to fall in love with this fun set and use it over and over again!  It comes with two ice cream cones, a waffle bowl, and an ice cream bar.  You can also give them personality with the fun little faces!  

Lisa created a fun card using the ice cream bar!  I love the face she chose to put on it and can we just mention that sentiment real quick?  Yep, that's definitely true!

She also used a patterned paper that has little ice cream bars on it!  How fun!

Have a great day!

Tracy