I scream, you scream

We all scream for ice cream! Since I made cupcake-themed birthday cards last weekend, I thought I'd have a go at a few ice cream ones today.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!^®):
Stamps: Pennant Parade, Create a Cupcake
Card stock: Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla, Creamy Caramel, Blushing Bride, Early Espresso
Ink: Creamy Caramel, Early Espresso
Accessories: Cupcake Builder punch, Jewelry Tag punch, Scallop Trim Border punch, Early Espresso 1/8" taffeta ribbon, basic pearls, Tombow Mono multipurpose liquid glue

The cones on this card are actually pennant stamps from the Pennant Parade set, and for the ice cream I used the frosting part of the Cupcake Builder punch. I added some "sprinkles" from the Create a Cupcake set to make a couple of the "scoops" look like Chocolate Chip ice cream.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Perfect Party
Card stock: Creamy Caramel, Very Vanilla, Real Red, Early Espresso
Ink: Creamy Caramel, Pink Pirouette, Pear Pizzazz, Close to Cocoa, Early Espresso (marker)
Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, corner rounder, Pear Pizzazz stitched-poly ribbon, paper snips, Crystal Effects, Tombow Mono multipurpose liquid glue, Dimensionals

I created the background here by repeatedly stamping "celebrate," and I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig tool to help me line up the stamps. For the ice cream cone, I stamped and cut out the cone and ice cream scoops (I added dots with an Early Espresso marker to create the mint chocolate chip) and then glued them together. For the cherry on top, I used the circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack to punch a Real Red circle, and then I used my paper snips to shape the top to look more like a cherry. I cut a stem, glued it to the back and then coated the cherry with Crystal Effects.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Sock Monkey Accessories, Sock Monkey, More Monkey Accessories
Card stock: Naturals Ivory, Lucky Limeade, Close to Cocoa
Ink: Pads: Jet Black StazOn, Lucky Limeade; markers: Close to Cocoa, Lucky Limeade, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Basic Black, Going Gray, Basic Gray, Creamy Caramel
Accessories: Brights glimmer brads, paper snips, Simply Scored, Tombow Mono multipurpose liquid glue, Dimensionals

Lots of coloring and cutting on this card, but I think it turned out pretty cute. The wagon, monkey, ice cream cone and beanie are all separate pieces that were cut out and glued together. And while I was cutting out the sock monkey, I also cut around his left arm so I could place it outside the wagon. You really can't see it here, but I used my Simply Scored tool to add score lines every 1/4" on the piece of Close to Cocoa card stock on the bottom of the card.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!, unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Cheers to You, Happiest Birthday Wishes
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Real Red card stock; Brights Collection Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack
Ink: Jet Black StazOn, Real Red and Chocolate Chip markers
Accessories: Labels Collection Framelits dies, 1-3/4" circle punch, 2-3/8" scallop circle punch, 1-1/4" circle punch, corner rounder, 1/16" hole punch, Chocolate Chip satin ribbon, Real Red striped grosgrain ribbon, brown glitter brads (unknown), Clear Rock Candy Distress Stickles (Ranger), Dimensionals

The stamp on the focal image on this card is actually supposed to be a mug of beer, but I colored it brown to make it root beer (at least I hope it looks like root beer). I added Distress Sparkles on the foam and created a straw by drawing stripes on a thin strip of Whisper White card stock. For the greeting, I trimmed the strip to 1" high and punched just the left side in the 1-1/4" circle punch to create the rounded edge.

All these cards have made me hungry for ice cream. Delicious Norwegian Chai ice cream from Izzy's Ice Cream. (If you're ever looking for a great homemade ice cream place in the Twin Cities, you should definitely make a trip to Izzy's!) Thanks for stopping by!