With the warm temperatures outside, I decided to create some ice cream for you. Specifically, a popsicle made of white chocolate with a little touch of raspberry. For my project, I used a piece of patterned paper with loads of tiny hearts, which couldn't be more perfect for our challenge theme. To make it a focal point of my card, I made sure to keep the rest of my creation pretty simple: a white embossed background with swirls, a piece of red paper to frame the image, and a couple of shiny pearls for a bit of bling.
But even though I thought I was done, I just couldn't help thinking that the card was missing something. As the popsicle didn't pop from the white background as expected, I decided to draw a thin red line along the patterned paper. The border between motif and background is now defined more clearly, but I'm not sure whether I like the result. I obviously can't use 3D adhesive pads to raise the popsicle as everything is already glued together, but I'd appreciate your ideas on any solutions that come to your mind.
challenges:
- krafty chicks: all occasions
- 613 avenue create: ATG with optional twist "love letters"
- a place to start: ATG with optional twist "mononchrome"
- a place to start: ATG with optional twist "mononchrome"
- as you like it: feminine or masculine (I like to create both types of projects, but I certainly make way more feminine things. While masculine creations usually present a challenge for me, meaning I have to focus on making it masculine, I like how I can set my fantasy free when I'm working on girly projects: flowers, pearls, gemstones, patterned papers, and all that jazz. I consider the CAS hearty popsicle to be a feminine project, too, but it's fun to think that it could be also suitable for a boy/men, showing that certain things like love for ice cream are universal and can not be attributed to one single gender.)
- CAS on Friday: male/boy
- classicdesignchallenge: ATG DT
- crafty catz: ATG
- crafty gals corner: add a heart
- crafty gals corner: add a heart
- creative inspirations: ATG with optional twist "for a loved one"
- cutie pie challengeblog: red
- do-all kreatives: ATG
- double D challenges: patterned paper
- friendship challenge: ATG
- lil patch of crafty friends: ATG handmade
- make my monday: love
- morgans artworld: ATG
- moving along with the times: love hearts
- moving along with the times: love hearts
- pearlysparkles: hearts
- pennys papertake: ATG paper
- scrapping4fun: ATG
- pennys papertake: ATG paper
- scrapping4fun: ATG
- male room: Valentines/use a heart
I love your perseverance! I too had a card recently that just didn't seem right...Maybe you could ink blend a little shadow at the base or around one side to make it pop? Or a puddle of dripped ice cream? I think you're definitely on the right track and am so glad you shared it with us at CAS on Friday. Keep on creating and continue to share them with us in our gallery! Hugs!
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CAS on Friday DT
That´s a beautiful project. I like the layout so much.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your card with us at Friendship Challenge. Happy crafting!
Ilse (thera)
Oh my, this reminds me of the flavor of the month at Baskin Robins! ;) So scrumptious with the white chocolate and raspberry! Great embossing and hearts! Thank you for sharing with us over at Worldwide Crafters and Colorists Challenge.
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Great CAS card,love the delicious looking ice lolly.
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Thank you for joining us at Pearly Sparkles and Scrapping4fun.
Carol DT x
I think that this looks great!
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Hugz Tinz
So cute - who can resist a good popsicle? Lol, lovely and CAS, too! Thanks so much for playing at Make My Monday!
ReplyDeleteA love heart ice cream on a stick, what could be better, fabulous card..
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for joining in with our challenge this fortnight at As You Like It..
Luv CHRISSYxx
Beautiful card. Thank you for joining us at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge. Greetings Sylvia DT.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful CAS card and a very nice idea. I love ice cream and yours is so special. An ice cream decorated with so much love! Great embossed background and these half pearls complete a lovely birthday card.
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Hugs, Uschi
Love it, the only thing I can think for next time is emboss 2 colours and fussy cut the lolly. This is great though!
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Please do come back again!
The very best of luck with your entry.
Jackie, DT member at 613 xx
Hello there, your card is a great example of the CaS style. Personally I think it looks great, nothing else needed, but I understand when you look at a card and it just doesn't look right! Thanks for sharing with us this month at Crafty Calendar Challenges, Sarah - DT.
ReplyDeletewhat a gorgeous love heart lolly, thanks for sharing at Crafty Catz challenge, Tilly
ReplyDeleteSuper cutef! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at A Place to Start!
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Chana Malkah
Lovely card. Thank you for joining us at 613 Avenue Create this month. Hope to see you back here again soon. Judy DT https://avenue613.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteLovely card, Cheiro. I love CAS cards! Thank you for joining us at As You Like It. xx Wilma
ReplyDeleteDrawing that thin red line around the popsicle is just what it needed to make the focal image pop against that great embossed background. Now I'm hungry for some vanilla and raspberry ice cream for some strange reason! LOL Loving all the hearts on this fun card.
ReplyDeleteFantastic male valentine card. Thank you for joining us at The Male Room challenge. Pozdravček Goga
ReplyDeleteSweet card. Awesome image and so glad you shared over at Crafty Gals Corner, Make my Monday, Crafty Catz
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