You're Better Than Ice Cream!

I made this card for the SKETCH CHALLENGE on SCS.

I used this acrylic block to stamp the ice cream cones in a straight line. It was amazingly easy because I used the etched lines on the block to orient the cones and evenly space them apart. I stamped the cone in creamy caramel and then colored them in with a Copic marker. I was amazed that the ink didn't run. I didn't realize I could stamp in dye SU ink and then color in with Copics. I will be doing that again I am sure! The scoop of ice cream was stamped in Memento black ink. It is the best black ink that I have found for using with Copic markers so far! It dries super quick, requires no heat setting and is a nice rich black. I colored in the ice cream scoops with a Copic marker (BG10 I think). Then I decided I wanted some bling for the scoops so I placed a strip of 1/8 inch red line tape to the bottom of each scoop. I lightly heated with my heat gun (to increase the stickiness) and then dumped some clear seed beads over it. Then I "smoosh" the beads in and let it set for about a minute. All I could think about was a "cherry on top", but I didn't want to introduce another color, so I decided to make a glittered dew drop and added on to the top of each cone.

As always if you have any questions about my card please e-mail me at texasjodylynn@yahoo.com . :)

Stamps: MFT Here's the Scoop (this set is currently sold out, but will return to stock in a couple weeks)

Paper: creamy caramel, basic black, PTI white

Ink: creamy caramel, memento black

Accessories: Copic markers, seed beads, dew drops, dazzling diamonds, silver brads, Janome sewing machine, red line tape, polka dot May Arts ribbon, Marvy rect and scalloped rect punches, slot punch tool (BG), black foam dimensional boosters, glue dots