Summer Fun at the Crafty Gals Corner

It's time for another challenge with us at the

Crafty Gals Corner

This week we are letting our creative juices flow with

Challenge #195 - Summer Fun

Crafty Gals Corner Challenges are bi-weekly.
Each crafter may only submit 3 projects per challenge.

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The sponsor for this challenge is:

The Paper Shelter

Prize: 3 Digital Stamps

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Today I have used the Cutest Ice Cream Cart digital stamp from The Paper Shelter, our generous sponsor this week.  This super cute image comes with a digital stamp to colour, along with a pre-coloured image and patterned paper.  Unfortunately I haven't been able to colour this week, so I was thrilled to have the pre-coloured image to work with.

Here's a sneak peek of two of my cards.

I opened the image in Silhouette Studio and sized it with plans to make a 6x6" square card and a 5x7" top folding rectangle card.  I used the pre-coloured image in PNG format, so that I could place the image over a digital cloudy background paper.  I added a digital sentiment, matching the colour to the chocolate brown of the awning on the ice cream cart.  I printed the image panels on smooth white cardstock, trimmed to size, heat set then used my Copic markers to add some shadows to ground the image.
I matted the image panels on Merlot weave cardstock and trimmed it down to 1/16" edges using my Perfect Layers Ruler.
Next came the card bases.  I cut the scalloped square and rectangular cloud panels from Carnation weave cardstock, scored the top back panel from each pair then adhered them to the front panels to make top folding cards.  It was quick and easy to finish them off by adhering the matted image panels in place.

You can see from the image above, that I have scored along the first scallop to adhere to the front panel and create my top folding cards.  It's a great way to make folded cards from different shapes.

This Cutest Ice Cream Cart image is so cute that I ended up making four cards.

PS: it was ever-so-easy to choose the perfect
cardstock colours using my Kaisercraft rainbow.

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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for

Challenge #195 - Summer Fun

at the Crafty Gals Corner

Crafty Gals Corner Challenges are bi-weekly.
Each crafter may only submit 3 projects per challenge.

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
The Paper Shelter - digital stamp - Cutest Ice Cream Cart

smooth white cardstock - letter size - to print image

Copic markers - ground shadows - W0-1-3-5
Kaisercraft - 12x12 weave cardstock - Carnation + Merlot
Silhouette Cameo

Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #204358
Baby Card Clouds - cut file - by Lori Whitlock
Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #2231
Square Scallop Lg - cut file - by Silhouette
Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #145682
PN Hello Gorgeous - font - by ScrapNfonts
used for the sentiments on the rectangular cards
Lily Bloom Regular - font - used for the "birthday wishes" sentiment
this font was included in a free bundle last year from The Hungry JPEG
Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #267812
You Are So Sweet - cut file - by Silhouette
used for the sentiment on the square cards
Fred She Said Designs - cloud background - Daisies & Ladybugs
scoreboard and bone folder
Perfect Layers Ruler - 1/16" border
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers & top folds

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Sending a big Thank You to The Paper Shelter for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for being a sponsor for Challenge #195 at the Crafty Gals Corner.

    

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:

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A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge - Challenge #95 – Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft - July Challenge #7 – Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenges - Challenge #166 – Anything Goes
optional 2 or more Designer Papers
Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog - July Challenge – Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday – Challenge #588 – Birthdays
The Paper Shelter - Challenge #390 – Digital Image