Just Add Ink #344 - Inspiration Challenge



Today's card is for the latest Just Add Ink Challenge #344, an inspirational challenge.




I really had no idea what to do for this challenge! I really have no summer-type stamp sets so I tried to come up with an ice cream tub using Sweet Cupcakes and the matching framelits. Colour was the tricky thing and I would die for a Very Vanilla ink pad! So I cut out the top of the cupcake in Whisper White and with my Early Espresso marker I coloured on some chocolate sauce and used a Versamarker to emboss it with clear embossing powder to give it that shiny look. I also cut out a spoon from the retired Cups & Kettles framelits and stuck that in the ice cream. Made me really crave a nice cold ice cream, especially with the really hot weather we are having!

For the background I used some of the retired Irresistibly Yours Specialty DSP and coloured it with a mix of Tempting Turquoise ink, Craft White pigment ink and a little bit of water to help spread it out. I wanted to try to keep the colour lighter so the background didn't dominate.





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8 comments

  1. Jo, this is delightful! I want to say it's "delicious", but don't know if that's what I should call your design, LOL. Lovely use of colour and dies; I really like your take on the inspiration pic. Thanks for joining in the fun at Just Add Ink this week. :)

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  2. This is just perfect for the hot weather we are having Jo - it made me want to eat ice cream!!! Love how you used the cupcake to create a tub - fabulous idea and so was the chocolate topping - yum! Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink this week.

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  3. Such a fun adaption of the cupcake Jo, love the design and your interpretation of this challenge. thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink.

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  4. Great card Jo - I love how you've used the colours and theme from the inspiration photo! Kelly x

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  5. Well, this captures the colours of the challenge photo perfectly and that cupcakes looks so delicious, especially the shiny chocolate sauce. So glad you joined us at Just Add Ink this week!

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  6. You clever girl turning the cupcake into a sundae - great idea to use the spoon to make it appear bigger & add some topping. Love it!
    Di :)

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  7. This is gorgeous, Jo! I love your soft, stripey background and turning the cupcake into a chocolate topped ice cream is genius! Thanks for sharing with us again at Just Add Ink :-)

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  8. This is so cute! I agree that the soft background is perfect for your card. Thanks for sharing with us at Just Add Ink.

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