Easy Summer Cards: What's the Scoop?

I love the way that so many manufacturers make it easy to add a bit of whimsy to layouts and cards.  I am particularly fond of the die cuts that come with each line at My Mind's Eye.


This die cut sheet from On the Sunny Side is a case in point.  Look at all those fun summer icons.

You can use the die cuts as is or you can doctor them up.  I used the ice cream truck (upper L) for my card and altered it by adding brad wheels and a layered sticker with ice cream icons. I used foam tape underneath to give it dimension on the card.

For the card base, I used a folded card from Memory Box. Love those.  There you have it.  A quick and easy summer card.

I hope you have a great day.  Me?  I'm off in search of ice cream.....

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Ice Cream

Last year when we went to the beach, we were sitting poolside and I thought I would go buy an ice cream cone to share with my little boy. I bought mint chocolate chip, Mommy’s favorite flavor. As it turns out, it was Cory’s favorite flavor too because once I gave him a lick of the cone, he wasn’t giving the ice cream back. No sirree, bob!

I couldn’t very well deny my toddler his first ice cream cone, so I stood back and snapped some photos instead. This is the result: one happy toddler.

I used a mix of Echo Park patterned papers on this page: Happy Days, Victoria Gardens and Summer Days and tucked a journaling card under the photos.

Supplies:

Patterned Paper, Stickers, Alphas: Echo Park

Ribbon: Bo Bunny

Staple: Ranger

Ink: Ranger

Sewing Machine: Bernina

Thread: Craft supply