Advertising board with ice cream

On the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog there is a new challenge that I didn't want to miss. It's called: Happy Hour. To be able to participate, I decided to create a card which looks like a vintage wooden advertising board with ice cream. And right now, there is a promotion: 2 for 25 cents!

To begin with, I took a 300gsm watercolour paper, I cut out a rectangle from it and added a layer of light blue paint (DecoArt Spa Blue). When it was dry, I stamped the wood grains with Ranger Archival, Shadow Grey ink using the Stampers Anonymous Craze and Planks stamp set (CMs344).

With a sponge, I smeared diluted white paint all over on the surface but I put more to the edges.

Then I inked the edges with different brown inks.

I cut out the letters from the same 300gsm paper using the Sizzix Alphanumeric 3/4". I inked the edges with Distress ink (Gathered Twigs).

For the top layer, I cut out a smaller rectangle with Sizzix Stitched Rectangles Thinlits die. 

I stamped the ice cream from Treats Blueprints (CMS195) with Potting Soil Archival ink.

With Antique Linen Distress ink, I aged the paper and coloured the ice cream with Distress markers (Cracked Pistachio, Squeezed Lemonade, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo).

I put three brads to the corners and I added a piece from one of the Tim Holtz Ephemera packs and I toned it down with a little diluted white paint. 

With this card, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Stitches.

I would like to join also the Frilly and Funkie Challenge: I love it because - as you can see it's not a card for any occasion, it just a card with a summer vibe and ice cream that I love :-)

I hope you like it!!! Thank you for stopping by!!!

Card with ice cream blueprint by Tim Holtz

When you got your first three scoops ice cream from your mum or dad, you could feel that you finally became a big girl or a big boy! So it was your #bestdayever!

I must admit that for this card I found the inspiration on Pinterest. Another crafter, Emily made a gorgeous card with Tim's ice cream cone blueprint and she put the scoops on the top of the other. You can see it here.

But otherwise, everything else is mine :-) You know that I love the polka dot background and I use a lot this frame in my projects. 

My chosen colours are very similar to the Ladurée macarons and advertisements.

What I used:

Stampers Anonymous, Treats Blueprints by Tim Holtz (CMS195)

Stampers Anonymous, Hashtags by Tim Holtz (CMS183)

Tim Holtz Layering Stencil, Polkadot (THS068)

Sizzix Bigz Die, Ornate Frame by Tim Holtz 

Ranger embossing powder, white

Ranger Distress markers

Ranger Archival ink pad (Jet Black)

Ranger Distress ink pad (Walnut Stain)

DecoArt Americana paints (Pineapple, Glorious Gold)

With my card, I would like to join the:

- Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: All things bright and beautiful

- CropStop challenge: June link party

- That's Crafty: A summer's day challenge

Thank you so much for stopping by!!!