Inspired by a sugar cone...

Hello Journey friends,

I'm still on cloud nine about winning a Make-Live-Share visit with Richard Garay and am not sure when I'll land back on Earth, but I thought I'd head to my stamping room tonight and play around! It is FRIDAY and that means a FUN night for me!!! I have been thinking about the project I would do for Rose's Journey Coach challenge this week "Inspired By" and on the way home from school today, I had a vision...

I saw a sugar cone and some mint chocolate chip ice cream.  Maybe it was because I was hungry or maybe it was because I was happy it was FRIDAY.  I'm not sure, but all the while I was driving home, I was thinking about how I would recreate it in paper because after all, it'd be too drippy if I used the real thing.  So my mind went wandering and planning...How could I make paper look ice-creamy?

So this evening, I headed to my stamp room and started playing.  I pulled out my Spellbinders Grand Circle Dies and diecut the 5 1/2 inch circle into some Oatmeal Cookie cardstock.  After that, I cut the circle in half and started making some score lines with my score board.  When the score lines were all done, I distressed the scores with Oatmeal Cookie ink then I glued up the little cone.  When that was done, I decided my cone would have to contain some goodies.  I couldn't send an empty container of deliciousness off to someone special!  So I ran downstairs and got my container of malted milk balls. They'd be perfect to place inside!  MMMM after eating a few, I determined I could place 5 of those babies inside the cone and tie it off nicely!

I created four little "swooshy" cuts of Butter Cream cardstock then distressed those with OC ink. After that, I used my Copics (YR00, G40, BG0000) to add some swirly marks and some dots just to give it a little more whimsy.  I glued those "swooshy" parts to the inside edge of the "cone" and punched holes in the tips.  That allowed me to thread some Natural Journey Twine and add a cherry colored button on top!  Before tying it off, I dropped in some of the candy and secured the "swooshy parts" with the twine.

Next was stamping the little card panel that would rest under the cone.  I cut an A2 sized piece of Orange Creamsicle cardstock and stamped it with the Ink Splat image (with Orange Creamsicle ink). Then I selected some fun sentiments from the Little Big Greetings set to stamp along the edge using Black Licorice and Kiwi Slice ink.

Everyone seems to love sprinkles so I took some of my leftover scraps and cut a few sprinkles out.  I tossed a few of them inside the cone and let the extras just hang out on the table.  :)

Now I have a goofy little ice cream treat to mail off to someone special.  Fat Free, Calorie Free (well, maybe not the milk balls) and OH SO YUMMY!  Will it be you???

Yummy And Delish! I can't wait!!!

Well stamping friends, the Yummy and Delicious Tour had it's first event this weekend in Phoenix Arizona and BOY OH BOY are we in for some amazing, stampy fun!  If you love attending scrapbook Expos, doing classes, make and takes, visiting, giggling, staying up all night crafting and having fun with like-minded friends, consider purchasing your ticket to a TREAT of an event!  You'll be sure to enjoy it!  This event is open to any and all who love stamping, learning new things and to those who want to feel the spirit of crafty LOVE all around them.  

I'll be attending the Virginia Beach Yummy and Delish tour in August and I invite you, my friends to join me in the fun!  If you plan on attending, make sure to join the Facebook group to get the inside scoop and for planned shares/trades/gatherings with friends.

Please let me know if you'll be there! I'll be wearing some VERY appropriate items so you will be able to pick me out of the crowd!  :)

And thanks to my fellow Coaches who attended the inaugural event in Phoenix this weekend, I am able to share some YUMMY pictures!!!

Richard and Gabby (and camera-man extraordinaire, Dustin) demoing a yummy creation! Photo by Rose Curtis

Look at all that learning going on!  Yummy creations coming right up!  Photo from FSJ Facebook

Crafty goodness...Focus, Focus, Focus!  Look at all those goodies!!!  Photo by FSJ Facebook

Did someone say Bundles, Bundles, Bundles of brand spankin' new sweet treats?  Photo by Jill Walker

Oh, and here are some pins that I'll be adding to my pin collection: