"Shape UP" Caardvarks Challenge!

Scrapbook News and Reviews is this Caardvark's challenge sponsor.
Theme: Shaped cards.
Entries due by June 3rd at Midnight PST.
Prize: 3 month subscription to SN&R magazine

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Shape up, our challenge theme this time around over Caardvarks. Just think of all the shapes you can make besides the basic square or standard rectangular cards we all do. It was really a nice change and challenge to create a card with a "shape" to it. My card today is really appropriate because it is suppose to hit 90 degrees here in Denver. An ice cream will be much needed this afternoon I am sure!

I created my card using the "Doodlebug Charms" Cricut cartridge. I liked the way the top of the ice cream looked, but the cone was a little off for me. SO...I make my own cone, scored it with my Scorpal and rubbed some barely banana craft ink across the embossing to help show off the texture. I then add the cone to the cream, fit it to a white card stock card. I added some little rhinestones and Ice Stickles from Creative Cuts and More a button and ribbon which are from SU and a little "Thank You" charm. Really pretty easy actually.

Now it is your turn, create a shape card...any shape and link your creation to the Mr. Linky section over at Caardvarks. You could win a 3 month subscription to SNR. Don't forget to check out all of the absolutely fabulous creations the rest of the Caardvarks Crew has created for this challenge...AMAZING and oh so inspiring!!

Thanks for looking.

A Summer Tag/Card

Well it looks like a tag, but it could be a card. I haven't decided yet if I should take off the extra layer to make this just a tag, probably makes sense...I guess. What do you think?Guess it is kinda hard to tell in the picture. Either way I think it will work for both Caardvarks "Tag Challenge" and CPS challenge #66. Woo Hoo two challenges in one. Guess I should have saved this for tomorrow when I normally do a Wednesday Challenge Combo. I guess this will be an off week...sorry. I promise to have my Friday Card Flick on Friday though *smiles*.
Gotta run, lots of errands to do while the kids are still in school.
Have a great day!!
UPDATE: The tree and sunshine paper is by Chatterbox and the little chipboard house is by Maya Road. Thanks for all the sweet comments, I love them!!

A little early for Monday

Well I just remembered I needed to post my card for Taylored Expressions "Friday Cupcake Challenge". I love cupcakes and I have been meaning to play along each week, but some how the weekends just fly by.
I used my Cricut with the Doodle Charms cartridge for the large cupcake. The small cupcakes are from "ABC Images" SU stamp set using chocolate chip classic ink. I paper pieced the frosting to match the large cupcake. I used my cuttlebug to emboss the white back grounds with the "happy birthday" images. I apologize, I am not sure who the DP is made by. Aly got a hold of this piece and the bottom half was missing with the name of the manufacturer on it....sorry! The embellishments are all from Memory Makers. I tend to luck out and find them on clearance at Target every now and then. I love Target!!
Well that is it for Today. For those of you who missed my Friday Card Flick please check it out here. Have a great day off!