Nordic Dancing Gnome ~ Poppystamps

It's my turn to post over at the Poppystamps today.

Come see why this gnome is dancing over at the Poppystamps blog.

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Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Popsicles ~ DRU

Hello friends~ I've got something sweet for you today!  

Do you like chocolate?  Do you like strawberries?  Do you like popsicles?

Well, here's some chocolate dipped strawberry popsicle cards that are fat free, and they won't add inches to your waistline.

I started by cutting several Large Popsicles from Frantic Stamper out of pink cardstock.  To make the ooey-gooey, drippy chocolate, I cut a long strip of dark brown cardstock using Impression Obsessions Drip Edger and then cut just the top of the popsicle using the Large Popsicle die.  I then added some white gel pen accents.

I cut Elizabeth Craft Designs Strawberries out of the same pink cardstock and added Candied Apple DOX Ink to the edges, adding the green leaf cap to the top of each strawberry.  The white flowers are also from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Strawberries set.  This die set is currently sold out but there's an equally beautiful set from Impression Obsession (Strawberry) available in the store.

Each card got a different white frame to make the popsicles pop.  The top card uses Impression Obsession Crazy Stitched Set.  The second card uses Marianne Designs Basic Ticket Die, which I layered two different sizes to add some dimension.  The third card uses Impression Obsession Stitched Pinked Circles. 

These cards came together quickly and easily, and they look delicious!

Here's a list of products I used to make today's cards, that you can find at 

Dies R Us:
Frantic Stamper Large Popsicles
Elizabeth Craft Designs Strawberries
Impression Obsession Strawberry
Impression Obsession Drip Edger
Impression Obsession Crazy Stitched Set
Marianne Designs Basic Ticket Die (Special Order Event)
Impression Obsession Stitched Pinked Circles
Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink

I hope you'll stop by the Dies R Us Challenge Blog to see more inspiration and join in on the fun!

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Dies R Us ~ Just Desserts

Hello stamplings ~  There's a new challenge starting up today over at the Dies R Us Challenge blog and the theme is "Just Desserts".  This is right up my alley, as I have a sweet tooth that doesn't quit!!

 Ice cream and summer time just go together.  Don't you think?  I pulled out my favorite Sue Wilson Ice Cream Sundae set and created a pop-up card just for you!


I'll start with the outside of the card first.  I used some fun polka dotted paper in cherry red and cut a scalloped frame using Elizabeth Craft Designs Dotted Scallop Rectangles and Stitched Rectangles.  The Cherry sprig is from Spellbinders "Market Fresh" and the sentiment is from Sue Wilson "A Little Birdie Told Me".


Inside the card is where the fun begins!  I used Elizabeth Craft Designs General Pop-Ups to create the pop up portion of the card.  I added the sweet Ice Cream Sundae from Sue Wilson, cutting the ice cream cup in silver mirror paper and adding two scoops of ice cream, because one scoop is never enough!


  This set comes with the sweet little wafers, cones and candy sticks.  Aren't they cute??  A Sundae isn't a Sundae without chocolate on top, so I added some using Elizabeth Craft Designs "Small Cupcake".  Don't forget the Cherry (or two) on top!  The fun little banner is from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Lot's of Pops". 

 I added space on the bottom of the card for the message using Elizabeth Craft Designs Dotted Scallop Squares and Stitched Squares.  See the little silver spoon on the bottom right corner?  That's included in the Sue Wilson set too.  She didn't overlook a single detail when she came up with this set.

 I hope you enjoyed today's project and are inspired to play along.

You can find all the details and join in on the fun by clicking here.  You could be the next winner of a DRU Gift Certificate!

I'll be entering this card into the Cut It Up challenge.  The theme is "I Scream, You Scream, We ALL Scream for Ice Cream!"

I wanted to remind you that we have some exciting news to share with you.  Dies R Us now has opened a sister store with warehouses in the USA and Canada called Didi Crafts.  

It will ship to both the US and Canada.  Didi Crafts will carry some of the same products as DRU, but most will be different.  Now our Canadian friends don't have to worry about huge taxes or shipping fees. How great is that!?!  We'd love for you to visit by clicking on the links above or by clicking here.

Thanks for stopping by!