Thursday, July 7, 2011

I scream, you scream

. . . you all know how the saying goes.  Summer and ice cream just go together and one of my favorite hostess gifts for summer BBQs is a do-it-yourself ice cream sundae kit.  I put two sundae dishes, an assortment of toppings and a gift certificate from a local ice cream store in a basket, wrap it with cellophane, and add a big bow to make it festive.   Taking my inspiration from Dream Team member Lee Kellogg, the Queen of Tags, and one of my favorite Dreamweaver stencils, here's the finishing touch:

I used the double glitter technique with the Sundae stencil (LL431), and began by adhering double-sided mounting paper to white card stock.  After soaping the back of the stencil with Handmade Hawaiian Coconut Soap, I removed the protective paper from the double-sided mounting paper and placed the stencil on it.  I applied Glitter Ritz Microfine glitter in bronze, regal red, pink, sea foam and stardust to the exposed areas of the stencil and rubbed it in.  Handy tip:  make a glitter scoop by first cutting a straw into 3-4 inch pieces and then cutting one end at a very shallow angle to make the scoop.  It's just the right size for getting into small areas.  I cut the image out and adhered it to white card stock cut with the largest Nestabilities Labels Four die.  Add ribbon and it's ready to be tied to the basket. 

For more fun and inspiration, be sure to stop by the other Dream Team blogs.  It's Designer's Choice this week and there will be a lot of good ideas to get your creative juices flowing, starting with the Dreamweaver Stencil's blog, DREAM it UP!

Happy crafting,
Liz

10 comments:

  1. How yummy! We have three ice cream shops down the valley. By the time you finish eating a cone from one, you hit the next one! Love the colors, looks delicious!

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  2. Awww...great job with all the different colors of glitter. This looks delicious by the way and would go great with my French Roast...haha!! Have a good day Liz!!!

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  3. Liz I love this idea, I'm always screaming for ice cream. I love the colors you used and the Glitter!!

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  4. Love the tag with the double glitter technique! Hope you are having some real R & R and ice cream this summer. I actually found a couple of tags to play with the other day, so thanks for the added inspiration.

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  5. WICKED YUMMY with all that glitter...

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  6. Very pretty--and ya know I love the glitter! It reminds me of an old fashioned ice cream store.

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  7. this is amazing! I just noticed that for some reason my blog is not linked here...fixing that right now.

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  8. You can come to my BBQs anytime! What a great idea, and what a yummy tag to go with!

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  9. Love the sundae, a great summery tag.

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  10. This is just darling, and a great finishing touch to your gift basket! My preference in summer are fresh peach shakes!

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