Inkspirational + MFT = Yummo!

It always surprises me when I do a two-fer... probably because I don't usually intend to-- it's like, I'll have a couple challenges rolling around in my brain, and then they jumble into one before I consciously realize it! (Like I said before when this happened: this either makes me super-smart or super-challenged!)

Anyway... BRASS TACKS:

My little card is a combo of the following two challenges:

My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #242

Inkspirational Challenge #89: Word prompt, "Melt"

And here's my card:

Supplies and notes:

• The sweet treat was made by using kraft, previously painted with some Liquid Leaf, for the cone, then topping it off with a scoop made using Aleene's brand glitter snow (it's wayyyy dimensional and moldable).  Then I had to add some Stickles "sprinkles" in Ice.
• The oval was made using a giant chipboard "O's" center-hole, then I mod-podged some nice K & Company pink paper. After it dried, I used a nail file (dedicated to crafting... and crafting emergencies!) to file the excess paper off, then rubbed with my Color Box Chalk.  Oh, also added some Viva dots in Cream.
• The splatters were made using Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Victorian Velvet... I just daubed and even opened it open and dripped... fun.  Messy. Took a while to dry, FYI. I was surprised, but I guess that's acrylic for you. I'm so impatient.
• I edged the card with Color Box Chalk in Creamy Brown and added a hand-written greeting using a fine Prismacolor pen, doubled over.
• The ribbon is from good ol' Martha.

So, I distressed this card fairly heavily-- it looks like it's been handled by smudgy kid-fingers... I think it works based on the subject.  One thing I'm noticing now is that the card is off-balance: the ribbon should either be on the other side, or I should have centered the cone and minimized the ribbon. Hindsight is 20/20. Sigh... I wish I was paid to do this! I'd spend tons of time re-making cards! :-)