Wednesday, July 10, 2013

50-50 and I Don't Mean a Raffle!

Happy Hump Day!  Have you seen that current Geico commercial where the camel walks around the office asking "What day is it?" -cracks me up every time:)

I haven't played along with a CAS-ual Fridays challenge in a long time and this week's challenge to create a CAS project with some kind of material like felt, canvas, fabric, etc. intrigued me:



I've had some Claudine Hellmuth sticky-back canvas in my stash for awhile and decided to try embossing it.  After adhering a piece to a white cs scrap before running it through my Cuttlebug it worked like a charm!  I really like the subtle texture it gave to my card. 

After reading a comment my dear and talented friend Maureen left on a previous blog post I decided to do a little research and to revisit a design to create my card for the challenge:


I wasn't sure if I knew what a 50-50 ice cream bar that Maureen referenced in her comment was until I looked on-line and realized it's what I knew as a creamsicle growing up- Yum!  Did a little paper piecing and coloring with markers to get my embossed image from the North Coast Creations set "You're the Bomb!" to resemble a 50-50:)  Sentiment is also from this fun set.
Other Supplies Used:  Papertrey ink white cs, Hero Arts sunshine layering paper and dots, teresa collins Tell Your Story pp, Echo Park Dots & Stripes pp, WPlus 9 heart dies, Stampin' Up chevron embossing folder and baked brown sugar marker 

Thanks for all your supportive comments!

16 comments:

Rosemary said...

yummy card, robin!!

Virginia L. said...

WAY to rock the challenge, you , material girl/ Robin! That embossed canvas is FABULOUS!! As I just finished my Popsicle, I had to comment on how yummy your designs are!What a SWEET card!

Pam W Merwin said...

Robin - this is great! Love your embossed canvas heart :) Color combination is beautiful. I remember creamsicles too - We had the "ice cream" truck ride through our neighborhood and it was my favorite - sweet memories.

Kelly Griglione said...

Dreamsicles are my favorite!! And it goes so well with your teal. Thanks so much for playing at CAS-ual Fridays!

Maureen Morton said...

You make me laugh so hard, Robin! Maybe the name is just the difference between the coasts? Love what you've done - the embossed canvas is pure genius. I've never before seen it done - you are a trend-setter. ANd, of course, I love these dreamy hearts. Now wipe off that sticky grin and get back to crafting, my dear pal.

Trinh said...

Sweet and fun! I know them as creamsicles too and having one right now would be refreshing and yummy!

Judy1223 said...

Robin, is there anything you can't do? Seriously! Embossing on canvas, so COOL! The "Quen of the Scene" has done it again...what a yummy card!

Nat said...

I just saw that commercial at lunch today and I love it!! awesome card, now I could totally go for a creamsicle! :)

Sylvia Blum said...

So pretty!
*yumm*... now I want some icecreamm *lol*
Thanks for playing along with us at CAS-ual Fridays!
Sylvia xx

Jingle said...

I love that you embossed the canvas! What a great idea! Very cute card! Thanks so much for playing along with us over at CAS-ual Fridays!

svelteSTUFF said...

Was never fond of 'Bomb Pops'... but Creamsicles ARE.My.Thing ~ now, I MUST get one - Sweet Card 8-)!

Kathy (krolski) said...

Such a delicious card! Love how you used the sticky back canvas. I love that commercial too! :)

Brenda said...

Love those ice creams! Gorgeous colours Robin!

Greta said...

This is such a neat card, Robin!

Ruth said...

Ooh, this is beautiful!

sheila said...

what a spectacular card Robin! I love the colors and the layout! You have such a way with cards ;-D