Melon Berry Card

I have been busy naking cards for a few days...I have so many August Birthdays with my friends and Family.

I created this Melon Berry Card for SC...LSC232...

I really like how it turned out. I did wish I had some of the SU Melon Mambo Polka Dot ribbon from SCS but I havent purchased any..still trying to use up some of the old Stash...so I chose this hot pink Offray ribbon from last years Camp creations. It goes pretty well with the Melon Mambo.The challenge required using a Edible Item or image with eating, and using Cardstock with food int he name. I used the new In Color Melon Mambo and Certainly Celery. I knew I wanted to do a strawberry. I looked at a few and decided to go with my old Papertray Green Thumb...image.

In my head I was goignt o use three images but decided on just one. I used my new MS punch Lattice Arch...I have been picking it up and putting it back for about 2 months and finally jsut said to heck with it and bought it..I love it. I added the D'vine swirl cuttlebugging after I decided the green would look like the top of the berry instead of a green basket like they used to come in. I thougth th eSwirls looked alittle like the ones in the stamped image. next I ran the melon CS through with Swiss dots...to mimic the Berries on the berry. I debated rubbing with white craft ink but decided to keep the image cleaner. I usually smudge when I try to sponge a bit.

The sentiment was stamped with Pink Passion also...I opted to only buy reinkers and an assorted pack of in colors from SU to save some money...I think I need to buy me a few stamp pads when I get some birthday money...After stamping the sentiment I punched it out with my SU scalloped Sqaure punch then lined up the oppsite end three scallops down and punched again to give me the cute rectangle...

Hope You like it ...Until Later ...Happy Stamping!