Strawberry Picking & Dipping

     The day before Mother's Day, my daughter's family went strawberry picking. They took pictures of Brooklyn picking strawberries. The next morning Brooklyn and her daddy dipped the prettiest strawberries in chocolate as a Mother's Day gift - another opportunity for pictures.

     The strawberries and leaves are die cut from white card stock. At first glance one might think that the edges are inked with a very dark ink. In fact I made 1/16 inch mats for them using the Silhouette. 

     To make the banners, I used the Silhouette to cut the words "PICKING" and "DIPPING" from black card stock. I then used one of La La Land Crafts' Long Flags to die cut while centering the titles.

     FYI: this basket of strawberries weighs a ton. There are so many layers here. The basket is a die-cut - double thickness - and a mat which is also a die cut. All of this coupled with strawberries and leaves makes for a sturdy addition to this layout. 

     These enamel dots are part of a collection specifically made for this paper line from Carta Bella.

     As soon as I saw the pictures from the strawberry field, I went on-line searching for a cute image to color for a layout. This little sweetie was released in July of 2015. I was able to find a new, never-used stamp on ebay. 

Layout with pictures

Just Getting Started

Materials List:

    

      Card Stock: My Colors - Black Magic

                      Carta Bella - Summer Market Solids

     Patterned Paper: Authentique - Summer Market

     Dies: La La Land Crafts - Long Flags

             Elizabeth Craft Designs - Strawberries

                                                 Lady Bugs

                                                 Cupcakes

             The Stamps of Life - Basket Fold It

     Silhouette Font: simply put

                             lucky star

     Stamp: La La Land Crafts - Marci with Strawberries

     Copics: Face - E000, 00, 11, R20

                Hair - E42, 43, 44, 47

                Dress - Y21, 23, 26, 28

                Hat - R81, 83, 85, 89

                Strawberries - R22, 24, 29

                Leaves - YG11, 13, 17

                Basket - E53, 55, 57, 59

     Ink: Momento - Tuxedo Black

            Distress - Cracked Pistachio

            Gina K - Red Hot

                         Jelly Bean

                         Fresh Asparagus

                         Stormy Sky

                         Warm Cocoa

     Embellies: Carta Bella Summer Market - Enamel Dots

Challenges

Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes w/Paper - #101 - *

Country View Challenges - Summer Fields - #3 - June 30

Crafting Happiness Challenge - Summer - #21 - Top Pick!

Diva's That Cut - Summertime Fun - #4 - *

Retro Rubber Challenge - Summer Time - #1 - *

Sparkles Monthly Challenges - Spring is in the Air - #56 - *