Happy summer!

Well, I did it. I conquered the Diamond Head trail! Sunday was just gorgeous with blue sunny skies and a slight breeze--perfect hiking weather.

And the best reward after a hike? Shave ice! In Hawaii, shave ice is the most popular cold treat. There are many shave ice shops in every neighborhood and people have their favorite haunts that they consider "the best".

Shave ice was the inspiration for my shaped card. It depicts a rainbow shave ice, one of the more popular flavors with strawberry, pineapple, and vanilla syrup poured over finely shaved ice, thus forming a rainbow. It's usually served in a paper cone cup, and eaten with a small wooden spoon.

I handcut the shapes and ink distressed the "syrup" with Distress inks and then water splotched the surface to give it an "icy" look. I also hand cut the wooden spoon and ink distressed the edges.

I couldn't find a suitable sentiment so I typed one up in a fun font, cut out a banner and attached it to the front of the cup.

I'm linking my shave ice card to the Shaping Up Blog Hop and Giveaway. Have you seen the awesome shaped cards? Hop over and take a look. It all starts here at JJ's blog. You'll be blown away by the creativity of the talented ladies who were all part of Gallery Idol 2012.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you're having a cool summer!

Note: "Shave" ice is the local way we refer to "shaved" ice. True, the ice is shaved, but it's always been referred to as "shave ice". 


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If you're a fan of Hero Arts, you'll want to check out A Blog Named Hero, the brainchild of two crafty stampers--Linda and Mary Dawn. It's a brand new blog devoted to stampers who love Hero Arts and it's filled with tons of inspiration and challenges, too.

Their inaugural challenge is to feature your favorite Hero Arts stamps on a card or project. Here is my card featuring the new Lattice Background and a sentiment from All Occasion Messages.

The sentiment set is my "favoritest" because it features so many perfect sentiments in an assortment of fonts and I find myself reaching for it every time.

I'm also entering this in Hero Arts' monthly challenge with a shaped card technique. Shari Carroll shared this butterfly template here several years ago and I thought I'd pull it out again for the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to visit and follow A Blog Named Hero to meet other stampers that share the Hero Arts love. See you there!

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