Gina K Preview Day 4 - Edible Firecracker Tutorial

Hello! Welcome to the Gina K Designs Preview Day 4!!! TONIGHT (Thursday) is the night that all the newest stamp sets, StampTV kit, new cardstock, new digital paper and Vivid ink pads (Inky Blue, Brick Red and Coffee Bean--which match the Pure Luxury cardstock exactly!) are added to the store! Hope to see you at the release party from 7-10 p.m. CENTRAL time on Splitcoaststampers!

Today the design team is using two new stamp sets--Ribbon Stripes and Lazy Days of Summer. Ribbon Stripes is a cool set of horizontal patterns that can be stamped on ribbon or paper. Lazy Days of Summer is the one free with three set (you get this set FREE when you purchase three others this month). It is filled with adorable stamps that make me think of all those awesome summer days at the beach.

For my sample I chose to use the star pattern stripe from the Ribbon Stripes set and the stars and sentiments from Lazy Days of Summer. I LOVE these stars and although I created a Forth of July party invite and candy display...you can also alter the colors and create a fun "You're a Star" birthday ensemble fit for your princess or little athlete.
Here is a picture of just the invite. The inside piece slides out when you pull the star up. The ribbon that I used throughout the project is all from the StampTV kit-Eclectic Summer. I already used it on a project or two before this and still have some left! I used the Ribbon Stripe to add a design to the fold over on the pocket and I also used a bit of one stripe to add some detail under the sentiment.

Here is the candy display. This is just a painted terracotta pot. I lined the inside with some of flower foam. I stuck in some red and blue tootsie pops. I decorated a little bag full of red and white m&ms and added the sentiment tag. I added ribbon to the edge and some stars along the rim. The red brads are also from the new StampTV kit! Finally, I created some "edible" firecrackers. I created a small tutorial below to show you how easy it is to make one.

Edible Firecracker Tutorial:

Supplies-

Lazy Days of Summer stamp set

Ribbon Stripes stamp set

Avery file folder labels (these are the thin labels)

blue ink (I used Brilliant Blue (SU!)

red ink (I used Ranger's Fired Brick Distress ink)

long tootsie rolls

white cardstock (Pure Luxury-Gina K Designs)

silver star- optional (Colorbok)

foam mounting tape

First ink half of the ribbon stripe stamp (stars) with blue ink and stamp across label. This stamp is LONG---therefore, to speed up the process, I simply stamped red on one side and blue on the other side because I knew I didn't need all the length of the design! (Yep----I am all about the shortcuts!)
Tip: Because these labels are thinner than the regular ones, stamp every other label with the design and you won't have to worry if you overstamp the edge onto the next one.


For each firecracker you will need two blue strips and two red strips:

After stamping the strips you need. Cut along the edges of the labels. You will not need a large length to wrap around so just cut to the point where you like how the stamping turned out on all strips! See below:

Now you are ready to wrap the tootsie roll. Alternate strips starting at the top of the tootsie roll and wrap around as shown:

After the tootsie roll is covered, you are ready to create the topper. Stamp the large star in blue or red ink and then stamp the smallest star in the opposite color. Cut the stars out and adhere to small one on the large one with a piece of foam tape. (Optional) Add the small silver star to the center.

Attach the star to the tootsie roll as shown. Whola! An edible firecracker! (You can alter this technique for a lot of themes---ie. a small princess wand, or an all star trophy!)

Gotta love fireworks that are pretty AND edible!

For more inspiration using Ribbon Stripes and Lazy Days of Summer, check out these wonderful blogs: Cindy Lawrence, Donna Baker, Erika Martin, Emily Giovanni, Jessica Fick, Joanne Basile, Theresa Momber, Melanie Muenchinger, Melissa Shultz (In the Spotlight Designer) and, of course, Gina!

Hope you will join us TONIGHT (Thursday, May 28) for lots of challenges, prizes and fun at the Gina K Designs release party on Splitcoaststampers from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Central time!

Thanks for stopping by!