Hello everyone! The Design Team Challenge this week on Late Night Stampers is to design a card that is ANYTHING but the regular size. So I put together this fun little Birthday card today that is unusual in both size and shape ... and, looks good enough to eat!
The first time I saw the new Stampin' Up! Perfect Details Texturz Plate I immediately thought "ice cream cone"! Isn't it perfect (no pun intended) for this! I cut the cone from Creamy Caramel Cardstock by simply folding a 8.5 x 5.5" piece of cardstock in half (like you would do to make a regular card) and then cut on a diagonal (with my Paper Trimmer) from the top right corner to the bottom at the fold. You have to trim a little off the top when you're done to make an even triangle. I ran it through the Big Shot, using the Perfect Details Texturz Plate, cut another piece of Whisper White for the Inside and stamped it with the Birthday Sentiment Stamp.
Now for the delicious Ice Cream recipe (click for a larger image)! I inked up just the frosting part of Simple Birthday Thanks with Black Stazon Ink and stamped it on Pretty in Pink Cardstock and cut it out. I stamped the Cherry again on Whisper White, colored it in with a Real Red and Chocolate Chip Marker and then covered it with Crystal Effects and set it aside to dry. I love how shiny and dimensional it looks -- very realistic. Using a 2-way Glue Pen, I applied Dazzling Diamonds glitter in swirls on the 
frosting cut-out. I put tiny little dots of Crystal Effects on each of the "dots" on the frosting and then, using tweezers, applied a single Glass Bead to each of the dots. Once the Crystal Effects was dry on the cherry, I cut it out and attached it to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. I attached the Ice Cream to the Cone with SNAIL adhesive. Yum, yum ... I think I need to make a trip to the kitchen!
I hope you come back soon for more inspiration and ideas. I've got lots of wonderful projects in store for you!
See you soon! Blessings, Gretchen
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Grethen, that is the cutest card. Young or old would enjoy receiving this card. It's so YUMMY. Thanks for letting us see it. I going to get ice cream right now.
Posted by: Anne Pavlosky | July 17, 2009 at 03:57 PM
This is so clever, Gretchen!! It looks yummy enough to eat!
Posted by: Maria Williams | July 17, 2009 at 04:17 PM
You are amazing! This is fabulous xx
Posted by: Maxine Conrad | July 17, 2009 at 06:41 PM
Gretchen: I LOVE your ice cream cone card...AWESOME CREATION! I have this adorable stamp and will just have to pull it out and recreate this fabulous card. Thanks for sharing with us.
Posted by: Kadie Labadie | July 17, 2009 at 07:41 PM
This is adorable! I love it! Renee
Posted by: Renee Winch | July 17, 2009 at 07:44 PM
How 'sweet!' Would also be great for an invitation.
Posted by: lisa808 | July 18, 2009 at 03:48 AM
WOW! this is awesome. you are too creative gretchen! love it.
xoxoxo
Posted by: carol marbach (udi) | July 18, 2009 at 05:20 AM
This is so darn cute!
Posted by: Sue Kment | July 18, 2009 at 09:59 AM
Gretchen...So ADORABLE!! What a very, very clever idea! I am going to have to CASE it very soon! Thanks for sharing your brilliant ideas! Erin Blair...fellow Control Freak
Posted by: Erin Blair | July 20, 2009 at 02:33 PM