GCW - Week 2

Greeting Card Wednesday

Today's card is a yummy ice cream cone card. 

This card came out very cute.  The color scheme is very neutral that makes this a great card for either a male or female recipient.  It is a standard A2 card size, so there is plenty of room for a message and a treat (such as a gift card) inside.

Products Used:

• Light brown and Cream Cardstock 
• Stampin' Up Frozen Treats Framelits Dies 
• Stampin' Up Marbled Die
• Stampin' Up Tangelo Twist ink (Retired)
• Craft Smart Embossing Folder from Michaels
• Spectrum noir Clear Glitter Brush Pen

I first stamped the Marble die onto some white cardstock.  Then I positioned the die over a part of the stamp that I liked the swirl and cut it out.  I also cut out from the die set an ice cream cone.  This particular die both cuts and embosses at the same time.  I then embossed a piece of cream card stock, which was cut down to 4 x 5 1/4. This embossing folder is very cute and works so well with this die set.  

*Note: I have a Sizzix Big Shot machine.  The first time I used this embossing folder with the normal sandwich, it actually cut some of the shapes out of the paper.  I had to play with my sandwich to get a good embossing without it cutting through the paper. 

The square pieces are 2 1/2 and 2 1/4 inch squares that I just turned on it side.  The only part of the card that is dimensional is the ice cream swirl.  I popped it up with a piece of fun foam.  All the rest of the pieces I adhered flat. This way you get some dimension without it being to hard to mail.  

Lastly, I added some sparkle to the ice cream with a the glitter pen.  I did have to be careful with the glitter pen, because the Stampin' Up ink is a die ink. It will react with water.  If you quickly dab with the pen instead of swiping, you can add the glitter without moving to much of the ink.  I think it just adds that extra punch to the card.  

Happy Wednesday!