Every catalog since Stampin’ Up! started offering the Big Shot, they have offered new dies in all kinds of shapes and sizes. This time around, the Occasion Mini catalog offered the Petal Cone Bigz die. My mom ended up getting it and so I had to play with it myself.
The die itself actually punches out two sides of the cone (with attached half circle flaps), one half-scallop circle, and a banner like strip. So, I decided to experiment. I created the cone out of your basic Melon Mambo cardstock and then decided to use the Love Letter designer series paper for the half-scallop circles, which I attached underneath the flaps.
Tip – if you are going to use the scallop circles under the flaps, you will want to trim the last scallop or two off each side. Otherwise your flaps will not lie flat as the scallops get in each others way.
I wrapped some Very Vanilla taffeta ribbon around the rim of the cone and then added some pearls for an extra fun touch. Finally, I couldn’t decide what I wanted to do with the banner, so I took two of them and glued them together to make the strap for the cone! Since I didn’t want a seam to show, I cut out a couple flowers and added them to the strap for a pretty way to finish it off.
So, this was a start but I’ve seen a lot of other cute projects with this die including baskets (made by folding in the pointed ends of the cone before you glue them together) and carrots for holding Easter candy!
