Easter Themed Blog Hop

Hello Stamping Friends,

Wow, can you believe Easter is just a few short weeks away? It will be here before I'm ready. It just kind of sneaks up on me. This time of year is busy in our house. We have three birthdays and Easter within a four week period. 

I love making these little baskets. They are so easy. They are quick. And they are just absolutely adorable to give to your friends and family. You can make several different sizes very easily too. 

For this basket, I started with a 6"x6" piece of mint macaron cardstock. I scored it at 2" on all four sides. Then I cut on the vertical score line up to the horizontal score line on two opposing sides. I cut  six pieces of Ornate Garden designer series paper (1 3/4") and attached it basket. To make the basket you just bring up each side until it forms a little "v." If you fold all the way over each other you will have a little square box.

This particular size holds four or five round chocolates. To make the handle, I cut a piece of cardstock 3/4" x 6" and decorated it with a 6"x1/4" piece of the same designer paper.

 

I have also made them 9" (score at 3" on all four sides) and 12" (score at 4" on all four sides). You can essentially make them any size you would like. You just need to end up with 9 equal squares after scoring.

This is what your scored and cut piece of cardstock will look like regardless of the size of paper you will end up with 9 equal squares to begin making your basket.

Product List

Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper [152488] $15.00	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337] $8.75	Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems [153547] $8.00
Basket Weave & Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack [153553] $8.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00

Pinterest Inspired Sunday Fun Day

Hello Stamping Friends,

Time for another Sunday Fun Day project with the Sisters in Stamping.  This week's theme is a Pinterest inspired project. I picked a card that uses designer series paper scraps as my inspiration.

This is the card I drew my inspiration from. Click on the picture and it will take you to the Pinterest post. 

My scraps range in width from 1/2" to 1".  I just did my own thing by looking at the picture. I varied the lengths of the strips from 3" to 3 3/4".

I used the Ornate Garden designer series paper for my card. Honestly, if you have a lot of little pieces that you think you can't do much with, I encourage you to try to make this card with those pieces. It's a fantastic way to use up those scraps. And if the scraps come from the same pack of paper, you know they will coordinate together beautifully making your creating efforts that much easier. A huge win for your quick crafting needs.

The strip with the greeting on it is 2" by 4 3/4". I also used a few colored rhinestones from the Holiday Rhinestone Basics to bling up my card. It is finished off with the Bumblebee In-Color Ribbon and attached to the card using dimensionals. (Well, of course, there's a few dimensionals involved)

Don't forget to head over to Sisters in Stamping to see what inspired the others.

Thanks for stopping by. If you live in the United States, click on the links below to order. 

Product List

Handsomely Suited Cling Stamp Set [154444] $21.00	Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper [152488] $15.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229] $8.25
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $7.50	Bumblebee 1/4" (6.4 Mm) 2020–2022 In Color Ribbon [153622] $6.00	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels [150457] $6.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00