Holidays have become so commercial! Thanksgiving and Christmas merchandise is out before Halloween has even passed. Valentine's Day is over... St. Patrick's Day isn't... yet even here on Guam the Easter candies and baskets are out. I hate that we are pushed into buying everything so soon! So why am I sharing an Easter project with you today?!?
Well, living on Guam one quickly learns that it doesn't take 10 days to receive supplies we order from "the mainland." It is more like 2-3 weeks...sometimes longer! I want to inspire you and encourage you to order the supplies to recreate this mini basket now... allowing you enough time to create your own for Easter.
You will need:
Stamp Sets: A Good Egg (pg.46)
Inks: Jet Black StazOn (pg.190)
Card Stock: Certainly Celery, Scraps of Summer Sun, Always Artichoke and Whisper White (pg.156-157)
Accessories: Scrap of Designer Series Paper - I used Tea Party (pg.160-163), Apricot Appeal and Certainly Celery 1/4" grosgrain ribbon (pg.183), Modern Label Punch (pg.186-187), Word Punch (pg.186-187), Scallop Edge Punch (pg.186-187), Big Shot (pg.194), Scallop Circle Die (pg.199), Stampin' Up Exclusive Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder (Occasions Mini Catalog, pg.35), Stampin' Dimensionals (pg.192), Small Flat Cello Bags (pg.159)
To create the basket:
Step 1: Cut your scallop circle using the Big Shot and the Scallop Circle Die.
Step 2: Score two parallel lines separated by four scallops as shown in the photo on the left. (There will be eleven scallops above and below the two score lines.)
Step 3: Score additional lines as shown in the second photo on the left.
Step 4: Score from the intersection of the score lines to the outside of the scallop circle as shown in the third photo on the left.
Step 5: Fold the scallop circle to form the basket.
Step 6: Unfold the scallop circle and place in the Perfect Polka Dot Impressions Folder and run through the Big Shot... using the Multipurpose Platform.
Step 7: Form into a basket by gluing the corner wedges to the inside of the 4-scallop sides.
To make the handle: Cut a piece of card stock 1 1/4" x 9". Punch both long edges using the Scallop Edge Punch. (Be sure to save the long narrow scrap for another card!) Glue the handle to the inside of the 4-scallop sides... covering the corner wedges.
Decorate your basket as desired!
I used A Good Egg, various punches, ribbons and scraps of papers as listed above.
Contact me today to place your order so that you can have as much fun creating these mini baskets as I am! And remember... they don't just have to be for Easter. They are a great for all occasions!
Happy Stamping~
Mia
Maria, this is so cute! Thanks for sharing how you made it! Love it!!
Judy
Posted by: Judy M | February 28, 2010 at 05:47 PM