Pistachio Berry Basket

This basket was inspired by one in Stampin Success, the magazine Stampin Up sends out to demonstrators. I really like the stamping on the basket. It gives it some depth while still allowing the stronger cardstock to create a sturdier basket.

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Stamps: Crazy about You
Paper: Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White
Ink: Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe
Accessories: Berry Basket Die, Note Tag Punch, Baked Brown Sugar Baker's Twine

Mini cards and a Berry Basket

More 3x3 cards from my Berry Basket mini cards project. Yes, they use the now-retired Best Year Ever DSP, but there are lots of beautiful papers still available!

My challenge to you today is to make some 3x3 cards--use what you already have and show me (here or on my Facebook page) what you made.

Lots of occasions coming up: weddings, birthdays, Mother's Day, Memorial Day--and we can always use a few love notes to drop in unexpected places or thank yous for someone who made a difference. Let's stamp!

Free Shipping and the Berry Basket

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Another Berry Basket--this one full of 3x3 cards and envelopes. I lined the basket with Designer Series Paper (DSP) by cutting 2 extra basket pieces from the (now retired) Sale-a-bration Best Year Ever DSP.

3x3 cards are really fun to make. Here are two from this set. I'll show the others in the next few days. 

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Stamps: Big Day (Retired SAB), Sew You (March Paper Pumpkin)
Paper: Whisper White, Best Year Ever DSP (Retired SAB), Crushed Curry
Ink: Soft Suede, Coastal Cabana
Accessories: Itty Bitty Accents Punches, Word Bubble Framelits, Hello You Thinlits, Berry Basket Die

Spring Berry Baskets!

Gift baskets for friends. I love this Berry Basket!

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Stamps: Crazy about You, One Tag Fits All, Pictogram Punches
Paper: Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Whisper White
Ink: Crumb Cake, Strawberry Slush
Accessories: Berry Basket Die, Note Tag Punch, Baker's Twine, Rhinestones

Strawberry Easter Basket--No Fooling!

This cute basket is made with the Stampin Up Berry Basket Die. It goes together VERY quickly--always a nice quality--and makes a great Easter basket, gift basket, or storage container.

At Stamp Club in March, we made cardstock strawberries to fill our baskets, because they're so cute! I looked on Pinterest for the strawberry template and used this one. I printed it on white cardstock, then traced it onto Real Red for the strawberries. It's a very simple shape to cut. Don't let it scare you off! Then emboss with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, score, and adhere together. The template provides a "leaf," but I cut them out with one of the Flower Fair Framelits instead. Thread Pistachio Pudding baker's twine through the top of the strawberry "petals," then through the "leaf," and pull tight. Tie in a bow. You could put something small inside the strawberry if you wanted to, but we didn't.

Here's another view of the basket:

I'll be featuring more Berry Baskets in the next several days so you can be as excited about this die as I am! Happy Spring!

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Stamps: Crazy About You, One Tag Fits All, Pictogram Punches       
Paper: Baked Brown Sugar, Soft Sky, Whisper White, Kraft Gift Wrap (Clearance Rack), Real Red, Wild Wasabi   
Ink: Real Red, Baked Brown Sugar, Soft Sky   
Accessories: Berry Basket Bigz Die, Note Tag Punch, Flower Fair Framelits (leaf), Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack (flower), Baker’s Twine in Baked Brown Sugar and Pistachio Pudding, Soft Sky Seam Binding