Friend Basket & Valentine's Stamp Party

I made this friend basket with the Baskets & Blooms Sizzix die. I cut out the two sides and then added a 3" x 8-1/2" piece of cardstock in the middle. I scored it at 2-3/4" and curved the bottom piece to follow the curve of the basket. I then scored 1/2" along the length of each side and used it as tabs to adhere to the side pieces. I cut the middle tab into three tabs so I could mimic the curve of the bottom of the basket.

I added some flowers from the Birds & Blooms 4-pack of Sizzlit dies and a red corduroy button in the middle. I stamped "Friend" from the With all my Heart stamp set and punched it out with the large oval punch and layered it on the scallop oval.

I used the Sending Love Specialty DSP for the middle piece and the scalloped circle handle.

To create the scallop circle I punched a 1-1/4" circle and then punched the scallop circle on top of it. To create the handle I punched over the original handle with the 1-1/4" circle punch and then added the scallop circle.

If you live in the area, I'm having a Valentine's Stamp Party this Thursday night at 7pm at my house! We will be making three cute Valentine's projects just in time for Valentines Day! There is a $10 fee, but if you make a $50 purchase you'll not only receive a free Sale-a-bration item, but also the fee will be waived!

There will be a door prizes, free gifts for bringing a friend and lots of fun samples to see!

Space is limited, so please RSVP (email me) by Tuesday, January 26th.

Well Scripted

I'm so excited about Stampin' Up!'s new clear mount stamps! And I love this new set Well Scripted. You'll be seeing more of it this week! This card (inspired by this one by Carroll Ann) uses one of my favorite exclusive Stampin' Up! Sizzix dies, Blossom Party. I also used the Little Leaves and the birds and flowers sizzlits. And how could I not love Stampin' Up!'s new Polka Dot embossing folder? Love it!

Here is a video introduction to Stampin' Up!'s clear mount stamps:

Blossom Party Flower Pot Card

I wanted to make a Flower Pot card using some of Stampin' Up!'s great Sizzix flower dies and discovered that Stampin' Up!'s exclusive new Blossom Party was a perfect die to use! The directions for this card are located here in an earlier post and below in my next video tutorial!

Recipe:

Stamps: Oval All

Ink: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry

Paper: Oil Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence, Cottage Wall dsp

Punches: Five Petal Flower, Scallop Oval and Large Oval

Sizzix Die: Blossom Party

Accessories: So Swirly jumbo wheel