Stampin' Celebration #48--Easter

This week over at Stampin' Celebration we're celebrating Easter! I had fun making this little treat 'basket' inspired by the photos for this week. 

I loved the colors in the bouquet of flowers, and I have a new flower punch that I wanted to try out.  The punch I used is a sneak peek from the Summer Mini Catalog that goes live May 1st.  This Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch is awesome, because in one punch there are three coordinating punches--you just move the front lever to the image you want, and punch.  Sounds a little weird, but it is a very cool idea!  So the Perfect Plum flower and the Pink Pirouette flower came from the same punch.  :-)  And there are two other flowers that can be made from the same punch that aren't part of this project. 

For the 'basket', I used the Box #2 Big Shot die.  I trimmed off the top parts of the box and then ran it through my Big Shot again with the Square Lattice textured embossing folder.  I carefully distressed the top edge of the basket a bit and put it together.  For the handle I used the Tasteful Trim die and the Square Lattice EF again.  

Here's a side view to see the handle and Rhinestones a little better.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Make sure to head over to Stampin' Celebration and see the other projects created using this same inspiration photo.  And, this challenge will last for two weeks, so you have plenty of time to join us and create your own project.  :-)

Stamps:  Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink:  Certainly Celery

Paper:  Perfect Plum, Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery, Whisper White

Accessories:  Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, 5-Petal flower punch, Box #2 die, Tasteful Trim die, Square Lattice textured embossing folder, Big Shot, crimper (for the card stock inside the basket), Rhinestones, dimensionals

Easter Treat

With Easter just around the corner, I wanted to share a fun treat idea.  This is one of the projects we made as part of my Stampers Clubs last month. 

This fun little treat is made using the Petal Cone die that can be found on page 15 in the Occasions Mini Catalog.  To make the cone as I have here, you run two sheets of card stock through the Big Shot with the die and then fold and adhere together along the sides.  The Old Olive scallop half circles and the banner tag are also part of the same die.  

The stamp set I used is A Good Egg.  This is one of those stamp sets I've had for years and still love pulling out every year around Easter.  The chick and egg are colored with markers, and then I used simple masking to add the circles (a stamp in the set) to the egg.  To finish off, I added a bag of Jelly Bellies and tied it off with ribbon and the banner tag.  Simple and cute.  :-)  

Here I used the Petal Cone die as an open box, but it can also be a closed box with the four semi-circles at the top turned in, instead of out like I have here. 

Stamps:  A Good Egg

Ink:  Chocolate Chip,  So Saffron, Old Olive, and So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, and Bashful Blue markers

Paper:  So Saffron, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Accessories:  Petal Cone die, Big Shot, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle punch, small cellophane bag,  Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Hemp Twine, dimensionals