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Cute little Easter Basket

 
Isn't it cute?  You can fit three little candy eggs in there (the fav around here are the Butterfinger ones which you can tell cuz mine are missing!!)  I wanted to play along with the Finally Friday Blog hop - Easter Treat with Michelle McDaniel - over on the TAC Savvy Projects Blog and I have been saving this little ditty just for that!  Be sure to check out all the other participants at the end of my post!

 

I used the Maggie Collections decorative papers and tags along with a little ribbon, Scrappers Floss,  flowers and buttons. 

I started with the largest die from the Petite scalloped circles large set.  I scored a box bottom out of it - just like you would if you had a rectangle or square.  I did 2 sides at 1 1/4 and 2 sides at 1 1/8 to accomodate for the scallops and circular shape.  Then just like a box bottom make the snips for the side panels and fold along the lines.

 

When you attach the sides - you want to leave them at an angle to create more of a basket shape.  I used Scor-tap for a little extra sturdiness.

Next I attached a blue ribbon to a strip of white CS and cut along both edges with my scallop scissors for a fun handle.  Then attach it to the inside of the basket with more Scor-tape.

 
I embellished my basket with a tag - nice that they are double sided!  I tied it on with a little Scrappers Floss and then added the flowers and buttons from the Lemonande Embellishment box to the ends of the basket.

I hope you get a chance to show us your Easter Treats and share your linky too! 

A Card a Day Sketch Challenge

Starting May first on the TAC Savvy Project Blog The Angel Company is having a fun blog challenge called "A Card a Day in the Month of May" - and they are using a few of my card sketches as part of the challenge!  If you would like to play along - which I hope you do so you get a chance at BLOG CANDY from TAC - just make a card using the sketch for the week and post it on your blog or in a picture sharing site (such as the gallery in the TAC PCC) and link it up using the linky featured that week.

I compiled all 5 sketches into a pdf to make your creating easier - so you can download and print this out to use while making your cards.

Download Maycardaday

here is Mischelle's message about the challenge:

It's a Card A Day in the Month of May!  Are you ready for a challenge!  Join us a pledge to create a card a day this month! 

Each week we will provide a sketch and each of our Guest Designers will design a card using that sketch as their guide.  It's easier to create a card the second and third time so we're going to give you a blueprint for success (sketch) each week.  If you like ~ use this sketch Sunday through Saturday.  Sunday you'll be getting familiar with the sketch.  Monday it will be familiar.  Tuesday the ideas are popping.  Wednesday you are so comfortable you turn the sketch and design a horizontal card.  Thursday you could do this blindfolded!  Friday you feel like make more than one card!  Saturday you have a stack of cards to reward you for your hard work!  And ... you're excited because tomorrow you get to see what next weeks sketch is!

If you don't feel like using our sketch then don't!  Just CREATE a CARD!  You can still upload it to our blog and share your Card a Day!

Play along!  Share your card by linking to our linky!  When you do ~ you'll automatically be entered in to win our monthly BLOG CANDY!

Join in the FUN and play along!  If you'd like to play please just add your name in the comments and we'll slate you for a day.  Also ~ let me know your thoughts regarding designating specific stamp sets!

Mischelle

Happy cardmaking!

Monday Sketch #145

Time for another sketch!   I have alot of catch up to do this week, maybe just maybe I will be able to get to it this week.  If you give the sketch a try be sure to add your linky and add it to your blog too if you can!

 

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I hope you get a chance to play with the sketch - or any past sketches too for that matter!   You can go back and always add your linky to any sketch.  I have to do atleast the past three I think myself - which is on my agenda for today.  My studio is tidy (by no means clean!) and I am ready to go.  I have really been missing my blog - so I hope to get back on track like I have been talking about doing for the last two months!