Strawberry Basket

  This reminds me of a Nantucket basket with the double handles.  

We made this cute little basket in Stampin' Club.

6 x 6 square Crumb Cake cardstock scored at 2 and 4 inches.

Make 2 cuts on the top and bottom sections as shown here.

Make a triangle cut in the middle section.
The 1st and 3rd sections: cut in thirds.

Trim 1/4 inch off the 2 strips closest to the middle triangle on each side.

2 strips closest to the triangle.

Sponge Soft Suede ink on all edges.
Fold all score lines.

Assemble: 
Glue outside long strips together to make the basket shape.

Glue remaining 2 strips.

Glue the triangle in place and trim, if needed.

Punch two 1-inch Crumb Cake cardstock circles; 
Sponge edges and fold in half.

Glue circles over tip of triangle.

Cut two 1/2 x 6-inch Crumb Cake strips.
Finish the edges with a corner rounder.
Sponge with Soft Suede ink.
Punch both ends of the handles and both sides of the basket, as shown.
Attach with gold brads.

This adorable basket was filled with Brach's strawberry candies... 
The perfect springtime gift!

Sale-a-Bration Hostess Tote

Girls love purses and I'm a girlie-girl. I finally got my hands on this FREE Hostess tote available to all my hostesses only during Sale-a-Bration! It's SO pretty. The pattern you see comes from our Sale-a-Bration Designer Series paper, Everyday Enchantment.

The colors are Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Calypso Coral, Peach Parfait and Lucky Limeade.
See the Adorning Accents trim? It matches our new Edgelit dies!

You'll have your very own Everyday Enchantment Tote, too, when you call me to schedule a workshop for February or March! Or you can place an order of $150 or more (with me, not online) and get this pretty tote as well as FREE Sale-a-Bration products and hostess benefits! Oh my! You'll need the tote just to carry it all!

-Angela

Valentine Card Parade

Need some last minute inspiration?
Cards pulled from my sample basket... enjoy! Angela

Cathy Casey

Leadership Swap

Joyce Feraco

Christy Schroeger

Kimberly Van Diepen

Gail Beezley

Joann Wiemers

Vil Maldonado

Christina Thurlow

Vintage 1960's Valentines

While cleaning and organizing some storage boxes, I found some childhood Valentines my mother had saved for me. I read the old signatures and remember those who are no longer with us. How precious to have these still.

The images are simple and child-like.
In several of the cards, the little dog or cat is usually doing something entertaining or mischievous. And how practical is a cookie cutter for a Valentine!

A special card from cousins Gail, Brenda and Joan.
A cherished child's signature... I'm thankful to have it.
Angela

Shelli's Valentine Treat Topper

San Antonio Regional Training and Leadership Conference last month was everything I had hoped and more. Shelli, our Stampin' Up! co-founder, shared with us a Valentine treat topper project. I'm inspired by her style and I couldn't wait to duplicate this little cutie. The candy matches the topper colors. It's all about the candy. :-D

Stamps:
Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370 Wood only)
Paper:
Blushing Bride cs from 2010-2012 In Color Textured Cardstock Assortment (124386), Rose Red cs (102544), Very Vanilla cs (101650), First Edition Specialty DSP (121878), Twitterpated DSP (125406)
Ink:
Basic Black (101179)
Tools:
Label Collection Framelit Dies (125598), Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (125601), Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439), Full Heart punch (119883), Boho Blossoms punch (119858),
1/16" circle punch (101227)
Accessories:
Rose Red seam binding (121884), Linen thread (104199), Basic Pearls (119247), 4x6 Cello bags (102757), staple, candy

Gently Falling Treat Box

Welcome to Saturday Knight Stamping!

Make this box as a Thanksgiving treat for your friends and neighbors. Can you see this at the table, decorating your holiday place settings, but instead of a "Give Thanks" tag, write your guests name.






This color combination is so fresh and new: Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz, More Mustard, and Soft Suede. The Spice Cake fabric strips are perfect "ribbon" for these delicate Two-Step Stampin' leaves. Gently Falling, Hand-Penned Holidays and the Spice Cake designer fabric can be found in the Holiday Mini Catalog.



Supplies:
Gently Falling W#123802 C#123804
Hand-Penned Holidays W#124310 C#124312
Very Vanilla Cardstock #101650
Pool Party inkpad #122938
More Mustard inkpad #103162
Pear Pizzazz inkpad #119784
Soft Suede inkpad #115657
Soft Suede Stampin' Write marker #120973
Spice Cake Designer Fabric #124066
Linen thread #104199
Box #2 Bigz™ XL Die #114518
Color Spritzer Tool #107066
Crop-A-Dile™ #108362
Stampin' Sponge #101610
Glue Stick #104045

Celebrate Digital Scrapbooking Day: 4 FREE Downloads!

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• So Typefelt Stamp Brush Set
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