I made this basket using Stampin'Up! smooth card stock. You could change the color and embellishment and it would make a cute basket for Easter. I used the Blossom Punch on this basket and Melon Mambo and Whisper White card stock, brown ink, and Mixed Bunch Stamp Set.
Soft Suede Card Stock
4 ¼” x 11”, ¾” x 8 ½”
White Ribbon 14 inches
long
Sticky Strip
Tape
Stampin Dimensionals
Glue Dots
Striped texture
Folder
Simply Scored
score Pal
Big Shot
Run 4 ¼” x11” Cardstock through Big Shot using the striped
texture Folder
Score at 1 ¾”, 3 ½”, 5 ¼”, 7”, 8 ¾”, 10½”
turn over and at the 4 ½” side score
down at 2 ¾”
cut off short corner tab
cut strips to the 2 3/4 line to make flaps
On front of basket CS add Sticky Strip to ½” tab on right edge
and edge
of 1st and 4th flaps from left edge.
Flip
basket over, add Sticky Strip to edge of 1st and 4th
flaps
Fold
basket layer along score lines. Adhere ½” tab to inside of opposite end.
Creating a hexagon shape.
Remove
Sticky Strip backing from the two flaps on front side
Fold those two flaps in so they just meet in
the center.
Fold down the two flaps without Sticky Strip,
press to adhere.
Remove
Sticky Strip backing from the two remaining flaps.
Fold down,
press to adhere. Also press from inside the basket to get a good bond.
Add two small strips of Sticky Strip next to
each other on both ends of the
¾”
x 8 ½” “ Soft Suede CS strip.
Adhere
to inside of basket centered on two opposite sections of hexagon basket to
create handle.
Adhere two mini glue dots to bottom edge of each ribbon, attach to
inside basket just below handle.
Wrap
ribbon around handle until you reach the center, tie a bow and trim ends.
Add embellishment to basket using
stampin Dimensionals
Hermy Acosta
