Shana Gaff
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Addicted to Stamps...Holiday

It's time for another challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More! and this week the challenge is to make a holiday card.  You can choose whatever holiday you want, or this word might mean something completely different to you. You get to decide!

Our guest designer this week is Cathy.  Make sure you pop on over to her blog and give her some love!

I have used the Stripes challenge at Just Add Ink and the Splatter/Sketch challenge at The Friday Mashup! for my card.
I believe the next holiday that my family celebrates is Easter, so I decided to go that route. I remember having a die a few years ago that made really cute Easter baskets, but it has since retired, so I used my Ovals Collection Framelits to do something similar. And it actually worked the FIRST time!  Don't you just love it when that happens? ;) 
The basket was really easy to make. I put the large scalloped oval on my magnetic plate (on top of the clear plate, of course!) and placed the third largest oval inside of it. Then I placed the top clear plate only 2/3 of the way over the two framelits. This caused it to cut only the top portion of both ovals. I then removed the inside oval, placed the clear plate over the entire scalloped oval, and ran it back through. This is how the bottom half of the basket got cut. The last step was to go in with my paper trimmer and cut off the inside flap that was hanging there and to emboss the basket. Pretty easy for a cute basket!   

Stamp Sets: Delightful Dozen, Gorgeous Grunge, Party Pennants (My Paper Pumpkin)
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Pistachio Pudding, Soft Sky, So Saffron, Whisper White
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Pistachio Pudding, Soft Sky, So Saffron, Wisteria Wonder
Tools: Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Stripes Embossing Folder, Ovals Collection Framelits
Accessories: Wisteria Wonder Chevron Ribbon

16 comments:

  1. Beautiful Easter card! Very inventive use of ovals and I love the soft colors in this. xx

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  2. This is brilliant, Shana! Goes to show how creative we can be with just our dies! Thanks for the inspiration!! xx

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  3. this is such a cool idea Shana and looks so cute. The basket idea is really creative x

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  4. Great job with the sketch and splatter, your basket and eggs are too cute!

    Thanks so much for joining us at The Friday Mashup!

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  5. This is so adorable, I love the Easter basket u created :)

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  6. Hi Shana, love the embossed basket, so creative! Such a pretty Easter card. xx

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  7. Such a cute Easter card, Shana! Love how you used the sketch and put some of the splatter on the eggs. Thanks for joining us this week at the Friday Mashup.
    Sara

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  8. Shana, I love how you thought outside the box, or rather, oval for your card. The basket is a great idea and your card works perfectly for both challenges this week.

    Thank you for playing along with us over at The Friday Mashup!

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  9. Very clever Easter basket Shana, love the raised banner sentiment too, Cathy x

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  10. Shana, thanks for sharing how you made your wonderful Easter basket. So sweet filled with those pretty eggs. thanks for sharing with the Friday Mashup this week;)

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  11. What a super basket of Easter eggs! Love the texture and pattern in your card!

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  12. Hi Shana. Great idea using ovals to create the lovely basket. Love the 3D effect on the sentiment too. Have a fab day! hugs Monika xxx

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  13. Now THIS is an Easter card! So creative the basket you have made here :)

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  14. LOVE, love, love this Easter basket Shana! Gonna have to give this a go - it's just too cool. Hugs D.

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  15. I love this design Shana. Thanks for the inspiration.
    Hugs Flo xx

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  16. What a wonderful idea for an Easter basket! Thanks for the how to! I'm so glad you stopped at my blog to say hello because I have really enjoyed my return visit. So much inspiration!

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