I love being inspired by the artisan award winners at Stampin' Up! They are a very talented bunch of ladies! They are generous in their sharing and I look forward to what they are going to post next. Here is my version of a box that Erica Cerwin shared.
I started with some basic stamping and die cutting. Here are my pieces:
You will need: (Click on any link # to get more details or to order)
- 4 floral frames (#127012) pieces cut. I used the second to largest framelit.
- I stamped and punched 4 flowers from the Mixed Bunch set #128442 Wood or #125537 Clear
- Punch flowers with the Blossom Punch #125603
- I stamped and punched 4 butterflies with the Papillon Potpourri #132058 Wood or #123759 Clear
- Punch butterflies with the Elegant Butterfly Punch #127526
- I punched 2 pennants from the Petite Pennants Builder Punch #122361
- I first sanded then fringed a 12" and a 2" strip of Coordinations paper with fringe scissors #133325
Put your floral frame pieces on your personal scorer/trimmer and score as shown. What I did was made sure two side petals were lined at the 3/4" mark on my trimmer/scorer confirming by noticing the farthest petal to the left was just into the dark grey part of my scorer. Score all 4 pieces this way, then...
Turn the flower 90° and I lay the shoulders of the adjacent petals on the scoring channel as shown in the picture and score the center petal. Flip the flower over and do it on the other side too.
Now it's time to put them together. As always, when assembling a box of any type, I recommend sticky strip to hold your box strong. Lay the 4 pieces flat and line up the petals and adhere. I then cut 2 squares from my box color and lay one inside and 1 under the box as a box bottom. I think mine was 3.5" but go ahead and measure yours to be sure. Add your grass or even just a strip of your favorite DSP (designer series paper) and pop up your butterflies with dimensionals. Now it's time for those cute rolled centers. Take your 2 pennants and cut them in half as shown.
Then you need to roll the beads around a toothpick or your paper piercing tool. I do not glue mine tight. I like them to be springy and loose but that's up to you. I just use a little Tombow Multi Glue to attach it to my butterfly. LOVE!
I LOVE the detail of the sanded fringed grass, the little rolled bead thorax on the butterfly. It's all in the details and this basket will hold a lot of fun, delicious goodies too!
Enjoy!
M.E.
